Old Creole Days
Norwalk: Easton, 1971. 224pp. 8vo, gilt-stamped terra cotta leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1971). A fine copy. More
Norwalk: Easton, 1971. 224pp. 8vo, gilt-stamped terra cotta leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1971). A fine copy. More
Simsbury, CT: 1884. 1 page, 8 x 5 inches, Simsbury, Connecticut, August 19, 1884, contesting a bill for photography, in full: "I have your notice of due draft $68.50. It is made to cover amount Blanks' bill (including Mr. Fulkerson's services) for photographing certain views. I consider the invoice excessive and have consulted my publishers. When I have heard from them I shall communicate with Mr. Blanks, but I am not going to pay the current charge unless my publishers..... More
Northampton, MA: 1903. 1 page, 10.5 x 8 inches, Northampton, Massachusetts, June 29, 1903, complying with an autograph request, in full: "I have mislaid your letter, but unless I mistake, its request was for my autograph for your public library. Long live your public library. You will find my signature at the bottom of this letter. Yours truly, G.W. Cable. P.S. That is it, up there. G.W.C." Tiny tears along the natural folds, but still in very good(+) condition. American..... More
Tuskegee Institute, AL: 1934. 2 pages, 11 x 8.5 inches, on personal "Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute" letterhead, Tuskegee Institute, AL, April 27, 1934 -- an explicit letter to a young man, filled with highly personal observations on the race barrier which separates them, in part: "Your letter touches me so very deeply as it touches my life so vitally. The financial condition has and is a great stumbling block in our path, this in time I hope will be..... More
Culebra, Canal Zone: 1911. 1 page, 10.5 x 8 inches, Culebra, Canal Zone (Panama), September 22, 1911. Written by the chief engineer of the Panama Canal to the Clerk of the Committee on Appropriations of the US Congress, in part: "...It appears that Mr. Smith sent the estimates to the office by a special messenger before eight o'clock on a Sunday morning. This messenger delivered them to a messenger in the office without stating they were urgent, and it did..... More
Troy, N.Y. Parker & Bliss, 1810. 36p. narrow 16mo, old leather backed marbled boards, lightly worn at the edges; two ownership signatures. Troy, N.Y.: Parker & Bliss, 1810. Washington warns Americans of the political dangers which they must avoid if they are to remain true to their values. First published in the American Daily Advertiser in 1796, it was immediately reprinted in newspapers around the country and later in pamphlets. This edition was published for the Washington Benevolent Society... More
Boston: Russell, Odiorne, and Metcalf, 1834. Map. 8vo, contemporary polished calf, spine lightly worn, lacks spine leather labels, some light foxing including map, many pages slightly wavy, edges of bottom corners very lightly worn, inner hinge strengthened. Boston: Russell, Odiorne and Metcalf, 1834. Volume VI only which comprises correspondence and miscellaneous papers relating to the American Revolution from July 14, 1778 to October 7, 1779. Map is of the fortifications of Stony Point and Verplanck's Point. Sabin 101767... More
Ann Arbor: Michigan Commissiion on the Washington Bicentennial, 1931. Issued by the Michigan Commission on the Washington Bicentennial...Embellished with facsimiles of Washingtoniana owned by Citizens or Institutions of Michigan. Illus., facsimiles. 7 volumes. Very thin 8vo, pr. wrs. Various places: Printed for the Commission, 1931, 1932. Very good. More
Washington: United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission, 1932. Color plates, many b/w Illus. 5 volumes. Thick 4to, blue cloth, light wear to spine ends of all volumes, some volumes also with light wear to edges. Washington: United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission, 1932. First Edition. Volume one is inscribed by Sol Bloom, the Director of United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission. He was also an United States Representative from New York City from 1923 to 1949. Volumes I, II, and..... More
Boston: Thomas B. Wait, 1819. Frontis. 500pp. 8vo, contemporary mottled calf, red leather spine label, spine ends lightly worn, calf rubbed, light browning throughout to text, pages slightly wavy throughout, scattered moderate foxing, mostly to margins. Boston: Thomas B. Wait, 1819. Papers and documents relating to foreign relations during George Washington's administration. Papers and documents cover the period from April 30, 1789 to April 4, 1794. This edition includes confidential documents. Shaw & Shoemaker 49498. More
New York: George Forman, 1800. with a Biographical Sketch, of his Life and Character. His Will, and Dr. Tappan's Discourse before the University of Cambridge. 292pp. + 8 page list of subscribers. 12mo, contemporary tree calf, spine worn, neatly repaired, light browning to text throughout, inner hinge strengthened. New-York: George Forman, 1800. Second Edition First New York edition with 84 pages of additional text. Printed the same year as the Boston, 1800, first edition. Howes W-149. Evans 38999... More
5pp. of text plus facsimiles. folio, pr. wrs.; (tear in margins, wrs. chipped). (Washington: National Archives, 1952). More
Ed. by John C. Fitzpatrick. Frontis. thick 8vo, cloth. Washington: GPO, (1940). vg. More
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