Philadelphia: Griffith & Simon, 114 North Third Street. King & Baird, Printers, No. 9 George St. [1847]. Square 8vo. [36] pp, as issued, stitched in original printed and illustrated wrappers. The wrapper title is: THE GENERAL TAYLOR OR, "ROUGH AND READY" ALMANAC, FOR 1848. Tanned uniformly. Very Good. A...... More
Philadelphia and New York: Turner and Fisher, Publishers, [1848]. Stitched in original printed and illustrated wrappers. [36] pp. Engraving frontis of Captain Drum's victory at the Battle of Contreras. Rear wrapper illustration of "The Skirmish Between a Mexican Guerilla Party and the United States Dragoons, at the National Bridge." Other..... More
New Orleans: Published by A.E. Blackmar & Bro. Lithograph titlepage and sheet music. Title leaf with image of an anchor, bearing the names of Randall and Eaton. At head of title, "To the Maryland Society, Richmond VA." Lightly toned, Very Good. Randall also wrote the State song of Maryland..... More
Washington, D.C. McGill & Witherow, Printers and Stereotypers, 1866. Original printed yellow title wrappers [minor wear]. 39, [1 blank] pp. Stitched. Rubberstamp on front wrapper, else a clean and Very Good copy. Warmoth [1842-1931] was born in Illinois and was admitted to the Bar in 1860. During the War he..... More
New Orleans: Published by B.M. Norman, [1845]. At head of title: "No. 1. Published Annually. 1845-6." 79, [1 blank], 26 pp. Stitched and disbound, lacking endpapers. Title page toned, text clean. Good+. This is perhaps the rarest New Orleans directory. Benjamin Moore Norman [1809-1860], the son of a Hudson, New..... More
New York: Samuel N. Gaston, 1857. 7" x 7.5". 56 hand-colored maps and charts, including engraved title page, additional in-text illustrations. Contemporary calf, front hinge starting, inner hinge cracked]. Smooth spine gilt with gilt-lettered black morocco spine label. Extra-illustrated title page ['Morse & Gaston's Diamond Atlas']. vi, [7]-239, [1] pp..... More
New Orleans: E.A. Brandao & Co., Print, 34 Magazine Street, 1883. 42pp, stitched in original printed wrappers. Wrappers dusted, else a lightly toned but clean text. Good+. Some institutions listed on OCLC attribute authorship to one J.A. Quintero. My humble efforts have not confirmed or rebutted that claim. Neither his..... More
New Orleans: A. W. Hyatt, Stationer, 38 Camp St. [1873-1874]. 40pp. Stitched in original printed wrappers, with wrapper title as issued. Signed on front and rear wrap by King, with his notations in pencil here and there in the margins or text. Light dusting and spotting. Good+. The case..... More