[Montreal? 1892?]. Large oblong 8vo, with illustrated covers. 87, [5] pp. Printed on glossy paper. Front free endpaper detached but present. A bit shaken. Else Very Good. More

[Philadelphia?]: William Harrison, Dealer in Frames, Chromos, Stereoscopes, Views, Albums, &c. No. 345 South Street, Philadelphia." [c 1870s?]. Two nearly identical stereoview albumen prints, mounted side-by-side on cardstock. Oblong 7" x 3-1/4." Applied paper title-- "The White Slave" -- and publisher/vendor label on verso. Housed behind glass in a nice..... 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

[Netherlands? 1780?]. Oblong cartoon engraving, 7-1/4" x 11-1/4." Matted on paper backing. Minor dusting, Very Good. The engraving, which initially appeared in Westminster Magazine in February 1778, was frequently re-engraved. Our version, offered here, was issued without a date or credit line. It is thought to have been printed in..... More

London: Published by His Majesty's Royal Licence and Authority. For John Fielding, Pater Noster Row; and John Jarvis in the Strand. 1785-1786. Four volumes: [2], ii, [3]-448 pp, plus six portrait plates [including frontis plate of George III]; [2], 449 pp, plus two folding maps and four portrait plates; [2]..... More

Washington: [1950]. Original printed wrappers. x, 456 pp. Photo illustrations, graphs, and charts. Light shelf wear, Very Good. The Civil Defense Office "commends this publication as a source of scientific information for technical personnel engaged in civil defense planning activities. Its detailed description of the physical phenomena associated with atomic..... More

New York: Wilson & Company, [1842]. 4to. Original marbled paper over boards and quarter sheep. Binding rubbed and spine chipped. [4], 538 pp, as issued. Each issue 30, [2] pp [except for the final issue of December 31, which lacks page 540 and the unnumbered final leaf]. 18 weekly issues..... More

New York: Published by Collin & Small, 113 Fulton Street, 1873. 95, [1 blank] pp. Disbound. Light to moderate foxing. Good. Wright attributes authorship to George C. Small, a New York humorist. "Small was originally a carpenter and his first earnings from writing came from Fox's Police Gazette. In July..... More

Brooklyn: Printed at the Office of the Long-Island Patriot, 1827. Folio pictorial broadside, 11-1/4" x 17-3/4." Large engraving [6-1/2" x 7"] at head of title: Lady Liberty, American shield in her right hand, affectionately puts her left arm around the iconic Screaming Eagle, who holds an E Pluribus Unum banner..... More

Philadelphia: Published by Barclay & Co., [1887]. Original printed wrappers, the front wrapper with illustration of a woman holding her child: "My God, My Child is Dead." Illustrated rear wrapper with caption, "The disguised mother, Mrs. Burleigh, knelt by the side of her sleeping child and, with heaven-lifted eyes, prayed..... More

New York: G. W. Dillingham, [1895]. Large 4to. The second edition, revised and greatly enlarged from the 1886 first. 402pp, in modern buckram. 609 numbered portraits on 47 unnumbered leaves, brief biographical sketches, illustrations, plates. A clean and Very Good text. This second edition lists an array of criminals: women;..... More

New York: Peter Smith [Currier & Ives], 1848. Folio lithograph broadside, oblong 14" x 19." Copyright information in manuscript at blank lower margin. Mounted to a thin board [chip at top right corner of board], light dusting. Very Good. Though little known today, Cass was a leader of the Democratic..... More