Philadelphia [PA]: Lea and Blanchard, 1849. First edition. Two volumes. 8vo. 417; 450pp., (1 errata) Frontispiece portrait, folding facsimile. Wirt (1772-1834) served as prosecutor in the 1807 treason case against Aaron Burr and as Attorney General of the United States, 1817-1829. Inscribed in volume one by the author in 1863..... More
Worcester, Massachusetts: By Brother Isaiah Thomas, 1798. 4to. Frontis. [8], 288 pp. A few errors in pagination, but no text missing [ie: pp. 96, 134 misnumbered as 98, 130]. Fine, large engraved frontis. by Seymour. Contemporary calf, leather spine label lacking. Joints cracked, hinges very weak, binding rubbed, rear board..... More
Washington, [DC]: Government Printing Office, 1866. First edition. 30 cm. xxiv, 717pp. Half brown morocco over pebbled boards, leather rubbed and scuffed; all edges marbled. Very good. Previous owner's signature on flyleaf. Monaghan 835. More
San Augustine Co., TX: 1838. Half-sheet, 15 x 20 cm. One-page, in full: "Republic of Texas / County of San Augustine / I do hereby certify that Samuel M. Lucas appeared before me this day and took the oath of allegiance to support the Constitution and Laws of the Republic..... More
NP: 1839. Partly printed document, completed in manuscript, on blue paper. 11 x 19 cm. The Sheriff of San Augustine County is commanded to summon Henry Russell to appear at the present term of the County Court, held in the town of San Augustine on the 3rd Monday "in this..... More
NP: September 10, 1857. Partly printed document, completed in manuscript, on blue lined paper, 13 x 19 cm. Signed by T.H. McCray, and by the President of Tellico Mfg. Company, S. Vanhook. The money was to be placed to the account of the Tellico Manufacturing Company. This document marked "No..... More
London: Trubner and Co., 1858. First Edition. 8vo. [4], 168 pp., [1] advertisement, 22 illustrations on 18 plates, 8 are tinted; two folding maps, one with a long closed tear where the map is attached to a tab, and small closed tears at some folds, the other with a short..... More
Single sheet, folded to 24 x 20 cm., [2] leaves. Partly printed document, completed in manuscript, on recto of the first leaf, manuscript copy of the original promissory note on verso; [third page blank], docketed on verso of second leaf. Gray states "by this public instrument of protest," that he..... More
[Canadian, Texas: 1890]. Single sheet of letterhead stationery from the office of Temple Houston, Attorney at Law, Canadian, Texas. 27 x 21 cm., approx. 65 words. Accompanied by the stamped, addressed mailing envelope. Temple Houston writes to Gober that he is preparing for the trial but agrees with Col. Baker..... More
Baltimore: Fielding Lucas, Jr., 1839. First edition. 8vo. x, 216pp. Facsimile letter. Publishers brown cloth, edgeworn and soiled. Hand done paper spine label chipped. Part one only (all that was published) of Mayo's work, which is a "virulent attack on Jackson's administration." --Howes M454. More
Los Angeles, CA: T. Newman, nd [ca. 1906]. Issued by direction of the San Antonio Business Men's Club. Oblong pale green paperwraps, bound with a cord at left margin. Illustration of the Alamo on front cover. Half-tone plates American Engraving Company, Los Angeles. Photos E.E. Frisbie, San Antonio. 24 x...... More
[Austin, Texas?]: Published by Sheriff's Association of Texas [printed by E.L. Steck Company], 1930. Illustrated paperwraps, stapled. Volume One, No. 1. This issue only. 31 cm. 32, [1] pp., plus [15] pp. of ads for Texas businesses. Photo illustrations. Title on the front cover has been rather amateurishly colored in..... More
Boston, [MA]: Printed by Manning & Loring, 1798, 1803. First edition. 8vo. 2 vols. Vol. 1: viii, [1], 10-304 pp.; v. 2: vii, [2], 10-222 pp., [2]. Original white paper spines and drab blue paper boards. Spines partly perished, worn with spine labels chipped off, corner of front endpaper of..... More
Chicago, [IL]: Donnelley, Gassette & Loyd, 1880. Second edition. 8vo. Frontis. portrait, 285pp., illustrations. Publisher's brown cloth, rubbed and worn at spine ends and corners, pages 13-14 roughly opened, with some loss at margin but no loss of text. Later printing of Howes K62. Graff 2296. Rader 2153. Six-guns 1224..... More
Buffalo [NY]: A. W. Wilgus, 1843. First edition. 12mo. 356 pp. Frontis. & folding map. Full leather, joints cracked, front board partly detached, hinges weak, wear, gilt stamped black morocco spine label rubbed. Some browning on title and endpapers, otherwise clean. Lande 2283. TPL 2622. Howes W 16. Sabin 100969..... More
Boston, [MA]: Published by George Adams, Office No. 91 Washington Street, 1850. Gilt and blind embossed green cloth spine and printed paper boards (rubbed). 24 cm. (2) pp. ads, 385pp., (1), 45, (5) pp. of ads; ads on front and rear pastedowns and front and rear boards. Some wear to..... More
NP: [Missouri Pacific Lines], nd [ca. 1931]. Color illustrated paperwraps, stapled. 30 cm. [32] pp. [including wrappers]. Text in two columns, numerous photo illustrations. Map of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas on rear wrapper. Some shallow chipping and wear to wrappers, short split along spine, overall a good..... More
Barnstable, [MA]: S. B. Phinney, 1840. Bounded in 3/4 leather and marbled boards, front joint splitting. 23 cm. 92pp. Bound with A DISCOURSE PRONOUNCED AT BARNSTABLE ON THE THIRD OF SEPTEMBER, 1839, at the Celebration of the Second Centennial Anniversary of the Settlement of Cape Cod, by John Gorham Palfrey..... More
Ten items, laid into a cloth folder, small cloth label, stamped "Dobie" in gilt on the spine of the folder. All items are very good. The items include: 1) Dobie, J. Frank. AS THE MOVING FINGER WRIT. Reprinted from Southwest Review, Autumn, 1955, Dallas, Texas. Orange paperwraps, stapled. 26 cm..... More
NP: [Missouri Pacific Lines], nd [ca. 1931]. Color illustrated paperwraps, stapled. 30 cm. [32] pp. [including wrappers]. Text in two columns, numerous photo illustrations. Map of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas on rear wrapper. Front wrapper has the rubber stamp name of W.E. Krause, Wauwatosa, Wis. and small..... More
NP: np, nd [ca. 1928?]. Plain brown cloth, evenly faded, blind stamped borders on front and rear covers, a bit of wear to spine ends and corners. 18 cm. [3], [26] pages, rectos only, with the letters of the alphabet, accomanied by short poems; 26 accomplished hand drawn images, versos..... More
Chicago, IL: Hall & Co. (E. D. Mendel, Lithographic & Map Publishing Office, Chicago), 1855. Lithograph map of Chicago, 31 3/8 x 25 1/2 inches, the map fully enclosed with a simple bold rule. “Shows parks, public buildings, railroad stations, land ownership, and railroads; includes population statistics for 1840 through..... More
Dallas, Texas: Industrial Dallas, Inc., nd [ca.1928-30]. Stapled paperwraps, each pamphlet bound in a different colored wrapper, text illustrated with photos, maps and charts. 30 cm. All very good. The series includes: 1) Dallas Industrial Survey, 72 pp.; 2) The Southwest- Six Billion Dollar Market, 32 pp.; 3) Dallas- Distribution..... More
Five photos, varying in size from 6 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. to 4 x 6 in., all mounted on stiff card stock, all with the stamp and/or pencil caption by Joseph Stocks on the versos, three with a blind-stamp of his name in the card stock margin. The largest..... More
Pittsburgh, PA: The Armor Lithographing Co. Limited, [nd] [188-, crossed through]. Printed stock certificate, completed in manuscript, 18 x 28 cm. Text enclosed in a decorative border, orange paper seal of the McCulloch County Land and Cattle Company in the lower left, three small vignettes of cattle, sheep, and wildlife..... More
