New York: G.W. Colton & C.B. Colton & Co., 1887. Wall map, sight size 37 x 33 inches, matted and framed to 50 x 49 inches. Some toning to right side, with moderate restoration and repairs near the right margin, with some paper fill. Very good. A striking and large-scale... More
[San Francisco]: Press of William C. Brown, 1894. [8],77,[16]pp. including ads, plus three folding maps. Original dark blue publisher's cloth, gilt. Spine ends and corners lightly worn, hinges a trifle loose. Very clean internally. Very good overall. The third edition, enlarged and improved over editions under a different title published... More
Philadelphia. 1888. [6],[25]-260pp., including two portraits. Original cloth, boards stamped in blind, spine gilt lettered. Corners and spine ends slightly worn, small chip at head of spine, a few patches of minor discoloration on front board. Contemporary presentation inscription. Light tanning, otherwise internally clean. About very good. A scarce biography... More
Cleveland. 1852. 79pp. Early-20th-century blue crushed morocco, gilt floral designs on boards, spine gilt. Minor wear to extremities. Modern bookplate on front pastedown, minor occasional foxing. Very good. Original front wrapper bound in. A rare and fascinating Indian captivity, relating the experiences of Casper Partridge, snatched from his parents in... More
Downieville, Ca. Published by Saml. W. Langton, [ 1852]. Pictorial letter sheet, 8 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches, on blue wove paper, with blank conjugate leaf attached. Fine. A rare and dramatic view of the terrible fire that destroyed virtually all of the California Gold Rush mining town of Downieville... More
San Francisco: Lith. & Publ. by Justh, Quirot & Co., [1851]. Pictorial letter sheet, 8 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches, on blue wove paper. With blank conjugate leaf still attached. Fine. A scarce California pictorial letter sheet depicting an act of violence by the first Vigilance Committee: the execution of... More
New York & Hartford: Kelloggs & Comstock, [ca. 1849-1852]. Handcolored lithograph, 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (sight). Very clean. Handsomely framed and matted. An iconic image of the California Gold Rush, showing a well-dressed and well-equipped argonaut, just setting off on the overland journey to the gold fields of... More
San Antonio, Tx. Goldbeck National Photo & News Service, [ca. 1945]. Panoramic silver gelatin print, 10 x 49 inches. Small marginal tear to right side. Very good. An exceptional bird's-eye view of an American military base in Alaska during World War II. A small sign reads, "Personnel Office Alaska General... More
[N.p. ca. 1917]. Panoramic photograph 8 x 46 1/4 inches. A handful of creases and tears, far right 8 x 6-inch section separated vertically and re- attached with tape on verso, minor surface dust-soiling. Good. Rolled. A striking and well-composed panoramic photograph depicting the African-American soldiers of the 808th Pioneer... More
Baltimore, Md. R.V.L., [ca. 1917]. Panoramic photograph, 8 x 35 1/2 inches. Minor edge wear, a few edge chips and tears, some soft creases, one heavy crease near center, dust-soiling to surface. Overall very good. Rolled. Captivating image of an African-American company in training at Camp Meade during World War... More
[Mexico. 1853-1870]. 136 documents of various lengths. Seventy-eight proclamations and circulars, approximately legal sized; three larger broadside proclamations; thirty-one manuscript orders and letters; engravings, forms, and periodicals. Some edge wear and minor soiling throughout. Very good. In an archival box. An archive of printed and manuscript documents relating to political... More
[N.p. 1954-1983]. Seven volumes. Quarto. Modern red and blue morocco, gilt tooled and lettered. Binder's tickets on front endpapers. Copious annotations throughout. Occasional tape repairs and paper loss not affecting text. Fine. Seven bound typescripts, comprising draft copies of fiction and non-fiction works by the acclaimed writer and historian, Dee..... More
[Urbana, Il. ca. 1970]. [8],592,19pp. (with some repeated or augmented pagination), on white or yellow typing paper. A few pencil corrections to the Table of Contents. Modern green cloth, front board and spine lettered in gilt. Binder's ticket on front pastedown. Author's inscription on titlepage. Fine. A unique and outstanding... More
Honolulu. 1856. [4],96pp. Quarto. Original printed wrappers, gatherings laid in. Lacking first gathering (January 1856). Wrapper soiled and chipping at edges. Significant worm damage, affecting wrapper and some text. Another copy of issues 1-4 are laid in, supplementing the missing text. Light toning and foxing. Untrimmed and uncut. Fair. A... More
[Various locations in Japan and California. ca. 1923 - 1931]. 405 mounted silver gelatin photographs, various sizes. Two oblong folio photograph albums. Original pebbled leather, brad- bound. Minor wear to extremities and rubbing to both albums. Slight mirroring or fading to a handful of images. Overall very good. An engrossing... More
[N.p., likely Connecticut. early 1800s]. [3],48,51-87,[5]pp. Contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled boards, spine ruled in gilt. Binding cocked, some chipping and heavy wear to boards and edges, front hinge tender, rear hinge cracked. Occasional minor foxing. Good plus. A wonderful early American manuscript cookbook, mostly containing instructions for making cakes..... More
Boston: Daniel Henchman, 1721. [10],248,[1]pp. Full polished calf, ruled in gilt, spine richly gilt, morocco spine labels, raised bands, gilt inner dentelles, a.e.g., by Pratt for Henry Stevens, 1859. Titlepage in expert pen facsimile. Hinges a bit tender, moden bookplate on front pastedown, margins of leaves A2, A3, and A4... More
Philadelphia: John Bioren, 1799 [i.e., 1798?]. [12],15-16,[159],18-50,[26]pp. 12mo. Original wrappers, printed Editor's note affixed to the upper wrapper, rebacked, with portions of wrappers restored. Some staining and edge wear to wrappers, contemporary ownership signature and small mathematic calculations to front wrapper. Corners restored to the first eight leaves and the..... More
Leiden: Elzevier, 1633. [32],690,[i.e. 590],[18]pp. plus fourteen double-page maps by Hessel Gerritsz. Sixty-eight woodcuts in text, illustrating plants, animals, and inhabitants of the New World. Half title. Engraved title with elaborate emblematic and architectonic border, with date altered in manuscript to "1688." Folio. Contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt, raised bands... More
Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by Andrew Bradford, 1722. [8],xii,299,[1]pp. Small quarto. 19th-century polished calf, gilt morocco spine labels, raised bands. Minor wear to edges and joints. Modern bookplate on front pastedown. Some foxing and toning, moderate marginal browning or dampstaining to some leaves, corners of titlepage restored, with three numbers... More
[Philadelphia]. 1798. 166,[2],77,[2]pp. Modern half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt, leather label. Modern bookplate on front pastedown. Some foxing and toning, contemporary ownership signature on contents leaf, titlepage and a few terminal leaves with minor marginal repairs, small repair and open tear to leaf K1, costing a few words... More
London. 1778. [4],54pp. Lacks the half title. 20th-century three-quarter green morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Head of spine worn, extremities rubbed. Minor foxing. Very good. Criticism of Howe's conduct in the Battle of Long Island, wherein he refused to allow the entrenchments at Brooklyn to be attacked because of... More
Boston. 1854. xi,356pp. plus large folding color map. Original gilt cloth. Spine rubbed, chipped at head of spine, two light stains on front board. Contemporary ownership signatures on front pastedown and front free endpaper. Internally clean, with the map in lovely condition. Very good. Capron went to California in the... More
San Francisco: Lith. & Publ. by Justh, Quirot & Co., [1851]. Pictorial letter sheet, 8 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches, on blue wove paper. With blank conjugate leaf still attached. A bit of light toning, mostly around the edges of the sheet. Near fine. A striking and rare California pictorial... More
Marysville, Ca. Published by R.A. Eddy, [before April 24, 1852]. Pictorial letter sheet, 8 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches, on gray wove paper, with blank conjugate leaf attached. Slight bit of edgewear. Near fine. A striking view of the terrible fire that devastated Marysville, California in late summer, 1851. Fires... More
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