Single sheet, 23 x 20 cm., approx. 120 words, addressed to James Skiner on verso. Old fold lines, lower edge of sheet chipped, ragged, a few small holes in the text affecting a word or two, some uneven fading of the ink (possibly overwritten in places). John Goodman greets his..... More
Indianapolis: Bingham & Doughty, 1859. 8vo. Frontis., xii, 638pp., 2 folding maps (both with short tears at gutter, extending slightly into map), five plates. Rather amateurishly rebacked (not in period style), original leather boards worn and rubbed, hinges reinforced with cloth tape, all edges marbled. Some old tidelines to index..... More
Troy, NY: Elias Gates, 1840. Thick 8vo. 7, 625 pp. Contemporary brown calf rubbed and worn, gilt stamped black morocco spine label. Index in the back damp-stained. Amos Eaton (1776-1842) originally studied law, but became increasingly interested in the natural sciences. By 1815, he was studying under Professors Ives and..... More
New York and Auburn: Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1855. First edition. 8vo. Frontis., 329 pp., (8) ads. Original brown cloth. Wear to spine ends and edges. Old paper label on spine. McDade 804. A case of arsenic poisoning. More
Lancaster, [PA]: Printed by William Greer, 1812. First edition. 12mo. 225pp. Including a short life of the author by his daughter. Disbound, remnants of spine, no covers. Text block very good, tight. Howes H423. More
[Linwood, Texas: 1852-54]. Manuscript invoice, single sheet, 23 x 20 cm., docketed on verso. The invoice, dated Linwood, Cherokee Co., Texas, 7 March 1854, records the number of crossing made by Almanzon Huston with "a four horse stage" over the Angelina Turnpike between January 2, 1852 and February 25, 1854..... More
New York: Samuel R. Wells, Publisher, No. 389 Broadway, 1870. First edition. 12mo. 149 pp., plus ad leaf. Original brown cloth, spine faded; some water spots on front cover. A Congregational minister, Thompson was a facile writer, producing a large number of books and pamphlets (see DAB). Here he takes..... More
Kansas City, MO. S. Ferd. Howe, Publisher, 1886. First edition. 8vo. 288pp., maps and illustrations. Very worn, soiled cloth, gilt title rubbed away, usual age toning of pages, a signature or two starting. "Deals with the cattle trade and Kansas City as a packing center." --HERD 1082. More
Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company; New York: J. C. Derby, 1854. 12mo. Folding map, 256pp., 4 (ads). Soiled and worn original red cloth. Chipping to spine ends and front joint. "Treats extensively of the several Indian tribes, their history, condition and prospects, with a sketch of the Indian language." -..... More
Paris, [FR]: Baudry's European Library, 1836. 8vo. xvi, 336pp. Later red buckram cloth with gilt title on spine. Wear to spine ends, spine faded. BAL 10298. "Classic account of the first American attempt at settlement of the Pacific coast, 1811 - initial action towards sustaining our claim to Oregon -..... More
Single sheet of letterhead stationery for Hutchins House, J.P. Horbach, Proprietor, 27 x 20 cm. approx. 65 words. Vignette of the hotel in the upper center of the sheet. Old fold lines, else very good. Horbach sends a brief letter of introduction for Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ennis of St..... More
New York: Office of the Banker's Magazine, 1870. 8vo. 192 pp. Original brown cloth, gilt stamped spine and front board. Discoloration from old offset on title and flyleaf. "Johnson had long been dispensing advice to bankers through letters, speeches, and occasional articles, but in the winter of 1849 he decided..... More
Amherst, N.H. Farmers' Cabinet Press, 1890. Pebbled burgundy cloth gilt stamped on front cover, spine faded. 8vo. (5), 6 - 67pp., (4) ads. A "Map of the Highways in Amherst and Vicinity" and other in text illustrations. Original photograph of a street in Amherst, "photographed in January by E.E. Hubbard,"..... More
Three sheets of letterhead stationery for Emerson & Berrien, Dealers in Household Furnishings, and for the Annual Southwest Silver Convention, El Paso, Texas. Single sheets, 29 x 21 cm., approx. 500 words, in a clear hand. Old fold lines, else very good. Emerson writes to Menger saying he has arranged..... More
Half sheet of lined paper, 13 x 19 cm., signed by James Parker, and docketed on verso. In a brief hand-written note, approx. 30 words, Parker requests that Col. Jas. W. Nicholls "on sight pay to the order of S. Berkson & Co. Five Dollars Currency for amt balance due..... More
nd [1866-67]. Small piece of lined paper, 5 x 19 cm., with two lines of manuscript text, a part of a sentence referring to a departmental provision, signed "Hon. J.W. Throckmorton / Gov. of Texas," in a clear hand. James Webb Throckmorton moved to Texas with his family in 1841..... More
Single sheet of pink paper, 25 x 19 cm. Stamp of a small five pointed star at upper center of page. Old fold lines, short splits along one fold, else very good. A partly printed document, completed in manuscript: "The Republic of Texas, County of Jasper, No. [355]. This is..... More
Nashville [TN]: Toon, Nelson, and Company, 1854. First edition. 8vo. 351pp. Original brown embossed cloth, some wear to spine ends and corners. Very good. Travels to Paris, Florence, Prague, etc. In the introduction Ewing declares that the author is the first Tennessean to publish a volume on foreign travel. Early..... More
A 3 pp. autograph letter, signed "Dupont," and written on three pages of letterhead stationery, from the Menger Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, rectos only, approx. 220 words. The stationery features a vignette of the hotel in the upper left corner of the sheet. H.D. Kampmann is listed as Proprietor..... More
New York: J.H. Colton No. 86 Cedar Street, 1853. 16mo. 126, 23, [1] pp. Original black cloth. Some spotting to front board, toning and scattered foxing to text, previous owner's blind stamped initials on front endpaper. Overall a very good copy. Howes F 152a. Sabin 24489. Though Howes and Sabin..... More
Manuscript document. Single sheet, 22 x 21 cm., approx. 95 words, docketed on verso. Old fold lines, chips to right margin, with loss to a few words, repaired and strengthened with Japanese paper. Charles Chevallier, principle, with A.G. Corbin and George S. Hyde, his securities, signed this agreement to pay..... More
London: John Lewis in Pater-noster-Row, 1750. First British edition (first published in Boston). 21 cm. (4), 34 pp., (2) last leaf an advertisement. Bound in later blue cloth. ESTC lists the following copies in North America: AAS, AM, Philo. Soc., Boston Athenaeum, Boston Public, Bryn Mawr, Duke, Harvard, John Carter..... More
Philadelphia, [PA]: Printed by T.W. Ustick, 1833. First edition. 12mo. 12, 140, 240 pp. Original cloth, rebacked, with recent printed paper label, and new endpapers. Scattered foxing and bumping to a few page corners. KRESS. C.3500. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 19075. Gouge was an opponent of banks, but gives a valuable description..... More
Washington [TX]: National Register Office, 184[5]. Receipt, partly printed, completed in manuscript, 8 x 19 cm. The sum of $5 was received from C.S. Brown "in payment of the above account for Miles S. Bennet," and signed for by Miller & Cushney. Old fold lines, docketed on verso, very good..... More
NY: James Miller (successor to C. S. Francis & Co.) 522 Broadway, 1865. First edition. 12mo. 277pp. [2pp. ads]. Tables. Folding map of the oil region of Pennsylvania, printed in blue. "Arranged and edited from numerous sources, by the author of 'Ten Acres Enough.' " A little wear to spine..... More