Ship's Paper, Signed By John Hancock, Signer of the Declaration of Independence by Hancock, John. Signer of the Declaration of Independence - 1769

Sheet size 10 1/4 inches x 14 inches, fully margined beyond the plate mark, except the bottom edge, which is trimmed to the plate mark, a few tiny worm holes toward the right margin and lower left. The drawing has been attributed to Richard Brookshaw and the German engraver Johann Elias Haid made his own mezzotint from the same drawing.

Brookfield: E. Merriam`, 1798. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Viii, [1], 10-139, [2] + About 100 Blank Pages Bound In At End, Of Which Have Manuscript Additions By The Author. Full Calf, Red Morocco Spine Label,5 Thin Gilt Bands On Spine. Original Text, With 100 Pages Bound In For The Author In His Personal Copy. The Book Is Not Signed By Ellis, But The Handwriting And In Particular The Elaborate Scrolling Decorations Compare Favorably With Asa Ellis's Ownership Signature In His Copy Of Jonathan Edwards' "The Salvation Of All Men, New Haven, 1790, At Harvard, Ac7.Ed969.790S, Hollis Number 005244896. The Additions Include Detailed Recipes For L. Brown, Black, Fancy Blue, Smoke Green, India Brown, Wine Colour, Ash Colour, Fawn Colour, Light Wellington Snuff, Indigo Or Blue Vat, Cotton And Linen Blue, Mauve (Woolen), Aquafortis (Woolen); The Last Page Has A Clipping About "Dr. Beebe's Remedy", A Short "Cure For Diphtheria, And A Formula For Restoring Grey. The Bottoms… Read More

1752-1753, Halle, Johan Justinus Gebauer. 2 volumes. [xlviii]+688 pages with frontispiece and 41 plates; [xxii]+905+[ 63] pages with 18 plates (15 folding], 8 maps (.5 folding), bibliography and index. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 8") bound in quarter brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine over blue boards. Compiled and translated by Johann Friedrich Schröter. Introduction by Siegmund Jacob Baumgartens. (Sabin 77989; Howes S200; Borba de Moraes, page 453) First edition. Extensively illustrated cultural and natural history of the Americas, compiled and translated by Johann Friedrich Schröter. The work is illustrated with two large folding maps of North and South America after Delisle. Also included are folding views of Cuzco and Mexico City. Numerous engravings depict various native tribes, their customs, and the flora and fauna of the Americas. The first volume is based on a translation of Lafiteau's Moeurs des Sauvages Ameriquains (Paris, 1724), with accounts of the discovery of the New World and… Read More

A Delineation by pen and pencil of the mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, water-falls, shores, cañons, valleys, cities, and other picturesque features of our country. With illustrations of steel and wood, by eminent American artists. Edited by William Cullen Bryant. 2 Vols. 33x26 cm. Vol.I: 568 pp.+ 25 full-page engravings on steel h.t. Vol.II: vi+576 pp.+25 full-page engravings on steel h.t. Numerous engravings in-text. D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1872-1874.
--- Contemporary full leather binding with gilt letters and decoration. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Very tight binding, repaired by professional bookbinder. Previous owner name written on the first two pages of each volume. Some foxing, sometimes affecting engravings. A few pages have traces of water (more photos available upon request - additional postage due to heavy weight).
--- "Picturesque America was a conspicuous presence in the popular culture of the United States in the post-Civil War years. First published as a magazine… Read More

1888. A Fascinating Look at Denver in Its Early Decades [Scrapbook]. [Denver City Council]. Resolutions Passed by City Council [cover title]. [Denver, 1888-1889]. [100] pp. A few documents laid in. Quarto (11-1/4" x 9"). Three-quarter pebbled cloth over marbled paper boards, "Scrap Book" gilt-stamped to spine. Binding slightly cocked, moderate rubbing to boards, somewhat heavier rubbing to extremities with some wear to board edges and corners, which are bumped. Documents affixed to rectos and versos of first 64 pages. Light toning and edgewear to contents, light browning, edgewear and occasional chipping to scrapbook leaves, light toning, edgewear and occasional creases to documents. $2,500. * This scrapbook provides a fascinating look at Denver, Colorado, when it was about 30 years old. (The city was established in November 1858.) In 1888-1889 its mayor was the colorful Wolfe Londoner [1842-1912], a former dry-goods merchant who was elected by a campaign that turned to ballot stuffing and… Read More

Sheet size 10 1/4 inches x 14 inches, fully margined beyond the plate mark, except the bottom edge, which is trimmed to the plate mark, a few tiny worm holes toward the right margin and lower left. The drawing has been attributed to Richard Brookshaw and the German engraver Johann Elias Haid made his own mezzotint from the same drawing.

1719. London: Printed for John Baskett, 1719. Folio. London: Printed for John Baskett, 1719. Folio. 1719 Compilation of New York Laws Printed in London by John Baskett [New York (Colony)]. Acts of Assembly Passed in the Province of New-York, From 1691, To 1718. London: Printed for John Baskett, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, 1719. xv, 292 pp. Folio (13-1/2" x 8-1/2"). Contemporary calf, rebacked, gilt rules to boards, extra gilt spine with raised bands and lettering piece, endleaves retained, hinges mended. Shallow scuffing to boards, some rubbing to extremities, corners bumped, hinges starting, early armorial bookplate of the Oswalds of Dunnikier, Fife to front pastedown. Light toning to text, somewhat heavier in places, light foxing to a few laves, light soiling and faint spotting to title page, a tear near the gutter carefully repaired. A very handsome copy. $3,000. * Published the same year as William Bradford's compilation, this was the fourth codification of New York laws,… Read More

Brookfield: E. Merriam`, 1798. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Viii, [1], 10-139, [2] + About 100 Blank Pages Bound In At End, Of Which Have Manuscript Additions By The Author. Full Calf, Red Morocco Spine Label,5 Thin Gilt Bands On Spine. Original Text, With 100 Pages Bound In For The Author In His Personal Copy. The Book Is Not Signed By Ellis, But The Handwriting And In Particular The Elaborate Scrolling Decorations Compare Favorably With Asa Ellis's Ownership Signature In His Copy Of Jonathan Edwards' "The Salvation Of All Men, New Haven, 1790, At Harvard, Ac7.Ed969.790S, Hollis Number 005244896. The Additions Include Detailed Recipes For L. Brown, Black, Fancy Blue, Smoke Green, India Brown, Wine Colour, Ash Colour, Fawn Colour, Light Wellington Snuff, Indigo Or Blue Vat, Cotton And Linen Blue, Mauve (Woolen), Aquafortis (Woolen); The Last Page Has A Clipping About "Dr. Beebe's Remedy", A Short "Cure For Diphtheria, And A Formula For Restoring Grey. The Bottoms… Read More

1752-1753, Halle, Johan Justinus Gebauer. 2 volumes. [xlviii]+688 pages with frontispiece and 41 plates; [xxii]+905+[ 63] pages with 18 plates (15 folding], 8 maps (.5 folding), bibliography and index. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 8") bound in quarter brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine over blue boards. Compiled and translated by Johann Friedrich Schröter. Introduction by Siegmund Jacob Baumgartens. (Sabin 77989; Howes S200; Borba de Moraes, page 453) First edition. Extensively illustrated cultural and natural history of the Americas, compiled and translated by Johann Friedrich Schröter. The work is illustrated with two large folding maps of North and South America after Delisle. Also included are folding views of Cuzco and Mexico City. Numerous engravings depict various native tribes, their customs, and the flora and fauna of the Americas. The first volume is based on a translation of Lafiteau's Moeurs des Sauvages Ameriquains (Paris, 1724), with accounts of the discovery of the New World and… Read More

A Delineation by pen and pencil of the mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, water-falls, shores, cañons, valleys, cities, and other picturesque features of our country. With illustrations of steel and wood, by eminent American artists. Edited by William Cullen Bryant. 2 Vols. 33x26 cm. Vol.I: 568 pp.+ 25 full-page engravings on steel h.t. Vol.II: vi+576 pp.+25 full-page engravings on steel h.t. Numerous engravings in-text. D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1872-1874.
--- Contemporary full leather binding with gilt letters and decoration. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Very tight binding, repaired by professional bookbinder. Previous owner name written on the first two pages of each volume. Some foxing, sometimes affecting engravings. A few pages have traces of water (more photos available upon request - additional postage due to heavy weight).
--- "Picturesque America was a conspicuous presence in the popular culture of the United States in the post-Civil War years. First published as a magazine… Read More