Savannah, GA: Townsend, Fine Printer and Binder, 1889. First edition. 8vo. 15 pp. Cover title: The Interest and Efficiency of Woman in the Development of Literature and Art. Original printed gray-green wrappers (front wrapper chipped and creased, with a long split in the crease). Good copy, with brittle wrappers. More
Atlanta, GA: The Atlanta Georgian and Sunday American, 1930. First separate edition. 8vo. 47, (1) pp. Felton (1835-1930) was the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate, appointed following the death of Thomas Watson, the incumbent (she served one day). Original decorated orange wrappers, stapled. Very good. More
Washington, DC: The company, nd [ca. 1910, from internal evidence]. 16-panel brochure folded to narrow 8vo. Title panel, 15, (1) pp. Recto prints eight pages of promotional text for Wayne County emphasizing agriculture and pecan growing on land near Brunswick in Wayne County, Georgia; verso prints seven panels of extracts..... More
New York: The magazine, [1905 or 1906]. Advertising poster, 16 x 11 inches, printed in red and blue on pink paper, the headline in large all capitals. “Equal Rights to All / Special Privileges to None” below the Liberty Bell; Volume one, number one was published March, 1905, and the..... More
Present with the signature of Walton are two fragments of text from the grant, tied together with ribbon. Both fragments of the document have been repaired on the verso with heavy paper tape. More
Thomasville, GA: Published by the compiled, Editor – Times-Enterprise, for the City of Thomasville, 1891. Second edition (first published 1888). 16mo (16 cm). 48 pp. Illustrated from wood engravings, plates, views of government buildings, hotels, schools, churches, private residences, the countryside, etc.; map on rear wrapper. OCLC locates five copies..... More
Thomasville, GA: E.M. Mallette, nd [1899]. Third edition of this promotional (previously issued in 1895 and 1896 by the Thomasville Business league). Oblong 8vo (14 x 20 cm). 46 pp., plus two unnumbered leaves of plates. Illustrated from photographs, map; ads for local businesses. Emphasizes outdoor activities around Thomasville in..... More
4to. 2-pages, approximately 500 words, in part: “We have fine sea breezes to fan away the hot air. A great country for fish &* game … we can have a plenty of fish all the time by going a few miles to catch them & deer are very plenty all..... More
8vo. 2-pages, approximately 250 words, reporting that the answers are enclosed and addressing other family matters. Accompanied by two clips of paper, 3 ½ x 5 inches, and an 8vo sheet on which the answers have been written beneath questions posed by the daughter; also accompanied by a prose sketch..... More
New York: John B. Alden, 1883. Published in “The Elzevir Library,” as Vol. I, No. 35. Another 1883 edition was published by John R. Anderson. 16mo. 88, (4, ads) pp. Portrait frontispiece. Original printed wrappers (chipped, spine somewhat eroded, tear into front wrapper). One leaf of text torn (without loss)..... More
[New York]: nd [ca. 1870]. Broadside, 13 7/8 x 6 ½ inches, employing several styles and sizes of type, printed in red and blue, “Savannah” in the title printed in red and larger capitals, the names of the ships printed in red, the cut in blue. The steamships advertised here..... More
(Washington, DC): Towers, Printer, 1849. First edition. 8vo. 8 pp. Answering Senator Calhoun’s recent charge that :foretold disaster from the continuance of the existing scheme of politics and called for unity in holding Southern rights paramount over party allegiance” (DAB), the four congressmen, two from Georgia (Cobb and Lumpkin) and..... More
Cincinnati, (OH) and Macon, GA: F.W. Helmick and Woods Music Store, c1880. First edition. Large 4to (34 cm). 6, (2) pp. Publisher’s ad (Helmick) on verso of final leaf. Music only. Title page with portrait of a 19th century military man framed by stacked rifles, bayonets fixed; title and illustration..... More
New York: Stevens Music Corp. (c1945). First edition (?). 5, (1) pp. Music and lyrics. Original wrappers, illustrated with a full-page map of Georgia, Atlanta represented by music notes and small vignettes. Apparently not recorded on OCLC. Owner’s name on front wrapper, small circle stain on front wrapper, otherwise very..... More
Savannah, GA: W. H. Teasdale, c1899. First edition. Large 4to (35 cm). 5 pp. Front wrapper illustration in red and black, picturing a young African-American woman with stereotypical features riding a bicycle while being chased by a dog. OCLC locates two copies (Broward Co. Public, Michigan). Original illustrated wrappers. Very..... More
Philadelphia, (PA): Lee & Walker, c1856. One of two issues published 1856. Large 4to (34 cm). 5 pp. Music and lyrics. OCLC locates two copies of the alternate issue, for mixed chorus and guitar (Duke, Michigan), this issue, for piano, apparently not recorded there. Removed from a bound volume of..... More
Baltimore, (MD): G. Willig, (1836). Fourth edition. Large 4to (33 cm). 5 pp. Title page illustrations of a sailing ship, flying the American flag, at sea. Two music store stamps in lower margin, “J.J. Richard & Cos. / Book and Music Store / Atlanta, GA” and J.J. & S.P. Richards..... More
NY: Wm. Hall and Son, 239 Broadway, c1850. First edition. Large 4to (34 cm). 5 pp. Music only. OCLC locates one copy (Brigham Young). Removed from a bound volume of sheet music. Very good. More
NY: J. L. Peters, 599 Broadway, c1873. First edition. Large 4to (33 cm). 5 pp. Music and Lyrics. Title printed in green. This copy does not have advertisements on page [6]. OCLC locates one copy (Brown). Removed from a bound volume of sheet music. Very good. More
(New York: Valentine and Sons Publishing Co.), nd [1909?]. First edition. Oblong 4to (9 ½ x 11 inches). 20 mounted plates from photographs (taken from postcards of the era), each 6 x 8 inches (8 with a single view, 8 printing two 4 x 6 inch views, and four montages..... More
Savannah, GA: Alee Temple, 1950. Program for a fund-raising minstrel show. Illustrated from photographs, individual and group portraits; ads for local businesses. None of the members of the Temple are pictured in black face, but are cast as “interlocutor,” “chanters,” “end men,”, etc., and given stereotypical names: “Jazbo,” “Rastus,” “Burr-Head,”..... More
Savannah, GA: Savannah Tourist & Convention Bureau, nd [ca. 1925]. 8-panel folding brochure. 16mo (16 cm). Illustrated from photographs and line drawings. Hotels, golf, climate, beaches, etc. Illustrated description of the Thunderbolt Casino which was destroyed by fire in 1930. Apparently not described on OCLC. Original illustrated self-wrappers. Very good..... More
Savannah, GA: E.H. Hinton, Traffic Manager, Ocean Steamship Co. of Savannah (printed Matthews-Northrup, Buffalo, N.Y.), c1899. First edition. 4to (folded to narrow 8vo). Title leaf, (18) pp. [printed double-column]. Illustrated from photographs, folding map of the eastern seaboard, showing the steamship line routes. Cover title: A Sketch of Savannah: Historical..... More
Savannah, New York & Boston: Ocean Steamship Co. of Savannah, (1931). Caption title: Delightful Vacation Cruises. Small 4to folded to narrow 8vo. 22 pp. (i.e. six leaves printed double columns). Illustrated from photographs, double-page map. Description of cruises with prices, deck plans, tables, etc. Company handbill advertising “All Expense Cruises,”..... More
Savannah, GA: Chamber of Commerce, nd [ca. 1930]. Promotional. Small 4to (9 x 8 inches) folded to narrow octavo. (16) pp. Profusely illustrated from photographs: local scenery, public and government buildings, businesses and the port, hotels, schools, churches, civic organizations, hunting & fishing, golf, and other outdoor activities, beaches etc.;..... More
