London: The Aldine "Boys' First-Rate Pocket Library." [c. 1880s]. 32pp, in original printed and illustrated multi-colored wrappers [spine reinforced], portraying an armed confrontation in a saloon. Toned uniformly, Very Good. "Established in London in the 1880s, the company at first specialized in reprints of American dime novels" [Hahn, Daniel: THE..... More
London: The Aldine "Boys' First-Rate Pocket Library." [c. 1880s]. 32pp, in original printed and illustrated multi-colored wrappers, portraying the violent, "veiled post-mistress of Phantom Flats, and the gleaming weapon in her hand." Toned uniformly, some edge wear and slight loss. Good plus. "Established in London in the 1880s, the company..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Published by Johnson & Warner, No. 147, Market Street; Griggs & Dickinsons, Printers, 1814. 12mo. 35pp, woodcut frontispiece illustration, 6 full page woodcut illustrations. Bound in stiff plain yellow wrappers [lightly toned], stitched. First and last leaves pasted down to wrappers. Stitched, spine worn. Uniform tanning, light scattered..... More
New York: Beadle and Adams, [REPRINT -1940]. Folio, 8"x 11". 15, [1, advts.] pp. Caption title [as issued]. Folded, partly uncut, two staples. Large illustration on front page relating to the story. Printed in triple columns. Tanned, light edgewear. Good+. More
New York: Beadle and Adams, [REPRINT -1940]. Folio, 8"x 11". 15, [1, advts.] pp. Caption title [as issued], folded. Large illustration on front page of "Double Curve Dan" preparing to pitch. Printed in triple columns. Tanned, light edgewear. Rubberstamp at bottom of title page: "Dime Novels Bought & Sold Charles..... More
New York: Beadle and Adams, Publishers, [1875]. Original printed and illustrated salmon wrappers. [3], 10-92, [10 publ advts.] pp. Light wear, Very Good, with about a dozen stories. LeBlanc Dime Novel Bibliography on line. More
New York: Beadle and Adams, Publishers, [1878]. Original printed and illustrated salmon wrappers. [3], 10-92, [10 publ advts.] pp. Light wear, Very Good, with about a dozen stories. LeBlanc Dime Novel Bibliography on line. More
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Philadelphia: T.K. and P. G. Collins, Printers, 1854. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 24 clean pages. Very Good. The "Colored Department" of the House of Refuge had opened its doors in December 1849. The House of Refuge's Board of Managers thanks Governor Bigler for his remarks "delivered at the new building..... More
Brooklyn: Printed by I. Van Anden, 1849. Original printed wrappers, stitched. 46, [2 blanks] pp. Light occasional dusting, Very Good. The Board of Education was created by an 1843 statute. This, with other relevant laws relating to common schools in Brooklyn, is printed here. The pamphlet also lists the thirteen..... More
Charleston, (s. c.): Printed and Sold by John Hoff, at His Wholesale and Retail Bookstore, No. 6, Broad-Street, 1807. Modern cloth, gilt-lettered spine title on red morocco. [2], vi, [7]-120 pp. Widely scattered foxing. Margins of final three leaves browned. Very Good. The first edition issued from London in 1803..... More
Chambersburgh, (PA.): Hickok & Blood, 1836. Miniature, 2" x 3-1/2", 16pp plus two original printed title wrappers: the first with the Hickok & Blood 1836 imprint; the second with the imprint "Lewistown, (PA.) Hickok & Stark. 1835." Illustrated title pages plus six additional illustrations. Light wear, Very Good. AAS has..... More
Cooperstown: Printed and sold by H. and E. Phinney, 1829 [wrapper title 1830]. 2-5/8" x 4". 31, [1] pp, including original printed and illustrated wrappers. Many woodcut illustrations. Light fading, Very Good. "It will be readily understood by our young readers, that the real name of the little girl who..... More
[New Haven: Eli Hudson, 1810]. 24pp. Original plain drab wrappers, separated from the stitched text block. Caption title, as issued. Contemporary ownership inscriptions. Widely scattered light foxing. Good+. This is volume 2 of a two-volume work. The first volume-- 47, [1] pp-- is entitled 'The Elements of Arithmetic Illustrated...' Both..... More
Philadelphia: Kimber & Conrad, [c. 1812]. 2-5/8" x 5-12". [24] pages. Woodcut on title page, two woodcuts on each page. In original plain thick paper wrappers [spotted]. Very Good. This little book "contains a series of woodcut illustrations, all taken from other books, and with a line or so of..... More
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Philadelphia and New York: Published every Saturday, By Thos. T. Ash, 148 Chesnut Street, Philadelphia. Also by M. Bancroft, 389 Broadway, New York, 1832-1833. 4to. Bound in contemporary quarter sheep and pale paper over boards [inner hinges cracked], front cover with an illustrated title. Scattered foxing. Each issue 4pp with..... More
New York: Printed and Sold by Collins and Perkins, 1810. 20pp. Disbound; title leaf detached but present. Light wear. Good+ "In early nineteenth-century New York City, free primary education was largely the province of church-run charity schools. For families of means there was also the option of private schools maintained..... More
Newbury-Port: Re-Printed and Sold by John Mycall, 1781. 52, iv pp. Toned with scattered foxing, disbound. Good+. Contemporary ownership signature at head of title, "Timothy Woodbridge." Reverend Dickinson, founder and first president of the College of New Jersey, later Princeton, was a leading advocate of infant baptism. Whether infants should..... More
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Cincinnati: W.C. Peters & Sons; Louisville: Peters Webb Co.; Cleveland: Molbrook & Long; St. Louis: Balmer & Weber, [1853]. Folio, 10" x 13-1/2", disbound, loose. 6pp. Music only, no words. Original printed and full color illustrated wrappers, engraving of several well dressed ladies, babies in their arms and small rocking..... More
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New York: Copyright by Geo. H. Hanks, 1880. Metamorphic card, 3-1/4" x 5-3/8" fully opened. Richly colored, light wear, Very Good. The unopened illustration depicts a dignified, serious Hancock as a rooster in elaborate feathers. But when opened, Hancock has lost his feathers, is emaciated and bleeding from the mouth..... More
New York: Published by Samuel Wood & Sons, No. 261` Pearl-Street; And Samuel S. Wood & Co. Baltimore, 1819. 4-1/4" x 5-1/4". Original printed front wrapper present but detached from text block. Lacking rear wrapper. iv, [5]-46, [2 blank] pp. Stitched. Woodcuts. Light wear. Good plus. The author tells her..... More
[Elryia, OH? 1861]. Broadside, 5" x 9.75", printed on yellow paper using different sizes and typesettings. Light edgewear, some spotting [mostly in blank margins]. A few old folds, occasional very small holes along folds [no text loss]. The program lists twenty-five performances, including a 'Woman's Rights Convention,' and the names..... More
Erie, Pennsylvania: 1845-1867. Folio, 8" x 12-1/4". About [300] manuscript pages. Original three-quarter leather, paper covered boards [some wear and chipping]. Interior with only minor toning and occasional light foxing. Very Good. The Erie Academy was established in the early 1820s. By 1844, under the stewardship of Reid T. Stewart..... More
Concord: Published by Jacob B. Moore, 1825. [2], 127, [1 advt] pp, with original printed wrappers [i.e., half title and final advt leaf]. Stitched and untrimmed. Errata on verso of half title. Final two leaves with expertly repaired closed tear. Else Very Good. "The father and stepmother were charged with..... More
Berks County PA: C.F. Egelmann, 1807. 12-1/2" X 15-1/2." Baptism certificate in a wooden frame, engraved by C.F. Egelmann. Light foxing to the margins. Illustrated with several religious images, as well as iconic Screaming Eagle illustration, with "E Pluribus Unum." Very Good. With the legend, in German, "Go forth in..... More
New York: Printed by W. Durell, 1791. viii, [9]-95, [1 blank] pp. Stitched and disbound. Lightly foxed and worn. Good+. The first American printing issued from New York in 1765. Hellenbroek was a Dutch Reformed Minister who died in 1731. Evans 23438. NAIP w036492 [5]. More