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[New York: Readers and Writers Club of America], 1937. 11,[1]pp. Original printed self-wrappers, stapled. Light wear, soiling, and uneven tanning to wrappers, some rust residue from staples. Soft vertical fold throughout with very short fold separations at bottom edge. Internally quite clean. Very good. Only the third known copy of.....
[Boston: Edes & Gill, November 20, 1772]. Broadside, 13 x 12 inches. Signed in manuscript "William Cooper" and addressed in ink to the Select-Men of "Kingston" below the text. Ink notation on verso reading: "To the Select Men of Kingston." A few areas of paper loss, most significantly to the.....
New York. October 4, 1869. [1]p. in purple ink on a folded quarto sheet, with original envelope (addressed in Anthony's hand) including canceled stamp. Old folds, a few light fingerprints, light soiling to envelope. Very good. A brief note from Susan B. Anthony, part of a larger conversation discussing a......
Springland Cot, Pa. W. Birch, 1800. Engraved titlepage by William Barker with vignette of the arms of Philadelphia, engraved plan of the city by Barker, twenty- seven handcolored copper engravings by and after William and Thomas Birch, letterpress list of subscribers, letterpress leaf of introduction with list of plates. Large.....
Stockholm: Tryckt uti Kongl. Boktr....af J.H. Werner, 1702. [16],190,[1]pp., including ten woodcut illustrations (three of them full-page), and various woodcut head- and tail-pieces. Plus seven engraved plates and maps (two of the maps folding; one of the plates folding). Title printed in black and red with a woodcut device. Small.....
London: James Fraser, 1837. Three volumes. vii,404; vii,422,[2]; vii,448pp. Uniform half brown patterned cloth and drab paper-covered boards, printed paper labels. Edges and corners rubbed, front joint of second and third volumes partially split, labels worn and darkened. Bindings somewhat shaken, with all hinges cracked but cords holding strong; occasional.....
[Philadelphia]. April 23, 1787. [1]p. on folded folio sheet, docketed on verso of integral blank. Old folds, very small separation at center of horizontal fold on blank, else fine. An important manuscript document proposing franking privileges for members of the upcoming Constitutional Convention, signed in his own hand by Charles.....
St. Petersburg. 1865. viii,540,[1]; [3],viii,466pp. plus frontispiece. 12mo. Half titles. Modern half calf and marbled boards, spines gilt with raised bands. Light dampstaining at top edge of a few leaves, light tanning and foxing throughout. Very good. The very rare first edition in Russian of Darwin's classic scientific journal and.....
[Nuremberg. ca. 1581]. Etched illustrated broadside on two joined sheets, approximately 11 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches. Minor wear at lower left and upper right corners. Small rust spot in the text. Near fine. Framed, glazed, and matted. A very rare portrait of Sir Francis Drake on a German broadside.....
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Seville: Andres de Burgos, 1546. lviii [i.e. lxx] leaves. Woodcut illustration of an armillary sphere and woodcut borders on titlepage, woodcut initials. Small folio. 19th-century crushed red morocco, boards ruled in gilt, spine tooled in gilt, ornately gilt turn-ins, a.e.g., bound by Niédrée. Two bookplates on front pastedown, early 19th-century.....
Mexico: Por Joseph Bernardo de Hogal, 1731. [24],216pp. plus portrait. Small quarto. Contemporary stiff vellum with remnants of ties, recased; new endpapers. Occasional stain or worm track, never serious; one leaf with small tear at inner gutter affecting a few letters. A very good, handsome copy. This is the first.....
Philadelphia: Printed for, and sold by the author, 1795. [8],160,96,[99]-178,90,10,[12]pp. plus twenty-six engraved plates (two folding). Contemporary marbled calf, neatly rebacked in matching style, spine ruled in gilt, original gilt leather label. Contemporary ownership inscription on front pastedown. Edges of two folding plates repaired. Light tanning and occasional faint foxing.....
New York. May 13, 1813. [3]pp., on a folded folio sheet. Plus separate engraved portrait of Fulton. Second leaf inlaid into later paper. A few small stains and tape shadows, neat separation along lower half of vertical fold, else near fine. A truly remarkable letter from steamboat and torpedo pioneer.....
London: W. Botham, for James Knapton, 1707. [24],300 [i.e., 302],[18]pp. plus ten engraved plates and five folding engraved maps and charts. Contemporary paneled calf, rebacked, with original gilt leather label preserved. Minor edge wear, corners worn. Two bookplates on front endpapers. Single small wormhole running through text, plates and maps.....
Windsor. May 12, 1803. [1]p., on an 8¾ x 6¾-inch sheet. Left margin reinforced with thicker paper, old folds. Mostly minor losses along left margin, just touching first letters of several words. Very good. A royal letter of profound import written entirely in the hand of King George III, and.....
[Madrid]: Benito Cano, 1791. [8],318pp. plus engraved plate and folding map. Small quarto. 19th-century Mexican tree calf, spine gilt, gilt leather label. Moderate edge wear and rubbing, with a few small wormholes along the joints. Remnants of book label on front pastedown. Some foxing to the plate, tiny marginal tear.....
New York: William Taylor & Co., 1850. [2],240pp., including dedication leaf. Original blind-stamped brown cloth, spine gilt. Cloth neatly repaired along joints, spine ends, and corners. Cloth a bit sunned, discolored at the upper edge of the rear board. Front and rear free endpapers lacking. Faint dampstain to upper margin.....
Paris: Chez Maradan, Libraire, 1808. xiv,287,[1]pp. Half title. Contemporary tree calf, boards with gilt border, spine elegantly gilt in panels, marbled edges and endpapers. A few scuffs to extremities, corners bumped, joints starting to tear but still strong. Light tidelines to lower right corner of first third of textblock (no.....
New York: Printed and sold by George F. Hopkins, 1802. Two volumes. viii,317,[1]pp. (i.e. 327,[1] with two pages numbered 167 and two pages numbered 168, with page numbering 263-270 repeated); vi,351pp. Contemporary tree calf, spines ruled and decorated in gilt, gilt leather labels. Fraying at spine ends, moderate shelf wear.....
Frankfurt: Johannes Wechel for Theodor De Bry, 1590. 34,[6]pp., one plate and one double-page map followed by twenty-two plates (two of them folding, five of them with accompanying text leaves), [3]pp., five plates with accompanying text leaves, [7]pp. Folio. Engraved titlepage. Antique-style paneled dark brown calf, boards tooled in blind.....
Nashville: Printed by George Wilson, 1823. viii,390,liv pp. Half title. Contemporary tree calf, spine gilt with brown morocco gilt labels. Wear and rubbing to boards, old repair to upper portion of rear board, corners bumped, joints cracked (but still strong), later tape reinforcements to hinges. Contemporary ownership inscriptions on front.....
Dublin: P. Byrne and J. Rice, 1796. [2],l,459,[1]pp. plus five folding maps (including frontispiece map) and four folding plates. Half title. Original blue paper boards over tan paper spine, as issued, spine with contemporary manuscript title. Light wear and soiling to boards, corners bumped, chipping and minor loss of paper.....
London: Printed for D. Midwinter and A. Ward... 1732. [2],214,197-400,[16 (of 24)]pp. plus seven plates (including frontispiece). Lacks the final four leaves of the index. 12mo. Contemporary calf, rebacked with original backstrip laid down. Light shelf wear, corners worn. Contemporary bookplate and presentation inscriptions (see below). One plate torn, lacking.....
Annapolis. January 16, 1784. [2]pp. on a single folded folio sheet. Old faint fold lines, upper and lower edges gilt. Blind stamp of the Chastellux Archives in upper right corner of first leaf. Fine. In a half blue morocco box and chemise, spine gilt. An outstanding letter written by Thomas.....
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London: Printed for A. Bell, et al, 1714. [2],xxi,[9],191,194-205,[5]pp. plus folding map. Contemporary speckled calf, boads ruled in gilt, expertly rebacked with original gilt backstrip with raised bands laid down, gilt morocco label. Boards moderately rubbed. One- inch closed tear in foredge of titlepage (just touching printed border). Lightly tanned.....
