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Americana Part 1

Americana Part 1

Catalog 205 is part one of a two part series highlighting some of the more impressive Americana items in our stock. The 76 items in this catalog include original artwork, manuscripts, broadsides, maps, ephemera, and other unique finds.

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Item #370070 An Address from the President and Directors of the Pennsylvania Company for...

An Address from the President and Directors of the Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities to the inhabitants of the United States, upon the subject of the Beneficial Object of that Institution

Philadelphia: Printed by J. Maxwell, for the Company, 1814. Hardcover. First edition. Removed from a pamphlet volume. Octavo. 45pp., including six statistical tables. Small crease at bottom of title page, a little toning, very good or better. Includes the Act of Incorporation for the first commercial American insurance company. *Sabi*n..... More

Price: $500.00

Item #370070

Item #84782 Bartholomew's Reduced Survey Map of the United States [cover title]: Batholomew's New...

Bartholomew's Reduced Survey Map of the United States [cover title]: Batholomew's New Map of United States and Part of Canada

Edinburgh: John Bartholmew & Co., [No date - circa 1910]. Unbound. Linen-backed colored folding map in printed paper folder. Measuring 28" x 36.5". Some modest wear to the extremities, one small repair on the back of one seam, tiny holes and tears, still a sound, very good example. *OCLC* references..... More

Price: $450.00

Item #84782

Item #362517 [Broadsheet]: Badeau, Lockwood & Co., Importers and Wholesale Dealers in Fireworks...

[Broadsheet]: Badeau, Lockwood & Co., Importers and Wholesale Dealers in Fireworks ... Agents for the sale of Hadfield's Celebrated Colored Fireworks. N.B. - Exhibition Fireworks and Colored Flares of every description at short notice

Barclay, N.Y. Badeau, Lockwood & Co., [no date - circa 1870?]. Softcover. Partially printed order form, filled out in holograph. One printed leaf folded into four pages. Slight creases and edgewear, very good or better. Interesting order form printed in a variety of types offering Roman Candles, Sky Rockets, Bomb..... More

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Item #83351 [Broadside]: Order of Arrangement for a Sabbath School Celebration, on the 4th of...

[Broadside]: Order of Arrangement for a Sabbath School Celebration, on the 4th of July, 1839. Being the Sixty-Third Anniversary of American Independence

Norwich, Connecticut: M.B. Young, Bookseller and Printer, 1839. Unbound. Original broadside. Measuring 11.5" x 15". Some foxing and dampstains, creases from being folded, and a bit of tape residue on the rear, good or better. A broadside announcing the 4th of July celebration of the Norwich, Connecticut Sabbath School and..... More

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Item #315457 Catalogue of a Valuable Collection of Books and Manuscripts relating to South...

Catalogue of a Valuable Collection of Books and Manuscripts relating to South America and the American Colonies Generally, Many from the Library of the late Senor Don Jose Ramirez (President of the Emperor Maximilian's first Ministry in Mexico). To be sold by Auction by Messers. Puttick and Simpson, Literary Auctioneers...

London: Puttick and Simpson, 1888. Softcover. Printed gray wrappers. 39pp. Bound with wrappers bound in contemporary cloth. Small chips to the corners of the wrappers and pages affecting no text, binding bowed, split in the front joint of the cloth binding, a very good copy. *OCLC* locates no copies. More

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Item #302086 [Circular Broadside]: Dear Sir: It is proposed to have an informal meeting at...

[Circular Broadside]: Dear Sir: It is proposed to have an informal meeting at Saratoga, N.Y., on Wednesday morning, August 21, 1878, to consider the feasibility and expediency of establishing an American Bar Association

[New Haven, Conn.]: Simeon E. Baldwin (and others), 1878. Unbound. First edition. Single small printed quarto leaf (approximately 8½" x 10"). Old inoffensive folds, a small tear, slight age-toning, a very good or better example. Archivally dry-mounted and matted, easily removable. The circular letter that was the foundation document of..... More

Price: $9,500.00

Item #302086

Item #83419 Clason's Denver Map Guide

Clason's Denver Map Guide

Denver: The Clason Map Company, [No date - either 1921 or 1923]. Softcover. Forty-eight page pamphlet stapled, and map printed in various colors folded into stiff card covers. Approximately 20" x 28". Corners of the folder and pamphlet bumped, covers a little soiled, map is fine. Clason published several map..... More

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Item #299709 The Correspondence and Documents Relating to the Proposals for Five Millions of Five...

The Correspondence and Documents Relating to the Proposals for Five Millions of Five Per Cent Stock of the United States created under the Act of Congress of the 3d of March, 1821

Philadelphia: Clark & Raser, Printers, 1822. Softcover. First edition. Unprinted stitched wrappers. 20pp. Modest wear to the extremities, very good or better. Correspondence related to the loan, with letters from Monroe, Crawford, Biddle, etc. Ownership signature of Samuel Eddy ("Sam'l Eddy") on title page. Eddy was Congressman from Rhode Island..... More

Price: $550.00

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Item #396078 [Cover title]: Henn, Williams & Co. Township Map of Iowa 1856

[Cover title]: Henn, Williams & Co. Township Map of Iowa 1856

Chicago: Keen & Lee, 1856. Hardcover. Color lithographic map measuring 19" x 38" folded into publisher's cloth 12mo folder stamped in blind and titled in gilt. Very slight wear at the ends of the spine, the map is in very nice condition with a few short tears, overall a near..... More

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Item #290263 History of the Great Western Sanitary Fair

History of the Great Western Sanitary Fair

Cincinnati: C.F. Vent & Co., (1864). Hardcover. First edition. Full leather gilt. Some edgewear and quite rubbed, still a nice, very good copy. "Chapter Eight: Autograph Letters" prints extensive correspondence with American political, military, and literary figures contributing autographs, correspondence, and manuscripts to be auctioned off at the fair, including..... More

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Item #395953 [Lottery Ticket]: For Sale. The Tiger. 1 Horse Valued at $200, 1 Trotting Buggy

[Lottery Ticket]: For Sale. The Tiger. 1 Horse Valued at $200, 1 Trotting Buggy...

[No place: No publisher, no date - circa 1800?]. Unbound. Small lottery ticket on stiff card decorated with vignette of a horse. Overall measurement approximately 2.25" x 3.25". Age toned and corners a little rounded but overall a pleasing very good example. An interesting artifact of a small lottery, listing..... More

Price: $400.00

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Item #339942 Mercantile Marine Insurance Rotating Officers Chart

Mercantile Marine Insurance Rotating Officers Chart

[Boston: circa 1888]. Unbound. Framed chart of the officers of the Mercantile Marine Insurance Company in Boston, Massachusetts. The original wood frame measures approximately 11" x 13.5" and houses an intricately hand-drawn pen and ink chart with slots for the names of various corporate officers. The acting directors slot at..... More

Price: $4,500.00

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Item #291646 Narrative of Privations and Sufferings of United States Officers and Soldiers While...

Narrative of Privations and Sufferings of United States Officers and Soldiers While Prisoners of War in the Hands of the Rebel Authorities

Philadelphia: Printed for the U.S. Sanitary Commission by King & Baird, 1864. Softcover. First edition. Printed brown wrappers. 283, (5)pp., illustrated. Rear wrap lacking, small chips to the edges of the front wrap, an about very good copy. Ownership signature, and presentation label to a historical society signed by George..... More

Price: $700.00

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Item #284742 Regulations for the Army of the Confederate States, 1863. Revised and Enlarged with...

Regulations for the Army of the Confederate States, 1863. Revised and Enlarged with a New and Copious Index

Richmond, Va: J.W. Randolph, 1863. Hardcover. Second edition. Original blue-gray cloth stamped in blind and gilt. Handwritten paper spine label, presumably replacing the original. Both free endpapers are lacking, some ink blots on the cloth, modest wear and tear at the spine ends, a near very good copy. On the..... More

Price: $1,250.00

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Item #284954 Rules, Orders, and Regulations in Bankruptcy Adopted by the District Court of the...

Rules, Orders, and Regulations in Bankruptcy Adopted by the District Court of the United States for the District of California

San Francisco: H.H. Bancroft and Company, Booksellers and Stationers, 1867. Softcover. First edition. Printed tan wrappers. 12pp. Owner's name ("R.P. & Jabith Clement. 51 Exchg. Blg.") on front wrap, grommet in upper left corner, small nicks and tears at the extremities, a very good copy. More

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Item #395952 [Strip of Lottery Tickets]: Maryland State Lottery for 1831

[Strip of Lottery Tickets]: Maryland State Lottery for 1831

Baltimore: Maryland State Lottery, 1831. Unbound. Strip of five printed lottery tickets. Overall measurement approximately 5.75" x 10". Chip on bottom left corner, several modest tears and tiny nicks, about very good. An interesting artifact, lotteries were a traditional method of raising funds for both public and private purposes, including..... More

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Item #334873 An Appeal from the New to the Old Whig, In Consequence of the Senate's Course, and...

[ADAMS, Charles Francis] A Whig of the Old School

An Appeal from the New to the Old Whig, In Consequence of the Senate's Course, and Particularly of Mr. Webster's Speech upon the Executive Patronage Bill

Boston: Russell, Odiorne, and Company, 1835. Softcover. First edition. Octavo. 52pp. Removed from a nonce volume, a little trimmed slightly affecting the inscription, some offsetting on the title page, else very good. Inscribed: "Josiah Quincy Jr. E[sq.] with the respects of the author." Name of Charles F. Adams written on..... More

Price: $500.00

Item #334873

Item #331762 Jahres-Bericht von Handel, Manufakturwesen, Bankgeschaeft und Eisenbahn-System der...

[AIKENS, Andrew J.]

Jahres-Bericht von Handel, Manufakturwesen, Bankgeschaeft und Eisenbahn-System der Stadt Milwaukee fur das Jahr 1856

Milwaukee: Schnellpressen-Druct des taglichen "Milwaukee Seebote" 1857. Softcover. First edition. Octavo. Original pale orange printed wrappers. 46pp. Lightly chipped and mildly soiled; a very good copy. Compiled by Aikens for the Board of Trade; a scarce report. Andrew Jackson Aikens (1830-1909) was a newspaperman from New England who moved to..... More

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Item #347427 The Falling Flag: Evacuation of Richmond, Retreat and Surrender at Appomattox. An...

An Officer of the Rear-Guard [BOYKIN, Edward M.]

The Falling Flag: Evacuation of Richmond, Retreat and Surrender at Appomattox

New York: E.J. Hale & Son, 1874. Hardcover. First edition. 67pp. Errata slip tipped in at the rear. Green moire cloth with beveled edges and gilt Confederate flag on front board. Near fine with some rubbing at the extremities and very light spots on the title page. An account of..... More

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Item #295785 The Life of Elbridge Gerry, with Contemporary Letters, to the Close of the American...

AUSTIN, James T.

The Life of Elbridge Gerry, with Contemporary Letters, to the Close of the American Revolution

Boston: Wells and Lilly, 1828, 1829. Hardcover. First edition. Two volumes. Published a year apart. 520, 404pp. Quarter muslin and paper covered boards with printed spine label. Volume one: older gift inscription, tear to front fly, and front board in imminent danger of detaching, small splits and tears, and modest..... More

Price: $950.00

Item #295785

Item #385481 Handwritten Journal of George C. Baker for 1853. George C. BAKER

BAKER, George C.

Handwritten Journal of George C. Baker for 1853

Hardcover. A journal, consisting of approximately 125 densely but legibly handwritten pages documenting in detail the lively activities of George C. Baker of New York City for the first seven or eight months of 1853, and which are in many ways very reminiscent of the more famous diaries of George..... More

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Item #369551 Vegetable Materia Medica of the United States; or, Medical Botany. William P. C. BARTON

BARTON, William P.C.

Vegetable Materia Medica of the United States; or, Medical Botany

Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea; M. Carey & Son, 1825; 1818. Hardcover. Two volumes, mixed editions. Volume One is a second edition (1825); Volume Two is a first edition (1818). Quartos. Complete with 50 hand-colored plates (Tables 1-50), including one double plate (Table 25). Contemporary dark red half morocco..... More

Price: $2,500.00

Item #369551

Item #342602 A Sermon, Containing a General History of the Town of East-Hampton, (L.I.) from its...

BEECHER, Lyman

A Sermon, Containing a General History of the Town of East-Hampton, (L.I.) from its first settlement to the present time. Delivered at East-Hampton, January 1, 1806

Sag-Harbor, N.Y. Printed by Alden Spooner, 1806. Softcover. First edition. Octavo. 40pp. Printed self-wrappers. Untrimmed. Upper corner of front wrap torn away, affecting no text, last leaf detached. A fair only copy. More

Price: $1,150.00

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Item #342449 1. A History and Genealogy of the Habersham and Other Southern Families; 2. A...

BULLOCH, Joseph Gaston

1. A History and Genealogy of the Habersham and Other Southern Families; 2. A History and Genealogy of the families of Bulloch and Stobo, and of Irvine of Cults; 3.The Cuthberts, Barons of Castle Hill and Their Descendants in South Carolina and Georgia; 4. A Biographical Sketch of Hon. Archibald Bulloch, President of Georgia, 1776-77. (Four Volume Set)

Washington, DC; Columbia, SC: (J.G.B. Bulloch), (1901-1911). Softcover. Four separately published works in printed wrappers, all first editions, housed together in a custom made slipcase. The third volume is Inscribed by the author on the first blank leaf. Volume one: vi, 222 pp. (Columbia, SC: R.L. Bryan, 1901). Volume two..... More

Price: $750.00

Item #342449

Item #350215 Travels Through the Interior Parts of North America, in the Years 1766, 1767, and...

CARVER, Jonathan

Travels Through the Interior Parts of North America, in the Years 1766, 1767, and 1768

London: Printed for C. Dilly (et al), 1781. Hardcover. Third edition, second issue (with index). 543, [21]pp. Frontispiece of Carver. Five plates (four colored, including the tobacco plate that is frequently missing), two partially colored folding maps. Modern three-quarter morocco and marbled papercovered boards. A lovely, fine copy. Interesting early..... More

Price: $5,500.00

Item #350215

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