1858. Caption title [as issued], light wear, Good+ or so. More
Albany: Printed for the Booksellers, 1848. 12pp, dbd. Light tan and several short closed tears [no loss] to blank outer margin, Good+. FIRST EDITION. Not in Sabin. More
Albany: Weed, Parsons & Company, Printers, 1858. 48pp. Disbound, bit of blank edge chipping, Good+. This pamphlet prints Hill's argument in a significant constitutional case. One Coleman sought to enjoin the Hudson River Bridge Company from building a bridge over the Hudson at Albany; a New York statute permitted..... More
Albany: 1837. [offered with] JOHN TOWNSEND, ET AL. VERSUS JOEL B. NOTT. [offered with] JOHN TOWNSEND, ET AL. VERSUS JOEL R. DICKERMAN. [offered with] JOHN TOWNSEND, ET AL. VERSUS SAMUEL CHEEVER. Each of the foregoing documents folio, tied with ribbon at head of document, 5-6pp. Preprinted on rectos only with..... More
New York: Published by F.D. Allen, 1822. 24pp. Disbound, foxed. Good or so. Whatever the causes of Yellow Fever, "there must be filth and predisposition of atmosphere to facilitate its progress." Allen blames "the pernicious effects of public cemeteries... [A]n impure state of the atmosphere, caused by these or other..... More
[New York? 1872?]. [1], 48pp, stitched into original printed and decorated title wrappers, with several illustrations/ illustrated advertisements. Light tan to wraps, light persistent stain, else clean and Very Good. A temperance almanac, plus an advertisement for the Dead River Grand Trunk Railway. More
New York: [Douglas McMurtrie], 1937. Original printed wrappers, light wear. 386 Lots. Annotated, sometimes messily. Very Good. With desirable early and presidential Americana. More
New York: [Douglas McMurtrie], 1926. Original printed and decorated wrappers [nearly detached, old tape at spine ends]. Unpaginated, but a thick catalogue. 550 items, some illustrations. Thorough descriptions of the lots. Very Good. Turner was a wealthy businessman, a principal of the Standard Rope & Twine Co., and a discerning..... More
New York: [Douglas McMurtrie], 1925. Original printed and decorated wrappers [detached from text block but present and clean, except for a chip at spinehead]. Unpaginated, 818 items. Very Good. An enviable array of wonderful Americana from Dormitzer [1862-1935], a wealthy importer-exporter and avid collector. More
[New York? 1893]. Small broadsheet, 5" x 7", printed on tan card stock, single hole punch at top. Rubberstamp at head of title: 'American Engineer and Railroad Journal' [a few letters partly affected by hole punch]. Very Good. More
Buffalo: Commercial Advertiser Steam Press, 1859. 8pp + folding map, 'Great Northern Route from Buffalo and Niagara Falls Between East and West.' Original printed wrappers [lower blank forecorner clipped, small closed margin tear without loss]. Stitched, Very Good. This little booklet describes the "delightful route" and the cities along..... More
Engraved broadside, 11-3/4" x 15-1/2". Old folds and light soil, Very Good. Elaborate, fine engraved image, drawn by G. Muller and engraved by Bonar & Cumming, depicting masses of heathen-- including Indians, Africans [one holding a spear], Middle Eastern types, and others-- lining up to be converted to Christ. The..... More
[New York? 1845]. 8pp, untrimmed and uncut folio sheet. Spotted, Good. An Extra of the Journal of the American Temperance Union, setting forth the proceedings of the Temperance Conventions at Albany and Rochester, opposing the licensing of vendors of alcoholic beverages; and the Appeal, setting forth the evils of..... More
[New York? 1882]. [4] pp, illustrated, folded. Printed in red and black inks using different typesettings. Each page surrounded by red decorative border. Engravings of a locomotive, and the Company's Mills at Middletown, Pennsylvania. Lower margin of last page with some spotting, else Near Fine. The American Tube and..... More
New York: J.R. Winser, 1851. Original printed wrappers, dbd. Clipped presentation inscription to Hon. William Kent. Very Good. Anthon's vindication of his conduct, written after the University dismissed him as Professor, claiming that he was shunned as an outsider [a Columbia man] who insisted on higher standards than those prevailing..... More
[Steuben County, NY? 1829?]. Folio broadside, 10" x 18". Light wear, matted. Several old ink marks at blank bottom margin. Good+ or so. This frenetic broadside endorses Josiah Dunlap for election to the New York Assembly, and bitterly opposes Freemasons, who have circulated false charges against him. "Heed not those..... More
Boston: D. Hooton, 1836. Disbound, 24pp, lightly dusted. Good+. Opposing Van Buren's presidential candidacy on the Democratic ticket, Antimasonic Massachusetts men say he and Andrew Jackson "take upon themselves responsibilities not enjoined by the constitution, and yield to expediency the paramount claims of the law." Though there is no..... More
New-York: Printed by T.& J. Swords, 1799. 612, [3], [1 blank] pp. With the half title. Bound in original sheep [rubbed, corners bumped], red leather spine label [rubbed]. Scattered foxing. Rear endpaper torn with no text loss. Very Good. In five parts, each having a separate title page. An..... More
New York: John W. Amerman, Printer, 1868. Original printed wrappers [spotted, moderately worn], stitched. 17, [3 blanks] pp. Text lightly toned, occasional foxing, Good+. "An account of the Whitman settlement and the migration of 1843" [Decker]. "This is the book wherein for the first time appeared in print the legend--..... More
Boston: Press of the American Traveller, 1833. 28pp plus original printed title wrappers [detached, margin-spotted]. Stitched, untrimmed [edges a bit soiled and ruffled]. Owner's bookplate on blank verso of front wrap. Except as noted, Very Good. The Stage Register ran bimonthly from approximately July, 1825 through May/June, 1838..... More
[Philadelphia: Ross, 1797]. pp [3], 166-174 [as issued]. Disbound, light uniform tanning. Very Good. During the Revolution Bagley had been "a private in the 2d New York regiment of artillery." He was entitled at War's end to "settlement certificates" comprising his termination pay. But a forger, one David Craig, presented..... More
Albany: 1863. 12pp, stitched, lightly worn, original printed self-wrappers. Bookplate on verso of title page. Good+. State Senator Bailey, outraged at the remarks of Copperhead Governor Seymour, accuses him of attempting "to weaken and perhaps paralyze the Administration, through which alone the country can be saved." Seymour's Message to..... More
New York: Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann Lith. 1886. Broadsheet, 4.75" x 7.75", full color lithographed handbill, with portrait illustration of Bandmann in oval border surrounded by several flags, a bust of Shakespeare, and several small illustrations. Verso printed with black ink. Small chip to a blank corner, small closed tear..... More
[Syracuse? 1871?]. 7pp. Original printed wrappers [lightly dustsoiled and worn]. Caption title [as issued]. Stitched. Light tan and scattered foxing. Good+ or so. A representative of the Salt Company of Onandaga, the "Great Salt Monopoly" of which Barker was Secretary, demands a fair hearing, angrily protesting "when you hold..... More
Albany: Printed by Hoffman & White, 1837. 51pp, dbd, Very Good. FIRST EDITION. AI 43075 [5]. Not in Sabin. More