New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp 449 Broadway, NY." -- lower left-hand corner. This was apparently from a section of the 1865 Manual titled The Old Landmarks on Manhattan Island, as that title runs above the image. Captions indicate "Old... More about Fort Fish on the Northside of Central Park [chromolithograph from Valentine's Manual of the...

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1856. Hardcover. Approx. [428] p. in several paginations: illustrations (including fashion), map; 25 cm. 19th-century half calf with marbled paper over boards; gilt-tooled spine title. Marbled endpapers. Leather label on front cover with gilt-tooled inscription: "Maggie From Her Mother." Inscription on blank leaf following front... More about Harper's New Monthly Magazine: Oct. 1856, Sept. 1861, and Nov. 1867 bound together

New York: Bantam Books, 1975. Paperback. xxvi, [2], 755, [9] p.; 18 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Publisher's advertisements on final unpaginated pages. Includes index. Scarce. In Very Good Condition: cover has small scrapes; edges rubbed; pages are slightly browning but clean and tight. More about Impeachment of Richard M. Nixon President of the United States: The Final Report of the Committee...

Nashville, Tenn. State of Tennessee, 1876. 1 sheet 43 x 35 cm. Printed commission form includes engraving of a seated woman holding a striped shield next to an eagle with its wings up, and a gold seal of the state. The election had been held on Aug. 3, 1876; the... More about Justice of the Peace Commission from Governor James D. Porter of Tennessee to A. L. Greene of...

Nashville, Tenn. State of Tennessee, 1876. 1 sheet 43 x 35 cm. Printed commission form includes engraving of a seated woman holding a striped shield next to an eagle with its wings up, and a gold seal of the state. The election had been held on Aug. 3, 1876; the... More about Justice of the Peace Commission from Governor James D. Porter of Tennessee to R. K. Byrd of Roane...

Washington, D.C. United States Treasury, 1840. Paperback. Blair & Rives, printers. 72 p.; 23 cm. Disbound and lacking original wrapper. An executive document from the 26th Congress, 1st session, this is the official report from the United States Treasury sent by President Martin Van Buren to the U.S. Senate regarding... More about Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting Information, in Compliance with a...

Philadelphia: King & Baird, 1864. Hardcover. "Printed for the U.S. Sanitary Commission." 15, [3], 17-283, [1] p., 4 leaves of plates: 1 full-page map of the prison at Andersonville, Ga.; 23 cm. Contemporary half calf with marbled paper over boards; the leather spine covered a metal spine, Howard M. Hoyt's... More about Narrative of Privations and Sufferings of United States Officers and Soldiers while Prisoners of...

Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson, printers, 1850. Paperback. 32 p.; 23 cm. Green wrappers with black wrapper title. The Union Benevolent Association was established in 1831 to provide assistance to Philadelphia residents by lending stoves to help heat their homes during a harsh winter, along with wood and coal. The intention... More about Nineteenth Annual Report of the Executive board, and of the Ladies' Board of Managers of the...

Northampton, Mass. Northampton Institution for Savings, 1942. Hardcover. [126] p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Original dark blue cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover title. "One Hundredth Anniversary 1842-1942" -- on front cover. Contains photographs of the officers and employees as of 1942; well-illustrated histories of the town of Northampton, Mass., and... More about Northampton and the Northampton Institution for Savings 1842-1942

Washington, D.C. Pathfinder Publishing, 1931. Paperback. 31, [1] p.: illustrations; 30 cm. Paper covers printed in red and black with front cover portrait of Floyd Gibbons by Walter Edward Blythe. Back cover has full-page advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes printed in red and black, featuring a woman in a bathing... More about The Pathfinder: Digest of World Affairs No. 1945

New York: Social Register Association, 1931. Paperback. 13, [3] p.; 17 cm. Printed on salmon paper; stapled. Lists members of Philadelphia society who had changed address recently, largely by virtue of marriage or death. In Near Fine Condition: light crease along lower edges; one light vertical crease throughout; clean and tight. More about Philadelphia Social Register: Dilatory Domiciles January 1931

Hallowell [Me.]: Glazier & Co., 1823. Hardcover. Second Edition, Improved. 324 p.; 18 cm. Contemporary full calf; leather spine label with gilt-tooled title "Town Officer." Errors in pagination: pp. 245 and 320 misnumbered 254 and 316. Includes index. In Fair+ Condition: leather is rubbed and cracked; lacking front free endpaper;... More about The Powers and Duties of the Town Officer, as contained in the Statutes of Maine; with forms...

Washington, D.C. U.S. Senate, 1840. Paperback. Blair & Rives, printers. 73, [1] p.; 23 cm. Disbound and lacking original wrapper. A Senate document from the 26th Congress, 1st session. Contains tables with duties levied on various American products in other countries. In Very Good Condition: disbound but solid; light foxing... More about Report From the Secretary of State, in Compliance With a Resolution of the Senate, Showing the...