Washington: Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1835. 94pp. Contemporary red straight-grained morocco, ruled in gilt; neatly rebacked with original spine laid down. Leaf tipped in preceding titlepage with presentation inscription from the author ("Gideon Hard from John Quincy Adams") and further inscriptions by several later owners passing along the book.....

Washington: Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1835. 94pp. Contemporary red straight-grained morocco, ruled in gilt. Extremities lightly rubbed. Internally clean. Fine. In a cloth chemise and red half morocco and cloth slipcase, spine gilt. A presentation copy of Adams' speech honoring the memory of Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette.....

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and T. Cadell, London, 1830. Two volumes. vii,[1],iii,[1],339; [2],iii,[1],327pp. Frontispiece in first volume. 12mo. Contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled boards, black gilt morocco labels. Armorial bookplate on front pastedown of second volume, removed in first. Internally bright and clean. Near fine, in an attractive contemporary binding. An.....

Cambridge, Ma. John Wilson and Son, 1889. 167pp. Original printed wrappers. Covers slightly soiled, internally clean and fresh. A very good copy. A fine compilation of brief biographies of the generals of the Continental Army, "printed for sale at Mount Vernon."

Lexington, Ky. 1836. 23pp. Dbd. Chipping to fore-edge of first leaf, toned and somewhat brittle overall. Good. A rare address on George Washington and the American character delivered in Lexington in 1836. OCLC records only three copies, at the Huntington Library, the Filson Historical Society, and the University of Kentucky.....

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897. Two volumes. xiv,532; viii,554,[1]pp., plus frontispiece portrait in each volume, and numerous plates. Original black cloth, gilt, t.e.g. Cloth lightly rubbed and edge worn, scuff and three small dents in backstrip of first volume. Clean internally. About very good. A handsomely-produced compilation of John.....

London: Printed by Reed and Pardon, [1850]. [20]pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Wrappers lightly chipped around edges. Internally clean. Very good. A scarce biography and promotional pamphlet for John Banvard, the American painter, panoramist, and promoter whose lasting fame came from the massive panorama of the Mississippi River that he created.....

New York. [ 1935]. vii,248pp. Frontis, illus. Cloth. Very good. A biography of Stephen F. Austin, "for young people." Illustrated by W.R. Lohse.

[Montréal. 1888]. 36pp. Original printed wrappers, detached, gatherings loose. Tanned, but clean. Good. An animated, brief memoir of a soldier fighting around Monterrey in 1866 as a part of the French army supporting Maximilian in Mexico during his attempted reign. After Maximilian announced the withdrawal of French forces from Mexico.....

[Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank, 1784]. 8pp. Dbd. Light foxing and agetoning. A good copy. A brief spiritual biography of Lady Elizabeth Hastings (1682-1739), who generously donated funds to religious institutions in Great Britain during her lifetime. Upon her death, funds were distributed to various charities and numerous scholarships were established at.....

Hartford: S.S. Scranton & Company, 1888. 560pp., plus illustrations. Modern half black morocco over original purple cloth boards, stamped in gilt. Boards heavily faded and soiled, corners scuffed. Mild toning, very light scattered soiling. About good. First edition of the autobiography of George Bidwell, focusing on his successful bank forgeries.....

New York. 1848. viii,[9]-299pp. Portrait, engraved title. Decorated cloth, spine gilt extra. Cloth spotted and faded, edgeworn, some minor scattered foxing, a few leaves creased. A good, sound copy. Portraits of Black Hawk, the West, and the massacre at Chicago, drawn in verse.

New York. [ 1942]. 112pp., including eight color plates and seventy-five halftones. Quarto. Original red cloth, gilt. Near fine in an edgeworn and soiled dust jacket. Includes a commentary on Bellows' life and work, a bibliography of works related to him, and more than eighty illustrations of his paintings and.....