Collection of Reports Addressed to Peter McQuhae From Various Figures in the British Foreign Office, on Subjects Including an Imminent Filibustering Attack on Cuba by a Pro-Slavery Organization from the Unted States; the Movements of a Slave Trading Brig’s Fishing Rights, Relations to Spain And Other Issues of Pressing Importance to British Interests in the Caribbean
by [Diplomatic History - Cuba, Great Britain, and the United States - Enslavement - Filibustering Missions] Seymour, Vice Admiral G.F.; Addington, Henry; Hudson, James; Crompton, Sir John; [McQuhae, Commodore Peter]
London, 1852. Five groups of documents measuring 13 x 8 inches, various paginations (see full description below). Fine condition. A scarce set of primary source documents relating to the protection of British territory in the Caribbean, in particular along the Mosquito Coast, during the period of varied interests in the area, in the period following the Anglo-Spanish agreement on... Read More
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Rafu Nenkan / The Year Book and Directory, 1937-1938
by [Japanese-Americana – Los Angeles and California – Directories]
Los Angeles, California: The Rafu Shimpo / L.A. Japanese Daily News, 1937. [appx 90], 485 pp. Limp cloth. With illustrations in color and black and white. Near Fine condition with some light wear to covers.. A very scarce directory of the Japanese-American community, with a focus on Los Angeles, but also covering other areas of California including Terminal... Read More
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Five Cabinet Card Photographs of the Aftermath of the Fire in Lebanon, New Hampshire, 1887
by [Disasters - 19th Century - New Hampshire] Lewis, C.E.
Lebanon: C.E. Lewis, 1887. Albumen photographs measuring 7 ¾ x 4 ½ on larger mounts. Some marks and scuffs to mounts, some writing to versos, images with excellent contrast and some light foxing, very good overall. Very Good. One of the most destructive fires in New Hampshire in the 19th century broke out in the Mead, Mason and... Read More
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A Brief View of the Nature and Effects of Negro Slavery, As It Exists in the Colonies of Great Britain
by [Abolitionism – United Kingdom] Committee of the Society for Mitigating and Gradually Abolishing the State of Slavery throughout the British Dominions
London, England: Ellerton and Henderson, 1823. Three page document measuring 8 ½ x 13 ¼ inches. Folded with some small wrinkles at edges, else Near Fine.. A document produced by the Society for Mitigating and Gradually Abolishing the State of Slavery throughout the British Dominions, better known as the Anti-Slavery Society. The group was founded in London in... Read More
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Early 1940s Dream Journal of an Anonymous Midwestern Woman
by [Dream Journals – Sexuality – 1940s] “A.B.”
Likely Chicago area, 1944. Single 5 x 8 inch journal with forty-two double-sided pages filled out and many more blank. Near fine.. Offered here is an unusual document: a dream journal from the 1940s. Written by an anonymous woman, the journal documents dreams from January and February of 1943 and 1944. Dream interpretation is an ancient practice with... Read More
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![The Imprint of Timothy Leary (or Timothy Leary Revisited). Exclusive Story and Photos By Joe O’Sullivan. [with] Seven Photographs from the “Man of Visions” Series](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/932/244/1299244932.0.m.jpg)
The Imprint of Timothy Leary (or Timothy Leary Revisited). Exclusive Story and Photos By Joe O’Sullivan. [with] Seven Photographs from the “Man of Visions” Series
by [Drugs] [Leary, Timothy] O’Sullivan, Joe
New York: UPI Roto Service, 1966. First Edition. Photocopy of a typed manuscript, 8-½ x 11 in., 12 pp., printed recto only, sl. chipping and toning at edges; together with an additional copy of the typed manuscript; a License to Use Your Head order form for Leary’s Future History book series, no date; and seven (of eight?) “Man of... Read More
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1795 Contract between Merchant John Godfried Wachsmuth and US Treasury Secretary Oliver Wolcott Jr., Arranging a Large Sale of Goods through a Prominent Amsterdam Banking Firm
by [Early United States – Mercantile History – The Netherlands] Wachsmuth, John Godfried; Wolcott, Oliver, Jr.; Jones, Edward
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1795. Two pages measuring 10 x 16 ¼ inches. Toned, folded with tears at folds, and marginal damage; excellent.. A contract dated December 11th, 1795, between Philadelphia merchant John Godfried Wachsmuth and Secretary of the Treasury Oliver Wolcott Jr. in which Wachsmuth agrees to ship $113,000 worth of coffee, sugar, and cocoa to Amsterdam, for which... Read More
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Quarter Plate Ambrotype of an Unidentified Man, c. 1855-56
by [Early Photography - California] Vance, Robert H.
California, 1855. Quarter plate ambrotype measuring 3 ¼ x 4 ¼ inches, with Vance’s embossed identification to mat, housed in a black thermoplastic case. Case split at both hinges, image fine. Very Good. Robert Vance was one of the first photographers to document California’s gold rush, taking over three hundred images of California that were shown in 1851... Read More
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May 17. A Day to Remember. A Day of Decision. A Time of Thanksgiving. A Day of Action. Freedom Sunday
by NAACP; Freedom Sunday Celebrations; Brown vs. Board of Education
New York: NAACP, 1959. Poster on heavy card stock, 13 x 10 inches. Some foxing to edges, near fine condition overall. Near Fine. In 1959, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision, the NAACP coordinated a group of celebrations in churches throughout the country to celebrate Freedom Sunday. The effort, led by... Read More
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Archive of Photographs, Patents, Diagrams, and Sales Pitches of Oliver Parker Fritchle, Inventor of the Fritchle Electric Car
by [Electric Cars – Sustainable Energy – Radio – American Inventors] Fritchle, Oliver Parker
Denver, Colorado; Chicago, Illinois; and Long Beach, California, 1950. Approximately 939 items: 559 photographs of approximately 4 x 6 inches and smaller with twelve of approximately 8 x 11 inches; twenty-three real photo postcards; 148 negatives; thirty-three handwritten pages and eighty-three typed pages of mainly 8 x 11 inches and smaller (including professional correspondence) with five pieces of personal... Read More
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A Lengthy Letter Detailing Family in New Orleans and a Nearby Plantation and Discussing The Insurance Business and Current Affairs, 1854
by [Emigration - New Orleans - 1850s] Sumner, Samuel
New Orleans, 1854. Fine. A lengthy description of life in New Orleans written by Samuel Sumner (1824-1866), the son of Michael and Mary Sumner of Newburyport, Massachusetts, describing life as an insurance salesman in New Orleans. He talks about his brother Richard (Richard Bartlet Sumner, 1816-1868). Sumner describes his life in New Orleans and alludes to previous difficulties,... Read More
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Two Albums with Architectural Photographs of over 406 New England Churches, Meticulously Arranged and Annotated, circa 1965-1970s
by [Architecture][New England]
New England, 1970. Two plastic albums, 10 ½ x 11 inches. A lovingly arranged and annotated product of someone’s obsession with New England’s churches. Nearly all photos 3 ½ square. A few of the churches have multiple photos. Most photos are shot from a similar three quarters frontal view, though some are frontal. The repeated perspective shows a respect... Read More
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Two 1857 Legal Documents Concerning a Married Woman’s Right to the Sole Ownership of an Enslaved Woman and Her Children
by [Enslavement – Women – Legal History] Wiggins, James
Wilcox County, Alabama, 1857. Two documents, totaling five double-sided pages measuring 8 x 13 inches and six double-sided pages measuring 7 ½ x 12 inches. Folded with some stains and wear; Near Fine.. Two legal documents from an Alabama chancery court suit brought against Susannah Nettles by her husband, James C. Nettles, concerning ownership of an enslaved woman named Chloe.... Read More
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“Fi-Hi-Hi/ The Black Shakers Song & Polka”
by [Entertainment – Minstrelsy] Horn, Even
New York City, 1851. Sheet music measuring 10 x 13 inches, 3 pp. Pencil markings of chords over third page. Some staining and a few small tears; overall excellent.. Sheet music for “Fi-Hi-Hi” or “The Black Shakers Song & Polka”, a track written by Even Horn and originally performed by the Fellows Minstrels. The Fellows, who are also... Read More
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The Supremes at Lincoln Center Philharmonic Hall. Friday, October 15, 1965
by Eula, Joe; The supremes
Lithograph poster in colors. Signed in the plate, l.l. Sheet: 38” x 24 ⅞. Creases to lower right quadrant, wear to top and bottom margins, pinholes to corners, very good condition overall. Very Good. The Supremes were at the height of their popularity when they performed at Lincoln Center’s Philharmonic Hall in 1965. Offered here is the iconic... Read More
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Portraits of Little Holy Flower, Hold His Hand, and Come in Camp, Three American Indian Child Performers at the ‘Red Man Spectacle,” Earl’s Court, 1909
by [American Indian Performers - London] [The Golden West and American Industries Exposition]
London, 1909. Silver gelatin prints measuring 5 ½ x 4 ½ inches. Editorial marks to verso, one marginal tear, else about fine with fine contrast, very good plus overall. Fine. Western shows, particularly Buffalo Bill’s, which ran in Earls Court for several years, were highly influential in introducing the British public to American Indian culture, often in highly... Read More
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At a General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, holden at Hartford, on the second Thursday of May, 1808. The Following Gentlemen are chosen by the Freemen of this State to stand in Nomination for Election in October next, as Representatives in the eleventh Congress of the United-States, viz
by [Federalist Politics - Connecticut] [Webster, Noah] Connecticut General Assembly
Hartford: Hudson and Goodwin, 1808. Letterpress broadside measuring 13 x 7 ¾ inches. Some slight toning, near fine overall. Fine. A broadside announcing the candidates for the United States House of Representatives, a list which includes Noah Webster. Webster received 212 votes in the preliminary election in May, enough to get him a spot on the ballot, but... Read More
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Autograph Letter to James Madison as President of the American Colonization Society
by Fendall, Philip R.; American Colonization Society [Madison, James]
Washington, 1833. Single page. Fine condition. Very Good. The American Colonization Society, and its mission to return freed African-Americans to Africa, played a part in galvanizing the abolition movement during this period when the institution was expanding rapidly. “The roots of antebellum abolition lay in the virtually unanimous rejection by blacks of the program of the American Colonization... Read More
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An Archive of 676 Photographs of Marlon Brando and Others from the Film Teahouse of the August Moon, many Showing Costume Studies of Brando, Machiko Kyo, and Others in Japanese Dress, 1956
by [Film - Stereotypes and Representation - Japanese] Mann, Daniel; Patrick, John, et al.
Nara Prefecture: MGM Studios, 1956. First. Silver gelatin contact prints, measuring 5 x 4 inches. Minimal wear, fine condition overall. Fine. The legacy of Daniel Mann’s 1956 film Teahouse of the August Moon, which tells the story of a misfit American captain’s attempts to Americanize the village of Tobiki on Okinawa, is deeply problematic at best. While some... Read More
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![Circular / Treasury Department, March 25, 1795. Sir, It is necessary that I inform you that John Kean, Esquire, has resigned the office of Cashier of the Bank of the United States, in consequence of an Infirm state of health, and that George Simpson, Esquire, as been appointed his Successor. [Signed by Wolcott and Simpson]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/765/744/1583744765.0.m.jpg)
Circular / Treasury Department, March 25, 1795. Sir, It is necessary that I inform you that John Kean, Esquire, has resigned the office of Cashier of the Bank of the United States, in consequence of an Infirm state of health, and that George Simpson, Esquire, as been appointed his Successor. [Signed by Wolcott and Simpson]
by [Finance - Early Republic] Simpson, George; Wolcott, Oliver; United States Treasury Department
Bath, Massachusetts, 1795. Folded circular, franked by Wolcott and addressed to William Webb, Esquire of Bath, Massachusetts [now Maine]. With the signature of George Simpson. Fine condition. Fine. An uncommon treasury circular announcing the appointment of George Simpson as cashier, following the retirement of John Kean due to illness. Simpson would serve as cashier from his appointment in... Read More
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Three Contracts Selling Plots of Land in Early Cobb County, Georgia, Following the Indian Removal Act
by [Georgia – Land Contracts – Indian Removal] Barber, William; Gann, John; Kennon, Elizabeth; Rake, Gilbert
Clarke, Cobb, and Harris Counties, Georgia, 1836. Three documents. One four-page document measuring 5 x 8 ¾ inches, likely previously a single sheet; water stained with some tearing at folds, very good. One double-sided document measuring 8 x 10 inches; water stained and folded with large tears at folds, possibly with part missing, good. One single-sided document measuring 7... Read More
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Three Cabinet Card Photographs of St. Louis Residents taken by Julius Gross and Gustav Cramer
by [German-American Photographers - St. Louis] Cramer, Gustav; Kroll, Julius
St. Louis: Gustav Cramer and Julius Gross, 1880. Cabinet card photographs measuring 5 ½ x 4 inches on larger mounts. Fine condition. Fine. The German-American duo of Gustav Cramer and Julius Gross spent several decades photographing the wealthy families on St. Louis’s south side in the late nineteenth century, with Gross succeeding Cramer at their 1001 S. Broadway... Read More
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Photo Album of the Misses Masters’ School in Dobbs Ferry, 1905–1906
by [Girl’s Schools – New York] Robertson, Mabel Joy
Dobbs Ferry, New York, 1906. Approximately ninety-five pieces: three affixed photographs of 7 x 9 inches and smaller, eighty-one of 3 ¾ x 4 inches and smaller, and four of 1 x 1 inches and smaller; two loose 3 x 5 inch photos; two affixed printed sheets and three loose. Photos excellent to Near Fine. Scrapbook pages have come... Read More
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Program for Dinner to Welcome Emma Goldman, Wednesday, November 24, 1924
by [Goldman, Emma]
London, 1924. First Edition. Single sheet measuring 11 x 6 ½ inches with text to both sides. Near fine condition. Emma Goldman lived in the United Kingdom for two years beginning in September of 1924, a period in which she tried to revive her career as a lecturer and writer. Upon arriving, a group including Rebecca West, Bertrand Russell... Read More
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Celebracion Del Aniversario De La Entrada Del Ejercito Libertador El Dia 30 De Junio De 1871
by [Latin Americana - Broadsides - Guatemala - Día del Ejército de Guatemala] Justo Rufino Barrios Government
Guatemala City, 1872. Broadside measuring 17 ¼ x 13 ½ inches. Vertical fold to center, some loss and foxing to left upper portion, very good plus overall. An unrecorded broadside announcing the first celebration of the Día del Ejército de Guatemala, a holiday celebrating the defeat of the dictator Vicente Perna. This broadside also mentions the success of the... Read More
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