Search Results: REVOLUTIONARY WAR from Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints

Philadelphia: Horace W. Smith, 1865. Limited edition. Hardcover. Good - condition. A Limited Edition of 50 copies in quarto size. With the portraits & facsimiles called for. Engravings include: portrait George Washington, portraits of Major Andre, portrait John Paulding, portrait Miss Honora Sneyd, portrait Miss Anna Seward, folding facsimile plate ("A representation of figures exhibited and paraded ..."), portrait of Benedict Arnold, and facsimile Arnold's Pass. A reprint of 1780 edition: Proceedings of a Board of General Officers held by order of His Excellency Gen. Washington, Commander in Chief of the Army of the United States of America, respecting Major John André, Adjutant General of the British Army, September 29, 1780. Large 4to, (9 1/2" x 12"), frontispiece portraits, 67pp, portraits, facsimiles. Deaccessed by the NY Association of the Bar Library, with their stamp on the title page. Pale green cloth library binding, leather spine labels damaged. Internally, some of the early leaves… Read More

Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1903. Hardcover. Very good condition. Printed for members of the Bibliophile Society. Includes an important account of the British Army during the Revolutionary War not discovered until 1903. Two vols., sml 4to, (xx), 135pp & (xii), 78pp, 44 maps & plans, & facsimiles incl. signed etching portrait by W.H.W. Bicknell. Bound in full vellum, gilt title on spine and deco on front cover. Howes A 239. A beautiful production.

Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1903. Limited edition. Hardcover. One of ten copies signed by William Bixby for presentation, with "Compliments of W. K. Bixby" at ffep. William Bixby owned the original manuscript of Andre's journal, which ws not discovered until 1902. Includes an important account of the British Army during the Revolutionary War. A beautiful production, printed for members of the Bibliophile Society, and limited to 487 copies. William K. Bixby was a self-made man, born in 1874, who became the head of American Car & Foundry, a St. Louis corporation that made railroad cars. His major beneficiaries were the St. Louis Art Museum, Washington University and the Missouri Historical Society & History Museum. Bixby served lengthy terms as president or vice president of the Historical Society over more than two decades. Many of the books in his collection were given to the Museum, including the The Nuremberg Chronicle (1493), and papers of Thomas Jefferson. 2 volumes. Small 4to, (xx)… Read More

Hubbell, Horatio. Arnold, or the Treason of West Point: A Tragedy, in Five Acts. Philadelphia (no pub.), 1847, 1st edition. Sml. 8vo, 3/4 maroon morocco over marbled boards, spine gilt, t.e.g., by Bradstreet's of London. 76pp. Rubbed along edges, 2 bookplates, but a very nice copy and an interesting specimen of an obscure American imprint bound by a venerable English firm. Despite the title, this wordy dramatization of events that occurred during the American War of Independence centers less on Benedict Arnold than on the romantic, unlucky Major Andre and concludes with his soliloquies. the play is thoroughly Shakespearean in its language, use of iambic pentameter, and frequent extended soliloquies. Little seems to be recorded of its author, who also produced a pamphlet on the state of affairs at Yale University in 1855 and an annotated edition of Euclid in 1861. One of the bookplates is that of Thomas Addis Emmet (1828-1919), an eminent American gynecologist, surgeon and physician, collector of… Read More

New York: New York Historical Society, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. An important reference for the applied arts in New York City, these three volumes cover the period from 1726 through 1804: ".... a detailed record of the artists, artisans, and craftsmen who solicited patronage through New York City newspapers". 8vo, first two volumes green gilt cloth, third volume red gilt cloth; 450pp, 484pp and 537pp. A very good, bright set, spines immaculate, not rubbed.

Hartford, Connecticut, 1777. Very good condition. A Revolutionary War pay order made out to Captain Ezra Sperry (sic) for the sum of 60 pounds six shillings and eight pence for "sundry losses of cloathing (sic) & expense of sickness of his compy of Militia Expedition to N. York 1776 as pr acct and charge the state - Hartford. May 22nd, 1777". It is signed on the verso in full by Captain Speary, who writes, "May the 29th, 1777 received this order in full of Samuel [Hamilton?] as witness my hand, L60 - 6 -8, Ezra Speary". Signed below Speary's statement is Samuel [Hamilton? Horniston?]'s signature, and the docket in another hand, "No. 7506, Order, Capt Ezra Sperry, dated 22nd May 1777, L60 - 6- 8, audited 11th Sept 1777", signed E. [Ritkin?]." George Washington had been unsuccessfully battling the British in New York and had called for militia reinforcements to assist. Seven Connecticut militia regiments journeyed to New York in March 1776 to help in holding the city until the Continental army… Read More

(London), 1785. Very good condition. Copper engraving of the Battle from a period publication, an interesting view with Americans charging as they fire, at the British, who are retreating, and houses visible in the distance. With elaborate decorative border of scrolls & urns. A dramatically posed dead English drummer is in the foreground with his drum & musket. 6 x 9 1/2" plus margins. Oval in heading is left blank.

New York: American Art Union, 1846. First printing. Very good overall. Handsome engraving dramatising Major Andre's capture. From a painting by A.B. Durand in the possession of the Honble. James K. Paulding. Published by the American Art Union exclusively for the members 1846. Andre was adjutant to the British General Henry Clinton, and is shown here in civilian clothes, his boots & hat removed, with the American patriot Hiram Paulding turning away from him with his arm outstretched in rejection, his other hand holding the compromising papers. Andre had negotiated the surrender of West Point with Benedict Arnold. He was hung by the Americans as a spy; in Britain, he was memorialized as a hero. Engraving after the painting by Asher B. Durand; the figures engraved by Alfred Jones and the landscape by Smillie and Hinshelwood. First issued in 1846 by the American Art Union. Copper engraving black and white as issued, 18 x 15 1/2" plus margins. Lightly toned, a strong impression.

London: Printed for J. Almon, 1776. Second edition. Hardcover. An early example of the consequences of refusing to name a source; in this case, a junior officer of the First Regiment of Foot Guards punished for refusing to reveal the name of another party to a private conversation to his senior officer, his struggle to clear his name by requesting a court martial on himself, the refusal of that request, and the junior officer's resignation of his commission. But there was a silver lining: Nugent (the junior officer) resigned his commission in December of of 1775 just prior to the Foot Guards being sent to fight in the American revolution. With an interesting reference to a Native American custom: " I accordingly waited on Lord Barrington and related to him my story; I confessed my ignorance in these affairs, and begged that he would be so obliging as to direct me in the proper mode of application for a court-martial on myself: his lordship replied, that he would borrow a custom form the North… Read More

Middletown, NY: Slauson & Boyd, 1894. Second edition. Wraps. Good + overall. Very scarce novel based on historical facts of the Revolution in Rockland and Orange county. 8vo, 206pp. Original paper wraps present but loose, the front wrapper chipped, with detached section at lower right present.

New York: New York Historical Society. Hardcover. Very good overall. Publication Fund Series. The Deane Papers, Volume I: 1774-1777, Volume II: 1777-1778, Volume III: 1778-1779, and Volume IV: 1779-1781. Green gilt cloth, spines gently rubbed, Vol. I & II slightly marked by damp at front boards.

Paris: P. Didot, l'aine, 1816. Very good condition. This volume includes an engraving of the only authentic likeness of Benedict Arnold, the Du Simitiere portrait drawn from life, when Arnold was still a hero of the early Revolution. Pierre Eugene Du Simitiere settled in Philadelphia in 1766, became a large collector of books and specimens, and in 1782 opened the collection to the public as the ‘American Museum'. In the 1770s Du Simitiere drew portraits from life of the famous figures of the Revolution, including Benedict Arnold, who was military governor of the city in 1779. This Arnold portrait is the only one known to have been drawn at an actual sitting. Du Simitiere's engravings of the American revolutionary figures were first published in Paris, in "Collection des Portraits des Generaux, Ministres & Magistrats"; the portrait of Arnold was done in profile, facing right, and in the form of a circular framed medallion. The author of this account, Francois Barbe-Marbois (1735 - 1847), was a… Read More

J. Johnson, London 1785. 8vo, 284pp. Early quarter brown calf with marbled boards, rubbed, outer hinge cracking. Internally very good, bookplate removed from ffep leaving some marks. Howes M-655. OCLC 6621734, 21 copies.

New York: Selmar Hess, 1870. A copper engraved full length portrait of a Continental soldier in military dress, with three corner hat, musket and sword. Engraved by John C. McRae after the painting by Alonzo Chappel. Very good. 5 1/2 x 8 3/4"

1941. Hardcover. Good +. A scarce typed genealogy of related New York families, beginning with the Cornelius family which settled in Flushing, Long Island in 1645, and where Aaron Cornelius received a large patent for the land which now encompasses Flushing, Oyster Bay, Glen Cove, Hempstead, Rosslyn and Freeport. Concludes with the text of Civil War letters written by Daniel Littlefield. There are real albumen photographic illustrations throughout. Thick 4to binder, 133pp, bibliography pp134-158. Black gilt stamped faux leather binder, gilt title at front cover, "Our Ancestors. Cornelius - Russell - Littlefield - Phelps. Laurence Cornelius". Internally, text with evidence of damp; pages rippled, some staining at gutter, but text perfectly legible. OCLC: 16260176 records one copy, in the Archives of Michigan.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1929. Hardcover. Very good condition. Signed presentation copy, with inscription by the author: "For Trainee Robert P. Patterson, with my best wishes and Highest regards, Your Plattsburgh friend, John Pell". Robert P. Patterson Sr. (1891 - 1952), Under Secretary of War under President Franklin Roosevelt, and a NY judge who served in WWI and received the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism in France. During WWII Patterson was appointed Secretary of War when Henry L. Stimson resigned. 8vo, xii, 331pp, b&w ills, maps at end papers. Green gilt cloth with gilt title at spine. In the original dust jacket; dj darkened at spine, bit ruffled edges, chipped at spine ends. The volume bright and clean internally.

For the Subscribers, Philadelphia 1848. 8vo, 302pp, 3 folding tables. Orig. qtr. brown diced leather quite rubbed, & boards. Tables slt. foxed o/w very clean.

San Antonio, TX: Forum Publishing Co., 1923. Stiff cloth wrappers. Otherwise very good condition. Famous war horses from the Revolutionary War, Boxer Revolt, WWI. Includes the ride of General Israel Putnam, Revolutionary War general after whom Putnam County, NY is named. Very scarce. 8vo, 121pp, including 1 pp adverts, frontis & 3 pp b&w photo. plates which are lightly foxed. Orig. brown stiff cloth wrappers, title in black on cover, slt. edge rubbing o/w vgc. OCLC 2617572 only 12 copies cited.

Warwick, NY: Historical Society of Warwick, 1914. Paperback. Very good overall. Information on the iron industry in the Hudson River Valley is unusual. Presentation copy, to Benjamin Moffatt Jr., compliments of G. M. Van Duzer. With a folding New Year's card from the Van Duzer Homestead with b&w photographic image titled "Mantle Motto", and text concerning the Van Duzer homestead, loosely inserted. The Donovan article concerning the West Point Chain, pp 21-25. The lists of officers heavily annotated. . 8vo, 48pp. Tan paper wrappers, title in brown at front wrapper, with crest of the Historical Society of Warwick, and index to articles. No title at spine. Spine ends and lower corner front wrapper a bit rubbed.

Philadelphia: Hallowell & Co, 1875. Wraps. Good - condition. A history of the First Troop, part of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, the oldest mounted American military unit, and one of the oldest units in continuous service. The Troopers fought at the Battle of Princeton, served as escorts to General Washington at Trenton, took part in the War of 1812 and in the Civil War fought near Gettysburg. The volume includes 18 plates, including a portrait of Abraham Markoe, the first Captain, a color plate of the standard carried in the Revolution, and a plate of the Troop's Armory built 1874. Large 4to, v, 196pp, 18 plates, Appendix, Index. An unopened copy, early pages marked, chipped at edges; late pages damp stained at top edge, some signs of insect damage. Paper wrappers and spine missing, but binding firm, plates bright and clean. OCLC 16839648.