How Long Will It Last?
London: James Truscott & Son Ltd., 1916. Softcover. Ivory stapled wraps; 14 pp. Reprinted from the New York Tribune of May 3, 1916. An article positing how long the war in Europe (WWI) would last. More
London: James Truscott & Son Ltd., 1916. Softcover. Ivory stapled wraps; 14 pp. Reprinted from the New York Tribune of May 3, 1916. An article positing how long the war in Europe (WWI) would last. More
Boston: Skinner, 2005. Softcover. Glossy green pictorial wraps; 120 pp. with color illustrations throughout. Catalogue of 534 items, with estimated prices, from the auction held January 29, 2005. Beautiful color photos of many of the items. More
Nendeln, Liechtenstein: Kraus Reprint, 1902, 1968. Reprint. Hardcover. Green cloth, red title block and gilt letters on spine, mylar dust jacket, 345 pp. Most texts are in English, with three in French, one in Spanish, one in German. A collection of 40 conference papers about various aspects of early American..... More
Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1826. Reprinted by Order of the House of Representatives. Hardcover. Tan calfskin leather, 687 pp. This copy was owned by and is signed on the title page by Arnold Naudain (1790-1872), a Delaware doctor who served in the U.S. Senate from 1830-1836. More
Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1826. Reprinted by Order of the House of Representatives. Hardcover. Tan calfskin leather, 824 pp. This copy was owned by and is signed on the title page by Arnold Naudain (1790-1872), a Delaware doctor who served in the U.S. Senate from 1830-1836. More
Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1826. Reprinted by Order of the House of Representatives. Hardcover. Tan calfskin leather, 761 pp. This copy was owned by and is signed on the title page by Arnold Naudain (1790-1872), a Delaware doctor who served in the U.S. Senate from 1830-1836. More
Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1826. Reprinted by Order of the House of Representatives. Hardcover. Tan calfskin leather, 940 pp. This copy was owned by and is signed on the title page by Arnold Naudain (1790-1872), a Delaware doctor who served in the U.S. Senate from 1830-1836. More
Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1826. Reprinted by Order of the House of Representatives. Hardcover. Tan calfskin leather, 723 pp. This copy was owned by and is signed on the title page by Arnold Naudain (1790-1872), a Delaware doctor who served in the U.S. Senate from 1830-1836. More
Philadelphia: From Folwell's Press, 1800. One of 400 copies printed at the direction of Congress. Leather bound. Spine and boards missing, text block broken at pages 290-291. Before this comprehensive set was published, congressional proceedings were only published in annual volumes by various printers; these became increasingly difficult for members..... More
Harrisburg, PA: Peacock & M'Kinley, 1841. Hardcover. Multicolor cloth boards. Brown leather spine. xv, 1 unnumbered page, 449 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 23 pages. Includes index. More
Harrisburg, PA: M'Kinley & Lescure, 1842. Hardcover. Multicolor cloth boards. Brown leather spine. xv pages, 1 unnumbered page, 500 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 42 pages. Includes index. More
Philadelphia: Historical Society of Delaware, 1933. Hardcover. Navy cloth. 482 pp. 2 bw plates. Excerpted correspondence of notable 18th-century American politician. Includes an extensive biographical sketch, letters, and notes on Rodney's genealogy. More
Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1979. Softcover. Brown paper wraps with BW illustration. 83 pp. 21 BW plates. Essay produced in conjunction with the exhibition (14 September 1979 to 27 January 1980) documenting the shoe manufactuing industry of Lynn, Massachusetts from 1750-1950 with a focus on the late 19th and early..... More
New York: Greeley & M'Elrath at the Tribune Office, 1856. Softcover. Cream paper self wraps with string binding; removed from a nonce volume; 32 pp. with three bw illustrations. Fremont was the first Presidential candidate of the Republican party and also the first major candidate to oppose slavery. He also..... More
Jupiter, Fla. Cary Publications / The Stuart News Company, 1978, 1999. Hardcover. White illus. boards, color illus. dust jacket, 360 pp., many BW illus. A historical look at Jupiter, Florida, through interviews published in local newspapers of the 1970s. Originally printed in 1978 and reprinted in 1999 for the town's..... More
Washington: USGPO, no date. Hardbound. Blue cloth, 354 pp. More
Washington: De Krafft, 1818. Softbound. Original printed wrappers with three twine ties. 165 pp., no illustrations. The whole contained in a custom clamshell box with a leather spine label. On clamshell spine: Message on the Seminole War, James Monroe, 1818. A significant piece of Floridiana and American History. Very nice..... More
Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1935. Hardcover. Green-blue cloth, 845 pp., charts & tables. This is an original hardcover volume, not a new print-on-demand, paperback, or e-book. Census statistics for the U.S. African American population "were ublished in volume form by the Bureau of the Census in 1918..... More
Baltimore, Maryland: Enoch Pratt Free Library, 1979. Softbound. Sepia pictorial wraps, [vi] 73pp, 16 monotone illustrations. A catalogue of the exhibition mounted by the George eabody Department of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, February 5-April 28, 1979. More
New York: The New York Historical Society with The Colonial Dames of America, 1909. Original - not a reprint. Softcover. Light tan wraps. 66 pp. Color frontispiece. Catalogue from the exhibition of Sept. to Oct. 1898. 354 works listed and described, and with a color frontis of Robert Fulton by..... More
Boston: "All the Booksellers" 1846. Revised. Softcover. Off-white wraps; 48 pp.; No illustrations; Presently in a protective portfolio of off-white heavy stock with green cloth at spine. Full title: Our First Men: A Calendar of Wealth, Fashion and Gentility, Containing a List of Those Persons Taxed in the City of..... More
New Haven: New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1953. Hardcover. Brown cloth. 345 pp. Numerous bw ills. Articles on New Haven history include: "Ye Mylestones of Connecticut," by Henry Sage; "The Derby Turnpike," by George Bassett; "The Grove Street Cemetery," by Henry Townshend; "Steamboats Reach New Haven," by Sidney Withington; "John..... More
Philadelphia: P. J. Gray, 1833. Hardcover. Green leather covered boards. 204 pp. A hearty reference, with an index to topics and an 11 page Citizens Advertising Directory in the rear. Lacks the map mentioned in the title. More
Philadelphia: P. J. Gray, 1833. Hardcover. Brown leather covered boards. 204 pp. A hearty reference, with an index to topics and an 11 page Citizens Advertising Directory in the rear. Though present, the map needs much restoration and is in pieces. More
London: Printed for Henry Beevor in Little Britain, 1769. Leather bound. 3/4 Leather with marbled boards and marbled page edges and endpapers. Title-page, pp. 375-380 (Index), pp. 1-374. With 6 engravings (5.5" x 8.4"). Includes several noteworthy contributions relative to the American Colonies: "An Analysis of The British Constitution, in..... More