CHILDS, C[ephas] G[iovanni]. Views in Philadelphia and Its Environs, from Original Drawings Taken in 1827-30. Phila.: C.G. Childs, 1827. 1st ed. 36 leaves. 25 lithographic plates and engraved title page. Later 1/4-leather and marbled boards. A very good or better copy. HOWES C-383. A lovely copy of this example of.....
[COLT, Samuel]. Armsmear: The Home, The Arm, and The Armory of Samuel Colt. A Memorial. New York, 1866. 399pp. Illus., maps, plates. 4to. Orig. Gilt-decorated cloth. A fine copy. Howes C-618 This elaborate memorial volume is a tribute to the famous gun designer and manufacturer, Samuel Colt, prepared after his.....
CONNER, James. Letters of General James Conner, C.S.A. Columbia, SC: Presses of The R.L. Bryan Co., [1950]. 2nd ed. 246 pp. Portrait frontis. Orig. cloth. A near fine copy. Rare, one of 50 copies. The first edition was published in 1933, limited to 20 copies. This copy is in a......
CONNER, James. Letters of General James Conner, C.S.A. Columbia, SC; Presses of The R.L. Bryan Co., [1950]. 2nd ed. 246 pp. Portrait frontis. Orig. cloth. A near fine copy. Rare, one of 50 copies. The first edition was published in 1933, limited to 20 copies. This copy was donated by.....
CORNWALLIS, Earl. An Answer to That Part of the Narrative of Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton, K.B., Which Relates to the Conduct of Lieutenant-General Earl Cornwallis, During the Campaign in North America, in the Year 1781. London: Printed for J. Debrett, 1783. 1st ed. 8vo. [2], xvi, [6], 260, [4 (advts.)].....
[CRAMER, Zadok]. The Navigator, Containing Directions for Navigating the Monongahela, Allegheny, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers; With An Ample Account of these Much Admired Waters, From the Head of the Former to the Mouth of the Latter; And A Concise Description of their Towns, Villages, Harbors, Settlements, &c. With Maps of.....
[CRAMER, Zadok]. The Navigator, Containing Directions for the Monongahela, Allegheny, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers; With An Ample Account of these Much Admired Waters, From the Head of the Former to the Mouth of the Latter; And A Concise Description of Their Towns, Villages, Harbors, Settlements, &c. With Maps of the.....
CUMING, F[ortescue]. Sketches of A Tour to the Western Country, Through the States of Ohio and Kentucky: A Voyage Down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and a Trip Through the Mississippi Territory, and Part of Western Florida, Commenced at Philadelphia in the Winter of 1807, and Concluded in 1809. With.....
CUSHMAN, Samuel, and WATERMAN, J.P. The Gold Mines of Gilpin County, Colorado. Historical, Descriptive and Statistical [wrapper title]. Central City: Register Steam Printing House, 1876. 136pp. including numerous advertisements, some illustrated. Orig. printed wrappers. Wrappers very lightly soiled, upper and lower portions of backstrip reinforced with tape. Internally very clean.....
DeGROOT, Henry. Recollections of California Mining Life. Primitive Placers and First Important Discovery Gold. The Pioneers of the Pioneers--Their Fortune and Their Fate. Written for the Mining and Scientific Press. San Francisco: Dewey & co., Office Mining and Scientific Press, 1884. 1st ed. 16 pp. Illus. Orig. pictorial wrappers. Fine.....
DICKENS, Charles. American Notes for General Circulation. Original embossed cloth, housed in custom cloth slipcase. London: Chapman and Hall, 1842. 2 Vols. First edition, first issue. HOWES D-316. Eckel, p.108. Smith II:3. Dickens' reactions to his visit badly affected his relations with American readers for some time. Of Philadelphia, he.....
DICKENS, Charles. Bleak House. Original pictorial wrappers, housed in custom green morocco-backed cloth slipcase, with inner cloth chemise. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1852-3. 20 Parts in 19. First edition in monthly parts with most of the advertisements. Collated against Hatton and Cleaver (pp.273-304). Part One has inside front wrapper blank;.....
DICKENS, Charles. Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son, Wholesale, Retail, and for With Illustrations by H.K. Browne. 20 parts in 19, original pictorial wrappers. London: Bradbury and Evans, October 1846 to April 1848. First edition in the original monthly parts, with many of the advertisements called for by.....
(SOUTH CAROLINA REGIMENTAL). DICKERT, D. Augustus. History of Kershaw's Brigade, with Complete Roll of Companies, Biographical Sketches, Incidents, Anecdotes, etc. Introduction by Associate Justice Y.J. Pope. Newberry, SC: Elbert H. Aull Company, 1899. 1st ed. 583,5 (index), 2 (errata) pp. Orig. cloth. Faint rubbing to spine ends, bookplates, else a......
(SOUTH CAROLINA REGIMENTAL). DuBOSE, Henry Kershaw. The History of Company B, Twenty-First Regiment (Infantry) South Carolina Volunteers, Confederate States Provisional Army. Columbia, SC: The R.L. Bryan Company, 1909. 1st ed. 130pp. Portrait frontis., portraits. Later 3/4 green morocco, raised spine bands, T.e.g. Very old waterstaining to top and fore edges.....
DUNBAR, Paul Laurence. Majors and Minors: Poems. Original cloth. [Toledo, OH: Hadley & Hadley Printers and Binders, 1895]. BAL 4917. Blockson 101. Inscribed on the verso of front free endpaper: "Compliments of H. A. Tobey, Jan. 22d 1896." Tobey was Superintendent of the Toledo State Hospital, and an early supporter.....
EMERSON, Ralph Waldo. The Complete Works of...with a Biographical Introduction and Notes by Edward Waldo Emerson and a General Index. Cambridge, 1903-1914. 22 vols. Illus. with photogravures. Original brown cloth with paper spine labels. Some minor wear and soiling to covers of some volumes. A very good set. Limited to.....
(OHIO). (CINCINNATI). [FARNSWORTH, Oliver]. Cincinnati Directory, Containing the Names, Profession and Occupation of the Inhabitants of the Town, Alphabetically Arranged; With the Number of the Building Occupied by Each. Also, An Account of Its Officers, Population, Institutions and Societies, Public Buildings, Manufactures, &C.... [Cincinnati]. 1819. 155,[1]pp. plus folding engraved map.....
[LEWIS, Meriwether, and William CLARK]. FISHER, Wm., comp. An Interesting Account of the Voyages and Travels of Captains Lewis and Clarke [sic], In the Years 1804-5. & 6. Giving A Faithful Description of the River Missouri and Its Source.... Baltimore. 1813. 266pp. plus two portraits and four plates. Modern half.....
FISHER, William, comp. New Travels Among the Indians of North America; Being a Compilation, Taken Partly from the Communications Already Published, of Captains Lewis and Clark to the President of the United States; and partly from Other Authors who Travelled Among the Various Tribes of Indians... with a Dictionary of.....
FRANKLIN, Benjamin. Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life, Written by Himself, Together with Essays, Humorous, Moral & Literary, Chiefly in the Manner of The Spectator. Dublin: Printed for W. Wogan, P. Byrne, J. Moore, and W. Jones, 1793. vi, (2), 303 pp. Frontis. port. Rebacked.....
FREMONT, J[ohn] C[harles]. Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-'44. Washington: Gales and Seaton, Printers, 1845. 1st ed. 693 pp. 22 plates, and 5 maps including large folding map. Orig. cloth rebacked in facsimile.....
HAMILTON, Alexander. Letter from Alexander Hamilton, concerning the Public Conduct and Character of John Adams, Esq. President of the United States. Phila.: Re-printed pro bono publico, 1800. 54pp. Modern quarter calf and boards, gilt leather label. Minor Toning. Very good plus. Untrimmed and unopened. Philadelphia edition, printed "for the public.....
HARGIS, O. P. Thrilling Experiences of a First Georgia Cavalryman in the Civil War. Special Scout under General Wheeler. Three Months inside the Federal Lines. Rome, GA: [n.p. ca. 1900]. 1st ed. 34pp. Orig. pictorial wrappers, housed in custom brown morocco backed cloth folder. Professional repairs, some insect damage to.....
HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel. Grandfather's Chair: A History for Youth. Original cloth, printed paper label on front board, housed in custom cloth slipcase. Boston: E.P. Peabody, 1841. [with] Famous Old People: Being the Second Epoch of Grandfather's Chair. Original cloth, printed paper label on front board, housed in custom cloth slipcase. Boston.....