[n.p. n.d.]. 4-3/4" x 7-3/4". Completely in ink manuscript, lined paper. The bottom right quarter of the page has been carefullly cut. It may [or may not] have contained additiional information. Undated. Very Good. More about ESTATE APPRAISAL LISTING THE NAMES OF FOURTEEN NEGRO SLAVES [PLUS UNNAMED CHILDREN]:  ...

London: A. Ward, T. Longman, T. Shewell, J. Oswald, A. Millar, J. Brackstone, 1747. Volume II only of two volume set. [1-title] [1 blank], 380, [17-index] pp. Disbound, untrimmed, partly uncut, loose gatherings. Leaf containing pages 151-152 has large closed tear [no text loss, some browning along tear edges]. Good+... More about THE HISTORY OF NEW-ENGLAND, CONTAINING AN IMPARTIAL ACCOUNT OF THE CIVIL AND ECCLESIASTICAL...

Boston: Printed by William M'Alpine, for the Rev. Mr. Williams, of Windham, 1774. xvii, [1- Advertisement from Williams], xviii, vi [i.e., vii],8-339, [Advertisement from M'Alpine] pp. Full contemporary unlettered calf with raised spine bands, an attractive colonial binding. Lacks the free endpapers, Very Good with light occasional foxing. "Contains... More about FORMA SACRA, OR, A SACRED PLATFORM OF NATURAL AND REVEALED RELIGION; EXHIBITING, A SCRIPTUAL...

London: Printed by J. Paramore, 1787. 12mo, 11, [1 blank] pp. Lower quadrants spotted. Good+, bound in modern marbled boards. The first Methodist Bishop, Coke was "superintendent" for America and, in the course of his duties, made nine voyages to the West Indies between 1784 and 1803. His Letter... More about A FARTHER CONTINUATION OF DR. COKE'S JOURNAL: IN A LETTER TO THE REV. J. WESLEY

Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey, June 17, 1799. 38pp + ten full-page plates + port. frontis. Contemporary full sheep [rubbed, hinges firm]. Very Good. Evans 35578. Rink 1981. ESTC W23155 [11 locations]. More about GURNEY'S EASY AND COMPENDIOUS SYSTEM OF SHORT HAND; ADAPTED TO THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, AND TO THE...

[np: @1850]. Broadside song, without music, in three stanzas of four lines each, plus repetitive chorus in four lines. Lightly toned, Very Good. The first line: "I once knew a darkey, and his name was Uncle Ned,/ Oh he died long ago- long ago." "A lament in memory of a.... More about UNCLE NED, AS SUNG BY DE COLORED SOCIETY IN GENERAL

[np: 1864]. Broadside wood engraving, 8-1/2" x 10-3/4". Fine. This rare, sympathetic wood engraving of 1864 Democratic presidential candidate McClellan depicts him, weary from battle, sitting outdoors, wearing his military uniform, his hat and coat removed. In the lower margin is printed the following text: "McClellan.---After the first Battle of... More about THE MODERN BELISARIUS

Albany: Weed, Parsons and Company, Printers, 1878. [4], [1]-23, [1 blank] pp. Stitched in original printed wrappers [a couple of expert repairs]. Very Good. Portrait frontis of Steenburgh; portrait of Parker after the title leaf. "Steenburgh, a negro, beat Parker to death in Schoharie County, New York, while robbing him... More about CONFESSION OF SAMUEL STEENBURGH, WHO MURDERED JACOB S. PARKER, NOVEMBER 17TH, 1877. EXECUTED AT...

Nashville, Tenn. Southern Methodist Publishing House, 1862. 31, [1] pp. Stitched as issued. Light dusting, a few contemporary pencil notes. Faint blindstamp on title leaf. Very Good. The Almanac prints the words to 'The Stars and Bars'; lists executive officers of the Confederacy; branches, bishops, conferences, publishing interests, and... More about CONFEDERATE STATES ALMANAC FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1862. BEING THE SECOND AFTER BISSEXTILE, OR...

Philadelphia Printed. London: Reprinted for J. Almon, 1774. [2], 82 pp. Lacking the half title and final advertising leaf, title page lightly spotted. Else Very Good. Bound in modern marbled cloth. "One of the most important documents of the American Revolution, condensing the most important proceedings of the First Continental... More about EXTRACTS FROM THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, HELD AT...

Brooklyn: Printed by Thomas Kirk, 1800. 16pp. Disbound with light scattered foxing, untrimmed. On the blank portion of the last leaf is written in pencil: "Found in the village of Hampton Va. just previous to its destruction by Magruder. Presented to Mr. Black by D. Rawlings." Very Good. The... More about A FUNERAL ORATION IN HONOUR OF THE MEMORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, LATE GENERAL OF THE ARMIES OF THE...

[London: Teape and Son, Printers, Tower-hill, 1832]. 24pp, caption title (as issued). Untrimmed, uncut [some loosening]. Very Good. Eye-witnesses report attacks on Baptist Missions and Missionaries by armed white gangs opposed to Emancipation. The mobs included British officers and British "Law preservers and Justices of the Peace." The Baptists' encouragement... More about FACTS AND DOCUMENTS CONNECTED WITH THE LATE INSURRECTION IN JAMAICA, AND THE VIOLATIONS OF CIVIL...

[Boston: The Liberator] 221 Washington St., Room G, [1861]. Elephant folio broadside, 17" x 24-1/2". Printed in six columns Light toning and wear. Small chip at top blank edge. Old folds, several splits along folds with occasional loss of portions of a couple of letters, repaired on verso with archival... More about WENDELL PHILLIPS ON THE WAR. PHONOGRAPHIC REPORT BY J.M.W. YERRINGTON/ APRIL 27, 1861