Boston: John Eliot, Printer, 1814. 31, [3] pp, bound in attractive modern wrappers. Scattered light fox and tan, light release stamp on blank title page verso. Good+. In 1799 Adams "published A Summary History of New England, and in 1805 an abridgement of the same for school use...Her school history..... More
Boston: May, 1833. Second Edition. 191, [1 blank] pp + attractive folding map of the crime area. Scattered fox, Good+. [offered with] AVERY'S TRIAL. [SUPPLEMENTARY EDITION.] REPORTED BY B.F. HALLETT. [Boston: 1833]. 40pp, light soil. Good+. [offered with] THE ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL IN THE CLOSE OF THE TRIAL..... More
Boston: Russell, Odiorne and Co.... 1834. 74pp, disbound, last couple of leaves moderately spotted. One folding map of the crime area [with an expertly repaired closed tear, without loss], one full-page map of Narragansett Bay. Good+. "When Sarah Cornell was found hanging from the frame of a haystack in..... More
New York: Phelps & Fanning, 1851. 359, [1] pp. Bound in original calf [lightly rubbed] with gilt-lettered red morocco spine title. Minor wear, Very Good. As the title promises, a map of each State is included. The publisher says that the "Maps alone are worth three times what is asked..... More
New York: George W. Smith, 1875. 92pp, stitched in original printed title wrappers. Text printed in two columns per page. Clean and bright text. Minor wear, rear wrapper detached but present. About Very Good. The detailed opening statement in the notorious trial of Beecher, in Tilton's action for criminal..... More
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1893. iii, 286, [2] pp, as issued. Original cloth [a couple of small red marks]. Else Very Good. "A valuable collection of detailed, first-hand accounts of Port Royal experiences by an outstanding Northern teacher" [Nevins]. "Life and work among the Negroes near Port Royal South Carolina..... More
New York: 1872. Original printed wrappers [which are chipped and very dirty], stitched. 43, [1] pp, plus three separate printed leaves, each from a prominent citizen asserting that the facts stated by Cash in the pamphlet are true. The text is clean, except for some light margin spotting. Good+. "I..... More
Saratoga Springs: Printed by G. M. Davison, 1841. 19pp, dbd. Light tan, inner margin remnants of wrapper, Good+ or so. FIRST EDITION. Not in Sabin. AI 41-1093 [5]. More
Boston: L. Barta, [1889]. Original printed wrappers, spine reinforced in black tape. 38, [2 blanks] pp. Front wrapper with an area of discoloration. Text clean, except for occasional underlining. Good plus. A highly regarded lawyer, Stearns had just finished his appointment, by President Cleveland, as U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts. This..... More
[n.p. 1861-65]. All uncancelled, generally 3" x 5-1/2". Occasional light wear, a few with short splits or chips.A few have glue remnants on flaps from prior mounting. Very Good. Variants and not in Weiss are noted. The following covers listed by Weiss citation: E-R-171 - Eagle holding flag atop..... More
Philadelphia: 1864. Great Central Fair letterhead sheet folded to 5" X 8". [4] pp, manuscript on rectos only. Letterhead depicts the Fair's Seal with a vignette of a Goddess-like figure handing a chalice to two soldiers, one of whom appears wounded; surrounded by the words, "The Great Central Fair for..... More
[np: 1887]. 7, [1 blank] pp. Disbound with a bit of loosening, one light blank margin chip, else Very Good. In 1897 Ms. Corbin founded the Illinois Association Opposed to the Extension of Suffrage to Women. She argued that suffrage would diminish women's role in home and family. Here she..... More
[San Francisco: 1890s]. Original printed front wrapper with wrapper title, as issued. Disbound. 26pp. Later rubberstamped pagination from a larger series of documents on this case. Presentation inscription from Davis on front wrapper. About Very Good. Sharon had accused Ms. Mitchell of making "blackmailing demands" for money from the vast..... More
[New Orleans: Published by Louis Grunewald, 129 Canal Street, 1860s? ]. Quarto. [5], [1 advt] pp. With Dr. Cole's penciled signature, and inscription to a Miss Hattie ---. Decorated title border, disbound, mild spotting, else Very Good with words and music. Final page lists "New and Popular Music Published by..... More
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
[New Orleans: 1865]. Quarto. [3], [1 blank] pp. With Dr. Cole's penciled signature, and inscription to a Miss Hattie ---. Decorated title border, red and black inks. Light edge wear, disbound, Very Good with words and music. More
[Ottawa, Illinois? 1881?]. The '5' in '1885', evidently a printer's error, has been changed in red pen to a '1'. The printed document states that the case was brought in McLean County. That too is evidently incorrect: In the same red pen, 'McLean' has been changed to 'La Salle.' Original..... More
Boston, New-England: Printed by Thomas & John Fleet, 1778. Small 4to. 20pp, but lacking the half title. Untrimmed, light toning, scattered spotting, several short repairs to several blank edges and inner blank margins. Bound in attractive, modern half green morocco and marbled boards, with gilt-stamped spine title. Contemporary inscription, 'Benjamin..... More
New Orleans and Washington: 1870-1888. Eight pamphlets, in Good condition, with some spotting, loosening, and chipping. Several in original wrappers. Disbound, stitched or stapled. Two signed by counsel in the litigation. Myra Clark Gaines was the daughter of Daniel Clark, President Jefferson's American Consul at New Orleans. Clark there..... More
Sandwich: 1859. 16pp, stitched, scattered foxing. Vertical fold, Good+. This may be the very first Sandwich imprint. Byrd, whose bibliography ends in 1858, records none. Reverend Grant answers his question by explaining, "Their presence is desired in Heaven. Christ wants them where he is." Henrietta was only 17 years..... More
Washington, D.C. 1869. 4pp, on a folded octavo sheet. Clear, clean, Very Good. Grace White [c.1844-1903] was the daughter of Ashton Stoodely Hall White [c.1819-1902], a native of New Hampshire. He moved to Washington, D.C. in the early 1840s, serving in the Treasury Department of the U.S. General Land Office..... More
Elizabeth-Town, N.J. Printed by J. and E. Sanderson, 1821. 137pp, with original printed wrappers. Later stitching, untrimmed. Couple of light institutional marks, else Very Good. "Eunice Hall ran one of Elizabethtown's most successful and respected boarding schools for girls. In 1819 a student from the South, Selina Hueston, became..... More
[Nashua? 1866]. 24pp, stitched. Original printed title wrappers [as issued] with sketch of a scene at Hall's factory. Near Fine. Hall began his business in Nashua in the early 1860's. He claimed to have gotten his secret formula from a poor Italian sailor. He was an imaginative advertiser, selling..... More
New York: Printed at the Day Book Female Type Setting Establishment, 1853. 68pp, disbound, stapled. Title page dusted, waterstain running through text. Good. This is the "enlarged" edition of Hall's Speech, advocating "the route proposed by George Wilkes." Howes. If the transcontinental railroad is implemented and if "the magnetic..... More
[Cincinnati? 1828]. 20pp. Caption title, as issued. Disbound, moderate foxing, Good+. At head of title: "[From 'Truth's Advocate,' Cincinnati, Ohio, January, 1828.]" Hammond signs this attack on Andrew Jackson at the bottom of page 14. It is dated 1828, from Washington. An inveterate opponent of Jackson, he evidently originated the..... More