Warrenton, NC: Printed at the News office, 1859. First edition (?). Printed broadside, 11 x 8 1/4 inches, employing several sizes and styles of type, including an elaborate large ornamental display type for the word "Plow," the entire text enclosed within a wide ornamental border. The text describes two types..... More
Boston: Printed by Adams & Nourse, Printers to the General Court, 1787. Broadside. 39 1/2 x 32 1/2 cm. Illus. relief cut. Signed in type by Gov. James Bowdoin, and by John Avery, Secretary. Old fold lines, a few tiny holes, else a very good example, encapsulated. "Wheras by an..... More
[Boston: Centinel Office, 1826]. Broadside, 41 1/2 x 21 cm. Verse in two columns, with typographical border and wide margins. Slight browning and some spotting in a few places, a few tears. A venerable Boston federalist paper, founded in 1784, which ran until 1840. No OCLC. More
[New York]: np, 1839. Broadside. 36 x 27 cm. Printed in two columns, within an unusually large typographical border. Very good. Verse on the "magnific piles" that are New York's edifices and culture. American Imprints for 1835 records a carrier's address for the New York Mirror, but no others during..... More
Davenport, Iowa: Designed by W.H. Pratt and lithographed by A. Hageboeck, 1865. Broadside. 38 x 31 cm. Several small tape repairs on verso, several untaped tears on edges. A calligraphic portrait memorial of Lincoln, using shading to form his likeness with the text of his Emancipation Proclamation. "Designed and written..... More
[Andover, Mass.]: Flagg & Gould, Printers, [1819]. Broadside, 47 x 29 cm. Typographical border. One blank corner torn off, slightly affecting the border, separation at horizontal center fold, with small hole in center. One name added in manuscript. The most prominent student, in the senior class, was Orville Dewey. The..... More
A 3pp. letter in a secretarial hand, approx. 600 words, signed by Jones, and dated Washington City, December 17, 1818. Lt. Jones, a Naval officer, prefaces his case with a reminder to Pres. Monroe that they had met in July when Jones reported on "the motives and feelings of the..... More
Washington, [DC]: National Intelligencer--Extra. Tuesday, December 8, 1835. Large folio broadsheet, six columns on the recto and five on the verso. Browned, some spotting, old fold lines, with some small breaks at folds, slight loss to a few words. Pres. Jackson's State of the Union address extolling being debt free..... More
NP: np, [1822]. Single sheet folded into 4 pp. 32 1/2 x 20 cm., with text on p. [1] & p. [4]. Double column. Thomas was chief engineer of the Erie Canal west of Rochester. [See Appleton's]. Here he debates Peter B. Porter over issues relating to the construction of..... More
Richmond, VA: West & Johnston, 1862. First edition, 8vo. 22 cm. -xv, [1], - 192 pp. Lacks spine and rear wrap of a later green wrapper, not the original printed one, browning to text block. "The author treats all subjects growing out of the slavery dispute with an acuteness of..... More
Philadelphia [Originally printed in London]: Kimber and Conrad, No. 93 Market Street, 1814. First American edition. 8vo. 14 cm. [5], - 68pp., including frontis. and two plates. Bound in full burgundy morocco. Boards and spine stamped with gilt decoration, marbled end papers. All edges gilt. Some chipping to spine and..... More
Burlington, NJ: Published by Joseph Sharpless, 1807. Fifth American edition. 12mo. 17 cm. 144pp. Full leather period binding, gilt stamped label on spine rubbed. Spine ends worn down, front joint repaired and hinge reinforced. More
New Haven: Printed by William W. Morse, [1801]. First edition. 8vo. x, [2], 274, [47]pp. of tables and errata,13 folding engraved plates. Period flame calf, gilt stamped red morocco spine label, gilt rules. Chip to head of spine, front joint split. Ex Franklin Library copy. Mansfield's work "is considered the..... More
Philadelphia: Published by Johnson & Warner, 1812. 12mo., 13 cm. [4], 5 - 36pp., Illustrated with 11 engravings. Lacks wrappers. Bound in black leather with gilt designed borders on boards, gilt title on spine. Chipping to head of spine, front joint starting. A moral lesson of friendship and deception. This..... More
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 549 & 551 Broadway, 1872. 12mo. 18.5 cm. Frontis., 123pp. Stated 'new and revised edition,' appears to be reprint of 1827 edition. Parrallel text in French and English. Viticultural practices in the south of France as adapted by the author in an unsuccessful attempt..... More
Boston: Printed by John W. Folsom, No. 30, Union Street, 1798. 12 mo. 17.5 cm. v, [2], 8-360 pp. Bound in burgundy library buckram, book plate of Havard College Library. Evans names William Austin as editor. More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 346 & 348 Broadway, 1858. First Edition. 12mo. 19 cm. 316pp. Blind stamped brown cloth. Front cover edges and spine have fade, truly creating a blonde and brunette effect. Some scattered foxing. "In 1857 he founded and edited the St. Louis Leader, also a...... More
New York: Published by J. P. Peaslee, No. 49 Cedar Street, 1835. First edition. 16mo. 16.5 cm. xvi, 316pp. Publishers brown pebbled cloth with gilt stamped spine. Slight foxing mostly on endpapers. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 33773. HOWES P-440. More
Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1853. First editon.12mo. 19 cm. vii, 230pp. Embossed publisher's cloth with gilt stamping on front board and spine. Some soiling to the binding, with wear to crown of spine, corners and edges. More
Boston, [MA]: A. Williams and Company, 100, Washington Street, 1864. 8vo. 23.5 cm. 16pp. Lower outer corner of sheets trimmed away, not affecting text block, lacks wrappers. Chipping along edges. More
Hartford, [CT]: Printed by Hale & Hosmer, 1814. 16mo. 14 cm. 90 pp. Engraved frontis. of a seated woman reading a book. Contemporary calf spine with gilt rules, and marbled boards. Text lightly foxed. Very good. First American edition was printed in 1793, of which SHIPTON says no complete copy..... More
[1837, 1841]. Copper tokens, printed privately and issued during the Panic of 1837. The three in this group, all somewhat worn, are printed with different messages on each side: 1) "Millions for defence not one cent for tribute. / Substitute for shin plasters." November 1837. 2) "I follow in the..... More
Springfield, [MA]: Printed by Ashley & Brewer, 1800. 12mo. 17 cm. v, [5]-192 pp. Period flame calf binding with red leather label and gilt rules on spine. Fine copy. Large bookplate of Young Men's Social Library, Ipswich with rules on pastedown. Perhaps the first American edition of an English one..... More
New York: Published by G. & C. Carvill, Broadway, 1829. First edition. 8vo. 21.5 cm. 40 pp. Bound in modern green cloth with leather spine label. Very good. Mostly focused on Revolutionary New York. Kent was President of the Historical Society at the time. More
July 6, 1858. Four (4) pp. ALS from C.L. Anderson to his mother. 8 x 10 in., approx. 600 words. Very good, legible. Charles writes of the interesting post-July Fourth doings in Lowell, Massachusetts: "Joe Pentlands Circus came into town on Saturday morning and remained till that evening, catching the..... More
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