London: Printed for James Hutton at the Bible and Sun without Temple-Bar, 1738. First edition, w/o half-title. Disagreeing... Read More about The Eternity of Hell Torments. A Sermon Preached at Savannah in Georgia
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Knoxville: July 1, 1795. Written to David Henley, Agent for the Department of War. "Pay to William Rickard pay master...to the troops [sic] in the territory aforesaid eleven hundred and two dollars sixty seven cents out of the money in your hands appropriated for the defensive protection of the frontiers... Read More about Document, Signed, as Governor of the Southwest Territory requesting payment for a 'company of...
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Norfolk, Va: 4 June 1851. Raeding in part: "I have a tri-weekly mail Contract from here to Richmond by Steam Boat to commence 1st July and for which I am already provided with a boat now running on the Routes; but understanding thgat the Post Master General will require their additional... Read More about A.L.S. To David S. Kennedy Esq. of New York
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Roanaoke: 1926. This is no. 273 of 515 copies given to Members of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, as a Souvenir-a keepsake, signed by Stone. This was the first book that was published in Virginia. Read More about Typographia: An Ode on Printing
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Northhampton, (Mass.): Printed by Thomas M. Pomroy for S. & E. Butler, 1805. Later issue of the First American edition of 1787. Signed on t.p. William D. Smith June 1806 (which is burnt at upper margin). Read More about The Laws of Nations or the Principles of the Law of Nature; applied to the Conduct and Affairs of...
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Fauquier County [VA]: 3rd May 1759. A LEASE FOR 3 LIVES. A relevant piece of Old Virginia history mapping a section of Lord Fairfax's large land holding and giving insight into the life leases therein. The “Manor of Leeds” was named for Leeds Castle, the seat of the Fairfax family in..... Read More about Autograph Manuscript Survey, Signed "Joseph Moffet" to Joseph Williams for a Lott of...
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Richmond: Printed by Samuel Pleasants, Jun. and Henry Pace, 1803. Read More about A Collection of all such Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, of a Public and Permanent...
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Richmond, Va: Published by West & Johnson, 1870. First edition. Read More about Fashion: A Humorous and Satirical Poem. In Two Parts
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Montgomery, Ala: The Wallace Campaign, March 21, 1969. Read More about TLS. To Congressman Halpern. About James Estomo
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Tuskegee Institute, Alabama: May 24, 1907. With an added note in Washington's hand: "Was very glad to see [you] in New York a few days ago B.T.W." Read More about Letter Signed ("Booker Washington"), to Mr. F.G. Wood of Central N.Y. Tel. & Tel....
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Tuskegee: November 29, 1901. Washington replies to a Mrs. Wade in Santa Barbara, California, who had evidently sought help finding domestic servants: "Referring to your letter which has just been received, I am very sorry to say that I am unable to assist you in the matter of securing such... Read More about Typed Letter Signed ("Booker T. Washington, Principal") to Mrs. Romaine Wade, declining...
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Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, Publishers, 1893. First edition. Read More about Journal of Colonel George Washington. Commanding a Detachment of Virginia Troops, Sent by Robert...
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New York: Sanford, Cushing & Co, 1868. Read More about A meeting in anticipation of Washington's Birthday, in behalf of Washington College, Virginia,...
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New Haven: Published by the Author. Sold by Crocker & Brewster, Boston, [etc.] ... Printed by B.L. Hamlen, 1842. Morse, Samuel French B. Second edition, first octavo edition. The Second Edition, The First Unabridged Octavo Edition. A fine copy of the rare second and first octavo edition of Webster's unabridged... Read More about An American Dictionary of the English Language. First Edition in Octavo, Containing the Whole...
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Saint Louis: Joseph Garnier, 1948. An exact facsimile, limited to 300 copies, of the original published in 1841-1842. The original is one of the great rarities of illustrated books on the midwest, Missouri, and Illinois. Read More about The Valley of the Mississippi Illustrated: In a Series of Views
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Memphis, Tenn: W.G. Cheney, Printer and Publisher, 1873. First Edition. Read More about Old Times in West Tennessee. Reminiscences Semi-Historic of Pioneer Life and the Rarly Emigrant...
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New York: 1839. FIRST BOOK ON FLORIDA AS A RESORT. Read More about A Winter in the West Indies and Florida containing General Observations upon Modes of Travelling,...
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Richmond, (Virginia): Printed by Samuel Pleasants, Jun, 1805. Third edition (actually Fourth). Read More about The Letters of the British Spy. Originally published in the Virginia Argus, in August and...
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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1924. First edition. Thomas Wolfe's first appearance in a book, following the separate publication of his "Crisis in Industry." This was his first play. Thomas Wolfe's first book appearance. Contains Thomas Clayton Wolfe's first play. Written for his dramatic writing course, the "Carolina Playmakers"... Read More about Carolina Folk Plays: Second Series. Edited with an Introduction on Making a Folk Theatre
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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1924. First edition. Thomas Wolfe's first appearance in a book, following the separate publication of his "Crisis in Industry." Thomas Wolfe's first book appearance. Contains Thomas Clayton Wolfe's first play. Written for his dramatic writing course, the "Carolina Playmakers" taught by Frederick H. Koch... Read More about Carolina Folk Plays: Second Series. Edited with an Introduction on Making a Folk Theatre
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New York: Thomas R. Knox & Co, 1885. First edition. Read More about The Cruise of the Montauk to Bermuda, the West Indies and Florida
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