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A COMPLETE CATALOGUE OF THE EXTENSIVE AND VALUABLE COLLECTION OF ANCIENT AND MODERN BOOKS, IN...

A COMPLETE CATALOGUE OF THE EXTENSIVE AND VALUABLE COLLECTION OF ANCIENT AND MODERN BOOKS, IN SEVERAL LANGUAGES, AND IN EVERY DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE, FOR SALE BY LITTLE, BROWN, & Co.

[Bookseller's Catalogue]: Little, Brown, & Co.:

Boston: Printed by John Wilson & Son, 1853. 108pp. Gathered signatures, stitched as issued. Wrappers lightly foxed and dampstained, else internally bright and clean. Very good. A thorough Little, Brown & Co. catalogue, listing over 1500 titles printed in double-column format and appended with an index. In addition to "home-productions,"...

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A SELECT CATALOGUE OF BOOKS CHIEFLY PUBLISHED OR IMPORTED BY HILLIARD, GRAY, AND Co. Bookseller's...

A SELECT CATALOGUE OF BOOKS CHIEFLY PUBLISHED OR IMPORTED BY HILLIARD, GRAY, AND Co.

[Bookseller's Catalogue]: [Hilliard, Gray, and Co.]:

Boston. 1837. 96pp., printer's ornament on titlepage. 12mo. Original printed wrappers. Slightly edgeworn, minor wrinkling to rear wrapper, front hinge tender. Light dampstaining throughout. Else a very good copy. An early 19th-century bookseller's catalogue, featuring 496 numbered titles, each organized by size and most likely imported by the booksellers. A....

Price: $450.00

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ADVERTISEMENT CARD FOR RAGTIME MUSICIAN BLIND BOONE]. John William Boone, American Music

[ADVERTISEMENT CARD FOR RAGTIME MUSICIAN BLIND BOONE].

[Boone, John William]: [Music, American]:

[N.p. 1915]. Photographic card, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. Upper right corner bumped. Lightly foxed. Very good. Illustrated advertisement card, showing a photograph of African-American ragtime musician John William "Blind" Boone and his manager, John Lange, looking quite dapper in trench coats and hats. Boone rests his hand atop...

Price: $450.00

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STOP! READ THIS! HAVING TAKEN THE PROVISION STORE 67 BEACH STREET, CORNER HUDSON, I WOULD...

STOP! READ THIS! HAVING TAKEN THE PROVISION STORE 67 BEACH STREET, CORNER HUDSON, I WOULD RESPECTFULLY INFORM OLD PATRONS AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY THAT I HAVE RE- STOCKED THE SAME, AND INTEND KEEPING ON HAND A FULL STOCK OF MEATS, VEGETABLES, FRUITS, &c....

[Boston Grocer's Broadside]:

Boston: Wm. Elder & Sons, [ca. 1870?]. Broadside, 8 x 4 inches. Framed. Old fold lines. Some light soiling. Very good. Grocer's advertising broadside or handbill from the latter part of the 19th century, under the proprietorship of Fred C. Gay. The broadside continues: "...of the best quality the market...

Price: $200.00

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THE WATERY GODS [caption title]. British Navy, American Revolution

THE WATERY GODS [caption title].

[British Navy]: [American Revolution]:

[London. ca. 1782]. Broadside, measuring 10 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. Minor soiling. Very good plus. A song sheet commemorating Rodney's naval victory over the French fleet under the command of the Comte de Grasse off Dominica in the West Indies. The Battle of the Saintes was a naval battle...

Price: $500.00

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EXTENSIVE PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM AND MEMORY BOOK DOCUMENTING A YOUNG WOMAN'S LIFE IN MARYLAND AND NORTH...

[EXTENSIVE PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM AND MEMORY BOOK DOCUMENTING A YOUNG WOMAN'S LIFE IN MARYLAND AND NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE BEGINNING OF WORLD WAR I TO THE END OF THE ROARING TWENTIES].

Bruton, Hannah Purcell:

[V.p., mostly Maryland and North Carolina. 1914-1927]. 401 photographs, varying sizes, on [50] leaves, plus over two hundred pieces of ephemera, mostly cards, news clippings, correspondence, and clipped signatures. Oblong quarto. Black leatherette album, string tied. Leaves neatly detached, slightly worn at edges. Contents mounted directly to leaves, many photos...

Price: $850.00

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BOUND COLLECTION OF 224 SOUTH AMERICAN IMPRINTS, INCLUDING 218 INDIVIDUAL TITLES PRINTED IN...

[BOUND COLLECTION OF 224 SOUTH AMERICAN IMPRINTS, INCLUDING 218 INDIVIDUAL TITLES PRINTED IN BUENOS AIRES BETWEEN 1807 AND 1809].

[Buenos Aires Imprints]:

Buenos Aires. 1807-1809. Three bound volumes, plus nine unbound or disbound pamphlets, for a total of 224 separate imprints (including one Rio de Janeiro imprint, two Spanish imprints, and two Buenos Aires duplicates). All items but one (the Rio de Janeiro imprint at the beginning of the first volume, printed...

Price: $65,000.00

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ENGRAVED STOCK CERTIFICATE, WITH AN ILLUSTRATION OF MINERS, FOR FIFTEEN SHARES IN THE FORT ROSS...

[ENGRAVED STOCK CERTIFICATE, WITH AN ILLUSTRATION OF MINERS, FOR FIFTEEN SHARES IN THE FORT ROSS COAL MINING COMPANY].

[California Coal Mining]:

[Petaluma?]: "Journal" Press, [nd, but probably 1863]. Engraved stock certificate, 5 1/2 x 10 inches, small illustration in upper enter. Completed in manuscript, and printed (but unaccomplished) on the verso. Some old light folds. Very good. An attractive engraved stock certificate for this obscure coal mining operation in Fort Ross...

Price: $300.00

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COLUMBIA MINING LAWS [caption title]. California Gold Rush

COLUMBIA MINING LAWS [caption title].

[California Gold Rush]:

[Columbia, Ca. Gazette Print, 1853]. Broadside, 10 3/4 x 8 inches, printed in three columns. A bit of light foxing, mostly in the margins. Near fine. In a folding cloth clamshell case, spine gilt. A rare broadside printing of the laws of the Columbia Mining District in California in 1853...

Price: $6,500.00

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STOCK CERTIFICATE No. 1767 FOR FIFTY SHARES IN THE PHILADELPHIA AND CALIFORNIA MINING COMPANY]....

[STOCK CERTIFICATE No. 1767 FOR FIFTY SHARES IN THE PHILADELPHIA AND CALIFORNIA MINING COMPANY].

[California Gold Rush]: [Philadelphia and California Mining Company]:

[Philadelphia. Sept. 16, 1852]. Broadsheet, 8 x 9 1/2 inches. Previously folded, with small chip at edge of a fold line. Printed form, completed in manuscript by several hands. With a woodcut mining vignette. Near fine. A certificate for stock in the Philadelphia and California Mining Company, completed on Sept...

Price: $750.00

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LA PORTE, SIERRA COUNTY. (STREET VIEW.) [caption title]. California Pictorial Letter Sheet

LA PORTE, SIERRA COUNTY. (STREET VIEW.) [caption title].

[California Pictorial Letter Sheet]:

La Porte, Ca. Published by J.C. Lester, Bookseller, etc. [ca. 1858]. Pictorial letter sheet, 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches, on ruled white paper. Wood engraved illustration, 3 3/4 x 5 inches. A slight bit of edge wear, else fine. A scarce California pictorial letter sheet, giving a view of...

Price: $1,750.00

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VIEW OF THE CONFLAGRATION OF MARYSVILLE, ON THE NIGHT OF AUGUST 30th 1851. THREE ENTIRE SQUARES...

VIEW OF THE CONFLAGRATION OF MARYSVILLE, ON THE NIGHT OF AUGUST 30th 1851. THREE ENTIRE SQUARES CONSUMED - LOSS ESTIMATED $5000,000 [sic] [caption title].

[California Pictorial Letter Sheet]:

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...

Price: $1,500.00

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VIEW OF THE GREAT CONFLAGRATION AT DOWNIEVILLE, THE NIGHT OF FEBRUARY 20th 1852. WHOLE ENTIRE...

VIEW OF THE GREAT CONFLAGRATION AT DOWNIEVILLE, THE NIGHT OF FEBRUARY 20th 1852. WHOLE ENTIRE TOWN DESTROYED. - LOSS ESTIMATED $500,000 [caption title].

[California Pictorial Letter Sheet]:

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...

Price: $2,000.00

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DIETZ OPERA HOUSE! OAKLAND. THE GRANDEST EXHIBITION IN THE WORLD. MCDONOUGH & EARNSHAW'S ROYAL...

DIETZ OPERA HOUSE! OAKLAND. THE GRANDEST EXHIBITION IN THE WORLD. MCDONOUGH & EARNSHAW'S ROYAL MARIONETTES! FOR ONE WEEK ONLY....ORDER OF PROGRAMME - PART FIRST. CHRISTY MINSTRELS....

[California Theatre]:

[Oakland? n.d., ca. 1874]. Handbill, 8 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches, printed on yellow paper. Old light folds, else fine. Scarce handbill advertising a night's entertainment at the Dietz Opera House, the first theatre in Oakland, located at the corner of Webster and 12th Streets. Shows began there around 1874...

Price: $250.00

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CEMETERY BOOK MORNING STAR LODGE No. 20 IOOF [manuscript cover title]. California

CEMETERY BOOK MORNING STAR LODGE No. 20 IOOF [manuscript cover title].

[California]:

Placerville, Ca. ca. 1870. [48] leaves, plus 6 stubs. Oblong quarto. Original half sheep and paper boards. Front board detached, stitching perishing. Boards rubbed, edges and corners worn. An 1870s receipt book for cemetery plots in Placerville California. The burial ground belonged to the Morning Star Lodge, founded in the...

Price: $425.00

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ESTADO QUE MANIFIESTA LA FUERZA QUE DEBEN TENER LAS SEIS COMPAÑIAS QUE SE CONSIDERAN NECESARIAS...

ESTADO QUE MANIFIESTA LA FUERZA QUE DEBEN TENER LAS SEIS COMPAÑIAS QUE SE CONSIDERAN NECESARIAS PARA LA GUARNICION DE LOS TERRITORIOS DE LA ALTA Y BAJA CALIFORNIA, CON ESPRESION DE LOS HABERES Y GRATIFICACIONES QUE DEBERÁN DISFRUTAR [caption title].

[California]:

Mexico. May 8, 1828. Broadside, 16 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches. Old folds. Slight wear and a few closed tears at edges. Very good. In a half morocco and marbled boards folding box, spine gilt. A scarce broadside, enumerating the number of troops and officers which were needed for posts...

Price: $2,000.00

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A MAGIC ISLAND. SANTA CATALINA. WINTER AND SUMMER [cover title]. California

A MAGIC ISLAND. SANTA CATALINA. WINTER AND SUMMER [cover title].

[California]:

Los Angeles. [ca. 1901]. 10pp. on a single folded sheet. Brochure, folded into five compartments. Minor soiling and wear. Very good. Attractive promotional brochure for Santa Catalina Island, advertising activities, accommodations, and round trip fares by the Wilmington Transportation Co. The brochure describes the island's pleasant climate and fishing opportunities...

Price: $150.00

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LIST OF UNSOLD LANDS: THE PROPERTY OF THE BRITISH AMERICAN LAND COMPANY. THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS OF...

LIST OF UNSOLD LANDS: THE PROPERTY OF THE BRITISH AMERICAN LAND COMPANY. THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS OF CANADA, DISTRICT OF ST. FRANCIS [caption title].

[Canada - Eastern Townships]:

Montreal: Printed by John C. Becket, [1842]. Broadside, 22 1/2 x 17 3/4 inches. Printed in six columns. Small tears and creasing at all margins, affecting a few words of text; significant loss at upper corners, not affecting text. Good. A Canadian broadside advertising lands available in the Eastern Townships...

Price: $1,500.00

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THE CHAMPION WAGONS OF THE WORLD ARE THOSE MANUFACTURED BY THE FISH BROS. WAGON CO...."THE BEST...

THE CHAMPION WAGONS OF THE WORLD ARE THOSE MANUFACTURED BY THE FISH BROS. WAGON CO...."THE BEST WAGON ON WHEELS"...[caption title].

[Carriages]:

[Racine, Wi. nd, 1880?]. Broadside, 17 x 26 cm., with engraving of the Fish Bros. Wagon. Slight curling in upper margin, else very good. A pleasing broadside promoting the Fish Bros. Wagon, described as "Second to no other Wagon in Existence." Chas. F. Smith of Waverly, Ohio is noted as...

Price: $125.00

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SEGUNDA PREDICACION DE LA DECIMA QUINTA CONCESSION DE EL PAPA URBANO OCTAVO. BULLA DE PLENISSIMA...

SEGUNDA PREDICACION DE LA DECIMA QUINTA CONCESSION DE EL PAPA URBANO OCTAVO. BULLA DE PLENISSIMA INDULGENCIA, CONCEDIDA POR LA SANTIDAD DE URBANO OCTAVO, DE FELICE RECORDACION, EN FAVOR, Y AYUDA DE LAS ANIMAS DE LOS FIELES DIFUNTOS...PARA TODAS LAS TIERRAS DE NUEVA-ESPAÑA, Y FILIPINAS...[caption title].

[Catholic Church]:

[Madrid]. 1750. Broadside, 12 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches. Folio. Old folds. Later pencil marks and a few instances of light soiling in margins. Text very clean, unaccomplished with spaces left blank. A very good copy. A papal bull originally issued by Pope Urban VIII (1623- 1644), here printed as...

Price: $350.00

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SEGUNDA PREDICACION DE LA DECIMA QUINTA CONCESSION DE URBANO OCTAVO. BULLA DE LA SANTA CRUZADA,...

SEGUNDA PREDICACION DE LA DECIMA QUINTA CONCESSION DE URBANO OCTAVO. BULLA DE LA SANTA CRUZADA, CONCEDIDA POR LA SANTIDAD DE URBANO VIII. DE FELICE RECORDACION, PARA TODOS LOS FIELES CHRISTIANOS, VEZINOS, ESTANTES, Y HABITANTES EN LAS PROVINCIAS DEL PERU, TIERRA-FIRME, SUS PARTIDOS...CON GRANDES INDULGENCIAS, PARA TOCARRO DE LA GUERRA CONTRA INFIDELES...[caption title].

[Catholic Church]:

[Madrid]. 1750. Broadside, 17 x 12 1/4 inches. Old folds. Later pencil annotations. Slight instances of soiling. Text very clean, unaccomplished with spaces left blank. A very good copy. A papal bull originally issued by Pope Urban VIII (1623- 1644), here printed as an indulgence for all faithful Christians in...

Price: $900.00

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SEGUNDA PREDICACION DE LA DECIMA QUINTA CONCESSION. BULLA CONCEDIDA POR LA SANTIDAD DE EL PAPA...

SEGUNDA PREDICACION DE LA DECIMA QUINTA CONCESSION. BULLA CONCEDIDA POR LA SANTIDAD DE EL PAPA INNOCENCIO UNDECIMO...PARA LOS PATRIARCAS, PRIMADOS, ARZOBISPOS, OBISPOS, CLERIGOS PRESBYTEROS SECULARES DE NUEVA-ESPAÑA, Y FILIPINAS, À QUIEN ESTAVA PROHIBIDO EL COMER HUEVOS, Y COSAS DE LECHE EN TIEMPO DE QUARESMA LO PUEDAN COMER DURANTE LA SEGUNDA PREDICACION...[caption title].

[Catholic Church]:

[Madrid]. 1750. Broadside, 12 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches. Folio. Old folds. Later pencil annotation and a few instances of light soiling in margins. Text very clean, unaccomplished with spaces left blank. A very good copy. A papal bull originally issued by Pope Innocent XI (1676- 1689) regarding prohibitions on...

Price: $400.00

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TERCERA PREDICACION DE LA DECIMA QUARTA CONCESSION DE EL PAPA URBANA VIII. BULLA DE PLENISSIMA...

TERCERA PREDICACION DE LA DECIMA QUARTA CONCESSION DE EL PAPA URBANA VIII. BULLA DE PLENISSIMA INDULGENCIA, CONCEDIDA POR LA SANTIDAD DE URBANO OCTAVO, DE FELICE RECORDACION, EN FAVOR, Y AYUDA DE LAS ANIMAS DE LOS FIELES DIFUNTOS...PARA TODAS LAS TIERRAS DEL PERÚ, TIERRA FIRME, Y SUS PARTIDOS...[caption title].

[Catholic Church]:

[Madrid]. 1735. Broadside, 12 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches. Old folds. Later pencil annotations and a few instances of light soiling in margins. Text very clean, unaccomplished, with spaces left blank. Very good. A papal bull originally issued by Pope Urban VIII (1623- 44), here printed as a plenary indulgence...

Price: $750.00

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TO THE HONORABLE THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, IN CONGRESS...

TO THE HONORABLE THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED: THE MEMORIAL AND PETITION OF THE UNDERSIGNED CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES, RESPECTFULLY SHEWETH... [caption title].

[Causten, James H.]:

[Baltimore. 1827]. [3]pp. Folio. Folded sheet. One vertical and three horizontal folds. Old purple stain in upper portion and along center fold and lower edge. A few small closed splits at folds. Fair. An interesting and rare printed circular letter, made for distribution to members of Congress, regarding various claims...

Price: $400.00

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RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GOLDEN NORTHWEST. Milwaukee Chicago, St. Paul Railway

RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GOLDEN NORTHWEST.

[ Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway]:

Buffalo, N.Y. 1883. 104pp. Frontis. plus engravings. Dbd. Original pictorial wrappers. Very light wear at edges. Very good. A highbrow railroad promotional piece, handsomely illustrated with engravings of resorts and sporting opportunities in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and the Dakotas. Engravings after sketches by Joseph Fleming.

Price: $150.00

Ref: WRCAM54059

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