Manchester, NH: Manchester Historic Association, 1902. frontis, 26 pp. Illus. with 1 b/w photo. Sm. 4to. Paper wrappers. First edition. Gift slip for the New England Historic Genealogical Society tipped into to rear wrapper, from S.C. Gould of Manchester, N.H., on April 8, 1902. Very good, mail fold, wrappers chipped..... More
Philadelphia: John Bioren, 1818. 14 pp. 8vo. Self wrappers. First edition. "Made in compliance with the provisions contained in their Act of Incorporation." Union Canal was first proposed in 1690 to connect Philadelphia with the Susquehanna River, it ran approximately 82 mi from Middletown on the Susquehanna below Harrisburg to..... More
[Cleveland]: [Williams' Book Pub. House], 1887. frontis portrait [407]-434 pp. Illus. with b/w frontis. Sm. 4to. Paper wrappers. Western Reserve Historical Society. Publication no. 68. Includes "Bibliography of Colonel Whittlesey's publications": pages 428-434. Lacking rear wrapper, wear & tear to edges, name stamp to first blank, light browning, about very..... More
Boston: A. Williams & Co., 1875. 21 pp., [1] pp. Sm. 4to. Paper wrappers. First edition. William Prescott (1726-1795) was an American colonel in the Revolutionary War who commanding the patriot forces in the Battle of Bunker Hill. Very good, wrappers edge worn, minor tearing, starting to separate, contents lightly..... More
Boston: B.H. Greene, 1842. 28 pp. Sm. 4to. Stitched paper wrappers. First edition. Cover Title: "Mr. Hall's Address at the Funeral of Dr. Harris." "Thaddeus Mason Harris (1768-1842) was a Harvard librarian, Unitarian minister, and author in Boston. He was born on July 7, 1768, in Charlestown, Massachusetts, to William..... More
Boston: John H. Ryder, 1888. 44 pp., + [2] plates. Illus. with 2 b/w plates. 24mo. Stapled paper wrappers. Clipped obituary of Azubah Freeman Ryder tipped into first blank. Very good, wrappers lightly soiled, wear & tear to edges and spine, family name inked into front wrapper, light soiling and..... More
Raleigh: Edwards & Broughton Print. Co., 1915. 51 pp. Sm. 4to. Paper wrappers. First edition. Much on the Confederacy, secession, Kansas questions, etc. Publications of the North Carolina Historical Commission. Bulletin No. 19. Asa Biggs (1811-1878) was United States senator from North Carolina, 1855-1858, and United States district judge, 1858-1861..... More
Pontiac, MI: Gazette Publishing House Power Print, 1888. 8 pp. Sm. 4to. Paper wrappers. John M. Mason (1834 - 1888), born in Vermont. Very good, creased, wrappers browned, stained, inked in signature along top margin, edge worn, loss to top fore edge corner of front wrapper and first leaf, one..... More
Winnipeg: Manitoba Free Press, 1888. 4 pp. 8vo. Paper wrappers. "...A paper read before the Society, April 26, 1888." In double columns. From: The Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba. Transaction no. 30--season 1887-8. Uncommon. A very good copy, front wrapper with a few minor tears at fore edge, long..... More
n.p. Reprinted from The New Mexico Historical Review, 1929. [1] frontis, [203]-219 pp. Illus. with 1 b/w photo. 8vo. Stapled paper wrappers. Offprint. First separate edition. Photographic frontis of the Apache Indian Police Force in 1875. Very good, minor edge wear, minor soiling to wrappers and contents. More
New York: G.A.C. Van Beuren, Printer, 1852. 28 pp. [2] leaves. Sm. 4to. Stitched paper wrappers. First edition. "...Fellow of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the University of the State of New York, and one of its trustees, surgeon to the New York Hospital and New York Eye..... More
![Item #46039 [Extra Illustrated] Fort Bridger, Wyoming, a Brief History; Comprising Jim Bridger's...](https://kaaterskillbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/46039.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1680897288)
Casper, WY: The Historical Landmark Commission of Wyoming, 1931. 58 pp., [1 pp.], folding map. Illus. with b/w photos, sketches, one folding map. Sm. 4to. Paper wrappers. First edition. Greenburg, Daniel Wallace [edito. "With illustrations in part by William H. Jackson / Foreword by J. Cecil Alter/ Preface by Dan..... More
Berkeley, CA: F.P. Farquhar, 1962. frontis, [2] leaves, 16 pp., [1]. Illus. with 1 b/w portrait, tipped in. 12mo. Stapled paper wrappers. Reprint. Cover title: "Yosemite in 1896," with introduction by Francis P. Farquhar. On Colophon: "400 copies printed for Francis P. Farquhar at the Tamalpais Press." Very good, wrappers..... More
Roanoke, VA: The Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company, 1902. 31 pp. 8vo. Stapled paper wrappers. First American edition. "A translation from the German by Wm. H. Pleasants, of 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22d chapters of "Lights and shadows in American life during the war of secession", by August Conrad. Published..... More
London; New York; Toronto: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1930. xi, 283, [2 lvs] + 15 plates. Illus. with 15 b/w plates. 8vo. Black cloth, gilt titles, illustrated endpapers, First edition. "History of the Santa Fe Trail in the mid-nineteenth century for commerce and pioneers, between the Midwest United States and..... More
México: Fondo de Cultura Economica, 1954. 581 pp. Illus. with 150 reproductions. 4to. Quarter calf over cloth boards. Second edition, revised by Agustin Millares Carlo (Nuevo ed.). An improved and enlarged version of García Icazbalceta's monumental work, retaining his essays, and with over fifty additions and 150 plates (the original..... More
London: Maggs Bros. 1964. 193 pp. Illus. with 63 b/w plates. Sm. 4to. Paper wrappers. First edition. 225 items described. Wrappers crease at edgea, small chip to top of front wrapper, still about very good, contents clean. More
Hartford: Connecticut Historical Society, 1973. pp. 97-128. Illus. with b/w reproductions. Sm. 4to. Stapled paper wrappers. First edition. A near fine copy. More
![Item #44278 [Printed Document Completed in Manuscript] Legal Summons for Payment to Merchants of...](https://kaaterskillbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/44278.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1680718908)
New Haven: 1789. 1 sheet, 2 pp. 6 x 7.5 inches. October 27, 1789. "To the Sheriff of the County of Middlesex, or his Deputy, or either of the Constables of the Town of Saybrook within said County". Summons is for Andrew Lord Junior, from Samuel Broome & Jeremiah Platt..... More
![Item #44264 [ALSs] Correspondence from George Evans, U.S. Senator from Maine Concerning an Estate...](https://kaaterskillbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/44264.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1680718906)
Washington; Gardiner, [ME]: 1842; 1844. 2 pp. 8 x 10 inches. Two letters from George Evans (1797-1867), who was U.S. Senator from Maine during the time of these letters. 1: Dated and signed Washington, Dec. 20, 1842. Bifolium, 3 pp. To Rufus Daniel regarding the claims on the estate of..... More
![Item #44231 [Manuscript Indenture Signed] Lease for Land in Worcester County, Massachusetts,...](https://kaaterskillbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/44231.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1680718906)
[Worcester County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts]: 1807. 1 sheet. 7.5 x 12 inches. April 1, 1807. Lease from David Ball to Oliver Jenks for one year management over Ball's farm after the rule of good husbandry. Signed by Oliver Jenks, David Ball, whose signature was later struck through), and John &..... More
![Item #44227 [Printed Document Completed in Manuscript] Appointment of Robert Ray as Notary...](https://kaaterskillbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/44227.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1680718905)
Albany, NY: 1821. 1 sheet. 15.5 x 10 inches. Signed during Clinton's first term as Govern or of New York. Passed the Secretary's office the 7th day of March, 1821. "The People of the State of New-York, by the Grace of God, Free and Independent: To All to Whom these..... More
![Item #44214 [Autograph Letter Signed] R. Walker to A.D. Bache concerning Newport & Rhode Island....](https://kaaterskillbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/44214.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1680718904)
New York: 1852. 1 sheet. 4.5 x 7.5 inches. Nov. 12, 1852. Robert J. Walker wrote to Alexander Dallas Bache from Irving House in New York, commenting on the "triumph of Democracy" in Rhode Island, referring to the just held presidential elections, in which the democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce won,and..... More
![Item #44110 [Broadside] 1839. Lake Champlain. The new & splendid Steam-Boats, Burlington and...](https://kaaterskillbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/44110.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1680718904)
Burlington: Stacy's Press, {?]. 1 sheet. 10.5 x 13.5 inches. A later copy of the schedules of these two Lake Champlain steamboats from a worn original which was dated May 9th, 1839. "Lake Champlain. The new & splendid Steam-Boats, Burlington and Whitehall, will run in the following order until further..... More
Springfield: Daily State Register Job Print, 1868. 25 pp. 8vo. Stitched paper wrappers. First edition. Presentation copy. Inscribed on front wrapper "Compl. of plaintiff." President Lincoln signed into law a temporary income tax to help finance the Civil War. William Springer, an Illinois lawyer, refused to pay on earnings from..... More