History of the Old Cheraws: Containing an Account of the Aboriginies of the Pedee, the First White Settlement, Their Subsequent Progress, Civil Changes, the Struggle of the Revolution, and Growth of the Country Afterward, ... from About A.D.1730 to 1810 by Gregg, Right Rev. Alexander - 1867

Philadelphia: Abraham Small, 1819. First American edition. Rebacked in style with tan paper spine over original blue-gray paper covered boards. A very good copy, fore and bottom edges untrimmed, small marginal tear to map expertly repaired.. XX, [21]-482 pp. + adv. [2 pp]. Illus. with a map and color engraving (both folding). 8vo. "Illustrated by a Map of North and South America, and the West India Islands; and an Engraving, Representing the Comparative Altitudes of the Mountains of those Regions." Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1791-1847), an officer of the British army, "compiled his work with considerable care from the writings of Humboldt, and from the standard early Spanish books upon the American colonies. His volumes present a very useful summary of the condition of old Spanish America at the time when the several colonies began their career as independent states," (Larned, p. 443). This first American edition in one volume was preceded in 1818 by the English two volume edition. Sabin 6333. Palau… Read More

2 volumes. xii+414 pages with frontispiece folding map with hand-colored routes and five plates with four folding; [4]+492 pages with tables and one folding plate. octavos (8 1/4" x 5 1/4") bound contemporary tree calf with black and red labels to spine in gilt lettering. Second edition.
In the last half of the eighteenth century, England and Europe were hungry for information concerning america. One of the books which had combinations of personal and borrowed observation and reflection. one of the best know is Lieutenant Thomas Anburey's Travels through the Interior Parts of America printed for William Lane in 1789. It was reckoned a valuable source on the Borgoyne campaign, in which the author served and on America, through which he traveled. Anburey's Travels are for the most part lifted from earlier publications. The work was lifted in large chunks from the accounts and descriptions of more than a dozen earlier travels, histoires and geographies. Anburey was doing only what other did-and… Read More

The University of New Mexico Press, 1954. Book. Very Good. Hard Cover with Dustjacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with dustjacket : very good / good minus. Book: slight stain to spine, otherwise binding is clean and bright; straight; hinges strong; ownership inscription inside front, otherwise interior is in excellent condition. Jacket in mylar protector; jacket has shallow chips, mostly upper edge; clean other than an old price penned on front. 1954 on title and copyright pages..

[Boston] Selectmen of the Town of Boston. Autograph Document Signed. Boston, Massachusetts: August 7, 1811. One sheet folded into four leaves 22.5 cm x 33.5 cm. Fold splits, chips, a few worm holes and darkening. Poor. Text is legible. Would display well.
OCLC shows two holdings for documents of the Boston Selectmen for 1811 (Boston Public Library). "We the Subscribed Selectmen of the Town of Boston do approve of the following persons as Inn holders & Retailers in the said Town & we do hereby recommend them to the best of our knowledge as persons of sober Life & Conversation suitably qualified & provided for the exercise of such an employment & firmly attached to the Constitution and Laws of this Commonwealth." Among the Inn holders are Thomas Obrien on Exchange Street; William Parker on Broad Street; and Edward Savage of Boylston Hall. There are some 26 retailers listed. Signed by the following Selectmen: Charles Bulfinch, William Porter, Ebenezer Oliver, John May, Francis Wright, Nathan Webb, &… Read More

Beautifully signed LBJ bookplate: To Eunice Graham With appreciation for her Competent service during a trying period. Lyndon B Johnson (Note the "C" in Competent is clearly capitalized by LBJ). Book in fine condition with dust jacket in very good condition. Dust jacket on front page fine condition with very minor wrinkles (see picture). Tiny chips at top of jacket on binding and small tear and wrinkle on rear cover not impacting picture of LBJ (see picture). Clean text. Unclipped ($15.00). Protected by Brodart book jacket cover.LBJ noted about this book, "I make no pretense of having written a complete and definitive history of my Presidency. I have tried, rather, to review that period from a President's personal and political philosophy, a President's experience and knowledge, a President's aspirations, and a President's response to the demands that were made on him." I have not written these chapters to say' This is how it was," but to say, "This is how I saw it from my vantage point."

NY: Morrisania, 1886. First edition, limited to 250 copies signed by the author. Published NY: Morrisania, 1886. 4to., 7 3/4" x 11", vi+281pp. illustrated frontis engraved plate of author, 2 folding maps, tables, ALS laid in. Quarter bound leather and marbled boards, peach endpapers. Backstrip lacking, leather and edges worn. Internally very good, pages clean, bright, unmaked. Folding maps in very good condition, each with a minor tear in the margin attaching to the book. Scarce, and scarce to find that is not ex-library. . 1st. Hard. Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.

Baltimore: The Franklin Press, 1813. THE WEEKLY REGISTER. Containing Political, Historical, Geographical, Scientifical, Astronomical, Statistical and Biographical Documents, Essays, and Facts; Together with Notices of the Arts and Manufactures, and a Record of the Events of the Times. Volume 3, fully indexed, Addenda and Appendix. 26 issues covering the period from September 1812 - March 1813. First edition. 26 issues bound together with addenda and appendix. Published Baltimore: The Franklin Press, 1812-1813. 8vo., 6 1/2" x 10 1/4", iii+ 416; 1 plate plus 16pp. addenda entirely on the Oliver Evans' Columbian Steam Engine, plus 64pp. appendix. Every issue contains notices on the progress of the War. Some issues list the prizes made by the American Navy, name and size of vessels and crews. Half roan and marbled boards. Some toning, minimal foxing to preliminaries, small loss at top corner of general title page, some scuff/edgewear else very good, clean and attractive. Scarce. . 1st. Hard.… Read More

Bound volume (modern gilt-lettered blue cloth & marbled paper) containing 14 octavo pamphlets
Bound without wraps, one pamphlet lacking title page & stained throughout, (Smith/ Oratory), one pamphlet closely trimmed briefly touching some text (Clayton/ Speech Central American Treaty, 1856), scattered foxing & toning, generally very good
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The Nassau Rake: Edited and Published by the Sophomore Class of the College of New Jersey Princeton, June, 1856, 83, [1] pp.
The Nassau Rake: Edited and Published by the Sophomore Class of the College of New Jersey Princeton, June, 1857, 112 pp.
Memorabilia Sophomorum Edited and Published by the Freshman Class of the College of New Jersey, Princeton, New Jersey, June, 1856, 55 pp.
DAVIS, Thomas T. Address and Poem Delivered Before the Associate Chapters of the Sigma Phi Fraternity, At Their General Convention Held in Williamstown, Mass August 16, 1853 Williamstown: Published by the Alpha of Massachusetts, 1854, 37 pp.… Read More

[Albuquerque, New Mexico]:: Strong Silent Type Press,, 2023.. Edition of 20. 8 x 10"; 30 pages. Printed in intaglio from polymer plates. Printed on Anigoni papers. Ariel Rounded MT Bold for text font. Codex binding with cloth boards. Illustrated pastedowns. Includes bibliography with data and photo sources. Signed and numbered by the artist. Fred Hagstrom: "''This book is about the experience of the 'nuclear vets', service members exposed to radiation during nuclear bomb testing."  Introduction: "Between 1945 and 1980, the US, USSR, UK, France, and China carried out more than 500 atmospheric tests of nuclear weapons totaling the explosive equivalent of 440 megatons of TNT. These tests injected radioactive material into the atmosphere, much of which were widely dispersed before being deposited as fallout. Cancer investigators have been studying the health effects of radioactive fallout for decades.  "The US conducted 196 atmospheric… Read More

Notes on the State of Virginia by Thomas JeffersonPrinted by David Carlisle for Thomas & Andrews [et al], Boston, 1801. Eighth American Edition. In original calfskin morocco label, gilt. 364pp. folding map, and folding table - lacking the frontis. portrait of Jefferson. The map by Samuel Lewis is dated 1794. It is the same map as that issued with the Philadelphia 1794 edition. Condition: The map is torn and so is the fold-out table (please see the photos) This edition is lacking the engraved frontis. portrait of Jefferson that usually accompanies the Eighth Edition. About the Notes: Notes on the State of Virginia, by Thomas Jefferson, is at once a compendium of information about the state and a sweeping commentary on natural history, society, politics, education, religion, slavery, liberty, and law. Many consider it the most important American book written before 1800. Jefferson originally composed the work in 1781 in answer to queries posed by a French diplomat, and then revised and expanded it into… Read More