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

Memphis, July 27, 1857. 4to. letter sheet.  250 x 195 mm., [9 ¾ x 15 ½ inches]. 4 pp. about 840 words. Folded in thirds.  Written in black ink faded brown in very legible hand.  J(esse) McCallum was a hay dealer from Cincinnati, Ohio, who travelled away from his family..... More

Washington City: Chas. Fenderich, 1840. Folio.  435 x 325 mm., [17 x 12 ½ inches].  Lithographic portrait drawn from life.  A few minor tears to the margins, expertly repair, some light foxing and discoloration.  A very stable and flexible paper stock.  Rare portrait of the military hero from Kentucky, (thought..... More

Philadelphia: T. M. Scroggy, Publisher No. 443 Vine Street, ca. 1853-58. Broadside.  8vo.  210 x 155 mm., [8 x 6 inches].  Lyrics only printed in five stanzas with chorus, enclosed within a decorative printed border.  Small stain to upper right corner, corners with slight folds, otherwise an excellent copy. Rare..... More

Cincinnati: Moore Wilstach, Keys & Co., 1859. 8vo.  190 x 120 mm., [7 ½ x 4 ¾ inches].  [3], 478 pp., plus 2 pp. ads.  Diagrams throughout.  Original brown cloth; a bit soiled and the text in gilt on spine a bit faded.  Preliminary leaves, including title-page foxed, otherwise a...... More