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Portland: 1836-1837, & some dates as late as 1888. Sq. 8vo. 205 x 170 mm., [8 x 7 inches]. 120 pp. Old boards, leather spine. "Portland & White Mountains" printed on cover in gold ink. Includes one seat pass from May 17,1853, from Chesterton to Philadelphia & one photo postcard..... More
Keene, New Hampshire, 1870-1885. Folio. 330 x 210 mm., [13 x 8 ½ inches]. 77 pp. of ruled paper Bound in contemporary calf backed boards over marble paper; leather joints and edges worn, with loss of pieces of spine; embossed stamp and bookplate of W.H. Spalter & Co., Bookseller &..... More
Chester County, Pennsylvania: 1788-1859. I: Joseph Hawley (1760-1856). Manuscript Account Books of a Quaker Shoemaker and Manufacturer of Leather Goods. Chester County (Pennsylvania), 1793-1805. Two volumes. Folio. 330 x 210 mm., [13 x 8 inches]. 438 pp. Account written in ink in very legible hand. Leather backed..... More
Venizia: Marchio Sessa, 1534. Beautiful and elegant edition of the Manuale d’Amore (Love Handbook) written by Leon Battista Alberti, which discusses how Renaissance women are loved and feared by the men in their lives and households. Originally published as two works in Padua in 1471 under the common titles of..... More
ca. 1685. 4to. 210 x 150 mm. (8 ¼ x 6 inches). 436 leaves including about 20 blanks. With 73 full page drawings in pen and ink, pencil, and watercolor and many additional drawings in the text. With a 46 pp. printed text entitled, "Relatione de un’Ammirabil Prodogio accaduto nella..... More
(Rome): ca. 1744. 4to. 280 x 200 mm., (11 x 8 inches). [2] ff. title & introduction, [11] pp. index, 176 ff. Manuscript letters in secretarial hand, on ruled paper. Bound in contemporary red calf, with the coat-of-arms of the Riviera family in gilt on upper board. Very good copy. ..... More
Folio. 325 x 250 mm., (12 ¾ x 9 ½ inches). 636 folio leaves. Bound together in original large full vellum, with fore edge ties, title in ink on spine. High quality paper stock for first 2/3 of the volume; the final third shows some foxing and ink damage to..... More
Boston: C. F. Libbie & Co., 1905. 8vo. 240 x 155 mm. [9 ¼ x 6 inches]. 125 pp., 1535 lots. Original printed wrappers; faded green to brown, and a bit fragile; paper stock in good condition. Embossed stamp of the N. E. Historic Genealogical Society on title-page. Including rare..... More
Firenze: (Torrentino), 1567. Small 4to. 227 x 155 mm., (9 x 6 inches). [8], 62 pp., wanting final blank. Title-page illustrated with a monumental architectural border in the mannerism style and floral and historiated initial letters throughout the volume. Bound in 19th century decorated paper binding; some minor discoloration to..... More
Boston: Charles F. Libbie, Co., 1887. 8vo. 240 x 155 mm., [9 ½ x 6 inches]. 73 pp. 1367 lots. Original printed wrappers; chipped at corners and spine; edges a bit fragile. Miscellaneous library of John Lowell, Boston philanthropist and scholar who traveled to India as a young man and..... More
New York: Bangs & Co., 1886. 8vo. 245 x 155 mm., [9 ¾ x 6 inches]. iv, 125 pp. 1141 lots. Original printed wrappers; a bit rubbed at spine, edge a bit fragile, but a very good copy. Nicely printed catalogue of books, which in addition to its collection on..... More
New York: Bangs & Company, 1885. 8vo. 240 x 150 mm., [9 ½ x 6 inches]. 201 pp. 2057 lots plus 20 lots of instruments. Original coated paper printed wrappers; spine chipped with 2-inch piece missing from top of spine and chip at bottom; edges of paper stock a bit..... More
New York: Geo. A. Leavitt 8 Co., 1884. Tall 8vo. 250 x 160 mm., [10 x 6 ¼ inches]. viii, 434 pp. 3142 lots. Contemporary red morocco spine and tips over marbled paper boards; some light rubbing to joints and head of spine. Very Good Copy. Priced throughout with red..... More
Cambridge: Printed at the Riverside Press, 1871. 8vo. 225 x 150 mm., [8 ¾ x 6 inches]. vii, 444 pp. 3434 lots. Early 20tgh century green linen cloth, original wrappers bound-in. Ownership stamp of the Rev. J. B. Troy and the library stamp of Charles College, Cantonsville, Md. on the..... More
New York: Messrs. Leavitt, Auctioneers, 1877. Thick 8vo. 268 x 180 mm., [10 ½ x 7 ¼ inches]. iv, 563 pp. 8,145 lots. Original printed wrappers; paper wrappers soiled, chipped at spine and torn in places at the edges; good copy in original condition. Both Hastie and Tracy were civil..... More
New York: J. Sabin & Sons, 1870. 8vo. 237 x 155 mm., [9 ¼ x 6 ¼ inches]. xvi, 556 pp., 2667 lots, including printed price list. Late 19th century brown cloth, original wrappers bound-in. Binding cloth soiled, and showing wear on spine and boards, one signature sprung. First 100..... More
New York: Reasons why the Present System of Auction ought to be Abolished. New York: Printed by Alexander Ming, Jr., 1828. 8vo. 215 x 140 mm., [8 ½ x 5 ½ inches]. 16 pp. Stitched as issued in original printed wrappers; wrappers chipped at spine and a bit soiled. Stamp..... More
New York: J. E. Cooley, June 6, 1864. 8vo. 315 pp. Bound in late 19th c. light brown linen cloth, leather label on spine. This copy with 3 stamps of Mercantile Library Association on the title-page and the bookplate of the Clemens Library on the front pastedown marked “Withdrawn”. Beautifully printed..... More
Prospect Hill, December 21, 1831. 4to. 260 x200 mm., [10 ¼ x 8 inches]. 1 page, plus small portions of two other pages (folio sheet, folded), approximately 150 words. Written in ink, Moderate brown stain toward center obscuring a number of words. Letter laid down into marginal paper supports. This..... More
Boston: Boston: Sold Wholesale and Retail by L. Deming,. (1832-37). Broadside 8vo. 225 x 180 mm., [9 x 7 inches]. Songs printed in two columns, separated by a decorative border with the imprint in small type. Paper stock brown, a few stains, and edges rough, otherwise sound and attractive. I...... More
[Washington, D.C: April 25, 1844. Folio broadside. 340 x 220 mm., [13 1/3 x 8 ¾ inches]. Wide geometric mourning border. Old folds. Two small pieces lacking from right hand margin, but very good Bossier was of a Creole family, one of the earliest to settle in Louisiana. He was..... More
Jefferson County, State of Mississippi, 1858. 4to. 315 x 200mm., [12 ½ x 8 inches]. 2 pp. Docket on verso. Blue legal paper; folds, edges browned, and slightly frayed; top page cut 2 inches shorter, no loss. The first page, dated July 27, 1858, shows the value of two slaves, Juda..... More
(Winchester, Va.), 1833. Broadside 4to. 290 x 160 mm., [11 ¼ x 6 ¼ inches]. Printed in two columns, signed in type by Charles J. Faulkner at Winchester, dated March 8, 1833, at conclusion. Lightly dust-soiled, pale stain affecting perhaps one-third of the left-hand margin and column of text. Neatly..... More
(North Haven?, Maine?): ca. 1864. 4to. broadside. 255 x 167 mm. [10 x 6 ¾ inches]. 12 stanzas of verse in two columns, with woodcut engraving of large sailing ship set beneath the title. American Navy Civil War verse broadside from North Haven Island, Maine,written by Harrison Beverage. The broadside..... More
Stroudwater, (Portland, District of Maine), November 25, 1801. Folio. 290 x 180 mm., [7 x 11 1/2 inches]. 4 pp. About 1100 words. Paper stock browned, slight breaks at folds, edge wear; overall a bit fragile but highly legible. Lengthy and interesting medical letter in which Dr. Jeremiah Barker (1751-1835), physician..... More
