New York: Charles Richardson, 1863. 1st Edition. Duodecimo. A handsome 1st Edition of this first major biography of one of the great Generals of the Confederacy, published the same year Jackson was mortally wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville in May 1863. Green pebbled cloth. Square tight binding. Clean..... More
Baltimore, Md: Privately Printed, 1934. 1st Edition. Scarce Maryland genealogical history. Burgundy cloth. Tight binding. Clean interior. Gilt titling to front and spines nice and bright. Boards with a very slight bow. Text block edges with mild foxing. A very nice edition. More
London: Elliot Stock, 1884. Early Printing. Duodecimo. A beautiful 1884 Early Printing covering a year in the English artist's garden, in a gorgeous fine binding. Contemporary black morocco with gilt ruling to board edges. raised bands to spine with gilt ruling and titling. 205pp. Top edge gilt. Illustrations by..... More
New York: Rinehart & Co., 1946. Leighton, Clare. 1st Edition. 8vo. An important and somewhat scarce history of the lives of Negro Midwives in rural Georgia in the early 20th century, recording an essential lifestyle and history which otherwise would have been lost to the dustbin of time... More
Providence, RI: Snow & Farnham, 1898. 1st Edition. 8vo. Compelling Civil War Black Americana from this often overlooked but important US Colored Troops unit. "In an attempt to prove their worth as soldiers and to defeat the slave-holding South, both northern and southern blacks enlisted by droves in the..... More
New York: Carleton, 1866. 1st Edition. 8vo. A yeoman's copy of this 1866 1st Edition, much nicer inside than it appears out. Purple cloth with gilt titling to spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for previous owner bookplate to front pastedown. Front board stained from a spill..... More
New York: Dodd Mead & Co, 1902. Limited Edition. 8vo. A handsome set documenting the life and times of this important 18th-century printer, caught in the middle of the American Independence movement.. "Hugh Gaine (c. 1726 – April 27, 1807) was an 18th-century early American printer, newspaper publisher and bookseller..... More
Philadelphia: J. W. Daughaday, 1864. duodecimo. 1864 2nd printing of this scarce first-hand Civil War account. Brown cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. 285 pp + ads. Mild rubbing and edge wear with light soiling to binding. small chip to crown of spine. Gilt titling on spine somewhat faded. More
Talbot County, Md: Privately Printed, 1992. 1st Edition. 8vo. Beautiful 1st Edition inscribed and signed by the author on the front end paper. Blue cloth gilt. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Dust jacket Near Fine with a hint of rubbing to the rear panel. Presents handsomely in archival..... More
Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland Historical Sociiety, 1955. 1st Edition. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt titling to front and spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for p/o signature to top of front end paper. Binding with mild rubbing and edge wear. A superior edition. More
Cambridge, MD: Dorchester County Historical Society, 1965. 1st Edition. Quarto. A lovely copy signed by the author on the title page. Gold typographical wraps. Black plastic comb binding. Clean interior, save for previous owner name to top of verso of front wrap. Mild rubbing and edge wear to wraps. More
Philadelphia: J.C. McCurdy & Co., 1880. 1st Edition. 8vo. Scarce historical-fiction account of the life of this notorious Colonial Indian Scout, Outlaw and important British ally during the American Revolution. Girty was a friend of both Simon Kenton and Daniel Boone and helped save the lives of both..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1896. 1st Edition. 8vo. A beautiful copy of this very scarce Civil War history, rebound in aqua cloth with the original spine and marbled paper laid down. 900pp. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Fold-out maps. Charts. A lovely edition. More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press, 2021. 1st Edition. 8vo. Brand new copy, straight from the publisher. Signed by author on a plate on the half-title page. Sage paper over boards. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Dust jacket presents handsomely in archival mylar. Brand new. A superior 1st..... More
The Review of Reviews Corporation, 1929. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9. Spectacular 1st Edition set of this uncommon Lincoln history. Two volumes complete in scarce original dust jackets. Rust colored cloth with gilt embossed portrait of Lincoln to front boards. Title in black on fronts, gilt on spines..... More
Northampton, MA: The Washington Benevolent Society of Massachusetts, 1811. 1st Edition Thus. Duodecimo. An early printing of Washington's Farewell Address, published as a gift for membership in the Washington Benevolent Society of Massachusetts This issue contains a beautiful presentation page signifying that this particular volume was given to..... More