New-York: Protestant Episcopal Society for the Promotion of Evangelical Knowledge, 1857. First edition. 12mo, original printed green wrappers, 23 pages. An attempt to answer the question of what distinguishes the Episcopal Church from other bodies of worship on might encounter in New England; in part, he attempts here to counter..... More
Lowell: A. E. Newton and A. O. Ordway, 1843. First edition. 8vo, removed pamphlet (no wrappers), 20 pages. A rather tepid attack on slavery (amounting to an apologetic work) from the long-time Lowell minister: the Bible allows slavery but none of the Southern slaveholders are adequately observing its precepts. "With..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1904. First edition. 2 vols, 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt lettering, xii, 390 & ix, [1], 372 pages. Frontis portrait in each volume, 38 plates. Illus. The first standard biography of the painter, from his widow Georgiana Burne-Jones (née Macdonald--she was one of the remarkable Macdonald..... More
Kilmarnock: M’Kie & Drennan, Printers, [1878]. First edition. Pamphlet bound into slightly gray boards neatly hand-lettered in ink on the upper board, 16 pages. Title page vignette of the proposed monument. An extensive subscription list in response to the call that went out at the 1877 Burns Night celebration; a...... More
New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, (1938). First edition. 8vo, original red cloth, 412 pages. Frontis portrait. Lacks dust jacket. More
Glasgow: Printed and Published by David Wilson, 1881. A later edition; the first appeared in 1867, a revised edition in 1870. 2 vols in 1, large 4to, publisher's green half morocco, green cloth sides, gilt spine, gilt decorations, lxiv, 440, 224, cx pages. Numerous plates, including maps, facsimiles (one folding..... More
London: Frederick Warne, [ca. 1870-1885]. Published in Warne's Chandos Poets series. 8vo, contemporary red morocco, gilt turn-downs, gilt lettering, a.e.g., 614 pages. Frontis portrait. More
(New York: Woman's National Sabbath Alliance), [1895]. First edition. Small 8vo, unbound pamphlet, 7, [1] pages. "It is said that when burglars go prowling about at night they take with them a clever boy to climb over the transoms and open the door. The Sunday newspaper is the tupenny door-opener..... More
Washington: Printed by Jno. T. Towers, 1850. First edition. 8vo, original printed wrappers, 29 pages. Butler, a native of Troy, N.Y., was then chaplain for the U.S. Senate and in reading here between the lines one finds much in the way of sectional conciliation in the wake of the Compromise..... More
[Estes Park, Colorado, ca. 1940s?]. Plate measures approx. 4.75 x 3 inches on a heavy sheet measuring approx. 8 x 6 inches. A good, strong impression. More
Hudson, N. Y., February 1876-February 1877. Single lined sheet of letterhead measuring approx. 14 x 8.5 inches, with Chace's account written in legible ink recto and verso and marked as paid in full, March 22, 1877. Per a Columbia County history of 1900, Chace was a Civil War veteran and..... More
Various places, including Lisbon; Midelo; Ilha do Sal; and Praiha: April 16, 1975 to August 9, 1975. 18 pages type rectos only, various sizes and stock (ranging from approx. 12 x 8.5 inches to 8.5 x 6 inches), including 6 pages on letterhead for the periodical Presença Crioula, Rua Duque..... More
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(Brookyn: Peter V. Cacchione), [ca. 1944?]. First edition. Small 8vo, original printed self wrappers, 23 pages. Illus. The Communist Party New York City Councilman from Brooklyn here makes the exptected arguments against the proposed subway fare hike and ties the proposals of the subway commission to large property owners looking..... More
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Washington, D. C. Religious Liberty Association, [ca. 1944]. First edition. Original pictorial wrappers, 7.25 x 5 inches, 23, [1] pages. Illus. An attack on the reform rational World Calendar (originally proposed by Elizabeth Achelis and her World Calendar Association and taken up by the League of Nations), which proposed inserting..... More
[Various places, 1940-1941]. Oblong album, textured cork paper over boards, album measures approx. 11-1/2 x 15 inches. 186 photos, the bulk approx. 3-1/2 x 2-1/2 inches, plus 10 mounted color linen postcards of California locations. A nice slice of middle-class California life. Includes a few pictures dating from girlhood in..... More
Antioch, Cal., Oct. 4th, [18]75. 7 pages on two lined bifolia, 8 x 5 inches, approx. 740 words. A fine and, to judge by the content of this letter, justified example of congregational indignation, the church in Antioch writes to esteemed pioneer California Congregationalists William Chauncey Pond and James Henry..... More
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[N. p., but America, almost certainly early, 19th century]. Single leaf of laid paper, approx. 7.5 x 12.75, rough trimmed, in autograph ink. The fine calligraphic headline (evocative and lovely, occasional smears, spelling corrections, off-kilter alignment and all) graces an extract from Burns on religion. More
Bethany, Va. [now West Virginia]: Printed and Published by A. Campbell, 1838. First edition, an ex-library copy. 8vo (gathered in sixes), original quarter calf, marbled boards, gilt lettering, 574, [2] pages. The annual file for 1838 of this monthly from the founder of the Disciples of Christ; the volume includes..... More
[Ashland, Oregon]: (Ashland Tidings Printers), 1918. First edition. 8vo, original printed brown wrappers, [64] pages, wire stitched. The James Whitcomb Riley variety of dialect poem evidently travels well; Campbell here collects his newspaper verses of the homespun variety. With occasional mention of local figures; in one pleasing instance, Campbell attributes..... More
Pickering [Ont.]: Printed at the News' Book and Job Office, [1911]. First edition. Small 8vo, original printed blue wrappers, 33 pages. The minutes would suggest this was a fairly stable period for Canadian Friends; the monthly meetings report that most Friends are avoiding detraction, are clear of complying with military..... More
Kingston: Printed and Sold at the Chronicle & Gazette Office, 1844. First edition. 8vo, self-wrappered pamphlet, stitched, 20 pages. From the Upper Canada moderate reformer comes this answer to the Lower Canada politician Viger's pamphlet, dating from the politically tumultuous days of the Joint Premiers, prior to the responsible government..... More
Montreal: Wm. Drysdale & Co., Publishers, 1888. First edition. Small 8vo, original printed wrappers, 200 pages. An ambitious early novel from this long-time fixture on the Montreal political and literary scene, meant to "map out a future for the Canadian nation, which has been hitherto drifting without any plan." Lighthall..... More
[Yarmouth, Nova Scotia: n. p., 1889?]. First edition. Unbound pamphlet, 8.13 x 5.75 inches, [4] pages. An uncommon stinging attack from the shores of the Bay of Fundy on “this raffling abomination.” The Baptist pastor Adams notes that while his attack on lotteries and raffles “was suggested by the Roman..... More
New York: Derby & Jackson, 119 Nassau Street, 1859. First edition. 8vo (7.5 x 5.25 inches), original brown cloth, gilt lettering, 329, [1] pages. Double frontispiece: two lithographic portraits by Sarony inserted before the title page. A popular account of travel among the Acadians of the Maritimes in eastern Canada;..... More
