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octavo, 88, [1] pp., pamphlet, ex-library, handstamps on title-page, removed from bound volume of pamphlets, text, clean, else a good copy.

first edition, octavo, 106 pp., removed from bound volume of pamphlets, lacking wrappers, else a good copy.

17 letters, 19 pp., 1 envelope, dated 17 Nov 1894 to 12 Feb 1935; plus 1 postcard, written to Louis Wiley, dated 1933; of the 17 letters, 14 are written to Louis Wiley, with 2 of them related and mentioning Wiley, and 1 letter unclear if related to Wiley, or not.
Correspondents Include:
Benjamin Folsom, cousin of the wife of President Grover Cleveland, was consul to England; his letter appears to pertain to the sale of a magazine, possibly Wiley's "The Tidings" magazine.
James Goold Cutler (1848-1927), prominent Rochester, NY architect and businessman, mayor of Rochester (1904-1907); inquiring about work for someone.
John Sharp Williams (1854-1932), a U.S. Congressman (1893-1909) and a U.S. Senator (1910-1923) from Mississippi; thanking Wiley for his kind words;
Edward Anthony Bradford, worked for fifty years for the New York Times, various positions, for many years an editorial writer; writes about their mutual medical problems.
Wenona Marlin, Washington, DC, war clerk; thanking Wiley & the NYT,… Read More

15 letters, 27 pp., dated 6 February 1864 to 15 March 1895; of the 15 letters, 12 are dated 1879 to 1883; also includes a three-page manuscript note; and 2 used bank checks.
Thirteen of the fifteen letters were written to William Allen Butler; they were written by: U.S. Senator George F. Edmonds, of Vermont (5); U.S. Congressman Simeon B. Chittenden, of New York (5); E.C. Benedict of Albany, NY (1); attorney George W. Parsons, of New York, NY (1); and his son Benjamin F. Butler, of Boston, MA (2); the remaining two letters written by William Allen Butler himself, listed as of New York, NY (1) to Lieut. Theodorus Bailey Myers Mason; and a letter of Butler's son Benjamin F. Butler, written to James McKean, Esq., of New York City, New York.
Senator George F. Edmonds and Congressman Simeon B. Chittenden, both write to William Allen Butler on their respective U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives letterhead. George W. Parsons writes to Butler on the letterhead of his law firm "Barney,… Read More

Collection of 255 letters, 776 manuscript pp., (164 retained mailing envelopes), dated 1 April 1879 to 19 April 1918; the bulk of correspondence dates from the 1880s and 1890s; mostly handwritten, some typed; includes correspondence of Barrett family members of Hartford, Connecticut, to their son, Charles C. Barrett, as well as incoming business letters to Barrett, who worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad as a traveling passenger agent, and later became a land developer and realtor at Edgar, Wisconsin; the archive also includes 1 diary of 1873-1874 kept by William J. Barrett; 12 small memorandum notebooks, dated 1884-1913; and over 340 pieces of related paper and manuscript ephemeral material.
There are several sections, or groups of letters, within the collection. Including a section containing family letters written by Mrs. Jane Barrett to her son Charles C. Barrett, as well as letters to Charles from his sister Grace and, his brother, Cliff; there are letters written to Barrett's wife Clara… Read More

37 letters, 83 pp., (5 envelopes), dated 25 December 1853 to 31 March 1860; of the 37 letters, 6 of them are not dated. Also included are 8 pieces of printed and manuscript ephemera (appointment document; agreement; property deed; Estate papers; calling cards; business card, etc.) and 15 used envelopes, which likely could be matched to letters in this collection.
Thomas Palmer (1835-1889)
Thomas Palmer was born on 13 Aug 1835 at Stonington, CT. He was the son of farmer Alden Palmer (1802-1876) and Nancy Davis Palmer, who were married on 10 Oct 1831. Alden Palmer was the son of Thomas & Lucy Palmer of Stonington. Besides Thomas, Alden & his wife had seven other children: Harriet Jane, Mary Rossiter, Alden Jr., Lucy Woodbridge, Eugene, Emeline, and Eliza Babcock, all born in Stonington. The 1860 Census lists Thomas a drover, living at his parent's farm and likely working for his father. He was still living at Stonington when he registered for the Civil War draft. No record of him having served, further… Read More

Collection of 114 letters, 318 pp., most with retained mailing envelopes, dated 1869-1891, with the bulk dating from the 1880s. Four of the letters are not dated, but fall within the general time frame. The collection also includes 16 postcards dated 1879-1887.All of the letters appear to be incoming correspondence to Moss M. Nash, of Martinsburgh, New York, and Lorain, Ohio. They are written by his parents, sister, cousin, and several friends from his school boy days. His father writes at least twenty letters, his mother nine. His sister Lottie writes eight letters. His cousin Martin S. Butrick, of Edwardsville, New York (his mother's side of the family) writes to him on at least fourteen occasions. A friend, Charles Hough, writes to him on a number of occasions, as do friends named Mell and Will. Will is at Fort Collins, Colorado and Mell moved to New York City to become an artist, later relocating to Utica.
Moss M. Nash (1858-1933)
Moss M. Nash was born 1 June 1858 at Martinsburg, Lewis County, New… Read More

Group of 28 incoming letters, 40 manuscript pages, (21 retained mailing envelopes), dated 8 April 1869 to 25 April 1871; of the 28 letters, 24 were written to David Blair, of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, by various business correspondents; with 1 letter written by David Blair, to John Whitehead, Esq., and 2 letters written by Wm. A. Orbison, miner and shipper of semi-bituminous coals, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, to D.R.B. Flenner, Esq., Broad Top City, Pennsylvania; and 2 postcards, addressed to John S. Blair, Washington, D.C., written by K.A. Lovell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, dated 14 November 1891 and 27 January 1892.
Mr. D.R.B. Flenner, of Corkstown and Broad Top City, Pennsylvania, wrote 6 letters to Blair, mostly about Flenner's wanting to leave his employer and go into business for himself, or with another; 4 letters to Blair were written by James Hoover & Sons, of Norristown Iron Works, a coal customer of Blair; other letters are also business letters, concerning Blair's coal business, and his… Read More

292 letters, 296 manuscript and typed pages, (no retained mailing envelopes), dated 8 November 1892 to 31 August 1912; plus 23 pieces of related paper ephemera mostly receipts (19) and advertisement proofs (3).
Description of the Collection
Correspondence: Outgoing Letters:
33 outgoing letters, 33 typed pp., on the letterhead of the Health Merry-Go-Round Co., dated 14 May 1907 to 31 August 1912; written by either the secretary of the company, Thomas Jasper (28 letters), or the vice-president of the company, Charles M. Ertel (4 letters), with one letter written (retained copy, not signed) by the president of the company, G.R. Cottrell. There are 10 short manuscript letters/notes written on 10 of these letters; which appears to be written by the recipient of the letter who then writes back to the Health Merry-Go-Round Company, on the original sheet. G.R. Cottrell was also the president of the Cottrell Hardware Co., and Thomas Jasper was… Read More

folio, 10 pages, on unwatermarked 18th century paper, likely of American manufacture, formerly folded in quarters, docketed twice on final leaf. There are significant condition issues, paper browned and brittle, separated along folds with considerable loss at intersection of center fold, tears repaired with archival tissue. Despite the issues of condition, a unique document listing the estate inventory of a unique figure, a pioneer printer, publisher, and journalist in colonial Philadelphia.
Manuscript estate inventory of Andrew Bradford, pioneer printer and journalist of Philadelphia, who died November 24, 1742. Bradford printed the first newspaper in the middle colonies and the first magazine in America. Andrew Bradford, like his father William was also a pioneer supporter of the idea of a free press and is credited with setting "forth those principles that later enabled Andrew Hamilton, in New York City, to free John Peter Zenger in the most famous case for press freedom in colonial days."
The… Read More

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Distributed by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1990. Decorative Cloth. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12"" tall. 111 pages, illustrated black & white and color images, dustjacket okay, minor wear to edges, otherwise good. Table of contents includes: Foreward b Philippe de Montebello; Acknowledgements; Introduction by George Bisacca and Laurence B. Kanter; Catalouge by Timothy J. Newbery and Laurence B. Kanter; 1. Pre-Renaissance; 2. Tabernacle Frames; 3. Gallery Frames; 4. Tondi; 5. Casetta Frames; 6. Renaissance-Style Frames; Glossary; Selected Bibliography