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HAKLUYTUS POSTUMUS OR PURCHAS HIS PILGRIMES. CONTAYNING A HISTORY OF THE WORLD, IN SEA VOYAGES & LANDE-TRAUELLS, BY ENGLISHMEN & OTHERS...IN FIVE BOOKS....
Purchas, Samuel:
London: William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, 1625-1626.
Five volumes. Folio. Crushed blue morocco, gilt, by W. Pratt, covers with central gilt arabesques, spines lettered in gilt in.. more
Price: $200,000.00
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Purchas, Samuel:
London: William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, 1625-1626.
Five volumes. Folio. Crushed blue morocco, gilt, by W. Pratt, covers with central gilt arabesques, spines lettered in gilt in.. more
Price: $200,000.00
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GARDNER'S PHOTOGRAPHIC SKETCH BOOK OF THE WAR.
Gardner, Alexander:
Washington: Philp & Solomons, [1865].
Two volumes. [53]; [53]pp. of text. Lithograph titlepages plus 100 original albumen photographs, each measuring approximately 7 x 9 inches.. more
Price: $200,000.00
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Gardner, Alexander:
Washington: Philp & Solomons, [1865].
Two volumes. [53]; [53]pp. of text. Lithograph titlepages plus 100 original albumen photographs, each measuring approximately 7 x 9 inches.. more
Price: $200,000.00
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HISTORY OF THE INDIAN TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA.
McKenney, Thomas L., and James Hall:
Philadelphia: Edward C. Biddle (Vol. I) and Daniel Rice and James G. Clark (Vols. II-III), 1837-1842-1844.
Three volumes. 120 handcolored lithographic plates after Karl Bodmer, Charles Bird King, James Otto Lewis, P. Rhindesbacher, and R.M. Sully,.. more
Price: $160,000.00
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McKenney, Thomas L., and James Hall:
Philadelphia: Edward C. Biddle (Vol. I) and Daniel Rice and James G. Clark (Vols. II-III), 1837-1842-1844.
Three volumes. 120 handcolored lithographic plates after Karl Bodmer, Charles Bird King, James Otto Lewis, P. Rhindesbacher, and R.M. Sully,.. more
Price: $160,000.00
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER...EXTRA. WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1823 [caption title]....
Monroe, James:
Washington. Dec. 2, 1823.
Broadside, 22 x 16 1/4 inches, printed in five columns. A hint of foxing and light wear, but overall in.. more
Price: $125,000.00
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Monroe, James:
Washington. Dec. 2, 1823.
Broadside, 22 x 16 1/4 inches, printed in five columns. A hint of foxing and light wear, but overall in.. more
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HISTORY OF THE INDIAN TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA, WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES AND ANECDOTES OF THE PRINCIPAL CHIEFS....
McKenney, Thomas L., and James Hall:
Philadelphia: Caxton Press of Sherman & Co. for D. Rice & Co., 1872-1874.
Two royal octavo text volumes, 10 7/16 x 7 1/4 inches: [4],450; 541pp. "Billy Bowlegs" portrait as frontispiece to second.. more
Price: $120,000.00
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McKenney, Thomas L., and James Hall:
Philadelphia: Caxton Press of Sherman & Co. for D. Rice & Co., 1872-1874.
Two royal octavo text volumes, 10 7/16 x 7 1/4 inches: [4],450; 541pp. "Billy Bowlegs" portrait as frontispiece to second.. more
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AMERICA: BEING THE LATEST, AND MOST ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW WORLD...COLLECTED FROM MOST AUTHENTICK AUTHORS, AUGMENTED WITH LATER OBSERVATIONS AND ADORN'D WITH MAPS AND SCULPTURES, BY JOHN OGILBY.
Ogilby, John [trans. & pub.]: [Montanus, Arnoldus]:
London: Printed by the Author, 1671.
Engraved frontispiece, thirty-seve plates (six portraits, thirty-one views and plans [two of these folding, twenty- nine double-page]), nineteen maps (two.. more
Price: $95,000.00
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Ogilby, John [trans. & pub.]: [Montanus, Arnoldus]:
London: Printed by the Author, 1671.
Engraved frontispiece, thirty-seve plates (six portraits, thirty-one views and plans [two of these folding, twenty- nine double-page]), nineteen maps (two.. more
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ADMIRANDA NARRATIO FIDA TAMEN, DE COMMODIS ET INCOLARUM RITIBUS VIRGINIAE...ANGLICO SCRIPTA SERMONE A THOMA HARIOT.
Hariot, Thomas, and John White:
Frankfurt: Johann Wechel for Theodor de Bry and Sigismund Feierabend, 1590 [but ca. 1608].
Engraved title to text, letterpress title to plates, engraved arms on dedication leaf, colophon leaf F6, blank D6. 1 double-page.. more
Price: $95,000.00
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Hariot, Thomas, and John White:
Frankfurt: Johann Wechel for Theodor de Bry and Sigismund Feierabend, 1590 [but ca. 1608].
Engraved title to text, letterpress title to plates, engraved arms on dedication leaf, colophon leaf F6, blank D6. 1 double-page.. more
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A NEW AMERICAN ATLAS CONTAINING MAPS OF THE SEVERAL STATES OF THE NORTH AMERICAN UNION, PROJECTED AND DRAWN ON A UNIFORM SCALE FROM DOCUMENTS FOUND IN PUBLIC OFFICES OF THE UNITED STATES AND STATE GOVERNMENTS, AND OTHER ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC INFORMATION
Tanner, H[enry]. S[chenck].:
Philadelphia: H.S. Tanner, 1825.
Letterpress half title, 1p. index and 18pp. text. Engraved title with vignette of the "First Landing of Columbus in the.. more
Price: $85,000.00
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Tanner, H[enry]. S[chenck].:
Philadelphia: H.S. Tanner, 1825.
Letterpress half title, 1p. index and 18pp. text. Engraved title with vignette of the "First Landing of Columbus in the.. more
Price: $85,000.00
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[COLLECTION OF TREATIES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND INDIAN TRIBES].
[Indian Treaties]:
[Washington. 1830s-1870].
Various paginations, most often 4pp. to 10pp. each. Folio. Original self-wrappers, often string- or ribbon- tied. On the whole, very.. more
Price: $75,000.00
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[Indian Treaties]:
[Washington. 1830s-1870].
Various paginations, most often 4pp. to 10pp. each. Folio. Original self-wrappers, often string- or ribbon- tied. On the whole, very.. more
Price: $75,000.00
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[COLLECTION OF FIVE IMPORTANT DUTCH VOYAGES TO THE FAR EAST].
Marees, Pieter de; [Willem Lodewijcksz]; Jacob Cornelissoon van Neck; Gerrit de Veer; Olivier van Noort:
[Amsterdam. 1605-10].
Five volumes bound in one. Described in greater detail below. Folio. 19th-century half calf and marbled boards, ornate gilt spine... more
Price: $72,500.00
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Marees, Pieter de; [Willem Lodewijcksz]; Jacob Cornelissoon van Neck; Gerrit de Veer; Olivier van Noort:
[Amsterdam. 1605-10].
Five volumes bound in one. Described in greater detail below. Folio. 19th-century half calf and marbled boards, ornate gilt spine... more
Price: $72,500.00
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VUES DES CORDILLÈRES ET MONUMENS DES PEUPLES INDIGÈNES DE L'AMÉRIQUE.
Humboldt, Alexander von, and Aimé Bonpland:
Paris: [de l'imprimerie de J.H. Stône] chez F. Schoell, 1810.
Two volumes bound in one. [10],350,[1]pp., including engraved dedication leaf. Sixty-nine engraved plates on sixty-eight leaves (twenty-seven handcolored, printed in.. more
Price: $60,000.00
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Humboldt, Alexander von, and Aimé Bonpland:
Paris: [de l'imprimerie de J.H. Stône] chez F. Schoell, 1810.
Two volumes bound in one. [10],350,[1]pp., including engraved dedication leaf. Sixty-nine engraved plates on sixty-eight leaves (twenty-seven handcolored, printed in.. more
Price: $60,000.00
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VUES DES CORDILLÈRES ET MONUMENS DES PEUPLES INDIGÈNES DE L'AMÉRIQUE.
Humboldt, Alexander von, and Aimé Bonpland:
Paris: [de l'imprimerie de J.H. Stône] chez F. Schoell, 1810[-1813].
Two volumes bound in one. [6],16,350pp. Half title, 16pp. "Introduction." Engraved dedication leaf, sixty-nine engraved plates on 68 leaves (twenty-seven.. more
Price: $60,000.00
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Humboldt, Alexander von, and Aimé Bonpland:
Paris: [de l'imprimerie de J.H. Stône] chez F. Schoell, 1810[-1813].
Two volumes bound in one. [6],16,350pp. Half title, 16pp. "Introduction." Engraved dedication leaf, sixty-nine engraved plates on 68 leaves (twenty-seven.. more
Price: $60,000.00
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REGIMIENTO DE NAVEGACION Q[UE] MANDO HASER EL REI NUESTRO SEÑOR POR ORDEN DE SU CONSEIO REAL DE LAS INDIAS A ANDRES GARCIA DE CESPEDES SU COSMOGRAFO MAIOR.
García de Cespedes, Andrés:
Madrid: Juan de la Cuesta, 1606.
Two parts bound in one volume. [4],184 leaves including letterpress titlepage for second part plus engraved titlepage for first part.. more
Price: $55,000.00
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García de Cespedes, Andrés:
Madrid: Juan de la Cuesta, 1606.
Two parts bound in one volume. [4],184 leaves including letterpress titlepage for second part plus engraved titlepage for first part.. more
Price: $55,000.00
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A NEW COLLECTION OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS: WITH HISTORICAL ACCOUNTS OF DISCOVERIES AND CONQUESTS IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD...TO BE CONTINUED MONTHLY.
Stevens, John:
London. 1708-1710.
Two volumes containing seven separate works in all. First volume: [general titlepage], [6],260,[8]pp. plus three plates and map; [general titlepage.. more
Price: $50,000.00
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Stevens, John:
London. 1708-1710.
Two volumes containing seven separate works in all. First volume: [general titlepage], [6],260,[8]pp. plus three plates and map; [general titlepage.. more
Price: $50,000.00
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CAREY'S GENERAL ATLAS.
Carey, Mathew:
Philadelphia: Published by Mathew Carey, May 1, 1796.
Title-leaf plus forty-five folding engraved maps. Folio. Contemporary sheep-backed marbled paper-covered boards (worn). Title-leaf creased, and with some small chips.. more
Price: $47,500.00
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Carey, Mathew:
Philadelphia: Published by Mathew Carey, May 1, 1796.
Title-leaf plus forty-five folding engraved maps. Folio. Contemporary sheep-backed marbled paper-covered boards (worn). Title-leaf creased, and with some small chips.. more
Price: $47,500.00
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ALBUM OF VIRGINIA; OR, ILLUSTRATION OF THE OLD DOMINION.
Beyer, Edward:
Richmond [but actually Dresden & Berlin]: Edward Beyer [but printed by Rau & Son of Dresden and W. Loeillot of Berlin], 1858.
Lithograph titlepage (with five vignettes) plus forty tinted lithograph plates. Oblong folio. Original gilt cloth boards bound onto larger modern.. more
Price: $45,000.00
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Beyer, Edward:
Richmond [but actually Dresden & Berlin]: Edward Beyer [but printed by Rau & Son of Dresden and W. Loeillot of Berlin], 1858.
Lithograph titlepage (with five vignettes) plus forty tinted lithograph plates. Oblong folio. Original gilt cloth boards bound onto larger modern.. more
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[COLLECTION OF TWENTY-FIVE TREATIES BETWEEN MEXICO AND OTHER NATIONS MADE BETWEEN 1825 AND 1856, WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING ANOTHER FIVE TREATIES AND DOCUMENTS INVOLVING THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, AND LATIN AMERICAN NATIONS].
[Mexican Treaties]:
[Various places and dates, as described below].
Various paginations, enumerated below. Most of the treaties are in folio format, with a few (noted below) in octavo. The.. more
Price: $42,500.00
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[Mexican Treaties]:
[Various places and dates, as described below].
Various paginations, enumerated below. Most of the treaties are in folio format, with a few (noted below) in octavo. The.. more
Price: $42,500.00
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AN ACCURATE MAP OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, WITH THEIR INDIAN FRONTIERS, MOUNTAINS, RIVERS, SWAMPS, MARSHES, BAYS, CREEKS, HARBOURS & c., WITH THE ROADS AND INDIAN PATHS AS WELL AS THE BOUNDARY OR PROVINCIAL LINES, THE SEVERAL TOWNSHIPS AND OTHER DIVISIO
Mouzon, Henry:
London: R. Sayer & J. Bennet, May 30th, 1775 [i.e. 1776].
Copper-engraved map, engraved by Samuel Turner Sparrow, on four sheets of two joined pairs, each pair measuring 21 1/2 x.. more
Price: $35,000.00
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Mouzon, Henry:
London: R. Sayer & J. Bennet, May 30th, 1775 [i.e. 1776].
Copper-engraved map, engraved by Samuel Turner Sparrow, on four sheets of two joined pairs, each pair measuring 21 1/2 x.. more
Price: $35,000.00
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NOVUS ORBIS SEU DESCRIPTIONIS INDIAE OCCIDENTALIS LIBRI XVIII....
Laet, Joannes de:
Leiden: Elzevier, 1633.
[32],690,[18]pp. plus fourteen double-page maps by Hessel Gerritsz. Sixty-eight woodcuts in text. Half title. Engraved title with elaborate emblematic and.. more
Price: $35,000.00
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Laet, Joannes de:
Leiden: Elzevier, 1633.
[32],690,[18]pp. plus fourteen double-page maps by Hessel Gerritsz. Sixty-eight woodcuts in text. Half title. Engraved title with elaborate emblematic and.. more
Price: $35,000.00
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TABULA EXHIBENS NOVAM FRANCIAM ET LOUISIANAM.
[Hennepin, Louis]:
[Nuremberg. 1689].
Engraved map, 7 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches. Near fine. Matted and laid into a folding cloth box. The extremely.. more
Price: $35,000.00
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[Hennepin, Louis]:
[Nuremberg. 1689].
Engraved map, 7 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches. Near fine. Matted and laid into a folding cloth box. The extremely.. more
Price: $35,000.00
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A MODERATE AND SAFE EXPEDIENT TO REMOVE JEALOUSIES AND FEARES, OF ANY DANGER, OR PREJUDICE TO THIS STATE, BY THE ROMAN CATHOLICKS OF THIS KINGDOME, AND TO MITIGATE THE CENSURE OF TOO MUCH SEVERITY TOWARDS THEM. WITH GREAT ADVANTAGE OF HONOUR AND PROFIT TO
[Maryland]:
[London]. 1646.
16pp. Small quarto. Modern half green morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Closely trimmed at the bottom edge, touching the.. more
Price: $30,000.00
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[Maryland]:
[London]. 1646.
16pp. Small quarto. Modern half green morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Closely trimmed at the bottom edge, touching the.. more
Price: $30,000.00
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THE DISCOVERY, SETTLEMENT AND PRESENT STATE OF KENTUCKE: AND AN ESSAY TOWARDS THE TOPOGRAPHY, AND NATURAL HISTORY OF THAT IMPORTANT COUNTRY...THE ADVENTURES OF COL. DANIEL BOON, ONE OF THE FIRST SETTLERS...AN ACCOUNT OF THE INDIAN NATIONS...THE STAGES AND
Filson, John:
Wilmington, De.: Printed by James Adams, 1784.
118pp. plus final original blank. Contemporary wrapper, with original side stitching, untrimmed. Contemporary ownership inscription on front wrapper: "Toeb----[?] Hopkins,.. more
Price: $30,000.00
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Filson, John:
Wilmington, De.: Printed by James Adams, 1784.
118pp. plus final original blank. Contemporary wrapper, with original side stitching, untrimmed. Contemporary ownership inscription on front wrapper: "Toeb----[?] Hopkins,.. more
Price: $30,000.00
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CARTE DES TRES CURIEUSE DE LA MER DU SUD, CONTENANT DES REMARQUES NOUVELLES ET TRES UTILES NON SEULEMENT SUR LES PORTS ET ILES DE CETTE MER, MAIS AUSSY SUR LES PRINCIPAUX PAYS DE L'AMERIQUE TANT SEPTENTROINALE QUE MERIDIONALE, AVEC LES NOMS & LA ROUTE DES
Chatelain, Henri Abraham:
Amsterdam. 1719.
Engraving, on four joined sheets. Sheet size: 33 1/2 x 57 inches. Very good. A fine copy of this great.. more
Price: $30,000.00
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Chatelain, Henri Abraham:
Amsterdam. 1719.
Engraving, on four joined sheets. Sheet size: 33 1/2 x 57 inches. Very good. A fine copy of this great.. more
Price: $30,000.00
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DE NIEUWE EN ONBEKENDE WEERELD: OF BESCHRYVING VAN AMERICA EN 'TZUID-LAND....
Montanus, Arnoldus:
Amsterdam: Jacob Meurs, 1671.
[8],585,[27]pp. plus seven portraits, thirty-two double- page plates, large folding hemispheric map, and fifteen double-page maps. Seventy engraved in-text illustrations... more
Price: $28,500.00
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Montanus, Arnoldus:
Amsterdam: Jacob Meurs, 1671.
[8],585,[27]pp. plus seven portraits, thirty-two double- page plates, large folding hemispheric map, and fifteen double-page maps. Seventy engraved in-text illustrations... more
Price: $28,500.00
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ALBUM PALLIERE ESCENAS AMERICANAS REDUCCION DE CUADROS, AQUARELLES, Y BOSQUEJOS.
Pallière, León:
Buenos Aires: En venta en la casa de los S[eño]res Fusoni H[erna]nos, [1864].
Lithographed titlepage plus fifty-two lithographed plates (nearly all tinted). Oblong folio. Twentieth-century half maroon morocco over red pebbled cloth boards,.. more
Price: $27,500.00
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Pallière, León:
Buenos Aires: En venta en la casa de los S[eño]res Fusoni H[erna]nos, [1864].
Lithographed titlepage plus fifty-two lithographed plates (nearly all tinted). Oblong folio. Twentieth-century half maroon morocco over red pebbled cloth boards,.. more
Price: $27,500.00
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HISTORY OF THE INDIAN TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA, WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES AND ANECDOTES OF THE PRINCIPAL CHIEFS. EMBELLISHED WITH ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY PORTRAITS.
McKenney, Thomas L., and James Hall:
Philadelphia: T.K. & P.G. Collins for D. Rice & A. N. Hart, 1855.
Three volumes. 120 colored lithographic plates (three tinted frontispieces finished by hand, 117 handcolored plates), by J.T. Bowen of Philadelphia,.. more
Price: $27,500.00
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McKenney, Thomas L., and James Hall:
Philadelphia: T.K. & P.G. Collins for D. Rice & A. N. Hart, 1855.
Three volumes. 120 colored lithographic plates (three tinted frontispieces finished by hand, 117 handcolored plates), by J.T. Bowen of Philadelphia,.. more
Price: $27,500.00
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AN ORATION DELIVERED ON THE BATTLEFIELD OF GETTYSBURG, (NOVEMBER 19, 1863,) AT THE CONSECRATION OF THE CEMETERY PREPARED FOR THE INTERMENT OF THE REMAINS OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE BATTLES OF JULY 1st, 2d, AND 3d, 1863. By Edward Everett. TO WHICH IS ADDED
[Lincoln, Abraham]: Everett, Edward:
New York: Baker and Goodwin, 1863.
48pp. Dbd. Old ink number at top of titlepage, a few very light small fox marks on titlepage. Internally quite.. more
Price: $27,500.00
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[Lincoln, Abraham]: Everett, Edward:
New York: Baker and Goodwin, 1863.
48pp. Dbd. Old ink number at top of titlepage, a few very light small fox marks on titlepage. Internally quite.. more
Price: $27,500.00
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PROCLAMATION OF AMNESTY AND RECONSTRUCTION.
[Lincoln, Abraham]:
[Washington: Government Printing Office, ca. Dec. 8, 1863].
Broadside, 12 x 19 inches, printed in two columns on wove stock. Several faint patches of foxing, four light fold.. more
Price: $26,000.00
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[Lincoln, Abraham]:
[Washington: Government Printing Office, ca. Dec. 8, 1863].
Broadside, 12 x 19 inches, printed in two columns on wove stock. Several faint patches of foxing, four light fold.. more
Price: $26,000.00
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CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: AT THE SECOND SESSION,...AN ACT FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES, SOUTH OF THE RIVER OHIO [caption title].
[Southwest Ordinance]: [Tennessee]:
[New York]: Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, [1790].
Broadside, printed on a folio sheet. Removed from a sammelband volume, with stab holes and a few small tears along.. more
Price: $25,000.00
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[Southwest Ordinance]: [Tennessee]:
[New York]: Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, [1790].
Broadside, printed on a folio sheet. Removed from a sammelband volume, with stab holes and a few small tears along.. more
Price: $25,000.00
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THE AMERICAN ATLAS.
Reid, John [pub]:
New York: Published by John Reid, 1796.
Mounted on guards throughout, letterpress title within decorative border of typographic ornaments, twenty engraved maps on 19 leaves (one folding,.. more
Price: $22,500.00
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Reid, John [pub]:
New York: Published by John Reid, 1796.
Mounted on guards throughout, letterpress title within decorative border of typographic ornaments, twenty engraved maps on 19 leaves (one folding,.. more
Price: $22,500.00
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A CHART OF THE BAY AND HARBOUR OF PENSACOLA IN THE PROVINCE OF WEST FLORIDA SURVEYED BY GEORGE GAULD A.M.
Des Barres, Joseph F. Wallet:
London: J.F.W. Des Barres in the ATLANTIC NEPTUNE, August 1st, 1780.
Copper-engraved sea chart with aquatint, and details heightened in original color. Sheet size: 21 3/16 x 31 5/16 inches. Very.. more
Price: $22,500.00
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Des Barres, Joseph F. Wallet:
London: J.F.W. Des Barres in the ATLANTIC NEPTUNE, August 1st, 1780.
Copper-engraved sea chart with aquatint, and details heightened in original color. Sheet size: 21 3/16 x 31 5/16 inches. Very.. more
Price: $22,500.00
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TRATADO DE LA IMPORTANCIA Y UTILIDAD QUE AY EN DAR POR ESCLAVOS A LOS INDIOS REBELADOS DE CHILE. DISPUTASE EN EL, SI ES LICITO, O NO EL DAR LOS POR ESCLAVOS: Y PONENSE RAZONES POR AMBAS PARTES, Y SUS RESPUESTAS: DEXANDO LA DETERMINACION A LOS SEÑORES VISO
Calderón, Melchor:
[Np, but likely Madrid. nd, but ca. 1601].
[2],24pp. Folio. Dbd. Dampstained and soiled, top and bottom edges worn. Worm holes throughout, affecting a few words on each.. more
Price: $22,500.00
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Calderón, Melchor:
[Np, but likely Madrid. nd, but ca. 1601].
[2],24pp. Folio. Dbd. Dampstained and soiled, top and bottom edges worn. Worm holes throughout, affecting a few words on each.. more
Price: $22,500.00
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THE UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA: WITH THE BRITISH TERRITORIES AND THOSE OF SPAIN, ACCORDING TO THE TREATY, OF 1784.
Faden, William:
London: Wm. Faden, Feby. 11th, 1793.
Copper-engraved map, with full original color. Sheet size: 24 1/8 x 31 1/8 inches. In excellent condition. The extremely rare.. more
Price: $22,000.00
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Faden, William:
London: Wm. Faden, Feby. 11th, 1793.
Copper-engraved map, with full original color. Sheet size: 24 1/8 x 31 1/8 inches. In excellent condition. The extremely rare.. more
Price: $22,000.00
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HISTOIRE ET DESCRIPTION GENERALE DE LA NOUVELLE FRANCE, AVEC LE JOURNAL HISTORIQUE D'UN VOYAGE FAIT PAR ORDRE DU ROI DANS L'AMERIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE.
Charlevoix, François J.:
Paris. 1744.
Three volumes. [8],xxvi,lxi,[3],664; [4],xv,[1],582,56; [4],xix,[1],xiv,543pp. plus twenty-eight maps (most folding) and ninety-six plates. Half title in each volume. Titlepages printed.. more
Price: $21,000.00
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Charlevoix, François J.:
Paris. 1744.
Three volumes. [8],xxvi,lxi,[3],664; [4],xv,[1],582,56; [4],xix,[1],xiv,543pp. plus twenty-eight maps (most folding) and ninety-six plates. Half title in each volume. Titlepages printed.. more
Price: $21,000.00
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EL MARAÑON, Y AMAZONAS. HISTORIA DE LOS DESCUBRIMIENTOS, ENTRADAS, Y REDUCCION DE NACIONES. TRABAJOS MALOGRADOS DE ALGUNOS CONQUISTADORES, Y DICHOSOS DE OTROS, ASSI TEMPORALES, COMO ESPIRITUALES, EN LAS DILATADAS MONTAÑAS, Y MAYORES RIOS DE LA AMERICA.
Rodriguez, Manuel:
Madrid: Antonio Gonçalez de Reyes, 1684.
[22],444,[31]pp. Half title. Folio. Contemporary limp vellum, manuscript title on spine. Slight wear to covers. Occasional light tanning, minor foxing... more
Price: $20,000.00
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Rodriguez, Manuel:
Madrid: Antonio Gonçalez de Reyes, 1684.
[22],444,[31]pp. Half title. Folio. Contemporary limp vellum, manuscript title on spine. Slight wear to covers. Occasional light tanning, minor foxing... more
Price: $20,000.00
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[AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM THOMAS JEFFERSON TO JAMES MADISON REGARDING EFFORTS TO APPOINT PHILIP PENDLETON BARBOUR AS A LAW PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. TOGETHER WITH AN AUTOGRAPH NOTE, SIGNED, FROM JAMES MADISON TO SAMUEL A. STORROW].
Jefferson, Thomas, and James Madison:
Monticello. March 29, 1825.
Jefferson note: [1]p. on a 5 x 8-inch slip of paper. Madison note undated but composed March 9, 1828: [1]p... more
Price: $20,000.00
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Jefferson, Thomas, and James Madison:
Monticello. March 29, 1825.
Jefferson note: [1]p. on a 5 x 8-inch slip of paper. Madison note undated but composed March 9, 1828: [1]p... more
Price: $20,000.00
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A DESCRIPTION OF THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF CAROLANA. BY THE SPANIARDS CALL'D FLORIDA, AND BY THE FRENCH, LA LOUISIANE. AND ALSO OF THE GREAT AND FAMOUS RIVER MESCHACEBE, OR MISSISIPI, THE FIVE VAST NAVIGABLE LAKES OF FRESH WATER, AND THE PARTS ADJACENT. TOG
Coxe, Daniel:
London: Printed for A. Bettesworth, 1726.
[54],122pp. plus folding map. Modern polished calf, ruled in gilt, spine richly gilt, leather label, raised bands, a.e.g. Corners bumped... more
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Coxe, Daniel:
London: Printed for A. Bettesworth, 1726.
[54],122pp. plus folding map. Modern polished calf, ruled in gilt, spine richly gilt, leather label, raised bands, a.e.g. Corners bumped... more
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HISTORIA GENERAL DEL PERV TRATA EL DESCVBRIMIENTO DEL; Y COMO LO GANARON LOS ESPAÑOLES. LAS GUERRAS CIUILES QUE HUUO ENTRE PIÇARROS, Y ALMAGROS, SOBRE LA PARTIJA DE LA TIERRA. CASTIGO Y LEUANTAMIETO DE TIRANOS: Y OTROS SUCESSOS PARTICULARES QUE EN LA HIST
Vega, Garcilaso de la:
[Cordova: Por la viuda de Andres Barrera, y à su costa, 1617].
Large woodcut vignette on title. Folio. Contemporary limp vellum. Some minor worming with occasional loss, title shaved with loss of.. more
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Vega, Garcilaso de la:
[Cordova: Por la viuda de Andres Barrera, y à su costa, 1617].
Large woodcut vignette on title. Folio. Contemporary limp vellum. Some minor worming with occasional loss, title shaved with loss of.. more
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A JOURNAL OF THE LAST VOYAGE PERFORM'D BY MONSR. DE LA SALE, TO THE GULPH OF MEXICO TO FIND OUT THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISIPI RIVER....
Joutel, Henri:
London: Printed for A. Bell, et al, 1714.
[2],xxi,[9],205,[5]pp. plus folding map. Contemporary paneled calf, expertly rebacked with original backstrip preserved. Armorial bookplate. Map clean and bright. Fine... more
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Joutel, Henri:
London: Printed for A. Bell, et al, 1714.
[2],xxi,[9],205,[5]pp. plus folding map. Contemporary paneled calf, expertly rebacked with original backstrip preserved. Armorial bookplate. Map clean and bright. Fine... more
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO WHOM WAS REFERRED THE MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, OF THE SECOND ULTIMO, ACCOMPANYING THE COPY OF A LETTER FROM THE GOVERNOR OF THE TERRITORY SOUTH OF THE RIVER OHIO, TO THE SECRETARY AT WAR, DATED THE NINETE
[Cherokees]:
[No place, but possibly Knoxville, Tn. after March 10, 1796].
Broadside, 15 1/2 by 10 3/4 inches, printed in double-column format. Contemporary inscription on verso: "Report Comt. Congress Re Georgia.. more
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[Cherokees]:
[No place, but possibly Knoxville, Tn. after March 10, 1796].
Broadside, 15 1/2 by 10 3/4 inches, printed in double-column format. Contemporary inscription on verso: "Report Comt. Congress Re Georgia.. more
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CARTE CONTENANT 80 LIEUX DU GOUVERNMENT DE CAYENNE [manuscript cartouche].
[Cayenne]:
[Np, but likely Cayenne]. Nov. 23, 1690.
Manuscript map, 9 x 14 1/2 inches. Elaborate cartouche in lower left corner. Minor edge wear. Vertical fold through center... more
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[Cayenne]:
[Np, but likely Cayenne]. Nov. 23, 1690.
Manuscript map, 9 x 14 1/2 inches. Elaborate cartouche in lower left corner. Minor edge wear. Vertical fold through center... more
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DE ORBIS TERRARUM SITUA COMPENDIUM.
Rithaymer, Georg:
Nuremberg: Johann Petri, 1538.
[8],111pp., including a full-page map of the world and its zones. Small quarto. Modern calf, spine gilt, raised bands. A.. more
Price: $16,000.00
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Rithaymer, Georg:
Nuremberg: Johann Petri, 1538.
[8],111pp., including a full-page map of the world and its zones. Small quarto. Modern calf, spine gilt, raised bands. A.. more
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THE HISTORY OF THE FIRST DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA: BEING AN ESSAY TOWARDS A GENERAL HISTORY OF THIS COLONY.
Stith, William:
Williamsburg: William Parks, 1747.
viii,331,[1],v,[1],34pp. Antique paneled calf, gilt morocco label. Signatures X, Cc, and Dd tanned (as usual in this issue), else very.. more
Price: $15,000.00
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Stith, William:
Williamsburg: William Parks, 1747.
viii,331,[1],v,[1],34pp. Antique paneled calf, gilt morocco label. Signatures X, Cc, and Dd tanned (as usual in this issue), else very.. more
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AN AFFECTING NARRATIVE OF THE CAPTIVITY & SUFFERINGS OF MRS. MARY SMITH, WHO, WITH HER HUSBAND AND THREE DAUGHTERS WERE TAKEN PRISONERS BY THE INDIANS IN AUGUST LAST (1814) AND...WAS FORTUNATELY RESCUED FROM THE MERCILESS HANDS OF SAVAGES BY A DETACHED PA
Smith, Mary:
Providence: Printed for L. Scott, [1816?].
24pp. Folding woodcut frontispiece with light contemporary coloring (now somewhat oxidized). Original plain wrappers, resewn. Leaves tanned, some staining on.. more
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Smith, Mary:
Providence: Printed for L. Scott, [1816?].
24pp. Folding woodcut frontispiece with light contemporary coloring (now somewhat oxidized). Original plain wrappers, resewn. Leaves tanned, some staining on.. more
Price: $15,000.00
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MATERIA MEDICA AMERICANA POTISSIMUM REGNI VEGETABILIS.
Schöpf, Johann David:
Erlangen, Germany. 1787.
xviii,170pp. 20th-century calf, spine gilt, leather label. Very good, with the bookplate of Kenneth K. Mackenzie, noted botanical collector. The.. more
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Schöpf, Johann David:
Erlangen, Germany. 1787.
xviii,170pp. 20th-century calf, spine gilt, leather label. Very good, with the bookplate of Kenneth K. Mackenzie, noted botanical collector. The.. more
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A V.S. RESERVA DE TRIBUTO, MITAS, Y SERVICIOS PERSONALES A LOS HIIOS MAIORES DE LOS CACIQUES PRINCIPALES, Y A LOS DE MAS HIJOS LEGITIMOS QUE TUVIERE[N] DE SOLO MITAS Y SERVICIOS, Y NO DE TRIBUTO, CONFORME A LA ORDENANÇA DEL SEÑOR VISOREY DON FRANCISCO DE
[Peru]:
[Lima: Antonio Ricardo, 1603].
[2]pp. with one decorative initial on first page. Folio. Folded bifolium leaf, second leaf blank. Modern limp vellum. Contemporary manuscript.. more
Price: $15,000.00
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[Peru]:
[Lima: Antonio Ricardo, 1603].
[2]pp. with one decorative initial on first page. Folio. Folded bifolium leaf, second leaf blank. Modern limp vellum. Contemporary manuscript.. more
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PARA QUE EN CADA PUEBLO QUE UVIERE DE DUZIENTOS INDIOS PARA AVAIO AYA LOS OFFICIALES QUE AQUI SE MANDA, LOS QUALES SERAN RESERUADOS DE MITAS, NO OTROS ALGUNOS. AUNQUE TENGAN MANDAMIENTO DE RESERVA [caption title].
[Peru]:
[Lima: Antonio Ricardo, 1603].
[2]pp. with one decorative initial on first page. Folio. Folded bifolium leaf, second leaf blank. Modern limp vellum. Contemporary manuscript.. more
Price: $15,000.00
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[Peru]:
[Lima: Antonio Ricardo, 1603].
[2]pp. with one decorative initial on first page. Folio. Folded bifolium leaf, second leaf blank. Modern limp vellum. Contemporary manuscript.. more
Price: $15,000.00
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MITCHELL'S REFERENCE AND DISTANCE MAP OF THE UNITED STATES.
Mitchell, S. Augustus, and J.H. Young:
Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1848.
Wall map, 55 1/2 x 70 1/2 inches, with full period color. Expertly repaired, backed with modern linen, trimmed in.. more
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Mitchell, S. Augustus, and J.H. Young:
Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1848.
Wall map, 55 1/2 x 70 1/2 inches, with full period color. Expertly repaired, backed with modern linen, trimmed in.. more
Price: $15,000.00
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MITCHELL'S REFERENCE AND DISTANCE MAP OF THE UNITED STATES.
[Mitchell, S. Augustus, and J.H. Young]:
Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, [1849].
Wall map, 57 x 70 inches. Expertly repaired, backed with modern linen, trimmed in maroon cloth, on contemporary rollers. Old.. more
Price: $15,000.00
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[Mitchell, S. Augustus, and J.H. Young]:
Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, [1849].
Wall map, 57 x 70 inches. Expertly repaired, backed with modern linen, trimmed in maroon cloth, on contemporary rollers. Old.. more
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ACTS PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE TERRITORY OF ORLEANS, BEGUN AND HELD AT THE PRINCIPAL, IN THE CITY OF NEW-ORLEANS, ON MONDAY THE THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FOUR...[thro
[Louisiana Laws]:
New-Orleans. 1805-1816.
Fifteen items bound in five volumes. Contemporary calf, leather labels. Some wear at extremities, a couple hinges cracked. Scattered browning.. more
Price: $15,000.00
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[Louisiana Laws]:
New-Orleans. 1805-1816.
Fifteen items bound in five volumes. Contemporary calf, leather labels. Some wear at extremities, a couple hinges cracked. Scattered browning.. more
Price: $15,000.00
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