Atlas of the Towns of Topsfield, Ipswich, Essex...
Boston: Walker Lithograph & Publishing Co, 1910. Read More about Atlas of the Towns of Topsfield, Ipswich, Essex, Hamilton and Wenham. Essex County, Massachusetts
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Manuscript of "A lis (sic) of the vendue led at the late residence of Abn. Emens, des. in Chester (N.J.)...
A list of buyers and money spent. On p.5 is a summary-"Amount of the appraisal $462.61/Amount of the Vendue list $302.09/ less on sale $160.52." Read More about Manuscript of "A lis (sic) of the vendue led at the late residence of Abn. Emens, des. in...
Price: $250
The Bar of Other Days.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1940. First Editiob. Inscribed to Gov. Charles Edison "To Charles Edison the Governorof the sate of New Jersey with the sincere regards of Joseph S. Auerbach." Read More about The Bar of Other Days
Price: $75
Inscribed to Poet Clark Coolidge
The New York Trilogy: City of Glass; Ghosts; The Locked Room.
Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, (1985; 1986; 1986). First editions (City of Glass is a second printing). Inscribed to Poet Clark Coolidge. The complete New York Trilogy, Paul Auster's classic meta-fictional detective story, with each copy inscribed by the author to poet Clark Coolidge. This was Auster's second work..... Read More about The New York Trilogy: City of Glass; Ghosts; The Locked Room
Price: $4,500
Annual Announcement and Catalogue of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore, Md. 1886-7.
Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald, [1886]. Read More about Annual Announcement and Catalogue of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore, Md. 1886-7
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Baltusrol 90 Years in the Mainstream of American Golf.
np: [Produced by Rutledge Books, 1984]. First edition. Read More about Baltusrol 90 Years in the Mainstream of American Golf
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History of the Discovery and Mode of Application of the liquid adhesive plaster, or ethereal solution of prepared cotton, originally...
Boston: Maynard & Noyes, 1848. First edition. In 1848, Dr. John Parker Maynard, of Dedham, Mass., announced a plaster consisting of a fluid derived from gun cotton dissolved in sulfuric ether, brushed on the skin, covered with cotton strips. In 1874, Robert Wood Johnson and George J. Seabury, working in..... Read More about History of the Discovery and Mode of Application of the liquid adhesive plaster, or ethereal...
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Portrait photograph of Amiri Baraka (formerly Leroi Jones).
New York: January 3, 1962. Read More about Portrait photograph of Amiri Baraka (formerly Leroi Jones
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Autograph Letter, signed. About fencing. "Dear Madam. I would be much obliged to you to send me the fencing master...
11 Dec 1808. Barlow was a poet, politician and a Hartford Wit. Read More about Autograph Letter, signed. About fencing. "Dear Madam. I would be much obliged to you to...
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Portait photograph of Albert C. Barnes.
October 20, 1937. Barnes, Albert C(oombs): Pharmaceutical manufacturer and art collector. He obtained a medical degree and later studied in Germany. In 1902 he made a fortune with his invention of the antiseptic Argyrol. After building a mansion in Merion, Pa., in 1905, he began to collect art seriously, amassing..... Read More about Portait photograph of Albert C. Barnes
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Portrait Photograph of Albert C. Barnes.
Marion, PA: September 17, 1937. Barnes, Albert C(oombs): Pharmaceutical manufacturer and art collector. He obtained a medical degree and later studied in Germany. In 1902 he made a fortune with his invention of the antiseptic Argyrol. After building a mansion in Merion, Pa., in 1905, he began to collect art..... Read More about Portrait Photograph of Albert C. Barnes
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'I Sacrificed My All in the Revolution'
Autograph letter signed, ("Joseph Otis") to Jonathan Jackson ("Sir") regarding his position as Collector of Customs.
Barnstable, [Mass]: October 01, 1796. 'I Sacrificed My All in the Revolution'. Joseph Otis (1728-1810), the brother of zealous Massachusetts patriot, James Otis, and a former General of militia known popularly as “Brigadier Otis, was appointed by George Washington, as Collector of Customs for the district of Barnstable, Massachusetts, a...... Read More about Autograph letter signed, ("Joseph Otis") to Jonathan Jackson ("Sir")...
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Inscribed to His Son
Some Rules of Conduct for my Children and their Children.
[np]: Daniel Moreau Barringer, 1916. First edition. Inscribed to His Son. Flyleaf inscribed by Barringer' to his son Richard on 3 May 1922 on his 13th birthday Daniel Moreau Barringer (1860 - 1929) is best known for being the first person to prove the existence of a meteorite crater on..... Read More about Some Rules of Conduct for my Children and their Children
Price: $200
The Pilgrim Fathers; or, The Founders of New England in the Reign of James the First.
London: Arthur Hall, Virtue & Co, 1853. First edition. Read More about The Pilgrim Fathers; or, The Founders of New England in the Reign of James the First
Price: $275
The Pilgrim Fathers; or, The Founders of New England in the Reign of James the First.
London: Arthur Hall, Virtue & Co. [R. Clay, Printer. Bread Street Hill], 1853. First edition. Engravings by Bartlett (1809-1854), as superb as those for his famous AMERICAN SCENERY (1840). Read More about The Pilgrim Fathers; or, The Founders of New England in the Reign of James the First
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Wheels within wheels
Typed letter signed, “Bernie,” one page.
New York: 597 Madison Avenue, 8 June 1942. Wheels within wheels. Auto-Ordnance Corporation manufactured the Thompson Submachine Gun and other “tommy” guns. Read More about Typed letter signed, “Bernie,” one page
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Baseball Sports Caricature, Philadelphia, Ca. 1905
Caricature of two sporting gents watching a Philadelphia Athletics baseball game, ca. 1905.
Philadelphia [?]: Ca. 1905. Baseball Sports Caricature, Philadelphia, Ca. 1905. The subjects, two dapper young men seated in third base line box seats, are identified as Bill Reynolds and Tommy O'Keefe. Both are nattily dressed, with diamond stickpins in their ties; Tommy wears a straw boater with a hatband labeled..... Read More about Caricature of two sporting gents watching a Philadelphia Athletics baseball game, ca. 1905
Price: $750
One of 2 Copies in Leather
L.L. Bean, Inc. Outdoors Sporting Specialties. A Company Scrapbook.
Portland Maine: Privately Printed for L.L. Bean, Inc. The Anthoensen Press, 1987. One of 2 copies bound in leather of an edition of 10,000, with a note pasted to front pastedown that the other copy was given to Leon Gorman and signed R.A. Flynn. One of 2 Copies in Leather..... Read More about L.L. Bean, Inc. Outdoors Sporting Specialties. A Company Scrapbook
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Constitution and By-Laws of the Beaver Brook Rod and Gun Club, Inc.
[Narrowsburg, N.Y.]: Beaver Brook Rod and Gun Club, [1945]. With circular letter to members on Club letterhead dated August 2, 1945, loosely inserted. Read More about Constitution and By-Laws of the Beaver Brook Rod and Gun Club, Inc
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Dedication Copy
The Passing of the New Freedom.
New York: [1920]. First Edition. Dedication Copy. Inscribed "To Henry Cabot Lodge with the appreciation of the author for his very kind interest in this little book - James M. Beck". With Lodge Bookplate. This book is dedicated to Lodge. Beck takes President Wilson to task for his foreign policies..... Read More about The Passing of the New Freedom
Price: $300
New York's Chinatown. An Historical Presentation of its People and Places.
New York: Bohemia Publishing Company. 121 Puliitzer Building, (1898). First Edition. Read More about New York's Chinatown. An Historical Presentation of its People and Places
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Sermon, containing a General History of the Town of East-Hampton, (L.I.). From its first settlement to the present time; delivered...
Sag-Harbor, N.Y: Printed by Alden Spooner; Corrector Office, 1806; 1850. First editions. Read More about Sermon, containing a General History of the Town of East-Hampton, (L.I.). From its first...
Price: $1,500
Atlas of the Hudson River Valley From New York City To Troy Including A Section Of About 8 Miles In...
New York: Watson & Co Pearl Street and 36 Vesey Street, 1891. First edition. Read More about Atlas of the Hudson River Valley From New York City To Troy Including A Section Of About 8 Miles...
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Autograph Letter Signed to Jonathan Belcher, SIGNED BY BOTH MEN.
Concord: March, 9, 1737. Belcher was the colonial govenor of Massachusetts and New Hampshire and later of New Jersey. This interesting letter is addressed to Belcher as govenor of N.H. and concerns the "swapping" of a horse, "a Mair." The transaction was a bit shady and a controversy resulted, with..... Read More about Autograph Letter Signed to Jonathan Belcher, SIGNED BY BOTH MEN
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[Archive of printed material relating to the construction of the Delaware River Bridge, assembled by Chester L. Appleton, Engineer of...
Philadelphia and Camden: Delware River Joint Commission, 1921-1927. The Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission (now the Delaware River Port Authority) was created in 1919. The chief engineer of the bridge was Polish-born Ralph Modjeski. Work began on January 6, 1922 and opened to traffic on July 1, 1926. At completion..... Read More about Archive of printed material relating to the construction of the Delaware River Bridge, assembled...
Price: $1,250