A Sermon Delivered January 11, 1867, at the Funeral of Mrs. Henrietta B. McDowell, in the Spring Garden Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia
Cunningham, David A. 23x15 cm. 15 pp. Printed tan wrappers, creased vertically. Presentation copy from Henrietta McDowell's son, John McDowell, Jr., to Col. J.M. Scott. AAS 578662 (electronic copy only), OCLC 19403113 (5 copies)- $75
- $75
The Art of Batting and Base Running . To Which Is Added The Art of Base Running .
Chadwick, Henry 16.5x11 cm. Original wrappers, chipped. Large chip at top left corner of front wrapper with loss. Disbound, with contents slit at the spine so all pages are loose. Chipping at edges and corners, with tears to some pages. Lacks title page/preface and portrait of Roger Conner, both present in photocopy. Ex-NYPL. 100, 12 pp., with the last 12 pages being a catalogue of Spalding's line of baseball equipment. The very poor quality of the paper used leads to chipping at the edges and corners. This is a fairly early work on baseball techniques, as well as being an early catalogue dedicated to baseball equipment. In spite of the condition and defects, this is a very scarce piece due to the fragility of the paper used. Published as No. 4 of Spalding's Library of Athletic Sports by A. G. Spalding & Bros. OCLC 4698971 (4 loc.)- $275
- $275
The Official National Survey Maps and Guide for New York
Crocker, Lawton V. 23x14 cm. Original limp leather, boards detached, with residue of earlier crude repairs on boards and title page. Title page damaged from adhesion with some loss. [100] pp., 49 pages of outline colored maps plus index map inside front cover. The text provides an index for place names on the maps with thumbnail descriptions of larger towns, along with many ads for inns, restaurants, garages, etc. throughout New York State aimed at automobile travelers. The maps include closeup plans of the vicinities of some cities and towns. Published by National Survey Co.- $75
- $75
Congressional Pugilists
N.A. 15.9x22.2 cm. Uncolored separately issued print in good condition only, with the top right corner missing, affecting only the blank margin. Several short mended tears at edges. This is almost certainly the restrike by John McAllister, Jr. around 1860 as the the paper is not consistent with that used around 1798 when the first states of this print were issued. The imprint also appears to be weaker than would be seen on an early strike. This famous cartoon depicts a physical brawl on the floor of the House of Representatives in 1798, between Federalist Roger Griswold and Jeffersonian Republican Matthew Lyon. The fight was instigated by an insulting statement that Griswold made to Lyon. The print depicts Griswold armed with a cane, kicking Lyon, who is tugging at Griswold's arm while attacking him with fireplace tongs. Over a dozen onlookers are shown, including Speaker Jonathan Dayton, Clerk Jonathan W. Condy, and Chaplain Ashbel Green (each identified in the plate). Captioned lower right "Congress Hall / in Philada. Feb. 15, 1798 / S.E. Cor. 6th & Chesnut St."- $450
- $450
Yser Guide-Panorama Battlefields, 1914-1918
Marcovici 83.5x23 cm. Vertical format folding panorama of the Yser River in original brown printed stiff wrappers, 12x25 cm. The wrappers are good, with bumping at sides and corners. The panorama itself is in very good condition, with small tears and weakness along folds. There is a label for a contemporary Brussels souvenir shop. Light soiling at edges. Bright chromolithographic pictorial map showing the Yser River in western Belgium from the North Sea to Ypres. 37 inset views of notable points along the river. There is text along the sides with descriptions of the river, towns and World War I battles which occured in this region. The text on the map and wrappers is in English. The copy of this piece in the Belgian National LIbrary (KBR) has this text in French, but is otherwise unchanged.- $250
- $250
Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, passed by the General Court, at their session, which commenced on Wednesday, the fourth of January, and ended on Saturday, the fourth of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts 27x16 cm. Original blue wrappers with title printed on front, stained at one corner and worn, backstrip gone. Ex-library, with one small rubber stamp inside front wrapper. [3], 106-335, [1], vi pp., untrimmed, largely unopened. The pagination continues that of the session lawa of June 1825. Includes incorporation of several of the earliest railroads in the United States. Published by True & Greene. AAS 257465, Shaw & Shoemaker 25263.- $150
- $150
The Real Tour to the Berkshires
Real Tour Association 20x11 cm. Self-wrappers. Light wear, generally very good to excellent. 88 pp. Guide book to the Berkshires, Connecticut River Valley, upper Hudson River Valley, Pioneer Valley and eastern Connecticut with ads for inns and restaurants in the region. This appears to be a road and guide book only, issued with no map.- $85
- $85
The Natural History of Animals; Being the Substance of Three Courses of Lectures Delivered before the Royal Institution of Great Britain
Jones, Thomas Rymer 18x13 cm. 2 volumes in 1 bound in a beautiful full leather presentation binding by Relfe Brothers of Aldersgate, London. It was presented as an award by St. Stanislaus College, Beaumont in Berkshire, England to Cuthbert Greene in 1890. The binding has the name of the school gilt on the front cover, gilt dentelles, and a gilt-stamped spine with a morocco spine label. AEG. 302, 395 pp. There are text illustrations and no plates.- $150
- $150
An Address Delivered before the Peithessophian and Philoclean Societies of Rutgers College, on the literary character of the Scriptures
Everett, Alexander H. 22x14 cm. Yellow wrappers with "Everett's Address" printed on front. Very good condition with light wear and small abrasions. 32 pp. This is a speech which analyzes the Bible as poetry and a work of literature. American Imprints 50249, AAS 229781.- $75
- $75
Rules of Discipline of the Yearly-Meeting, held on Rhode-Island, for New-England. Printed by Direction of the Meeting
New England Yearly Meeting of Friends 21x13 cm. Contemporary full calf, front board detached. Water stain at bottom in the first half of the book, light soiling and foxing throughout. xvi, 156 pp. First published by Abraham Shearman in 1809 and re-printed by direction of the Meeting by B. Lindsey & Co. in 1826. Shaw & Shoemaker 24639, OCLC 191256156 & 9460557, AAS 259471.- $125
- $125
Map of the City of Danbury with Danbury Township, Borough and Township of Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut
72x68 cm. Loose folding map in very good to excellent condition with small holes at fold junctions. City of Danbury colored by ward, outer areas uncolored. Street index, key to major buildings, railroads and trolley lines. It is quite possible that this was removed from a city directory, though there is nothing in the title to confirm that, nor are there any clear points of attachment to a book. Outside panel has three ads for local businesses. Centennial Portfolio: A Souvenir of the International Exhibition at Philadelphia, Comprising Lithographic Views of Fifty of its Principal Buildings, with Letter-Press Description
18.5x28 cm. Original orange cloth, stamped in gilt and black. Bumped at corners, front hinge weak, top of rear board and spine discolored from water damage. Internally fine. 52 color tinted lithographic plates with descriptions and 5 full-page architectural renditions of buildings on facing pages. Local Tariff of Passenger Rates and Distances in Effect November 1st, 1887, and Until Otherwise Ordered
21x14 cm. Contemporary full calf, well worn, with crude buckram spine. Contents shaken, some leaves possibly missing. Approximately 300 pages. While the title above reflects what is on the title page here, this is actually a much larger compilation of rate schedules, printed memos, rules and general instructions for conductors. This was likely put together by a conductor to preserve company rates and instructions. There are notes and memos from other railroads associated with the CCC& I, including the Indianapolis & St. Louis, Louisville & Southern, Lake Shore & MIchigan Southern, and the Dayton & Union. A most unusual survival containing internal publications of these railroads not distributed widely. The American Poulterer’s Companion. A Practical Treatise on the Breeding, Rearing, and General Management of Various Species of Domestic Poultry
19x15 cm. Original black cloth, front joint torn at top, mended tear in backstrip, corners bumped. Gilt-stamped images on front and spine. 304 pp. A later edition of a popular guide to raising chickens, turkeys, ducks, etc. first published under this title in 1845 with editions as late as 1867. Published by Harper & Brothers. This edition not in AAS. OCLC 432654088 & 68810224 (5 loc. in total). Investing Money. 7-30 Gold. A Railroad Bond and Real Estate Mortgage Combined
9.5x15 cm. Accordian-fold pamphlet printed on 10 panels (5 panels each recto and verso). Mended along all folds, top left corner damaged, small chips at edge. Unillustrated promotional piece from Jay Cooke & Company of Philadelphia for bonds of the Northern Pacific Railroad. The Northern Pacific had been chartered in 1864 and had begun construction in 1870. The text promotes the financial benefits of these 7.3% bonds as well as touting the Northern Pacific in general. Geography and Geology of Vermont, with State and County Outline Maps for the Use of Schools and Families
16x10 cm. Original 1/4 leather with printed boards, very good condition with rubbing at extremities and wear to front joint. Text block is tight. Very light scattered foxing. [7], 10-219, [1] pp., with frontispiece map of the state and outline maps of the counties in the text. Ads for the printer, Chauncey Goodrich, on the back cover. AAS 221644. Welcome to Simmons Corners, Tucker County
47x59 cm. Very good condition with light wear and creasing along original folds. Bright colorful chromolithographic map of the fictional rural home of Little Orphan Annie. This map was available as a premium to listeners of that radio show who sent in a certain numbers of labels from Ovaltine, the show's sponsor. The map was drawn by Keith Ward, best know from his illustrations of the Dick and Jane reading primers. He was also responsible for Elsie the Cow and Elmer of Elmer's Glue. Cyclorama of the Battle of Gettysburg (At Boston)
22.6x15 cm. Printed wrappers, spine splitting. Worn, with corners turned and wrappers loose. 36 pp., folding key to the Cyclorama. This was the program and guide for visitors to the Boston edition of Paul Philippoteaux's grand cyclorama of the Battle of Gettysburg. Housed in Boston on the Moody and Sankey Tabernacle Site, on Tremont Street between Berkeley and Clarendon Streets, the panorama was 450 feet long and 50 feet wide. It depicted many scenes and events of the battle. The other examples of the cyclorama were displayed in New York, Brooklyn and Chicago. OCLC 80039872. Map of the Town of Kinderhook, Columbia Co., New York
87x127 cm. Wall map with no rods, restored. Varnish removed, modern linen backing. Excellent condition except for light staining near top edge and some loss to the top of the view of Robert Martsch's house at the top left corner. Full color by school district. Kinderhook is noted as the home of Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States. His house, Lindenwald, is named in the southwest area of the town, though it is not among the 16 inset building views around the edges. Van Buren passed away in Kinderhook in 1862, so he was living at this home at the time this map was made. He is named on the map as Ex-Presdt. Martin Van Buren. Among the building views is a large one showing the shop of a daguerrotypist, J. T. Nichols. This was less than 20 years after the invention of the daguerrotype. Published by Richard Clark, who produced many other large maps of towns and counties. Drawn by Benjamin A. Clark. While likely not unique as maps such as this were published in signficant numbers for subscribers in the town, this map is nonetheless currently not recorded in OCLC or the catalogue of the Library of Congress. We have found no references to it in any bibliography.