WILMER, John. A Case of John Wilmore Truly and Impartially Related: Or, A Looking Glass For All Merchants And Planters That Are Concerned In The American Plantations. London: Printed for Edw. Powell, 1682. [2],17pp. Folio. Modern tan paper spine and blue paper boards, manuscript title on spine. Moderate wear to.....
WILD, J.C. Panorama and Views of Philadelphia, and Its Vicinity. Embracing A Collection Of Twenty Views, Drawn On Stone, By J.C. Wild, From His Own Sketches And Paintings. With Poetical Illustrations Of Each Subject, By Andrew M'makin. Philadelphia. 1838. [22]pp. plus twenty-four lithographs. Quarto. Original patterned green cloth, gilt morocco.....
(TEXAS). WALKER, Platt B. Sketch of the Events of a Hunt in Southwestern Texas. Illustrated with 12 plates from photographs. Unpaginated, [46] pp. 8vo. [N.p: n.d., 1907]. Stitched (title page verso with repair along spine). Morocco backed slipcase and chemise. OCLC: 48707632 (Yale). Not in Heller. Privately printed account of.....
WARREN, Mercy Otis. History of the Rise, Progress and Termination of the American Revolution. Interspersed with Biographical, Political and Moral Observations. Boston: Printed by Manning and Loring, for E. Larkin, 1805. Three volumes. xii,447; vii,[1],412; vi,[2],475pp. Modern quarter calf and marbled boards, spines gilt with leather labels. Moderate tanning and.....
WARRE, General Sir Henry James. Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory, By Captain H. Warre, (A.D.C. to the late Commander of the Forces). [London]: Dickinson & Co., [1848]. Folio (21 x 14 1/4 inches). Letterpress title (verso blank), pp.[1-]5 letterpress text Sketch of the Journey. 20 hand-coloured lithographed.....
STRONG, William E., Gen. A Trip to the Yellowstone National Park in July, August, and September, 1875. Washington: Privately Printed, 1876. 143pp. plus two folding maps (one partially handcolored to show the route), seven plates, and seven mounted photographic portraits. Quarto. Original half red morocco and pebbled cloth, upper cover.....
[WITHERS, John]. The Dutch Better Friends than the French, to the Monarchy, Church, and Trade of England. London: Printed for John Clark, at the Bible and Crown in the Old Change, 1713. 36pp. Dbd. Soiling and wear to titlepage and final leaf, internally clean. About very good. A defense of.....
[WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION]. An Account of the Earl of Galway's Conduct in Spain and Portugal. London. 1711. [8],88pp. Dbd. Some toning. Very good. An interesting work relating to the actions of French Huguenot soldier and diplomat Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway during the War of the Spanish.....
[WAGSTAFFE, William]. The State and Condition of Our Taxes, Considered; Or, A Proposal for A Tax Upon Funds. London. 1714. 46pp. including half-title. Dbd. Minor toning to a few leaves. Very good. First edition of this scarce satirical pamphlet regarding English taxation in the early 18th century. A relatively early.....
[SWIFT, Jonathan?]. [MANLEY, Mary de la Riviere?]. A True Relation of the Several Facts and Circumstances of the Intended Riot and Tumult on Queen Elizabeth's Birthday. London. 1712. 16pp. Dbd. Trimmed close, minor toning. Good. An anonymous political work that has been attributed over the centuries to both Jonathan Swift.....
[SETON, William]. Some Thoughts on Ways and Means for Making this Nation A Gainer in Foreign Commerce; and for Supplying Its Present Scarcity of Money. Edinburgh: James Watson, 1705. 70pp. Dbd. Soiling to titlepage, closed tear at bottom edge, minor loss in gutter margin. Minor toning and soiling to text.....
[SWIFT, Jonathan]. Proposals for Printing A Very Curious Discourse, in Two Volumes in Quarto, Intitled, Pseudologia Politike [in Greek]; Or, A Treatise of the Art of Political Lying.... Edinburgh: Printed by James Watson, 1712. 23pp. 12mo. Dbd. Small closed tear from top edge of titlepage. Trimmed close at top edge.....
[VAN NESS, William P.]. An Examination of the Various Charges Exhibited Against Aaron Burr, Esq. Vice-President of the United States; And A Development of the Characters and Views of His Political Opponents. By Aristides. [N.p., but likely Philadelphia]: Printed for the Author, 1804. [4],116pp. 19th-century three-quarter morocco and marbled boards.....
STRONG, William E. A Trip to the Yellowstone National Park in July, August, and September, 1875. Washington. 1876. 4to. 143pp. plus two folding maps, seven plates, and seven mounted photographic portraits. Orig. 3/4 morocco and cloth boards, gilt ruled and lettered. Front hinge starting, leather chipped in places, corners and.....
TOLOMEI, Claudio. Oratione de la Pace. Rome: Antonio Blado, 1534. 4to. 44ff. Twentieth century three quarter's black morocco and marbled paper covered boards, spine with raised bands lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers. First edition of this work by the noted Italian philologist who belonged to the prominent Tolomei family of.....
TASSO, Bernardo. Li Tre Libri Delle Lettere di M. Bernardo Tasso. Venice: P. Gironimo Giglio, 1559. 8vo. [16], 255, [7]pp. Contemporary vellum, worn and cracked. Provenance: collector's ink stamp on the title. Early edition of Tasso's Letters. Best-known as the father of Torquato Tasso, the poet of the Gerusalemme Liberata.....
TOCQUEVILLE, Alexis de. De La Democratie en Amerique...seconde edition. Paris. 1835. Two volumes. [6],3-387; [4],447pp. plus engraved color folding map of North America. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards. Lightly rubbed, internally clean. A very good set. Second edition of the first part of this classic analysis of democracy in.....
VOLNEY, Constantin F. Tableau du Climat et du Sol Des Etats-Unis D'Amerique. Suivi D'Eclaircissemens Sur La Floride, Sur La Colonie Francaise Au Scioto, Sur Quelques Colonies Canadiennes, et Sur Les Sauvages. Paris: Courcier, 1803. Two volumes. [3],xvi,300;[3],[301]-534,[2], plus two foldings maps and two folding plates. Half titles. Three-quarter calf and.....
[WEST, Benjamin]. Bickerstaff's New England Almanack, for the Year of Our Lord, 1778. Norwich: Printed and Sold Wholesale and Retail, by J. Trumbull, [1777]. [24]pp. Self wrappers, stitched. Minor staining and foxing, a few leaves with contemporary marginalia. Very good. A rare Revolutionary-period almanac from Connecticut, attributed by both Evans.....
WARREN, Lemuel. Warren Revived: An Astronomical Diary: Or, Almanack, for the Year of Our Lord 1783.... Norwich: Printed by John Trumbull, [1782]. [24]pp. Self wrappers, stitched. Minor toning, soiling, and dampstaining, some contemporary ink marginalia, handful of horizontal tears reaching some text. Overall good. An exceedingly rare Connecticut almanac printed.....
[STRONG, Nehemiah]. STAFFORD, Hosea. Stafford's Almanack, for the Year of Our Lord 1780: And from the Creation of the World, 5725. New Haven: Printed and Sold by Thomas and Samuel Green, [1779]. [24]pp. Self wrappers, stitched. Minor toning, some dampstaining. Good. A late Revolutionary War-period Connecticut almanac. Includes a geographical.....
SEUTTER, Matthaus. Georgia, with the New Ebenezar Settlement. Plan von Neu Ebenezer. Augsburg: Seutter, 1747. Three copper-engraved maps on a single sheet, with full period colour. One margin neatly extended with neat line in facsimile. Sheet size: 19 5/8 x 22 5/8 inches. The first large-scale map of Georgia, together.....
(WATERHOUSE, RICHARD E.). SLAUGHTER, R.F. Autograph Document, Signed Regarding Testimony in the Murder Case of Richard E. Waterhouse of San Augustine, Texas]. [San Augustine, Tx. ca. 1863]. [4]pp. Folio sheets. Three horizontal folds, some soiling and staining. Very good. A detailed, closely-written report concerning the testimony of three suspects in.....
WISE, John. The Churches Quarrel Espoused: Or, A Reply in Satyre, to Certain PROPOSALS MADE, In Answer to this Question, What Further Steps Are to be Taken, that the Councils May Have Due Constitution and Efficacy in Supporting, Preserving, and Well-Ordering the Interest of the Churches in the Country? Boston.....
WAIT, Benjamin. Letters from Van Dieman's Land, Written During Four Years Imprisonment for Political Offences Committed in Upper Canada. Buffalo: A.W. Wilgus, 1843. 356pp. plus frontispiece and folding map. 12mo. Contemporary half calf and ribbed cloth, expertly rebacked with original spine laid down. A good copy. An interesting and vivid.....