New York: A. Bogardus, Photo., 872 B'way, cor. 18th St. Carte de Visite format, 2-1/2" x 4", albumen print on card mount: Photographic portrait of Gen. Decker standing in front of a floral backdrop beside an ornate striped chair with his hat on a small table beside him. He wears..... More
[Atlanta: Foote & Davies, 1914]. Narrow 12mo. 16pp. Original stiff marbled wrappers, tied with red string. Very Good. Travel agent's stamp on title page. More
[Washington: T. McGill, Print. 1860]. 8pp. Caption title as issued, disbound, Good+. Lamar catalogues the North's aggressions. Active in the Confederate Government and its Army, he was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1888. More
Boston: Nathaniel Willis, 1781. Folio. 53, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, untrimmed, occasional fox mark; small holes at leaf 23-24 affect several letters. Good+. The Resolves focus on many Revolutionary war matters: Resolve on the petition of Col. Josiah Brewer, and of Orana and other chiefs of the Penobscot tribe that..... More
[Boston, New-England: Printed by John Gill. 1777]. 14pp. Folio, with caption title as issued. Disbound, mild foxing, Very Good. The Resolves-- from August 6 - August 16, 1777-- treat Revolutionary War matters exclusively. The Assembly instructs the Board of War to "destroy the Enemies Cruisers which have taken several..... More
Washington: Jany 3, 1850. 7-3/4" x 9-3/4". Single page. Old folds, Very Good. "On the receipt of your note of the 26th I [---] it to Prof. Henry who said he would write to you at once-- I look forward with great pleasure to your visit here. We will talk..... More
[London: Printed and Sold by John Nichols... 1788]. Folio. Pages 189-219, [1 blank], as issued. Disbound, else Very Good. The recorded matters include protests from Scotland, asserting that the Parliament of Scotland has overturned "the Ancient Constitutions of the Royal Boroughs of Scotland" by enacting "unjust and illiberal Systems" pertaining..... More
[Wayland, NY? 1892]. Small, 3-5/8" x 5". [4] pp, folded. An attractively illustrated and printed Invitation. Front of invitation is a full color illustration of a soldier holding a bayonet, soldiers standing near tents in the background, a drum and American flags to the side. The last page is a...... More
Philadelphia: Published by Thomas Bradford, Printer, 1796. iv, [5]-71, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, mild toning. Else Very Good. "Second Edition" printed at head of title page. The pamphlet is Cobbett's no-holds-barred attack on Randolph and his 'Vindication.' Randolph had resigned as Washington's Secretary of State after having been accused..... More
London: Printed by J. Brown, at the Printing Office... Entered at Stationers Hall, 1791. viii, 82, [6] pp, as issued, with the half title. Untrimmed. The half title has a long, repaired closed tear at the blank lower portion, with no loss. Very Good. Some manuscript notations, and learned printed..... More
Boston: Published by Crocker and Brewster, 1835. Later cloth [remnant of gum label at spine base, original paper spine title]. [8], [5]-44 pp, as issued. Old library book plate on front pastedown, with 'discard' rubberstamp. Title page tanned, else Very Good. With printed text in these languages. Palfrey was "Professor..... More
[Springfield? Chicago? 1860]. 16pp. Caption title, as issued. Disbound with some loosening, paper clip shadow on first and last leaves. Printed in two columns per page. Good+. This Illinois campaign document is probably the first of three printings, each with similar but not identical material. Each attacks Douglas..... More
Richmond: Edmund Ruffin, Editor and Proprietor, June, 1833. 64pp. Stitched and untrimmed. Browned, else Very Good. This issue discusses matters dear to Ruffin's heart, particularly agriculture and Negro Slavery in Virginia, its geography and resources. He provides detailed reporting and essays on the Virginia Assembly's debates on abolishing slavery; slaves'..... More
[Waterloo, MO]: June 8, 1840. Large folio, folded to 7-1/2" x 12-1/2". [3], [1 blank] pp. Completely in ink manuscript. Old folds, Very Good. Clark County is located in farthest northeastern Missouri, along the Des Moines and Mississippi Rivers, bordering Iowa to the north and Illinois to the east..... More
New Orleans: Cook, Young & Co., 1862. x, [2 blanks], 46, [2 blanks] pp. Stitched in original printed yellow wrappers. Near Fine. This document lists each planter by Parish, and his output for the year. The Introduction is dated August 18, 1862, after the Federal invasion of New Orleans. Jumonville..... More
New Orleans: New Orleans Democrat Print, 1881. Original printed and illustrated stiff paper wrappers [some loosening]. [2], 248 pp plus frontis portrait of Governor Wiltz; attractive folding map, in color, noting available homesteads. Light dusting, stitched. Very Good. Slavery "fostered a system of large plantations worked by slaves, discouraged the..... More
[Washington DC: M.B. Brady, 1876]. Large albumen print, 12-1/2" x 13-3/4", mounted on 17" x 21" backing. With thin border on matting and credit in ink to "M.B. Brady Photo / Washington, D.C." on the matting below the bottom left corner of print. Light toning. Some facsimile signatures are faded..... More
Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia: 1829. Folio, 8-1/4" x 13-1/4". [3], [1] p. Completely in ink manuscript. Addressed on final page to "Col. Roger Jones | City of Washington" and light postal cancel dated Jan. 9 at Winchester; with manuscript docket note in a different hand: "On the subject of the..... More
Frederick County, VA: 1769. Single sheet folded to 6" x 7-3/4". [2], [1 blank] [1-docketed] pp. Completely in ink manuscript. Old folds, some staining which does not obscure text. Small hole through last page from wax seal [no text loss]. Addressed to Keith in Frederick County, and docketed ["Bullitt's Letter..... More
Northumberland, VA: 1760. Manuscript bill of sale, 7-1/2" x 3 7/8". Prepared completely in ink manuscript. Docketed on verso, "At a Court Held for Richmond County the 7th Day of June 1762. This Bill of Sale from James Foushee to Henry Sisson was proved by the oath of William Carr..... More
Twelve letters, ranging in size from 8-1/2" x 10-1/2" to 7-3/4" x 12-3/4". All in ink manuscript, most are 2pp-4pp in length. Old folds, light scattered foxing, a few tiny holes with only minimal loss. Very Good. Details of letters are as follows: Letter from Alex Gordon, Charleston..... More
Boston: Printed for, and sold by Joseph Greenleaf, at his printing-office... 1773. Original tooled calf, raised spine bands. Rebacked. [8], 386, [2- printer's advertisement] pp [as issued]. Contemporary inscription at upper margin of title page: "Ezekl Price | Tho's Greenleaf Junr." Very Good. The first edition of the first..... More
New York and Washington: Printed & Published by H.R. Robinson 52 Courtland St. Y.N. [sic] & Penns Avenue Washington D.C., [1840]. Broadside lithograph, 12-1/2" x 15-3/4". Signed 'Boneyshanks' in the lower left corner. A rare lithograph brilliantly and humorously portraying the Democrats' and Van Buren's predicament in the 1840 presidential..... More
Philadelphia: C. Sherman, Printer, [1851]. Original front title wrapper, stitched. [2], 19, [1 blank] pp, lacking the rear wrapper. Toned, some shallow blank edge chipping and light wear. Good+, with some Hebrew printing in text. The caption title reads: 'An Address, Delivered at the Schoolhouse of the Hebrew Education Society..... More
[New Orleans]: Published by H.P. Lathrop; Jules Manouvrier, Lithographer, [1861 or 1862]. Oblong 24" x 18-3/4". Map lithographed by Jules Manouvrier. A few shallow chips to blank extremities; a couple of closed tears to blank margins expertly repaired. Very Good. The map shows Kentucky, Tennessee, and portions of North Carolina..... More