Boston, (MA): Pendleton’s Lithog’y, nd [early 1830s]. nd [early 1830s]. Black-and-white illustration, 2 ¼ x 5 ¾ inches, of three of the college’s buildings situated on a hill, fenced-in pastures and a barn to the left, a line of trees in front, and a single path leading up the hill..... More
[Amherst, Mass.]: John S. & Charles Adams, printers, 1830. 22 cm. 4pp. Some old spotting and stains, some calculations written on title page, perhaps a parent calculating the cost of the education. Amherst College was founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College which had run into financial..... More
[London]: (Printed by John Stevens, 153, Fleet Street), (1835?). First separate edition (?), first published in the "Quarterly Review," No. 58 (December, 1823), p. 485, under the authorship of "a Barrister". Folio. 3 pp. "The principle of the Act for the abolition of slavery is, that the negro shall be..... More
Winchester, Tenn. The Anasarcin Chemical Co., ca. 1906. Single sheet folded. 15.5 cm. 4 pp. The two internal pages list druggists around the country, plus a handful in Canada and a few international, where the tablets can be found. On rear page is an advertisement for Anassarcin Elixir. Laid in..... More
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NP: [1844]. First edition. 8vo. (24) pp. Printed "Free Eagle of Mexico" emblem on final page. Streeter "Texas" 1471: "The signature 'Lundy' on page [2] is undoubtedly a pseudonym as Benjamin Lundy had died in 1839. This pamphlet was probably published in the spring of 1844 when the Texas Annexation..... More
[Washington, DC: Gales & Seaton, 1844]. Unbound sheets, stab-stitched. 23 cm. 15, (1) pp. Old vertical fold, foxing, age-toning, some loss at corners not affecting text. Printed copies, in favor and opposed, to the annexation of Texas, including Henry Clay's letter to the Editors of the National Intelligencer in April..... More
Black & white photo, 8 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches. Group portrait of thirty-seven men, members of the San Francisco [CA] Striped Bass Club, in coats and ties at banquet tables well set with wines. Striped bass were introduced successfully to this area from the East about 1880. Mounting traces..... More
Baltimore: Printed by Wm. T. Bissell, 1875. 8vo. 10, (1) pp. Ads. Original printed green wrappers. Very good. "Ninth annual circular." Includes a list of faculty and textbooks, requirements for graduation, fees, and lists of students and recent graduates. The Washington University Medical School was founded in 1827, but closed..... More
Montgomery, AL: W.W. Screws, state printer, 1875. 8vo. 8 pp. Original printed wrappers (soiled, spine somewhat worn), stitched. Includes a statement of expenses, the steward's report, a list of the 23 patients (with their ages and infirmities), and an account of the hospital property. More
Louisville, KY: Printed by John P. Morton & Co. for the company, 1867. 8vo. 152 pp. Tables. Detailed accounting of operations, income and expenses, capital improvements, expansion, etc., an analysis of business conducted, and complete proceedings of the stockholders' meeting. Cover title: "Annual Report of the Louisville & Nashville R.R...... More
St. Petersburg, FL. St. Petersburg Apartment Owners Assoc.d. (ca. 1930's). Color illus. paperwraps, with insets of black & white photos. Folded in half vertically. 8vo.; 19pp. A photo illustrated alphabetical listing of apartments for rent, for the week or the season. Color illus. map on rear wrap. Very good. No..... More
NP: np, nd [ca. 1830]. Printed broadside, 11 ½ x 9 1/8 inches, second line of the title in larger bold capitals. An appeal to keep the day “holy,” particularly aimed at proprietors of steam-boats, cars, and means of public conveyances: “Our Steam-boats, Rail-road Cars, Stages, and private vehicles groan..... More
Single sheet, measuring 7 1/2 x 12 inches. A partially printed document, completed in manuscript, from the Orphan's Court of Lawrence County. Signed by John Gallagher, Clk. of the Orphan's Court, with his seal affixed to verso. Creased from folding, else very good. An Alabama Territorial imprint. The original printed..... More
8vo. (24) pp., 20 items or lots per page, written in a blank book. Full manuscript inventory of an unlocated southern household or plantation: furnishings, household goods, food, crops, livestock, etc., each item or lot with an appraised value; includes 13 slaves, ranging in value from "Boy George" at $25..... More
Phladelphia: Published by M. Fithian, 61 North Second Street, 1842. 8vo. 251 pp. Original publishers embossed brown cloth with title gilt stamped on spine. Very good copy. More
Philadelphia, (PA): M. Fithian, 1842. First collected and separate edition. 12mo. 251 pp. A defense of Catholicism against the extreme anti-Catholic demagoguery of the day: "the documents here referred to clearly shew, that the condition of mankind has been no wise improved by the great religious revolution of the sixteenth..... More
Pinehurst, NC: The company, 1932. Catalogue of archery equipment for sale, teaching manual, and record book. 8vo. 32 pp. Illustrated from photographs and line drawings, diagrams. This catalogue apparently not recorded in OCLC. Very good. Original decorated and gilt-stamped green wrappers, stapled. (10728). Catalogue of archery equipment for sale, teaching..... More
(Pinehurst, NC: The company, c1931). Annual catalogue of archery equipment for sale, teaching manual, and record book. 8vo. 32 pp. Illustrated from photographs and line drawings, diagrams. OCLC locates one copy (Virginia); North Carolina also holds a copy. But for the lacking rear wrapper, a very good copy. Original decorated..... More
Pinehurst, NC: Archers Co., 1931. Sale catalogue. Small 8vo. 32 pp. Illustrated from photographs, line drawings; ad for "Ye Sylvan Archer," a magazzine, laid in. 1931 sale catalogue from the archery supply company, with articles on the sport's history, instruction, and upcoming competitions. OCLC locates two copies (North Carolina, Virginia)..... More
Pinehurst, NC: Archers Co., 1931. Sale catalogue. Small 8vo. 32 pp. Illustrated from photographs, line drawings. 1931 sale catalogue from the archery supply company, with articles on the sport's history, instruction, and upcoming competitions. Cover title: "The Archers Company/ Fine Bows and Arrows." OCLC locates two copies (North Carolina, Virginia)..... More
Pinehurst, NC: Archers Co., 1932. Sale catalogue. Small 8vo. 32 pp. Illustrated from photographs, line drawings. 1932 sale catalogue from the archery supply company, with articles on the sport's history, instruction, and upcoming competitions. Cover title: "The Archers Company 1932." Lake & Wright, p. 45 (locating two copies: Denver Public..... More
(Chicago: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, 1925). Small 4to folded to narrow 8vo. 46 pp. [as printed double-column]. Illustrated, maps. "This folder is published for the purpose of presenting briefly some facts which may be of interest to homeseekers and other investors whose attention has been drawn to Arizona."..... More
Portsmouth, VA: Somerville Printery, 1934. Printed broadside, 11 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches, employing several sizes and styles of type, the text framed on top and bottom by ornamental rules, the imprint under the bottom rule. Daniel Atkins (1866-1923), for whom the post was named, served as a steward in..... More
1885. Broadside, printed on silk. Measuring 11 x 14 1/2 inches. Signed in type by H.M. Nixon, L.M. Brown, and J.H. Oliver, Committee. Some soiling and wear at edges (short splits near top edge, not affecting text). The resolution adopted was to thank the citizen soldiery of Philadelphia for their..... More
