The late Conflict, Or familiar lines composed on the subject of the late War between the United States of America, and Great Britain. Together with the happy return of Peace
by (War of 1812)
[United States], 1815. Broadside, text in three columns. Woodcut of an American eagle holding an olive branch with 17 stars above, at bottom right. 17-3/4x10-3/4 inches. Mounted, small losses at folds. Broadside, text in three columns. Woodcut of an American eagle holding an olive branch with 17 stars above, at bottom right. 17-3/4x10-3/4 inches. Forty-two numbered four-line stanzas,... Read More
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![Steel's New Chart of the Coast of Brazil, Including a Plan of Rio Janeiro [blue-backed engraved maritime chart, annotated in manuscript by U.S. naval officer David Conner, showing the courses of the War of 1812 voyages of the USS Hornet]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/695/064/1631064695.0.m.jpg)
Steel's New Chart of the Coast of Brazil, Including a Plan of Rio Janeiro [blue-backed engraved maritime chart, annotated in manuscript by U.S. naval officer David Conner, showing the courses of the War of 1812 voyages of the USS Hornet]
by (War of 1812) Conner, David, early owner
London: P. Mason at Steel's Navigation Warehouse, 1808. Blue-backed sea chart. Insets of the harbor of Rio, the Bay of All Saints and the Island of Fernand Noronha. Manuscript annotations by Conner plotting the course of the USS Hornet in the War of 1812. Approx. 31 x 70 inches. Tape repairs on verso, some staining. Manuscript note on verso... Read More
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![United States Gazette for the Country [Bound volume of semiweekly issues from April to December 1812]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/449/835/1551835449.0.m.jpg)
United States Gazette for the Country [Bound volume of semiweekly issues from April to December 1812]
by (War of 1812) Bronson, Enos; editor
Philadelphia, 1812. Vol XII, Nos. 1134 to 1212 [lacking No. 1154]. plus newspaper extras dated April 16, May 14, June 1 and 18, August 17 and 24, Sept. 10 and 28. Together, 86 issues. 4to. Contemporary half calf and marbled paper boards, worn. Foxing. Vol XII, Nos. 1134 to 1212 [lacking No. 1154]. plus newspaper extras dated April... Read More
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A Letter Addressed to a Republican Member of the House of Representatives of the State of Massachusetts: On the Subject of a Petition for a New Incorporation, to Be Entitled a College of Physicians
by Warren, John Collins
Boston: John Eliot, 1812. 20pp. 8vo. Library buckram and boards. Ex-Harvard with release stamps. 20pp. 8vo. Austin 2002; Sabin 40255
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Dream of the Highlands. A Poem
by Warren, Owen Grenliffe
New York: Printed for Private Distribution [John MacKellar, Printer, No. 5 Hague Street], 1840. First edition. 76 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Publisher’s purple cloth, stamped in blind with gilt title on front board. Some foxing, spine faded, small bump to the edge of the front board. First edition. 76 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Inscribed on the title-page in... Read More
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All The King's Men
by Warren, Robert Penn
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1989. #212 of 600 copies printed by Heritage Printers on Cartiere Enrico Magnani paper. Signed by Warren and O'Neal. Photogravures by Hank O'Neal made from the original negatives. 2 vols. 4to. Designed by Benjamin Schiff. Quarter bound with black Nigerian Oasis goatskin and beige linen covered boards by Spectrum Bindery. Very Fine in a... Read More
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ADMIRAL ROBERT PENN WARREN and The Snows of Winter
by Warren, Robert Penn
(North Carolina): Palaemon Press Limited, 1981. First edition thus, "New" edition (revised text, issued in 1981), signed by William Styron and Robert Penn Warren; limited to 26 lettered copies, signed by William Styron and Robert Penn Warren [colophon page states that there were 150 copies, 100 numbered (from 1 to 100) and 50 lettered (from i-l); this is one... Read More
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Promises Poems 1954-1956
by Warren, Robert Penn
New York: Random House, 1957. First edition. 1 vols. Square 8vo. Black cloth. Fine copy in near fine dust jacket. First edition. 1 vols. Square 8vo.
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Ten Thousand a-Year
by [Warren, Samuel]
London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1841. First English edition. 3 vols. 8vo. Contemporary full polished calf, spines gilt, crimson labels, t.e.g., by Riviere. Joints cracked, upper board of Vol. I loose, else Fine. In cloth slipcase. First English edition. 3 vols. 8vo. Wolff 7072; Sadleir 3304
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Ten Thousand a-Year!
by Warren, Samuel
Paris: Baudry’s European Library, 3. Rue Malaquais, near the Pont des Arts, and Stassin and Xavier, 3, /Rue du Coq, Sold also by Amy, Rue de la Paix; Truchy, Boulevard des Italians; Leopold Michelsen, Leipzig; and by all the Principal Booksellers on the Continent, 1841. First continental edition. [4], 688; [4], 960 pp. A 4-page publisher's catalogue has been... Read More
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Ten Thousand a Year
by Warren, Samuel]
London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1841. First English edition. 3 vols. 8vo. Original drab gray boards, paper spines with printed labels. Bindings show signs of earlier restoration, some small chips to heads and labels, upper board of Vol. I detached. First English edition. 3 vols. 8vo. Bearing a contemporary inscription by the author: "Mr. Serjeant Talfourd from his... Read More
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Two pay lists of the the officers belonging to the Garrison of Fort St Phillips, who are to receive
by (Revolutionary War)
Minorca, 1783. Two single sheets. Folio. Very good copies, a little toned, old folds. Two single sheets. Folio. The first is titled: “No. 26 Pay List for additional Subsistence etc to the officers in st. Philips Castle, from 25 Dec. 1781 to 23 Feb. 1782.” The second has written on the verso: “ No. 136 Pay List to... Read More
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Geschichte des gegenwartigen Kriegs zwischen den vereinigten Herren Oesterreichs und Russlands, gegen die Ottomanische Pforte dessen Veranlassung und Folgen aus den glaubwurdigsten Nachrichten gezogen
by (Austrian Wars)
Frankfurt am Mann: Verlag der jägerischen Buchhandlung, 1790. Third part. 54 pages. 1 vols. 4to. Later marbled wrappers. Spine worn, rubbed, spotting and foxing of text, ex-library with stamp, else very good. Third part. 54 pages. 1 vols. 4to. The continuation of the military history of the Russian and Austrian war on Turkey.
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Battle of Manila ... May Morning with Dewey. PI 1st May 1898 Manila Bay
by (Spanish-American War)
1898. Lithographed view on silk of the Battle of Manila Bay with a large oval portrait of Commodore George Dewey at the upper left, within a hand-drawn American flag border stitched to the view. 21-1/2 x 21-1/2 inches. Framed and glazed. Lithographed view on silk of the Battle of Manila Bay with a large oval portrait of Commodore... Read More
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Notes on the Spanish-American War
by (Spanish American War)
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1900. Folding maps. 8vo. Half burgundy morocco with original maroon spine laid down. Tightly bound, else a very good copy. Folding maps. 8vo. Contains among the various reports “Government reports on the Battles and Capitulation of Santiago de Cuba,” “Comments of Rear-Admiral Plüddemann on the Main features of the War with Spain,” and “Sketches... Read More
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Essays on Gothic Architecture
by Warton, Thomas, James Bentham, Francis Grose, & John Milner
London: J. Taylor, 1802. Second edition. Engraved folding frontispiece, 11 engraved plates at rear. xxiii, [1], 150 pp. 8vo. Contemporary calf, spine gilt in compartments. Extremities rubbed. Bookplate. Second edition. Engraved folding frontispiece, 11 engraved plates at rear. xxiii, [1], 150 pp. 8vo. Second edition of this guide to Gothic architecture in England, with a list of Gothic... Read More
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Sketches of the Judicial History of Massachusetts from 1630 to the Revolution in 1775
by Washburn, Emory
Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1840. First edition. 407 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's brown cloth. Some light foxing, minor wear to boards, very good. First edition. 407 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. A presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. A foundational work on the colonial Massachusetts court. Washburn was an influential... Read More
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Letter Signed ("Booker T. Washington") as Principal, to Miss Edson M. Peck
by Washington, Booker T.
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, 1914. 1 p. pen and ink in secretarial hand on Tuskegee Institute letterhead. 4to. Creased from prior folding, some staining. 1 p. pen and ink in secretarial hand on Tuskegee Institute letterhead. 4to. Washington writes as Principal of Tuskegee, sending a circular (not present) and soliciting donations to the school's scholarship fund: "There are few... Read More
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The Man Farthest Down: A Record of Observation and Study in Europe
by Washington, Booker T.
Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1912. First edition. Folding map. 390pp. 8vo. Publisher's maroon cloth, lettered in gilt, minor wear. Toning on title from mounted newspaper clipping on facing leaf. First edition. Folding map. 390pp. 8vo. Narrative of Washington's visit to Europe, for the purpose of investivating conditions among the lower classes. Blockson 367
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Working with the Hands. Being a sequel to "Up from Slavery" covering the Author's Experiences in Industrial Training at Tuskegee
by Washington, Booker T.
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1904. First edition. Photogravure frontispiece portrait, plates and illustrations. 246pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original crimson cloth, lettered in white, spine faded, worn at extremities. First edition. Photogravure frontispiece portrait, plates and illustrations. 246pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The important sequel to Washington's autobiography Up from Slavery (1901). First printing, dated May 1904 on... Read More
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Gen: George Washington, The Father of His Country
by (Washington, George)
New York: Lith. and Pub. N. Currier, 152 Nssau St. Corn. of Spruce, 1856. No. 60. 17-1/2 X 13 (SIGHT). Framed and glazed. No. 60. 17-1/2 X 13 (SIGHT). Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 2481(A)
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Washington's Political Legacies. To which is Annexed an Appendix, containing an Account of Illness, Death, and the National Tributes of Respect Paid to his Memory, with a Biographical Outline of his Life and Character
by (Washington, George)
Boston: John Russell and John West, 1800. 208, xiv pp. 8vo. Modern paper boards, paper label. A few leaves lightly but evenly tanned. Some toning around the edges of other leaves. In a red half morocco and cloth slipcase, spine gilt. 208, xiv pp. 8vo. A biographical sketch of and eulogy to George Washington, including printings of several... Read More
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The Dedication of the Washington National Monument with the Orations by Robert C. Winthrop and Hon. John W. Daniel. February 21, 1885
by (Washington, George) Winthrop, Robert C.
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1885. Engraved frontis. 122 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original cloth, with blind stamped ruling and gilt title on front board, blind stamped ruling and title on back board. Corners slightly bumped and spine caps worn, front hinge cracked, short tear to the foredge of pages 1 and 2. Inscribed by Robert Winthorp to “Rev. J.D.... Read More
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![Public expressions of grief, for the death of General George Washington, at Dorchester ... [bound with:] An eulogy, on General George Washington ... Pronounced at Dorchester, Feb. 22, 1800. ... By Oliver Everett ... [bound with:] A discourse, delivered at Dorchester, Dec. 29, 1799 ... Death of George Washington ... By Thaddeus Mason Harris ... [bound with:] The address of the late George Washington, when president, to the people of the United States, on declining being considered a candidate for their future suffrages [caption title] ... [bound with:] The Fraternal Tribute of Respect Paid to the Masonic Character of Washington](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/381/107/1493107381.0.m.jpg)
Public expressions of grief, for the death of General George Washington, at Dorchester ... [bound with:] An eulogy, on General George Washington ... Pronounced at Dorchester, Feb. 22, 1800. ... By Oliver Everett ... [bound with:] A discourse, delivered at Dorchester, Dec. 29, 1799 ... Death of George Washington ... By Thaddeus Mason Harris ... [bound with:] The address of the late George Washington, when president, to the people of the United States, on declining being considered a candidate for their future suffrages [caption title] ... [bound with:] The Fraternal Tribute of Respect Paid to the Masonic Character of Washington
by (Washington, George)
Charlestown: Samuel Etheridge, 1800. 6; [5]-22, [2, blank]; 16; 30, [2, blank]; 13, [3]pp. 8vo. Contemporary sheep, worn, rear cover detached. Provenance: Rachel H. Mellon. 6; [5]-22, [2, blank]; 16; 30, [2, blank]; 13, [3]pp. 8vo. Everett's Eulogy and Harris's Discourse each have separate title pages, with imprint: Charlestown: Printed by Samuel Etheridge. M,DCCC. and were also issued... Read More
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Washington's Farewell to the People of the United States. Published for the Washington Benevolent Society
by Washington, George
Greenfield: Printed and sold by Denio & Phelps, 1812. Stipple engraved frontispiece portrait engraved by Gimbrede. 40pp. Partly-printed Washington Benevolent Society form accomplished in manuscript for Cyrus Washburn, signed by John Barrett, president, and Charles Bowen, Secretary. 12mo. Contemporary calf-backed marbled paper covered boards. Stipple engraved frontispiece portrait engraved by Gimbrede. 40pp. Partly-printed Washington Benevolent Society form accomplished... Read More
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