Sydney: W.A. Duncan, Australasian Chronicle Office, 1840. 52pp. Dbd. Small close tear to titlepage (no text affected), minor toning, some loose leaves. Good. A rare trial account of a peculiar, though perhaps an oddly-justified assault in Australia in 1840. "James Mudie had in his book THE FELONRY OF NEW SOUTH.....

New York. 1865. 94pp. Dbd. Contemporary gift inscription and institutional stamp on titlepage; contemporary annotation on final leaf verso. Internally clean. About very good. The official military account of the trial of John Yates Beall. Beall, whom Nevins calls "an erratic Confederate irregular," joined the Confederate navy early in the.....

Burlington, Vt. 1808. 48pp. Dbd. One internal leaf chipped at lower margin, not affecting text, closed tear to another leaf repaired with tape. Moderate toning and foxing. About very good. The trial account of a case of murder resultant from international smuggling in northern Vermont during the first decade of.....

London. 1819. [12],328pp. plus errata. Half title. Original boards, expertly rebacked. Some light scattered foxing. A lovely copy, untrimmed and partially unopened. The author resided in Florida from the fall of 1817 to the following spring. His is an important account of the last years of Spanish rule in Florida.....

[New Orleans]. 1827. 28pp. Stitched as issued. Spine reinforced with tissue, some splitting. Minor soiling and wear, last two leaves lightly dampstained. Very good. In a half morocco and cloth slipcase, spine gilt. During the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson had established martial law during his occupation of New Orleans.....

Boston; Salem. 1830. 60; [4],74; 28; 8pp., with in-text illustrations. Early 20th-century buckram, gilt labels. Text block cracked, some leaves loosening. Short closed tear from upper gutter of first titlepage. Leaves of final pamphlet trimmed and chipped at fore-edges, slightly affecting text, and mounted on stubs. Remnants of shelf label.....

San Francisco: Wood, Allen & Co., 1879. 503pp. plus twenty full-page lithographic portraits. Quarto. Antique-style three-quarter calf and marbled boards, leather label. Stain along inner margin of one portrait (not affecting image), else very clean and neat internally. Very good. A scarce and informative early California county history. The text.....

Springfield, Il. H.G. Reynolds, 1869. 578pp. Original cloth. Shaken, soiled, and lightly worn. A few notations in text, cracking between signatures. A sound copy. Largely a compendium of minutes and documents relating to the various local lodges in Illinois (including Nauvoo), beginning in 1805 and including some rather interesting sidelights.....

London: Printed for W. Stewart, 1800. xxii,[2],382pp. Mezzotint frontispiece portrait. Half title. Original paper-covered boards, printed label. Boards lightly rubbed and soiled, spine and joints cracked and worn, label largely worn away. Occasional light foxing. Three bookplates (two armorial) affixed to front endpapers. Overall a very good copy, untrimmed. Second.....

Huntsville, Tx. 1912-1913. Four small printed forms, completed in manuscript, approximately 11 x 8 inches, with attached photographs. Three forms with chips and tears, somewhat affecting text, mounted on white card stock. Browning at edges, evidence of tape repairs. Photos with some slight mirroring. Good. Four wanted notices dating to.....

Milledgeville, Ga. 1825. 128pp. Antique-style half calf and marbled boards. Scattered toning and foxing. Very good. An address to the Senate by Georgia governor George Troup regarding the recently ratified, and highly controversial, Treaty of Indian Springs. Troup, along with his cousin, William McIntosh, a mixed-blood Creek chief, negotiated the.....

Los Angeles: Historic Record Company, 1919. Two volumes. [7]-1287; [1289]-2603pp., including full-page photographic plates. Thick quarto. Original three-quarter black morocco and black cloth, spines gilt. Cloth a bit frayed. Very clean internally. Very good. An absolutely massive history of Fresno County, California, one of the most productive agricultural regions in.....

Nashville. 1852. Two volumes. viii,374 [i.e. 376]; vii,376pp., plus thirty-one plates. Later three-quarter black morocco and cloth, spines gilt. Corners lightly worn. Ownership inscription on verso of each frontispiece, bookplate on rear pastedowns. First volume with ink stamp on pastedown and titlepage. Lightly foxed. Some light wear and soiling. Very.....