New York: Andersen Auction Company, 1904. Together two pamphlets.  8vo. 230 x 155 mm., [9 x 6 inches].  33 pp.; 37 pp.  Original toned printed wrappers; some light soiling to wrappers, corners chipped, otherwise good copies.  These copy with a presentation bookplate inside the back wrapper pasted-in by the New..... More

Worcester, (Mass.): Printed by William Manning, October 24, 1814. 8vo. 210 x 125 mm., [8 ¼ x 5 inches]. 12, 8 pp.  Removed from pamphlet volume.  Remnants of leather spine, final leaf partially loose to text block; title-page discolored, some foxing and light staining throughout. Established October 24, 1812 by..... More

Andover (Mass.): Flagg and Gould ….Printers, 1830. 12mo.  200 x 125 mm., [8 x 5 inches].  36 pp., missing half of the final leaf affecting about 20 lines of titles. Stitched as issued, uncut and unopened. Paper stock soiled, showing some tide marks.  Rare little pamphlet codifying the book collection..... More

Boston and New York: 1859. 8vo.  200 x 120 mm., [7 ¾ x 4 ¾ inches]. 71 pp.  Original printed wrappers, stitched as issued; corners show some paper deterioration and minor chipping, text block shows some tide marks in the upper margin.  Sound and not unattractive. Joint publisher’s catalogue containing..... More

Cincinnati, O. [1886]. 8vo. 230 x 150 mm., [9 x 6 inches].  [2], 30 pp.  Original wrappers; front wrapper chipped at edges, lower wrapper loose from binding and chipped at spine.  One of Robert Clarke’s many small subject driven catalogues that complemented his comprehensive inventory catalogues issued every other year..... More

Boston: Prentiss & Deland, Printers, 1860. 8vo., 235 x 145 mm., [9 ¼ x 5 ¾ inches].  20 pp.  Original printed wrappers, stitched as issued. Wrappers and paper stock showing some light soiling but otherwise a very good copy. The director of the Athenaeum Alfred Ordway and his committee consisting..... More

(Boston): 1855. 8vo. 235 x 140 mm., [9 ¼ x 5 ½ inches].  63 pp.  Removed from pamphlet volume.  Original printed wrappers, missing part of paper spine, a few chips to edges; with faults a good, sound copy. Established in 1792, the Boston Library’s mission was to offer members a...... More

Boston: Issued by the Library, 1873. 8vo. 270 x 170 mm.,  [10 ½ x 7 inches].304 pp.  Contemporary black morocco spine over marbled paper boards, leather tips.  Joints rubbed, some minor discoloration to the paper stock; front free endpapers coming loose, missing original wrappers; otherwise a good copy. More

Boston: Printed by John Wilson and Son, 1854. 8vo.  230 x 145 mm., [9 x 5 ½ inches].  xxiii, 298 pp.  Original brown embossed cloth; piece of spine missing.  Ownership signature of ‘James A. Woolsen of 7 Bowdoin Square’ appears in pencil on the front free endpaper. “Since 1848 (see..... More

Hanover: Printed by George Hough, 1825. 12mo.  185 x 120 mm., [7 ¼ x 4 ¾ inches].  44 pp.  Disbound from pamphlet volume; paper stock toned with age. Catalogue of the collection of approximately 1600 titles, comprised of the various ‘society libraries’ established on the Dartmouth campus in last decades..... More

Boston: 1866. 8vo.  215 x 170 mm.,  [8 ¼ x 6 ¾ inches]. 92 pp.  Stitched as issued; some fraying to the spine, soiled and water stained at the fore edge. With faults an attractive copy of Samuel Drake’s catalogue of Local History and Americana.  In the introduction he writes..... More

Cambridge: E. W. Metcalf and Company, 1831. 8vo.  245 x 145 mm., [9 ½ x 6 inches].  viii, 224 pp.  Original boards, cloth spine; cloth on spine chipped with some loss, remnants of paper label; a few pages heavily foxed, otherwise light foxing throughout.  This copy with the pencil signature..... More

London: Printed by Whittingham and Wilkins, 1862. Two volumes.  12mo.  175 x 110 mm., [7 x 4 ½ inches].  xii, 436 pp.; [2], 437-805 pp.  Bound in original blue cloth, decorated with gilt title and emblem on front covers and gilt title on the spine.  Spine of volume I chipped..... More