ANDREWS, John. History of the War with America, France, Spain, and Holland; Commencing in 1775 and Ending in 1783. London. 1785-86. Four volumes. [2],448; [2],449; [2],445; [2], 416, [60], [iii]-xivpp., plus twenty-four plates, six folding maps, and one single-page map (maps partially handcolored). Bound in 19th-century full leather, red morocco.....
BOURNE, Hermon. Flores Poetici. The Florist's Manual: Designed As An Introduction to Vegetable Physiology and Systematic Botany, for Cultivators of Flowers, With More than Eighty Beautifully Coloured Engravings of Poetic Flowers. Boston & New York: Munroe and Francis & Charles S. Francis, 1833. 288pp. including seventy-three handcolored engravings. Contemporary three.....
BRAGHT, Tielman Janszoon van. Der Blutige Schau-Platz Oder Martyrer Speigel Der Tauffsgesinten Odor Wehrlosen-Christen, Die Um Des Zeugnuss Jesu Ihres Seligmachers Willen Geltten Haben, Und Seynd Getodtet Worden. Ephrata, PA: Drucks and Verlags der Bruderschafft, 1748-1749. Two volumes in one. 56,478,[4],[14], 949,[11]pp. Engraved frontis. Thick folio. Contemporary calf over wooden.....
[CAREY, MATHEW]. Carey's American Pocket Atlas: Containing the Following Maps, Viz. ... Phila.: Printed for Mathew Carey, by Lang and Ustick, 1796. 16,13-58,79-118pp. (as issued) and [1]p. of ads. Plus seventeen (of nineteen) folding maps, with the general map of United States and the map of Kentucky provided in facsimile.....
[CLEMENS, Samuel L.]. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade). Orig. pictorial cloth. Illus. including frontis. plate. N.Y.: Charles L. Webster and Co., 1885. First edition, later state. BAL 3415. A very good, bright copy.
[CLEMENS, Samuel L.]. A Tramp Abroad. In Two Volumes. Orig. decorated brown cloth. London: Chatto & Windus, 1880. First English edition. BAL 3386. A near fine set in a leather-backed folding cloth box. Rare.
COWES, Calvin D., comp. Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1891-1895. 2 Vols. Large folios. 1st eds. 175 color plates. A very good set in orig. marbled boards, rebacked in later cloth. HOWES C-816,"aa." Nevins II, p.31. Dornbusch IV.....
(RECONSTRUCTION). DAVIS, Jefferson. [Autograph Letter, Signed, from Jefferson Davis to a former Confederate Soldier Reaffirming his "Devotion to Mississippi" and "Abhorrence of the Vampyres who have Sucked her Life Blood" During Reconstruction]. Memphis. December 9, 1875. [3]pp., autograph letter, signed, on a folded quarto sheet. Plus original postmarked envelope and.....
[EPHRATA IMPRINT]. Guldene Aepffel in Silbern Schalen Oder: Schone Und Nutzliche Worte Und Warheiten Zur gottseligkeit. Enthalten in Sieben Haupt-Theilen Die in Diesem Buch Zusamen Gestellet Sind.... Ephrata, 1745. [8],519, [i.e. 534], [14]pp. 12mo. Contemporary leather over wooden boards. Spine expertly rebacked in matching period style, retaining a portion of.....
[GALLOWAY, Joseph]. The Speech of Joseph Galloway, Esq; One of the Members for Philadelphia County; In Answer to the Speech of John Dickinson, Esq; Delivered in the House of Assembly of the Province of Pennsylvania, May 24, 1764. On Occasion of a petition drawn up by order, and then under.....
[HAMILTON, Alexander, et al]. The Federalist, on the New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788, By Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Madison, and Mr. Jay with an Appendix, containing the Letters of Pacificus and Helvidius, on the Proclamations of Neutrality of 1793; Also, the Original Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution of.....
(SOUTH CAROLINA REGIMENTAL). HOYT, James A. The Palmetto Rifleman. Co. B., Fourth Regiment S.C. Vols., Co. C., Palmetto Sharp Shooters. Historical Sketch. [Greenville, SC: Hoyt & Keys, Printers, 1886]. 1st ed. 12mo. 59pp. Orig. printed wrappers, housed in custom 3/4 red morocco and marbled boards folding box. Front wrapper professionally.....
HUNT, Leigh. Beaumont and Fletcher; or, the Finest Scenes, Lyrics, and Other Beauties of Those Two Poets, Now First Selected from the Whole of Their Works, to the Exclusion of Whatever is Morally Objectionable: with Opinions of Distinguished Critics, Notes, Explanatory and Otherwise, and a General Introductory Preface. Contemporary 3/4.....
JAUME ST. HILAIRE, Jean-Henri. Plantes de la France, Decrites et Peintes d'apres Nature. Paris: Chez l'Auteur, [1805] 1808-1809. 1st eds. 4 Vols. 400 hand-colored plates. Rebound in period-style 3/4 red morocco and marbled-paper covered boards, raised spine bands, spines decorated in gilt. Occasional inobtrusive library blindstamps, some faint scattered foxing.....
JOHNSON, Samuel. Political Tracts. Containing, the False Alarm. Falkland's Islands. The Patriot; and, Taxation No Tyranny. Contemporary period-stylefull calf, flat spine fully gilt-tooled in overall repeated design, red gilt-lettered spine label, gilt-chamfered edges. London: For W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1776. First collected edition of Johnson's four chief political tracts.....
[Martyn, Benjamin] and [Kramer, Johann M.., translator]. Neueste und Richtigste Nachricht Von Der Landschaft Georgia in Dem Engellandischen America. Gottingen: Johann Peter Schmid, 1746. 88pp. including woodcut decorations. Titlepage printed in red and black. 12mo. Later stenciled paper-covered boards. Light shelf wear, tape residue on lower portion of spine and.....
RISHEL, Jonas. The Indian Physician, containing a New System of Practice founded on Medicinal Plants. 1st ed. New Berlin, Penn: Printed for the Author and Proprietor, by Joseph Miller, 1828. 12mo. xii, 132pp. Contemporary half calf and patterned paper covered boards, worn. Browning. Shaw and Shoemaker 35045. One of the.....
RUSH, Benjamin. Medical Inquiries and Observations. Mixed edition. 5 vols. Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1794-1797-1794-1796-1798. 8vo. 338; [8], 322, [2]; iv, [1], viii-x, 363, [1]; xi, [1], 258; xii, 236 pp. Errors in pagination as issued. Contemporary sheep, worn, one joint cracked but cords holding. Foxing and some dampstaining. [a] Austin.....
(CONFEDERATE IMPRINT). SALEM FEMALE ACADEMY. Programme of the Closing Exercises of the Examination of the Pupils of Salem Female Academy, Wednesday, May 29th 1861. [Salem, NC: Salem Female Academy], 1861. Broadside, 9-3/4 x 15-3/8 inches. Small bit of foxing at foot, four corrections in ink, else near fine. Rare. Published.....
SMITH, William. The History of the Province of New-York, from the First Discovery to the Year M.DCC.XXXII. To Which is Annexed, a Description ofthe Country, with a Short Account of the Inhabitants, Their Trade, Religious and Political State, and the Constitution of the Courts of Justice in that Colony. London.....
(PHILADELPHIA). [STEPHENS, Thomas]. Stephens's Philadelphia Directory, for 1796; or, Alphabetical Arrangement: Containing the Names, Occupations, and Places of Abode of the Citizens: With A Register of the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Magistrates of the United States...Also An Account of the Different Societies, Charitable and Literary Institutions...With An Alphabetical List of.....
[SULLIVAN, James]. A Dissertation upon the Constitutional Freedom of the Press in the United States of America. By an Impartial Citizen. 54pp. 8vo. Boston: Printed by David Carlisle for Joseph Nancrede, 1801. First edition. Later marbled paper wrappers. Sabin 93496; Shaw & Shoemaker 1374. See Leonard Levy, Legacy of Suppression.....
THIERCELIN, Louis. Journal D'un Baleinier Voyages en Oceanie. Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie, 1866. Two volumes. [4],352,8; [4],376pp. Half title in each volume. Original printed yellow wrappers. Minor wear and dust-soiling to wrappers, minor creasing to spines, second volume binding cracked. Contemporary ownership signature on front wrapper and.....
TROLLOPE, Anthony. The Last Chronicle of Barset. Original pictorial wrappers, housed in custom cloth clamshell box. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1866-1867. 32 original parts. Sadleir 26. First edition in 32 weekly parts. Advertisements conform to Sadleir, lacking only three "non-compulsory" inserts. This is the only Barsetshire novel issued in.....
TROLLOPE, Anthony. The Prime Minister. Original cloth, housed in two custom cloth clamshell boxes. London: Chapman & Hall, 1876. 4 Vols. First edition. Sadleir 45. Not in Wolff. Cloth lightly scuffed, light occasional foxing to Vol. One, else a very good or better set.