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 about A NARRATIVE OF THE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN THE REV. JEDIDIAH MORSE, D.D AND THE AUTHOR
Boston: Printed by John Eliot, 1816. 12pp, minor spotting, stitched into modern wrappers. Very Good. Jews, says Adams, are "the lost sheep of the house of Israel," whose redemption will be rendered possible by the efforts of the Society in America. "Deeply impressed with the importance of this great object... More about CONCISE ACCOUNT OF THE LONDON SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIANITY AMONGST THE JEWS
Huntsville [AL]: 1862. Small broadside, 4.25" x 7.75". Manuscript receipt on blue lined paper. Very Good. John T. Hardin [1820-1850] was a resident of Madison County, Alabama. He was married to Susannah E. Mitchell and died intestate December 1850. He and his wife had three young daughters at the... More about HUNTSVILLE DEC. 29/62| RECD OF F.L. HAMMOND GUARDIAN OF THE MINOR HEIRS OF JNO. T. HARDIN DEC'D,...
Philadelphia: Printed for Benjamin and Thomas Kite, 1807. [2 blank], 60pp. Original plain marbled front wrapper [light wear, rear wrap missing], stitched. Text tanned, scattered light spotting. Ownership signature of Mary Ann Osmond on front free endpaper. Good+ or so. "A portrait of a remarkable woman whose spiritual questing... More about SOME ACCOUNT OF THE EARLY PART OF THE LIFE OF ELIZABETH ASHBRIDGE, WHO DIED, IN THE TRUTH'S...
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 about TRIAL OF REV. MR. AVERY. A FULL REPORT OF THE TRIAL OF EPHRAIM K. AVERY, CHARGED WITH THE MURDER...
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 about A VINDICATION OF THE RESULT OF THE TRIAL OF REV. EPHRAIM K. AVERY; TO WHICH IS PREFIXED HIS...
Washington: Peter Force, 1830. 16pp. Spine repaired, new stitching, light blindstamp, else Very Good. This is a vigorous, skillful, and passionate attack on Andrew Jackson. It was printed in several locales and formats beginning in 1829. Newly inaugurated President Jackson refused to re-appoint Major Barney as naval officer for... More about LETTER FROM MRS. MARY BARNEY, OF BALTIMORE, TO ANDREW JACKSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
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 about THE AMERICAN LAWYER, AND BUSINESS-MAN'S FORM-BOOK; CONTAINING FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS...TOGETHER...
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 conversation. More about THE CASE OF HENRY WARD BEECHER. OPENING ADDRESS BY BENJAMIN F. TRACY, OF COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT
Boston: Published by the Compiler, 1846. 48pp. Disbound, original printed wrappers, the front wrapper illustrated with a portrait of Mrs. Bickford, engraved by Brown & Worcester. Verso of title page is a printed certificate from James Bickford, attesting to the accuracy of the correspondence and text. Spine worn, old bookplate... More about THE AUTHENTIC LIFE OF MRS. MARY ANN BICKFORD, WHO WAS MURDERED IN THE CITY OF BOSTON, ON THE 27TH...
Washington: 1886. 16pp. Disbound, loosened. Light uniform tanning, light edgewear. Numerical rubberstamp in blank area of title page. Good. Blair is pro-suffrage. OCLC 16394206 [10], 57261157 [1]. More about WOMAN SUFFRAGE. SPEECH OF...OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, DECEMBER 8, 1886
New York: John Wiley, 1860. pp xvii, [1 blank], 294, plus twelve folding leaves of plates [6 plates in 12 parts]. Original publisher's cloth [corners and edges rubbed], rebacked. Private owner's rubberstamp and signature on front endpaper. Text and plates lightly to moderately foxed. Good+. A detailed explanation of... More about NEW AND COMPLETE CLOCK AND WATCHMAKERS' MANUAL. COMPRISING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VARIOUS GEARINGS,...
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 about FIRST DAYS AMONGST THE CONTRABANDS
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 about A PLAIN STATEMENT OF FACTS FOR THE PERUSAL OF THOSE INTERESTED. NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 14, 1872
New York: American Anti-Slavery Society, [1855 or 1856]. 12pp, stitched, caption title [as issued]. Very Good. Chapman writes of her "unutterable" disgust at "selfish men" who "seek to make slavery stronger" by "presenting the colonization scheme as the instrument of abolition." Colonization enshrines racial prejudice and "makes slavery safer... More about ANTI-SLAVERY TRACTS. NO. 14. "HOW CAN I HELP TO ABOLISH SLAVERY?" OR, COUNSELS TO THE...
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 about DEATH MADE PEACEFUL BY CHRIST: A FUNERAL SERMON, OCCASIONED BY THE DEATH OF MRS. MARTHA ELISABETH...
[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 about COLLECTION OF 38 UNUSED PRO-UNION PATRIOTIC POSTAL COVERS DEPICTING EAGLES, WOMEN AND FLAGS, MOST...
[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 about TO THE HON. HENRY W. BLAIR, U.S. SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE:
[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 about IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, NINTH CIRCUIT, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. SARAH...
[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 Louis Grunewald." More about TO MISS FANNIE A. WATTS | BLOOMINGTON, IND. DAY DREAMS! SOLO OR DUETT. WORDS BY ANDREW DOWNING....
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 about THE BABY'S FESTIVAL OF DANCES. ARRANGED BY J. DUNNING
[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 about TO VIOLA BARRETT. MY SWEETHEART CAME A COURTING. BALLAD. WRITTEN BY MRS. C. EDMONSTON | MUSIC BY...
[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 about FANNY L. CAVARLY VS. JAS. H. CAMPFIELD. IN CASE. ARGUMENT FOR PLAINTIFF, BY JAMES S. EWING. AT...
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 about A SERMON PREACHED AT BROOKFIELD MARCH 6, 1778. ON THE DAY OF THE INTERMENT OF MR. JOSHUA SPOONER,...
[np: nd. 1825?]. Folded folio sheet, uncut. 7, [1 blank] pp. A persistent tide mark, Good+. Harriet Strong and her children were heirs of Benjamin Hopkins. The United States had engaged Hopkins to erect a fort "in the vicinity of Mobile Point" in Alabama. They seek damages for the... More about ARGUMENT IN THE CASE OF HARRIET STRONG AND CHILDREN