Mardi: And a Voyage Thither.
MELVILLE, Herman. Mardi: And a Voyage Thither. 3 volumes, modern three-quarter morocco. London: Richard Bentley, 1849. First edition. BAL 13657. Issued without a half-title in volume one. A fine complete set.
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Apologie pour L'Ordre des Francs-Macons.
(FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN). [NATTER, Johann Lorenz]. Apologie pour L'Ordre des Francs-Macons. Par Mr. N*** Membre de l'Ordre. Avec deux chansons composees par Le Frere Americain. The Hague: Chez Pierre Gosse & Dresden: Chez George Conrad Walther, 1742. 1st ed. [14],118,[2]pp. plus engraved frontispiece and two plates of engraved music. Antique-style 3/4.....
History of the Wars of New-England, With the Eastern Indians,. Or,
PENHALLOW, Samuel. The History of the Wars of New-England, With the Eastern Indians. Or, A Narrative of Their Continued Perfidy and Cruelty.... Boston: Printed by T. Fleet, for S. Gerrish...and D. Henchman..., 1726. [2],iv,[2],134,[1]pp. including in-text woodcuts. 12mo. Modern half calf, spine gilt, leather label. Titlepage and first leaf of.....
Beytrage Zur Mineralogischen Kenntniss Des Ostlichen Theils Von Nord
SCHOPF, Johann David. Beytrage Zur Mineralogischen Kenntniss Des Ostlichen Theils Von NordAmerika Und Seiner Geburge. Erlangen, Germany: Johann Jacob Palm, 1787. [14],194,[1]pp. Contemporary plain boards, modern paper spine label, edges stained red. Contemporary ownership inscriptions on titlepage and front pastedown. Internally clean. A very good copy. First edition of what.....
Narrative of the Life, Travels and Sufferings of Thomas W. Smith:
SMITH, Thomas W. A Narrative of the Life, Travels and Sufferings of Thomas W. Smith: Comprising an Account of His Early Life, Adoption by the Gipsys [sic]; His Travels During Eighteen Voyages to Various Parts of the World, During Which He was Five Times Shipwrecked; Thrice on A Desolate Island.....
History of the Campaigns of 1780 And 1781, in the Southern Provinces
TARLETON, Banastre. A History of the Campaigns of 1780 And 1781, in the Southern Provinces of North America. London. 1787. vii,[1],518pp. (including errata) plus one folding map with routes marked by hand in color, and four folding plans, with positions and troop movements marked by hand in colors. 4to. Modern.....
Early Western Travels, 1748-1846.
THWAITES, Reuben Gold, ed. Early Western Travels, 1748-1846. A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement. Edited with Notes, Introductions.....
Gems from Walt Whitman. Selected by Elizabeth Porter Gould.
WHITMAN, Walt. Gems from Walt Whitman. Selected by Elizabeth Porter Gould. Original cloth, A.e.g. Phila.: David McKay, 1889. First edition. BAL 21637. Presentation inscription from the editor on the front free endpaper, "For Cordelia-With pleasant memories of the `Home Club,' and best wishes. Lovingly, Elizabeth Porter Gould. October 29.....
Panorama and Views of Philadelphia
WILD, J. C. Panorama and Views of Philadelphia, and Its Vicinity, Embracing a Collection of Twenty Views, from painting by J. C. Wild. With Pictorial Illustrations of Each Subject, by Andrew M'Makin. Phila., 1838. 4to. 1st ed. [22] pp. plus twenty-four black and white lithographs. Orig. boards with gilt-letterd black.....
Bird's Eye View of the New York Crystal Palance and Environs.
BACHMANN, John. Bird's Eye View of the New York Crystal Palance and Environs. New York. 1853. Large color lithograph, approximately 23 x 31 inches. Matted and framed. Very good. Large bird's-eye view of the New York Crystal Palace from the north with downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn in the background. Printed.....
Historical Memoir of the War in the War in West Florida and Louisiana
LATOUR, Arsene Lacarriere. Historical Memoir of the War in West Florida and Louisiana in 1814-15 ... [WITH:] Atlas to the Historical Memoir of the War in West Florida and Louisiana. Philadelphia: John Conrad, 1816. 2 volumes, 8vo (9 x 5 3/4 inches). Text: xx,264,cxc, [2], [4] pp. Frontispiece portrait of.....
Medical flora; Or, Manual of the Medical Botany of the United States
RAFINESQUE, Constantine S. Medical Flora; Or, Manual of the Medical Botany of the United States of North America. Philadelphia. 1828/1830. Two volumes. [4],xii,268; 276pp., plus 102 plates printed in green (including two extra copies of plate 4, the Mealy Starwort). 12mo. Contemporary light brown mottled calf, spines ruled in gilt.....
Constitution and Laws of His Majesty Kamehameha III., King of the
(HAWAII). Constitution and Laws of His Majesty Kamehameha III., King of the Hawaiian Islands, Passed by the Nobles and Representatives at their Session, 1852. Honolulu. 1852. 88pp. Dbd. A few pencil notes. A very good copy. FORBES 1868. JUDD, LAWS OF HAWAII, p.3. CARTER, p.108. This scarce volume prints the.....
Memoir Concerning the Fascinating Faculty which Has Been Ascribed
BARTON, Benjamin Smith. A Memoir Concerning the Fascinating Faculty which Has Been Ascribed to the Rattle-Snake, and Other American Serpents. Phila.: Printed, for the Author, by Henry Sweitzer, 1796. 70pp. Later gilt-ruled polished calf, gilt-ruled raised spine bands, inner gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, T.e.g, with contemporary 18th-century marbled wrappers bound.....
Memoir Concerning the Fascinating Faculty Which has Been Ascribed to
BARTON, Benjamin SMith. A Memoir Concerning the Fascinating Faculty Which has Been Ascribed to the Rattle-Snake, and Other American Serpents. Philadelphia: Printed, for the Author, by Henry Sweitzer, 1796. 70pp. Later marbled wrappers. Wrappers detached, perforated stamp on front wrapper, spine perished, stitching lacking. Contemporary ink gift inscription to titlepage.....
Vegetable Materia Medica of the United States; or Medical Botany
BARTON, William P[aul] C[rillon]. Vegetable Materia Medica of the United States; or Medical Botany: Containing a Botanical, General, and Medical History, of Medicinal Plants Indigenous to the United States. Phila.: Printed and published by M. Carey & Son, 1817-[1818]. 2 Vols. 4to. 273;xvi,[9]-243pp. 50 hand-colored engraved plates (1 folding) by.....
Account of the Weather and Diseases of South Carolina.
CHALMERS, Lionel. An Account of the Weather and Diseases of South Carolina. London. 1776. Two volumes, bound in one. viii,222; iv,224pp. plus two folding charts. Rebound in full antique style panelled calf with red leather spine label. Minor scattered foxing. Very good copy. First edition. Chalmers, a Scottish emigrant and.....
Personal History and Experience of David Copperfield the Younger.
DICKENS, Charles. The Personal History and Experience of David Copperfield the Younger. Original printed wrappers. New-York: John Wiley [Parts 1-10 and 19/20; G.P. Putnam [Parts 11-18], 1849-1850. 20 Parts in 19. First American edition in parts. Rare, two copies offered at auction in the last 70 years. Gimbel A123. Edgar.....
Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress.
[DICKENS, Charles]. Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress. By "Boz." Original blindstamped cloth. London: Richard Bentley, 1838. 3 Vols. First edition, first issue, with the "Fireside" plate in Vol. 3 and "Boz" on the title pages. Eckel, pp. 59-62. Smith 4. First issued in monthly installments in The Miscellany;.....
Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.
[DICKENS, Charles]. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. Original pictorial wrappers, housed in two gilt-ruled full morocco slip cases with inner cloth chemises. London: Chapman and Hall, 1836-1837. 20 Parts in 19. First edition in monthly parts. Collated against Hatton and Cleaver (pp. 3-88) the first ten parts are.....
Extracts from Private Journal-Letters of Captain S.F. DuPont, While in
DuPONT, Samuel F. Extracts from Private Journal-Letters of Captain S.F. DuPont, While in Command of the Cyane, During the War with Mexico, 1846 - 1848. Printed for His Family. Wilmington: Ferris Bros., Printers and Binders, 1885. [4],444pp., plus [2]pp. of errata. Original three-quarter morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Minor.....
Journal of Andrew Ellicott, Late Commissioner
ELLICOTT, Andrew. The Journal of Andrew Ellicott, Late Commissioner on Behalf of the United States during Part of the Year 1796, the Years 1797, 1798, 1799, and Part of the Year 1800: for Determining the Boundary between the United States and the Possessions of his Catholic Majesty in America, Containing.....
Manifesto, Which the General of Brigade, Don Jose Figueroa,
FIGUEROA, Jose. The Manifesto, Which the General of Brigade, Don Jose Figueroa, Commandant-General And Political Chief Of U. California, Makes To The Mexican Republic, In Regard To His Conduct And That Of The Snrs. D. Jose Maria De Hijars And D. Jose Maria Padres, As Directors Of Colonization In 1833.....
Nine Bound Volumes of Parliamentary Acts.
[Great Britain]. [Nine Bound Volumes of Parliamentary Acts Consisting of 641 Individual Acts Issued During the Reign of King George]. London. 1734-39, 1741-50. Nine volumes; 714;567;863;578;1031;966;695;1187pp. plus indexes and titlepages. Folio. Handsome antique half calf and marbled boards, vellum corners. Some scattered tanning and paper repairs to leaves. From the.....
Reminiscences of Caldwell County, N.C. in the Great War of 1861-65.
HARPER, G[eorge] W[ashington F[inley]. Reminiscences of Caldwell County, N.C. in the Great War of 1861-65. Lenoir, NC: [Clay Printing Co.] 1913. 1st ed. 59 pp. Frontis., portraits. Orig. cloth. [bound with] Sketch of the Fifty-Eighth Regiment (Infantry) North Carolina troops. [Lenoir, NC: n.p., 1901]. 1st ed. 23pp. Portraits. Orig. front.....