Philada., Pa. A. W. Auner's Printing Office, Eleventh & Market, nd [1865?]. Broadsheet. 24 x 15 cm. Small vignette of an eagle and flag beneath the caption title and author. Text only, followed by a rule, then "Root & Cady, Music Publishers, No. 95 Clark Street, Chicago." All enclosed in..... More
[La Guayra, Venezuela: 1824]. Commercial circular, dated La Guayra, 10th February, 1824. 25 cm. [4] pp., signed in type by Robinson & Toler on the final page. Old fold lines, some small breaks at folds, a very good copy. The settlement of the Venezuelan War of Independence, and the expulsion..... More
![LINCOLN, THE MAN OF THE PEOPLE. [caption title]. Edwin Markham](/pictures/thumb/66116.jpg?v=1627684692)
NP: np, nd [ca.1922?] (copyright 1900, 1919). Poetry broadside, 35 x 21 cm. N.p: [1922?]. Overall age toning, shallow chipping to upper and lower margins, chips to lower corners, not affecting text, old fold lines, browned on verso. Inscribed by Markham in ink at the top, "To Audrey Orrington, in..... More
![THE MAN WITH THE HOE. [caption title]; Written after seeing Millet's world-famous painting of a...](/pictures/thumb/66115.jpg?v=1627684691)
NP: np, nd [copyright 1899, 1924]. Poetry broadside, 35 x 21 cm. Scattered foxing and spotting, browned on verso, old fold lines. Two short, closed tears at upper and lower margins, lower left corner chipped, not affecting text. Inscribed by Markham in ink at the top, "For my friend, Audrey..... More
![WARNING A TRANSIENT PERSON TO DEPART THE TOWN OF NORWICH [CONNECTICUT] IN A MANUSCRIPT NOTE FROM...](/pictures/thumb/66114.jpg?v=1627684690)
[Norwich (CT): November 15, 1756]. Small ink note, 11 x 24 cm., approx. 44 words. Old fold lines, a few short tears repaired on verso, some smudging and a few small holes from ink burn, docketed on verso. A tender copy. The note, dated Norwich, November 15, 1756, warned John..... More
NP: np, nd [ca. 1830s]. Broadside. 22 x 19.5 cm. Text printed in two columns separated by a decorative rule, each poem occupying one column. Upper left corner torn away not affecting printing, old fold lines and scattered staining. Appears no OCLC listings. More
NP: np, nd [ca. 1858]. Single sheet, folded to 32 x 19.5 cm., [2] pp. Under the caption title, an illustration of the device occupies most of the first page, followed by a detailed description which includes directions for building it and the specifications for the lumber needed. Very good..... More
[Various places: 1861-63]. A collection of 42 pamphlets, numbered 20-60 (with a few supplements, and a few numbers lacking) all in original self-wrappers, some untrimmed and unopened. All in very good condition. The Sanitary Commission was a private relief agency created by the U. S. Government in July, 1861 "to..... More
Philadelphia: Lee & Walker 722 Chestnut St. [1863]. First edition. 33 x 26 cm. 6 pp. With a large color lithograph of the wedding party, by T. Sinclair. Disbound. Foxing and overall toning to pages, although the lithographic image is bright, some shallow chipping along the bottom edge of the..... More
[Plymouth, MA: after April, 13, 1838]. Broadside. 30 x 16.5 cm. Toning to left margin, some chipping not affecting the text. Under the caption title are two columns of text, with 13 rules and a note to the teachers. A few notable points: No children under four admitted to any..... More
[Washington, DC?]: 1817. Autograph note, signed by R. Rush to Minister Charles Bagot, April 27, 1817. 4to. 1 p., approx. 60 words, encapsulated. Docketed on verso "April 27, 1817, Private, Mr. Rush." In this cover letter, Rush says his sketch [not present here] "suggests two or three variations, none of..... More
[NP: 1890s?]. Autograph note, signed, written on thin tissue paper in brown ink, 1 p., approx. 95 words. Loss to upper left corner of page, two old cello tape repairs at left margin, affecting one word. Dated, but the date is unclear. Riley writes to Mr. Furlong thanking him for..... More
![THE MINER'S TEN COMMANDMENTS [Caption title]. James M. HUTCHINGS](/pictures/thumb/66104.jpg?v=1626207274)
San Francisco, CA: Sun Print, [1853]. Broadside. 29 x 23.5 cm. Three columns of text, surrounded by eleven woodcut illustrations by Harrison Eastman, including a central one at the top of the page showing an elephant outside of a miner's shack. Text begins, "A man spake these words and said..... More
[Boston, MA ?]: 1862. Broadside. 25 x 20 cm. Blind stamp of Essex Institute in one corner; short split at margin, along an old fold line (not affecting text). An attractive broadside appealing for men to go on a day's notice to support the Union cause. Based on the date..... More
East St. Louis, IL: J. H. Tomkins Printing Co. , 9-11-13 S. 8th St. nd [after 1903]. Broadside. 28 x 36 cm. Some splitting along old folds and chipping on right edge. Red and black type. Plat map printed beneath the title shows the location of the property in red..... More
[Keene, N.H.]: for A. B. Skinner Company 7,8,9,11,13 Court St. 1898. Broadside 35.5 x 35 cm. Thin paper, short break along one fold. Beneath the title are images of Army and Navy shoulder straps for the various officer designations. More items for sale and testimonials of satisfied customers follow. The..... More
![LONG TOM'S PILGRIMAGE [Caption title]. Auxcencio Maria PENA](/pictures/thumb/66094.jpg?v=1625781424)
[New Haven, CT: 1829]. Broadside with two columns of verse within an ornamental border. 29 x 24 cm. Small tear in lower border, modest soiling at top. American Imprints 39988. OCLC: CT Hist Soc, Yale, AAS, Harvard, Princeton, Brown. "Verse in thirty-two stanzas satirizing an unpopular tutor at Yale College;..... More
![WATER CELEBRATION, Boston, October 25, 1848, Exercises at the Fountain. [caption title]. James...](/pictures/thumb/66093.jpg?v=1625762418)
[Boston: np], 1848. Broadside. 29 x 22.5 cm. Old fold lines, with slight soiling along the folds. Order of exercises: I. Hymn by George Russell [printed in two columns]. II. Prayer by Rev. Daniel Sharp. III. Ode. By James Russell Lowell, Esq. To be sung by School Children. [8 verses, printed in two..... More
Jamestown, (NY): July 10, (1863). Broadside newspaper extra, 20.5 x 12 cm. Report of Casualties in the New York 3rd Excelsior at Gettysburg. Top edge unevenly trimmed. Slight soiling in bottom margin. A listing by name of the wounded and dead (only one) from Company B of the 3rd Excelsior..... More
[Pittsburgh, PA]: np, 1851. Broadside, 38 x 30.5 cm. Printed in various sizes and styles of type. Court ordered sale of 148 acres in the estate of John Ludwick, to be held at the Pittsburgh Court House on Nov. 24, 1851. Land located 2 1/2 miles from Pennsylvania Rail Road..... More
[Brattleboro, Vt: np, 1847]. Broadside, 44 x 36 cm. Text in three columns printing a list of 19 by-laws. Old fold lines, with some short separations at folds. This was Vermont's first Savings Bank. Apparently unrecorded. More
[Neuchatel: for the Author, and sold by Jent & Gassman, Soleure, 1840]. Atlas volume only. First edition. 50 x 35 cm. 18 lithographed plates by H. Nicolet, "dessines d'apres nature" by Joseph Bettannier, with engraved outline key on 14 of the tissue guards and 4 plain tissue guards (as issued)..... More
New York: Muller, Luchsinger & Co., 1898. Chromolithograph, 41 x 51 cm. with a few tears in margin. Small portrait vignette of Rear Admiral Dewey printed below the border. Uncommon image. More
Philadelphia, (PA): Childs & Inman, 122 Walnut Street, 1832. Lithograph, 39.5 x 29 cm. Image drawn by Albert Newsam from a painting by Henry Inman. Very good. Johnson was the ninth Vice President (Martin Van Buren President). He lead troops in the Battle of Thames in the War of 1812..... More
Winfield, Kas. B. F. Sadil, February 19, 1895. Broadside, 50.5 x 40 cm., printed in various sizes and styles of type. Red seal of the chapter affixed at the lower left side. Signed by R. E. Nickles, Grand High Priest and Jacob DeWitt, Grand Secretary. Proclamation thanking Brig. Gen'l. James..... More
![GENERAL TOM THUMB'S GRAND WEDDING MARCH. [Music only]. E. Mack](/images/noimage.png)