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Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1839. First edition. Original cloth over boards. Duodecimos. 242 and 228 pages. Very good in original bindings of pebbled green cloth over boards with paper spine labels. Shallow chipping at heads of spines, minor wear and toning to spine labels, faint spotting to cloth. Hinges sound, interiors mildly age toned. Overall a very attractive set.. Frederick Marryat was a British naval officer and pioneering nautical fiction writer. He traveled to America in 1836-1837, and this is the first American edition of his account of that visit. It is an interesting outside view, but his criticisms of American culture and society led some to publicly burn his book and effigy. <br /> <br /> Ref. SABIN 44696; HOWES M300; MCKINSTRY P248.

Albany: Edward Leslie, Printer, 1865. First edition. Disbound. Octavo. 20 pages. Remnants of removal from a larger binding along spine, a 1/2" x 2" angular piece missing at bottom inner margin of last leaf with no loss of text. Otherwise clean and near fine overall.. Rev. Dyer was the chaplain at the Albany Penitentiary. His memorial sermon, given in the prison's chapel, coincided with Lincoln's funeral in Washington on April 19th. He finds the circumstances of Lincoln's death to be "of a painfully instructive character" for the nation, and lays out what he believes God "would have us learn from this event." <br /> <br /> Only 600 copies of this sermon were printed, according to early Lincolniana collector and bibliographer Daniel Fish.<br /> <br /> The Albany Penitentiary at this time housed many inmates from Washington, DC, as the prison there had been taken over for the U. S. Arsenal in 1862. Indeed four convicted Lincoln… Leer más

London: The Argonaut Press, 1928. Limited edition of 975 copies, this copy not numbered. Hardcover. Quarto. cvi, 182 pages. Bound in tan cloth over boards with vellum spine, integral ribbon bookmark. Ralegh's coat of arms stamped in gilt on upper board, spine titled in gilt. Some spotting at lower fore corners of both boards and at bottom of lower board near spine. Old dampstain at bottom inner corners of rear endpapers. Later owner bookplate on front pastedown below Strachey's. Hinges sound. Very good overall.. Frontispiece portrait, 2 folding maps. A superb edition of Sir Walter Ralegh's Guiana expedition in search of the golden city of El Dorado. Appendices A and B contain Spanish official dispatches that had not seen the light of day for 300 years, and which make it possible to compare Ralegh's own account of the 1595 expedition with the narratives of contemporary Spaniards actually on the ground. <br /> <br /> This copy previously owned by Lytton Strachey, noted… Leer más

Baltimore: Printed by W. M. Innes, 1863. Later card covers. Octavo. 48 pages. Bound in later moire-patterned card covers with type-script label on front cover. Light tanning to pamphlet, with an old pencil note below author's name and a faint water-tide mark at inner margin, and on title page. Very good to near fine overall.. Interesting and uncommon pamphlet published in Baltimore during the Civil War which is highly critical of Abraham Lincoln, New England, and Abolitionists. The author sees disunion and the Civil War as resulting from self-righteous New Englanders too aggressively pushing their agenda on the South. He claims that while Lincoln's words claimed to want the Union preserved, his policies forced the rift with the South.<br /> <br /> Ref. SABIN 36316.

Los Angeles: Glen Dawson, 1961. First Edition. Full cloth. Duodecimo. x, 178 pages. Fine. Color Frontispiece. One of 250 copies. Comprehensive reference to the series, including chronological and numerical lists of the volumes published plus indexes by contributor and subject. Errata page bound in at rear. Grey cloth over boards with gilt title on a red spine label. Foxing to top edge of textblock.

Cincinnati: American Reform Tract And Book Society, 1854. Wrappers. Thirty-twomo. 15 pages. Near fine. Uncommon Cincinnati imprint of this tract from Stowe, whose "Uncle Tom's Cabin" had appeared two years before. Hymn "Nearer My God To Thee" printed on rear cover. Bound in printed self wraps with sewn binding. Light foxing, contemporary prior ownership inscriptions on front cover and rear cover. Two minor archival tissue repairs to head and heel of spine.

Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey, by Lang & Ustick, 1795. Unbound sheets tied with old thread. Octavo. 51 pages. A copy that apparently was never bound, but whose signatures are tied together in three places along spine with sturdy thread. Moderate soil to external leaves, a few edge chips to untrimmed fore and bottom edges.. This is a strong Jeffersonian-Republican argument against the Jay Treaty, then before Congress. The treaty was designed by Alexander Hamilton, negotiated by Chief Justice John Jay, and supported by President Washington. The purpose was to resolve certain issues between the United States and Great Britain which had been left outstanding since the end of the American Revolutionary War.<br /> <br /> Jeffersonian Republicans were staunchly opposed to the treaty, and the fierce debate--of which this pamphlet is a part--caused such deep divisions that it cemented the American political party system. Even President Washington came under attack for his support of… Leer más

New-York: Printed for I. Riley and Co, 1806. Second edition, considerably enlarged. Contemporary calf over boards. Octavo. xii, [13]-284 pages. Very good. Rebacked in leather, retaining original boards and red spine title label. Minor rubs to fore corners, some offsetting to title page from frontispiece, and mild browning throughout but remarkably clean and sound overall.. Frontispiece engraving of Pocahontas rescuing John Smith. The first extensive treatment of the legend of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith, in its preferred edition, complete, and excellent condition. Scarce, thus.<br /> <br /> The frontispiece was engraved by Benjamin Tanner after F. James, and depicts Pocahontas saving John Smith from execution at the hands of her father. This is one of the earliest American romantic novels about Native Americans. <br /> <br /> Davis was an English immigrant with literary aspirations who lived in Philadelphia at the beginning of the 19th century. He was acquainted with… Leer más

New York: Charles Magnus, 1864. Single leaf approximately 5" x 8. Near fine condition with a small chip to top right corner.. Hand-colored lithograph headpiece. Patriotic Union Civil War song sheet with three verses, beginning: <br /> <br /> "Draw comrades draw the bright sabre again,<br /> Let the crack of rifle for ever be heard..."<br /> <br /> The hand-colored headpiece is a view of the City of Richmond from across the James River, with the Confederate Capitol prominently in the center (Magnus 61, per Wolf). <br /> <br /> Charles Magnus was a German immigrant printing entrepreneur who produced city views as well as views of camps and hospitals during the Civil War. He is well known for his postal covers and song sheets as well. <br /> <br /> Ref. WOLF 656.

New York: Bidwell Publishing Company, 1889. Full cloth. Octavo. 560 pages. Lacking half title leaf. Hinges sound, a few minor extremity rubs to exterior.. Black & White Frontispiece Portrait, Illus.. Bidwell recounts his Puritan upbringing, successful struggles against poverty, his career as a merchant, his commercial misfortunes and temptations, and his ultimate fall. Well illustrated with a tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait and many woodcut illustrations in the text.

New York and Washington: The Neale Publishing Company, 1910. First Edition. Original cloth over boards. Duodecimo. 206 pages. Near fine. Bound in burgundy cloth over boards with gilt-stamped spine and upper board, top edge gilt. Contemporaneous prior owner name neatly penned to front free endpaper. Light rubs to extremities with a few shallow bumps. Hinges sound. Clean and bright overall.. Frontispiece portrait. In the spring of 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt sent a Commission abroad in an attempt to interest the prominent nations of Europe in putting China's finances on the gold standard. Anna Sterling Guthridge travelled with the Commission as the wife of its First Secretary. <br /> <br /> Mexico sent its own Commission, headed by Enrique C. Creel, and together this Joint Commission visited London, Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, St. Petersburg, and Moscow. Guthridge records with enthusiasm the scenes and anecdotes of this tour early U. S. diplomatic tour. Scarce.<br /> <br… Leer más

New York: John A. Gray, Printer, 1860. Wrappers. 24mo 5" - 6" tall. 29 pages. Very Good. Small pamphlet with original printed wrappers over a sewn binding. Some light overall soil, covers split along lower 1" of spine.. Correspondence related to accusations of libel made by Gerrit Smith against Royal Phelps and Watts Sherman of the New York Democratic Vigilant Association. The dispute arose from the latter publishing a "Manifesto" in which it was alleged that Gerrit Smith had full prior knowledge of John Brown's plan at Harper's Ferry. That Smith was well acquainted with and had supported Brown was not disputed, but Smith denied knowing Brown's plans for a bloody uprising.

New Haven: Connecticut Branch, W. O. N. P. R., 1933. Broadside. 7" x 10 1/4. Single sheet printed on one side. Slight age toning. Fine condition.. This is an original handbill from a major women's group soliciting votes to repeal Prohibition in 1933.<br /> <br /> Women's organizations--particularly the Women's Christian Temperance Union--are strongly associated with passage of the 18th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution and the national ban on alcoholic beverages it brought in 1919. The major role women played in getting Prohibition repealed is not as widely recognized, however.<br /> <br /> This handbill was issued by the Connecticut Branch of the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform (W.O.N.P.R.). The W.O.N.P.R. was organized in 1929 by women who could no longer ignore the destructive (if unintended) consequences of Prohibition. <br /> <br /> Here voters are asked to vote for ratification of the 21st Amendment, reminding them… Leer más

Buffalo: Wheeler, Matthews & Warren, 1863. First edition. Disbound. Very good. A few minor stains, faint vertical crease to booklet, remnants of binding along spine.. An interesting and well-reasoned discourse on the state of the Civil War about a month after the Battle of Gettysburg, from the Union perspective. Rev. Smith concludes with answers to objections such as that the aim of the war had shifted from preservation of the Union to the abolishment of slavery, the use of black soldiers, etc. Quite scarce. SABIN 82700.

Philadelphia: George R. Graham, 1843. Marbled paper over boards with leather spine and fore corners. Octavo. iv, 320 pages. Mild rubs to extremities, occasional foxing and browning inside. Very good to near fine overall.. Engravings, some colored. The July through December 1843 issues of Graham's Magazine, of which Edgar Allan Poe had recently been editor. This volume contains three reviews by Poe, including his review of James Fenimore Cooper's historical novel, "Wyandotté." <br /> <br /> It was while editor of Graham's that Poe developed his bitingly sarcastic style of literary criticism, and that style is full flower here. Not surprisingly, Cooper gets the least amount of acid from Poe's pen.<br /> <br /> Also included in this volume are four poems by a young poet named Elizabeth B. Barrett. Her 1844 volume "Poems" would lead to her meeting another poet, Robert Browning. A famous literary courtship ensued, and Elizabeth… Leer más

Rochester: The Du Bois Press, 1928. Folded sheet, 25 3/4" x 38 5/8. Fine, with original fold creases.. Pictorial map. Large colorful pictorial map showing downtown Cleveland in 1928. Cartoons and historic vignettes decorate the map, which also gives the layout of the streets, railroad lines, and wharves along Lake Erie.<br /> <br /> Comes with original mailing envelope.

Frederick County: Matthias Bartgis at Pleasant Dale Paper Mill, 1823. Original calf. Duodecimo. Sixteenmo. Near fine in original binding with slight edge wear. Boards somewhat splayed but hinges and binding sound.. Woodcut frontispiece portrait of Washington. Scarce imprint of this Revolutionary War history, originally published at the turn of the 19th century. Richard Snowden was a New Jersey school teacher whose works were mostly aimed at a student audience. <br /> <br /> Matthias Bartgis was a pioneering German American printer in Frederick County, Maryland. He opened the first printing office in Frederick in 1777, having apprenticed under William Bradford of Philadelphia. Prior to the Bartgis press there had been no printing press in Maryland beyond the tidewater line. <br /> <br /> Charles Griffith Haslup, a sheriff in Howard County, Maryland in the 1850s, has written his name in several places on the endpapers and first and last blank leaves. <br /> <br />… Leer más

Wilmington, 1807. Single sheet, folded in half to approximately 7 7/8" x 9 5/8. Near fine. Old folds, remnants of a wax seal and some associated loss to paper from opening, though no loss of content.. Handwritten letter from Founding Father John Dickinson just months before he died. The letter is to James Vaux, a prominent Philadelphia Quaker, regarding an apparent shared interest in a lease. <br /> <br /> Dickinson writes:<br /> ------<br /> "Esteemed Friend, <br /> <br /> Thy letter of the second is received, with the inclosure. <br /> <br /> A copy of the lease is now sent for W. P.[?]___<br /> <br /> The exorbitant demands for surveying must, I suppose, be paid, as a controversy would only lead from one injury to another--- All that can be done, will be to keep as much as possible out of the Hands of these men in future. <br /> <br /> I am thy sincere friend, <br /> <br /> John Dickinson<br />… Leer más

Cambridge: Moses King, Publisher, 1883. Second edition. Original decorative cloth over bevelled boards. Octavo. x, 276, xi-xxix pages. A few minor rubs and shallow bumps to extremities. Hinges remain sound. Fine overall.. Over 200 original illustrations by various artists. Profusely illustrated Victorian era travel guide to Boston and environs. Both illustrations and text are indexed at the front. Contains numerous advertisements at front and rear as well. Includes one color advertisement as a tipped-in plate, for an importer of Havana cigars. Handsome decorated publisher's cloth binding.

Washington, 1859. Sheets of stationery folded once to approximately 8" x 12 3/4. Near fine condition overall, with original fold creases and some minor toning to paper.. Three letters from Lord Napier to American attorney James Mandeville Carlisle while Napier was British Minister to the United States in Washington, DC. Two of the letters seek the advice of Carlisle on behalf of Her Majesty's Government regarding individual maritime incidents:<br /> <br /> (1) The letter dated 20 July 1858 at Washington concerns the seizure of the American brig "Panchita" by Her Britannic Majesty's ship "Sappho," on suspicion of the former being engaged in the African slave trade. The "Panchita" was seized some 50 miles up the Congo River, searched, and then returned to New York where she was handed over to authorities. The owners of the "Panchita" firmly denied the slave-trading charges and demanded the arrest of two British officers on board.<br… Leer más