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AMERICANA | LOTS 224 – 325
AMERICANA
LOTS 224 – 325
Opposite Lot 314 | SANDHAM, Henry. Stalking the Wapiti. (Elk Hunting).
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ALMON, John (1737-1805), editor
the Remembrancer, or Impartial Repository of Public Events. Part I[-II] for the Year 1776. London: for J. Almon, 1776.
2 volumes, 8vo (225 x 145 mm). (Titles recornered, a few leaves with marginal repairs not affecting text, a few leaves wormed Part I.) Modern half leather, preserving uncut edges.
FIRST EDITION, CONTAINING THE FIRST ENGLISH PRINTING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. The Remembrancer, published in 17 volumes between 1775 and 1784, is “one of the chief and... most reliable sources of information regarding the revolution. It is a veritable mine of information, containing every authentic paper relative to the American Revolution, whether published in England or America, by the British Ministry or the American Congress, and is even today the original authority from which much of our information is obtained” (Church). The Declaration of Independence is printed in Part II, pp.258-260. RARE: according to American Book Prices Current, only two copies have appeared on the market in the last 40 years. Howes A-182; Sabin 955. $1,500-2,500 225
ALTER, Cecil J. (1879-1964)
James Bridger. Trapper, Frontiersman, Scout and Guide. Salt Lake City, UT: Shepard Book Company, 1925.
8vo. Numerous illustrations. (A few pale spots.) Publisher’s brown cloth, edges uncut (some light wear to extremities). LIMITED EDITION, number 319 of 1000 copies SIGNED BY ALTER. A lively account of Bridger, a mountain man and fur trader.
Provenance: Emil Krauth (bookplate). $150-250 226
[AMERICANA]
A group of works about Americana, comprising: To the Public St. Cloud, Minn: n.p., 30 May, 1866. An excerpt discussing the views and feelings of the Independent Battalion of Volunteers on the treatment received from Lieut. Col. C. Powell Adams. - BENTON. Speech of Mr. Benton, of Missouri, on his Motion to Expunge. n.p.:n.p., n.d. - PENDLETON, George. H. Letter to Hon. John B. Haskin; Letter to Hon. C.L. Ward; Speech at New-York Hotel; Lincoln the Rebel Candidate n.p.:n.p., n.d. - Together, 3 sheets, condition generally good. $500-700
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[AMERICAN HISTORY]
A group of works about American History, comprising: DWIGHT, Theodore, Jr. The Northern Traveller... New York: John P. Haven, 1841. Publisher’s brown cloth. - The Northern Traveller, and Northern Tour... New York: Goodrich and Wiley, 1834. Publisher’s light brown cloth. - HOOK, R. and G.D. Through Dust and Foam; or, By Land and Sea in the Far West and Far East. Hartford: Columbian Book Company, 1876. Publisher’s half green morocco, green cloth. - LAWRENCE, J.W. FootPrints; or, Incidents in Early History of New Brunswick. Saint John: J. & A. McMillan, 1883. Publisher’s blue cloth. PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Lawrence. - WELLS. Wells’ National Hand-Book: Embracing Numerous Invaluable Documents Connects with the Political History of America... New York: John G. Wells, 1856. Publisher’s brown cloth. - WEST, Benjamin. The New-England Almanack...Providence: John Carter, [1776]. Folded and stab sewn. - First Ten Annual Reports of the American Board of Commisioners for Foreign Missions, with Other Documents of the Board. Boston: Crocker and Brewster, 1834. Publisher’s red cloth. - Together 7 works in 7 volumes, 8vo and 12mo, condition generally fine. $400-600 228
[AMERICAN PASTIMES]
A group of works about American Pastimes, comprising: GRUND, Francis J. Aristocracy in America... London: Richard Bentley, 1839. 2 volumes. - O’REILLY, Miles. Baked Meats of the Funeral. New York: Carleton, 1866. - SAVAGE, Henry. A Long Spoon and the Devil... London: Cecil Palmer, 1922. FIRST EDITION. Provenance: Harold Wilkins (early ownership inscription). - WILLAMS and GILBERT. The Boy’s Treasury of Sports. Pastimes and Recreations. Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1847. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. - Together 4 works in 5 volumes, all in various modern and contemporary bindings, 8vo and 12mo, generally all in fine condition. $300-500
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[AMERICAN REVOLUTION]
Recueil d’Estampes Representant les Differents Evenemens de la Guerre qui a Procure l’independence aux Etats Unis de l’Amerique. Paris: Ponce and Godefroy, [1784].
4to (172/242 x 180/321 mm). 15 engraved plates (of 16, with 2 duplicates), comprising: plate numbers 1-9, 11-12, and 16 on wove paper (window mounted or on stubs); plate numbers 2 and 10 (here unnumbered) on laid paper. Disbound. Often cited as the first French book with a title-page mentioning the United States, with plates engraved on copper from designs by Godefroy, Fauvel, William, Lausan, P.C. Marillier, Le Paon and others. The plates present include the title, and depict the tarring and feathering of John Malcolm, the battle of Lexington, the surrender at Saratoga, campaigns in Dominica, Senegal, Grenada, Pensacola, and Tobago, and the surrender of Cornwallis. Property from the Collection of Kenneth Nebenzahl, Inc., Glencoe, Illinois $1,200-1,800
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[AMERICAN REVOLUTION]
The Tea-Tax Tempest, or the Anglo American Revolution. [Nuremberg: Carl Guttenberg,] 1778.
Engraving, image 330 x 432 mm (424 x 540 mm sheet). (Outer edges renewed on verso.) An adaptation, in reverse, of John Dixon’s The Oracle of 1774. “Time, with a magic-lantern, throws upon a curtain an allegorical representation of revolution in Amerca. He points this out to four female figures personifying the four quarters of the world. Dixon’s Britannia, Hibernia, and Scotia have been transformed into Europe, Asia, and Africa.” (see Stephens & George, Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, 5490). Property from the Collection of Kenneth Nebenzahl, Inc., Glencoe, Illinois $1,000-1,500
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BLACKBIRD, Andrew Jackson (ca 1810-1900)
History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan: A Grammar of their Language, and Personal and Family History of the Author. Ypsilanti, Michigan: The Ypsilantian Job Printing House, 1887.
8vo (168 x 126 mm). Contemporary cloth by Arthur H. Clark Co. of Cleveland with his ticket (hinges broken, tape repairs, some minor bubbling). FIRST EDITION of Blackbird’s personal and family history, including 22pp. of vocabulary and grammar. Blackbird, son of an Ottawa chief, was named Mack-aw-de-be-nessy, or Black Hawk. Provenance: Byron Andrews (bookplate). $300-500 232*
BODMER, Karl (1809-1893)
MASSIKA. Saki Indian. / Wakusasse. Musquake Indian.
Hand-colored engraved plate from Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied’s Travels in the Interior of North America, London, ca 1839-1841, (458 x 630 mm sheet). Bodmer blind stamp below publisher’s imprint. (Some light browning, small tear to upper right corner.) Double halflength portraits of a Saki and Musquake Indian. Property from the Collection of Kenneth Nebenzahl, Inc., Glencoe, Illinois $800-1,200 233*
BUEAL, J.W. (1849-1920) and MAWSON, Harry P. (b. 1853)
Leslie’s Official History of the Spanish-American War. Washington: General Marcus J. Wright, 1899.
Folio. Frontispiece and numerous original illustrations (some full-double-page). (Soft creasing, marginal spotting.) Publisher’s brown pictorial cloth, marbled edges (light chipping to spine and edges of covers). A pictorial and descriptive record of the Cuban Rebellion, and a complete narrative of the anotated states’ conflict with Spain on land and sea. Provenance: J.W. DeRoche (inscription). Property from the Collection of the Valley of Milwaukee, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Milwaukee, Wisconsin $100-200
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CATLIN, George (1796-1872)
Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Conditions of the North American Indians. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1841.
2 volumes, 8vo (239 x 154 mm). Frontispiece, folding map, numerous illustrations, errata tipped in vol.I. (Light dampstain to upper margin of a few leaves vol.II, a few pale spots, tears to folds of map.) Modern brown cloth (some wear to hinges). FIRST EDITION, second issue with “Zedikiah” for “Frederick” on p.104, and with inconsistent plate numbering, as usual (“Though it may appear to the Reader, from absence of numbers, that there are several of the Illustrations wanting, yet he will find that all the plates are referred to in the text”). Sabin 11536.
Provenance: Robert H. Herman (signature). $500-700
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[CARTOON] - ORR, Carey (1890-1967)
“Duel with the Sun.” Pencil and ink on board, pencil notes lower margin, signed lower right. Image 315 x 317 mm (392 x 345 sheet). - “Duel with the Sun.” Printed in black and white, wash on paper, pencil notes in lower and left margins. Image 195 x 195 mm (240 x 224 mm sheet).
A preliminary drawing and colorist’s model for Orr’s “Duel with the Sun,” which was published in the 1 July 1955 Chicago Tribune, showing Dad Dearborn and Lake Michigan facing off against a sizzling summer sun, with Dad Dearborn commenting “Do your stuff, big boy! Here comes old scorcher.”
Property from the Collection of Kenneth Nebenzahl, Inc., Glencoe, Illinois $300-500
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[CHASE, Philander] - Samuel CHASE
Malignity Exposed; or a Vindication of Bishop Chase against the malicious accusations of an anonymous pamphlet, printed in Ann-Street, N.Y. New York: Stanford and Swords, 1847.
8vo (229 x 146 mm). 47pp. (Scant spotting.) ORIGINAL PRINTED WRAPPERS. (Some light chipping.) Philander Chase, who was the founder of Kenyon College in Ohio, founded Jubilee College near Peoria Illinois in 1839. The college faced financial difficulties and closed within a decade; Samuel replies to an anonymous author who issued a posthumous attack on Philander regarding the College’s property rights. RARE: according to online records, no copy of this pamphlet has appeared at auction. Sabin 12208.
$200-300
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[CIVIL WAR]
Harper’s Weekly. A Journal of Civilization. Volumes V-IX, Nos. 210-470. New York: 1861-1865.
5 volumes. Folio (396 x 278 mm). Numerous woodengraved illustrations and maps, some full page, many by Winslow Homer, advertisements. (Lacking front leaf only from nos. 365, 367, 210, and 256, A few tears, some affecting text or illustrations, minor spotting throughout.) 20th-Century half morocco (rubbed, hinges reinforced, a few joints separated, a few spines chipping).
A NEARLY COMPLETE RUN from January 1861 to December 1865, covering the entire Civil War. From its founding in 1857 until 1861, Harper’s Weekly upheld a modest editorial stance on slavery and related issues of the time, as it had a considerable readership in the South, and wanted to maintain the Union at all costs. Once the war came, it threw its full support to Abraham Lincoln and the Union. Harper’s was one of the most widely-read newspapers of its time and both its news and illustrations kept soldiers and their families up to date on details of the war. Property from the Collection of the Valley of Milwaukee, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Milwaukee, Wisconsin $1,500-2,500 238
[CIVIL WAR]
General Orders Affecting the Volunteer Force. Adjutant General’s Office. 1863. Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1864.
12mo (182 x 122 mm). Letterpress folding table. Original cloth (some light toning or wear, otherwise fine). A FINE COPY INCLUDING AN EARLY PRINTING OF THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, as well as 400 other General Orders issued in 1863.
Provenence: Capt. S. Hine?, H Co., 101st U.S. C. Inf. (signature). $150-250
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[CIVIL WAR]
The Civil Record of Major General Winfield S. Hancock, during his administration in Louisiana and Texas. N.p: n.p., 1871.
8vo (204 x 134 mm). 32pp. Spine glued (remnants of original wrappers, last leaf disbound). The work “exhibits Hancock’s record as the military (and actual civil) governor of Louisiana and Texas during the Reconstruction era. His was a conciliatory attitude and clashed with Grant’s carpet-bag diplomacy. Finally, unable to stomach the administration, Hancock was removed at his own request” (Eberstadt 112:385). $150-250 240
[CONFEDERACY]
A group of 32 sheets on the Confederacy, including a slavery document, comprising: House of Representatives, February 25, 1865...A Bill to Provide Means to pay the Army and Navy, and carry on the War. [Richmond], 1865. - House of Representatives, January 10, 1865... Message of the President. [Richmond], 1865. - Adjunct and Inspector General’s Office, February 6, 1865. General Orders, No. 3... An Act to Provide for the Appointment of a General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States. Richmond, n.p., 1865. - And 30 others. Together, 33 sheets, each with oval ink stamp of “Record Division, Rebel Archives, War Department” on upper portions of most pages, condition generally fine, complete list available upon request. $500-700
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[CONFEDERATE MEMOIRS]
MEADE, Robert Douthat (1903-1974) Judah P. Benjamin, Confederate Statesman. New York: Oxford University Press, 1943. 8vo. Frontispiece. Publisher’s blue cloth, gilt. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
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COOKE, John Esten (1830-1886) Wearing of the Gray; being Personal Portraits, Scenes and Adventures of the War. New York: E.B. Treat and Company, 1867. 8vo. Frontispiece and numerous illustrations. (Spotting and browning overall, hinge starting.) Publisher’s brown cloth, gilt (water stains, worn). $150-250
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CURRIER and IVES, publishers. - After A.F. Tait
The Last War-Whoop Hand-colored lithograph heightened in gum arabic, 1856, image 505 x 652mm (552 x 710 sheet), on wove paper, with margins, matted and framed (old mat burn, verso browned from old framing).
Property from the Estate of Robert Charles Brumder, Chenequa, Wisconsin
$800-1,200
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The Last Shot Hand-colored lithograph heightened in gum arabic, 1858, image 510 x 650mm (550 x 715 sheet), on wove paper, with margins, matted and framed (some old marginal mat burn, verso browned from old framing).
Property from the Estate of Robert Charles Brumder, Chenequa, Wisconsin
$2,000-4,000
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The Great Ocean Yacht Race. Between the Henrietta, Fleetwing & Vesta. – The Yacht “Henrietta” 205 Tons. – International Yacht Race, Oct. 21 1871. For the Queens Cup. Sappho beating the Livonia 25 minutes & 27 Seconds.
3 lithographs with hand-coloring, 1867-1870, image 482/518 x 615/712 mm (545/596 x 711/803 sheet), on wove paper, with margins, some toning, browned on verso from old framing, a few marginal tears repaired on verson occasionally touching imprint, matted and framed.
$600-800
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CURRIER and IVES, publishers. – After L. Maurer.
The Life of a Fireman. The Fire. “Now then with a will-Shake her up boys!” – The Life of a Fireman. The Race. “Jump her boys, jump her!”
2 lithographs with hand-coloring, 1854, image 472/475 x 663/660 mm (495/500 x 707/705 mm sheet), on wove paper, some mostly marginal toning or spotting, a few short marginal tears, matted and framed.
$600-800
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DAVIS, Jefferson (1808-1898)
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1881.
2 volumes, 8vo (228 x 148mm). Engraved portrait frontispieces, numerous engraved plates, folding maps. (A few pale stains.) Modern grey cloth, marbled edges. FIRST EDITION, in which Davis defends his actions during the Civil War, and acknowledges his errors. $300-400
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DIXON, Joseph Kossuth (1856-1926)
The Vanishing Race: The Last Great Indian Council. Garden City and New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1913.
8vo. Sepia photogravue frontispiece, numerous sepia photogravure plates after photographs by Rodman Wannemaker. Publisher’s brown pictorial cloth (upper hinge broken, spine ends with light wear.) FIRST EDITION, published to commemorate the groundbreaking of the National American Indian Memorial, intended to overlook the Narrows at the entrance of New York Harbor, which was never completed. $400-600
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[DONALDSON, Thomas]
Report on Indians Taxed and Indians not Taxed in the United States (except Alaska) at the Eleventh Census: 1890. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1894.
4to (289 x 233 mm). Numerous plates comprising chromolithographic, lithographic, and photographic plates, numerous lithographic maps (a few folding). (Small stain in upper margin, a folding map loose.) Publisher’s black cloth (some light overall wear, shaken as usual, hinges loose.) A comprehensive compilation of information known about the remaining Native Americans at the end of the 19th century. The maps show the distribution of tribes, and the work is profusely illustrated with portraits, diagrams and tables. The report was issued by the Census Office at the Department of Interior by Robert P. Porter, the Superintendent, and Carroll D. Wright, the Commissioner of Labor. $500-700
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[ELECTION OF 1864 - COPPERHEADS]
Copperhead Conspiracy in the North-West. An Exposé of the treasonable order of the ‘Sons of Liberty.’ Vallandigham, Supreme Commander. New York: John A. Gray & Green, [1864].
8vo (228 x 145 mm). 8pp., single folded sheet. An attack on Clement L. Vallandigham, leader of the Peace Democrats, whose activities at the Chicago convention contributed to ruining Democratic chances in the election of 1864. SCARCE: according to online records, no copy has appeared at auction in at least 50 years. Sabin 16706.
$300-400
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FEARON, Henry Bradshaw (b.1770?)
Sketches of America. A Narrative of a Journey of Five Thousand Miles through the Eastern and Western States of America. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818.
8vo (212 x 130 mm). (Scant spotting, U4 torn with repair on verso affecting text and remargined.) Modern red cloth. FIRST EDITION of Fearon’s work, which Howes describes as an “unflattering picture of the western frontier.” Fearon was sent to America to identify the benenfits of emigration. Howes F-65; Sabin 23956. $300-500
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FINERTY, John Frederick (1846-1908)
War-path and Bivouac, or, The Conquest of the Sioux. Chicago: [Donohue & Henneberry], 1890.
8vo. Folding map, numerous illustrations. Publisher’s blue pictorial cloth, edges marbled (lightly rubbed, hinges loose). FIRST EDITION, describing Finerty’s experiences during the Big Horn and Yellowstone expedition of 1876, and during other post-Civil War battles, with a folding map depictng Sioux territory. Provenance: Malcom D. MacLean (bookplate). $100-200
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FREEMAN, George Doud (1842-1913)
Night and Noonday or the Incidental History of Southern Kansas and the Indian Territory. Kansas: G. D. Freeman, 1892.
8vo. 16 plates including frontispiece. Publisher’s red cloth (hinges just starting, some light wear or soiling). Second edition. Though the number of plates varies, the present copy has the highest complement suggested (16); the caption for the plate facing p.40 reads: “First White Child Born in Cherokee.” Freeman’s work includes social history, and information about teh Native Americans and Oklahoma. See Howes F-353. $100-200
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GARDNER-SHARP, Abbie (1843-1921)
History of the Spirit Lake Massacre and Captivity of Miss Abbie Gardner. Des Moines: Mills & Co., 1885.
8vo (194 x 138 mm) Engraved frontispiece, engraved plates and woodcut illustrations. (Some light browning.) Publisher’s gold-stamped brown cloth (some wear to spine ends, hinges starting or loose, corners lightly bumped). FIRST EDITION. After the Spirit Lake Massacre, an attack by a Wahpetuke band of Santee Sioux led by Inkpaduta against the settlers in the Okoboji and Spirit Lakes area in northwestern Iowa in which approximately 35 settlers were killed, Gardner, along with 3 other young women, were taken captive.
A FINE ASSOCIATION COPY. Charles Flandrau was appointed U.S. Indian Agent in the summer of 1856, tasked with improving conditions for the Sioux along the Minnesota River. The lands the Sioux were granted were not adequate for agriculture, and in the winter of 1856-1857, they faced a severe food shortage. Inkpaduta and his band asked for help from the settlers, and were harshly turned away; the events of the winter of 18561857 culminated in the Spirit Lake Massacre in March. Flandrau organized an armed militia to pursue Inkpaduta, but failed to catch him. Flandreau is mentioned on pp.192-193. Howes S-330. Provenance: Charles Eugene Flandrau (1828-1903) American Lawyer, U.S. Agent for the Sioux (gift inscription dated Oct. 28, 1885 to); G.V.D. Heard and S.S. Pane. $300-500
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[GENERAL ORDERS]
7 General Orders signed by Abraham Lincoln, issued by the War Department, Adjutant General’s Office, Washington, 1862-1863, comprising: No. 89. July 25, 1862. Regarding the death of Martin Van Buren. - No. 174. October 30, 1862. Sentencing José Maria Rivas. Provenance: State History Library Springfield, IL (library stamp). - No. 300. September 5, 1863. Modifying previous orders prohibitihg the exportation of arms or livestock. - No. 398. December 21, 1863. Thanking General Ulysses S. Grant and granting him a medal. - Two additional copies. - No. 100. March 15, 1864. Ordering a draft of 200,000 men for military service. - Together, 7 items, condition generally fine. $200-300 256
[GENERAL ORDERS - LINCOLN’S DEATH]
A group of 3 General Orders relating to Abraham Lincoln’s death, comprising: General Orders, No. 67. War Department. Adjutant General’s Office. Washington, April 16 1865. 8vo (184 x 130 mm). Single sheet, disbound. Announces the death of Abraham Lincoln and the ascension of Andrew Johnson to the Presidency. - General Orders, No. 69. War Department. Adjutant General’s Office. Washington, April 17, 1865. 8vo (183. X 130 mm). Single sheet, disbound. Announces the closure of the War Department in observation of Abraham Lincoln’s funeral. - General Orders, No. 72. War Department. Adjutant General’s Office. Washington, April 20, 1865. 8vo (184 x 126 mm). Single sheet, disbound. Names the General Officers and Guard of Honor to accompany Lincoln’s remains from Washington to Springfield. - Together, 3 sheets, condition generally fine. $300-400 257
[GENERAL ORDERS - MISSISSIPPI RIVER SQUADRON]
General Orders, Mississippi Squadron, Acting Rear Admiral S.P. Lee, Commanding, from November 1st, 1864, to April, 24th, 1865. St. Louis: R.P. Studley and Co., 1865.
8vo (191 x 126 mm). 52pp. ORIGINAL WRAPPERS. Comprising 52 general orders and 8 special orders, regarding the loss of records in the burning of the Flag Ship Black Hawk, sentences for prisoners, the discharge of minors, and payroll. The Mississippi River Squadron operated on the western rivers during the Civil War; it was originally established as part of the Union Army, but transferred to the Union Navy in 1862.
$150-250
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GUYER, Isaac D.
History of Chicago: its Commercial and Manufacturing interests and industry; together with sketches of manufacturers and men who have most contributed to its prosperity and advancement. Chicago: Church, Goodman & Cushing, 1862.
4to (262 x 196 mm). 4 (of 5) lithographic plates, numerous woodcut illustrations. (Some light spotting, last leaf torn, lacking one chromolithographic plate.) Publisher’s green gold-stamped cloth (cloth tape rebacking, upper hinge broken, a few leaves becoming loose). FIRST EDITION, with lithographic views of Chicago, including one chromolithographic plate of the Lill & Diversys Chicago Brewery. RARE at auction. Howes G-468; Sabin 29364. $250-350
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HOPKINS, Sarah Winnemucca (1844-1891)
Life Among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims. Boston and New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1883.
8vo. Publisher’s decorated cloth (corners bumped, some very light wear just to extremities, hinges just starting). FIRST EDITION, including information about the hardships of the Piute Tribe as well as Princess Winnemuca’s description of her experiences as a guide in the Bannock War of 1878. Her book was among the first published by a Native American who had grown up with her tribe. Provenance: John Melim? (signature, Petersburg, VA, 1883). $300-400
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HUGHES, Louis (1832-1913)
Thirty Years a Slave. From Bondage to Freedom. Milwaukee: South Side Printing Company, 1897.
8vo. Portrait frontispiece of Louis Hughes, numerous illustrations. (A few old tape repairs, otherwise fine.) Publisher’s maroon cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. Though Hughes published his memoir after slavery had been abolished, he presented “his story in compliance with the suggestion of friends, and in the hope that it may add something of accurate information regarding the character and influence of an institution which for two hundred years dominated the country” (introduction). Property from the Collection of the Valley of Milwaukee, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Milwaukee, Wisconsin $500-700
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[ILLINOIS]
The Illinois Central Rail-Road Company Offer for Sale Over 2,400,000 Acres Selected Praire, Farm and Wood Lands, in tracts of any size, to suit purchasers, on Long Credits, and at Low Rates of Interest, situated on each side of their Rail Road, extending all the way from the extreme North to the South of the State of Illinois. New York: John. W. Amerman, 1855.
8vo (220 x 140 mm). Double page map, numerous lithographic maps. (Double page map chipping with small losses, some browning). Spine glued (separated). RARE. Sabin 34317. $100-200
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[ILLINOIS GOVERNORS]
Two printed documents signed by Illinois Governors, comprising: FORD, Thomas (1800-1850). Document signed, 21 June 1843. Deed of sale for 35 acres in Monroe County Illinois to John Goeth and Philip Best. - DUNCAN, Joseph (1794-1844). Document signed, 21 August 1838. Appointment of Albert Compton as Sheriff of Coles County.
Property from the Collection of Kenneth Nebenzahl, Inc., Glencoe, Illinois $150-250
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JAMES, William Roderick (1892-1942)
The Drifting Cowboy. New York and London: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1925.
8vo. Numerous illustrations by the author. Original cloth backed pictorial boards (lacking dust-jacket, corners bumped some light wear). FIRST EDITION by James, a cowboy, cattle rusher, author and artist. $200-400
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JEUNE and ALMINI
Group of 8 framed lithographs, comprising: Michigan Avenue, Chicago Harbor, Hough House, The Opera House, Colwoods Museum, Lake Street Bridge, Chicago University and the Chicago River. $200-300
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KEMBLE, Frances Anne (1809-1893)
Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1863.
8vo. 10pp. advertisements. Publisher’s brown cloth (hinges starting, some light wear to spine ends). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with the ads and word “about” repeated on p.314, line 6. Kemble, a British actress, married Pierce Mease Butler, a plantation owner in Georgia; they lived on his plantations in the winters of 1838 and 1839. Kemble kept a diary of her observations, which was passed around abolitionist circles prior to its 1863 publication during the Civil War. Howes K-70. Provenance: J. Gregory Smith (1818-1891) Governor of Vermont, railroad tycoon (ownership inscription, bookplate). $200-400
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[LEWIS & CLARK]
JEFFERSON, Thomas. “Messages of the President of the United States.” - LEWIS, Meriwether. “Letter from Capt. Clark”, St. Louis, 23 September 1806. - PIKE, Zebulon. “Account of a Voyage up the Mississippi River.” In: The Political Cabinet. [Boston, 18061807].
8vo (245 x 152 mm). Vol.III, pp.9-96; Vol.IV, pp.1-16, 25-32, 41-80. (Vol.III lacking pp.1-8, Vol.IV lacking pp.17-24 and pp.33-40, some pale spotting.) Disbound, uncut, stab holes. Issued as appendicies to Vols. III and IV of The Monthly Anthology, with the running title “American State Papers.” The publisher suggests in an introductory paragraph that the works might be removed and bound as a separate work. Contains reports about Sibley, Dunbar, and Hunter’s explorations. Sabin 40826; Wagner-Camp 5b. $400-600
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LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)
Speech of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, Delivered in Springfield, Saturday Evening, July 17, 1858. [Springfield, IL?: n.p., ca 1858].
8vo (224 x 158 mm). (A few pale stains, small tear with loss to bottom affecting approximately 2 lines.) Stab-sewn, uncut. FIRST EDITION - A PRELUDE TO THE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATES. Lincoln discusses the Dred Scott decision, the Lecompton Constitution, and reiterates that “a house divided against itself can not stand” (p.5), defending his famous “House Divided” speech against Douglas’ misinterpretation. Monaghan 12.
[Bound with:] Great Speech of Senator Trumbull, on the Issues of the Day. Delivered in Chicago, Saturday, August 7, 1858. N.p.: n.p., [1858]. 10pp. $600-800
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LINCOLN, Abraham ( 1809-1865)
Political Debates between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas. Columbus: Follett, Foster, and Company, 1860.
8vo (231 x 155 mm). (Some light spotting.) Publisher’s brown cloth (spine ends lightly chipping, upper portion of spine torn away but present, some light wear). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with “2” on p.17. The first published edition of the debates between Lincoln and Douglas for the U.S. Senate in 1858. Follett, Foster, and Co. would later publish Lincoln’s campaign biography. Howes L-338; Sabin 41156. Provenance: Unidentified signature dated May 24, 1860; M.S. Eshlon (signature). $600-800
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LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)
The Republican Party Vindicated - the Demands of the South Explained. Speech of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, at the Cooper Institute, New York City, February 27, 1860. N.p.: n.p., n.d.
8vo (235 x 150 mm). 8pp., single folded sheet. (Some browning, light chipping and a few tears to edges.) An early printing of Lincoln’s famous Cooper Union speech in which he demolishes Stephen Douglas’ claim that the Framers and Constitution granted no authority at the Federal level to restrict slavery’s expansion into the western territories. RARE on the market at auction. Monaghan 55. Provenance: Adin Thayer, Worcester (early signature) $300-400 270
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Message of the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the First Session of the Thirty-Seventh Congress. July 5, 1861. 37th Congress. 1st Session. Ex. Doc. No.1. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1861.
8vo (250 x 154 mm). 111pp. (Some light overall browning.) Includes Lincoln’s message dated and sent to Congress on July 4, 1861 (but read on July 5, 1861) in which he outlines the events that ignited the war, shares his view on the role of the government, and presents his rationale in defense of the Union. AN INTRIGUING ASSOCIATION COPY: George Curtis, a noted orator, delivered his “Doctrine of Liberty” address to the Phi Beta Kappa society at Harvard in 1862 on behalf of President Lincoln encouraging support of the Emancipation Proclamation. In 1863, he became the political editor at Harper’s Weekly. Monaghan 105. Provenance: George William Curtis (1824-1892) American writer and editor (signature on title-page). $300-400
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[LINCOLN - HABEAS CORPUS]
No. 10. Papers from the Society for the Diffusion of Political Knowledge. Reply to President Lincoln’s Letter of 12th June 1863. N.p.: n.p., [1863]. 8vo (220 x 450 mm). 8pp. Disbound. The Albany Committee’s reply to the suspension of Habeas Corpus. SCARCE: online records trace no copy at auction in over 60 years. Monaghan 240; Sabin 69699.
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HEERMANS, J. War Power of the President. New York: C.S. Westcott & Co., 1863. 8vo (224 x 145 mm). 10pp. Original wrappers. Published as part of a series on behalf of the Loyal Publication Society (No.32), an organzation founded to distribute pamphlets of “unquestionable and unconditional loyalty” to the Union. Heermans discusses the power of the President to allow “summary imprisonments” and to suspend the writ of Habeas Corpus. Monaghan 188; Sabin 31234.
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MASON, Charles. No. 11. Papers from the Society for the Diffusion of Political Knowledge. The Election in Iowa. N.p.: n.p., n.d.
$200-300
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[LINCOLN] - [BOKER, George H.]
No. 18. The Will of the People. [Philadelphia: The Union League of Philadelphia, 1864].
8vo (224 x 123 mm). 8pp., folded sheets, glued. (Some light staining.) FIRST EDITION, in which the Union League of Philadelphia declares support for Lincoln and approves of his policies of amnesty for African American troops and emancipation. P.2 with resolutions signed by George H. Boker, Secretary. RARE: according to online auction records, no copy of this pamphlet has come to market at auction since 1970. Monaghan 359; see Sabin 62352. $200-400 272
[LINCOLN] - [LEA, Henry Charles]
No. 17. Abraham Lincoln. [Philadelphia: The Union League of Philadelphia, 1864].
8vo (221 x 146 mm). 12pp., folded sheets, glued. FIRST EDITION of the Union League’s address in favor of Lincoln’s reelection, verso of p.1 blank as called for in Monaghan. RARE: according to online records, no copy of this pamphlet has come to market at auction since 1965. Monaghan 358; see Sabin 41164 (with signed resolution by Boker on verso of title).
$200-400
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[LINCOLN - 1864 ELECTION]
A Workingman’s Reasons for the Re-election of Abraham Lincoln. N.p.: n.p., [1864].
8vo (216 x 138 mm). 8pp, folded sheets, glued. (Light browning or staining.) FIRST EDITION, in which the author, a “plain working man” argues that while selecting a candidate for President is “at all times a matter of great importance…no previous choice has ever involved questions of such grave moment as that which was made on the eighth of June in the city of Baltimore” when Lincoln was nominated at the Republican National Convention for reelection. RARE: according to online records, no copy of this pamphlet has appeared on the market since 1968. Monaghan 371. $200-400
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The Nation’s Ballot and its Decision: a Discourse Delivered in Austin-Street Church, Cambridgeport, and in Harvard Church, Charlestown, on Sunday, Nov. 13, 1864; Being the Sunday following the Presidental Election. Boston: William V. Spencer, 1864. 8vo (232 x 144 mm). 18pp. Original wrappers (lower wrapper detached, light chipping). Ellis, a Unitarian clergyman, relates casting ballots in the 1864 election to the casting of lots (Acts I: 24, 26). “There is a significance, a moral of intelligible character, in the result of that huge ballot” (p.6). RARE. Monaghan 294; see Sabin 22309.
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Mr. Lincoln’s Arbitrary Arrests, The Acts which the Baltimore Platform Approves. [New York: n.p., 1864]. 8vo (220 x 148 mm). 18pp. Disbound. Campaign pamphlet for the Baltimore [Repbulican] Platform, which presented Lincoln as their canditate for the 1864 election; “The Baltimore platform..approves all he has done, specifically commending all his course.” Monaghan 325; Sabin 41216. $200-300
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[LINCOLN - COMMEMORATION] - VICTOR, Orville James 1827-1910)
The Private and Public Life of Abraham Lincoln. New York: Beadle & Adams, 1864.
12mo (160 x 102 mm). 4pp. “In Memoriam” printed within mourning borders, engraved frontispiece. Stab sewn, remnant of original wrapper on spine (lacking wrappers). “Early appreciation of the ‘few words at Gettysburg’ here quoted among the events of 1863 with the comment: ‘President Lincoln delivered the following beautiful address’” (Eberstadt). Eberstadt 133:607; Monaghan 363.
$200-300
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[LINCOLN COMMEMORATIONS AND EULOGIES]
A group of 13 works on Lincoln commemorations and eulogies, comprising: FAY, H.W. Abraham Lincoln and His Last Resting Place. A Leaflet Published for Distribution at the National Lincoln Monument in the City of Springfield, Illinois.n.p.:n.p., n.d. Inscribed by Fay. - GARFIELD, James A. Remarks of Hon. James A. Garfield, in the House of Representatives, April 14, 1866, on the First Death of Abraham Lincoln. Washington, D.C.: Hudson Taylor, 1866. - SUMNER, Charles. The Promises of the Declaration of Independence. Eulogy on Abraham Lincoln, Delivered before the Municipal Authorities of the City of Boston, June 1, 1865. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1865. - WILLIAMS, Thomas. Eulogy on the Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln, Late President of the United States...Pittsburgh: W.S. Haven, 1865. Including an Autographed Letter Signed by the author. - WOODBURY, Augustus. A Sketch of the Character of Abraham Lincoln: A Discourse Preached in the Westminster Church, Providence, R.I., Thursday, June 1, 1865. Providence: Sidney S. Rider and Brother, 1865. - With 8 others, complete list available upon request.
$800-1,200
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[LINCOLN ASSISSINATION TRIAL]
WOODBRIDGE, Frederick Enoch (1818-1888). [John H. Surratt Report]. United States House of Representatives. John H. Surratt. 39th Congress, 2d Session. Report No. 33. N.p.: n.p., [1867]. 8vo (226 x 145 mm). 18pp. Disbound. (Creased.) A report on the discovery and arrest of John H. Surratt for his role in Lincoln’s assisination. SCARCE: according to online records, this is the only copy to appear at auction in over 60 years. Monaghan 897.
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BINGHAM, John Armor (1815-1900). Trial of the Conspirators for the Assissination of President Lincoln, &c. Argument of John A. Bingham, Special Judge Advocate. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1865. 8vo (226 x 146 mm). ORIGINAL WRAPPERS. (Some light soiling or wear). Includes arguments on behalf of Mary Surratt, Samuel Mudd, Edward Spangler, Samuel Arnold and others associated with Booth’s assissination of Lincoln.
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TOWNSEND, George Alfred (1841-1914). The Life, Crime, and Caputer of John Wilkes Booth, with a full sketch of the Conspiracy of which he was the Leader, and the Pursuit, Trial and Execution of his accomplices. New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1865. 8vo. (Last leaf torn with loss.) Modern boards.
$250-350
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[LINCOLN - LIFE OF]
A group of 5 works about the Life of Lincoln, comprising: General Orders, No. 315. War Department, Adjunct General’s Office, Washington, September 177, 1863. Lincoln’s Treatment of Gen. Grant. Document No. 12. New York: Democratic Newspaper Offices, n.d. Thirtieth Congress First Session, House of Representatives, Report No. 102 [To accompany bill H.R. No. 92]. January 19, 1848. n.d.:n.d., n.p. - [LINCOLN, Abraham]. The President’s Appeal to the Border States. Washington City: H. Polkinhorn, n.d. - WORTH, Jack W. Honest Abe: Episodes in the Life of Abraham Lincoln. Original manuscript, June, 1936. - Together, 5 works, condition generally fine.
$500-700 280
[LINCOLN - LIFE OF]
A group of works about the life of Lincoln, comprising: [WHITE], Benjamin. The New Gospel of Peace. New York: Sinclair Tousey, 1868. - [LINCOLN]. Sermons Preached in Boston on the Death of Abraham Lincoln... Boston: J.E. Tilton and Company, 1865. - CUSHMAN, J.B. Legislative Honors to the Memory of President Lincoln... Albany: Weed, Parsons and Company, 1865. - WURZBURGER, Julius. Abraham Lincoln. Sein Leben und Seine Offentlichen Dienste. Boston: B.B. Russell and Company, 1865. - BARTLETT, D.W. The Life and Public Services of Hon. Abraham Lincoln... Philadelphia: J.W. Bradley, 1860 - Together, 5 works in 5 volumes, 8vo and 12mo, all in various modern and contemporary bindings, condition generally good.
$400-600
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[LINCOLN] - EAVES, Catherine
How I Twice Eloped The only Novelette ever sketched by Abraham Lincoln. An Indiana Idyll. Chicago: Oak Printing and Publishing, 1901.
12mo (192 x 135 mm). Illustrated frontispiece, 88pp. Original printed wrappers (some light wear to spine). This Lincolnesque tall tale was written by Catherine Eaves, a member of the Lincoln Literary Society in Hoosier Heights, Indiana, very close to Lincoln’s boyhood home. The copyright is held by Albert Alberg, and the work is often attributed to him. RARE.
$150-250
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LUNDY, Benjamin (1789-1839)
The Life, Travels and Opinions of Benjamin Lundy, including his journeys to Texas and Mexico; with a sketch of cotemporary [sic] events, and a notice of the revolution in Hayti. Philadelphia: William D. Parrish, 1847.
8vo (187 x 113 mm). Engraved frontispiece, engraved hand-colored folding map. (Some spotting or offsetting as usual, short pencil notations on verso of map.) Modern cloth (lettered portion of original spine laid in.) FIRST EDITION, “embodying first-hand information relative to the republic in the earliest stages of its settlement by the Americans. The text is from Lundy’s manuscript, and includes: ‘Narrative of a trip to Texas in 1830; Journey to new Orleans and Texas in 1833; Journey from Brazoria to Austin; Tours of Observation through San Antonio, Bexar, Monclova, via the Rio Grande and Santa Rosa; From Laredo to San Patricia and Arkansas Bay; Journey to the Matamoras and residence there” (Eberstadt). Eberstadt 123:123; Howes E-10; Sabin 42693.
$600-800 283*
MATTHEWS, James M., editor.
The Statutes at Large of the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America, from the Institution of the Government, February 8, 1861, to its termination, February 18, 1862, inclusive. Richmond: R.M. Smith, 1864.
8vo (240 x 163 mm). (Light browning as usual.) ORIGINAL PRINTED WRAPPERS (lower wrapper laid in, discreet library label on spine.) FIRST COLLECTED EDITION including the Constitution of the provisional govenrment, the permanent Constitution of the Confederate States, and treaties between the Confederate States and Native American Tribes. Sabin 15417.
Property from the Collection of the Valley of Milwaukee, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
$500-700
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MCDONALD, John (1775-1853)
Biographical Sketches of General Nathaniel Massie, General Duncan McArthur, Captain William Wells, and General Simon Kenton: who were early settlers in the Western country. Cincinnati: E. Morgan and Son, 1838.
8vo (182 x 112 mm). (Staining throughout, last text leaf recornered, affecting a few letters in the last two lines.) Modern black cloth. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY inscribed by McDonald: “Presented to his grand son James McDonald by the author.” A rare account of early settlers in Ohio and Kentucky. “The author had personal communication with the families and neighbors of these Indian fighters, and has secured many details of their exploits among the savages” (Sabin). Sabin 43160.
Provenance: James McDonald (presentation inscription).
$500-700 285*
(American, 19th Century) A group of 32 portraits from History of the Indian Tribes of North America with associated text leaves. [Philadelphia, ca 1838 or later]. Including: Major Ridge, Se-Quo-Yah, Tish-Co-Han, Mon-Ka-Ush-Ka, and LapPa-Win-Soe. Measuring approximately: image 300 x 210 mm (545 x 385 mm sheet). - And 27 others. Condition generally good. Complete list available on request. Property from the Estate of Arturo Peralta Ramos, Taos, New Mexico
$2,000-4,000
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A group of 17 portraits from History of the Indian Tribes of North America with associated text leaves. [Philadelphia, ca 1838 or later]. Including: Okee-MakeeQuid, To-Ka-Con, Shau-Hau-Napo-Tinia, Young Ma Has Kah, and Chon-Mon-I-Case. Measuring approximately: image 322 x 200 mm (532 x 374 mm sheet). - And 12 others (browning, 2 backed to boards). Complete list available on request.
$500-700
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[MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR] -- POLK, James K. (1795-1849)
Messages of the President of the United States with the Correspondence therewith Communicated, between the Secretary of War and other Officers of the Government, on the Subject of the Mexican War. Washington: Wendell and Van Benthuysen, 1848.
8vo (228 x 147 mm). (Some light spotting.) Contemporary half brown calf, marbled boards, smooth spine gilt (some light wear, hinges starting). FIRST EDITION, “perhaps the most important collection of material we have for the history of the Mexican War” (Sabin). Sabin 48114. $200-300
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[MISSISSIPPI BUBBLE]
[Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid. Amsterdam: D. Onder de Linden, ca 1720.]
A group of 28 engravings from Het Groote Tafereel, comprising: 17 folding plates (399/401 x 365/458 mm sheets), 3 single-sheet engraved plates (348/400 x 250/244 mm sheets), 8 engraved vignettes with letterpress text (400/400 x 250/319 mm sheets). Double-page views include: Ruined Shareholders Restored (“De vervallen Actionisten, hersteld, door den Triompheerden Arlequin”), Ruin of the Stockbrokers (“Open Ondergang der Actieonisten het Thuilleriece Hof Quinquempoix”); They Became Crazy because they Believed in Schemes (“By veele zit de kei in’t hooft om dat men in de wind gelooft”). A fine set of plates from this vulgar and biting satire on the Mississippi and South Sea Bubbles, the first banking crash. “This great Theatre of Folly… is an exceedingly curious collection of emblematical plates and caricatures on the scheme of J. Law and the Mississippi Company and the imitations of it in Holland, with their fatal results…The engravings, which illustrate the rise and fall of the great speculation, are full of humor; many of them are exceedingly ludicrous, and some very obscene. They are finely engraved on copper, and are accompanied with full descriptions in prose and poetry” (see Sabin 28932). Complete list available on request. $800-1,200
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[NEWSPAPER] - [TREASURY DEPARTMENT]
Gazette of the United States. New York: John Fenno, 16 September 1789. No. XLV. 4 pages, folio (429 x 265 mm).
EARLY NEWSPAPER PRINTING OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS ESTABLISHING THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, which was passed 2 September 1789. This early edition of the bi-weekly Gazette of the United States also includes coverage of the debate on finding a permanent seat of government, with James Madison arguing in favor of the site on the Potomac River. The paper flourished in the latter part of the 18th century, and was aided by several prominent Federalists, particularly Alexander Hamilton, who contributed many articles under various pseudonyms.
Property from the Collection of Kenneth Nebenzahl, Inc., Glencoe, Illinois $1,000-1,500
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[NEWSPAPERS]
The Providence Gazette. Volumes XXXVII-XXXVIII, Nos. 1879-1982. Providence, RI: John Carter, 1800-1801.
Folio (443 x 84 mm). Contemporary half roan, marbled boards (worn); wooden slipcase.
A COMPLETE RUN from January 1800-December 1801 offering a CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNT OF WASHINGTON’S DEATH: January 4, 11, and 18 numbers printed with a dark black mourning border, detailing memorial services for Washington in Rhode Island and elsewhere. A fine run of newspapers offering reportage of local and national events. $800-1,200
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[NEWSPAPERS]
A group of 20 American and British 18th- and 19thcentury newspapers, including publications from Illinois, Wisconsin, and Boston, comprising:
[MIDWEST]. Daily Illinois State Register. Vol. 14, No. 42, Springfield, IL, 19 February 1861. Includes coverage of Lincoln’s pre-inaugural cross-country trip, and Jefferson Davis’ inauguration. - Tri-Weekly Argus. Madison, Wisconsin, 19 Oct. 1847; 21 Oct. 1847 (4 copies); 23 Oct. 1847 (3 copies). Together 8 copies of an early Madison, Wisconsin newspaper, reporting on outcomes of the legislative special session held on the eve of Wisconsin’s statehood. - Gem of the Prairie. Vol. 7, No. 5, Chicago, 29 June 1850. An early copy of a Chicago literary paper. [BOSTON]. The Exchange Advertiser. Vol. II, No. 93, Boston, 5 Oct. 1786. Complaints about taxes, paper money, and bankruptcy law. - The Independent Chronicle: and Universal Advertiser. Vol. XVIII, No. 943, Boston, 23 Nov. 1786; Vol. XLI, No. 292. Boston, 8 May 1809. The 1786 edition with a notice of suspension of habeas corpus to deal with an armed resistance to state authority. - American Herald. Vol. VI, No. 288, Boston, 16 April 1787.
[LONDON]. The Diary; or Woodfall’s Register. Nos. 3740, London, 11-14 May; No. 946, 3 April 1792. Debates on the abolition of slavery. - The Times. No. 4397, 31 January 1799. Discussing the insurrection of the Irish.
Property from the Collection of Kenneth Nebenzahl, Inc., Glencoe, Illinois $600-800
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[NATIVE AMERICANA]
A group of works about Native Americana, comprising: Letter from the Secretary of War...In Response to Senate resolution of March 11 1890, correspondence regarding the Apache, Pine Ridge, and Rose Bud Indians... Wasington, D.C., [ca 1890]. - BLISH, Helen. A Pictographic History of the Oglala Sioux. University of Nebraska Press, 1967. - MACLEAN, J.P. The Mound Builders... Cincinnati: Robert Clarke and Company, 1879. - PATTERSON, J.B. (Editor). Life of MA-KA-TAIME-SHE-KIA-KIAK or Black Hawk... Boston: Russell, Odiorne and Metcalf, 1834. - Together 4 works in 4 volumes, all in modern and contemporary bindings, 8vo and 12mo, condition generally good. $350-450 293
O’DONOVAN, Jeremiah
A Brief Account of the Author’s Interview with his Countrymen, and of the Parts of the Emerald Isle. Pittsburgh: Published by the Author, 1864.
8vo (184 x 111 mm). (A few pale stains.) Contemporary quarter brown calf, marbled boards (some overall wear). FIRST EDITION of O’Donovan’s work discussing the social and economic conditions of Irish immigrants in the United States, and recounting O’Donovan’s travels as a book salesman in the Ohio valley. RARE at auction. Howes O-24. Provenance: Rev. Owen B. McGuire (stamp); Rev. D. English (signature). $400-600
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[OKLAHOMA]
Constitution of Oklahoma as submitted by the constitutional convention to the voters for ratification on August 6, 1907. N.p.: n.p. [1907].
8vo (207 x 144 mm). 64pp. (Brittle with some light chipping.) Stapled (tape repairs to spine). An early form of the first constition of the state of Oklahoma, which was admitted as a state 16 November 1907. With a rubber-stamp notice: “Printed Matter from Democratic Headquarters Lee Hotel Oklahoma City.”
Provenance: Illinois State Historical Library (blind stamp, deaccession stamp).
$150-250
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PALLADINO, Lawrence Benjamin
Indian and White in the Northwest; or, A History of Catholicity in Montana. Baltimore: John Murphy & Company, 1894.
8vo. Frontispiece portrait, numerous plates, folding map of Montana. Publisher’s blue cloth (manuscript label on spine). FIRST EDITION, a “history of all [Catholic] missions in the region - among the Blackfeet, Piegans, Cheyennes and Crows, and in the white settlements of Montana” (Howes). Howes P-40. $150-250 296
[PEACE CONFERENCE OF 1861]
“Preamble and Resolutions Adopted by the General Assembly of Virginia, January the 19th, 1861.” [Richmond], 1861.
8vo (249 x 200 mm). Single folded leaf. In January 1861, Gov. John Letcher convened a special session of the Virginia General Assembly, which passed an act calling for an election on February 4th to select delegates for the Virginia Convention. On January 19, 1861, the General Assembly passed a joint resolution inviting other states to a Peace Conference in Washington, D.C., appointing John Tyler, William C. Rives, John W. Brockenbrough, James A. Seddon and George W. Summers as commissioners representing Virginia. The Conference was the final attempt made by the individual states on the eve of the Civil War to preserve the Union. The resolution failed, and following the Virginia Convention which convened later in February, Virginia seceded from the Union. EXCEEDINGLY RARE. $400-600
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PENN, William (1644-1718)
Truth Exalted; in a short, but sure, Testimony against all those Religions, Faiths, and Worhsips that have been formed and followed in the Darkness of Apostacy... London: n.p., 1671.
8vo (192 x 138 mm). 19pp. (Some browning from old tape repairs in gutter first 2 leaves). Modern red quarter morocco, spine gilt, bottom edge uncut (hinges starting, discreet library stamp on spine). Second edition, after the first edition published in 1668. The Truth Exalted was the first pamphlet Penn published after he joined the Society of Friends, in which he upholds Quaker doctrines while attacking those of the Roman Catholics, Protestants, and other Non-conformists (calling them lures of “that Subtil Serpent”). In total, Penn published 42 books and pamphlets in the seven years following his converstion. Penn’s tone is that of a youthful recent convert; on reading this tract, Pepys comments in his diary that the book was “ridiculous [and] nonsensical… so full of nothing but nonsense, that I was ashamed to read in it.” COPIES OF ALL EDITIONS ARE EXCEEDINGLY RARE: online auction records trace 6 copies of either edition at auction in the last 80 years.
Property from the Collection of the Valley of Milwaukee, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Milwaukee, Wisconsin $400-600
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[POLITICAL CONVENTIONS AND CAMPAIGNS]
A group of 6 works on political conventions and campaigns, comprising: Campaign Document, No. 19. Campaign Songs. New York: Democratic Newspaper Offices, [1864]. - The Democratic Platform for 50 Years. The Immortal Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798, with Their History and Application, to the Present Convention. Chicago: n.p., 1864. - The Public Record and Past History of John Bell and Edw’d Everett. Breckenridge and Lane Campaign Document, No. 5. n.d.: n.d., n.p. - Speech of President Buchanan, on the Evening of Monday, July 9, 1860. Breckenridge and Lane Campaign Document, No. 4. Washington City: National Democratic Executive Committee, 1860. - Spirit of the Chicago Convention. Extracts from all the Notable Speeches Delivered in and out of the National “Democratic” Convention. Chicago Tribune Campaign Document, No. 1. n.p.: n.p., n.d. - ‘84. A Political Revelation. Philadelphia: Donnelly and Company, 1883. - Together, 6 works, condition generally fine. $400-600
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[PORTRAITS - WASHINGTON, GEORGE]
STUART, Gilbert, after. S.H. GIMBEL, Engraver. George Washington. N.p.: n.p., ca 1830. Mezzotint, image 618 x 420 mm (681 x 475 mm sheet). (A few marginal chips and tears, some with associated repairs on verso, some light overall browning, a few soft creases.) Full length standing portrait, the “Tea-Pot Portrait.” See Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington, 1880.
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DONEY, Thomas, after J. DUTHIE, engraver. The Last Moments of Washington. New York: William Pate, ca 1861. Mezzotint, image 461 x 696 mm (588 x 840 mm sheet). (A few marginal chips or tears.)
Property from the Collection of Kenneth Nebenzahl, Inc., Glencoe, Illinois $400-600 300*
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[SCHAAK, I.S.C., after. Charles SPPONER, engraver. “Major General James Wolfe, Commander in Chief of His Majesty’s Forces in the Expedition Against Quebec.” London, ca 1764] Mezzotint, image 299 x 249 mm (446 x 395 mm sheet). PROOF BEFORE LETTERS. RARE.
[With:]
COOK, Nelson, after. C. TURNER, engraver. His Excellency Sir Francis Bond Head, Bart: K.C.H. Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada. Toronto and London: Fred C. Capreol, Dominic Colnaghi, 10 October 1837. Mezzotint, image 311 x 240 mm (450 x 340 mm sheet). (Some light mostly marginal staining.)
Property from the Collection of Kenneth Nebenzahl, Inc., Glencoe, Illinois $400-600
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[PORTRAITS - POLITICAL FIGURES]
A group of 19th-century lithographed and engraved portraits of political figures by Currier & Ives, William Bruns, John W. Dodge, J.C. Buttre, L. Prang & Co., and from Mathew Brady’s The Gallery of Illustrious Americans, including portraits of: Henry Clay, 1843; Andrew Johnson, 1865; Millard Filmore, 1850; Horace Greeley, 1872; Henry Wilson, n.d.; John A. Logan, in two states, colored and uncolored; James G. Blaine, in two states, colored and uncolored; Charles Sumner, 1862; Peter Jones, n.d.
Together, 14 portraits, images 118/495 x 90/375 mm (380/680 x 278/500 mm sheet), condition generally fine, complete listing available on request. Property from the Collection of Kenneth Nebenzahl, Inc., Glencoe, Illinois $400-600
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[PORTRAITS - HISTORIC FIGURES]
A group of 18th- and early 19th-century small-format engraved portraits of historic figures, including portraits of: the Marquis de La Fayette, Major General Sullivan, General Reed, Sir Henry Clinton, General Gates, John Paul Jones, and Otacite, Chief of the Cherokees.
Together, 15 portraits, images 91/144 x 74/101 mm (150/223 x 116/155 mm sheet), condition generally fine.
Property from the Collection of Kenneth Nebenzahl, Inc., Glencoe, Illinois $200-300
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[PORTRAITS - CIVIL WAR GENERALS]
A group of engraved portraits of 4 Civil War generals by J.C. Buttre and John Dainty comprising: [George McClellan]. Philadelphia: John Dainty, 1863. A.B. Walter after C. Schussele. Steel-engraved portrait. PROOF BEFORE LETTERS. - Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan. 1865. - A second copy on India paper. - Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks. 1865. - Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside. 1864. - Two additional copies BEFORE LETTERS signed in lower margin in pencil, one with blindstamp of J.C. Buttre in lower margin. - Maj. Gen. Geo. B. McClellan. 1864. - Together, 7 portraits, condition generally fine. Property from the Collection of Kenneth Nebenzahl, Inc., Glencoe, Illinois $400-600
304*
[PORTRAITS - MILITARY]
A group of engraved portraits of members of the military by J.C. Buttre, Ehrgot Forbriger, George E. Perine, and Charles Magnus comprising: Franz Siegel. Forbriger, n.d. - Esek Hopkins. Buttre, n.d. - Union Generals, including Grant and McClellan. 9 oval portraits on one sheet. Perine, n.d. - Union Naval Officers, including Farragut. 7 oval portraits on one sheet. Buttre, n.d. - Army of Cumberland, including James Garfield. 7 oval portraits on one sheet. Buttre, n.d. - Generals, C.S.A., including Jefferson Davis. Buttre, 1863. - Eminent Opponents of the Slave Power, including John Quincy Adams. 12 oval portraits on one sheet. Buttre, 1864. - Confederate officers, including Jefferson Davis. Sheet of 24 small portraits printed and red and black. Magnus, n.d. - Together, 8 sheets of portraits, images 188/266 x 120/472 mm (230/282 x 125/483 mm), condition generally fine. Property from the Collection of Kenneth Nebenzahl, Inc., Glencoe, Illinois $200-300
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[PRESIDENTS]
The White House Gallery of Official Portraits of the Presidents. New York and Washington: The Gravure Company of America, 1907.
Folio (498 x 384 mm). 24 engraved plates after official Presidential portraits. (Dampstained in lower margin.) Publisher’s morocco, gold metallic seal to upper cover (worn, covers detached, a few leaves becoming detached). LIMITED EDITION, number 4051 of an unknown edition, printed for W.B. Clapp. Includes portraits of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Grant, and others. $100-200
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RAMBERT, Charles (1867-1932)
Grande Semaine d’Aviation. Rouen, 1910.
Chromolithographic poster, image approximately 1158 x 785 mm, depicting a pilot as he salutes statues on the spire of a Cathedral while they look on in awe. A fine image depiction the infancy of aviation. $4,000-6,000
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RAWLINGS, Thomas
The Confederation of the British North American Provinces; Their Past History and Future Prospects; Including also British Columbia & Hudson’s Bay Territory. London: Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1865.
Large 8vo. (24 x 6.5 cm). 4 lithographic plates, folding map. (Some light browning or spotting.) Publisher’s blue cloth (Corners and spine ends lightly rubbed). FIRST EDITION. Rawlings was a strong proponent of finding a transcontinental railway route, and the folding map depicts his proposed route. “I purpose, in the following pages, to treat of the migratory movements of the human race chronologically--of the discoveries on the continent of America--of the early history, progress, present condition, and future prosepects of all that territory lying north of the 49th parallel” (introduction). Eberstadt 115:881, Sabin 68006. Provenance: J[ohn] H[ancock] Klippart (1823-1878) American agriculturist and wheat-farming expert (gift inscription from Charles F. Dennett). $100-150
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RINGWALT, J. Luther, editor
American Encyclopaedia of Printing. Philadelphia: Menamin & Ringwalt, 1871.
4to (269 x 185 mm). Numerous lithigraphic plates, including 2 chromolithographic plates. Contemporary brown morocco gilt, covers gilt, upper cover gilt-lettered “John Gregory”, spine in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands gilt, edges red. FIRST EDITION. John Gregory began as a compositor at the Milwaukee Sentinel in 1867. He later became the commercial editor of the Evening Wisconsin, and became city editor in 1885. In 1905, Gregory was named Editor-in-Chief. A FINE COPY of Ringwalt’s encyclopedia from the collection of a printer and newspaperman. [Laid in:] 3pp. ALS of John G. Gregory, Sept. 29, 1892, to “Miss Keating” laid in, discussing proofreading. $200-300 309
ROMAN, Alfred
The Military Operations of General Beauregard in the War between the States, 1861 to 1865, Including a Brief Personal Sketch and a Narrative of His Services in the War with Mexico, 1846-8. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1884.
2 volumes, 8vo. Frontispiece portraits. Publisher’s green gilt-lettered cloth, top edge gilt (some light wear to extremities, upper hinges starting or broken, endpaper loose vol.I). FIRST EDITION of Roman’s biography of P.G.T. Beauregard, the first prominent general of the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. $400-600
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SCHOOLCRAFT, Henry Rowe (1793-1864)
Information Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States: collected and prepared under the Direction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, per Act of Congress of March 3d, 1847. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Company, 1853.
One volume, part 3 (of 6) only, 4to (315 x 247 mm). Half-title (“Ethnilogical Researches, repsecting the Red Man of America”), engraved title (“Information respecting the History Condition and Prospects...”), numerous plates and maps. (A few pale spots.) Publisher’s brown gold-stamped cloth (joints, spine ends and extremities lightly worn, upper hinge starting). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Luke Lea, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1850-1853: “Hon. Saml. Brenton, with respects of L. Lea Comm. Ind. Affr.” Luke Lea served as the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, under whose auspices Schoolcraft undertook his work. Samuel Brenton was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana’s 10th District from March 1851 until March 1853. Field p.353; Sabin 7849. Provenance: Luke Lea, Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1850-1853 (inscription to); Samuel Brenton (1810-1857) U.S. Representative from Indiana (inscription). $200-300 311*
SCHOOLCRAFT, Henry Rowe (17931864).
Information, Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States: collected and prepared under the Direction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, per Act of Congress of March 3d, 1847. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Company, 1852-1853.
2 volumes, comprising parts 2 and 3 (of 6) only, 4to (319 x 246 mm). Half-titles (“Ethnological Researches, respecting the Red Man of America”), engraved titles (“Information respecting the History Condition and Prospects…”), numerous plates and maps. (Some pale spotting.) Publisher’s red morocco elaborately gilt, edges gilt (some wear to spines, a few gatherings becoming disbound.) FIRST EDITION. Schoolcraft’s survey of Native American tribes “contains a vast mass of really valuable material. It has indeed performed a very important service for Indian history in collecting and preserving an immense amount of historical data (Field). Field p.353; Sabin 77849.
Property from the Collection of the Valley of Milwaukee, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Milwaukee, Wisconsin $300-400
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SIMCOE, John Graves (1752-1806)
Simcoe’s Military Journal. A History of the Operations of a Partisan Corps, Called the Queen’s Rangers. New York: Bartlett & Welford, 1844.
8vo (223 x 142 mm). 10 engraved maps (9 folding). (Light spotting). Modern leather, black morocco lettering-piece gilt, old marbled edges. FIRST PUBLISHED EDITION, following the privately printed edition in 1787. “The operations detailed occurred in the vicinity of New York City, in WestChester county, Long Island, Staten Island, in various parts of New Jersey, the neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Germantown, &c., in North and South Carolina, in Virginia, at the time of Arnold’s invasion, and through the whole subsequent movements in that state, till Cornwallis’ surrender at Yorktown. The memoir of the author, and some other additions as appendix, increase the attraction, interest and value of the whole volume” (Sabin). Sabin 81135. $500-600 313*
[SPORTING] - REMINGTON, Frederic (1861-1909)
“Antelope Hunting” [Boston: Bradlee Whidden,] 1889.
Chromolithograph, image 306 x 458 mm (435 x 590 mm sheet), printed for Gould’s Sport, or Fishing and Shooting. (A few pale marginal stains.) REMINGTON’S FIRST PUBLISHED PRINT IN COLOR, one of two he contributed to Gould’s work (the other entitled “Goose Shooting”). Prior to publishing these two plates, Remington produced a series of four monochrome photogravures for John Muir’s Picturesque California [1888] and two other individually published black and white prints. (See Peggy and Harold Samuels, Remington: The Complete Prints, New York, 1990, p.152153). Property from the Collection of Kenneth Nebenzahl, Inc., Glencoe, Illinois $1,000-1,500 314*
[SPORTING] - SANDHAM, Henry (1842-1910)
“Stalking the Wapiti. (Elk Hunting).” - “A Moose Hunt.” [Boston: Bradlee Whidden,] 1889-1890.
Two chromolithographs, images 304 x 457 mm (429 x 585 mm sheets), printed for Gould’s Sport, or Fishing and Shooting. (“Elk” with surface abrasion infilled in background, some minor marginal browning.) Two of the four plates Sandham contributed to Gould’s work. Property from the Collection of Kenneth Nebenzahl, Inc., Glencoe, Illinois $300-500
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[TARIFF OF 1832]
Remarks of Mr. Knight, On Mr. Clay’s Resolution, in Senate, February 14, 1832. N.p.: n.p., [1832].
Broadside (545 x 388 mm). 2 pages. (A few tears to folds, with occasional small losses affecting letters.) Senator Nehemiah Knight’s response to Henry Clay regarding the Tariff of 1832, a protectionist tariff reduced existing tarriffs enacted in 1828. The Southern states, particularly South Carolina, deemed the Tariff of 1832 unsatisfactory, and Southern opposition led to the nullification crisis. Property from the Collection of Kenneth Nebenzahl, Inc., Glencoe, Illinois $100-200
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[TRAIN ROBBERY]
Reward for Arrest of the Train Robbers!
Reward poster (230 x 201 mm) offering a $1000 reward for a train robbery occuring early in the morning on Tuesday, July 24th, 1895 of train No. 37 of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co., at Reece Siding, between Archibald and Stryker Ohio. Of the robbery, the Akron Beacon reports: “A Lake Shore Train Held Up in Western Ohio - Dynamite Used Intentionally on a Safe - A Way Safe Yields Small Treasure…[the robbers] got nearly $1,000” (though the poster reports the robbers got away with $150) (Vol. XXVI, No. 195, Wednesday Evening, July 24, 1895).
Property from the Collection of Kenneth Nebenzahl, Inc., Glencoe, Illinois $150-250
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[THE UNION]
A groups of 6 works about the Union, comprising: DAVIS, H. Winter. Speech of Hon. H. Winter Davis, of Maryland, on the Presidents Colonization and Compensation Scheme. Delivered in the House of Representatives, Feb. 25, 1864. n.p.: n.p., n.d. - DEMING, Henry Champion. Speech of Henry Champion Deming, of Connecticut, on the President’s Plan for State Renovation, Delivered February 27th, 1864. Washington D.C.: Gibson Brothers, 1864. - DOOLITTLE, James. Resolutions on Federal Relations, Adopted by the Legislature of Kentucky. n.p.: n.p., n.d. - LINCOLN. The Address of the Hon. Abraham Lincoln, in Indication of the Policy of the Framers of the Constitution and the Principles of the Republican Party, Delivered at Cooper Institute, February 27th, 1860... New York: George F. Nesbitt and Company, 1860. - SUMNER, Charles. The Republican Party; Its Origin, Necessity and Permanence. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, before the Young Men’s Republican Union of New York, July 11th, 1860. New York: n.p., 1860. The Union Unbroken. n.p.: n.p., [1866]. - Together, 6 sheets, condition generally good. $400-600
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[WAR MEMOIRS]
A group of works about War Memoirs, comprising: HUNT, Gilbert J. The Late War, Between the United States and Great Britian... New York: David Longworth, 1816. - [PATRICK, John R.]. Report of John R. Patrick, Adjutant-General of the State of Nebraska. to the Governor of the State of Nebraska. Des Moines: Mills and Company, 1871. Provenance: A.G. Murphey (address stamp). - [HULL, Isaac]. Minutes of Proceedings of the Court of Enquiry into the Official Conduct of Capt. Isaac Hull... Washington City: Davis and Force, 1822. - CUNNINGHAM, D. Report of the Ohio Antietam Battlefield Commission. Springfield: Springfield Publishing Company, 1904. - SMITH, William R. (Editor). History of the Twenty-second United States Infantry 1866-1922. n.p., n.p., n.d. - STILES, Robert. Four Years Under Marse Robert. New York and Washington: The Neale Publishing Company, 1903. - Together, 6 works in 6 volumes, all in modern and contemporary bindings, 8vo, condition generally good. $400-600
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[WAR NARRATIVES AND MEMOIRS]
A group of works about War Narratives and Memoirs, comprising: Life and Times of Andrew Johnson... New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1866. - GENIN, Sylvester. Selections from the Works of the Late Sylvester Genin... New York: Maigne and Hall, 1855. - Various Authors. Personal Narratives of the Battles of the Rebellion... Providence: Sidey S. Rider, 1878. 2 volumes. - STANLEY, D.S. Personal Memoirs of Major-General D.S. Stanley, U.S.A. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1917. - CALDWELL, Charles. Memoirs of the Life and Campaigns of the Hon. Nathaniel Greene... Philadelphia: Robert Desilver, 1819. - JOHNSTON, Joseph E. Narrative of Military Operations.. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1874. - POST, Caroline. The Life and Memoirs of Comte Regis de Trobriand... New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1910. - Together 7 works in 8 volumes, all in various modern and contemporary bindings, 8vo, condition generally fine. $400-600
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[WASHINGTON, George] (1732-1799)
Legacies of Washington: being an a Collection of the Most Approved Writings of the Late General Washington… Trenton: Sherman, Mershon, and Thomas, 1800.
16mo (160 x 90 mm). Stipple portrait frontispiece of General George Washington by W. Harrison (Tear on title page affecting text and title, hinging, spotting throughout.) Contemporary calf (worn, spine chipping, discreet library label). FIRST EDITION which includes an “appendix containing a sketch of the life of the illustrious patriot.”
Property from the Collection of the Valley of Milwaukee, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Milwaukee, Wisconsin $100-200
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[WESTERN AMERICANA]
A group of works about Western Americana, comprising: HUGHES, John T. Doniphan’s Expedition... Conquest of New Mexico... Cincinnati: J.A. and U.P. James, 1850. Provenance: Charles B. Scully (bookplate). - IRVING, Washington. Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 1836. 2 volumes. - IRVING, Theodore. The Conquest of Florida, by Hernando de Soto. New York: George P. Putnam, 1851. Provenance: Dr. J.F. Snyder (early ownership inscription). - MACKAY, Alex. The Western World; or, Travels in the United States in 1846-47... London: Richard Bentley, 1850. 3 volumes. Provenance: Henry Parsons (bookplate). - LOWE, Thomas J. (Secretary of Oklahoma Territory). Session Laws of 1895, Passed at the Third Regular Sesson of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oklahoma. n.p.:n.p., 1895. - WEBB, Walter Prescott. The Texas Rangers: A Century of Frontier Defense. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1935. - Together, 6 works in 9 volumes, 8vo and 12mo, all in various modern and contemporary bindings, condition generally good. $700-900
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[WESTERN AMERICANA]
A group of works on Western Americana, comprising: Journal of the Constitutional Convention of South Dakota. July, 1889. Sioux Falls, Brown and Saenger, 1889. - MELISH, John. A Geographical Description of the United States...Philadelphia: John Melish, 1816. - SHAW, James. Twelve Years in America: Being Observations on the Country, the People, Institutions and Religion...London: Hamilton, Adams and Company, 1867. - GILSON, Horace C. Laws of the Territory of Idaho, Third Session: Convened on the Fourth Day of December, 1865, and Adjourned on the Twelfth Day of Janurary, 1866, at Boise City. Boise City: Frank Kenyon, 1866. Message of the President of the United States, and the Accompanying Documents, to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the First Session of the Thirty-eigth Congress. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1863. - LEFEVRE, Paul. Trois ans Au Klondike. Paris: CH. Delgrave, n.d. - Together, 6 works in 6 volumes, all in modern and contemporary bindings, 8vo, condition generally good. $500-700
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WHEELER, George Montague (1842-1905)
Annual Report upon the Geographical Surveys of the Territory of the United States West of the 100th Meridian, in the States and Territories of California, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Being Appendix NN of the Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1878. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1878.
8vo (228 x 148 mm). 2 lithographic plates, folding map. (Tear to folding map crossing image.) Publisher’s cloth-backed printed boards (some light wear, label on upper cover). PRESENTATION COPY with Wheeler’s compliment slip tipped in. Includes a survey of the Great Salt Lake basin, surveys of the Lake Tahoe and Washoe mining regions, and information about the first discoveries in California. $200-400
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YATES, Richard
Speech of Hon. Richard Yates, Delivered at Elgin, Ill. On the Fourth Day of July, A.D. 1865. [As Reported for the Chicago Press.] N.p.: n.p., [1865].
8vo (244 x 166 mm). 8pp., single folded sheet. FIRST EDITION of Yates’ speech in which he presents arguments in favor of civil rights (“each man is not superior or inferior to any other man”) and universal suffrage (“it is the great elevator of the masses”). RARE: according to online records, only one copy of this speech has appeared on the market in 80 years. Monaghan 832. $100-200
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[YATES, Richard, Governor of Illinois]
A group of works about the Former Governor of Illinois, Richard Yates, comprising: Governor’s Message. Executive Department, Springfield, 23 April, 1861. - To the People of Illinois. [Edwardsville]: n.p., 24 May, 1824. - Message of His Excellency, Richard Yates, Governor of Illinois. To the General Assembly. January 5, 1863. Springfield: Baker and Phillips, 1863. - Speech of Senator Yates at Springfield, Illinois, August 22, 1868. [Springfield]: n.p., [1868]. - Together 3 sheets, conditon generally good. $200-400
