Philadelphia: 1901. Carbon of typed complaint submitted to the Court of Common Pleas No. 4 for the County of Philadelphia, Case No. 1886. 8" x 14," on legal paper. 8pp [possibly missing a concluding page]. Else Very Good. Mary Helen Lyndall, a physics teacher at the High for Girls..... More
Atlanta: 1898. Single typed page, signed in ink by Hall. About Fine. "Dear Sir: | At the Annual Encampment of the Division of Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia, Sons of Veterans, U.S.A., held at Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 23-24., 1898, a resolution was adopted proffering the services of this division in defense..... More
[np: 1872?]. 8pp, each in two columns, entirely printed in German Fraktur. Light spotting, printer error obscures portions of the last line of text on two pages. Translation: THE INVESTIGATION OF WEAPONS DEALING: A CONCISE COMPLETE COMPILATION OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY REPORTS OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE). Good This pamphlet..... More
Boston: Published by the Committee of One Hundred, October, 1888. 16pp. Stitched in original printed title wrappers. At head of title: "No. 1. October 1888. | COMMITTEE OF ONE HUNDRED SERIES." Near Fine. The Committee of One Hundred worried about "the doings of the Romish Church as to the Public..... More
St. Louis: Printed at the Missouri Republican Office, 1826. 8vo. 71, [1 blank] pp. Gathered signatures, stitched as issued. Scattered, generally light foxing. Untrimmed. Good+ or so. Signed in type at the bottom of page 56, preceding the Appendix, 'Curtius.' Contemporary inscription at the head of the titlepage, "Secretary of..... More
Cleveland: G. F. Lewis, [c. 1858]. Narrow folio broadside, 5-3/4" x 14." Woodcut engraving of Zachary Taylor, with oval decorative border, flags, and bunting. Light old folds, Near Fine. "This paper will be the advocate of the Old Soldiers, their widows and heirs, and will advocate their claims to Pensions..... More
Prescott, Arizona: Friday Evening, August 10, 1877. Folio broadsheet, 10-3/8" x 16." Four columns per page, light uniform toning. Couple of shallow chips to blank edges. Very Good. Three of the four columns on the verso are a virtual directory of Prescott business establishments: furniture, "general merchandise," druggist, groceries, bakery..... More
[np: 1862]. Single folio sheet, 15-3/4" x 12-1/2." Printed in a variety of type fonts and sizes, completed in manuscript [so indicated by parentheses]. Folded, docketed on verso. Very Good. Mr. Wilhoit issued 57 licenses to "Foreign Miners," the majority probably Chinese immigrants. Each license cost $4.00. The Tax Collector..... More
Riceboro GA: 1847. Ink manuscript, entirely in Jones's hand, written on the first page of a four-page bifolium. Middle pages blank, last page addressed to R. Campbell Esqre, Augusta GA. Signed twice, "C.C. Jones." Riceboro GA postal stamp, with "May 3" in manuscript. Old folds, couple of burn holes [no..... More
Towanda, PA: 17 October 1846. Single leaf, entirely in ink manuscript. The recto filled with Piollet's letter; folded for mailing, with address to "John Hastings Esq. | Brooksville | Jefferson County | Pa." Remnant of red seal on blank portion of verso. Light wear. Very Good. Victor E. Piollet [1812..... More
New-York: Printed by Michael T. O'Connor, [1846]. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 24pp. Dusted, wrapper wear to spine and corners. Good+. Anthony Verren sued Barthelmy for libel; Barthelmy considered his loss an outrage, and blamed it on the corruption, incompetence, and malevolence of the New York judicial system. Barthelmy's pamphlet protests..... More
[Knoxville, Southwest Territory: George Roulstone, 1794]. Single page, docketed on the verso in ink manuscript noting that the summons had been served. Printed on recto only, bracketed material indicating manuscript additions. Signed in ink at the end. "Chas. McClung, Ck." Old folds, light toning and wear. Good+. An early, rare..... More
Chicago: [1888]. Single page, vertical fold. Very Good. [offered with] Williams, Robert: AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, FROM ADELE CUTTS DOUGLAS WILLIAMS'S HUSBAND, TO HON. JOHN S. WISE OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, EXPRESSING UNHAPPINESS AT BEING UNAVAILABLE WHEN WISE WAS PRESENT IN CHICAGO. "I HAVE BEEN VERY UNWELL SINCE MY RETURN FROM..... More
Las Vegas, New Mexico: J.A. Carruth, Printer, Binder and Blank Book Manufacturer, 1887. 10pp. Stitched in original printed pink wrappers [wrappers lightly dusted and worn]. Vertical fold. Very Good. Signed in type at the end, THOMAS P. GABLE. An angry Warden Gable charges the Committee with falsehoods and misrepresentations..... More
New York: 1841. Broadside, 6-1/2" x 12." Printed in two columns separated by a rule. Light foxing, Very Good. This rare broadside is dated in type at the end, "New York, June, 1841," the beginning of a decade of serious Whig - Democratic rivalry. The proposed periodical will expose "the..... More
[San Francisco? 1877?]. 44pp, sewn, original printed wrappers [light dusting and minor wear]. Very Good. Laid in at the end is a one page Memorandum of the Court on Motion for Injunction, by Judge Dwinelle. Cohen was a leader of California's early Jewish community, a prominent attorney, and a...... More
Watervliet [NY]: Century Printing Co., Broadway, [1917]. Broadside, 6” x 8-12.” Uniformly toned, a couple of shallow blank edge chips, else Very Good. Foley was Mayor of the town of Watervliet, located near Troy and Albany. Flora MacDonald Dennison was a leader of the Canadian Woman Suffrage Association; she..... More
[Richmond?]: Entered according to the Act of Congress in the year 1867, by Wilmer McLean in the Clerk's office ... Eastern District of Virginia, 1867. Broadside folio Print, 24" x 21" in modern frame. The eighteen officers are identified just below the image, Lee and Grant with facsimile signatures. Scattered..... More
Cincinnati: Ehrgott, Forbiger & Co., [1864]. Finely detailed elephant folio lithograph, 26-1/2" x 31-1/2. Decorative listing in script of more than 500 army officers by rank, followed by a shorter list of naval officers. Designed and executed with a pen in Libby Prison by Capt. Robert J. Fisher of the..... More
Philadelphia: 1890. Die sunk proof impression engraving by Max Rosenthal (1833-1918). Uncolored, 4" x 6," margins extending to 10" x 15." A slight margin stain in the lower right corner, a chipped blank lower left corner, uneven top margin. The image is Fine. Born to a Jewish family in..... More
Richmond Va. June 23d, 1863. [4]pp, bifolium, folded to 9-3/4" x 8." Autograph letter signed by First Lieutenant Toutant, written on first page. Pages 2-3 are blank, docketed on final page. Very Good. Alcee J. Toutant (1836-1905) became aide-de-camp to General Mansfield Lovell, who surrendered New Orleans to the Union..... More
Before Vicksburg: 1863. Single page, 9-3/4" x 7-3/4." Entirely in neat ink manuscript, signed by Rawlins. Old folds, Very Good plus. The Siege of Vicksburg began with a failed Union assault on 19 March 1863, two days before General Grant issued this order in preparation for a second assault. One..... More
[Omaha? 1877-1878]. Letterpress broadside, 9 x 6 1/2 inches, signed in type by Thomas L. Kimball, General Passenger and Ticket Agent. Printed in several type fonts and styles. Three short closed tears with early tape repairs on blank verso; small hole in border and a couple of short edge chips..... More
Providence: John Carter, 1785. 4to. Bound in original calf [some warping of the boards, raised spine bands, spine and hinges rubbed]. xii, 155, [1 blank] pp. Spotting, generally in the margins. Supplemental information, in neat ink manuscript, on pages 71-72 [concerning marriage], 117, 119-120 [on several Queries], 133-134 [on Spirituous..... More
[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