New York: Horace Greeley, 1860. Folio. Each issue 8pp, except for the 12-page May 19 issue, and printed in six columns per page. 16-1/2" x 21-3/4.". May 14, May 15, May 16, May 17, May 18, May 19. Six issues disbound, some loosening; couple of printer flaws. The May 19..... More
[np: c. 1944]. Original broadside drawing in black ink on artist board, 12" x 17." Signed in ink at lower right corner. Inscribed at bottom margin: "To E.A. Brinstool with my best regards, Bruce Russell." Compositor's instructions in pencil; a few areas of white ink for touch-up. Near Fine. Russell..... More
[South Kingston RI]: 1847 [August 11]. 12-1/2" x 19," printed broadside. Narrow portions of blank margins toned. Old folds. Very Good, with a cut of runaway slaves. Printed in three columns, this scarce broadside emphasizes its anti-slavery position with cuts of three runaway slaves. Its Whig authors denounce the War..... More
[Fredericktown, Ohio? 1834]. Folio broadside, 15" x 18-1/2." Printed in several bold type faces. Signed in type by Henry Gaddis, Jr., and dated March 12, 1834. Text and illustration surrounded by decorative border. The margins are chipped, intruding once into a portion of the border, but the text is unaffected..... More
Framed uncolored silk image, 5-1/2" x 6-3/4", waist-up image of Taylor in military uniform, titled "Z. Taylor" with his facsimile signature; "Silk Manufact Swiss, ZCB 1848." The silk is surrounded by a hand-cut fancy mat. Very Good. Sullivan-Fischer, American Political Ribbons and Ribbon Badges ZT-4. More
[Utica? 1846]. Elephant folio broadside, 18" x 25-1/2." Old folds with several short splits but no text loss. Matted. Very large and bold type faces. Illustration of Screaming Eagle, with banner "Oneida County." Very Good. The New York Constitution of 1846 put a cap on State spending, in an effort..... More
[Venango County PA?]: 1844. Oblong 15-3/8" x 11." Uniformly browned, printed on thin paper. A variety of large, bold type faces. Iconic Screaming Eagle at head of title, with 'E Pluribus Unum' banner. Two blank upper corner chips. Repairs to several closed tears [no loss] on blank verso. Signed in..... More
Philadelphia: Ross, 1797. 240, vii, [4], 244-561, [1 blank], 26 (Constitution and Amendments thereto), iv (Table of Contents), [48- Index] pp, The Acts of all three Sessions of this Congress are printed. Disbound, with light scattered foxing. Good+. This is a complete offering of Ross's printing of the Acts of..... More
Rochester, Indiana: 1867. Printed broadside, oblong 11" x 8." A variety of large, bold type faces. Matted with tape on blank upper corner of blank verso. Very Good. Van Duzer was the owner and proprietor of the Continental House, which opened for business in 1867 after he finished renovations [Fulton..... More
New York: Currier & Ives, [1861]. Hand-colored broadside, 12" x 14." Toned uniformly, several shallow chips to blank edges, a couple of pinholes not affecting text. Good+. Ellsworth, the first Union officer to die in the Civil War, was killed while removing the Confederate flag from the Marshall House roof..... More
New York: Published by Currier & Ives, 152 Nassau St. [1864]. Lithograph broadside, by sight 11-1/4" x 16." Matted, 18-1/4" x 23-1/4." Fine. "An election year cartoon measuring Democratic candidate McClellan's military failures against the recent successes of his successor, Ulysses S. Grant. At right Grant, portrayed as a bulldog..... More
[Raleigh? 1898]. Folio broadsheet, 17" x 11," printed in two columns on recto and verso. Uniformly browned, with bold title typefaces. The verso is AN OPEN LETTER FROM CHAIRMAN SIMMONS TO THE HON. JETER C. PRITCHARD, and dated in type at the end, "Raleigh, N.C., October 29th, 1898," a little..... More
[Seguin? Austin?]: 1855. Printed broadside, 7-3/8" x 18." A bright copy with old horizontal folds, Very Good plus. Signed and dated in type, "Seguin, July 7, 1855." Andrew Neill (1813-1883), born in Scotland, moved to Mississippi, and then to Texas in 1836 as a volunteer in the Texas army. This..... More
[Seguin? Austin?]: 1859 [July 5th]. Printed broadside, 8-1/4" x 13-3/4." Printed in three columns beneath caption title. Foxed, uniformly toned, Good+. Signed and dated in type at the end, "Seguin, July 5th 1859." A rare, unrecorded Texas broadside. The author, Andrew Neill (1813-1883), born in Scotland, moved to Mississippi and..... More
Austin: 1855 [July 12]. Broadside, 6-1/4" x 13-3/8." Title followed by eight laudatory paragraphs of text. Signed in type at the end, "J. DOUGLASS BROWN. Austin, July 12th, A.D. 1855." Light foxing in blank margins. Very Good. Neill -- a brave, principled, selfless man -- offers his services "free of..... More
Toronto: Lovell & Gibson, 1866. x, [2], [13]-144 pp. Stitched in later marbled wrappers. A few wrapper chips, Very Good. This first edition was reprinted in New Orleans, Augusta, and Lynchburg in 1867. Early, says Nevins, was "a caustic Confederate general." Claiming to have labored "honestly and earnestly to preserve..... More
[Ontario County NY: 1809]. Printed broadside, 10-1/4" x 12," supporting the candidacy of Philetus Swift. Bold type faces. Light foxing, a couple of closed margin tears [no loss]. One pinhole at a fold intersection, nearly touching the "S" in Philetus's name. Matted at top edge. Good+. [offered with] TO THE..... More
New York: P.W. Derham, Printer and Stationer, 15 Nassau Street, [1864?]. Broadside, 12" x 18-1/2." Laid down on paper stock. Blank margins chipped, some dusting and light wear. Good+. This scarce broadside, signed in type at the end by 'A Piece of Hickory,' minimizes Lincoln's alleged arbitrary arrests, and his..... More
[Philadelphia: 1790]. 2pp. Folio. Old horizontal folds with a short split at a blank margin. Caption title, as issued. Very Good. This scarce Epistle is signed in type at the end by the Clerk, William Grover. No other contemporary printings issued. It applauds "what you write respecting your addresses to..... More
[Philadelphia? 1772]. 3, [1] pp. Folio. Folded, docketed in type at page [4]. Caption title, as issued. Old folds, light foxing, else Very Good. This scarce Epistle is signed in type at the end by the Clerk, Joshua Strangman. No other contemporary printings issued. ESTC suggests a Philadelphia printing. Not..... More
[Philadelphia: 1791]. 2pp, Folio. Caption title [as issued]. Light toning at horizontal folds. Very Good. This scarce Epistle acknowledges that, "The cause of the oppressed Africans hath indeed been powerfully pleaded in this nation; and one branch of the legislature hath agreed to the gradual abolition of the slave-trade; it..... More
[Philadelphia: 1791]. 2pp, Folio. Caption title [as issued]. Light toning at horizontal folds. Very Good. This scarce Epistle expresses pleasure "that your attention is still drawn towards endeavouring to promote the deliverance of the distressed Africans from slavery . . . and we believe the minds of the people of..... More
New York: American Bank Note Co., [1861]. Broadside, 3 x 3-3/4" india paper mounted on card backing 5-3/4" x 8-1/4". The oval portrait area is 1-1/2" x 1-7/8". The number "141" appears beneath the title. Handcolored line and stipple lithograph depicting a bust portrait of a bearded Abraham Lincoln in..... More
[Washington]: Special Session. SD2, 1849. 85, [3 blanks] pp. Disbound, else Very Good. "This report is the first extended publication of the journal of the officer commanding the Mormon Battalion as it marched from New Mexico to California" [Wagner-Camp]. It is "the first publication of the journal in full" [Cowan]..... More
Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1821. 14, [2 blanks] pp. [bound with] DOCUMENTS ACCOMPANYING THE MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TO BOTH HOUSES AT THE OPENING OF THE SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS. DECEMBER 5, 1821. Washington: Gales & Seaton. 1821. 70, [2 blanks] pp. Disbound, scattered spotting, untrimmed, first title..... More