Immortal Memory: The Real Robert Burns.
New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, (1938). First edition. 8vo, original red cloth, 412 pages. Frontis portrait. Lacks dust jacket. More
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Life and Works of Robert Burns: Critical and Analytical Edition . . . Revised, with Additions. New Edition.
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
The Poetical Works of Robert Burns.
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
The Sunday Newspaper. A Sermon Preached by Dr. Burrell in the Collegiate Church, Fifth Avenue and Twenty-Ninth Street.
(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
Our Union--God's Gift. A Discourse Delivered in Trinity Church, Washington, D. C. on Thansgiving Day, November 28, 1850.
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
Original etching of a Chipmunk, signed by the artist in pencil.
[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
Attractive billhead for this supplier of braids, curls, hair work, etc.
Cincinnati: J. H. Munge & Co., 1876. 1 leaf of light lavender-fuchsia stock lined in red and blue, 7 x 8.5 inches. Vignette and lettering in black. Mrs. Jones takes 4 curls and 2 puffs, totaling $6.20. More
Autograph account on printed legal-sized letterhead for Hudson, N. Y. lawyer A. Frank B. Chace for items purchased from C. W. Hinsdale & Co., Wholesale and Retail Druggists.
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
12 original typescript poems, with occasional autograph ink additions or corrections, written under the pseudonym Sukre d'sal.
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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5 or 10 cents -- Which is Fair? [caption title]. [Wrapper title:] 5 [cent] Fare or 10 [cent] Fare: Which is Fair?.
(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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Calendar Change Threatens Religion [wrapper title].
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
An unlabeled amateur photo album of travel and family life in Southern California before World War II, ca. 1940-1941.
[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
Autograph letter signed by Parkinson on behalf of a church committee, to the Revs. W. C. Pond and J. H. Warren in San Francisco.
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
The Millennial Harbinger: A Monthly Publication, Devoted to Primitive Christianity . . . New Series — Vol. II.
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
Just Common Folks by Dick Posey [wrapper title].
[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
Minutes of Canada Yearly Meeting of Friends Held at Pickering, Ont. 1911. Printed by Order of the Yearly Meeting.
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
The Ministerial Crisis: Mr. D. B. Viger, and His Position: Being a Review of the Hon. Mr. Viger's Pamphlet Entitled, "La Crise Ministrielle et Mr. Denis Benjamin Viger, etc. en deux parties." By a Reformer of 1836.
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
The Young Seigneur; or, Nation-Making. By Wilfrid Chateauclair [pseud].
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
A Sermon on Lotteries by Henry Francis Adams. Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Yarmouth, N. S. [caption title].
[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
Acadia; or, a Month with the Blue Noses.
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
The Case of John Donellan, Esquire, Impartially Considered . . . by a Lawyer. London: Printed for J. Dodsley, Pall-Mall, 1781. [Bound with:] Considerations on the Criminal Proceedings of this Country; on the Danger of Convictions on Circumstantial Evidence; on the Case of Mr. Donnellan [sic]; and on the Alarming Consequences of Prejudice in the Administration of Justice. To which are annexed, Cases of Innocent Persons Condemned and Executed on Circumstantial Evidence: With Remarks Thereon . . . by a Barrister of the Inner Temple. London: Printed for S. Hooper, 1781. [Bound with:] The Theory of Presumptive Proof; or, An Inquiry into the Nature of Circumstantial Evidence: Including an Examination of the Evidence on the Trial of Captain Donnellan [sic].
London: Printed for W. Clark and Sons, Law Booksellers, 1815. First edition of each title. 3 vols in 1, 8vo, bound into ca. 1908 coarse library linen with leather spine labels and a paper shelfmark label, viii, 60; viii, 251, [2]; 107, [1] pages. "In Mr. Donnellan's Case, it surely..... More
Essay on Free Trade: From Blackwood's Magazine, of May, 1825. To Which are Added a Preface and a Few Explanatory Notes. By a Citizen of Philadelphia [pseud].
Philadelphia: Printed by J. R. A. Skerrett, 1826. First edition. 12mo, removed pamphlet, [i]-xvi, [9]-27 pages. One of the Philadelphia publisher and author's many tracts in favor of protection for American industry; his preface and notes come near to outstripping the anonymous British essay. American Imprints 24007. More
Low Tide on the Grand Pre: A Book of Lyrics.
London: Published by David Nutt, 1893. First edition, the English issue, apparent large paper copy, of Carman's first regularly published collection of verse. Large 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt lettering, 120 pages, rather crazily untrimmed. How aesthetic can one get? Though this London edition has the hallmarks of a large..... More
Speech of Matt. H. Carpenter, Delivered at Ripon, Sept. 16, 1874, on The Power of the Legislature to Govern Corporations of Its Own Creation [caption title].
[Wrapper imprint:] Milwaukee: Sentinel Printing Company, 1874. First edition, an ex-library copy with their small pressmark decal on the front wrapper and a couple of small penciled notations. 8vo, original printed blue wrappers, 30 pages. Part of the Wisconsin senator's last-ditch effort to support his views of the necessity of..... More