New Haven, (CT): Printed for the editors by B.L. Hamlen, 1847-1848. 8vo. 2 volumes: vii, (1, errata), 462; viii, 466 pp. Five plates, in-text illustrations, diagrams, vignettes, tables, and calculations. Papers by major scientists of the day, including Robert Owen, Asa Gray, Edward Hitchcock, Charles Lyell, and the editors, among..... More
[Cranston, RI:]: “Drawn by S. N. Keith” [in manuscript], June 1874. Manuscript plat map of the Cranston, Rhode Island, development covering an area on both sides of Elmwood Avenue, running along the Pawtuxet River, the lots numbered 1-371 (with one block, lots 124 -127 and 193-196, crossed through), from First..... More
Providence, (RI): (The bank?), 1853. First edition. 16 mo. 8 pp. Signed in type at conclusion by “A. Potter, Sec’y.” Incorporators included Abner Peckham, Peleg W. Gardiner, and John S. Harris; the charter was forfeited in 1878 when the bank’s cashier was indicted for embezzling. OCLC locates one copy (Rhode..... More
Salem, MA: Bunker Hill Monument Assn. 1829. Fund-raising circular and subscription form for donors. Folio. (3) pp. Verso of integral leaf employed for address label (this copy sent to “Hon. John McClellan / Woodstock, Ct.,” with the free frank of J.S. Sprague). The construction of the iconic Charlestown monument, gracing..... More
Shrewsbury, (England): Printed by J. Eddowes, and sold by J. Buckland, London, 1776. First edition 12mo. viii, 150 pp. Howes F-91 (aa). Disbound pamphlet (text age toned, edges browned, one leaf with long tear, not affecting text), a good untrimmed copy. More
(Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh: E.A. Strout Agency, nd [1913?, from internal evidence]. Double-folio (26 x 19 inches) folded to oblong 4to. (4) pp. [printed in five columns]; printed in red and black. Approximately a third of the 200 or so properties are illustrated with a photograph, usually the..... More
Chicago, (IL): The Railway, (1877). Timetables “Revised, Nov. 5th 1877.” Large broadsheet, folded to small narrow 8vo. Recto with title panel and timetables for the mail route and several trunk lines; verso “Map of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway and Its Connections” (Lith., Cosack & Co., Buffalo, N.Y.)..... More
Boston, (MA): Stone & Webster, 1912. 12mo. 87 pp. “Electric Railway, Electric Lighting, Gas and Water Power Properties Managed by Stone & Webster Management Association,” arranged by city or regional entity and including for each a brief description of the service provided, status of stocks and bonds, annual meeting dates..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Asahel F. Ward, 1873. A semi-annual report for the trade, issued with or without plates for finished products, plain or colored (this example without fashion plates) for finished products. Oblong 4to (9 x 12 1/8 inches). 7 pp. [printed triple-column]. 4 plates of cloth-cutting diagrams (for gentlemen’s frock-coat..... More
Wyomissing Hills, (PA): (Wyomissing Hills Inc.), 1915. First edition of this prospectus. 4to. 18, (1) pp. Illustrated from photographs, double-page color bird’s-eye view of the development; accompanied by the printed panel of the original mailing envelope. Cover title: “Wyomissing Hills, a Residence Suburb of Reading, Pa.” OCLC locates three copies..... More
[Baltimore, MD]: J.S. Skinner for the Directors of the Society (Clark & Raser, Printers, Philadelphia), 1824. First edition. 8vo. (6), xv, [9]-322, (2 [of 4], second leaf of “pedigree” wanting”) pp. Five plates, one folding, in-text diagrams, two tables. Inscribed on the half-title by Elisa Whittlesey (1783-1863; U.S. House of..... More
Also signed by John Armstrong as witness; docketed as verso “Sums. Served” and signed “Rob Temple Shff.” Half-sheet 4to (6 5/8 x 8 ¼ inches). Printed portion of the document headed: “Cumberland Count, ff. / George the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, / France and Ireland..... More
[Washington, DC: U.S. Patent Office], 1882. Folio. (4) pp. Plate. Very good. More
London: Printed for H.D. Symonds, 1792. Reprint. 12mo. 36 pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Paine (small hole in blank margin at hinge, inside neat line). Disbound pamphlet. Very good. More
Philadelphia, (PA): Porter & Coates, nd [ca. 1880]. “Popular edition” (first published Philadelphia, 1828). Thick 4to (27 cm). Three volumes bound as one: (2), v-vi, ix-cxxxii, xvi, [1]-214; (2), [v]-viii], 9-390; (2), [vii]-viii, 9-426 pp. 27 plates, each illustrating multiple species. A good solid copy. Original gilt and black-stamped rust..... More
Cincinnati, (OH): Kraemer Art Co., Publishers, nd [ca. 1905]. Viewbook. Streetcar guide printed on inside page of outer wrappers, 35 captioned views (on 32 pages) of the city and its environs, including architecture, steamboats on the river, street scenes, bridges, etc. OCLC locates two copies (Cincinnati Historical Library, Columbia). Original..... More
Cincinnati, (OH): Cincinnati Dollar Weekly Times, nd [1852-1865?, as given by AAS cataloguing]. Printed broadside on blue paper, 11 7/8 x 7 ¼ inches, employing several sizes and styles of type, this example unused. OCLC locates one copy (American Antiquarian Society), that example including the owner’s name, “Starbuck & Co.”..... More
(Pittsburgh, PA): Butler & Lambdin Printers, nd [1810s]. Printed for “A.W.Walworth, Notary Public, residing in the Village of Cleaveland [sic], in the state of Ohio,” for the cashier of the bank. The first printing in Cleveland occurred in 1818, with the October publication of the “Cleaveland [sic] Register.” Dr. Isaac..... More
Somewhat later half-leather (worn, boards detached, upper portion of spine chipped away; remainder of spine, edges and corners rubbed and eroded) and marbled boards. (1) The Farmers’ Almanack for the Year of Our Lord 1821. By Samuel Burr, Philom. Cincinnati, (OH): Phillips and Speer (Looker, Palmer & Reynolds, Printers), [1820]..... More
New Haven, (CT): Yale U. Press, (1933). Later printing (first published 1912). Small 8vo. vi, (2), 64 pp. Journey by covered wagon from New Haven, Connecticut, to Warren, Ohio. Very good. Original canvas-backed drab-blue boards (somewhat browned), paper labels on spine (rubbed) and upper board. (11203). More
Leipzig, Philadephia, and NewYork: J. Schuberth &Co. c1869. First edition. 4to. 5 pp. This example printing the music only to Robert Schumann’s “Traeumerei Reverie.” Apparently not recorded on OCLC. Original printed wrappers, illustrated from a wood engraving of the Central Park Garden building (“American Cyclopaedia”: 7th Ave. & 59th St...... More
Cincinnati, (OH): Robinson & Jones, 1846. First edition (stated on title page; "First Annual Issue" in ad at rear). 16mo (14 cm). 85 leaves, including tipped-in errata slip and 7-pages of publisher's ads at the end. In-text architectural illustrations from wood engravings, double-page folding plan of the city, with some..... More
(Clifton Springs, NY: Board of Trade), nd [ca. 1910]. Promotional. Oblong 8vo (5 x 6 ¾ inches). 23 pp., one page of text and 21 captioned views from photographs on 12 leaves, featuring town architecture and scenes from the countryside. Finger Lakes region town near many major resorts. Apparently not..... More
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1869. “New edition, with revisions and new illustrations” [at head of front wrapper], first published the same year. Small 4to (9 7/8 x 7 inches). (2), 67, (1), 16 pp. Profusely illustrated, with New York City scenes, from wood engravings, folding frontispiece street plan..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. First edition, 1/135 unnumbered copies on French hand-made paper [32 additional copies were printed on Imperial Japan paper]. 8vo. xv, (1), 91, (1) pp. Frontispiece portrait of George Washington, 14 other engravings by Sidney L. Smith, three facsimiles. George Washington, as the first President..... More
