Philadelphia: National Publishing, 1882. Many black & white illustrations, 572pp. 8vo, original decorated green cloth, bottom of spine lightly worn, edges of corners bumped and worn. Philadelphia: National Publishing, (1882). First Edition. More
1904. Many black & white illustrations, 604 pages, tall thick 8vo, blind stamped burgundy cloth, decorative gilt type. N.p., (1904). Very good (+). More
Three b/w Illus. and 2 diagrams. 60pp., 8vo, pr. wrs., wrappers lightly soiled. N.p., no date. Beale's book was Melville's main source of information on whaling. A facsimile of the London, 1835 edition. This copy is without a publisher or date. It is circa 1975. More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1932. Color Frontis. and b/w Illus. by Carlos Merida. 8vo, green cloth, spine ends and edges of corners rubbed, otherwise very good. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1932. vg Narrative of travel through Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. More
Paris: Alexis Eymery, 1815. Folding map of Brazil with hand colored outlines. Two copperplate frontispieces. 3 volumes. 8vo, rebound in modern brown library cloth, ex libris stamps on title pages and the blank side of the map and the two plates, page margins uncut. Paris: Alexis Eymery, 1815. First Edition. With original wrappers and half-titles bound in each volume. Map has two small tears on right margin with no loss of text and that side has a small repair with... More
Fayetteville: H. C. Beauchamp, 1893. 148pp. 8vo, original blue boards, spine rebacked in black cloth, small area of wear to bottom edge of back board, boards lightly soiled. Fayetteville, N.Y.: H. C. Beauchamp, 1893. First Edition. More
Albany: University of the State of New York, 1897. Many plates. 2 books, each with a folding map. 5 volumes in one. 4to, later black buckram with leather label, rubbed, original wrappers bound in and lightly soiled. Albany: University of the State of New York, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1901. First Editions. Very good Each title is inscribed by Beauchamp on the front wrapper. Individual titles are: 1. Aboriginal Chipped Stone Implements of New York. 2. Polished Stone Articles used by... More
Albany: Appleton, 1842. and notices of their uses in the arts and agriculture. 8 plates and maps, many text Illus. xxiv, 536, (4)pp. 4to, original brown cloth, spine and edges of corners worn and repaired, light foxing to some pages including the plates and maps. New York: D. Appleton and Wiley & Putnam, 1842. First Edition. Natural History of New York, Part III. More
Brattleboro: George H Salisbury, 1846. 396pp. 12mo, contemporary calf, spine rebacked in modern brown cloth with paper label, front hinge crudely strengthened, edges of corners worn, calf rubbed, scattered light foxing, mostly to margins. Brattleboro: George H. Salisbury, 1846. First Edition Inscribed by Lydia Beckley, the author's widow. This work was completed by Hosea Beckley, but he died before it was published. Sabin 4252. More
Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1984. Illus. xvi, 239pp. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. has small dampstain on back portion, otherwise very good. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, (1984). First Edition Presentation copy from the author to Wendell Garrett. More
New York: Fords, Howard, & Hulbert, 1884. Frontis. 17pp. + 4pp. of ads. 8vo, pr. wrs., wrs. chipped and detached. New York: Fords, Howard, & Hulbert, 1884. First Edition. Being his Thanksgiving Day Discourse at Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, Nov. 29th, 1883, describing his trip through thirty states and territories. More
New York: Jenkins & McCowan, 1885. 19pp. 8vo, original wrappers, wrs. chipped and soiled, first ten pages creased in bottom left margin. New York: Jernkins & McCowan, (1885). First Edition. Eulogy to Ulysses S. Grant. More
Bennington: Darius Clark, 1815. 12 unnumbered leaves. 12mo, sewn, page margins uncut, first and last leaves lightly soiled, last leaf chipped on right and with a small hole near top of text with the loss of some text. Bennington: Darius Clark, (1815). Drake 13570. Shaw & Shoemaker 34676. More
Durham: Duke University Press, 1959. Illus. xxx, 709pp. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. Durham: Duke University Press, (1959). Very good. More
Illus. xvi, 150pp. 8vo, pr. wrs., front wr. dampstained. N.p., n.d., circa 1975. Inscribed by the author. More
New York: John F. Trow, 1864. 64pp. 8vo, original printed wrappers, ex-lib, wrappers chipped, spine worn, margins uncut. New York: John F. Trow, 1864. Discourse on the early history of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. One of 250 copies. More
Germantown: Christopher Sower, 1760. extracted from the Epistle of the Yearly-Meeting of the People called Quakers, held at London in the Year 1748. 16pp. 8vo, rebound in later 1/2 black leather, spine and edges of boards worn, small light dampstain to margins, small amount of light foxing, inner hinge weak. Germantown: Christopher Sower, 1760. Second Edition. Benezet was a leading Quaker abolitionist from Philadelphia. He was a friend of John Woolman. For many years Benezet was a teacher. He founded... More
Chicago: Laird & Lee Publishers, 1887. Illus. 283pp. + 3pp. of business ads. and 9pp. of publisher's ads. 12mo, decorated printed wrappers, spine worn, wrappers chipped, margins throughout are age-toned. Chicago: Laird & Lee Publishers, 1887. Author was an United States marshal based in Utah and Idaho who arrested Mormons for polygamy. The Pinkerton Detective Series. More
Salt Lake City: Rancher Publishing, 1893. 68pp. + 1 page of a publisher's ad. 12mo, original pink pr. wrs., spine expertly rebacked in new maroon cloth, back wrapper and a few pages lightly soiled, tear in back wrapper expertly repaired, back wrapper lightly creased, some pages at end lightly creased in upper right corner margin. Salt Lake City: Rancher Publishing, 1893. First Edition Pages 14-66 are on staging in 1849 in California including the Pony Express. "Pictures 22 x 28... More
New York: T. & W. Mercein, 1817. 72pp. 8vo, modern gray cloth, some pages with contemporary annotations to text, light browning to text. New York: T. & W. Mercein, 1817. First Edition. Very good Memoir on place names in New York City with an emphasis on Dutch names when it was in New Netherlands. Author was New York's first Attorney General, chief justice of the New York Supreme Court, a member of the Continental Congress, and later a Representative in... More
New York: Privately Printed, 1865. xi, 134pp. 8vo, contemporary 3/4 red morocco, head of spine lightly worn, morocco rubbed, page 5 with small dampstained in upper right corner margin that has been crudely repaired with tape. light foxing to margins of first few pages. New York: Privately Printed, 1865. Second Edition One of 80 copies. Author was New York's first Attorney General, chief justice of the New York Supreme Court, a member of the Continental Congress, and later a Representative... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1988. Illus. xvi, 379pp. Oblong 4to, 1/2 white cloth, d.w., cloth covers slightly warped, cloth corners bumped. Princeton: Princeton University Press, (1988). First Edition. More
Utica: North Country Books, 1988. Many color and b/w Illus. vii, 160pp. 4to, pr. wrs. Utica: North Country Books, (1988). Fine. More
New York: Harper, 1863. A few plates. 250pp. + publisher's ads. Small 8vo, original brown cloth, spine ends and corners worn, scattered light foxing. New York: Harper, 1863. First Edition Joanna Bethune was a co-founder of the New York Orphan Asylum in 1806 and New York City's first Sunday school. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1919. Color Frontis. in each volume, b/w illus. 4 Vols. Thick 8vo, green cloth, leather spine labels, many pages in all volumes are slightly wavy, spines lightly rubbed on all volumes, spine labels chipped on some edges of all volumes, spines lightly sunned on all volumes, covers of all volumes are lightly soiled. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1919. Signed by the author. One of 500 numbered sets. Internally a bright, tight set. More
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