The Rural Muse
London: Whittaker & Co., 1835. 175 pp. Binding lightly faded and rubbed, and the interior is foxed. Still a good copy of Clare's important collection of poems that capture so well the British countryside.
London: Whittaker & Co., 1835. 175 pp. Binding lightly faded and rubbed, and the interior is foxed. Still a good copy of Clare's important collection of poems that capture so well the British countryside.
Annapolis? 1905. Single folded sheet with cover illustration and one page of text. This ephemeral piece presented by the class of 1905 announces the death of Math and Skinny (physics). The event was held January 29, 1905. Good with a fold, a tear to the edge of the last page.....
Boston: Printed and sold by S. Kneeland and T. Green, 1739. [2], 14, 120, [2] pp. Includes the rare errata not found in most copies. Full calf rebinding by Richard Lamb. Tears, minor loss, and a small repair to the front free endpaper and title page. First edition.....
Cincinati: Printed by Morgan, Lodge and Co. for the Proprietors, 1822. viii, [1], 10-320 pp. Rear free endpaper lacking. Three of the page edges are painted with watercolor paint. 7 copies located on OCLC. Imprints, 8616, Morgan, 1358.
[6] pp. This in very good condition with folds and a bit of framing tape on the top edges. Barton writes to friends who helped care for the grounds of her estate. She describes her gardening and encloses $5.00 for the work done. She ends the letter by mentioning that.....
1851. 21, [3] pp. First printing of this often-reprinted work written by Phillips for the Second Women's Rights Convention in Worcester. M & S Rare books sold a copy in 1972. 12 copies located on oclc.
Philadelphia: Sorin and Ball, 1848. 192 pp. good condition with edges worn and minor loss of cloth. Page edges dusty and is a stain to the bottom edge of the pages. Bound in striped cloth.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1889. 78 pp. Hardcover with gold gilt on the cover and spine. Wear to the covers including fading/sunning most prevalent on the spine. Spine is bumped at the top and bottom with some light rubbing. What looks like a small ink mark on the.....
New York: The Viking Press, 1935. The Circus of Dr. Lao by Charles G. Finney. New York: The Viking Press, 1935. 154 pp. Stated second printing on inside of dust jacket. Very interesting artwork from Boris Artzybasheff. General wear to the entirety of dust jacket. The back upper.....
New York: Random House, 1954. A Fable by William Faulkner. New York: Random House, 1954. 437 pp. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Stated first printing. Very good condition. Very minor wear to the dust jacket around the edges and spine. Spine is lightly sunned with minimal fading. Slight.....
1869. 8 1/2"x 5 1/2". Backed by an album page. Moscheles was born in Bohemia but spent most of his life in Leipzig and London.
New York: The Grolier Club, 1945. 141, [20], pp. 1st edition of 300 copies. very good.
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1888. 404 pp. Binding lightly soiled and worn. Some penciled check marks to the table of contents. A fairly scare edition of Whitman's poems.
New York: Burgess, Stringer & Co., 1847. 138 pp. Fair condition with split at the top of the spine, interior foxed, title page is lacking a small piece on the upper left corner. Four copies located in institutions. Wolff, 3309.
New York: Herring, Farrel & Sherman, [1867]. [9]-16, [9]-133, [2] pp. Very good condition and in full leather with light wear and spotting to the boards. Nicely illustrated with 39 plates of safes. This is the copy of one of the owners of the company and has his bookplate. A......
Portland, ME: 1851. Signed William Pitt Fessenden letter from his law firm, Fessenden & Deblois. Fessenden was born in New Hampshire in 1806 but would spend most of his life in Maine. He was a lawyer, Representative, Senator, and later the United States Secretary of the Treasury under.....
[n.p.]: C. 1837. An Appeal to the Inhabitants of South Windsor, Conn., on the History, Cause and Progress of Intemperance in the town. 20 pp. Spotting throughout. A detailed description of the drinking issues of specific towns people. [with] Circular To the Friends of Humanity in East Windsor.....
Chicago: United Workers'Party, 1935. 7 issues for January -May, August and October 1935. Good condition with minor discoloration and wear to the wraps.
1864. Civil War Dairy of Allen David Frankenberry (1841-1909) from March 7 to September 8, 1864 covering much of the time he was in the Signal Corps in Georgia. There is war content, accounts of foraging, cooking, and camp life. Well written with very good detail. The diary ends about.....
2 letters with address leaves. Both dated Boston 1836 and 1847.
ALS Egbert Benson (1746-1833). Revolutionary War patriot, lawyer and member of the Continental Congress. New York Attorney General, Congressman and judge. Letter dated Albany 1799 to Captain Sands informing him that he has sent a saddle of mutton and asks that he invite his brother to dinner to enjoy it.....
1804. Clement Biddle (1740-1814) Revolutionary War officer and merchant. Participated at battles of Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine and Portsmouth. Aide-de-Camp to General Green; Commissary General of forage, 1777. Close friend of Washington, with whom he spent the Winter at Valley Forge. Letter dated 1804 Re: dividend of North American Bank with.....
A very attractive 10"x 7 1/2" photograph. The mount is trimmed and there is a small flake lacking in the lower right corner. Ex-Dartmouth College Collection duplicate.
1839. ALS to Rev. W. B. Sprague. Good condition with minor stains. The letter is dated January 11, 1839, and concerns the forwarding of letters between the two men. Birney's autograph is scarce.
Boston: Kneeland and Adams, 1768. 26 pp. Fair condition with wear to the edge of the pages and stains. William Livingston, a founding father, answers Landaff's sermon promoting the Church of England in America. Landaff argues for an American Bishopric. Evans, 10949.