Washington, D.C: October 23, 1969. Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson writes to Targ, thanking him for sending a copy of The Establishment is Alive and Well by Art Buchwald. "My preoccupation with the activities surrounding the publication of my own book has kept me from the immediate enjoyment of..... Read More about Typed note signed ("Dean Acheson"), 1 p, to William Targ, Editor-in-Chief at Putnam's

[Madrid: De Orden de S. M…en la Imprenta Real de la Gazeta, 1779]. First Spanish edition. French replying to Charges by the British concerning the American War. Rare. Spanish translation of the French sovereigns' “Exposé des Motifs de la conduite du Roi, relativement à l'Angleterre” published the same year. The..... Read More about Manifiesto de los motivos en que se ha fundado la conducta del Rey Christianisimo respecto a la...

Frankfort, KY: Printed for the Author by A.G. Hodges, 1842. First edition. A first-hand account of the massacre of Kentucky forces at River Raisin in Michigan during the War of 1812, including the author’s experiences as a prisoner, held by the British and Native Americans. Read More about Narrative of the Suffering & Defeat of the North-Western Army, Under General Winchester

London: W. Browne & J. Warren, 1788. Second edition. Second edition of William Bellenden's work on classical political thought, first published in 1615.  The original edition praised Cicero, Pliny, and Seneca, while they have been replaced by the editor here with three Englishman.  "This work was much admired and much..... Read More about Praefationis ad tres gulielmi bellendeni libros, de statu, editio secunda

New York: Harper, 1899. First Edition. Read More about Reminiscences of the Santiago Campaign

n.p. (Washington, D.C): Feburary 8th, 1930. ‘It Was Not Luck, But Hard Work’. A plucky letter from the first blind US Senator. Reading in part: “Through an electric shock I lost my sight. Then it was the beginning all over as a blind man to make myself into a successful..... Read More about Typed letter signed "Thos. D. Schall" (Thomas D. Schall) to "S.H." (Seymour...

New-York: Printed by Denniston and Cheetham, No. 142 Pearl-Street, 1802. First edition. Part of an ongoing attack on Burr by Cheetham, whose newspaper THE AMERICAN CITIZEN had become a mouthpiece for the Clinton faction of the Republican party. "Cheetham's attack on Burr was based partly on Burr's suppression of "a..... Read More about A Narrative of the Suppression by Col. Burr, of the History of the Administration of John Adams,...

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,...

Washington, D.C: 1862. Copperheads and Unconditional Unionists. This compelling, historical manuscript was penned during the contentious and hostile political environment that was pervasive during the Lincoln Administration. The subscription is for a speech by Pendleton arguing the constitutionality of the proposed “Legal Tender Act,” authorizing the government to issue paper..... Read More about Autograph Manuscript Subscription for copies of a speech made by Rep. George H. Pendleton Before...

Londres [i.e., Paris?]: 1787. Advocates of French-American Commerce. A highly important work of political economy, published in Paris under a false imprint, and designed to stimulate investment in the United States by the French. Brissot was one of the most pro-American French thinkers of the period; he later wrote a...... Read More about De la France et des Etats-Unis, Ou De l'Importance de la Revolution de l'Amérique pour le...

New York: Re-printed and published by Wm. Elliot at the Tontine Coffee House, 1812. First American edition. Printed at the Tontine Coffee House. Testimonies showing how the non-trading policies of America had affected the British nation and economy. The "Remarks" at the back point out that Madison's non-trading policies had..... Read More about An Abstract of the Evidence Lately Taken in the House of Commons, against the Orders in Council,...

Madrid: Libería de San Martín, [1899]. First edition. On original pictorial cover is the inscription "Compliments of R.U. Barthe---, Malaga Dec. 11/1899." presumably to Senator Henry Cabot Lodge who owned this book. The author was Chief of Staff of the Spanish Fleet at the battle of Santiago de Cuba. Read More about La Escuadra del Almirante Cervera por el Capitán de Navío

Havana: January 21, 1928. Reading in part: "We are charmed with Cuba. Our Eyes rest with delight upon the beauty of Cuba...We cherish the thought that Cuba in her liberty and indepedndence is the vindication of the idealism of the people of the United States." Read More about Typed Manuscript , Signed. A part of Chamber of Commerce Address on Cuba