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1822. [N.p.: S.n., 1822]. 12-1/2 x 10. [N.p.: S.n., 1822]. 12-1/2 x 10" Verse Account of a Murder-Suicide in Pennsylvania [Broadside]. [Murder-Suicide]. [Pennsylvania]. [Koppelberger, Johannes]. Ein Neues Lied von der Mord-Geschichte des Joseph Miller, Welcher im Januar 1822, Einer Sonntags Nacht Seine Schwangere Frau unde Zwei Kinder auf eine Grausame Art Ermordete, Und sich Selbst Erhing, Welches Alles, Wie man Glaubt, Aus Armuth Geschah...[Running Title]. [N.p.: S.n., 1822]. 12-1/2" x 10" broadside. Text in three columns printed within woodcut border and separated by black rules. Moderate toning and light foxing, fraying and a few chips to edges, tear to bottom edge with negligible loss to text. $650. * This sixteen-stanza "New Song of the Murder-Story of Joseph Miller" is attributed to Johannes Koppelberger. It tells the sad story of a murder-suicide committed by Miller, a German-American. The verses say he eloped from Poland with the daughter of a nobleman in 1817. The couple made their way to… Read More

North Carolina: N.p. (Manuscript), 1889. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair. Folio. 27 pages, plus 6 other handwritten page and 3 typed pages laid in loosely and paper-clipped together. The binding measures about 15 1/2 inches tall by 11 inches wide. Bound in half leather with cloth-covered boards. The spine has completely disintegrated and the boards are just barely holding on. Corners rubbed and chipped. Paper label on the front cover has "Methodism in Beaufort" handwritten in ink. The original ledge was for the "Queen (Fire) Insurance Company of Liverpool, England" with the office in New York. Three leaves have been cut out at the front, but this may have been of different material. The first page reads, "Methodism in Beaufort..." and serves as a title page. The front pastedown has (pasted down) a letter from C. P. Jones entitled "Brief Historical Statement," which is about 3 pages long. The page after the title page begins the history,… Read More

Philadelphia: Childs & Peterson, et al., 1856. First Edition. Very Good. in two volumes, 8vo [9x6.25in]; Vol. I - 464 pp., frontispiece of Kane, large fold out map, numerous illustrations in text and 12 plates with tissue guard; Vol. II - 467 pp., frontispiece of Grinnell, fold out map, 7 plates with tissue guard; Dark brown cloth covers with blind stamped embossed ship in ice and border designs on front, gilt lettering on spine, dark brown coated end papers, all edges trimmed; Some shelf wear to both volumes to edges, all corners bumped and cloth worn through, chipping at top and bottom of spine, some rubbing to covers and boards bowed, minor foxing thought out, period prior owner ink name on front free end paper, Vol. I has 1" split in rear top gutter, Vol. II rear hinge starting to crack, fold out map edges tanned and chipped from mis fold. [Arctic Biblio 8373, Howgego III K3, Hill 904]. Elisha Kane (1820-57) was a Navy Medical Officer and polar explorer. He participated in the first American… Read More

London: George Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane, 1840. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. W. W. Bartlett. Quarto. iv, 140; iv, 106 pages. Complete with 120 engraved plates, plus 1 map. The binding measures 11 1/8 inches tall by just over 9 inches wide. Hardcover bound in original 3/4 black leather with dark brown cloth-covered boards. The binding is rubbed and bumped, and the hinges are especially rubbed but holding. Corners bumped and abraded. Some old stains and scuffs to the binding. A sound copy. A yellow bookseller's ticket on the front pastedown reads "Applegate, Pounsford & Co. / (Successors to Applegate & Co.) / Publisher's, Booksellers / Stationers, Printers / and Blank Book Manufacturers, No. 43, Main Street. - - Cincinnati." Marbled endpapers. The text is toned and shows some foxing on and around the plates. The foxing can be quite heavy, especially at the beginning of the book. Two volumes in one book. The dates are on the title pages. Collates complete… Read More

1872 CALIFORNIA 1ed Golden State Gold Rush Utah Mormon Indians Maps Pacific West
A rare first edition of R. Guy McClellan's 19th-century historical record of the American region west of the Rocky Mountains entitled, 'The Golden State.' Contents include historical descriptions of California, Oregon, Utah, Arizona, British Columbia, Alaska, the Gold Rush, Native Americans, Kit Carson, Fremont, agriculture, climate, and much more! Additionally, McClellan provides historical notes and commentary on the origins, lives, and beliefs of Mormons in the area.
This 1872 first edition is filled with numerous illustrations and maps throughout!
Item number: #40448
Price: $499
MCCLELLAN, R. Guy
The Golden State: A History of the Region West of the Rocky Mountains; Embracing California, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Idaho, Washington Territory, British Columbia, and Alaska, From the Earliest Period to the Present Time….with a History of Mormonism and the Mormons
Philadelphia: William Flint and Co.; Atlanta:… Read More

Northampton, Mass: Northampton, Mass: Hopkins, Bridgman & Co. 1850, 1850 Decorative Cloth. Very Good. First Edition. American History Biography. Owner's Name. brown embossed boards slight wear, foxing, frontis of President Jonathan Edwards, portrait of Governor Strong, Annals of Northampton Mass. 227 pgs, patrons listed , index, errata, very scarce,. Owner's Name. First Edition.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good.

1822. [N.p.: S.n., 1822]. 12-1/2 x 10. [N.p.: S.n., 1822]. 12-1/2 x 10" Verse Account of a Murder-Suicide in Pennsylvania [Broadside]. [Murder-Suicide]. [Pennsylvania]. [Koppelberger, Johannes]. Ein Neues Lied von der Mord-Geschichte des Joseph Miller, Welcher im Januar 1822, Einer Sonntags Nacht Seine Schwangere Frau unde Zwei Kinder auf eine Grausame Art Ermordete, Und sich Selbst Erhing, Welches Alles, Wie man Glaubt, Aus Armuth Geschah...[Running Title]. [N.p.: S.n., 1822]. 12-1/2" x 10" broadside. Text in three columns printed within woodcut border and separated by black rules. Moderate toning and light foxing, fraying and a few chips to edges, tear to bottom edge with negligible loss to text. $650. * This sixteen-stanza "New Song of the Murder-Story of Joseph Miller" is attributed to Johannes Koppelberger. It tells the sad story of a murder-suicide committed by Miller, a German-American. The verses say he eloped from Poland with the daughter of a nobleman in 1817. The couple made their way to… Read More

Philadelphia: Childs & Peterson, et al., 1856. First Edition. Very Good. in two volumes, 8vo [9x6.25in]; Vol. I - 464 pp., frontispiece of Kane, large fold out map, numerous illustrations in text and 12 plates with tissue guard; Vol. II - 467 pp., frontispiece of Grinnell, fold out map, 7 plates with tissue guard; Dark brown cloth covers with blind stamped embossed ship in ice and border designs on front, gilt lettering on spine, dark brown coated end papers, all edges trimmed; Some shelf wear to both volumes to edges, all corners bumped and cloth worn through, chipping at top and bottom of spine, some rubbing to covers and boards bowed, minor foxing thought out, period prior owner ink name on front free end paper, Vol. I has 1" split in rear top gutter, Vol. II rear hinge starting to crack, fold out map edges tanned and chipped from mis fold. [Arctic Biblio 8373, Howgego III K3, Hill 904]. Elisha Kane (1820-57) was a Navy Medical Officer and polar explorer. He participated in the first American… Read More

1902 1ed Pawnee Bill Indians Wild West Plains Geronimo Cowboy Illustrated Western

J.H. DeWolff's book 'Pawnee Bill' is an early 20th-century printing of Pawnee Bill's adventures with information on Geronimo, the Pony Express, Mountain Meadow Massacre, General George Custer, and even information on the infamous James Brothers.
According to Eberstadt
"Pawnee Bill played an important role in many early Indian campaigns, the Pony Express, and western scouting and pioneering."
Per Graff,
"Uncopyrighted, this little volume was used as an advertisement for the Wild West Show."
This 1902 first edition is complete with illustrations and a color illustrated cover board!
Item number: 15815
Price: $499
DEWOLFF, J. H.
Pawnee Bill (Major Gordon W. Lillie), or, from the saddle of a "cowboy and ranger" to the chair of a "bank president.": his experience and adventures on the Western plains
[United States]: Pawnee Bill's Historic Wild West Co, 1902. First Edition.
Details:
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Collation:
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108
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1862 1ed Civil War Confederate Prison Life California Brigade Ball's Bluff VA
A rare Civil War-era prison journal by the Col. Baker's California Regiment member Lt. William C. Harris. Published soon after Harris was liberated from prison, this historic account describes his suffering in a Confederate prison following his capture after the Union defeat at the 1861 Battle of Ball's Bluff.
Item number: #40164
Price: $499
HARRIS, Wm. C.
Prison-Life in the Tobacco Warehouse at Richmond.
Philadelphia: George C. Childs, 1862. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete
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175, [1]
· References: not in Eicher; Nevins I, 193
· Provenance: Handwritten
o A. N. Cheney, 1863
o John G. [Harisland]
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Green cloth
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Size: ~7.5in X 5.25in (19cm x 13cm)
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