Folk-Songs of Roanoke and the Albemarle
Morgantown: Ballad Press, 1939. 203pp. 8vo, black cloth. Morgantown: Ballad Press, 1939. First Edition. Near Fine. More
Morgantown: Ballad Press, 1939. 203pp. 8vo, black cloth. Morgantown: Ballad Press, 1939. First Edition. Near Fine. More
Morgantown: Ballad Press, 1939. 203pp. 8vo, black cloth, cloth lightly soiled. Morgantown: Ballad Press, 1939. First Edition. More
New York: Harper, 1887. Many Illus., several maps, one large and folding. xlvi, 514pp. + 2pp. of publisher's ads. 4to, original blue cloth, spine very worn, edges of corners neatly repaired. sNew York: Harper, 1887. First American Edition. Lacks last plate of a mask found at Mitla on page 512. Palau 67185. Internally, a tight, bright copy. More
New York: Arno Press, 1968. 2 folding maps, 3 plates. 2 Vols. 8vo, rebound in full green morocco with gilt decorations, bottom corners edges of both volumes rubbed (New York: Arno Press, 1968). Author was a major general in the French Army during the American Revolution. Facsimile of the London, 1787 edition. More
New York: Arno Press, 1968. 2 folding maps, 3 plates. 2 Vols. 8vo, rebound in full green morocco with gilt decorations, bottom corners edges of both volumes rubbed (New York: Arno Press, 1968). Fine Author was a major general in the French Army during the American Revolution. Facsimile of the London, 1787 edition. More
London: Robinson, 1787. Illustrated with 2 folding maps, 3 plates at rear (all totally intact but plates lightly foxed and both maps rather stained). 2 volumes. xvi, 462; xii, 432 pages. 8vo, bound by R.W. Smith in 3/4 brown morocco over marbled boards; marbled page edges (both volumes well-rubbed with spines sun-darkened/crackled and labels chipped). London: printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1787. First edition. Some light foxing and scattered staining throughout but generally fairly clean other than..... More
Boston: Weeks, Jordan, 1839. iv + 467pp. 8vo, original brown cloth, spine ends and edges of corners worn, foxing throughout, cloth lightly soiled, cloth partially faded from sun exposure, small area of bumping to front and back covers on right edge, some pages with a small dampstain to right margins. Boston: Weeks, Jordan, 1839. First Edition in English. From the library of Gilbert Chinard with his pencil annotations on the front flyleaf. Author was a French economist who began a...... More
Syracuse: Hamilton Child, 1869. Folding map lacking bottom half. 299pp. 8vo, original brown cloth, spine rebacked in new black cloth, light foxing, page 295 chipped on bottom margin. Syracuse: Hamilton Child, 1869. First Edition Contains many ads, some of which are illustrated. More
New York: Charles S. Francis, 1843. First and Second Series 2 volumes. 12mo, original brown cloth, spines and edges of corners worn, light foxing, cloth lightly soiled, on both volumes. New York: Charles S. Francis, 1843, 1845. First Editions. More
New York: C. S. Francis, 1850. 288pp. 12mo, original brown cloth, spine ends and edges of corners worn, light foxing, cloth lightly soiled. New York: C. S. Francis, 1850 This First Series volume is ex libris from the East Concord Ladies' Circulating Library with their bookplate. More
New York: C. S. Francis, 1845. 288 pages. 12mo, original dark brown blind-stamped cloth; spine ends and edges of worn and repaired, some light foxing throughout. New York: C.S. Francis, 1845. Third edition. Very good(-). More
Paris: Hermann, 1949. Illus. 179pp. 4to, 1/2 brown cloth, spine lightly sunned, some pages creased in upper right corner margins, edges of corners lightly rubbed, one plate lightly soiled in margin. Paris: Hermann, 1949. First French Edition Essays on life in the United States from 1780 to 1800. More
Washington: Institute Francais de Washington, 1940. Map. 22pp. 8vo, pr. wrs., small dampstain to front and back wrapper and the center bottom margins of pages throughout. (Washington: Institute Francais de Washington, 1940). First Separate Edition Reprinted form the Bulletin de L'Institut Francais de Washington, Numero Douze. Decembre 1939. More
New York: Appleton, 1864. for proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, held at Washington, D. C. , in February, A. D. 1861. 626pp. + 6pp. of publisher's ads. 8vo, original brown cloth, top and bottom of spine worn and repaired with modern cloth. Pages 339-364 chipped on the lower right corner margin. New York: D. Appleton, 1864. First Edition. The author was a member of the Peace Convention of 1861. "...the Peace Convention or Conference...on call by..... More
Boston: Howe & Norton, 1825. in the Years 1689, 1690, 1692, 1696 and 1704. With Some Account of the Divine Providence towards Col. Benjamin Church. By His Son...To which is now added, an Index, Copious Notes and Corrections by Samuel G. Drake. Frontispiece of King Philip. 304pp. 12mo, modern 3/4 burgundy morocco, morocco lightly rubbed, many pages with light browning, scattered light foxing, including Frontis. Boston: Howe & Norton, 1825. Captain Benjamin Church formed and led the first ranger company..... More
Washington: 1863. 2pp. 8vo, disbound, two small file holes in left margin. Washington, 1863. First Edition A record of the charges presented against Private Reuben Stout, Company "K", 60th Indiana Volunteers who is accused of killing in violation of the laws of war and desertion. On March 14, 1863, Stout shot and murdered Solomon Huffman in Madison, Indiana. Huffman was trying to arrest Stout, who was a deserter at the time. "...The Court does therefore sentence him (Stout)...to forfeit all..... More
Montpelier: Freeman Printing, 1862. 22 pages. Slim 8vo, original printed wrappers, wrappers lightly soiled, wrappers and pages in right margin just barely dampstained throughout. Montpelier: Freeman Printing, 1862. More
Philadelphia: 1862. 8pp. Elephant Folio, front page has some small tears across the folded middle with a small loss of text, several small tears in center margin of the whole newspaper, very small hole to text of last page, most pages with crease or fold lines. Philadelphia, 1862. On the front page in the first one and half columns on the left and concluding in two full columns on the last page is an article on the February 5, 1862..... More
Philadelphia: J. Magee, 1864. with blind stamp of papermaker Southworth CO., folded in half, (creating four pages), decorated with two American flags and the words, "Liberty and Union Forever." Lyrics contain thirteen verses, including those mentioning the Eighth Corps, General Grover and General Sheridan. Printed in red and blue against a white backdrop. Philadelphia: J. Magee, 1864. Fine An exceptional example of this printing that remains fresh and without creases or tears. More
Lynn: J. B. Tolman, 1846. viii, 208pp. 8vo, original brown cloth, corners bumped, scattered light foxing to margins, otherwise very good. Lynn: J. B. Tolman, 1846. First Edition Author was a reformer, poet, and journalist. He edited the Essex County Washingtonian and its successor, the Pioneer. Both were published weekly in Lynn, Massachusetts. These articles and poetry were original published in those publications. Many of the articles are on religion with Henry Clapp's opposition to popular religion and its institutions..... More
New York: Putnam, 1904. Many plates. xv, 249 pages. Small 4to, later blue library buckram, uncut, ex-lib with usual markings. New York: Putnam, 1904. First Edition. Mostly on yachting in England with some chapters on the United States. More
New York: Arno Press, 1971. slanderous allegations in relation to the character of the principal witness against him. 150, 199pp. 8vo, rebound in full tan calf with gilt decorations, spine lightly sunned. (New York: Arno Press, 1971). Very good Facsimile of the Philadelphia, 1809 edition. More
New York: Derby & Jackson, 1860. 4 hand-colored plates. 375pp. 12mo, original brown cloth, spine rebacked in new black cloth, ex-lib, some edges of original cloth worn. New York: Derby & Jackson, 1860 Legends and tales of the Onondaga Indians of New York State. Field 324. Sabin 13328. More
Northampton: Gazette Printing, 1882. Frontis. 374pp. + index. 8vo, original brown cloth, two page corners creased in margin, some pages lightly soiled, ex-lib, spine ends lightly worn. Northampton: Gazette Printing, 1882. First Edition. More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1969. Illus. 3 volumes. 8vo, red cloth, publisher's slipcase. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1969). Second Printing. Fine Volume One: The Formative Years, 1527-1783. Volume Two: The Expanding South, 1750-1825. Volume Three: The Ante Bellum South, 1825-1860. Each bibliographical entry has extensive notes for each title listed. More
I flew to NY from CA a couple of weeks ago, and while walking 59th, happened upon Argosy... Amazing! I had very little wiggle room in my time between meetings, but I made sure I came back the next morning, also. I'm so impressed, and reading about the family history of the store impressed me even more. Thank you for having such a marvelous bastion of knowledge there in the city! I was truly impressed.
I must confess that one of the best parts of any trip I make to NYC is to visit your bookstore and be received with such kindness. Today I had two big pleasures: Argosy and Renne Flemming's performance... If I have time on this trip I will again pass by your store again, otherwise I will contact you from Brazil. Best regards,