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
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
New York: Published by Currier & Ives, 152 Nassau St. [1864]. Broadside lithograph, 13-1/4" x 17-3/4". Light soiling to far margins, Very Good. "Democratic presidential candidate George Brinton McClellan is lampooned as an incompetent military leader. He sits in a saddle mounted on the boom of the Union ironclad vessel..... More
Bristol: Printed at the Mirror Office by John Taylor, [1838]. Original printed wrappers, stitched. Spine shorn, wrappers loosening. Except as noted, Very Good. Long folding map. [4], vi, [Tipped in slip regarding tons of coal on board], 65, [1 blank], [tipped in errata slip] pp. The SS Great Western..... More
Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by R. Aitken, 1799. xii, 98, [3], [1 blank] pp., lacking the folding map. Errata at the bottom of page 98. Disbound, light wear, Good+. "A scientific treatise advancing the idea that sandbanks could be discovered by using the thermometer... Benjamin Franklin's grand-nephew, Jonathan Williams, was..... More