Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1824. 34, [2 blanks] pp. Disbound, light foxing. Good+. Pro-Greek, anti-Turkish. AI 16023. 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
[np: 1864]. Broadside, 9-1/4" x 11-3/8". Printed in two columns. Some chipping to blank margins. Good+. "On Monday and Tuesday nights, Aug. 29 and 30, at the City of Chicago, a number of distinguished Democratic orators entertained the members of the Chicago Convention and others with their views of..... 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
[New York? 1865]. 10-1/2" x 13". Light uniform toning; trimmed at the margins; minor wear. Surface cracked at right edge affects one portrait but without loss], else Very Good. President Abraham Lincoln, Vice President Hannibal Hamlin [the Lincoln-Johnson Administration would begin on March 4, 1865], and the Senators and Representatives..... 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
[San Francisco]: Publ. by I.N. Choynski, Antiquarian, [@1877]. Oblong illustrated broadside, 14" x 11". Light dusting, Very Good. I.N. Choynski was among the first antiquarian booksellers in San Francisco. "The Chinese Must Go!" was the slogan of the Working Man's Party of California during the 1870s. Denis Kearney, its leader..... More
Utica, NY: December 22, 1868. Autograph Letter Signed to German-American newspaper publisher George Saul of Syracuse, NY. [3] pp, 8 x 5 inches, on 2 detached leaves; the second leaf tipped into a mat, slightly obscuring the extreme lower portion of Seymour's signature. Good+. Seymour, the wartime Governor of..... More
New York: Stanford and Swords, 1847. Original publisher's cloth [title stamped in gilt on spine], with 1-3/4" chip along the outer edge of the front cover; and 1" chip at bottom corner of lower cover. xi, [1 blank], [17]-245 pp. Foxed. Good or so. A Protestant clergyman, Turner was professor..... More
[Philadelphia]: Published by F. Bouclet, 1861. Rare, beautifully colored, 20" x 25-3/4" lithograph printed on wove paper, titled "Presidents of the United States". Displays all the Presidents through a beardless Lincoln, surrounding a vignette of Lady Liberty , the American eagle, a steamboat, and the Capitol (the dome complete as..... More
[Raleigh? North Carolina Standard? 1856]. Folio Broadside, 19-7/8" x 11-3/4". Text printed in three columns beneath title. Old folds, light soil, couple of short closed tears along folds expertly repaired without loss. Very Good. Benjamin Sherwood Hedrick [1827-1886], born and raised in North Carolina and a chemistry professor at its..... More
New Orleans: Printed at the Crescent Office, 1852. 100pp. Toned with some foxing, light rubberstamp on title page. Upper blank corners of last two leaves renewed, couple of small holes in last leaf affecting about five letters. Good+ in modern boards. The new Constitution mandated that "the Legislature shall apportion..... More
[Philadelphia: A.W. Auner, 1850s?]. Broadside song sheet, 5-1/8" x 7-7/8", wood engraving of a hog beneath the title. Text surrounded by decorative border. Without music. Four stanzas, and chorus. One small chip at a blank upper corner, Very Good plus. The song, illustrative of the casual racism common in the..... More
New York: R.H. Russell, 1898. Oblong 4to. Original card boards [rubbed, spine and portion of covers reinforced, front cover illustrated with two young Negro children looking over a fence]. 64pp, consisting entirely of stereotyped illustrations of African-Americans, with captions in dialect. Printed on glossy paper, on rectos only. A couple..... More
Philadelphia: August 18, 1864. [4] pp. 8-1/2" x 5." Repaired at blank margins, light edge wear and mild spotting. Matching English and German text. Tipped into a modern gilt morocco folder. Good+. This prospectus and circular letter, launched by the Philadelphia lodge of the Independent Order of the Benai..... More
n.p. [c.1848]. An off-white soft paste mug. Transfer images are quite nice with crisp details. Some light discoloration. Three-way crack and stain in base. Some old glue on the bottom of the mug. Overall, Good+. We have located a few variations of this mug in both soft paste and..... More
London, E. James Imray & Son, Chart and Nautical Book Publishers, 1890. Original printed blue wrappers, stitched. vii, [1], 132 pp. Scattered and generally light spotting and mild wear. Very Good. With detailed table of contents, "a complete List of Lights" on the East and North Coasts of Brazil, and..... More
Richmond: [lithographed by] J.T. Paterson & Co., Columbia, S.C., Febry 28 1863. Confederate broadside bond, oblong 13-1/4" x 8-1/4." Elegantly printed, with a variety of fonts and styles, with an attractive decorative border and an engraving of a sailing vessel. Completed in manuscript. Bond No. 443. An extremely attractive illustration..... More
Philadelphia, Lancaster PA and elsewhere: Magee [Philadelphia], Zahm [Lancaster], and three others, 1861-1865. Five postal covers, all in Very Good condition: a. "The latest Contraband of War." A working slave stands confidently: "Whar is Massa Jeff, now, dat's what's de matter." Weiss C-BL-16. b. "Him fader's hope, / Him moder's joy..... More
[New York: 1898]. Folio Broadside, 12-1/2" x 17", printed in five columns. "With compliments of C. Schurz" written in ink at top margin. Some wear in the third column affecting several letters. Else Very Good. The Wisconsin German-American, whose advocacy had been important in securing German immigrants to the..... More