[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.....
HOLLISTER, G. H. The History of Connecticut, from the First Settlement of the Colony to the Adoption of the Present Constitution. New Haven: Durrie and Peck, 1855. 1st ed. Two volumes expanded to three. Extra-illustrated with over 650 full-page plates. Bound by Riviere & Son in full dark-blue levant, gilt.....
(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.....
M'CALL, Hugh. The History of Georgia, Containing Brief Sketches of the Most Remarkable Events, up to the Present Day. Savannah: 1811-16. 1st ed. 2 Vols. vii,376;vii,424pp. Rebacked in boards, original printed boards retained, fully untrimmed, some wear to corners, light scattered foxing and toning, else a very good or better.....
MATHER, I[ncrease]. A Discourse Concerning the Maintenance Due to Those that Preach the Gospel: In Which that Question Whether Tithes Are by the Divine Law the Ministers Due, Is Considered and the Negative Proved. Boston: Printed by B. Green, 1706. Small 8vo. 1st ed. 60,[1, advertisement]pp. Modern calf double-ruled in.....
McCOOK, Henry C. American Spiders and Their Spinningwork. A Natural History fo the Orbweaving Spiders of the United States with Special Regard to Their Industry and Habits. Philadelphia: Published by the Author, Academy of Natural Sciences, 1189, 1890, 1893. Three volumes. Quarto. 372; 479; 407pp. Illus. 30 colored plates. Orig.....
MERCURIALE, Girolamo. Hieronymi Mercurialis de Arte Gymnastica Libri Sex, in Quibus Exercitationum Vetustarum Genera, Loca, Modi, Facultates, & Quidquid Denique ad Corporis Humani Exercitationes Pertinet, Diligenter Explicatur. Teretia Editione Correctiores, & Auctiores Facti. Opus Non Modo Medicis, Verum etiam Omnibus Antiquarum Rerum Cognoscendarum, & Valetudinis Conseruandae Studiosis Admodum Utile. Venetiis.....
[RUSSELL, William Clark]. The Wreck of the "Grosvenor:" An Account of the Mutiny of the Crew and the Loss of the Ship, When Trying to Make the Bermudas. Original blind-decorated green cloth, housed in custom 1/2-black morocco slipcase, inner cloth chemises. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1877. 3.....
(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.....
THOREAU, Henry D. Cape Cod. Original blindstamped cloth. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1865. First edition, first printing. BAL 20115, binding A (no priority). A fine copy.
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.
WILSON, L[eGrand] J[ames]. The Confederate Soldier. Fayetteville, AR: M'Roy Printing Co., 1902. 1st ed. 185pp. Orig. printed wrappers, housed in custom brown morocco-backed folding case. Wrappers professionally restored, uniform toning, else very good. Rare, Worldcat locates 12 copies. We can find no auction records or other sales in the trade.....
FRANKLIN, Benjamin. Experiences et Observations Sur Electricte Faites A Philadelphia En Amerique.... Paris. 1752. 24,lxx,[10],222,[2],[30]pp. plus folding plate. 16mo. Contemporary French mottled calf, spine richly gilt in six compartments, gilt morocco label, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Chipped at spine ends, worn at corners, hinges a bit tender. Contemporary ink.....
LEWIS, Meriwether, and CLARK, William. History of the Expedition Under the Command of Lewis and Clark...A New Edition, Faithfully Reprinted,..With Copious Critical Commentary...BY Elliot Coues. New York: Francis P. Harper, 1893. Three text volumes plus atlas, totaling 1364pp. Facsimiles, plates, and maps (some folding). Original green cloth, spine lettered in.....
RAFINESQUE, C[onstantine]. S[amuel]. Florula Ludoviciana; or, a Flora of the State of Louisiana. Translated, Revised, and Improved, from the French of C.C. Robin. New York: C. Wiley & Co., 1817. 1st ed. 178pp. Orig. printed wrappers bound into period style full calf. A fine copy. Rare. This is the first.....
RAMSAY, David. The History of South Carolina, From its First Settlement in 1670, to the Year 1808. Charleston, 1809. Two volumes. xii, 478; iv, 602pp. plus 2 folding maps. Very good copy in later antique style full leather, retaining original spine labels. Howes R-34. Sabin 67686. Streeter Sale 1139. A......
ADAIR, James. The History of the American Indians; Particularly Those Nations Adjoining to the Missisippi [sic], East and West Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina, and Virginia ...Also an Appendix, Containing a Description of the Floridas, and the Missisippi [sic] Lands.... London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1775. 1st.....
BOUGAINVILLE, Lewis de. Voyage Round the World. Performed by Order of His Most Christian Majesty, in the Years 1766, 1767, 1768, and 1769. London; Printed for J. Nourse ... and T. Davies, 1772. 1st English ed. 4to. xxviii,476pp. Copper-engraved folding plate, 12 charts on five copper-engraved folding plates. Orig. marbled.....
BULKELEY, John, and John CUMMINS. A Voyage to the South Seas, in the Years 1740-1. Containing a Faithful Narrative of the Loss of His Majesty's Ship the the [sic] Wager on A Desolate Island.... London, Printed; Philadelphia, Reprinted. 1757. xxxii,306 [i.e. 296]pp. (pages 257-266 omitted from the pagination, as issued).....