Boston, MA: The Columbian Centinel, 1803. 1st Edition. Folio. an original 1803 Boston hometown newspaper with a detailed inside-page report covering the funeral of Declaration of Independence Signer and the person most responsible for catalyzing the colonies into action and beginning the American Revolution. The report talks about the..... More
New York: New York Tribune, 1864. An original 1864 Civil War newspaper with the front page devoted to a long list of military promotions nominated by President Abraham Lincoln. This historic piece features bold stacked headlines and then commences with the list, including Ulysses S. Grant from Major General..... More
The Gravure Company of America, 1901. Folio. A stately folio-sized black-and-white photogravure of the Revolutionary War hero and "Father of his Country", with a detailed corresponding biographical sketch. This photogravure was issued as one of 24 portraits in “The White House Gallery of Official Portraits of the Presidents,”..... More
Boston: J. Belcher, Printer, 1814. A scarce War of 1812-Era Medical report signed on the title page by 1934 Nobel Prize Winner, George Richards Minot as well as 19th-century Influential Maine Reverend Ichabod Nichols. Minot's Great Grandfather, James Jackson (1777-1867), was a co-founder of Massachusetts General. This..... More
A lot of 13 photographs of varying sizes depicting nursing school classes around the turn of the last century. These are black albumen photographs. Most depict classes of female nurses, of various class sizes sitting for class portraits. The photos are random and generally not identifiable in terms..... More
Battle Creek Michigan: Battle Creek Sanitarium, 1897-1908. 8vo. A small lot of three items from the heyday of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, the health institute famously directed by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg noted for the invention of the modern breakfast cereal industry. The three items are a two-page letter..... More
1936. 1st Edition. 8vo. This scarce work traces the roots of this influential Massachusetts nautical family back to its known beginnings in the early 16th century, which includes the influential navigation publisher, Nathaniel Bowditch. Bowditch published what is widely regarded as the most influential work in the history of..... More
Easton, Md: Upper Shore Genealogical Society of Maryland, 2016-2024. Quarto. Lot of nine (9) volumes of this Eastern Shore of Maryland genealogical publication. All in exquisite condition. Issues include Volumes: 46 1-2 47 1-2 48 1-2 49 1-2 50 2 Trade paperbacks with staple bindings. Typographical wraps. Square tight bindings. Clean interiors. More
New York: Harper's Weekly Illustrated Newspaper, 1865. Two 1865 Civil War newspapers with coverage of the trial and execution of notorious Confederate Guerilla leader, Champ Ferguson. These two issues of Harpers Weekly Illustrated Newspaper are dated September 23 and November 11, 1865, just a few months after the end..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Gazette of the United States, 1793. An original 1793 newspaper with an inside-page report announcing that the sleepy village of Easton, on Maryland's rural Eastern Shore celebrates the 61st birthday of President George Washington, still in the waning days of his first administration. "The Ball-room was filled..... More
Baltimore: Privately Printed, 1886. 1st Edition. 8vo. Original 1886 1st Printing. 20pp staplebound booklet Typographical wraps. Tape repair to spine. More
Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1939. 1st Edition. A beautiful and quite large illustrated map titled 'The Reaches of New York City'. Along the upper and lower edges are 17 illustrated vignettes featuring important people, places and landmarks within driving distance of NYC. Featured are Theodore Roosevelt, the..... More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1885. Author's Edition. 8vo. A vibrant copy of this 19th-century nautical travel memoir. Anna Brassey is most known for her work, "A Voyage in the Sunbeam", "describing their journey round the world in 1876–1877 with a complement of 43, including family, friends..... More
Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1891-95. A beautiful 19th-century print from the Official U.S. Government history of the Civil War depicting an often forgotten aspect of the War, the sick and wounded and the logistics of managing them. This large print depicts the myriad ways Union soldiers were..... More
San Francisco, CA: Privately Printed, 1967. A fabulous, and quite scarce, original 1967 poster advertising an upcoming show by African-American Mississippi blues guitarist, Otis Rush, at The Matrix Club in San Francisco. "The Matrix was a nightclub in San Francisco from 1965 to 1972 and was one of the..... More
Charleston, SC: News and Courier Book Presses, 1885. 1st Edtion. 8vo. A very scarce Confederate history of the Civil War from the Confederate Woman's perspective, including those involved as battlefield nurses or relief society volunteers, etc... Light blue cloth with an illustration of the Confederate battle flag in gilt..... More
New York: Christie's, 2022. 1st Edition. Quarto. A stunning two-volume set published for the sale of the unparalleled Americana collection of the greatest Americana dealer in U.S. history. Glossy, high-quality paper filled with hundreds of full-color photographs of individual pieces, as well as photos of the Reese office..... More
New York: Greves Publishing Company, 1911. 1st Edition. 8vo. A compelling first-hand account of the Civil War from one of its most famed nurses. Black cloth. Tight binding, Clean interior. Titling stamped in gilt to spine. Mild rubbing and edge wear. A very mild lean to spine. Presents..... More
Ottsville, Pa: Mary Whitney Inc., 1989. 1st Edition. Quarto. Very nice 1989 genealogical reference in as new condition. Blue cloth with illustration of Statue of Liberty stamped in gilt to front board. Square tight binding. Clean interior. A superior edition. More
Set of Five Wooden Nesting Dolls of 20th Century USSR/Russian Leaders from Lenin to Yeltsin. Vibrantly painted, these figures feature caricatures of Vladimir Lenin, Josef Stalin, Leonid Brezhnev, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Boris Yeltsin. The tallest, Yeltsin, stands six inches tall while the smallest, Lenin, stands a mere 1.5 inches..... More
New York: A. S. Barnes & Burr, 1862. 1st Edition. Duodecimo. One of the more interesting Civil War memoirs, written by a Northerner who, while visiting the South, was conscripted into the Confederate Army and later escaped. Stevenson wrote this while war was raging across the country, after he..... More
Philadelphia, PA: 1946. 1st Edition. 8vo. A marvelous 1946 1st Edition, a presentation copy from ASW Rosenbach's brother Philip to Elizabeth Baer, librarian of the John Work Garrett Library of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The front endpaper features an inscription, in the hand of Baer, stating -..... More
Easton, Md: Privately Printed, 2023. A STUNNING poster, made from a high resolution image from an original linocut print on high quality paper, from contemporary artist Adam Himoff. This work has made local and national impressions after a building-sized mural of the print was installed in Douglass' hometown of Easton..... More
Brookline, MA: The Riverdale Press, 1935. Quarto. A GORGEOUS and exhaustively researched Massachusetts Civil War history. Nine volumes complete. "provides valuable background and service data on each Bay State soldier." - Nevins Navy blue cloth with gilt titling, ruling and shield to spine. Square tight bindings with clean..... More
London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1855. 8vo. A stunning two-volume set of this early biography of the Duke of Marlborough, finely bound in modern half brown leather over marbled-paper covered boards. Two volumes complete. Volume I, 452pp. Volume II, 474pp, plus six folding hand-colored map plates at rear. Square..... More