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SUPERB AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM SURGEON EDWARD ALDRICH TO HIS SISTER-IN-LAW, GIVING A...

[SUPERB AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM SURGEON EDWARD ALDRICH TO HIS SISTER-IN-LAW, GIVING A FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF THE BOMBARDMENT OF FORT SUMTER AS VIEWED FROM A PASSENGER SHIP IN CHARLESTON HARBOR].

Aldrich, Edward S.:

Charleston Harbor. April 13, 1861. [5]pp. Significant tanning, expertly de-acidified. Very good. A fascinating letter from Dr. Aldrich to his widow's sister, relating the events of the critical opening battle of the Civil War. Edward Sherman Aldrich was born in 1811 in Providence, Rhode Island. He married Corrine Brown and...

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JOURNAL HISTORIQUE ET POLITIQUE DES PRINCIPAUX EVENEMENS DES DIFFERENTES COURS DE L'EUROPE. No....

JOURNAL HISTORIQUE ET POLITIQUE DES PRINCIPAUX EVENEMENS DES DIFFERENTES COURS DE L'EUROPE. No. XXIX.

[American Revolution]: [European Politics]:

Geneva. 1780. [2],[97]-144,[1]pp. plus a 4pp. Supplement laid in. Gathered signatures, stitched. Fine. Untrimmed. With original printed advertising band. The July 15, 1780 issue of the French political periodical, JOURNAL HISTORIQUE ET POLITIQUE.... This issue contains political news from Turkey, Russia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Spain, Great Britain, and France. The...

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A NEW MANUAL OF PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. IN THREE PARTS. Lancelot Andrewes

A NEW MANUAL OF PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. IN THREE PARTS.

[Andrewes, Lancelot]:

Charleston: J. Hoff's Wholesale and Retail Book-store, 1810. 428,[4]pp. Contemporary mottled calf, maroon gilt morocco label. Rubbed, front joint cracked, scattered foxing. Very good. Prayer for dummies. An interesting and uncommon South Carolina imprint. Shaw & Shoemaker locate only four copies. Not in Turnbull. Scarce.

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TRAVELS THROUGH NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, EAST AND WEST FLORIDA, THE CHEROKEE COUNTRY,...

TRAVELS THROUGH NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, EAST AND WEST FLORIDA, THE CHEROKEE COUNTRY, THE EXTENSIVE TERRITORIES OF THE MUSCOGULGES OR CREEK CONFEDERACY, AND THE COUNTRY OF THE CHACTAWS [sic]....

Bartram, William:

London. 1794. xxiv,520pp. plus eight plates (one folding) including portrait, plus folding map, [6]pp. index, and leaf of binding directions. Frontispiece portrait. Modern half speckled calf and marbled boards, red gilt morocco label, ornate gilt spine. Frontispiece, titlepage, and following five leaves with rough repair to foredge slightly affecting text...

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TRAVELS THROUGH NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, EAST AND WEST FLORIDA, THE CHEROKEE COUNTRY,...

TRAVELS THROUGH NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, EAST AND WEST FLORIDA, THE CHEROKEE COUNTRY, THE EXTENSIVE TERRITORIES OF THE MUSCOGULGES OR CREEK CONFEDERACY, AND THE COUNTRY OF THE CHACTAWS....

Bartram, William:

London: Reprinted for J. Johnson, 1794. xxiv,520pp. plus seven engraved plates (one folding) and folding map, [6]pp. index, and leaf of binding directions. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Mico Chlucco. Contemporary blue paper covered boards, rebacked with period paper spine. Very good. Uncut. Styled the "Second Edition in London" on the...

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HISTORY OF THE GERMAN SETTLEMENTS AND OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, FROM...

HISTORY OF THE GERMAN SETTLEMENTS AND OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD OF THE COLONIZATION OF THE DUTCH, GERMAN AND SWISS SETTLERS TO THE CLOSE OF THE FIRST HALF OF THE PRESENT CENTURY.

Bernheim, G. D.:

Philadelphia. 1872. xvi,[25]-557pp. Contemporary publisher's cloth, gilt. Cloth spotted, extremities worn. Contemporary ownership inscription on front flyleaf. About good. History written by the pastor of the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wilmington, N.C.

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THE NATIONAL LEGEND OF THE CHAHTA-MUSKOKEE TRIBES. D. G. Brinton

THE NATIONAL LEGEND OF THE CHAHTA-MUSKOKEE TRIBES.

Brinton, D.G.:

Morrisania, N.Y. 1870. 13pp., printed in double columns. Folio. Original printed front wrapper, bound into later three quarter green morocco and cloth, gilt morocco spine label. Bookplate on rear pastedown. Wrapper chipped and soiled. Foredge of each text leaf reinforced with tissue. Good. Field has very kind words for this...

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MEMOIRS OF TARLETON BROWN, A CAPTAIN IN THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY. Tarleton: Bushnell Brown, Charles I

MEMOIRS OF TARLETON BROWN, A CAPTAIN IN THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY....

Brown, Tarleton: Bushnell, Charles I.:

New York. 1862. 65pp. plus three plates. 20th-century plain blue wrappers. Internally clean. Very good. Reprint of the autobiography of Capt. Tarleton Brown, originally published in 1843. With anecdotes of his days in the Revolutionary Army, serving under Francis Marion in South Carolina.

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AN ADDRESS ON THE SPHERE, INTEREST AND IMPORTANCE OF GEOLOGY. DELIVERED DECEMBER 8, 1849, IN THE...

AN ADDRESS ON THE SPHERE, INTEREST AND IMPORTANCE OF GEOLOGY. DELIVERED DECEMBER 8, 1849, IN THE HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Brumby, R.T.:

Columbia, S.C. 1849. 37pp. Original pink printed wrappers. Wear and soiling to wrappers. Moderate foxing. Good. Brumby is identified on the titlepage as professor of chemistry, mineralogy and geology in the South Carolina College. In this pamphlet he attempts to broaden the range of studies available to students in the...

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AN ACCOUNT OF THE EUROPEAN SETTLEMENTS IN AMERICA. IN SIX PARTS. Edmund Burke

AN ACCOUNT OF THE EUROPEAN SETTLEMENTS IN AMERICA. IN SIX PARTS....

[Burke, Edmund, et al]:

London. 1777. Two volumes. [6],xii,324; xii,308pp. Folding frontispiece map in each volume. Later speckled calf, maroon and black gilt morocco labels, ornate gilt spines. Front board of second volume detached, but present. Covers slightly bowed. Armorial bookplate and early 19th-century ownership signature on front paste down of each volume. Later...

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HISTOIRE ET COMMERCE DES COLONIES ANGLOISES, DANS L'AMERIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE...PRINCIPALEMENT SUR...

HISTOIRE ET COMMERCE DES COLONIES ANGLOISES, DANS L'AMERIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE...PRINCIPALEMENT SUR CELUI DE LA NOUVELLE-ANGLETERRE, DE LA PENSILVANIE, DE LA CAROLINE, & DE LA GÉORGIE.

[Butel-Dumont, Georges Marie]:

Londres. 1755. xxiv,336pp. 12mo. Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt tooled, leather label, edges painted red. Boards a lightly rubbed, corners and edges somewhat worn, two small chips to spine extremities. Light tanning, scattered foxing. About very good. An important survey of the state of the British colonies, quickly translated into...

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HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA; EMBRACING MANY RARE AND VALUABLE PAMPHLETS, AND OTHER...

HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA; EMBRACING MANY RARE AND VALUABLE PAMPHLETS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS, RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF THAT STATE, FROM ITS FIRST DISCOVERY TO ITS INDEPENDENCE, IN THE YEAR 1776.

Carroll, Bartholomew R.:

New York. 1836. Two volumes. [2],lxxx,[9]-533;576pp. plus folding map. Original brown cloth, paper labels. Cloth soiled and stained, label on volume one chipped off, label on volume two rubbed and chipping. Edges of spine and corners bumped. Map with two small tears, foredge toned and scuffed. Light scattered foxing but.....

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ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE MANNERS, CUSTOMS, AND CONDITION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS WITH LETTERS...

ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE MANNERS, CUSTOMS, AND CONDITION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS WITH LETTERS AND NOTES WRITTEN DURING EIGHT YEARS OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE AMONG THE WILDEST AND MOST REMARKABLE TRIBES NOW EXISTING....

Catlin, George:

London: Henry Bohn, 1866. Two volumes. 264; 266pp. 313 handcolored etchings on 180 plates, including three maps (one folding). Contemporary three-quarter red morocco and marbled boards; spines tooled with gilt devices of Indian heads, tomahawks, and peace pipes; gilt morocco labels; a.e.g. Very good. In a cloth slipcase. Deluxe issue...

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A SKETCH OF THE HISTORY AND RULES OF THE CHARLESTON ANCIENT ARTILLERY SOCIETY, INCORPORATED 17TH...

A SKETCH OF THE HISTORY AND RULES OF THE CHARLESTON ANCIENT ARTILLERY SOCIETY, INCORPORATED 17TH DECEMBER, 1808.

[Charleston Ancient Artillery Society]:

Charleston: Walker, Evans, & Cogswell Co.:, 1901. 57pp. Modern half red morocco and cloth boards, spine gilt. Original printed wrappers bound in. Bookplate on rear pastedown. Text moderately tanned, otherwise clean. Very good. A revision of the charter and a short history of the Charleston Ancient Artillery Society from 1901...

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A N.b.E. VIEW OF THE FORT ON THE WESTERN END OF SULIVANS ISLAND WITH THE DISPOSITION OF HIS...

A N.b.E. VIEW OF THE FORT ON THE WESTERN END OF SULIVANS ISLAND WITH THE DISPOSITION OF HIS MAJESTY'S FLEET COMMODORE SIR PETER PARKER Knt. &c. &c. &c. DURING THE ATTACK ON THE 28th OF JUNE 1776. WHICH LASTED 9 HOURS AND 40 MINUTES.

[Charleston, South Carolina]:

London: William Faden, Aug. 10, 1776. Engraving, 12 x 19 1/2 inches. Small old ink stamp on verso. Near fine. A profile view of Sullivan's Island, the main fort guarding the mouth of the Charleston harbor, with a key indicating the main features, ship locations, and gun emplacements. Below the...

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DIGEST OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHARLESTON, FROM THE YEAR 1783 TO JULY 1818; TO...

DIGEST OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHARLESTON, FROM THE YEAR 1783 TO JULY 1818; TO WHICH ARE ANNEXED, EXTRACTS FROM THE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE WHICH RELATE TO THE CITY OF CHARLESTON.

[Charleston]:

Charleston, S.C. Archibald E. Miller, 1818. 268,[1],36,22,[1]pp. Titlepage vignette of the city seal. Loose sheets, guillotined by The New York Public Library, then discarded, with their stamp on the verso of the titlepage, a.e.g. Top edge of titlepage trimmed, not affecting text. Internally clean and very good. Prints the ordinances.....

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LETTRES SUR L'AMÉRIQUE DU NORD. Michel Chevalier

LETTRES SUR L'AMÉRIQUE DU NORD.

Chevalier, Michel:

Paris. 1837. [4],xvi,439; [4]504pp. plus folding map. Two volumes. Contemporary red half calf and marbled boards, spines gilt. Corners rubbed. Unopened. Near fine. Fourth edition, augmented and corrected. Chevalier, later a well known economist, went to America to study public works for the French government. He spent two years in...

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SOCIETY, MANNERS AND POLITICS IN THE UNITED STATES: BEING A SERIES OF LETTERS ON NORTH AMERICA....

SOCIETY, MANNERS AND POLITICS IN THE UNITED STATES: BEING A SERIES OF LETTERS ON NORTH AMERICA.

Chevalier, Michel:

Boston: Weeks, Jordan and Company, 1839. iv,467,[1]pp. Original cloth, stamped in blind, gilt title on spine. Spine ends a bit chipped, small gouge in front cover. Scattered foxing. Withal, just about very good. First American edition, translated from the third Paris edition of the previous year. Chevalier, later a well-...

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CHARLESTON COURIER. [with:] CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER. Civil War

CHARLESTON COURIER. [with:] CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER.

[Civil War]:

Charleston, S.C. 1865. Four issues, [4]pp. each. Newspapers, creased, some minor tears at folds, edges bit frayed. Else a nice, good set. A scarce run of this South Carolina newspaper, including the following numbers: March 14 and 30, April 15, and August 21. Includes southern reports on "Sherman, the Raider;"...

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DAILY GAZETTE EXTRA! BY TELEGRAPH OVER THE ERIE RAILWAY TELEGRAPH LINE...SUMTER OURS! IT IS TAKEN...

DAILY GAZETTE EXTRA! BY TELEGRAPH OVER THE ERIE RAILWAY TELEGRAPH LINE...SUMTER OURS! IT IS TAKEN BY STORM AFTER THREE DAYS OF FURIOUS BOMBARDMENT!...[caption title].

[Civil War]:

[N.p., but possibly Williamsport, Pa. Nov. 8, 1863]. Broadside, 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches. Minor wear and soiling. One small tear in left margin. Very good plus. A vivid Civil War broadside showing the immediacy of the news from the front, as well as how garbled or false information...

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THREE SEPARATE WORKS CONTAINING GENERAL ORDERS AND A CIRCULAR FROM THE UNION ARMY'S DEPARTMENT OF...

[THREE SEPARATE WORKS CONTAINING GENERAL ORDERS AND A CIRCULAR FROM THE UNION ARMY'S DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, PRINTED JUST AFTER THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR, REGARDING ISSUES RELEVANT TO THE END OF AN ARMED CONFLICT, INCLUDING ONE THREATENING PUNISHMENT OF SOUTHERNERS FOR CONTINUED RESISTANCE].

[Civil War]:

Hilton Head, S.C. May 31, June 6, and June 16, 1865. [1],[1],[3]pp. Each disbound from a larger volume, with two stabholes along the left margin. Overall, very good. A fascinating trio of printed general orders and circulars issued from Hilton Head by the Union Army's Department of the South in...

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. AT A CONVENTION OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE...AN ORDINANCE TO...

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. AT A CONVENTION OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE...AN ORDINANCE TO DISSOLVE THE UNION BETWEEN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE OTHER STATES...UNDER THE COMPACT ENTITLED 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'...DONE AT CHARLESTON, 20 DECEMBER 1860.

[Civil War]: [South Carolina]:

[Charleston: Evans & Cogswell, late March or early April 1861]. Lithographic broadside, 33 3/4 x 26 1/2 inches. Matted and framed. Mild creasing, toning, and spotting. Very minor repaired marginal tears, small chip in lower left corner. Near fine. The very rare lithographic facsimile of the South Carolina Act of...

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CIRCULAR, NO. 6. HEADQUARTERS, BEAUFORT, S.C., JULY 15, 1863. Civil War, Rufus Saxton, Brig....

CIRCULAR, NO. 6. HEADQUARTERS, BEAUFORT, S.C., JULY 15, 1863.

[Civil War]: [South Carolina]: Saxton, Rufus, Brig. Gen.:

[N.p., likely Beaufort, S.C. ca. July 15, 1863]. 3pp. Single folded sheet. Soft vertical center crease, light wrinkling. Clean and very good. An interesting circular written by Union Brigadier General Rufus Saxton, and printed on a military field press, laying out the procedures for prosecuting "all disputes and criminal matters...

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HEROIC INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF GENERAL FRANCIS MARION. Heriot Clarkson

HEROIC INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF GENERAL FRANCIS MARION.

Clarkson, Heriot:

Raleigh; Charlotte, N.C. Commercial Printing Company; Honeycutt Printing Co., 1907. 8; [29]pp. Two issues. Modern three-quarter morocco and cloth boards, spines gilt. Second part with original wrappers. Small bookplates on rear pastedowns. Wrappers slightly creased, with a small tear at foot of rear. Front wrapper with ink ownership and provenance...

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THE AMERICAN TRAVELLER: OR, OBSERVATIONS ON THE PRESENT STATE, CULTURE AND COMMERCE OF THE...

THE AMERICAN TRAVELLER: OR, OBSERVATIONS ON THE PRESENT STATE, CULTURE AND COMMERCE OF THE BRITISH COLONIES IN AMERICA, AND THE FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS OF WHICH THEY ARE CAPABLE....

Cluny, Alexander:

London: E. and C. Dilly, 1769. [8],122pp. plus frontispiece. Folding map in facsimile. Quarto. 20th-century three-quarter calf and marbled boards, spine gilt. Hinges and corners rubbed. Bookplate on front pastedown. Minor foxing and soiling. Contemporary notation on plate. Very good. Cluny details the commerce and produce of the colonies in...

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