Washington: 39th Cong., 2d Sessionl HR No. 33. 1867. 18pp. Disbound, lightly spotted. Good+. The story of the escape and arrest of the alleged Lincoln assassination conspirator. Monaghan 897. More
Hartford: William Watson. For the Connecticut Peace Society, 1834. Original printed wrappers [lightly foxed], stitched. 56pp. Scattered foxing, Good+. Included is Thomas Grimke's argument, in the South Carolina Court of Appeals, that the test oath requiring primary allegiance to the State of South Carolina is unconstitutional. Sabin 31385... More
[Knox County, KY: 1807]. Folio broadsheet, 8" x 13". Completely in neat ink manuscript. Answer prepared on recto with signature of Daniel Sullivan. From "Indiana Territory Knox County," it is certified and signed on the verso on June 25, 1807, by E[liju] Stout as Justice of the Peace, and by..... More
Danville, KY, and Cincinnati, OH: Printed for the Association and Sold By Moore, Wilstach, Keys & Co. of Cincinnati, 1862. 8vo. Four issues: No. 1, 195pp; No. 2, 197-370, [1-errata] pp; No. 3, 371-541 pp; No. 4, 543-714, [6] pp. Number 1 lacking rear wrapper; the top outer corner of..... More
New York: Published by F.D. Allen, 1822. 24pp. Disbound, foxed, Good or so. Whatever the causes of Yellow Fever, "there must be filth and predisposition of atmosphere to facilitate its progress." Allen blames "the pernicious effects of public cemeteries... [A]n impure state of the atmosphere, caused by these or other..... More
[Washington? 1825]. 33, [1 blank] pp. Disbound. Light wear, Very Good, contemporary notation on title page. Clay's Letter is dated March 26, 1825, from Washington, at the end. It is his first detailed justification of his conduct in the hotly contested 1824 election, which John Quincy Adams won when..... More
Louisville, Ky. Bradley & Gilbert. 1861. 15, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, lightly foxed [generally in the margins]. Portrait of Holt laid down on inner margin of title page [no text affected]. Very Good. A loyal Border State lawyer and Buchanan's last Secretary of War, Holt helped hold Kentucky in..... More
Boston: W. Spotswood, and C.P. Wayne, 1798. 12mo. 22pp, disbound. Light to moderate foxing; title leaf chipped at blank fore-edge. Good or so. The stated fourth American edition of this poem celebrating the courage of the British spy. Footnotes elaborate on the story. "The whole British Army in America..... More
Hartford: 1798. 30, [2 blanks] pp, with the half title. Disbound with some loosening, else Very Good. The "infidels of France" are attempting "universal tyrannical dominion" but they shall fail. Strong attacks "the Roman church" and their message. Reprinted in New York in 1799. FIRST EDITION. Evans 34612. Trumbull..... More
[Colorado: c.1915]. 5-1/2" x 8-3/4". Printed form on pink paper, completed in ink manuscript, two holes punched at top. Very Good. Ernest George Ahl, age 19, born in Sweden and residing at 214 No. 4 St., V[ictor], lists his occupation as trammer, and claims eleven months' experience at Stratton's..... More
Philadelphia: Samuel Longcope, 1798. [9], 14-159 pp, as issued. Bound in original calf [hinges starting, some rubbing]. Clean text with minor foxing, Very Good. With the bookplate of omniverous Americanist Michael Zinman, an old historical society bookplate, and a notation in ink: "From The Stevens Sale. 1870." With a two-page..... More
Boston: 1840. Original printed wrappers [light chipping], stitched, 32pp. Presentation signature of author and early ownership signature on front wrap. Very Good. An interesting anti-Jacksonian view of American society. Codman fears America's tendencies toward mobocracy and frenzied political agitation, perhaps with a cautious eye as well on the new..... More
Boston: 1861. 59pp, stitched, original printed wrappers [light dustsoiling]. Else, Very Good. "Why, Sir, let us restore this Union, if only that we may look each other in the face on the Fourth of July without blushing!" FIRST EDITION. More
New York: Hall, Clayton & Medole, Printers, 1863. 20pp, disbound with a bit of loosening. Foxed, hole in lower blank forecorner of title page. Good to Good+. Blair rejects the 'State Suicide' notion-- advocated by the Rebels as well as Radical Republicans-- that the seceded States have lost their..... More
Washington: Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1843. 15, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, untrimmed. Light scattered foxing, else Very Good. More
New York: Prepared for Payne's Geography, Published by J. Low, [1799]. Map, 8-1/2" x 11-3/4". Likely removed from a copy of John Payne's NEW AND COMPLETE SYSTEM OF UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHY, VOL. IV, New York, 1799. Light wear. Small archival repair to bottom edge with only slight loss of map border..... More
[Berryville, VA?]: 1856. 7-3/4" x 9-3/4" Completely in ink manuscript on blue unlined paper. Old folds, Very Good. The writer, James Grantham [1793-1861], was a farmer in Jefferson County, Virginia, and the father-in-law of John W. Luke, who married James's daughter Anna Louisa Grantham [1828-1910] in 1852. John James..... More
Toledo, Ohio: Henry Blum, Publisher, 131 Summit Street. Copyright by J.W. Sheehy, 1881. [1881]. Elephant folio illustrated broadside, 19-1/2" x 24". Near Fine. An oval, bust-length portrait of Garfield, with facsimile autograph, occupies the center of the broadside. He is surrounded by portraits of his wife, mother, and five children..... More
New York: Printed by M.L. & W.A. Davis, for H. Caritat, Bookseller and Librarian, 1799. pp xl, [41]-300, [25], with the half title. A clean text, bound in contemporary calf [some rubbing, spine shellacked]. Bookplate on front pastedown, noting deaccessioned. Very Good. "The last section contains the Index and..... More
Charleston, S.C. A.E. Miller, Proprietor, [1866]. [48] pp. Stitched, untrimmed, lightly dusted. Very Good. At head of title: 'Fiftieth year of Publication.' The Hebrew Calendar is, as with all the Miller's almanacs, included for the benefit of Charleston's substantial Jewish population. The Almanac, eliminating from its title the term 'State..... More
Charleston, S.C. A.E. Miller. Also sold by Welch & Harris, and by Booksellers generally throughout the State, [1865]. 46, [14 advt] pp. Stitched, untrimmed, lightly toned. Bit of blank extremity chipping, Very Good. At head of title: 'FIRST EDITION.... 49th year of Publication.' The Hebrew Calendar is, as with all..... More
Boston: Edes and Gill, 1772. 43, [1 blank] pp, but lacking the half title. Disbound, light to moderate foxing. Good+. Ownership signature, "Chas. Stearns 1780" at head of title. A desirable pre-Revolutionary War sermon. Parsons locates God's hand in all events, "either when we enjoy the advantages of good..... More
Baltimore: From the Press of James Lucas & Son, [1860? 1861?]. Original printed yellow title wrappers, stitched, 34pp. Wraps with some dusting, Very Good. This pamphlet was originally published in De Bow's Review for December 1860. It was written before South Carolina seceded later that month. Memminger, South Carolina's..... More
Philadelphia: Robert Bell, 1783. 28, [4 advt] pp. Scattered spotting, especially at upper corners. Good+ The author, one of the Society's founders, calls a free press "the PILLAR that supports the whole fabric of freedom." But, he observes, "The fairest blossom is the reptile's food," and a licentious press..... More
Philadelphia: 1856. xii, 125 pp. Stitched in original printed wrappers [chipped at extremities and along spine]. Later staples and blank margin punchholes; bit of loosening. A couple of leaves with some marginalia. Good+. This Philadelphia judge's book, normally found in cloth rather than wrappers, is an essential reference for..... More