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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Malines: P. J. Hanicq, 1844. First French Edition. Hardcover. vi, 304pp. Contemporary full mottled calf decorated and lettered in gold on the spine. Frontispiece and nineteen inserted plates. Small bookstore label to front pastedown, library markings on half-title and title page, otherwise clean. Rear joint is almost completely cracked, wear..... More
Virginia, NE: F. Boegle, 1889. First Edition. Printed wrappers. x, 158pp. Original grey wrappers. Bookplate of James A. Guilfoil and date on the inside of the front cover. Chipping to spine and edges, front cover partially split, two faint spots to back cover. Internally clean. A very good copy. Howes..... More
Cincinnati, OH: Printed by Morgan, Lodge, and Fisher, 1827. First Edition. Hardcover. 100pp. Contemporary full black leather lettered in gold on the front and the spine, edges stained yellow. Engraved frontispiece and one inserted plate. With the bookplate of noted collector Otto Orren Fisher to front pastedown endpaper. Wear to..... More
Philadelphia: James Kay, Jun. & Brother, 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. 136pp. Contemporary full calf with red leather label lettered in gold on the spine. Previous owner's name on title, covers are almost completely detached, some foxing to endpapers. A good- copy. Uncommon. ; Octavo. More
Brattleboro, VT: Published by the Author, 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. 432pp. Original brown cloth stamped in blind on the sides and the spine. Front joint partially split, half of the cloth on the spine is missing. Light scattered foxing and some old stains to the edges. Sabin 21677. ; 12mo..... More