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.....

Paris. 1816. xliv,184pp. plus two portraits and frontispiece map. Contemporary half calf and paper boards, spine gilt. Extremities lightly worn. Modern bookplate on front pastedown. Very minor foxing and soiling, Very good. First edition of this study of the treachery of Benedict Arnold. The portraits depict George Washington and Arnold.....

[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.....

Norfolk: Privately printed at the Virginian Office, 1872. 8pp. Original blue printed wrappers. Some contemporary manuscript corrections in text. Near fine. A quite scarce tribute to Binney as one of the world's great lawyers. DAB says "he was for nearly thirty years the acknowledged leader of the Pennsylavania bar, and.....

1936. 486pp. typescript. Library cloth. Very good. A typescript, complete with revision marks, of this unpublished manuscript on the life of one of America's most colorful historical figures. Contains reproductions of some primary sources.

Bath. 1815. [3],159pp. Frontispiece portrait. Original paper boards, printed spine label. Chipping to spine, rubbing to spine label, faint offsetting to titlepage. Overall, a very good copy. The enlarged edition of the biography of Lieut. Gen. William Anne Villettes (1754- 1807) by his old friend, Thomas Bowdler, from whom the.....

Cincinnati: Wilstach, Baldwin, & Co., 1875. [4],276,[4]pp. plus four-page facsimile of Sherman's terms with Johnston. Original blue cloth, gilt, boards and spine tooled in blind and black, rebacked with original backstrip laid down. Moderate shelf wear. Interior a bit tanned, occasional very minor foxing. Contemporary presentation inscription on front free.....