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Concord, N. H. Morrill, Silsby, & Co., 1841. 125 x 75 mm. (5 x 3 inches). 48 pp. Contemporary blue paper wraps. Advertisement on verso for printing and bookbinding. Toned and edge-worn. Front cover loose, but still attached. There appears on the front flyleaf the following inscription in pencil, “This..... More
Venice: Appresso Simone Occhi, 1748. 8vo. 182 x 137 mm. (7 ¼ x 5 inches). (viii), 196 pp. Ownership mark of “6 Kaiser’s Kaffeegeschaft”on half-title with corresponding coat-of-arms stamped on the title. Contemporary paste paper boards, showing some wear but sound and attractive. First edition. Rare religious tract written..... More
(Bologna): ca. 1902? Broadside. 8vo. 230 x 145 mm. (9 x 5 3/4 inches). Printed on tissue, with prices and notes in manuscript. Tiny hole where the broadside was hung, folds to corners, but otherwise in very good condition. Very rare survival of this list of cured meats with written prices..... More
Milano: Dalla Società Tipog. De’Classici Italiani, 1847. 8vo. 190 x 130 mm. (7 ½ X 5 inches). 107, 1 pp., one folding plate with four figures. Early 20th century decorated paper over boards, leather label of Rappaport of Rome. Rare manual of bee keeping by a provincial cleric, educated at..... More
Philadelphia: January 22, 1790. Autograph Letter Signed. Folio sheet folded. 1 page of text with address on the verso. Folded, with small tears at the folds blank piece missing at the wax seal. Highly legible hand. Watermark paper " I R ". Letter from Adam Zantzinger concern the receipt of money..... More
