Napoli, 1820. 12mo. 180 x 95 mm., [7 ¼ x 4 inches].  47 pp.  Stitched as issued with first blank as wrapper.  First edition thus.  Angelo Lanzellotti (1782-1853) was a member of the intellectual elite of Naples and a contemporary of the economist Antonio Genovese, and the jurist and correspondent..... More

New York: Mahlon Day, 1833. Chapbook. 110 x 65 mm. (4 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches). 16 pp. Paper wrappers with a list of books for sale by M. Day on the back. Illustrated with 15 woodcuts and short descriptions of domesticated animals such as the horse, the cow, and..... More

New York: Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier, 1848. Folio.  355 x 255 mm., [14 x 10 inches]; image size 300 x 210 mm., 11 ¾ x 8 ¼ inches].  Lithographic portrait, printed in tones of black and highlighted with red, blue and yellow wash. Margins soiled with age, two..... More

Boston: Eastburn's Press, 1844. 8vo.  213 x 140 mm., [8 ¼ x 5 ½ inches]. 8pp.  Original printed wrappers, removed from a pamphlet volume, wanting the rear wrapper.  Rare exhibition pamphlet that opens with the 29 verses from Chapter V of the Book of Daniel which begins, “Belshazzar the King..... 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

Hartford: Printed by E. Gleason; (and) Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1851 & 1856. 8vo.  235 x 155 mm., [9 ¼ x 6 inches].  4 pp. each pamphlet.  Folded as issued. Together two separate issues of one of the earliest American painting catalogues published in America.  The catalogue lists..... More

ca. 1826. Manuscript in ink.  4to sheet folded. 2 pages.  Docketed.  250 x 215 mm., [10 x 8 ¼ inches].  Title as above followed by five columns designating the Vessels Name; Masters’ Name; Where from: Where bound; and (damage to vessel).  Forty-one vessels are listed mostly from the American ports of..... More

N.p. (New York): Thos. A. Doyle, ca. 1830. 8vo.  240 x 150 mm., [9 ¼ x 5 ¾ inches].  4 pp.  Printed drop title.  Margins show some discoloration, edges a bit fragile, otherwise a very good copy. Unrecorded early American art auction catalogue, marked in pencil in places with prices..... More

(Biddeford): N.p., ca. 1850-55. Broadside, 14" x 8," double column, signed in type by three selectmen with attestation by town clerk at end. Folded in quarters with several tiny holes (no loss), a number of creases, minor stains, one short marginal tear, etc., but overall quite sound. Comprised of 19..... More

New York: Edward Bierstadt, 1866. Image size including text: 425 x 705 mm., (16 3/4 x 27 7/8 inches). Steel engraving by James Smillie after a painting by Albert Bierstadt that was completed in 1863.  Signed in Pencil by both Bierstadt and Smillie. A few brown spots removed by expert..... 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

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