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4 volumes, 8v0, later half calf & marbled boards, rebacked with original spines laid on, 3 folding maps & 9 folding tables, xxiv, 591, [1] blank, [16]; [ii], 717,[1], [21]; [ii], 523,[1],[16]; [ii], 610,[8] pp. Edges rubbed, maps with some separation at folds,, edge wear and repaired tears, and occasional light foxing. The Duke de La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt (1747-1827) was known to have some liberal political tendencies, but supported royalty through the French Revolution. Not surprisingly, he fled to England in 1794 shortly after the storming of the Bastille. He would travel to the United States and Canada in 1795, but would return to France four years later. During his travels in North America, he would tour New England, the Eastern Great Lakes, Upper Canada, and even the Southern United Sates. His commentary includes observations on farming, the quality of roads, shipping and whaling in New England, the Quakers, and Philadelphia society. He even makes a comment on how well read American women are.

New York: J.& J. Harper , 1832. First American Edition. 2 volumes, 12mo, original stiff cardboad or possibly printed cloth, illustrated with two maps (one folding) and three plates. Repairs to joints of volume one, tape repairs to folding map, some foxing and aging; otherwise about very good. Before he set out on this expedition, Richard Lander was considered one of the most experienced British African explorers of his time. He had been the sole survivor of the Clapperton expedition, and made an impressive solo trek to the coast with the expeditions papers and journals. He and his brother made an important contribution to mapping out the territory where the Niger terminates.

8vo original printed wrappers 34 pp. Wrappers darkened, and a few chips and tears along the edges, wrappers a bit fragile, otherwise very good. According to Wagner-Comp, Lang and Taylor were two Quakers who visited tribes recently removed from east of the Mississippi to the west. For the most part, the pamphlet presents their observations about the Cherokees and other tribes that were expelled from Georgia and transported to the Indian Territory. Their report was originally presented at the Yearly Meeting of the Friends of New England and New York before it was published under the present title.

Pamphlet, 8vo original wrappers 47 pp. Front wrapper has remnant of paper sticker; and title page has library stamp. A few minor chips at the edges. Overall very good or better. Early work on the Western tribes, which takes a look at the impact of U.S. Government relocation policies. Lang and Taylor were Quakers who visited the Winnebago, Kickapoo, Cherokees, Choctaw, and Shawnees between August and December 1842. Not surprisingly, they were quite disturbed about what they found, and this report presents a case for immediate assistance. Interestingly, one of the concerns of the Native Americans was the possibility of yet another relocation. This is a first edition, and while it isn’t totally clear, the Providence issue may have been published before the New York edition, which came out in the same year.

2 Vols., 8vo, original cloth, lightly blind stamped with floral decorations, paper spine labels, 243 & 242 pp. Volumes leaning a bit, spine and extremities faded; mild rubbing and edge wear, some foxing. Overall very good. Charles Latrobe spent two years in America, and was a close friend of Washington Irving, with whom he toured New England and the Western states with. Latrobe was one of the earliest European travelers to visit and talk about the Great Plains. There is even a section in the book about the “Santa Fe Traders”. To give him credit for getting a full view of America, Latrobe also spent a good deal of time visiting the Southern states.

8vo contemporary tooled calf, [1], [4], [1], [2], 220, [1], vi, 76, [2] pages. 2 books in one, each with a separate title and with an additional title and table of contents for the combined edition. Front cover detached and rear cover is cracked and hinge is a little weak, backstrip defective, covers worn, no endpapers, some dampstaining, 3 leaves appear to be supplied from another copy, signature on front pastedown, normal foxing and aging. Le Mercier was born in 1692 in Caen France. He graduated from Geneva, and in 1715 came to America through the influence of Andrew Faneuil. He was selected to become the new pastor of the French Protestant church in Boston, where he presided till 1748. In 1737 while on board the ship Catherine returning from a trip to Europe he was shipwrecked off the coast of the island of Sable. He set up a relief house for the relief of shipwrecked mariners on the Isle of Sables. The present volume, which is believed to be a scarce work, is one of two works he published. The… Read More

16mo (4"x6"(, red cardboard covers, title on front cover, illustrated, 179 pp., plus maps. Minor binding wear, some margin notations, and normal aging; otherwise very good. Handsome little street guide to Paris in French. This edition is somewhat scarce, and includes numerous diagrams and maps. The maps are in color.

Oblong 8vo, ½ morocco, original wrappers, illustrated, 24[6] pp. Top cover is detached, and back cover almost detached. A piece of spine chipped away, but glued back on. Normal foxing and aging. Wonderful book of American Civil War related caricatures, with limericks as captions. The tone is pro Union, and caricatures include those of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. Some have a racist tone, but the comments clearly argue for a Union victory.

Charles Brome, May 18, 1685. Small folio, (8 1/2 " x 13 ½"), one leaf, printed on both sides. Disbound, margins a little uneven, a couple of small holes in left margin, normal aging and browning; otherwise very good plus. The paper is believed to have been owned by Sir Roger L'Estrange (1616-1704) who was a strong supporter of the crown. Complete issue. #
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Folio (13 1/2" x 10"), chromolithograph, archivally matted, attached at top margin. A little toning and browning, left margin a little rough at the edge; otherwise bright and clean. Attractive and colorful chromolithograph of mushrooms from Leuba's Les Champignons Comestibles. This is plate number XIV, and it shows seven different mushrooms.

Folio (13 1/2" x 10"), chromolithograph, archivally matted, attached at top margin. A little toning and browning, left margin a little rough at the edge; otherwise bright and clean. Attractive and colorful chromolithograph of mushrooms from Leuba's Les Champignons Comestibles. This is plate number XV, and it shows four different mushrooms.

Folio (13 1/2" x 10"), chromolithograph, archivally matted, attached at top margin. A little toning and browning, left margin a little rough at the edge; otherwise bright and clean. Attractive and colorful chromolithograph of mushrooms from Leuba's Les Champignons Comestibles. This is plate number I, and it shows four different mushrooms.

Folio (13 1/2" x 10"), chromolithograph, archivally matted, attached at top margin. A little toning and browning, left margin a little rough at the edge; otherwise bright and clean. Attractive and colorful chromolithograph of mushrooms from Leuba's Les Champignons Comestibles. This is plate number XI, and it shows five different mushrooms.

Folio (13 1/2" x 10"), chromolithograph, archivally matted, attached at top margin. A little toning and browning, left margin a little rough at the edge; otherwise bright and clean. Attractive and colorful chromolithograph of mushrooms from Leuba's Les Champignons Comestibles. This is plate number XVI, and it shows six different mushrooms.

8vo, cloth with partial dust jacket, title on spine, 256 pp. Only top cover portion and inside flap of the dust jacket remain, edge tears and chips on this remaining portion, slight crick at the upper joint of top cover, title on spine faded, normal aging, otherwise very good. A.J. Liebling (1904-1963) a prominent journalist with The New Yorker published this boxing classic in 1956. He covers fighters like Jack Johnson, Rocky Marciano and Sandy Saddler. A good portion of the book is about heavyweights. Hartley 1229.

Chromolithograph broadside, 16" x 20".Creases where folded, slight abrasion at the conjunction of one of the folds, some slight chipping to the lower right corner, and the left margin, which extend a little into image; still a colorful and unusual piece. A scarce early 20th century broadside version of the Emancipation Proclamation in the form of a WWI "uplift" poster. At the center is Abraham Lincoln holding a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation. He is flanked with smaller images of Paul L. Dunbar, Frederick Douglas, Lt. Col. Franklin A. Dennison, and Lt. Col. Otis B. Duncan. Other images include soldiers, farmers, children at school, and a bald eagle perched on top of American Flags. We are reminded in the captions of some of the accomplishments of African American, and the promise of the future. A very attractive Broadside, even with a few imperfections.

Newspaper, 16" x 23", uncut, six columns of text, 8 pp. Folded at center, some tears and a little loss of text at center fold, but not significant, other chips, tears, and folds, mostly at extremities, some aging and browning, a little uneven darkening, uncut, and center pages probably never read; good or better for a newspaper, and still very presentable. Dated April 26, 1865 this paper covers events relating to the Lincoln funeral. The Herald reports that 750,000 stood in silence during the funeral procession, and that there were many disappointed mourners who didn't get a chance to join the 150,000 that had a chance to make it to view the body. The paper gives details about the funeral procession and the final church services for the slain president. An important piece of American History.

Newspaper, folio, unbound, 8pp. Dampstained, browned at edges with some foxing, early owner's ink stamp on top margin, some small tears and chips along edges, and a little creasing. Still in decent shape overall. This is one of the earliest printings of the Emancipation Proclamation, which was issued on September 22, 1862. The Emancipation Proclamation declared freedom for all slaves in any Confederate state that didn't return to the Union by January 1, 1863. Although this executive order did not actually free a large number of slaves, it set the stage for the freedom of all slaves. Coverage of the Emancipation in this newspaper begins in the middle of the first page. This newspaper article represents important coverage of a very significant event in American History. archives government exhibits emancipation website

8vo, original dark brown pebbled and blindstamped cloth, front cover decoratively lettered in gilt, steel engraved frontispiece portrait of Lincoln, 69 pp. Binding with some edge wear, and chipping to spine, missing about two inches of lower spine, hinges a little weak, but still firm, ends and corners bumped, a little soiling, pencil signature of previous owner; else very good. George Bancroft, who at one time was Secretary of the Navy, deliverd this memorial address to both houses of Congress on February 12, 1866. This pamphlet was also published in New York, but that issue lacked the portrait. Sabin 3132

Newspaper, 16" x 22", six columns of text, small Lincoln engraving, 4 pp. Folded at center, a few tears and chips at folds and extremities, some loss of text at the center fold, some aging and browning, and a little uneven darkening; despite these faults the paper is in decent condition overall for a newspaper from this period. Dated April 26, 1865 this paper provides considerable detail on Lincoln's funeral. The coverage includes an OBIT on Lincoln, and a small engraving of the slain president. Most of the coverage is on the second page of the newspaper.  The articles include stories on events at the capital to honor Lincoln, and the impact of the event on a grieving nation.