The Life of Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia: John E. Potter, 1860. 2 plates. 468pp. + 10pp. of publisher's ads. 12mo, original brown decorated cloth. Philadelphia: John E. Potter, (1860). Very good. More
Philadelphia: John E. Potter, 1860. 2 plates. 468pp. + 10pp. of publisher's ads. 12mo, original brown decorated cloth. Philadelphia: John E. Potter, (1860). Very good. More
Boston: Bazin & Ellsworth, 1848. Plates. 468pp. 12mo, original green cloth with gilt decorated spine, spine ends and edges of corners worn. Boston: Bazin & Ellsworth, (1848). More
Albany: J. Munsell, 1867. 272pp. 12mo, modern blue cloth, lacks albumen photograph of author, many margins with light foxing, some pages with a small amount of ink annotations. Albany: J. Munsell, 1867. History of Pawlet, Vermont. More
New York: Home Life Publishing, 1899. Numerous photo Illus. Oblong 8vo, pr. wrs. New York: Home Life Publishing, 1899. Very good Entire text comprises views of prominent sites in Manhattan. More
Privately Printed, 1897. Map frontispiece, one photo Illus. 83pp. 8vo, original green cloth, bottom corners very lightly bumped, front cover with small light dampstain. (N.p.: Privately Printed, 1897). First Edition Presentation copy, that is signed and dated from 1897. Author was Admiral Peary's mineralogist during the Arctic Expedition of 1896. Hoppin kept a day-to-day account of the voyage of the Hope, including scientific observations. Arctic Bibliography 7401. More
New York: Scribner, 1909. Many color and b/w photo Illus., 2 b/w maps. xx, 366pp. + 4pp. of publisher's ads. 8vo, pictorial red cloth, spine lightly dampstained, head of spine and edges of corners lightly worn. New York: Scribner's, 1909. Exploration of Sonoran Desert in Southern Arizona and Mexico, and the Pinacate Region of Northern Mexico. More
Baltimore: W. D. Bell & J. F. Cook, 1814. 270pp. 12mo, contemporary mottled calf, front inner hinge strengthened, many pages with some light foxing, edges of corners lightly worn and bumped, one word in pencil in the margins on a few pages, small chip to right edge of front flyleaf. Baltimore: Printed for the Rev. M. L. Weems, by W. D. Bell & J. F. Cooke, 1814. Second Edition. Rare General Francis Marion was a native of South Carolina who..... More
Vergennes: J. Shedd, 1831. 316pp. 12mo, contemporary calf, spine lightly worn, edges of corners worn, most pages with moderate foxing. Vergennes: J. Shedd, 1831. First Edition. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1925. With an Historical Introduction and Appendix. 6 plates. xxxvi, 311pp. 8vo, original tan cloth, spine expertly rebacked in new brown cloth, original cloth lightly soiled, front cover slightly warped, edges of corners lightly worn. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1925. First Edition. More
Baltimore: J. D. Ehlers, 1873. Many engravings, 3 folding maps, 1002pp. 8vo, original brown cloth, spine ends worn and repaired, cloth lightly soiled. large folding map crudely repaired with tape on blank verso with no loss of text, page 964 crudely repaired with tape with no loss of text. Baltimore: J. D. Ehlers, 1873. First Edition Economic history of Baltimore and profiles of 19th century Baltimore companies and their owners. Contains many ads from local businesses. Many of the engravings..... More
Hartford: A. D. Worthington, 1907. of the great west with some account of their life, habits, traits, religion, ceremonies, dress, savage instincts, and customs in peace and war. 10 chromolithograph plates, 36 color and b/w plates. 570pp. 8vo, original blue cloth, spine lightly sunned, otherwise very good. Hartford: A. D. Worthington, (1907). First Edition Author was a major-general in the United States Army. He writes of his campaigns against Indians in Florida, Arizona, the Apaches, several tribes in the Pacific..... More
New York: W. W. Munsell, 1886. With Portraits, Biographies and Illustrations. 997pp. (Bound with): Munsell, John H., ed. History of the County of Schenectady, N. Y., from 1662 to 1886. With Portraits, Biographies and Illustrations. 218pp. Very thick 4to, modern blue cloth, red leather label, many pages dampstained, mostly in margins, portraits dampstained, mostly in margins, many pages wavy, back cover of cloth lightly soiled. New York: W. W. Munsell, 1886. First Edition Nestler 3. More
London: Methuen, 1986. Illus. xv, 348pp. 8vo, black cloth, d.w., a few annotations in pencil in margin. London: Methuen, (1986). First Edition. Very good. More
Novato: Presidio Press, 1994. Many photo Illus. 576pp. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. slightly chipped, pages slightly wavy throughout, small area of soiling to the bottom of cloth spine. (Novato): Presidio Press, (1994). More
New York: Freeman Hunt, 1836. 209pp. + 6pp. of publisher's ads. 18mo, original brown cloth, lacks top 3/4 inch of the spine, light foxing throughout, edges of corners worn and bumped, back cover dampstained. New York: Freeman Hunt & Co., 1836. First Edition Sabin 33849. More
Stamford: Privately Printed, 1868. which was one of its parishes until 1820. 19 engraved plates, 11 of which are portraits. 492pp. 8vo, original brown cloth, rebacked in new black cloth, edges of corners worn, light foxing to margin of portraits, some pencil marks in margins. Stamford: Published by the Author, 1868. First Edition Howes H-822. More
San Francisco: J. M. Hutchings, 1862. 105 engravings. 267pp. 8vo, handsomely bound in contemporary full blind-stamped brown morocco, a. e. g., some light foxing to margins, otherwise very good. San Francisco: J. M. Hutchings, 1862. Author was a resident of the Yosemite Valley. Pages 61-140 include descriptions of the natural beauty of the Yosemite Valley. There is also a chapter on San Francisco sites. "The best of the numerous editions of this widely known work." Cowan p. 300. Eberstadt 103:49..... More
London: Sampson Low, 1873. Folding color map, b/w plates, one folding, text Illus. 2 volumes. 8vo, original red cloth with gilt and black decorations, corners bumped. London: Sampson Low, 1873. First Edition. Very good Author was a physician, who served as British consul to Callao in Peru starting in April 22, 1871. His consular duties centered on shipping. Hutchinson traveled to many archaeological sites in Peru, including graveyards of pre-Columbian natives of Peru. He was a founding member of the..... More
New York: W. P. Fetridge, 1857. Plates. 335pp. + publisher's ads. 12mo, original green cloth, cloth dampstained, lacks front flyleaf and last blank pages, scattered light foxing, including the margins of some plates, edges of corners bumped and worn, endpapers lightly soiled, lacks upper left corner margin of frontispiece portrait of Brigham Young. New York: W. P. Fetridge, 1857. First Edition Author was a Mormon Elder, who in 1856 renounced Mormonism and became a critic of the Church of Latter-Day..... More
Denver: Hamilton & Kendrick, 1896. 18 photo Illus. Thin, square green cloth, front cover soiled, inner hinges repaired with tape. Denver: Hamilton & Kendrick, 1896. First Edition. More
New York: Vantage Press, 1975. Illus. 253pp. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. New York: Vantage Press, (1975). First Edition History of the Gravesend area of Brooklyn from the Dutch settlement to the present. More
Philadelphia: John E. Potter, 1874. Politicians and Statesmen of His Times. Engravings. 574pp. Small 8vo, original decorated brown cloth. Philadelphia: John E. Potter, (1874). First Edition. More
1984. (Nicaragua v. United States of America)...Judgment of 26 November 1984. 8vo, pr. wrs., lower corner of front wr. chipped, wrs. lightly soiled. N.p.: (The Hague?), 1984. Text in English and French. More
Washington: A. and G. Way, 1814. of the Invasion of the City of Washington, by the British Forces in the Month of August, 1814. November 29, 1814. Folding table. 52pp. 8vo, modern 3/4 black morocco. Washington: A. and G. Way, 1814. First Edition. Very good Report of the United States House of Representatives Committee, "...to inquire into the causes of the success of the enemy in his recent enterprises against this metropolis, and the neighboring town of Alexandria; and into..... More
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1850. Frontis. in each volume. 2 Vols. Thick 12mo, contemporary 3/4 red calf, gilt spines, calf dampstained on both volumes, mostly on spines, head of spine of vol. I lightly worn, Frontis. foxed in margins of both volumes. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1850. Pages 608-962 of volume two comprise the separate work, "Voyages and Discoveries of the Companions of Columbus" with a separate title page for this work. More
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