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[Cleveland, 1865. [8] pp, folded into four panels, 3" x 5", with decorated borders. Minor wear, Very Good. With testimonials, a list of product users that includes many different enterprises, and a warning: "We caution all parties not to purchase oils claiming to be our brands, except of ourselves or through our authorized agents." Not in Romaine or Winterthur. Not located on OCLC.

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1901. 25, [1] pp. Stapled as issued. Wrappers absent, otherwise complete and Very Good. An appreciation of General Lee's decision to surrender, and to refrain from guerrilla warfare.

[Washington: Polkinhorn, 1873. 3" x 5 3/4", mounted on the top margin of the blank verso on old card stock. Light wear, Good+ or so.

[Middletown, 1882. Elephant folio broadside, 15-7/8" x 22." Beneath the quoted title, eight columns of printed women's names, each column containing about one hundred names. Old folds, shallow blank margin tear. Very Good. Beneath the lists of names is the announcement: "A COUNTY TEMPERANCE CONVENTION! Will be held in the large Dining Hall at FENWICK, This Week SATURDAY, Sept. 30, 1882." Transportation instructions are printed. Not located on OCLC as of December 2023, or online sites of AAS, Yale,

St. Charles Parish, LA, 1856. [8] pp, each page on lined, pale blue paper 7-7/8" x 12-3/4." Left edge stitched with corroded contemporary staples. Entirely in neat ink manuscript, docketed on final page. With old folds for filing. Final leaf with two closed tears, no loss. Very Good. Signed at the end by Parish Sheriff Noel St. Martin. Beginning at the bottom of page [3] the document records the name of each slave "adjudicated," the sale price realized, the purchaser, and relevant characteristics of that slave, i.e., age, skills, physical characteristics, medical issues. The list of 45 sold slaves, most of whom were listed as "field hands," continues from page [3] to the middle of page [7]. Chicot, 26, a blacksmith, brought $3,350; Joe, 50, $1000; Bazile, 40, $1525; Henry (viaux), 20, $1175; John Lowe, 40, $1175; Tom, 35, $1900; Buffalo, 35, $620; John Creole, 32, $1500; Alfred Gros., 28, $1900; Johnson, 35, $1300; William Gros, 32, $1900; MIle, 27, $1950; Coleman, 46, $1350; James Walker, 40,… Read More

Elephant folio printed broadsheet, completed in neat ink manuscript and signed by Captain Charles N. Hunt and Captain George Nelson. Old folds, several fold splits repaired, minor loss. Else Very Good. The 39th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry was organized at Camp Stanton in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, August 13 through September 2, 1862, and mustered for a three-year enlistment under the command of Colonel Phineas Stearns Davis. Originally assigned to the defense of Washington, the Regiment later saw action with the Army of the Potomac at the major battles in Virginia. This carefully detailed muster roll was written soon after the Battle at Weldon Railroad in late August 1864. It reflects the consequences of that battle, noting soldiers wounded, ill, and taken as prisoners of war.

[n.p., 1790. Oblong, puzzle is 7-1/8" X 11-3/4" completed. Housed in a period bottom of the box. Color lithograph mounted on wood and cut using a round knob jigsaw puzzle cutting style. Pink marbled paper backs the puzzle pieces. One edge piece has a small area of loss. A few very light stains or water spots, else quite clean and bright. Very Good.

Philadelphia: Young, Stewart, and M'Culloch, 1785. 12mo. 12pp, stitched, untrimmed and partly uncut. Title page within decorative border. Attractive title page ornament. A touch of spotting, Near Fine. There are two states of the title page, the other reading, 'To which are annexed...' [instead of 'is']. Evans 19208. Rosenbach, Children's Books 99.

Cleveland, O.: Printed for the Author, 1860. 16mo. 14, [2] pp. Folded to 3 1/4" x 4 1/2". Light fox, Very Good. "In this fast day and age of the world, folks can hardly spend the time to look at a large work, but their yankee curiosity prompts them to see a Tom Thumb, and gives them the taste to digest a small volume. So mote it be." A rare little item. OCLC 79740415 [0 locations].

[Netherlands?, 1780. Oblong cartoon engraving, 7-1/4" x 11-1/4." Matted on paper backing. Minor dusting, Very Good. The engraving, which initially appeared in Westminster Magazine in February 1778, was frequently re-engraved. Our version, offered here, was issued without a date or credit line. It is thought to have been printed in the Netherlands. The Westminster Magazine described the scene as follows: " I. The commerce of Great Britain, represented in the figure of a Milch-Cow. "II. The American Congress sawing off her horns, which are her natural strength and defence: one being already gone, the other just a-going. "III. The jolly, plump Dutchman milking the poor tame Cow with great glee. "IV and V. The Frenchman and Spaniard, each catching at their respective shares of the produce, and running away with bowls brimming full, laughing to one another at their success. "VI. The good ship Eagle laid up, and moved at some distance from Philadelphia, without sails or guns, ... all the rest of the… Read More

San Francisco, 1970. The group is a representative sampling of radical political literature in the Bay Area during this period. Several issues of THE CRISIS, by the Socialist Labor Committee; critiques of the ongoing Vietnam War; "The Truth About INFLATION; "Capitalism Can't Last Forever;" "Brinksmanship in Southeast Asia," with a cartoon rendering of Nixon; pamphlets touting candidates for office; broadsides, some illustrated, announcing upcoming rallies and meetings; "Can the Workers Run the Country? The Socialist Labor Party says 'Yes!' - but a top labor leader says we're wrong;" Two issues of "The Weekly People," Published by the Socialist Labor Party; "Greatest Robbery in History-- The Exploitation of Wage-Labor;" and others with similar messages. Occasional light wear, Very Good.

Worcester: Dorr, Howland & Co. Spooner & Howland, Printers, 1840. 24mo, original printed and illustrated yellow wrappers [a few light fox marks]. Cover title reads: 'About Plants. With beautiful Engravings.' 24pp, frontis illustration of an Insect Plant, title page illustration, plus nine text illustrations of Apple, Sodom, Dragon's Blood Tree, Nutmeg, Clove, Flax, and more. Very Good. OCLC 15019915 [5].

Boston: Printed for, and sold by Joseph Greenleaf, at his printing-office..., 1773. Original tooled calf, raised spine bands. Rebacked. [8], 386, [2- printer's advertisement] pp [as issued]. Contemporary inscription at upper margin of title page: "Ezekl Price | Tho's Greenleaf Junr." Very Good. The first edition of the first abridgement of a legal treatise printed in America, and the only such abridgement published before Independence. Greenleaf explains his adaptation of the work to American conditions: "The London edition takes in the whole practice of England and Scotland, this renders it both bulky and dear. The circle of a justices business in those places is vastly extensive, and is founded chiefly on acts of the British parliament, which can never have any relation to this colony." The Appendix includes "general rules and directions" and forms for American courts. FIRST EDITION. Evans 12702. Cohen 8325. I Harv. Law Cat. 277. Not in Sabin, Marvin, Marke, Eberstadt, Decker. ESTC W10093.

Columbus, 1851. Bound in original wrappers [dustsoiled]. Stitched. 85pp, scattered fox and dust. Good+.

[Philadelphia?, 1800. 8 leaves, 7 of them folded [lacks blank interior ninth leaf]. Disbound, light foxing. Except as noted, Very Good. The Abstract is signed in type by Treasury Secretary Wolcott on January 23, 1800. The folding leaves list dozens of vessels detained by France, with information on their American origin, ownership, circumstances and date of detention, and result of the litigation [generally the return of the vessel to its owner]. FIRST EDITION. Evans 38687. NAIP w010071.

Boston: Engraved by E. Tappan & A.C. Warren, 39 State St., 1840. Broadside, 4-1/2" x 5-3/4". With a head-and-shoulders cut of Harrison in military uniform; another of Harrison at his plow [his famous log cabin in the background]; and two other engravings of Harrison astride his horse with sword in hand, performing valiant military feats. Text [a 40-line biography of Harrison, in small type] surrounded by decorative border. Blank left margin spotted, else Very Good. A rare broadside biography of Harrison, attractively engraved. Miles 71. OCLC 29891491 [1- Lib. of VA] as of December 2022. Not in American Imprints, Sabin, Cronin & Wise.

[Montgomery, Alabama, 1861. Autograph document, entirely in ink manuscript, in the hand of Alex. B. Clitherall, Assistant, and signed "J.J. Harper, Secretary per Alex B. Clitherall Asst." Letter written by Clitherall, an Alabama lawyer and assistant to Burton Harrison, Jefferson Davis's private secretary. Written on the recto of first leaf; docketed, in the probable hand of Harrison, on recto of second leaf: "Commn to European Powers. For the President." Blank verso of second leaf is laid down. Very Good. "The Congress being in Executive Session Mr. Rhett from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, made the following report: "The Committee on Foreign Affairs, to whom was referred the nominations by the President, of W. L. Yancey, P.A. Rost, and A. Dudley Mann as Commissioners to the European Powers, respectfully report, that they have had the same under consideration, and recommend that the Congress do advise and consent to the nominations of W.L. Yancey, and P.A. Rost,' "Which report was unanimously… Read More

Philadelphia: S. Agustus Mitchell, 1925. 34, [2 blanks] pp, with folding map, in color with decorative borders: "A New Map of Texas Oregon and California with the Regions Adjoining Compiled from the most recent authorities. . ." Very Good. The 1925 reproduction of one of the most significant maps of the period, so noted in Howes M685, Wagner-Camp 122b, Streeter Sale 2511.

New York: T. Mason and G. Lane, For the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1837. 23, [1 blank] pp. Disbound with light but persistent spotting. Good+. The sinking of the ship Maria on a voyage between St. Kitts and Antigua, and the tragic loss of life suffered by these martyrs to the faith. "Consists of extracts from the journal of Mr. Hyde, a missionary of Montserrat, who had also been at the meeting and with whom the party had spent some days before embarking for home, and Mrs. Jones's personal narrative." Ragatz. Written in the form of a daily diary, it went through many printings. AI 42665 [2]. Ragatz 356 [London 1826].

Perth: Printed by R. Morrison Junior, For R. Morison and Son, Booksellers, Perth; and Vernor and Hood, Birchin-Lane, London, 1793. [2], [1]-32, [6], 33-112 pp [as issued]. Rebacked in modern quarter calf with marbled boards, gilt lettered spine, new endpapers. Lightly age-toned, Very Good. Palmer, a Unitarian minister of Dundee, Scotland, was tried for seditious libel in 1793 for causing distribution of a pamphlet sponsored by the Dundee Society of the Friends of Liberty, charging the British government with tyranny and urging the reading of Thomas Paine's writings. "You are plunged into a War by a wicked Ministry and a compliant Parliament, who seem careless and unconcerned for your interest." Palmer's counsel argued eloquently for "the liberty of the Press, the most invaluable privilege of a British Subject." Though the publication contained "animadversions on the House of Commons, and implied censure on the conduct of the executive government, who could maintain that this was not warranted in… Read More