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The Wonders of the Heavens, Being a Popular View of Astronomy, Including a Full Illustration of...

Bradford, Duncan

The Wonders of the Heavens, Being a Popular View of Astronomy, Including a Full Illustration of the Mechanism of the Heavens; Embracing the Sun, Moon, and Stars, with Descriptions of the Planets, Comets, Fixed Stars, Double Stars, the Constellations, the Galaxy, or Milky-Way, the Zodiacal Light, Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, Meteors, Clouds, Falling Stars, Aerolites, &c. Illustrated by Numerous Maps and Engravings.

Boston: American Stationers Company, 1837. First Edition. Hardcover. viii, [9]-371pp. Modern black half cloth over marbled boards, spine lettered and decorated in gold and blind. Text in two columns. Frontispiece, engraved title, seven inserted plates (five of which are of telescopic views of the moon), six foldout plates with hand-colored..... More

Price: $450.00

Report of the Commissioners and a History of Lincoln Park. I. J. Brian

Brian, I. J.

Report of the Commissioners and a History of Lincoln Park.

Chicago: Published by the Commissioners, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. 188pp. Original green cloth stamped in gold and blind on the front panel. Signed and inscribed by F. H. Gansberger, one of the Lincoln Park Commissioners, on the front free endpaper. With 1 plan and 1 two-page map. Profusely illustrated. Includes..... More

Price: $550.00

History of the Original Town of Concord, Being the Present Towns of Concord, Collins, N. Collins...

Briggs, Erasmus

History of the Original Town of Concord, Being the Present Towns of Concord, Collins, N. Collins and Sardinia, Erie County, New York.

Rochester, NY: Union and Advertiser Company's Print, 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. xiv, 977pp. Green half leather stamped in gold on the spine, marbled endpapers. Several in-text illustrations. Wear to extremities, light chipping to first few leaves, previous owner's name to endpapers. About very good. Uncommon.; Octavo. More

Price: $300.00

America and Her Resources; or A View of the Agricultural, Commercial, Manufacturing, Financial,...

Bristed, John

America and Her Resources; or A View of the Agricultural, Commercial, Manufacturing, Financial, Political, Literary, Moral and Religious Capacity and Character of the American People.

London: Printed for Henry Colburn, 1818. First Edition. Hardcover. xvi, 504pp. Recent green cloth, spine stamped in gold and with leather label lettered in gold. Dusty edges, some very minor trace of foxing to text block, name in pencil on the last page. A near fine copy. Howes B785. Sabin..... More

Price: $325.00

The Battle of Cedar Creek, October 19th, 1864. Liberty and Union Forever. Broadside - American...

[Broadside - American Civil War - Virginia]

The Battle of Cedar Creek, October 19th, 1864. Liberty and Union Forever.

Philadelphia: J. Magee, 1864. Broadside. Single sheet, folded. Printed in blue and red on the first page only. Thirteen verses with chorus, red and blue ornamental border with American flags and the words Liberty and Union Forever. Blindstamp of the Southworth Co. paper company of Massachusetts on the top left..... More

Price: $150.00

We Are for the Union. As Sung by Our Volunteers. Broadside Ballads - American Civil War -...

[Broadside Ballads - American Civil War - Pennsylvania]

We Are for the Union. As Sung by Our Volunteers.

Broadside. Circa 1860s. No publisher. Eight verses with chorus with a simple ornamental border. Measures approximately 12 x 19 cm (4.5 x 7.5"). Faint pencil markings on the top edge, tiny spot to the left of the last verse. Near fine. More

Price: $100.00

Tommy, Make Room for Your Uncle. Broadside Ballads - California - T. S. Lonsdale

[Broadside Ballads - California - T. S. Lonsdale]

Tommy, Make Room for Your Uncle.

San Francisco: Bell & Company, General Publishers of Songs and Ballads. Broadside. Circa 1870s. Composed by T. S. Lonsdale. Four verses, chorus, and spoken parts with an ornamental border. Measures 9 x 26.5 cm (3.5 x 10.5"). Trimmed. Minor foxing and a tiny closed tear to the edge. Very good..... More

Price: $40.00

Oh! Silber Shining Moon. Broadside Ballads - L. V. H. Crosby

[Broadside Ballads - L. V. H. Crosby]

Oh! Silber Shining Moon.

New York: J. Andrews. Broadside. Circa 1850s. No. 38. Composed by L. V. H. Crosby. Three verses with an elaborate ornamental border. Measures 11 x 22 cm (4.25 x 8.75"). Trimmed. Minor foxing, short closed tear to the edge, a couple of tiny holes. Very good. More

Price: $40.00

Wee-Haw-Ken, as Sung by the Great Vocalist, Tony Pastor. Broadside Ballads

[Broadside Ballads]

Wee-Haw-Ken, as Sung by the Great Vocalist, Tony Pastor.

New York: J. Wrigley. Broadside. Circa 1864. No. 1188. Also published by Henry De Marsan as Isabella, with the Gingham Umbrella, or, The Barber's Daughter of Weehawken. Six stanzas with an ornamental border. Measures 16 x 24 cm (6 x 9.5"). A few light stains, minor closed tears along the..... More

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A Collection of Ten 18th Century English Political Pamphlets Bound in Single Volume. Eustace...

Budgell, Eustace; [William Pulteney]; D'Anvers, Caleb [William Pulteney]; [Henry St. John, Viscount of Bolingbroke]; [Dennis]; [John Perceval Earl of Egmont]; [Thomas Pelham-Holles] and others

A Collection of Ten 18th Century English Political Pamphlets Bound in Single Volume.

London: Various Publishers, 1728-49. First Edition. Hardcover. A series of pamphlets published in London between 1728 and 1749. All are first editions except one. Contemporary half calf over paper covered boards. Includes the following: 1) A Proper Reply to a Late Infamous and Scurrilous Libel, Intitled, A Congratulatory Letter to..... More

Price: $750.00

An Historical Account of the Expedition against Sandusky under Col. William Crawford in 1782....

Butterfield, C. W.

An Historical Account of the Expedition against Sandusky under Col. William Crawford in 1782. With Biographical Sketches, Personal Reminiscences, and Descriptions of Interesting Localities. Including, also, Details of the Disastrous Retreat, the Barbarities of the Savages, and the Awful Death of Crawford by Torture.

Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co, 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. x, 403pp. Green cloth stamped in blind on the sides and lettered and decorated in gold on the spine, top edge gilt. Engraved frontispiece. Previous owner's inscription to flyleaf, light wear to extremities, front hinge a bit weak, flyleaf excised. A...... More

Price: $175.00

The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Margaret Chandler: with a Memoir of Her Life and Character, by...

Chandler, Elizabeth Margaret

The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Margaret Chandler: with a Memoir of Her Life and Character, by Benjamin Lundy. [bound with] Essays, Philanthropic and Moral, by Elizabeth Margaret Chandler: Principally Relating to the Abolition of Slavery in America.

Philadelphia: Published by Lemuel Howell, 1836. First Edition. Hardcover. 180pp; 129pp. Contemporary full tree calf. Engraved tissued frontispieces. Covers are rubbed, edges worn, spine ends frayed, scattered foxing, corner of rear free endpaper torn. A good+ copy. Sabin 11855-6. ; 12mo. More

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Account of a Tornado Near New Harmony, Ind., April 30, 1852, with a Map of the Track, &c. John...

Chappelsmith, John

Account of a Tornado Near New Harmony, Ind., April 30, 1852, with a Map of the Track, &c.

Washington, DC: The Smithsonian Institution, 1855. First Edition. 11, (1)pp. Unbound. Large foldout map (71 x 55 cm), one plate, diagrams. The map is about fine with mild toning along the edges and a short closed tear. Sabin 12008. ; Quarto. More

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The New Bath Guide: or, Memoirs of the B -- r -- d Family. In a Series of Poetical Epistles. The...

[Christopher Anstey]

The New Bath Guide: or, Memoirs of the B -- r -- d Family. In a Series of Poetical Epistles. The Second Edition.

Cambridge: Printed and Sold by Fletcher and Hodson, 1766. Second Edition. Hardcover. 139pp. Modern quarter calf. Old owner's name on title page, mild foxing and light staining to text. A very good copy. ; Octavo. More

Price: $150.00

Col. George Rogers Clark's Sketch of His Campaign in the Illinois in 1778-9. With an Introduction...

Clark, George Rogers

Col. George Rogers Clark's Sketch of His Campaign in the Illinois in 1778-9. With an Introduction by Hon. Henry Pirtle, of Louisville, and an Appendix Containing The Public and Private Instructions to Col. Clark and Major Bowman's Journal of the Taking of Post St. Vincents.

Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. vi, 119pp. Original green cloth stamped in blind on the sides and lettered and decorated in gold on the spine. Portrait frontispiece. Former library copy with bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper and some blind stamps, spot to cloth on the..... More

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The Wyoming Valley, Upper Waters of the Susquehanna, and the Lackawanna Coal-Region, Including...

Clark, J. A., ed.

The Wyoming Valley, Upper Waters of the Susquehanna, and the Lackawanna Coal-Region, Including Views of the Natural Scenery of Northern Pennsylvania, from the Indian Occupancy to the Year 1875. Photographically Illustrated.

Scranton, PA: J. A. Clark, Publisher, 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. 236pp. Later blue cloth lettered in gold on the spine panel, original wrappers preserved. With twenty-three large, cabinet-size photographs by William H. Schurch. Originally published in parts, the work was supposed to include fifteen issues but only ten were published..... More

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The History of Mexico. Collected from Spanish and Mexican Historians, from Manuscripts, and...

Clavigero, Francesco Saverio

The History of Mexico. Collected from Spanish and Mexican Historians, from Manuscripts, and Ancient Paintings of the Indians. Illustrated by Charts, and Other Copper Plates. To Which Are Added, Critical Dissertations on the Land, the Animals, and Inhabitants of Mexico. By Abbé D. Francesco Saverio Clavigero. Translated from the Original Italian, by Charles Cullen, Esq. In Two Volumes.

London: Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1787. First English Edition. Hardcover. First edition in English. xxxii, [4], 476pp (with one pagination error); [4], 463, [1]p. Contemporary full calf, spine in compartments with red and green leather labels lettered and decorated in gold. The board edges are also..... More

Price: $1,500.00

Autograph Letter Signed Regarding Prohibition. Aileen Gantt Cochran

Cochran, Aileen Gantt

Autograph Letter Signed Regarding Prohibition.

Lincoln, NE: 1935. Ephemera. Three pages on folded letterhead of the Executive Mansion. Ms. Cochran was the Lincoln County superintendent of schools, and wife of Nebraska Governor Robert Leroy Cochran. The letter starts: "My dear Bishop, I was very happy to receive your recent letter and have waited until I...... More

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Four Years in a Government Exploring Expedition; to the Island of Madeira, Cape Verd Islands,...

Colvocoresses, George M.

Four Years in a Government Exploring Expedition; to the Island of Madeira, Cape Verd Islands, Brazil, Coast of Patagonia, Chili, Peru, Paumato Group, Society Islands, Navigator Group, Australia, Antarctic Continent, New Zealand, Friendly Islands, Fejee Group, Sandwich Islands, Northwest Coast of America, Oregon, California, East Indies, St. Helena, &c., &c. In One Volume.

New York: Cornish, Lamport & Co., Publishers, 1852. First Edition. Hardcover. 371, [1] + [3]pp of publisher's advertisements. Original black cloth stamped in blind on the front and the rear panel, and lettered and decorated in gold on the spine panel. Lacks front free endpaper, blanks, and frontispiece, which is..... More

Price: $250.00

Early History of Geneva, (Formerly Called Kanadesaga). George S. Conover

Conover, George S.

Early History of Geneva, (Formerly Called Kanadesaga).

Geneva, NY: Courier Steam Presses, 1880. First Edition. Printed wrappers. 47, [1], XIIpp. Original wrappers. Collects a series of articles from the Geneva Courier but with text much revised, as the author explains in the advertisement page. Chipping to spine, numbers in pencil on both covers. Still a clean, very..... More

Price: $175.00

History of the Twelfth Massachusetts Volunteers (Webster Regiment). Benjamin F. Cook

Cook, Benjamin F.

History of the Twelfth Massachusetts Volunteers (Webster Regiment).

Boston: Twelfth (Webster) Regiment Association, 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. 167pp. Disbound. Two inserted plates, large folding map present. Lacks frontispiece, dampstain to lower edge of text block. ; Octavo. More

Price: $50.00

History of the Niagara Peninsula and the New Welland Canal. A. E. Coombs

Coombs, A. E.

History of the Niagara Peninsula and the New Welland Canal.

Toronto: Historical Publishers Association, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. 427pp. Original brown cloth with embossed patterns and image of Niagara Falls stamped in blue and green, embossed lettering on the spine panel, silk endpapers with floral motifs. Frontispiece, eighteen b&w photographs, and numerous portraits. Occasional small smudges and very mild foxing..... More

Price: $200.00

A History of Cooperstown. James Fenimore Cooper, Samuel M. Shaw, Walter R. Littell

Cooper, James Fenimore; Shaw, Samuel M.; Littell, Walter R.

A History of Cooperstown.

Cooperstown, NY: The Freeman's Journal Company, 1929. First Printing. Hardcover. 259pp. Green cloth stamped in gilt on the front and the spine. Includes The Chronicles of Cooperstown by James Fenimore Cooper, The History of Cooperstown 1839-1886 by Samuel M. Shaw and The History of Cooperstown 1886-1929 by Walter R. Littell..... More

Price: $60.00

A Guide in the Wilderness, or the History of the First Settlements in the Western Counties of New...

Cooper, William

A Guide in the Wilderness, or the History of the First Settlements in the Western Counties of New York with Useful Instructions to Future Settlers in a Series of Letters Addressed by Judge Cooper, of Cooperstown, to William Sampson, Barrister, of New York .

Rochester, NY: George P. Humphrey, 1897. Second Edition. Printed wrappers. Edition limited to 300 numbered copies. 41pp. Original yellow stiff wrappers. Numbered and initialed by the publisher on the copyright page. With an introduction by James Fenimore Cooper. Light shelf wear, short tear to upper edge affecting the last few..... More

Price: $50.00

Legislative Honors to the Memory of President Lincoln. Message of Gov. Fenton to the Legislature,...

Cushman, J. B.

Legislative Honors to the Memory of President Lincoln. Message of Gov. Fenton to the Legislature, Communicating the Death of President Lincoln. Obsequies of President Lincoln in the Legislature.

Albany, [NY]: Weed, Parsons and Company, Printers, 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. 118pp. Brown cloth stamped in blind and lettered in gold on the front panel. Contemporary inscription and previous owner's name on the front pastedown endpaper. Internally clean. Some soiling and foxing to endpapers, spine missing, wear to extremities, front..... More

Price: $150.00

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