Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1849. First Edition. Octavo (19cm.); publisher's plum blind-embossed cloth (binding "B" per BAL), gilt-lettered spine; [6],224pp.; 4-pp. publisher's catalog dated January, 1849, inserted ahead of free endpaper. Extremities a bit scuffed with shallow chips at spine ends, cloth unevenly faded, spine a bit cocked and..... More
Baltimore: Printed and Published by the Author, 1892. Eleventh Edition. Octavo; later card wrappers, manuscript title to upper cover, original wrappers bound in; 64pp. Wrappers and textblock a bit toned, relevant contemporary and later (1980s) newsclippings mounted inside upper wrapper; a Good, sound copy. Though oft-reprinted, an uncommon..... More
Hebron, CT? Published for the Subscribers, by the Author, 1824. First Edition. Octavo; recent tan morocco over green cloth, gilt-lettered spine in five compartments, new endpapers; 264pp. Text block unevenly toned and foxed, else a Very Good copy in a fine modern binding. Text concludes with a lengthy list of..... More
Boston: Samuel Hall, 1801. Two volumes bound in one; thick 12mo; full contemporary gilt-panelled calf; xii,312; 274pp.; both title pages printed within decorative border. Leather a bit dried and rubbed, gilt significantly flaked away, rear joint cracked but holding, lengthy contemporary ownership notes to front endpapers, else a Very Good..... More
Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1846. First Edition. Large octavo; later maroon cloth, elements of original cloth mounted to upper cover and spine, new endpapers; viii,571pp.; engraved portrait frontispiece and one folding map. Negligible shelf wear, spine cloth a shade sunned, 20th century ownership rubberstamp to front pastedown..... More
Boston: J.K. Wiggin & Wm. Parsons Lunt, 1867. First Thus, Limited to 285 copies of which this is no. 7. Quarto; contemporary three-quarter midnight blue morocco over marbled boards expertly rebacked to match, green gilt spine label; xl,211pp. Very minor wear to extremities, faint offsetting to endpapers, contemporary ex libris..... More
London: Printed by J.H. for Andrew Crooke, at the signe of the Beare in Pauls Church-yard, 1647. First Edition. Small quarto; 20th century three-quarter midnight blue morocco over marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine, marbled endpapers; [2],30pp. (A-D4, collated and complete); woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces. Textblock a shade toned and dust-soiled..... More
New York: Edward L. Wilson, [1881]. Presumed First Edition. Octavo (22cm.); publisher's plum pictorial cloth stamped in gilt; xv,[16]-366pp.; photographic frontispiece plus one additional leaf of plates, text illus. throughout. Cloth rather scuffed and discolored at extremities, some spotting to sizing, rear hinge starting, later (1941) ownership signature to half..... More
New-London: T. Green, 1770. First Edition. Octavo; modern blue wrappers to style; 31,[1]pp.; woodcut head- and tail-pieces. Margins trimmed, slightly affecting contemporary manuscript price at top fore-edge corner of title page, else Very Good and sound. Response to William Hart's pamphlet "Brief Remarks on a Number of False Propositions,"..... More
Middlebury, VT: Huntington and Fitch, 1805. First Edition. 12mo; full contemporary sheep, gilt spine; xii,[13]-300pp. Scuffing to leather extremities, some brief peeling and surface scratches to both boards, rear free endpaper partially removed, contemporary manuscript inscription of the Public Library in Greenfield and Milton to front free endpaper with lengthy..... More
Cambridge: Lockwood, Brooks, and Company, 1876. First Edition. Small, slim quarto; publisher's grey pictorial cloth stamped in black and gilt, brown glazed endpapers; v,[5],123,[5](ads)pp.; frontispiece, illus. throughout. Light wear to cloth extremities, corners gently tapped, margins toned, 20th century ownership ex libris to front flyleaf, else a Very Good, still..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1853. New Edition, "with additions and corrections by the former editor." Two volumes; octavos; publisher's purple blind-ruled cloth, gilt-lettered spines, brown glazed endpapers; xviii,[2],514; 504pp.; engraved portrait frontispiece at head of Vol. I, Vol. II extra-illustrated with two mounted mid-20th century plates. Spines uniformly sunned..... More
Boston: Printed for the Author. Press of Rockwell & Churchill, 1880. Second Edition. Octavo. 261 pp. + 2 pp. advertisements. Black and white illustrations, complete. Black leather boards lettered in gilt. Chips to spine ends, wear along edges, and spotting to rear. Binding is sound. Smudging to endpapers..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1879. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's plum cloth, gilt-lettered spine, brown glazed endpapers; 274,[6](ads)pp. Cloth rather scuffed and soiled along extremities, spine faded, contemporary ownership signature at head of title page, else a Good to Very Good copy, internally clean and sound. Civil War..... More
Washington, D.C.: Henry L. Johnson and Luther T. Townsend / Norman T. Elliott, Printer and Publisher, 1897. First Edition. Large octavo (23cm.); publisher's maroon blind-embossed cloth, gilt-lettered spine, floral endpapers; 574pp.; frontispiece, illus. throughout, including photographic reproductions and full-paged drawings. Light shelf wear, corners bumped, textblock rather shaken in binding..... More
Brattleboro': William Fessenden, 1805. First American Edition. 12mo; full contemporary calf, gilt-ruled spine; iv,[5]-352pp. Light scuffing to leather extremities, lacking spine label and endpapers, dark dampstaining to margins of first twenty and final ten leaves, 20th century ownership rubberstamp to front pastedown; nevertheless, a Very Good, still quite attractive and..... More
Philadelphia: B. & T. Kite, and S. Pike, 1811. Later Edition. Two volumes; octavo; full contemporary calf, brown gilt-lettered spine labels; xxiv,[25]-578; [2],603,[33]pp. Leather a bit scuffed at extremities and corners softened, Vol. I lacking front free endpapers, fairly ubiquitous later pencil marginalia throughout, occasional soil to textblocks, else a...... More
[Philadelphia]: Headquarters Grand Army of the Republic [Town Printing Company], 1917. Slim 12mo (16.5cm.); publisher's brown gilt-lettered cloth, contemporary paper label accomplished in manuscript mounted to upper cover; 71pp. Minor wear to cloth extremities, old brief paper reinforcement to top margin of pp. [39]/40, textblock uniformly toned, else Very Good..... More
Cincinnati, OH: Phonographic Institute, 1883. First Edition. Octavo. 231 pp. + 2 pp. publisher's advertisements. Brown cloth with spine lettered in gilt; brown endpapers. Boards rather worn with brief short splits to spine ends, brief exposure to corners, general scuffing, and a scrape to front. Cracked at hinges but..... More
New York: Published by the Compiler, 1903. First Edition, Limited to 150 copies of which this is no. 64. Octavo; publisher's grey paper-covered boards, printed paper labels mounted to upper cover and spine; vii,[8]-86pp.; frontispiece, four leaves of plates. Light wear to spine ends, later ownership rubberstamp to front pastedown..... More
Philadelphia: John E. Potter and Company, [1885]. Reprint. Octavo. 251 pp. + 4 pp. publisher's advertisements. Map. Publisher's brick cloth decorated in black and gilt. Brown endpapers, though front free endpaper lacking. Boards edgeworn, scuffed, and smudged with some minor ripples and runs to cloth on back board..... More
Hartford: Hudson and Goodwin, 1779. First Edition. Octavo (18cm.); stitched self-wrappers, removed from larger volume; 46,[2]pp. ([A]4 B-F4, collated and complete with half title and errata). First and final leaf spotted, else Very Good and sound. Revolutionary War-era election sermon delivered by the New Haven clergyman James Dana..... More
Boston: Printed by G. Rogers for M. Dennis near Scarlet's Wharff, 1742. First Edition. Octavo (18cm.); removed, all edges stained blue; 40pp. ([A]4 B-E4, collated and complete with half title); decorative initials, head- and tail-pieces. Brief contemporary manuscript marginalia to half title partly trimmed, occasional contemporary manuscript corrections throughout text;..... More
Boston: Adams and Nourse, 1784. First Edition. Octavo (20cm.); removed, remnants of old leather to spine; 24pp. ([A]4 B-C4, collated complete). Textblock rather browned and foxed, a few tiny chips to margins, else Good to Very Good overall. Early post-Revolutionary War celebratory sermon, opening with the lines "That appearance..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1854. First Edition. Octavo. 312 pp. Nine black and white plates including frontis, complete. Blind-stamped publisher's cloth with gilt decoration to spine. Boards split with fraying along joints and loss to crown, brief exposure to corners, fading along edges, lacking front free endpaper. Binding..... More