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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
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
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
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
Chicago, Illinois: Matteson House Hotel, March 8, 1873. Stationery Sheet. 115 x 280 mm., [8.5 x 11 inches]. 1p., 12 lines of text written in very legible hand. Complete with stamped, postmarked cover. Stationery illustrated with an excellent wood engraving of the Matteson Hotel, Chicago by Bond & Chandler; paper..... More
Burlington, Vermont, April 22, 1848 - December 6, 1852. 12 mo. 150 x 95 mm., [6 x 7 ½ inches]. 44 pp. Pocket ledger hand sewn at center, no cover. Paper stock browned, slight water damage. Very legible hand. The business of Murphy & Spear is listed in the 1849..... More
Brownieland, 1905. 16mo. 88 x 112 mm. [3 ½ x 4 ½ inches]. Hand drawn and signed in ink on card stock. Very good condition. Text reads, “To W. M. Shaw. Many Blessings may you know while you tarry here below. Still increasing day by day as the seasons roll..... More
Rondout, [New York], November 29, 1851. 4to. 250 x 195 mm., [9 ¾ x 7 ¾ inches]. 1 p. 20 lines. Manuscript in ink on blue paper. Previous folds, hinged on verso, a few brown spots, bright & legible. Autograph letter of introduction for two burgeoning artists to Christopher Pearse..... More
Leghorn, Italy: September 28, 1818. 4to. 250 x 210 mm., [9 ¾ x 8 ½ inches]. 6pp., approximately 1000 words. Autograph letter signed, written in ink in very legible hand, folded. Remnants of an impressed seal, paper stock a bit browned, edges frayed, with a few small holes and cuts..... More
Cincinnati, March 17, 1841. 4to. 250 x 200 mm., [9 ¾ x 7 ¾ inches]. 4 pp. Manuscript in ink, previously folded with address and postmark on page 4. A few minor tears at folds, otherwise a very legible letter in very good condition. A very informative letter, written by..... More
Folio manuscript collection. Mostly 250 x 200 mm., [10 x 8 inches]. Letterhead Sheets. 29 pp. total. Folds, light browning, small tears at folds. Archive comprised of 16 pp. with the American Exchange Bank, and 12 pp. relating to the Albany City Bank, Frankfort Bank, Herkimer County Bank, Bank of..... More
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4to. 250 x 200 mm., [10 x 8 inches]. 20 pp. Written in very legible hand. Text tied with green ribbon at spine; some early repair to tears in the paper, some of the leaves may have been washed early on. Text brown in places but the manuscript is quite..... More
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Worcester, 1842. 4to. 250 x 200 mm., [10 x 8 inches]. 2 pp., plus integral blank leaf. A vertical fold, else about fine. Probably a retained copy (or never sent). Interesting letter that pits the Sampson Wilder, the founder of the American Tract Society against the Rum Distiller’s group of..... More
Washington, D.C. March 20, 1841. 4to. 253 x 203 mm., [10 x 8 inches]. 2 pp. folded sheet. Watermarked. Docketed. Fine legible hand. Contemporary copy. On March 20, 1841, during the administration of President William H. Harrison, the following circular designed to limit political activity of public servants was issued..... More
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Transylvania University: (Lexington, Kentucky): 1824. 4to. 8 ½ x 11 inches. Letter in ink, legible hand; fourteen lines; set into a paper border at a later date. Fine letter announcing a position opening for a professor of Natural Philosophy and Mathematics at Transylvania University. Holley asks Prof. Cleaveland if "you..... More
