Standing Rock: 1875. Partly printed military document signed, (6th Infantry), seven months before Little Big Horn, 16.75 x 10.75 inches, Standing Rock, [Nov. 1, 1875], "A Statement Of Forage and Straw Issued to and Consumed by the Public Animals under my direction at Standing Rock, Dakota Territory, during the month of October, 1875," for transient animals from Fort Rice, signed by Captain and Commander of Post James S. Poland, an officer who served under Major Reno at the Little Big... More

New York: George Ackerman, 1856. Original lithograph. Image measures 9" x 6.5". This 1856 map of Formosa or Taiwan features the entire island in detail. This map appeared in Francis Hawk's 'Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan Performed in the years 1852, 1853, and 1854, under the Command of Commodore M. C. Perry'. The map notes important towns, capes, and topography including the Pescadores and the south eastern coast of China in... More

Paris: Dentu, 1807. Illustrated with one folding map of Silesia, colored in outline, drawn by Lapie, and engraved by B. Tardieu. Translated from the English by J. Dupuy. [4], iv, 421 pages. 8vo, contemporary calf-backed plain boards. Paris: Dentu, 1807. First French edition. A near fine clean copy. First French edition of Adams's very extensive correspondence with his brother, Thomas Boyleston Adams, comprising a travel journal of considerable interest, written during Adams's stint at the Prussian court as U.S. Minister..... More

London: National Gallery, 2006. Many color plates. 4to, brown cloth, d.w. (London: National Gallery, 2006). Fine Exhibition catalogue. More

New York: John Hardy, 1871. Color lithograph. 16.5" x 20". Expertly reenforced along original folds on verso. In very good condition. Color key indicates Station Houses, Precincts and Wards. The map appeared in the 1870 edition of The Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York by John Hardy, Clerk of the Common Council, an annual compendium of records about city history, city council information, and public works through text, maps, lithographs, and engravings. More

New York: 1805. Rare autographed document signed by members of the Albany & Schenectady Turnpike Company ordering treasurer Barent Bleeker to make payment for the stones needed to construct the turnpike. Signatories include George Ramsay, Roswell Marsh, and George Flower as well as Revolutionary War heroes Elisha Putnam and John Lansing Jr. Two pages on aged, folded paper with signed notation of receipt on verso. Measures 6 x 8 inches. New York, September 11, 1805 and September 23, 1805. More

Rome: Abete, 1981. Presented by Dominco Petochi. Extensively illustrated, most in color. 250pp., 4o, green cloth, lightly rubbed d.w. Roma: Abete, (1981). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. With the brief English softcover enclosure. More

12mo. 8vo, cloth (a bit soiled). Boston, 1883. More

London: Ben. Brooks, 1839. View (set of four). Aquatint with original hand coloring. Each page measures 14" x 16". Beautiful set of four aquatints depicting the first steeple-chase race on record. Plate I is titled "Ipswich, the Watering-place behind the Barracks", Plate II "The large field near Biles's Corner", Plate III "The last field near Nacton Heath" and Plate IV "Nacton Church and Village". Unusual for depicting night scenes, these four plates were published in "A Monthly Chronicle of The... More

Madrid: Miguel Guijarro, 1877. 593 pages with text in Spanish. 8vo, leather backed marbled boards; edges worn; original colored pictorial wrappers bound-in. Madrid: Miguel Guijarro, 1877. Fourth Spanish edition, translated from the French, and augmented to include La Cocina Espanola. More

American Antiquarian Society, 1836. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 15" x 16.25". Page measures 16.75" x 17". This beautiful map shows the locations of Native American tribes throughout the United States in Canada. Areas are color-coded by tribe and include Eskimo, Athapascas, Algonquin-Lenape, Iroquois, Cherokees, Creek, Choctaw, Sioux, Black Feet, and Pawnee. However, this harmonious appearance obscures a much more troubled history. Distinguishing between 1600 in the east and 1800 in the west, the map speaks to... More

Mexico City: 1847. 1 page, 17 x 11 inches, (Mexico City), April 4, 1847. Handsome official document signed "P.M. Anaya" with a flourish, conferring the rank of Captain on a soldier. Stamps and official notations on verso. Tape stains in the top and bottom margins; partial tearing along the folds. Very good(-) condition. More

Nottingham: Djanogly Art Gallery, 1997. Numerous Illus., mostly in color. 96pp. 4to, pictorial wrappers. (Nottingham): Djanogly Art Gallery, (1997). Fine Exhibition catalogue. More