New York: Currier & Ives, 1860. Uncolored lithograph broadside, 18" x 13-1/2." Several blank margin smudges, from prior mounting or old fingerprints. Very Good. An excellent description from the Christie's 2006 auction of the Forbes Collection: "LINCOLN EVICTS BUCHANAN. A witty comment on the unexpected victory of Lincoln and the..... More
New York: Printed by Hugh Gaine, 1793. 51, [2], 79, [4], 96 pp, as issued. Rubberstamp on title page, with date and accession number stamped on its verso; accession number stamped in blank margin of last page. Else a clean, bright, and Very Good text in modern legal buckram, with..... More
New York: Hugh Gaine, 1774. Folio, two volumes in one, continuously paginated. Pages iv, 420; [4], 421-835 [i.e., 833], [1 errata] [as issued]. Title vignette of the State Seal [Reilly 941]. Some spotting, generally in the margins; occasional toning. Small square cut from blank bottom section of the last text..... More
New York: Printed by Hugh Gaine, 1789. Large folio. 10 3/4" x 15 1/2". Two volumes in 20th century binder's cloth, with gilt-lettered morocco spine labels. Vol. I: [3], [1 blank], 336, [11-Index], [1 blank], xii, [1], [1 blank]; Vol. 2: [1-title], [1 blank], 471, [1 blank], [17-index], [1 blank]..... More
1860. Eleven Journals, 1860-1870. All printed in North Carolina, with the following imprints: 1860-1864, Fayetteville [by Hale]; 1865, Raleigh [Gorman]; 1866-1868 & 1870, Fayetteville; 1869, Raleigh [Littlefield]. Each Journal @60-128 pp. Bound together in later buckram. First editions, scattered fox and tan, none with original wrappers. Light scattered wear, corner..... More
Boston in N.E. Printed by B. Green. Sold by Samuel Gerrish at his Shop in Corn hill. 1710. [2], 106pp. Disbound with foxing. One v-shaped tear at the top of leaf 59-60 affects two words in the running title and three in the text. Good+, in an attractive blue slipcase..... More
New York: Hugh Gaine, 1773. [4], iii, [1], lxviii pp. With the half title. Errata note at bottom of final page. About Fine. The first American edition. Bound in modern calf-backed modern boards, gilt spine rules and gilt-lettered red morocco spine label, with: [Chandler, Thomas Bradbury]: AN APPENDIX TO THE..... More
Charleston: Printed by S. Babcock, 1840. [2], viii, [9]-355, [1 blank] pp. Lightly foxed, endpapers dusted, bound in modern buckram [no institutional marks]. Except as noted, Very Good. This first edition [BAL's Printing 'A'] is difficult to obtain today. Simms, as DAB describes him, "had a strong bent toward public..... More
[Atlanta: Printed for the Author, by Wood, Hanleiter, Rice & Co.], 1861. viii, [9]-336, 339-464, [2 blanks], xii [Index] pp, as issued [the text is continuous]. Modern half morocco and marbled paper over boards, with raised spine banks and gilt-lettered morocco spine title. Clean text. Very Good plus. This early..... More
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[Philadelphia: Francis Bailey? 1781]. Folio. 3, [1 blank] pp on one folding sheet, signed in type by John Drinker as clerk of a committee of six Friends. Uncut, old folds. Docketed in harsh ink on blank page [4], resulting in loss of about twelve words or parts thereof, on page..... More
Boston: Printed by Tho. Fleet in Pudding-Lane, near the Town-House, where all sorts of Printing may be had well done and cheap... [1723 or 1724]. 56pp. Bound in 19th century marbled boards and quarter calf [rebacked]. Trimmed a bit closely from time to time, but without affecting any text. Very..... More
Boston: 1791. Folio, [4] pp, with caption title at first page as issued. Printed in four columns per page. Evenly toned, some dusting, binding holes at blank inner margins. Trimmed closely at top margin with occasional shaving. Good+. Page [3] reports the first oral argument before the Supreme Court, and..... More
[Albany]: Albany Argus, 1820. Elephant folio broadside, 22" x 18". Old folds, docketed in ink on verso. Printed in three columns after the caption title. Some spotting, a couple of holes just grazing a letter in the title. Good+. At head of title: "ALBANY ARGUS Extra. Tuesday April 18, 1820."..... More
Hanover: Moses Davis, 1801. 13, [1 blank] pp, with the half title as issued. Trimmed closely at top margin, shaving the top portion of '13' in the page enumeration on page 13. Light blindstamp on half title, scattered light wear and fox, else Very Good. Bound in modern green morocco..... More
Hartford: [Ebenezer Watson], 1773. 68pp, title and last leaf lightly foxed. Untrimmed. One early repair to a closed tear at bottom margin at leaf 23-24. Bound into modern half maroon morocco and marbled boards, with gilt-lettered spine title. Very Good. "Wheelock, a graduate from Yale in 1733, was pastor of..... More