NP [New York?]: John I. Donlevy, intaglio-chromographic and electrographic engraver, nd. Calligraphic bust-length oval portrait of George Washington, engraved by Donlevy, platemark 16 1/2 x 13 7/8 in. Matted, glazed and framed. Within the oval portrait which is based Stuart's "Lansdowne" image, Washington's face has been hand-colored. His birth and..... More
London: Printed for J. Budd, 1804. First edition. 8vo. xiii, (2), 387, (1, ads) pp. Folding map. Adams was serving as the Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Berlin at the time of travels through Silesia, a region in central Europe, now mostly in Poland, with parts in Germany and..... More
[Washington, DC]: National Intelligencer, 1827. Broadside. 61.5 x 49 cm. Six columns of text. Pres. John Quincy Adams emphasizes his strengths, discussing statesmanship, diplomacy and treaties, in over half this address. The remainder concerns positive comments on the country's finances, the duties of the Army corps of Engineers, including their..... More
Washington, DC: Post Office Department, September 3, 1867. Broadside proclamation, 14 x 8 1/2 inches, signed in type by Andrew Johnson, countersigned in type by Secretary of State William H. Seward. At the head of the tile is a short printed note, signed in type by Postmaster General Alex. W...... More