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Gerrit Smith and the Vigilant Association of the City of New-York
New York: John A. Gray, Printer, 1860. Wrappers. 24mo 5" - 6" tall. 29 pages. Correspondence related to accusations of libel made by Gerrit Smith against Royal Phelps and Watts Sherman of the New York Democratic Vigilant Association. The dispute arose from the latter publishing a "Manifesto" in which it..... More
Jim and Mr. Eddy: A Dixie Motorlogue (Signed)
Washington: The Associated Publishers, Inc., (1930). First edition. Full cloth. Octavo, viii, 199 pages. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Jackson on front pastedown. Algernon B. Jackson was an African American physician, surgeon, columnist and author. This is his fascinating account of the 1928 automobile tour he and his wife took from..... More
Progress of a Race, or the Remarkable Advancement fo the American Negro from the Bondage of Slavery, Ignorance, and Poverty to the Freedom of Citizenship, Intelligence, Affluence, Honor and Trust
Naperville: J. L. Nichols & Company, (1928). Black & white photographs, cuts. Full cloth. Octavo. 480 pages. Revised and enlarged edition of the 1902 original work, tracing the exceptional progress made by African Americans in the fields of education, business, and religion just a generation after slavery. Many illustrations. More
Speech of Hon. S. W. Downs, of Louisiana, on the War with Mexico. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, Monday, January 31, 1848
Washington: Congressional Globe Office, 1848. First Edition. Pamphlet. Octavo. 21 pages. Despite General Winfield Scott's siege of Mexico City in 1847, diplomatic negotiations to end the Mexican-American War were stalled. Mexico sensed the political divisions between the Democrats, who wanted major territorial concessions from Mexico, and the Whigs, who were..... More
Escape from Alcohol
Mountain View: Pacific Press Publishing Association, (1953). Paperback. Octavo. viii, 115 pages. Clinical psychiatrist presents his observations on alcoholism, and through several case studies argues that successful recovery requires divine help. Great illustration on cover. More
The Republican Party Vindicated--the Demands of the South Explained. Speech of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, at the Cooper Institute, N. Y. City, February 27, 1860
(s.l.): (s.n.), [1860]. Pamphlet. Octavo. 16 pages. An early post-nomination printing of what is arguably Lincoln's greatest speech. In it he makes a brilliant argument that a majority of the nation's founders intended that slavery not be allowed to expand into new territories as the country grew. The research he..... More
A Selection of Eulogies, Pronounced in the Several States, in Honor of Those Illustrious Patriots and Statesmen, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
Hartford: D. F. Robinson & Co. and Norton & Russell, 1826. 1st Edition. 3/4 leather. Octavo. 426 pages. It contains eulogies by future President John Tyler, Daniel Webster, William Wirt, Caleb Cushing, and several others. Samuel Smith of Baltimore mentions Charles Carroll of Carrollton as the lone surviving Signer following..... More
Mexican Fuel Oil
London: [George Philip & Son, Ltd. ], (1914). First Edition. Black and White Photographs, Diagrams. Original cloth. Octavo. viii, 150, [vi] pages. Interesting look at early 20th century British petroleum use and its production and distribution from the British-controlled Mexican oil fields of the Anglo-Mexican Petroleum Products Company, Ltd. Photos..... More
Pure Ice (advertising leaflet)
[Annapolis]: Maryland Republican, [c.1880s]. Broadside. 4.5" x 7" Joseph Basil was one of the foremost merchants of Annapolis in the mid to late 19th century. He had started out as a carpenter, save a little money, and with $75 started a small grocery business on Market Space in Annapolis. This..... More
Now..Fly to Europe! Via Airship "Hindenburg" and American Airlines Inc.
[New York?]: American Airlines, Inc., [1937]. Black & white photographs. Brochure. 18" by 8.25". [6] pages. American Airlines and the German Zeppelin Transportation Co. partnered in 1936 to provide the first regular air service between the United States and Europe. American Airlines provided exclusive service to and from Lakehurst, NJ..... More
Instruction sur le Ballon Captif Allonge Type R - "R Type Balloon"
[Meudon]: Chalais-Meudon, [1918]. Scale drawings. Wrappers. Octavo. [vii] 29 pages. This is a scarce World War I era manual on piloted, tethered observation balloons for use on land or at sea. Indeed, these balloons, tethered to destroyers, were very effective U-boat spotters. There are 6 fold-out drawings of various aspects..... More
Rocket Development: Liquid-Fuel Rocket Research, 1929-1941
New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1948. 1st Edition. B&W Photographs, illustrations. Hardcover. Octavo. xx, 291 pages. Report on the series of rocket experiments which began in the fall of 1929 and ended 12 years later, in October, 1941. This comprises the entire Goddard rocket development from the time of Dr. Goddard's..... More
On Board the Hindenburg Postcard flown aboard the Hindenburg on her first flight between Germany and Lakehurst, New Jersey
S.l. S.n., 1936. Ephemera. 3.5 x 5.5 inches. This postcard was carried on board the Hindenburg on her inaugural flight from Germany to Lakehurst, New Jersey in May, 1936. It was a souvenir created by Veedol Motor Oil of Pennsylvania when the company mailed these postcards from Hamburg, Germany to..... More
John Bachelder's History of the Battle of Gettysburg
Morningside House, 1997. Hardcover. Octavo. 842 pages. Bachelder was the most important 19th century historian of the Battle of Gettysburg. He arrived on the field soon after the battle and spent the next 23 years talking to veterans of both armies, collecting and organizing their stories, researching reports, and organizing..... More
Scouting and Youth Movements
New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, (1931). First American Edition. Hardcover. Duodecimo. 109 pages. Rare book by the Father of the Boy Scouts, reviewing the positive roles played by such organizations in fostering healthy, happy, and helpful citizens of nations and the world. Bound in black cloth over boards..... More
Facts about the Baltimore Public Schools: Division of Special Education
Baltimore: Baltimore Department of Education, 1935. B&W Photographs. Softcover. Oblong octavo. 31 pages. Scarce 1935 booklet on education for special needs children in Baltimore in the 1930s. Front cover illustration of the William S. Baer School for Physically Handicapped Children No. 301, Warwick and Wheeler Avenues. Photographs on every page..... More
Rules and Regulations for the Government of the Police Department of the City of Baltimore
[Baltimore]: (Printing Bureau, Police Department), 1925. Flexible cloth. Sixteenmo. 158 pages. 1925 pocket handbook for Baltimore Policemen with detailed descriptions of over 50 rules of expected conduct in a variety of situations. Pencilled ownership inscription on front pastedown: "Officer Michael J. Moloney / Northeastern District." There is a $5.00 receipt..... More
Forging His Chains. the Autobiography of George Bidwell, the Famous Ticket-Of-Leave Man…his Trial and Incarceration in English Prisons Fourteen Years on a Life Sentence for "The $5, 000, 000 Forgery on the Bank of England"
New York: Bidwell Publishing Company, 1889. Black & White Frontispiece Portrait, Illus. Full cloth. Octavo. 560 pages. Bidwell recounts his Puritan upbringing, successful struggles against poverty, his career as a merchant, his commercial misfortunes and temptations, and his ultimate fall. Well illustrated with a tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait and many woodcut..... More
John Hay, Scholar, Statesman An Address Delivered before the Alumni Association of Brown University, June 19, 1906
Providence: (Standard Printing Company), 1906. Wrappers. Octavo. 29 pages. Memorial to Hay, Brown University class of 1858, secretary to Lincoln, diplomat, journalist, biographer, and Secretary of State under McKinley and Roosevelt. Bound in tan paper covers stitched to textblock, Yapp edges, front cover titled in black. A few edge wrinkles..... More
The Panorama of Torquay, a Descriptive and Historical Sketch of the District Comprised between the Dart and Teign
London: Simpkin And Marshall, 1832. Second Edition. Black & White Plates, Colored Map. Hardcover. Duodecimo. xii, 288 pages. Illustrated with numerous lithographic and wood engravings and a double spread map. Bound in original paper over boards with title label at head of spine. Minor wear and rubs to extremities. "From..... More
Boston Museum, Fourth Night of Mr. J. Wilkes Booth! as Richard III (Playbill for May 15, 1862)
[Boston]: (S.n.), 1862. Broadside. 6 1/8" x 14 5/8" John Wilkes Booth, following in his father's and siblings' footsteps, tried his hand at acting and found some success in stock companies in Philadelphia, Richmond, and other provincial theaters. Still, he performed under the name "J. Wilkes" because he lacked the..... More
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. , Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; A Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never before Published...
London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1811. Sixth Edition. 3/4 leather. Octavos. The revised and augmented sixth edition. Beautiful 4 volume (complete) set in 3/4 leather over boards with marbled paper sides. Gilt stamped spines. Bindings tight, gilt bright. More
The New American Practical Navigator Being an Epitome of Navigation; Containing All the Tables Necessary to be Used with the Nautical Almanac, in Determining the Latitude and the Longitude by Lunar Observations....
New York: E. M. Blunt, (Proprietor,) and Samuel A. Burtus, 1817. 1/2 leather. Octavo. xvi, [2], 274, 280, [555]-597, [13] pages. Early edition of this important work on navigation. The extensive tables have in this edition been stereotyped for the first time, at significant expense. This is the first and..... More
Inaugural Address of Hon. Augustus W. Bradford, Governor of Maryland, Delivered in the Senate Chamber, Annapolis, January 8th, 1862
Annapolis: Thomas J. Wilson, Printer, 1862. Wrappers. Octavo. 15 pages. Augustus W. Bradford, as the Union Party candidate for governor, defeated Democrat Benjamin C. Howard by nearly 30,000 votes on November 6, 1861. Maryland had seemed to teeter on the brink of secession just 6 or 7 months earlier. Bradford's..... More