Voyage à la Louisiane, et sur le continent...
Paris: Dentu, An XI-1802. First edition. Read More about Voyage à la Louisiane, et sur le continent de l'Amérique Septentrionale, fait dans...
Price: $1,850
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Album of 120 photographs of the aftermath of the Charleston earthquake of 1886.
Charleston, South Carolina: [c. 31 August 1886]. An album of 120 vintage albumen photographs showing the devastation to the city of Charleston, South Carolina, following the earthquake of August 31, 1886. Estimated to have reached a magnitude of between 6.6 and 7.3 on the Richter scale, the earthquake left 60..... Read More about Album of 120 photographs of the aftermath of the Charleston earthquake of 1886
Price: $25,000
Confederate Imprint
By-Laws of the Orphan House of Charleston South Carolina. Revised and Adopted by the Board of Commissioners 4th April 1861...
Charleston: Steam Power Presses of Evans & Cogswell, 1861. First edition. Confederate Imprint. Read More about By-Laws of the Orphan House of Charleston South Carolina. Revised and Adopted by the Board of...
Price: $150
THE OTHER FRENEAU
Autograph Letter, Signed, "Peter Freneau," to John Covenhoven of Freehold, New Jersey, written during the Revolutionary War period.
Philadelphia: May 13th 1780. THE OTHER FRENEAU. A letter complaining bitterly of compensation recieved for a horse. Reading in part: "I am informed that you have recd. £50 for the Horse that I lost in Mr. Budinot's service, this sum is so far from making me any satisfaction that I...... Read More about Autograph Letter, Signed, "Peter Freneau," to John Covenhoven of Freehold, New Jersey,...
Price: $500
Simple Truths, for the Amusement and Instruction of Children at an Early Age.
New Haven: Sidney's Press for John Babcock and Son, New Haven and S. Babcock and Co. 329 King-St. Charleston, S.C, 1823. Read More about Simple Truths, for the Amusement and Instruction of Children at an Early Age
Price: $200
Original Civil War Sketch by a Union Officer
Sketch of Winter Quarters captioned and signed on the rear.
Virginia: 1861. WIlliam H. Wyker. Original Civil War Sketch by a Union Officer. A folksy sketch of an officer's cabin at the outbreak of the war, reading: "Camp Big Chestnut Winter Quarters in old Virginia 1861." A native of Easton, Pennsylvania, William H. Wyker enlisted in the First Pennsylvania Regiment at..... Read More about Sketch of Winter Quarters captioned and signed on the rear
Price: $250
The Trip of the Steamer Oceanus to Fort Sumter and Charleston, S.C. Comprising the Incidents of the Excursion, the Appearance...
Brooklyn, NY: "The Union" Steam Printing House, 1865. First edition. Read More about The Trip of the Steamer Oceanus to Fort Sumter and Charleston, S.C. Comprising the Incidents of...
Price: $100
Constitution, By-Laws and Rules of the Alba Fishing & Hunting Club. Adopted and Effective March 13, 1933.
Mobile, Alabama: Alba Fishing & Hunting Club, 1933. Unrecorded constitution and rule book of this private club on the Dog River, established for “the social and literary advancement of its member, the establishment of a park and fishing grounds, the stocking, protection and use of the same …” and still..... Read More about Constitution, By-Laws and Rules of the Alba Fishing & Hunting Club. Adopted and Effective...
Price: $375
Treaty of Pardo
The Convention between the Crowns of Great Britain and Spain, concluded at the Pardo on the 14th of January 1739...
London: Printed by Samuel Buckley, 1739. First edition. Treaty of Pardo. The 1739 Treaty of Pardo was an attempt by Spain and England to avoid war over issues of trade, smuggling, freedom of the seas, and boundaries of the Georgia and Carolina colonies. The two powers eventually fought in the..... Read More about The Convention between the Crowns of Great Britain and Spain, concluded at the Pardo on the 14th...
Price: $350
Coral Gables Miami Riviera.
Boston: Coral Gables Corp. 185 Devonshire Street, c. 1925. Coral Gables was one of America's first planned communities. Merrick started it, but bad luck led him to his last job as postmaster of Miami where he died in 1942 at 55. Read More about Coral Gables Miami Riviera
Price: $250
The Little Osage Captive: An Authentic Narrative.
Boston: Samuel T. Armstrong and Crocker & Brewster New York: John F. Hayen, 1822. First edition. Captivity takes place in Tennessee. Read More about The Little Osage Captive: An Authentic Narrative
Price: $550
SKETCHES AND ECCENTRICITIES OF COL. DAVID CROCKETT, OF WEST TENNESSEE.
London: 1834. The scarce London edition, issued a year after the first American edition printed in Cincinnati under a slightly different title. "Spurious biography, not authorized by Crockett; attributed to James S. French" - Howes. Read More about SKETCHES AND ECCENTRICITIES OF COL. DAVID CROCKETT, OF WEST TENNESSEE
Price: $500
Signed
Four Centuries of Florida Ranching.
St. Louis, Mo: Printed Privately, Britt Printing Company, [1940]. First edition. Signed. Signed on the title by Dacy. Read More about Four Centuries of Florida Ranching
Price: $150
The First Settlers of Virginia, an Historical Novel, Exhibiting a View of the Rise and Progress of the Colony at...
New York: Printed for I. Riley and Co, 1806. Second edition, second printing. The first fictional account of the Pocahontas legend, first printed for the author in 1805 under the title Captain Smith and Princess Pocahontas; this expanded version appeared in the same year, with "A Memoir of the Author"..... Read More about The First Settlers of Virginia, an Historical Novel, Exhibiting a View of the Rise and Progress...
Price: $750
Florida Enchantments.
New York: The Outing Publishing Company, 1908. First edition. Read More about Florida Enchantments
Price: $300
Litchfield Copy
Carolina Sports by Land and Water. Including Incidents of Devil-Fishing, &c.
Charleston, [South Carolina]: Burges & James, 1846. First edition. Litchfield Copy. William Elliott (1788-3 Feb. 1863) was a third-generation South Carolina planter, writer, and sportsman. He served in the state senate for nearly two decades, and was respected as one of the most gifted planters of the old South producing..... Read More about Carolina Sports by Land and Water. Including Incidents of Devil-Fishing, &c
Price: $2,500
Typed letter, signed “Sam I. Ervin Jr”.
Morganton, North Carolina: 24 February 1975. The North Carolina senator writing “I consider a high school education vitally necessary for everyone. The more education one can obtain after completing high school the better. A person may be robbed of his possessions, but not of his education.” He notes that he..... Read More about Typed letter, signed “Sam I. Ervin Jr”
Price: $50
Beer Broadside, To the Voters of Oxford.
[Oxford, Miss: Oxford Eagle, 1950]. First edition. Single leaf broadside, regarding the Oxford attempt to ban beer, with a letter from the original collector of the sheet, who was a graduate student at the time that Faulkner left it in his car; his wife saved it. He also states that..... Read More about Beer Broadside, To the Voters of Oxford
Price: $2,500
Typed letter, signed “Sidney B. Fay”.
Cambridge, Mass: 17 March 1960. The historian responding to Hartley's query about the importance of education on his writing career and Fay responded “I did find my education in the Washington high School helpful for creative writing but not nearly so much so as the later college and university study..... Read More about Typed letter, signed “Sidney B. Fay”
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The Discovery of Florida, being a true relation of the vicissitudes that attended the Governor Don Hernando de Soto and...
[San Francisco]: Printed at the Grabhorn Press for the Book Club of Claifornia, [946]. 280 copies, signed by Ed, Mary& Robert Grabhorn. Malette Dean and Sherwood Grover. Read More about The Discovery of Florida, being a true relation of the vicissitudes that attended the Governor...
Price: $300
2 ALSs to Miss Milburn.
Winter Park, Fla: Febry 19th, 1914 & Feb., 18, 1916. William Charles Comstock was born October 20, 1847 in Oswego, New York. He attended Northwestern University earning a BA degree in 1867 and a Masters degree in 1870. From 1868 to 1893 Comstock was engaged in the grain business in..... Read More about 2 ALSs to Miss Milburn
Price: $75
Sketch Book and Memory Album.
Ocala, Fla: 1890-1896. The album contains sketches, some dried flowers, letters and a number of ribbons including ones from C.,C. Gold Camp, the Florida State Teacher's Association, and ribbons and receipts to the National Republican League convention in Denver in 1894, as well as a ticket to the top of..... Read More about Sketch Book and Memory Album
Price: $400
In the Wilds of Florida. A Tale of Warfare and Hunting.
London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1880. First edition. Kingston (1814-1888) was a prolific author of juvenile novels (“On the Banks of the Amazon,” “In the Wilds of Africa,” etc.): “…in his day he was perhaps the most popular of juvenile writers.” — Kunitz & Haycraft. Interestingly, he also translated Jules..... Read More about In the Wilds of Florida. A Tale of Warfare and Hunting
Price: $150
The First Florida Retiree
Autograph Letter, Signed (“F.E. Spinner”) to Angling author George Dawson, dated Jacksonville, Florida, Feby. 19, 1876, discussing Dawson’s book of...
Jacksonville, Florida: February 19, 1876. The First Florida Retiree. “Spinner, a strong nationalist, was an important adviser to Chase on matters such as the circulation of greenbacks (which bore Spinner's distinctive, hard-to-duplicate signature) and the creation of a national banking system. … Needing large numbers of reliable employees not subject..... Read More about Autograph Letter, Signed (“F.E. Spinner”) to Angling author George Dawson, dated...
Price: $1,000