[Washington, DC]: U. S. Coast Survey, A.D. Bache, Supdt. 1865. Broadside lithographed map, 25 ½ x 35 ½ inches, sectioned and laid down on linen. Minutely detailed map of the two states, printing to the north on a line from Wilkesboro to Franklinton, starting between Charleston and Savannah to the..... More
Charleston, (SC): W. Riley, November 1844. First edition. Large 8vo. v, (2), 550 pp. Speculation helped create the Panic of 1837 which was followed by five years of recession, during which time business and farming bankruptcies were common and banks across the nation failed. The Bank of South Carolina and..... More
4to. One-page, approximately 75 words. Bonham commanded an infantry brigade at the First Battle of Manassas and a brigade of Cavalry following his term as governor; Brooks (1833-1891) commanded a company in Nelson’s Battalion throughout the war, surrendering with Johnston in North Carolina (this promotion apparently never came through). Paper..... More
Oblong 4to. 1 page, seal intact; docketed on verso. Burke and Huger each had prominent associations with the South Carolina branch of the Society of Cincinnati, Huger serving as first vice-president and Burke publishing a widely circulated pamphlet warning that the organization would widen the division between "the patricians and..... More
8vo. One-page, approximately 25 words, in part: “Make up your statement & we will settle for your men.” Conner began the war as a captain in the Hampton Legion, then commanded the 22nd NC Infantry from Seven Pines through the Battle of the Wilderness, before taking command of Kershaw’s Brigade;..... More
4to. One-page, approximately 35 words, in part: “In re Annie J. Laurens & W. J. Ball we prefer that the Representatives … be made parties to the proceedings”; with docketing verso. Conner began the war as a captain in the Hampton Legion, then commanded the 22nd NC Infantry from Seven..... More
Charleston, SC: printed by Wm. Estill, 1839. 12mo.; 192pp. Portrait frontispiece (foxed) of Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London. Contemporary leather-backed boards (rubbed), gilt spine title. A very good copy. First edition. Contemporary note on front endpaper indicating that the volume was a gift of the author's daughter. Uncommon; the NUC..... More
4to. Two-pages, approximately 125 words; addressed verso of blank integral leaf and docketed [by Gilmor?]. Gilmor (1774-1848), a merchant and collector, was “one of the most significant art collectors and patrons in the United States before 1850” (Lance Humphries, “Robert Gilmor, Jr. [1774-1848]: Baltimore Collector and American Art Patron,” UVA..... More
4to. Two pages, approximately 300 words, in part: “The chief magistrate of this city until about 1836 was called the Intendant … [in] 1806 John Dawson was elected [warden] from the thirteenth ward … the same year he was elected Intendant [serving until 1809] … In 1811 he became cashier..... More
Mercersburg, PA: 1923. 4to. One-page, in full: "My dear Mr. Newell, That was a great story of yours. I enjoyed every word of it because all my deer-hunting has been done in Carolina, in the type of country you describe. You wrote: 'A change in Missy's bark told me that..... More
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NP: np, nd [ca. 1880]. Printed broadside extra to a local newspaper, 11 1/2 x 9 inches. Folded, with two small breaks at folds and another small hold, each affecting several letters of text; some old browning and staining. Presents two letters from John G. Black, who had just won..... More
Charleston, SC: Evans & Cogswell, Printers to the Convention, 1860. First edition. 8vo. 13 pp. Sabin 87435. Parrish & Willingham 3761. Disbound pamphlet (lacking outer printed wrappers; text block uniformly browned); inscription or owner’s name at the head of the title page almost entirely trimmed away in binding, a good..... More
[Richmond, VA]: House of Representatives, Feb. 6, 1865. First edition. 8vo. (1) pp. In part: “If we then judged that the enemy intended to impoverish and oppress us, we now know they propose to subjugate, enslave, disgrace, and destroy us … our cause is righteous and must prevail … unawed..... More
Washington, DC: House of Representatives, 23d Congress, 2d Session, 1835, Document No. 591. Extract from a larger work (“Military Affairs,” Vol. V, from a government serial set). Folio. Pp. 463-466 (only a fragment of the printed text is included here, with all maps). With three illustrations: (1) a large folding..... More
The receipt is illustrated with a small printed covered wagon pulled by two horses and printed: “Received in my Wagon, in good order and condition from Agent, the following packages, viz: … which I promise to deliver in like good order and condition to “Columbus Whitby” (Condition of Contents unknown).”..... More
