[Washington: 1861]. 36th Cong., 2d Sess. HR Rep. 104. 1861. 892 pp. Disbound, else Very Good. An extraordinary compilation of the various civil eruptions that accompanied the struggle for control of Kansas. The first of two volumes. More
New York: Printed for L. Wayland: With the Privielege of Copy, 1794. (4), 28pp. Disbound roughly, tears in blank inner margins, closed tears [no loss]. Lacking the bookseller advertisement after page 128. Good only. An Irish emigrant, Dunn takes his text from Exodus: "Ye know the heart of a stranger..... More
Cambridge: John Wilson and Son. University Press, 1884. Original printed wrappers [chipped and loose] and staples. 14, [2 blanks] pp. Clean text, Good+. More
Philadelphia: Printed by Thomas Dobson, 1794. xxvi, [1], 28-106 pp. Lacks the final [6] pages, entitled, "A catalogue of books written by Dr. Priestley." Disbound, scattered foxing. Except as noted, Good+. Evans 27559. ESTC W29624. Sabin 65513. More
Louisville KY: D.P. Faulds & Co. 539 Main St. [1858]. 5, [1 blank] pp, each page loose. Title page with color lithographic portrait [daguerreotype by Webster & Bro., of Louisville]: two members of the Louisville Guard are depicted, in full uniform, with camp and tents in background. In full color..... More
"Regular Republican Ticket," for 1882 election in the Eureka Precinct of California. Large broadside electoral ticket, 4-7/8" x 12." With a jugate vignette of gubernatorial candidate Morris M. Estee and Abraham Lincoln. 33 Candidates are listed, ending with Richard Allard as Road Overseer for the 9th District. Very Good. The..... More
Charleston: 1850. Autograph Letter, signed by Kurtz of the Corps of Engineers. Written on recto of first page only. Single leaf folded to 8" x 10." [1], [3 blanks] pp. Very Good. The Letter is of obvious interest for understanding the military operations of the Civil War, particularly its beginnings..... More
Charleston: 1850. Autograph Letter, signed by Kurtz of the Corps of Engineers. Written on recto of first page only. Single leaf folded to 8" x 10." [1], [3 blanks] pp. Very Good. The Letter, reporting on construction at Fort Sumter in 1850, is of obvious interest for understanding the military..... More
Charleston: 1789. Single leaf, in neat ink manuscript written on recto only. 6-3/8" x 7-3/4." Signed at the end in ink, "I. Huger" or "J. Huger." One early tape repair on blank verso [no loss]. Very Good. Joe Rubinfine identified the writer as Isaac Huger; but he has also been..... More
Philadelphia: Mathew Carey, 1807. Inscribed on front flypaper: "The Family Bible of John Welland Blake | Then of his daughter Anna Sophia (Blake) Cabot | Then of Anna Cabot Lodge." Bookplate of Henry Cabot Lodge. 9-1/2" x 11". [2], 1080, 72 [Concordance] pp. Folding frontis, several illustrated plates and maps..... More
Charleston: John Russell, 1854. Original cloth [chipped and worn along the spine]. Bookplate on front pastedown of Richard Dixon Ward. 119, [1 blank] pp. Foxed. Good or so. Fraser [1782-1860] was "One of South Carolina's most distinguished native artists, Charles Fraser achieved national and international recognition as a miniature portraitist..... More
Columbia: Printed at the Telescope Press, 1819. Later plain wrappers, stitched. 25, [3 blanks] pp. Probably as the result of a printer's error, pages [26-27] are blank and not printed. This printing of South Carolina's Constitution includes only the first page [page 25] of the1808 amendments; pages [26-27] are blank..... More
Columbia: Printed at the Telescope Press, 1819. Contemporary plain wrappers, stitched and untrimmed, top edge uncut. 27, [1 blank] pp. Age-toned uniformly, Very Good. South Carolina's Constitution includes its 1808 amendments, dealing primarily with the apportionment of representatives. Eligibility for a seat in the House of Representatives required the elector..... More
Columbia: A.H. Pemberton, State Printer, 1840. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 20pp. Wrappers and some blank lower margins chipped. Light foxing. Last few leaves with cigarette burn holes [in the blank margins except for several letters lost]. About Good+. Detailed dress code for the Commander-in-Chief, Division and Brigade Officers, Paymasters, Infantry..... More
Philadelphia: Published by Mason & Co., 1864. 16pp, 2 7/8" x 4 1/4". Stitched in original printed wrappers with portrait of an unshaven Lincoln on the front wrap. Rear wrap, a publisher's advertisement, is shaved at the fore-edge, costing a few letters [such has been the case with the several..... More
[Philadelphia?]: William Harrison, Dealer in Frames, Chromos, Stereoscopes, Views, Albums, &c. No. 345 South Street, Philadelphia." [c 1870s?]. Two nearly identical stereoview albumen prints, mounted side-by-side on cardstock. Oblong 7" x 3-1/4." Applied paper title-- "The White Slave" -- and publisher/vendor label on verso. Housed behind glass in a nice..... More
Philadelphia: Printed for the Author, 1784. [7, [1 blank], 26, [2 blanks] pp. With the half title and final blank, as issued. Bound in contemporary marbled wrappers, with contemporary paper title label. Light to moderate foxing, Good+. An early, perhaps the earliest, American book on Physics. Ledyard, after whose family..... More
New York: Hugh Gaine, 1771. vi, [1 errata], [1 blank], 240 pp. Stitched and untrimmed, as issued. Occasional light dusting, Very Good plus. Housed in a custom box, with gilt-lettered spine title. Chandler was a Connecticut-born Episcopal priest and Yale graduate. His pamphlets were an important addition to the Church..... More
Boston: Damrell & Moore, [1856]. 8pp, stitched, light wear. Very Good. Russell passionately denounces the Slave Power, and supports John C. Fremont, the first Republican candidate for president. "The slave oligarchy, which rules us with iron sway, brands the whole country with its infamous character. . . Slavery has become..... More
Charleston: Archibald E. Miller, July 15, 1818. Red morocco presentation binding [rebacked, portion of original spine laid down], decorated in gilt, gilt spine title and rules; lettered in gilt on front cover, ' B.J. Howland. esq. | Warden Ward No. 3.' 268 [i.e., 269] pp, page 21 having been printed..... More
Charleston: Walker & Burke, 1844. 4to. Modern tan cloth. 517, [3 blanks], vii, [1 blank] pp. Spotting and foxing, else Good+. The Digest begins with 'Accounts', 'Amusements', 'Assessor'; it proceeds through the alphabet to 'Wooden Buildings' and 'Work House'. An elaborate Negro and Slave Code is included, and an Appendix..... More
Charleston: Archibald E. Miller, July 15, 1818. Red morocco presentation binding [lightly rubbed], decorated in gilt, gilt spine title and rules; lettered in gilt on front cover, 'John Hunter | Alderman of Ward No. 4.' pp 268 [i.e., 269, page 21 having been printed as '20,' as issued], [1 blank]..... More
Washington: Jonathan Elliot, 1832. 47, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, light scattered foxing, else Very Good. A presentation copy: "Professor Dean | with the respects of the Author." More
Columbia, S.C. I.C. Morgan's Letter Press Print. 1846. Contemporary cloth [rubbed], with gilt-lettered red morocco spine label. 258pp. Port. frontis of De Veaux. Lightly to moderately foxed, Good+. Presentation copy: "Miss Seaton with the respects of the Author." Short closed tear at the presentation expertly repaired [no loss]. This is..... More
West Minot, Maine: 1867 [Jany 18th]. 3, [1 blank] pp on a lightly lined , folded sheet of stationery. Old folds, Very Good. This incisive Letter brilliantly expresses Republican anger at President Johnson and the erstwhile Rebels. Lowell and Burpee had been Whig colleagues in the 1854 Maine Legislature. After..... More