JOUTEL, Henri. A Journal of the Last Voyage perform'd by Monsr. de la Sale, to the Missisipi [sic.] River; containing an account of the settlements he endeavour'd to make on the coast of the aforesaid bay, his unfortunate death, and the travels of his companions for the space of eight.....
(NEW YORK). Acts of Assembly Passed in the Province of New-York, from 1691, to 1725. Examined and Compared with the Originals in the Secretary's Office. New-York: William Bradford, 1726. Folio. [10],124[i.e. 128],121-252,261-319,[1, blank],20,[6]pp. (mispaginated, as issued). Woodcut arms of King George I on the titlepage. Contemporary calf, boards ruled and.....
(FRANKLIN PRINTING). Know All Men By These Presents, That I...Am Held And Firmly Bound...[caption title]. [Philadelphia: Benjamin Franklin, 1729]. Printed form, 12-3/4 x 8 inches, completed in manuscript and docketed on verso. Small red wax seal. A couple light spots and old fold lines, but essentially fine. MILLER 10. Intellectual.....
(EPHRATA IMPRINT). [BARBA, Alvaro Alonso]. Grundlicher Unterricht Von Den Metallen.... Ephrata: J. Georg Zeisiger, 1763. 198,[4],14pp., including a second titlepage within the pagination and a full-page plate on page 187. Contemporary ruled calf, raised bands. Boards rubbed and edgeworn, chipped at spine ends, small chip in front board. Lightly tanned.....
BARTON, William P. C. A Flora of North America. Illustrated by Coloured Figures, Drawn from Nature. Phila.: M. Carey & Sons, 1821-1823. 1st eds. 4tos. 3 Vols. xix,5,138; x,107; vii,[1],100pp. 106 engraved plates printed in color and finished by hand (including 2 folding). Modern 3/4 red leather and boards, gilt-ruled.....
(WYOMING). BRASSEY, T.A. Diary of a Hunting Trip, 1888. 30 pp. 8vo. Battle [England]: Printed by Ticehurst and Co, 1889. First edition. Printed wrappers. In quarter black morocco slipcase. Streeter VII 4108; not in Sabin, Howes, Phillips, or Heller . OCLC: 34069497 (Newberry; Field Museum, Buffalo Bill Hist. Center). Provenance.....
BURGH, James. Political Disquitions; or, an enquiry into Public Errors, Defects, and Abuses. Illustrated by...Facts And Remarks, Extracted from a Variety of Authors, Ancient and Modern. Phila.: Robert Bell and William Woodhouse, 1775. 3 Vols. xxii,[8],486; vii,[7],477; [16],460,[53]pp. plus publisher's advertisements in each volume. Recent calf-backed marbled boards, preserving original.....
DICKENS, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. Original pictorial wrappers, housed in custom 3/4 green morocco solander case, with inner cloth chemise. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1849-1850. 20 Parts in 19. First edition in the original monthly parts with most of the advertisements called for by Hatton and Cleaver.....
DYER, Benjamin. Vast Archive of the Personal Papers of American Sea Captain Benjamin Dyer, including a log book, letter book, ledger, manuscript letters, original photographs, and his portable writing desk, detailing the maritime life of mid-19th century Cape Cod and other seafaring locations]. [Cape Cod, and other various locations. Primarily.....
FADEN, William, and RATZER, Bernard. The Province of New Jersey, Divided into East And West, Commonly Called Called The Jerseys. London: Wm. Faden, December 1, 1778. 2nd ed. with Considerable Improvements. Copper-engraved map on two joined sheets, 32 x 24 inches in total, with original outline color. Guthorn, British Maps.....
(SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR). [FIRST TROOP PHILADELPHIA CITY CAVALRY]. [Monumental Annotated Photographic Record of the First City Troop of Philadelphia, Recording Their Training and Service in the Spanish-American War]. [Various places, including Pennsylvania, Virginia, at sea, New Jersey, and Puerto Rico. May to September, 1898]. [171]pp. with 342 photographs. Four large quarto.....
FRANKLIN, Benjamin. Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces ... London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1779. xi,[1],567,[7]pp. Engraved portrait frontis., 3 plates (one folding), and folding table. Bound in later fill polished calf, gilt-ruled spine, red morocco spine label. Scattered faint foxing and toning, else very good. HOWES F-330, "aa." Sabin 25565.....
[GRIMKE, John Faucheraud]. The South-Carolina Justice of Peace, Containing All the Duties, Powers and Authorities of That Office, as Regulated by the Laws Now of Force in This State, and Adapted to the Parish and County Magistrate. to Which Is Added, a Great Variety of Warrants, Indictments and Other Precedents.....
(WASHINGTON, GEORGE). MARSHALL, John. The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War Which Established the Independence of his Country, and First President of the United States...to Which is Prefixed, an Introduction, Containing a Compendious View of the Colonies Planted by the English on.....
ROGERS, Robert. Journals of Major Robert Rogers: Containing an Account of Several Excursions He Made under the Generals Who Commanded upon the Continent of North America, during the Late War. London: Printed for the Author, and sold by J. Millan, 1765. viii,236pp. ? title. Antique-style 3/4 calf and marbled boards.....
SEMMES, R[aphael]. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter. From the Private Journals and other Papers of Commander R. Semmes, C.S.N. London: Saunders, Otley, and Co., [and] Richmond: West & Johnson, 1864. 12mo. xii, 338 pp. In early 3/4 morocco with pebbled cloth over boards. Orig. wrappers are not.....
SMITH, Mary. Affecting Narrative of the Captivity & Sufferings of Mrs. Mary Smith, Who, With Her Husband and Three Daughters were Taken Prisoners by the Indians in August Last (1814) and...Was Fortunately Rescued from the Merciless Hands of Savages by A Detached Party of the Army of the Brave General.....
STITH, William. History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia: Being An Essay Towards A General History of this Colony [bound with:] An Appendix to the First Part of the History of Virginia.... Williamsburg: William Parks, 1747. Two volumes bound in one, as usual. viii,331pp. (pp.305-41 misnumbered 295-331),[1]; v,[1],34pp.....
THOMAS, Isaiah. The History of Printing in America. With a Biography of Printers, and an Account of Newspapers. To Which is Prefixed a Concise View of the Discovery and Progress of the Art in Other Parts of the World. Worcester: From the Press of Isaiah Thomas, Jun., Isaac Sturtevant, printer.....
WHILLDIN, M., comp. A Description of Western Texas, Published by the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company, the Sunset route. Galveston, Tx.: Printed at the "News" Steam Book & Job Office, 1876. [2],120pp. plus twenty-eight lithographic plates (including frontispiece). Colored map on verso of front wrapper. Original pictorial wrappers.....
WHITMAN, Walt. Complete Poems & Prose of Walt Whitman. Later 3/4 cloth and marbled boards, printed paper spine label. [Philadelphia: Ferguson Brothers & Co., 1888]. First edition. BAL 21431. One of 600 numbered copies. Presentation inscription on flyleaf, "Agnes Traubel from her friend the aut. & her brother Horace March.....
WILLIAMSON, Peter. French and Indian Cruelty; Exemplified in the Life and Various Vicissitudes of Fortune, of Peter Williamson, a Disbanded Soldier. Containing a Particular Account of the Manners, Customs and Dress of the Savages...A Summary of the Transactions of the Several Provinces of Pennsylvania (Including Philadelphia), New York, New England...From.....
BACQUEVILLE, De La Potherie, claude Charles Leroy. Histoire de L'Amerique Septentrionale. Paris: Jean-Luc Nion and Francois Didot, 1722 [vols. 1-3]; 1721 [vol. 4]. Four volumes. Titles in red and black. [12],10,15-370,[4]; [2],356,[8]; [12],310,[6]; [2],271,[5]pp., with errors in pagination as issued. Frontispiece additional engraved title by I.B. Scotin, twenty-eight engraved plates.....
CIVIL WAR, CONFEDERATE. Bound volume of 44 pieces of lithographed Confederate sheet music, mostly with illustrated covers. Richmond, Columbia, Augusta, and elsewhere: 1863-64. Quarto. Collation as below. Expertly bound to style in half dark purple morocco and purple cloth covered boards. An impressive collection of Confederate lithographed sheet music. This.....
MICHAUX, Francois Andre. The North American Sylva; Or, A Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia.... Philadelphia: Robert P. Smith, Publisher..., 1853. Three volumes. 156 handcolored engravings. Half title in first volume. [with:] Nuttall, Thomas: The North American Sylva.... Philadelphia: Robert P. Smith, Publisher........