A recently discovered, early self-portrait by “the father of American wood engraving” accompanied by another Anderson drawing representing George Washington’s skull (as the artist imagined it), evidently done prior to Washington’s death. The self portrait is quite possibly the earliest extant depiction of Anderson. These two drawings appear to date.....
A scarce, early real estate promotion map of Spokane Falls—around this time, the largest city between Minneapolis and Seattle—showing the booming town shortly after the Northern Pacific Railroad reached the Pacific coast and the 1889 fire which destroyed part of the town. Showing the entirety of the town, situated.....
![Autograph letter on the reconstructed and reopened President’s house.]. Mary Ashmun](/pictures/thumb/5824_1.jpg?v=1579535605)
An important first-hand account of the interior of the reconstructed President’s House, which had to be rebuilt following its destruction by the British Army during the Burning of Washington, providing important details of the layout and décor (wallpaper, lighting, furnishings, etc.), Mrs. Monroe’s New Year’s attire, and more. Addressing one.....
A handsome, privately printed edition collecting the author’s Civil War letters. As stated in the title, Auchmuty served in the Fifth Corps of the Army of the Potomac, setting aside a career as an architect when the war broke out. The only son of a wealthy family, and a......
![Our Stay At The Flying V [cover-title]. L. Austin, compiler](/pictures/thumb/5864_1.jpg?v=1585670404)
A photo album comprising 181 images documenting a wealthy family’s eight-and-a-half month stay at a dude ranch in Tucson in the 1940s. This album chronicles the Austin family’s time at the “Flying V” Ranch, featuring images of the ranch and its lodgings; dudes on the trail; a “chuckwagon” with African-American.....
A spectacular and remarkably informative depiction of the Battle of Gettysburg, bearing the endorsements of Union commander George G. Meade and other notable figures. John B. Bachelder (1825–1894) was a portrait and landscape painter who produced some thirty-five city and topographical views between 1854–1863, most of them—like the present.....
A spectacular volume of lithographic views of Victoria Falls on the Zambesi River, accompanied by the artist’s lively account of his visit, with references to the views. The prefatory text by artist Thomas Haines—entitled, “The Mosi-O-A-Tunya (Smoke-Sounding), or Victoria Falls”—offers an account of his expedition with South African explorer.....
![1920s Hawaii photo album with “The Big Kahuna” content.]. Ray Jerome Baker, photographers, R....](/pictures/thumb/6148.jpg?v=1611604763)
An album of over 100 original photographs documenting a French tourist’s trip to Hawaii at the time of the centennial of the arrival of American missionaries, with images of apparently related celebrations, two photos of Duke Kahanamoku—the noted father of modern surfing and Olympic swimmer—and an engaging variety of other.....
One of fifty special copies out of a total edition of 325, all numbered and signed by the illustrator, Leonard Baskin. With six portrait etchings of Baldwin on various papers, each signed and numbered in pencil by the artist, and an etching of a pomegranate printed in red. From the.....
One of 325 numbered copies, signed by the illustrator, Leonard Baskin. Copy #161. With a portrait etching of Baldwin printed on blue paper and an etching of a pomegranate printed in red. From the colophon: “Three hundred & twenty-five copies of ‘Gypsy & Other Poems’ were printed by The Gehenna.....
The second edition of this important 1860s map of California and Nevada. First published in 1864, Bancroft’s detailed and striking pocket map of California and Nevada constitutes one of the best maps of Western America published west of the Mississippi during this period. Extracted from Bancroft’s Map of the.....
A scarce lithographic sheet-music cover showing a section of John Banvard’s celebrated panoramic painting of the Mississippi River—on exhibit in London at the time—and a rare piece of visual evidence of the appearance of this celebrated mid-19th century panorama. The illustration featured here depicts a clash between warriors of.....
A massive return for all ordnance stores belonging to the Continental Army on hand at Boston at the opening of 1777. Though similar returns for smaller units appear with some frequency on the antiquarian market, it is rare indeed to encounter one for such a major component of the Continental Army, and with such.....
A unique and truly delightful Arts & Crafts illumination of an account of the pursuit and capture of wild horses in Nevada, calligraphed, illustrated, and bound by San Francisco artist Otis Oldfield. This seems to be the only example in book form of horse-breaker Charles “Pete” Barnum’s vivid, first-hand account.....
![Cover title:] Japanese Russian War 1904. [A personal album of hand-captioned stereographic...](/pictures/thumb/3662_1.jpg?v=1560463357)
A significant and captivating photographic archive recording the first modern war from the perspective of an important figure in its documentation, pioneering American war correspondent and photojournalist Richard Barry. This remarkable archive contains half stereographic photographs taken and captioned by Barry during the Russo-Japanese War, some of which illustrate his.....
The rare first edition of one of the classic accounts of southern natural history and exploration, with much material on the southern Indian tribes. This copy bears the ownership signature on the front free endpaper of Lawrence A. Washington (dated 1818), the nephew of George Washington. Lawrence Augustine Washington.....
An important early study of Manet, illustrated with two original Manet etchings, “L'Odalisque Couchee” and “La Convelescente,” as well as three etchings by M. H. Guérard after Manet, and six gravures. Both Manet etchings are nice, strong impressions. Inscribed to etcher and poster artist Ernest Haskell on the ffep as.....
A rare issue of the Bar Harbor Blue Book illustrated with three mounted photographs. Includes routes to and from, tables, and individual chapters on Topography and History; Literature on Mount Desert; Laws concerning Carriages; Bar Harbor and Boating, Walks, Hotels, and more. Folding maps of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert.....
![A Canadian’s manuscript travel diary of a trip to California and the Pacific Northwest]. L....](/pictures/thumb/6850_1.jpg?v=1626296646)
A diary documenting a busy three-month trip taken by a well-connected Canadian to California and the Pacific Northwest, offering vivid impressions of the numerous locales and people encountered. L. Benedict was a shoe-dealer and treasurer of the First Baptist Church in Brantford, Ontario. He leaves Brantford with an unnamed travel.....
![Beppo Wallenda Circus Tour photo album.]. Beppo, compilers Mary Wallenda](/pictures/thumb/5692_1.jpg?v=1580334844)
A delightful photo album evidently compiled by Beppo and Mary Wallenda, chronicling thirteen years of their circus tours throughout Europe and the U.S. Vividly depicted in this album is the world of European and American circuses and traveling circus troupes with a mixture of publicity shots and intimate candid.....
A fundraising circular for Mary McLeod Bethune’s all-black Bethune Cookman College in Florida. Celebrated African-American educator, stateswoman, philanthropist and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955)—fondly known as “The First Lady of The Struggle”—is best known for founding this private college for black students in Daytona Beach, Florida. Born.....
A large and boldly graphic map, centering on the Ottoman Empire and depicting various missionary outposts therein, and as such a powerful visual tool designed to promote the missionary cause. The map extends from the Caspian Sea in the northeast to southern Bulgaria in the northwest, and from the.....
A scarce Panther item, published both separately and also as an insert to the June 1970 issue of The Black Panther newspaper. During the late 1960s and early ‘70s, the Black Panther Party attained the height of its influence and underwent a shift from exclusively black-oriented concerns to a more.....
![Part of the Crew, U.S.S. Bear in 1898. Relive [sic] Expedition on the Ice, at Point Barrow. H....](/pictures/thumb/5282_1.jpg?v=1572632476)
A rare photo of ten members of a relief expedition for 275 stranded whalers, commanded by African-American Capt. “Hell Roaring” Mike Healy. This photograph shows ten members of the crew of the USS Bear at Point Barrow in 1898, wearing fur jackets and mukluks and posing with harpoons. One.....
Blanchard’s map of Missouri and eastern Kansas with a portion of southwestern Illinois, published as the country turning the page on the era of Bleeding Kansas and the Civil War. A key on the lower left identifies both proposed railroads and those in operation, state capitals, county seats, state.....