Washington: 1852. 15pp, folded, untrimmed and uncut. Tanned and light to moderate wear. Good+. A New York Democrat, Dean details the profligacy of the Whig Administration of Millard Fillmore and the inadequacy of that Party's candidate, Winfield Scott, in the upcoming presidential contest. The letter from Senator Shields attributes the..... More

Albany: 1857. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 24pp. Wrappers lightly worn, text clean and Very Good. President of the New York State Temperance Society, Delavan hopes to enlist the newly-installed Governor King in the Cause. He cites Prohibition's correlation with reduced crime, more employee productivity, drunkards' reformation, and increased national wealth..... More

[New York: 1864]. 16pp. Disbound, else Very Good. This pamphlet distances loyal Democrats from treasonous Copperheads, blasts the rebellion and slaveholders, and identifies the Party with Douglas, Dickinson, and its Jacksonian heritage of fidelity to the Union. Henry O'Reilly, who signs in type on page 2 as Secretary, was..... More

[Newburgh, N.Y. 1848]. Broadside, 6 1/2" x 12". Printed in two columns. Several old horizontal folds, Very Good. The Town Committee presents nine Resolutions. These express concern at the divisive effects of slavery, deploring "the efforts that are being made to destroy the old land-marks of party destinction [sic] and..... More

Williamsburgh, L.I. Williamsburgh Cottage, 1850. 32pp, untrimmed, folded. Spine reinforced with cloth tape. Light tan, light to moderate foxing. Good+. An unusual New York imprint. Deschamps, a French chemist, presents his remedy for a variety of medical conditions, and for prolonging life. His discovery is "the most important that..... More

New-York: Printed by John Buel, at the Academy, [1794]. [3]-39, [1 blank] pp , lacking the half title. Disbound. Shallow tear to blank lower corner of first leaf., larger tear to blank margin of final leaf. Good+. Dingley graduated from Harvard in 1785. He died in New York's yellow fever..... More

Greenwich [NY]: 1875. Broadside, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2". Attractive green typescript. Light horizontal folds, Near Fine. George Dorr lived in Greenwich, New York. Contemporary accounts list him as a "manufacturer," and a principal in the Ondawa Paper Company and Ondawa Mill. George is ready to help his customers invest in mortgages..... More

[Albany: The Argus Company, 1869]. Original printed and illustrated orange wrappers, stitched, 32pp + three folding engravings of the Company's products. A persistent blotch in blank lower margins of all pages, else Very Good. The 'America' is a "first-class cooking stove," its praises sung in this catalogue. Doyle offers a...... More

[Washington: William Greer, 1829]. Caption title [as issued]. 7, [1] pp. Tied with pale pink ribbon. Moderately worn, Good+. Defendants' Memorandum for the U.S. Supreme Court in this case involving the lease of "part of the military tract," comprising land in Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, formerly part of Onondaga..... More

1841. 13pp, Disbound. Caption title [as issued], light to moderate fox, light to moderate wear, two pages of hand-colored illustrations, Good. Eaton's life is sketched in DAB, with emphasis on his role in the development of the science of geology in New York. Not in Sabin, AI, Eberstadt, Decker, NUC..... More

New York: J.B. Ecclesine, Publisher, Wall Street Underwriter. 1868. 7, [1] pp. Original printed blue wrappers [light wear], stitched. Rear wrapper lists over forty insurance companies and percentage of profits paid for each under the heading, "Key to Life Insurance Chart for 1868. Stockholders' Share of Profits Over Legal Interest..... More