np: n.d.: 1870s? 5" x 7". 8pp. Original printed wrappers with wrapper title [as issued], stitched. Short closed tear running through fore-edge [no loss]. Else Very Good. This Civil War narrative is a humorous and sarcastic portrayal of General John Pope's failures at the Second Battle of Manassas. Speaking of..... More
[Philadelphia? 1828]. Broadside, 10.5" x 15.5". Etching hand colored with watercolor. Several chips at blank margins touch upon the border but do not affect text within the border. Else Very Good. The artwork is usually attributed to Philadelphia printmaker and satirist James Akin. "A satire on the reverse impact of..... More
New York: Sold by D. Felt & Co. Boston: Published by Charles Ellms, Agent, [1834]. 47, [1] pp, profusely illustrated. Illustrated title page captioned, 'Dangerous Attempt to Destroy a Hawk's Nest.' Last page a full-page woodcut captioned, 'The Dead Elephant--- A Scene in India.' Disbound, glue remnant along inside margin..... More
[Amherst? 1861]. [4] pp, plus original printed wrappers with wrapper title. Light to moderate wear, Good+. Words to several humorous songs by the Junior Class at Amherst College. Not located on OCLC as of April 2019. More
[np: @1850s?]. Broadside, printed in two columns beneath caption title. 6-3/8" x 12-3/8". Old folds, closed tear at blank upper margin, lightly spotted at center. Good+. The broadside is filled with 'insider' references; they have resisted our effort to comprehend them. It consists of a series of complaints against one..... More
Brunswick: J.Griffin, 1860. 32pp, frontispiece illustration of the college [a few small spots at left side of illustration], disbound. Lightly age toned, minor edgewear at foot of first two leaves. [bound with] SOPHOMORE SUPPER, BOWDOIN COLLEGE, JULY 27, 1859. 4pp. Caption title [as issued], lightly age toned. [bound with] '60..... More
Carte de Visite, 2-1/4" x 3-1/2." Uncolored, depicting Union soldiers loading a cannon against rebellious Confederate troops. The "pill" is the cannon ball being loaded. Very Good. Evidently unrecorded. More
New York: Sheldon & Company, [1871]. Original printed and illustrated wrappers with wrapper title [as issued]. 47, [1] pp. Comic illustrations. Lightly spotted. Stitched, spine reinforced, Good+. The second state of the first edition, with advertisement on the copyright page. BAL 3326. More
[New York: Calvin Blanchard. 26 Ann Street, 1865?]. Broadside, 4-1/2" x 16". A couple of horizontal folds, light spotting, and a little shallow chipping at blank edges. Very Good. This satiric broadside-- a bitter rejection of leniency for the Confederacy's president-- is a "burlesque trial of Jefferson Davis written in..... More
New York: J. Hall & Co., 1863. Carte de visite print of an angry, disappointed Jefferson Davis staring at a printed sign: "Surrender of Vicksburg. Retreat from Pennsylvania. Fourth of July, 1863." 2-1/2" x 4." Imprint on verso. Very Good. No bibliographical record located, despite diligent search. More
[St. Louis? 1865]. Lithograph Broadside, oblong 14" x 20." Signed in facsimile at lower right by St. Louis artisans, 'T. Welcker,' and at lower left, 'A. McLean. lith.' Light blank margin toning, one spot. Very Good. It was rumored that, when Jefferson Davis was captured at War's end, he had..... More
[New York? 1849?]. Original printed wrappers, stitched. 23, [1 blank] pp. Near Fine. A satire on Charles King's inauguration as President of Columbia College in 1849. "The only one of Delpho's Comedies which is now extant, and that has never before been published in America." King Charles is described here..... More
New York and Washington: Printed & Published by H.R. Robinson 52 Courtland St. Y.N. [sic] & Penns Avenue Washington D.C., [1840]. Broadside lithograph, 12-1/2" x 15-3/4". Signed 'Boneyshanks' in the lower left corner. A rare lithograph brilliantly and humorously portraying the Democrats' and Van Buren's predicament in the 1840 presidential..... More
New York: For Sale by the AMERICAN NEWS COMPANY, (Agents for the Publishers.) 121 Nassau St. [1864]. Oblong broadside, 8" x 9-3/8." Couple of light fox spots, not affecting illustration. Very Good. The broadside mocks the dissonance in the Democrats' 1864 presidential campaign. Candidate McClellan's acceptance speech supported a continued..... More
[Lowell, MA? 1845?]. Broadside, 7.25" x 16". Text and illustrations within an attractive decorative border. Woodcut illustration of a kicking donkey, a top-hatted gentleman standing behind it. Light folds, Near Fine. This rare satirical broadside features ten "exercises" under "Lot. No. 1" and nine under "Lot No. 2." Some participants..... More
New York: Currier & Ives, [1868]. Lithograph illustrated broadside by Currier & Ives, oblong 11" x 15-1/2". Matted. Light dusting, Near Fine. Cartoon characters identified by name; in lower right corner, "on Stone by Cameron." John Cameron was a talented artist employed at Currier & Ives. In lower left corner..... More
New York: H.R. Robinson, [1837]. Oblong 13-1/2" x 21". Light dusting, a couple of closed tears and shallow extremity chips to blank margins. Else Very Good. The Library of Congress entry: "A satire attributing the dire fiscal straits of the nation to Andrew Jackson's banking policies, with specific reference to..... More
[New York: 1851 or 1852]. Uncolored lithograph broadside, drawn by Magee. 8-1/2" x 10-3/4". Near Fine copy of a rare item. "A satire critical of New York Courier & Enquirer editor James Watson Webb for his journalistic assaults on exiled Hungarian revolutionary leader Louis Kossuth. Weitenkampf dates the cartoon 1852..... More
Hartford: 1872. Broadside, 6" x 9-1/2," text surrounded by mourning border. A few spots, Very Good. Illustrations of two steamers. At the bottom: "This is Good for ONE PASSAGE Only. - H.G." Dated at Hartford, November 5, 1872. "Salt River" is 19th century American slang: a losing candidate for office..... More
New York: H. Cassidy, Printer, 7 Wall Street, [@1835]. Broadside, 7 1/2" x 9". Upper portion toned, old folds, lightly foxed. Good+. This humorous broadside, a spoof on the plethora of reform societies created in the 1830's, was printed in several locales, all rare. OCLC does not record a New..... More
New York: American News Company, [1867]. Pages [353]-384. 4to. Illustrated title page, more than two dozen illustrations, including one double page illustration. Untrimmed, light wear, Very Good. "The not so highly regarded but longest running humor periodical of its time" [Lomazow]. Strong was its editor; the talented illustrator John McLenan..... More
Philadelphia: Weir & Co. 34 South Third Street, 1863. Original printed glossy front wrapper. Loose leaves. Clean text. Good+. A satirical pamphlet, in Biblical style, on the idiocy of Southerners and their sympathizers in dissolving the Union and initiating Civil War. The nation of the "Yan Kees waxed great... the..... More
[np: @1930s]. Oblong 16mo, original printed and illustrated wrappers, 8pp. Near Fine. Stella is presented here engaged in graphically illustrated indiscreet behaviors with her dentist. Tijuana Bibles "were produced by a shadowy criminal underground in the 1930s. Very little hard information is available about how the Bibles were created, where..... More
[np: @1930s]. Oblong 16mo, original illustrated wrappers, 8pp. Near Fine. A common theme for these Bibles: respectable married man tells a young woman he wants to "buy a little of your kiester if we could get it over before my wife comes back from the store." The activities progress in..... More
Willimantic [CT]: Printed at the Journal Office, [1840? 1850s?]. Broadside, 10.5" x 17.5". Text and illustrations printed within an ornamental border. Beneath caption title are woodcut illustrations of two frogs seated on rocks, followed by a historical "Introduction," and the words to the song in three columns. A few small..... More