New York [NY]: A.S. Barnes & Company, 51 & 53 John-Street, 1857. 12mo. 144 pp. Original red cloth, spine quite worn and chipped as are the edges, title in gilt on the front board and in blind on the rear board. Two leaves with narrow horizontal tears across leaf (pp..... More
Four sheets of letterhead stationery from the Office of L.M. Buie, County Judge of Jones County, used by S.M. Swenson to pen his letter from New York City to Messrs. Jones & Cunningham, Anson, Texas. Four pages, 24 x 15 cm., approx. 375 words, in a neat, legible hand. Swenson..... More
[Palenstine, TX: 1857]. Single sheet of blue paper, folded to 27 x 21 cm., [3] pp. of text, approx. 680 words. Letterhead imprint for Cravens & Gooch on both leaves. The firm offered its services for collection of debts throughout Eastern Texas and location of land certificates in the best..... More
Manuscript note on lined paper, 12 x 20 cm., approx. 50 words, docketed on verso. Smithwick agrees to pay W.R. Baker $120, "being second instalment for 320 acres out of the 640 survey in the name of Phillip Riley in Burnet County with interest...." Calculations of the amounts of payments..... More
Fort Stockton, Texas: 1882. Partly printed document, completed in manuscript, signed by J. Jacobs, District Clerk, Pecos County, Texas. Single sheet of letterhead stationery from the Office of Clerk of the District and County Courts, of Pecos County, 26 x 21 cm., approx. 20 words. A tender copy, separating across..... More
1838. Manuscript citizenship oath, signed by Thos. S. Tomlinson, Oct. 26, 1838. Single sheet, 16 x 20 cm., approx. 100 words, docketed on verso. Old horizontal fold, some shallow chipping at edges, else very good. Tomlinson states that he immigrated to Texas in 1825, that he was a resident citizen..... More
New Orleans, [La.]: Printed by Isaac T. Hinton, 27 Commercial Place, 1864. First edition. 12mo. 107 pp. Original brown cloth, spine chipped, joints cracked, hinge weak. Gilt title on front board, hand-written title (chipped) on spine. Lacking front endpaper, ink marks (possibly an inscription removed?) on first blank leaf, bookplate..... More
New York [NY]: John Wiley & Son, 1872. Later printing. 8vo. 76, [1] pp. Illus. Original green cloth, gilt title on spine. Wear to spine ends and corners. Old tidelines on edges of first few leaves. Garrison-Morton 3267 (1861 edition): "Catlin, the famous American artist, was the first in America..... More
Vandalia, [IL]: Robert Blackwell, Public Printer, 1831. First edition. 8vo. 217pp. Contemporary three-quarter leather and drab paper boards. Spine ends worn, spine lacquered at some point, scattered foxing through out. More
[Washington, DC?]: 1852. A brief manuscript note (secretarial?), signed by Heath and directed to Hon. Thomas J. Rusk. U.S. Senate, dated April 23, 1852. Single sheet, folded to 24 x 20 cm., some 16 words. Heath states that the warrant was mailed to Stovall at San Augustine, Texas on the..... More
New York [NY]: Printed by Vanderpool & Cole, corner of Pearl & Beekman streets, 1826-27. Volume 1, numbers 1-12 [all published]. 22 cm. vii, (1), 472pp. Issued monthly from March 1826 to February 1827, gathered into a single volume with index and title page. Worn period leather, with gilt stamped..... More
Boston, [MA]: Josiah Loring, No. 136, Washington Street; Folsom, Wells, and Thurston, Printers, Cambridge, 1840. Oblong 8vo. 5 3/4 x 9 1/8 in. (2) blank, (21) leaves, (5) blank but lined. Contemporary leather spine with marbled boards and paper label on cover. Spine rubbed and worn, front joint repaired. Scarce..... More
Wheeling [WV]: Printed at the Daily Press Book and Job Office, 1862. 8vo. 111pp. Brown leather spine (rubbed), and marbled boards, black paper spine label mostly chipped away. Front joint repaired, scattered foxing. The first acts of the new West Virginia government. Bookplate of Richard Evelyn Byrd, of Winchester, VA..... More
[Boston, MA]: Elisha Bellamy, Printer, Nov. 30, 1821. Second edition of both titles. 12mo. 84; 146, [2] pp. Two folding tables. Period leather binding with gilt stamped red morocco spine label. Rubbed edges and joints, some chipping, head of spine worn down to page edges. Kress S.6310 for the first..... More
New York [NY]: W. E. Dean, Printer. Published by Collins and Hannay, 1832. First edition. 12mo. 214 pp. With 13 lithograph illustrations (on 10 plates). Original brown cloth spine with green paper label (rubbed), and rose colored marbled boards, corners worn. Foxing. Bookplate of Louis Felix Ranlett who had been..... More
Louisville, KY: Published by Wilcox, Dickerman & Co. Printed by J. A. James, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1834. First edition. 12mo. xi, 396pp. Frontis. portrait. Recently rebacked with original leather label (chipped) laid down. Bookplate of James McBride on front pastedown, and his ownership signature as well as one other on the..... More
Boston [MA]: Carter and Hendee, 1830. Original calf backed boards, gilt title and rules on spine; spine ends rubbed. 15 cm. 162 pp. Frontispiece lacking. Two hand-colored folding maps, one a plan of Boston, the other a map of Boston, County of Suffolk, and adjacents towns. Text cuts. The map..... More
Plymouth, Mass. Reprinted by Allen Danforth, 1826. 12mo. 204 pp. Period full leather, gilt stamped red morocco spine label. Worn along joints, along edges, spine ends chipped and worn, boards scuffed, insect damage to several early leaves affecting a few words, overall browning to text. Reprint of 1669 edition. More
San Francisco, [CA]: Henry G. Langley and Samuel A. Morison, 1859. 8vo. iv (ads), 432 pp. (the last 12 numbered pages are advertisements). Period black leather spine with black cloth boards. Front joint starting. library bookplate on front pastedown, and previous owner's signature at head of title page. Though the..... More
Topeka, Kansas: Published by the author, 1871. First edition. Publishers original brown cloth, titles stamped in gold gilt on front panel. 18 cm. frontis., vii, 8 - 287 [1] pp., illustrations, map, index. Information for immigration help. The folding map, 13 1/2 x 25 in., tipped in at rear (upside..... More
Helena, Mont. Journal Publishing Co., [1890]. First edition 8vo. [4], 80, [2] pp. 12 plates. Original gilt stamped green cloth. Small piece torn from front pastedown, otherwise very good. Ronan, U.S. Indian Agent for the Flathead Agency in Montana, originally published these sketches in the Helena Montana Journal, before putting..... More
Cambridge, [MA]: Printed at the Riverside Press, 1893. First edition. Large paper copy. No. 160 of 250 copies. Two volumes. 22 cm. frontis. portrait, vi, 387 pp., folding map in pocket (a few separations at folds); frontis. portrait, vi, 373 pp. White cloth spine with gray paper boards. Paper labels..... More
Northampton, Mass: Hopkins, Bridgman & Co., 1850. First edition. 12mo. 227 pp. Two portraits. A signature pulled. Original embossed brown cloth, chipping to spine ends. More
Buffalo, [NY]: Steele's Press, 1846. First edition. 12mo. 310pp. Four plates. Original embossed brown cloth, quite soiled. Foxed with old tidelines throughout, front and rear blank endpapers lacking. Library stamps of Shortt Library Saskatchewan on a few leaves. A few gatherings pulled, binding cocked, as usual the map is lacking..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1835. First English edition. Two volumes. 8vo. 11, [1], 336; 7, [1], 340 pp. Original cloth backed drab boards. New paper spine labels. Joints starting in a couple of places, blank rear endpaper in volume two lacking. Author's first book. Howes H 568. BAL 8521. Buck 274..... More