Wheeling, WV: Prohibition Publishing Co., 1891. First edition. 8vo. 40 pp. Plate of the seminary building from a wood engraving, shorthand illustrations; laid in is a small handbill “The American System of Shorthand.” Institution affiliated with the Methodist Church. Includes lists of trustees, faculty, and students, both men and women..... More
4to. One-page, approximately 225 words, in part: “Mr. Calhoun’s resolution to repeal the Monroe bill of last winter, will again give rise to a discussion of the powers of the general government. Altho’ the attitude assumed by South Carolina fully justified the enactment of the law that was passed, yet..... More
Richmond, VA: Printed by Augustine Davis, [1790]. Small 8vo. 17 [of 18] leaves, lacking almost all of pp. 17-18. Evans 22317 (without location). Drake 13824 (calling for 16 leaves and locating only American Antiquarian Society, with only 14 leaves). American Antiquarian Society catalogue notes its copy as lacking the final..... More
Small 4to (7 ¼ x 6 inches). In full: “Dear Sir, I intend to apply to the next James City court for an order for dividing the slaves and personal estate of Col. Taliaferro; and as it is probably that you may wish to be there, I write this to..... More
(St. Louis, MO): Woodward & Tiernan Printing, 1911. Broadsheet, 17 ¼ x 36 ½ inches, folded to narrow 8vo. Recto of 18 panels, 13 printing timetables for the various routes and connections, one for an index, two with information on routes, and two for the wrappers; verso prints “Map of..... More
Memphis, TN: South Memphis land Co. (Memphis Linotype Printing Co.), nd [ca. 1920]. Broadside, 14 x 21 inches, the title in large bold type, first three words all capitals; the plat map measures 8 ¼ x 12 inches with more than 300 lots laid out. Illustrated from a photograph of..... More
(Elizabethton, TN, Washington, DC, and other places): Co-Operative Town Company of Tennessee, nd [1891]. First edition. Promotional and viewbook. Oblong 4to. 48 pp. (numbered in ink in upper corner of each page). Many illustrations from photographs (town bird’s-eye, country landscapes, historic sites, etc.), plates, map, chapter line drawing headpieces. OCLC..... More
Philadelphia: A. Finley, nd [ca. 1830: 61 counties, “Wood L.,” present, Brainard Mission not present]. Engraved broadside map, 9 x 11 ¾ inches, the counties with contemporary hand-coloring in shades of pink, green, blue, yellow, and tan, with rivers, roads, towns, and mountain ranges identified, enclosed within an ornamental, light..... More
Knoxville, TN: Mutual Development Company, Robert L. Foust, President, Creator and Developer of Talahi, (1929). First edition, 1/1000 copies (this #538), “Prepared for [“Brown Whatley” in manuscript], an elaborate prospectus for a Knoxville development. 4to. (iv), (25) pp. Illustrated from line drawings, views of the proposed development on the Tennessee..... More
Knoxville, TN: Ogden Brothers, Booksellers, Printers, and Binders, 1880. 8vo. 24 pp. Illustrated by a plate from a wood engraving of campus buildings. Includes lists of trustees, faculty, and students by class, men and women; courses of study, including a “Ladies’ Course,” with descriptions and individual course requirements; and expenses..... More
Monteagle, TN: R. M. Payne & Son, nd [ca. 1910]. First edition. Oblong 8vo. (32) pp. Illustrated from photographs, plates. Discovered in 1897, the cave and surrounding property was purchased by Payne shortly thereafter and developed as a tourist site, with hotel, gift shop and general store, guided tours, etc.;..... More
Macon, GA: Press of the J.W. Burke Co., 1906. Second edition (Holmes first credited as author with the 1903 edition). 16mo (16 cm). 23 pp. List of officers, simple list of the 21 member institutions, and the constitution; among the members were Mississippi State, Texas A&M, Clemson, Auburn, Georgia Tech..... More
Opelika, AL: Post Publishing Co., 1897. First edition (?) of this handbook for a precursor of the SEC. 16mo (14 cm). 40 pp. List of officers, member institutions, with names of managers or captains of football, baseball, and track teams, constitution, results of 1896 football and baseball games for each..... More
(Philadelphia, New York & Pittsburgh: D. L. Risley), nd [1898 or 1899?]. Promotional for an unrealized Berkeley County farm community; Risley and his investors had “control of thirty square miles at the terminal of the Berkeley Railroad … which we are cutting up into small farms of from ten to..... More
Receipt, 4 ½ x 7 inches, this copy noting in manuscript, a purchase of “Ice for the season 1852, 8 lbs per day, $3,” signed by a clerk for “James A. Potter, Dec. 2, 1852.” Old fold line, but very good. More
NP: np, 1894. Printed broadside on silk, 8 7/8 x 7 ¼ inches, title in bold capitals, triple-rule along left edge, text framed by two bold rules. Obituary for William Clement Gilman (1854-1894), born in Newberry, South Carolina, into an old S.C. family, educated at Wofford College and the University..... 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. One-page, approximately 100 words. 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 Library online abstract). We have not been able to identify..... More
4to. Lined sheet paper (browned). Very good. More
4to. One page, in full: “In the House of Representatives December 19, 1796. / Honorable Gentlemen / This House have appointed General Pickens, Colo. Mayer, Colo. Tarleton Brown, Mr. Ramsay, Mr. Lee, a Commte to meet your Commte in free conference on the subject of amendments, to be made to..... More
Washington, DC: The Railway, January 23, 1911. Timetable. 4to folded to narrow 8vo. 14 pp. 4-page central map, the railway route from New York to Jacksonville and a trunk line to Augusta, Georgia, in bold red, with connections to the lower and mid-South in bold black. The Southeastern Limited is..... More
Washington, DC: The railway, January 16, 1900. Timetable. 4to folded to narrow 8vo. 38 pp. Maps, one a double full-page map for the railway and connections serving all of the U. S. and Mexico, another a full-page map featuring just the southern lines; timetables for all the routes heading south..... More
(Mobile, AL): The railroad, January 1887. Timetable. Narrow 8vo. 18, (2) pp. Illustrated from wood engravings, folding map of the railroad and connections. Detailed timetable for all towns along the routes, short sketches for each of the towns, feature promotions for the Hygeia Hotel in Citronelle, Alabama, and the Battle..... More
(Buffalo, NY: Clay, Cosack & Co.), 1870. Broadsheet, 12 ¾ x 16 ¼ inches, folded to small narrow 8vo. Recto with 10 panels, three with timetables for the major routes, including the Cairo, Memphis & New Orleans Line, 5 with advertising information about routes, and two for wrappers; verso “Map..... More
(Norfolk, VA): The railway (Whitson & Shepherd, Printers, Portsmouth), 1912. Promotional. Narrow 8vo. (8) pp. “Grasp the opportunity to make a trip to the Southern States at remarkably low cost: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida.” Includes description for a round trip from five cities in Kentucky and..... More
