Hartford: Lincoln & Gleason, 1808. First Edition. Octavo; full contemporary flame calf, brown gilt-lettered spine label; 476pp. ([A]-3M4, collated and presumed complete); steel engraved portrait frontispiece and three plates. Moderate rubbing to leather extremities as well as brief peeling to upper cover, occasional foxing to textblock, more heavily to plates..... More
Waterbury, CT? 1943. Three original drawings (45x30.5cm) using pencil and red, blue, and black ink on stiff paper stock; all signed and dated by Virginia L. Stowell, 1943. Stock a bit unevenly toned and lightly soiled, small loss to bottom left-hand corner of two images not approaching text or image;..... More
New-London, (Con): Printed 1710 / Bridgeport: Reprinted by Lockwood & Backus, 1810. Small 12mo; full contemporary flame calf, black gilt spine label; xii,[13]-144pp. Minor scuffing to leather extremities, tiny loss at spine foot, textblock a bit foxed and toned, else a Very Good, quite attractive copy. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 19834. More
Hartford: Silas Andrus, 1825. Reprint. 12mo; publisher's sheep over paper-covered wooden boards, gilt-lettered spine; 119pp.; woodcut frontispiece. Binding quite worn with paper almost entirely perished, top quarter of upper cover removed as is 1.5" square at bottom fore-edge corner, light foxing to textblock, 20th century ex libris of an Abigail..... More
Worcester, Mass.: Charles Hamilton, 1880. First Edition. Octavo; xii, 600 pp. Volume II only. Missing map and seven of the ten plates (frontis of Israel Putnam and portraits of Daniel Dow and Smith Wilkinson are present). Rebacked in newer brown leather with gilt lettering to spine; original leather retained over..... More
Middletown, Edwin Hunt, 1843. First Edition. 18mo; full contemporary calf, black gilt-lettered spine label; x,[11]-351pp. Light scuffing to leather extremities, textblock a bit foxed and early leaves dampstained along gutter edge, 20th century ownership rubberstamp to front pastedown, else Very Good and sound overall. SABIN 52621. More
New Haven: J.W. Barber, 1831. First Edition. 12mo (20cm.); publisher's tan cloth, black gilt-lettered leather spine label; 120pp.; hand-colored map frontispiece, six leaves of hand-colored plates (tissue guards), woodcut vignettes throughout. Corners bumped, spine a bit cocked and leather label scuffed, light foxing throughout textblock, else a Very Good, sound..... More
Hartford: Press of The Case, Lockwood and Brainard Co., 1881. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's buff wrappers printed within double rule; 26pp. Shallow chipping at spine ends and corners, wrappers a bit dust-soiled, else Very Good, internally clean and sound. Eulogy delivered September 25, 1881, shortly after the death of..... 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: Small, Maynard & Company, 1920. First Thus; 525 copies printed. Octavo (8.25" x 5.25"); xiv, 72pp. Folding map at front. Publisher's decorative floral cloth with blue spine and small paper title card. Boards a bit edgeworn with some toning and soiling along edges, rubbing at spine ends, and light..... More
[New Haven: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor], 1875. First Edition. Octavo (23cm.); stitched self-wrappers; 28pp. Slightly ex-New York State Library with their contemporary rubber-stamp to title page, light soil, else Very Good. Includes the University's budget and a list of donations to the library and museums over the course..... More