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Historical Sketch of the Old Sixth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, During Its Three...

Hanson, John Wesley

Historical Sketch of the Old Sixth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, During Its Three Campaigns in 1861, 1862, 1863, and 1864. Containing the History of the Several Companies Previous to 1861, and the Name and Military Record of Each Man Connected with the Regiment During the War.

Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1866. First Edition. Hardcover. 352pp. Maroon cloth stamped in gold on the front and the spine, brown endpapers. Frontispiece and two plates with photographs. Inscription on the front free endpaper by John Pierce from Company G of Lowell, Mass, in the year of publication (his name..... More

Price: $200.00

The Age of Illumination. (Early Medieval Art and Civilisation. Byzantine Art and Civilisation....

Henderson, George; Runciman, Steven

The Age of Illumination. (Early Medieval Art and Civilisation. Byzantine Art and Civilisation. Gothic Art and Civilisation.)

London: The Folio Society, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. In three volumes. 260pp; 184pp; 201pp. Yellow pictorial cloth stamped in black, top edges gilt. A fine, unread set in very good+ slipcase with two tears on the top edges. ; Octavo. More

Price: $75.00

The Case of Dunkirk Faithfully Stated, and Impartially Considered. By a Member of the House of...

[Henry St. John Bolingbroke]

The Case of Dunkirk Faithfully Stated, and Impartially Considered. By a Member of the House of Commons.

London: Printed for A. Moore, 1730. First Edition. Self-wraps. 32pp. Stitched. Light toning to pages. A near fine copy. ; Octavo. More

Price: $125.00

Historia de Portugal. Alexandre Herculano

Herculano, Alexandre

Historia de Portugal.

Lisboa: Em Casa da Viuva Bertrand e Filhos, 1846-53. First Edition. Hardcover. Eight books in four volumes. xiv, 518, [1]p; 514, [1]p; 455pp; xix, 488pp. Contemporary red quarter calf, spines lettered and decorated in gold, all edges marbled. Neat bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper of volume 1. A few..... More

Price: $450.00

Cities and Civilizations. Christopher Hibbert

Hibbert, Christopher

Cities and Civilizations.

London: The Folio Society, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 279pp. Pictorial cloth. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w. A fine copy in slipcase. ; Quarto. More

Price: $25.00

Anno Quinquagesimo Quarto. Georgii III. Regis. Cap. CLX. An Act to enable His Majesty to settle...

[History - George III]

Anno Quinquagesimo Quarto. Georgii III. Regis. Cap. CLX. An Act to enable His Majesty to settle an Annuity upon Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, during the Joint Lives of His Majesty and of Her Royal Highness.

London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1814. First Edition. [1], 1350-1352pp. Disbound. A fine copy. ; Quarto. More

Price: $25.00

Anno Quinquagesimo Secundo. Georgii III. Regis. Cap. XXXVII. An Act for settling and securing a...

[History - George III]

Anno Quinquagesimo Secundo. Georgii III. Regis. Cap. XXXVII. An Act for settling and securing a certain Annuity on Earl Wellington and the Two next Persons to whom the Title of Earl Wellington shall descend, in Consideration of his eminent Services.

Dublin: Printed by George Grierson, 1812. First Edition. [1], 306-308pp. Disbound. A fine copy. ; Quarto. More

Price: $20.00

Anno Quinquagesimo Tertio. Georgii III. Regis. Cap. IV. An Act for granting a Sum of Money for...

[History - George III]

Anno Quinquagesimo Tertio. Georgii III. Regis. Cap. IV. An Act for granting a Sum of Money for purchasing an Estate for the Marquis of Wellington and his Heirs, in Consideration of the eminent and signal Services performed by the said Marquis of Wellington to His Majesty and the Public.

Dublin: Printed by George Grierson, 1812. First Edition. [1], 14-26pp. Disbound. A fine copy. ; Quarto. More

Price: $25.00

United States Christian Commission Handwritten Civil War Diary by Reverend James Hoyt of the...

Hoyt, James

United States Christian Commission Handwritten Civil War Diary by Reverend James Hoyt of the First Presbyterian Church of Orange, NJ.

1865. Hardcover. 18, 110, [4]pp. Original full calf stamped in gold on the front panel. The first 18 pages are printed and include instructions to the delegates. The rest are handwritten pages: pp. 1-87 are the actual diary, followed by annotations and remarks on specific soldiers (pp. 88 to 110..... More

Price: $3,000.00

The History of Derby; from the Remote Ages of Antiquity, to the Year MDCCXCI. Describing Its...

Hutton, William

The History of Derby; from the Remote Ages of Antiquity, to the Year MDCCXCI. Describing Its Situation, Air, Soil, Water, Streets, Buildings, and Government. With the Illustrious Families Which Have Inherited Its Honours. Also, the Ecclesiastical History, the Trade, Amusements, Remarkable Occurrences, the Eminent Men, with the Adjacent Seats of the Gentry. Illustrated with Plates.

London: Printed by J. Nichols, 1791. First Edition. Hardcover. xiii, [3], 320pp. Modern green cloth, black morocco label lettered in gold on the spine. Includes a large foldout plan of Derby and seventeen plates engraved by Robert Hancock from drawings by George Moneypenny (in this copy bound at rear). Apparently..... More

Price: $400.00

A Manual for the Use of Visiters [sic] to the Falls of Niagara: Intended as an Epitome of, and...

Ingraham, Joseph Wentworth

A Manual for the Use of Visiters [sic] to the Falls of Niagara: Intended as an Epitome of, and Temporary Substitute for, a Larger and More Extended Work, Relative to this Most Stupendous Wonder of the World.

Buffalo, NY: Printed for the Author, by Charles Faxon, 1834. First Edition. Printed wrappers. 72pp. Light blue original wrappers. Quite likely the first guide about the Falls. Includes sections on Routes to the Falls; Directions to Visiters [sic]; Historical Notices; The Falls (Situation, Latitude, etc.); The Islands, Bridges, Staircases, etc.;..... More

Price: $650.00

Early History of Western Pennsylvania, and of the West, and of Western Expeditions and Campaigns...

[Israel Daniel Rupp]

Early History of Western Pennsylvania, and of the West, and of Western Expeditions and Campaigns from MDCCLIV to MDCCCXXXIII. By a Gentleman of the Bar. With an Appendix, Containing Besides Copious Extracts from Important Indian Treaties, Minutes of Conferences, Journals, Etc., a Topographical Description of the Counties of Allegheny, Westmoreland, Washington, Somerset, Greene, Fayette, Beaver, Butler, Armstrong, Etc.

Pittsburg : Harrisburg: A. P. Ingram, for Subscribers Only : W. O. Hickok, 1848. Hardcover. iv, vi, [17]-352, 406, iv, vi pp. Modern green cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Two foldout maps. Scattered foxing throughout, one of the maps has a tear and an old mend. A good..... More

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Portrait of a Hill Town: A History of Washington, New Hampshire 1876-1976. Ronald Jager, Grace Jager

Jager, Ronald; Jager, Grace

Portrait of a Hill Town: A History of Washington, New Hampshire 1876-1976

Washington, NH: Washington History Committee, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 571pp. Green cloth stamped in gold on the spine. One foldout map. Profusely illustrated in b&w. Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; Octavo. More

Price: $40.00

In Old New York. Thomas Allibone Janvier

Janvier, Thomas Allibone

In Old New York.

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, (1922). Hardcover. x, [2], 285pp + [2]pp of publisher's advertisements. Original green decorated cloth stamped in black and gold on the front panel and the spine panel, and lettered in gold on the spine. Top edge stained yellow. Profusely illustrated and with several maps..... More

Price: $75.00

The Greatest Street in the World. The Story of Broadway, Old and New, from the Bowling Green to...

Jenkins, Stephen

The Greatest Street in the World. The Story of Broadway, Old and New, from the Bowling Green to Albany.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. xxii, 509pp + 4pp of publisher's advertisements. Original light brown cloth stamped in gold on the front and the spine. With 160 illustrations and 6 maps (5 folding maps, 1 folding plate). Spine ends frayed, a few small white paint..... More

Price: $40.00

Voyage en Suede, contenant un état detaillé de sa population, de son agriculture, de son...

[Johan Frederik Hendrik de Drevon]

Voyage en Suede, contenant un état detaillé de sa population, de son agriculture, de son commerce, et des ses finances; suivi de l'histoire abrègée de ce royaume et de ses différentes formes de gouvernement, depuis Gustave I en 1553, jusqu'en 1786 inclusivement, sous le Règne de Gustave III, actuellement sur le tróne, et de quelques particularités relatives à l'histoire du Dannemarc. Par un Officier Hollandois.

La Haye [The Hague]: Chez P. F. Gosse, 1789. First Edition. Hardcover. xii-14, 1-518pp + errata. Contemporary full sprinkled calf, spine lettered in gold, all edges sprinkled. Title vignette. Heavy wear to spine, boards soiled and cracked at joint (but still attached). Internally clean with some sporadic spot and foxing..... More

Price: $200.00

History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. In Three Parts: Part First. -- General History of the County....

Johnson, Crisfield

History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. In Three Parts: Part First. -- General History of the County. Part Second. -- History of Cleveland. Part Third. -- History of the Townships. With Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers.

Cleveland, OH: D. W. Ensign & Co., 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. 534pp. Original quarter brown leather, front panel stamped in gold, all edges gilt. Frontispiece, steel engraved portraits, illustrations and two color maps. With the bookplate of prominent Cleveland resident Wilson B. Chisholm, president of the Champion Rivet Company and..... More

Price: $250.00

History of the Fraudulent Organization and Mismanagement of he Mohawk Bank of Schenectady. J. W....

Jones, J. W.

History of the Fraudulent Organization and Mismanagement of he Mohawk Bank of Schenectady.

Schenectady, NY: Riggs, Printer, 1859. First Edition. Self-wraps. 30pp. Folded sheets, stitched. Missing the covers, chipping to edges, name erased on the first page, stain on last page. A good+ copy. ; Octavo. More

Price: $80.00

Voyage to South America: Describing at Large the Spanish Cities, Towns, Provinces, &c. on That...

Juan, George; Ulloa, Antonio de

Voyage to South America: Describing at Large the Spanish Cities, Towns, Provinces, &c. on That Extensive Continent. Interspersed Throughout with Reflections on the Genius, Customs, Manners, and Trade of the Inhabitants; Together with the Natural History of the Country. And an Account of Their Gold and Silver Mines. Translated from the Original Spanish. Illustrated with Copper Plates. In Two Volumes.

London: Printed for L. Davis and C. Reymers, 1758. First English Edition. Hardcover. First English edition. In two volumes. xvi, [8], 432, 453-479, 472-509pp + [3]pp of publisher's advertisements; [4], 420, [18]pp index. Contemporary full marbled calf, spines in compartments with elaborate gilt decorations and black and brown labels lettered..... More

Price: $1,250.00

Letters of Junius. Junius

Junius

Letters of Junius.

Philadelphia: Published by M. Carey, 1807. Second Edition. Hardcover. Second American edition. 317, [2], iv-vi. Contemporary full tree calf. Boards are worn and separating at spine, spine worn, top part of title page is missing (title is still present), old inscription on front free endpaper. Internally clean with light toning..... More

Price: $75.00

The Selected Papers of Margaret Sanger. Volume 2: Birth Control Comes of Age, 1928-1939. Esther...

Katz, Esther, ed.

The Selected Papers of Margaret Sanger. Volume 2: Birth Control Comes of Age, 1928-1939.

Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. xl, 528pp. Cloth. Faint corner crease to last few leaves else a fine copy in near fine dustjacket with very mild shelf wear. ; Octavo. More

Price: $75.00

The Ten Commandments Printed Broadside. King's Lynn - Norfolk - England - Broadside

[King's Lynn - Norfolk - England - Broadside]

The Ten Commandments Printed Broadside.

Lynn, England: Lynn News Office, 1850. Broadside. Broadside printed by the (King's) Lynn News Office in 1850. Measures 21.5 x 30 cm (8.5 x 12"). With ornamental border. A few small stains, some edge wear. A very good copy. More

Price: $100.00

American Sermons: The Pilgrims to Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and others

American Sermons: The Pilgrims to Martin Luther King, Jr.

New York: The Library of America, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Slipcased edition. Cloth. The Library of America leaflet laid in. A fine copy in fine slipcase.; Octavo. More

Price: $25.00

The Story of Chicago. Joseph Kirkland

Kirkland, Joseph

The Story of Chicago.

Chicago: Dibble Publishing Company, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. xxiii, 490pp. Original brown pictorial cloth stamped in black and gold on the front and the spine. Floral endpapers. Profusely illustrated. Front hinge a bit weak. A bright, near fine copy. ; Quarto. More

Price: $75.00

XVIIIme siecle: institutions, usages et costumes. France, 1700-1789. Ouvrage illustré de 21...

Lacroix, Paul

XVIIIme siecle: institutions, usages et costumes. France, 1700-1789. Ouvrage illustré de 21 chromolithographies et de 350 gravures sur bois d'aprés Watteau, Vanloo, Rigaud, Boucher, Lancret, J. Vernet, Chardin, Jeaurat, Bouchardon, Saint-Aubin, Eisen, Gravelot, Moreau, Cochin, Wille, Debucourt, etc. Deuxième édition.

Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot Frères, Fils et Cie, 1875. Second Edition. Hardcover. viii, 520pp. Original publisher's red decorated cloth stamped in gold on the sides, spine in red morocco lettered and decorated in gold, all edges gilt, decorated endpapers. With three hundred and fifty wood engravings after Wattau, Vanloo, Rigaud..... More

Price: $200.00

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