Date Published: 1888-1942Gertrude Atherton Collection Binding: Gertrude Atherton was a prominent and prolific American author. In addition to novels, she wrote short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues as feminism, politics, and war. Atherton was an early feminist well acquainted with the plight of..... More
[London]. Place Published: [London] Date Published: [1780] Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding BRITISH LEGAL ACT RELATING TO THE POOR 11 x 7 -1/4 inches, 2 original pages [ 1 leaf], with a complete Act and Law regarding how those found to be poor in the town or village. Light..... More
London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. Place Published: London Publisher: Eyre and Spottiswoode Date Published: 1843 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding BRITISH LEGAL ACTS RELATING TO CANADA Victoriae Reginae Anno Sexto and Septimo Cap LXXVI An act for giving effect to a treaty between her majesty and the United States of..... More
[London]: [George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode Printers to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty]. Place Published: [London] Publisher: [George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode Printers to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty] Date Published: 1851 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: BRITISH LEGAL ACTS RELATING TO CANADA 12" by 8", pages [613..... More
London: George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode. Place Published: London Publisher: George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode Date Published: 1851 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: BRITISH LEGAL ACTS RELATING TO CANADA Anno decimo Quarto & Decimo Quinto Victoriae Reginae An Act for the Settlement of the boundaries between the provinces..... More
Date Published: [1829] Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding 7-1/2 x 10 inch autograph manuscript signed, no place or date but 1829. Folds with minor tears and one small hole near signature but not affecting. Overall condition very good “…it is now the 23rd day of the ninth month 1829..... More
Date Published: 1879 - 1910 Binding: George Washington Cable was an American novelist and reformer being notable for the realism of his portrayals of Creole life in his native New Orleans, Louisiana. He has been called “the most important southern artist working in the late 19th century,” as well..... More
NP. Place Published: NP Date Published: ND Binding: No binding Cut signature "L Maria Child" on small piece of paper 3-3/4 x 3/4 inches. Near fine condition. Lydia Maria Child was an American abolitionist, women's rights activist, opponent of American expansionism, Indian rights activist, novelist, and journalist and Unitarian. Her..... More
Cooperstown, NY: H. And E. Phinney. Place Published: Cooperstown, NY Publisher: H. And E. Phinney Date Published: 1848 Edition: 3rd Edition Binding: Hard Cover Third US edition. 2 volumes in one. xi, [13]-276pp., vi, [7]-248pp. [4 blanks]. Rebacked with new leather spine preserving original leather boards - worn corners. Gilt..... More
Philadelphia: Port Folio magazine. Place Published: Philadelphia Publisher: Port Folio magazine Date Published: 1814 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding USS Allen (Destroyer # 66), of 1917-1946 named after him December 1814, p.3, Port Folio magazine black stipple engraved print. Engraved by [David] Edwin. Paper: 5” x 8 1/2”. Image..... More
Philadelphia: Port Folio magazine. Place Published: Philadelphia Publisher: Port Folio magazine Date Published: 1814 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding July 1814 , p.399, Port Folio magazine black stipple engraved print. Engraving by Edwin from the portrait painting of James Wood. Paper: 5 1/8” x 8 1/4”. Image: 3 1/2”..... More
Date Published: 1935 to 1990 Binding: No binding & hard cover Walter D. Edmonds was an American novelist and author of children’s and historical novels, including his best-selling work, Drums Along the Mohawk in 1936. In 1942 he won a Newberry Medal for ''The Matchlock Gun,'' about a boy in..... More
Date Published: 1923 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: George Washington Goethals (1858-1928) Engineer. Goethals is best known for his supervision of construction and the opening of the Panama Canal. 4 ½”x 3 inch sheet of paper, signed and dated Nov. 16, 1923. Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt as chief engineer for..... More
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Boston: Goodspeed's Book Shop. Place Published: Boston Publisher: Goodspeed's Book Shop Date Published: 1903 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: Self-cover First edition. 5-7/8 x 9-1/8 inches. 16pp. self cover, stapled. Compliments of ???? hand-written on top left corner. Very early and thus quite scarce Autographs catalogue, #16, June 1903, published by..... More
Date Published: 1809 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding SCARCE 1809 MASTER MASON MASONIC VELLUM CERTIFICATE. This original, 9.75" x 11" ornately Engraved and Printed on Vellum. August 12, 1809 (1809), Engraved "Master Mason" Masonic Certificate, Printed on Vellum, New York, Very Good condition including the original red seal, but..... More
Date Published: 1898 Binding: No binding Signed and dated card "Yours very sincerely /Garret A. Hobart / Vice President / March 24/[18]98". Very good condition. Garret Augustus Hobart (1844 -1899) 24th Vice President of the United States, 1897 to 1899, serving under President William McKinley. He was the sixth American..... More
Battle Creek: Review & Herald. Place Published: Battle Creek Publisher: Review & Herald Date Published: 1888 Edition: 3rd Edition Binding: Hard Cover 3rd Edition. 8 x 5 inches, xxv (1), [1]-508 pp. Illustrated, 16 plates including a portrait frontispiece. page after 508 has been removed with a small piece remain..... More
Baltimore: Niles' The Weekly Register. Place Published: Baltimore Publisher: Niles' The Weekly Register Date Published: 1813 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding Captain James Lawrence died June 4, 1813 on the USS Chesapeake. This original 6-1/8 x 9-3/4 inches and complete 16 page page [297] to 312 issue of Niles'..... More
Date Published: [1940] Binding: No binding Gypsy Rose Lee was an actress, author, playwright and ecdysiast, famous for her burlesque act (she featured the tease in striptease). Gypsy had something about her, an approachable, self-deprecating demeanor aligned with a quiet self-certainty. She was perhaps the most singularly likeable stripper in..... More
Date Published: 1850 to 1911 Binding: No binding & hard cover Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was the author of Evangeline, The Song of Hiawatha, and many poetry collections, Longfellow (1807-1882) was America’s greatest poet of the nineteenth century. He was also a translator, educator, and novelist. The collection consists of 52..... More
Loudon: John Moore, Samuel Piper and Nathaniel Hill. Place Published: Loudon Publisher: John Moore, Samuel Piper and Nathaniel Hill Date Published: 1801 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding Unusual document of agreement between Trueworthy Palmer, father of Polly and Lieut. Richard Batchelder, father of William. Terms include: "...shall pay Polly..... More
Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Packet. Place Published: Philadelphia Publisher: Pennsylvania Packet Date Published: 1786 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding 4pp newspaper, 11-3/4 x 19 inches, folded to 11-3/4 x 9-1/2 inches. Inside on page three, 2 column long and very detailed report of the July 6th meeting of the Philadelphia Society..... More
Florida: The Norman Film Studios. Place Published: Florida Publisher: The Norman Film Studios Date Published: 1928 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding BLACK GOLD WAS AN "ALL COLORED CAST" SILENT FILM PRODUCED IN 1928. First US edition. 14 x 22 inches opened flat, (folded size 11 inches long and 3-1/2..... More
Date Published: 1903 to 1936 Binding: No binding & hard cover Frank Allen Peake was born at Wayno Co., Ohio. Peake was primarily an inspirational platform entertainer for the Chautauqau Association and the Lyceum Bureau as a lecturer, Shakespearian reader, impersonator, humorist, cornetist, ventriloquist, vocal soloist, teacher, and Presbyterian minister..... More
Date Published: 1907 Binding: No binding Superb bold signature and inspirational quote in Latin , penned on a 7 x 4 inches card, in full: "Robt. Peary, U.S.N. June 10, '07 'Inveniam viam aut faciam" ["I shall find my way or make one"]. The phrase has been attributed to Hannibal;..... More