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 about Report of the Commissioners and a History of Lincoln Park
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 about History of the Original Town of Concord, Being the Present Towns of Concord, Collins, N. Collins...
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 8050. ; Octavo. More about America and Her Resources; or A View of the Agricultural, Commercial, Manufacturing, Financial,...
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 about A Collection of Ten 18th Century English Political Pamphlets Bound in Single Volume
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 about An Historical Account of the Expedition against Sandusky under Col. William Crawford in 1782....
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. 304pp. Modern dark red half calf over marbled boards, spine with four raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold, marbled edges. Signed and inscribed by Thomas G. Cary on the title page: "Mrs. T. G. Cary / with the author's love."... More about Memoir of Thomas Handasyd Perkins; Containing Extracts from His Diaries and Letters. With an...
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 about The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Margaret Chandler: with a Memoir of Her Life and Character, by...
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 about Account of a Tornado Near New Harmony, Ind., April 30, 1852, with a Map of the Track, &c
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 about The New Bath Guide: or, Memoirs of the B -- r -- d Family. In a Series of Poetical Epistles. The...
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 about Col. George Rogers Clark's Sketch of His Campaign in the Illinois in 1778-9. With an Introduction...
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 about The Wyoming Valley, Upper Waters of the Susquehanna, and the Lackawanna Coal-Region, Including...
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 about The History of Mexico. Collected from Spanish and Mexican Historians, from Manuscripts, and...
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 about Autograph Letter Signed Regarding Prohibition
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 about Four Years in a Government Exploring Expedition; to the Island of Madeira, Cape Verd Islands,...
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 good+ copy. ; Octavo. More about Early History of Geneva, (Formerly Called Kanadesaga
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 about History of the Twelfth Massachusetts Volunteers (Webster Regiment
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 about History of the Niagara Peninsula and the New Welland Canal
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 about A History of Cooperstown
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 about A Guide in the Wilderness, or the History of the First Settlements in the Western Counties of New...
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 about Legislative Honors to the Memory of President Lincoln. Message of Gov. Fenton to the Legislature,...
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 about Voyages aux Montagnes Rocheuses, et une année de séjour chez les tribus indiennes du vaste...
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 about A History of the Comstock Silver Lode & Mines. Nevada and the Great Basin Region; Lake Tahoe...
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 about Cincinnati in 1826
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 about A View of the Relation of Landlord and Tenant in Pennsylvania, as Affected by Acts of Assembly...
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 about Noyesism Unveiled: A History of the Sect Self-Styled Perfectionists; with a Summary View of Their...