A charming original watercolor view of the home of Captain Winborn Adams Sanborn and its environs, by important New Hampshire artist and prominent Battle of Gettysburg historian John B. Bachelder. Taken from a somewhat elevated vantage point and overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee with the White Mountains and its foothills in the.....
Bartlett reports on techniques for reviving or re-animating persons thought to be no longer breathing. The Acts of Incorporation for the Society appear in an appendix. William Baylies (1776–1865) of Dighton, Mass. was an attorney and U.S. Representative. He served as a Federalist in the 13th and 14th Congresses (1813–1817).....
A very scarce Currier & Ives print highlighting the hypocrisy of recruiting African American support for Horace Greeley’s widely reviled 1872 presidential bid. This print stages a conversation between Horace Greeley and two African American voters, “Sam” and “Caesar.” Greeley extends a beckoning hand, while one of the Black men.....
An evocative letter by a disgruntled American military surgeon on his circumstances at Fort St. Clair, revealing his hostile relationship with “His Excellency,” possibly General James Wilkinson, suggesting that he will seek a furlough, and joking (perhaps) that he is considering hiring a prostitute to stave off boredom. The letter.....
First edition of Collins’s account of his overland journey and other western adventures. “The author was a post trader at Fort Laramie for 10 years. His book is a most valuable journal of his trip across the plains and adventures among the Indians; hunting, mining, and trading experiences” (Eberstadt). In.....
A rare discharge certificate relating to the aftermath of the Spirit Lake Massacre which saw a frontier volunteer party undertake a treacherous winter expedition to pursue the hostile Sioux, guard against further attacks upon settlers, bury the dead, and attempt to recover four female hostages seized by the Indians...
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An extraordinary archive of a noted Hawaiian missionary couple, including over thirty years of epistolary journals, firsthand accounts of voyages to Micronesia and the Marquesas, numerous letters, a substantial collection of Hawaiian photos, several manuscript maps, and a charming original watercolor of the Emerson house in Waialua. Also included are.....
A rich archive of 119 letters by an employee of the Treasury Department in Washington D.C. in the 1850s, with extensive content on life and politics in Washington; the vast majority of these letters were written to the writer’s wife Martha in New Jersey. Born in Philadelphia, John W. C......
A rich letter providing a rare in-depth description of the Battle of Bayou Bourbeau in Louisiana in 1863; in the second part of the letter, Follett touches on such domestic matters as his wife’s attending a dance back home, the payment of debts, and his own “mean ugly temper.” Born.....
An exceptionally rare War of 1812 map, conceived and issued while Hales was living in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where the effects of the War were keenly felt. This map depicts the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River theater of the War, extending from Lower Canada (i.e., the lower St. Lawrence.....
A splendid image of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River from the U. S. Geological Survey series. J. K. Hillers (1843-1925) was an important early photographer of the West, and one of the first to photograph the Grand Canyon region. He began his career as a boatman on John.....
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A sammelband of five 18th century plays, four of them British imprints and one American, bound for Chauncey Whittlesey (1743-1812) of Middletown, Connecticut, whose name appears on the first two endpapers and each title-page. The one American imprint included here, the first American edition of Thomas Morton’s Secrets Worth Knowing.....
A delightful unrecorded broadside by a famously poetical New York hairdresser and wigmaker who, in addition to adorning the heads of his clientele with flowing locks and fancy combs, entertained their ears and lampooned their politics with witty and satirical verse. Preserved with an early note on the author and.....
First edition of this scarce 17th-century description of New England, including valuable observations on the natural history of the region: "the earliest work on the Natural History of New England" (Rich). Josselyn visited America in 1638-39 and again from 1663 to 1671, spending most of his second sojourn with his.....
A manuscript pass authorizing two men to join the forces defending Fort Ticonderoga, issued less than two months prior to the siege of the Fort (2–6 July 1777) by British General John Burgoyne during the Saratoga Campaign. The pass reads in its entirety: Norwich [Mass.] 20th of May 1777 by.....
First edition, limited to 400 copies, this copy number 343. Inscribed by Marin on the half-title: “To Stanley Clifford write some more, John Marin.” A volume of letters written to Alfred Stieglitz between 1910 and 1930, reflecting the close relationship between the artist and the gallerist. Stieglitz was a crucial.....
A compelling group of letters, all retained copies, written in response to the upcoming election of 1848 by a supporter of Democratic presidential candidate Gen. Lewis Cass. Marshall argues for the removal of the Quartermaster General of New Orleans, Major Daniel D. Tompkins (1798–1863), whose scheming on behalf of Whig.....
A group of papers documenting book donations made by the Maryland State Library to the Library of Congress in 1841, including personal correspondence between librarians John S. Meehan of the library of Congress and D. Ridgley of State Library of Maryland. A form issued by The Committee on the Library.....
The most iconic image of Afro-Native American sea captain Paul Cuffee, one of the wealthiest Black Americans of his time and the first African American to lead an on-the-ground colonization effort in Sierra Leone. This marvelous engraving centers Cuffee’s silhouette over his ship the Traveler, situated between two shores—on the.....
A letter by an Irish-American Southerner and slave owner to his nephew in Ireland on the prospect of his coming to America and working as a slave overseer on his plantations, with a detailed account of the responsibilities and qualities the job requires. Plantation owner John Ray advises his nephew.....
First edition of Reed’s first book. One of 500 copies printed. Inscribed on the flyleaf: “To darling Alice with the profoundest respect of the unworthy Author John Reed Jan. 12, 1916.” CONDITION: Very good, old pencil inscription on terminal endpaper.
An engaging group of letters between the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Maine historical novelist and a former marine Captain stationed in Haiti turned author, concerning research for the former’s novel, Lydia Bailey. Kenneth Lewis Roberts (1885–1957) of Kennebunk, Maine, was a renowned journalist and author of American historical fiction. His Lydia Bailey.....
Stated second edition. A rare farrier’s manual, first published in 1825. OCLC records only five copies of the first edition and no copies of this second edition. CONDITION: Very good, some rubbing and stains to covers, multiple previous owners’ names written on paste down and title page.
A handsomely colored example of the first state of Speed’s fine map of Virginia and Maryland, engraved by Francis Lamb, one of several maps of North American subjects first introduced into The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britiain in the 1676 edition. As noted by Burden, this was the.....
Broadside, 23.875” x 10.75”; sheet size: 24” x 13.25”. CONDITION: Good, occasional minor discoloration, old folds, three miniscule losses at center creases affecting only one letter. [offered with] Soule, John P., photog. The Philosopher of the Pool, Franconia Notch, N.H. John P. Soule, 199 Washington Street, Boston. Stereoview, 3” x......