1865. Hardcover. The West Point account book of William Gerhard, while a cadet, 1865-1869, and 6 documents relating to his military service. William Gerhard (1847-1914) of Philadelphia was the son of Benjamin Gerhard (1811-1864) and Anna Sergeant Gerhard (1815-1873). He married Sally Lyle Howell (1855-1879) and they had one child..... More
Paris: Éditions Bernard Grasset, 1939. Paperback. 15, [1] p.; 23 cm. Light brown wrapper with dark brown and green wrapper title. A speech given by the French playwright Jean Giraudoux on Nov. 11, 1939, as Commissaire Général à l'Information, during the so-called Phoney War between the defeat of Poland by..... More
London: Printed under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office by Harrison and Sons, 1916. 7, [1] p.; 34 cm. Stapled. "Miscellaneous. No. 13 (1916)." Horst von der Goltz, born Franz Wachendorf in 1884, worked in the United States with German agent Franz von Papen on the plot to blow..... More
1808. 1 handwritten letter from the Duke of Montrose, dated 3 May 1808, London, responding to a request from Lt. Col. Simpson for scheduling the Eastern Battalion of Stirlingshire Volunteer Infantry for two weeks at Stirling. James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose (1755-1836), was a member of Parliament in 1780..... More
New York: George H. Doran Co., 1915. Hardcover. 256 p.: frontispiece and 3 additional leaves of plates; 20 cm. Publisher's red-brown cloth with black spine title and illustration; black cover title and color cover illustration. Verso of half title contains list of four titles in the author's series Boys at..... More
London: Printed under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office by Harrison and Sons, 1916. 8 p.; 33 cm. Stapled. Text is in French and English. Contains three groups of measures adopted by the conference: for the war period; for the period of commercial, industrial, agricultural, and maritime reconstruction of..... More
London: Printed under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office by Harrison and Sons, 1916. 4 p.; 33 cm. "Miscellaneous. No. 23 (1916)." In continuation of "Miscellaneous, no. 20 (1916)." Includes details of specific complaints by the Mac-Niff Horticultural Co., N.Y., and the Standard Underground Cable Co., Pittsburg, about treatment..... More
London: Printed under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office by Harrison and Sons, 1916. 7, [1] p.; 34 cm. Stitched. "Miscellaneous. No. 2 (1916)." A description of actions by British sea power to stop germany's imports and exports up to Jan. 1916 during World War One. In Very Good..... More
London: Printed under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office by Harrison and Sons, 1916. 7, [1] p.: tables; 34 cm. Stapled. "Miscellaneous. No. 9 (1916)." Printed in parallel columns of French and English. Includes tables showing 13 vessels sunk by the Germans with the dates of sinking and a...... More
London: Printed under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office by Harrison and Sons, 1916. 3, [1] p.; 34 cm. "Miscellaneous. No. 4 (1916)." The four documents relate to German women and children being taken from India to England. The prisoners of war whose families were being taken on the..... More
London: Printed under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office by Harrison and Sons, 1915. iv, 64, [2] p.; 33 cm. Stitched. "Miscellaneous. No. 19 (1915)." With printed note: "With the Compliments of Sir Gilbert Parker." Sir Gilbert Parker headed Britain's propaganda efforts in the United States from 1914 until..... More
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1917. 10 p.; 34 cm. Stapled. "Miscellaneous. No. 2 (1917)." In continuation of "Miscellaneous, No. 23 (1916)." Printed in French and English in parallel columns. Addresses many aspects of international maritime law regarding mail. In Very Good Condition: "AB" in ink at upper edge of..... More
London: Printed under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office by Harrison and Sons, 1916. 3, [1] p.: tables; 33 cm. "ABH" written at upper edge of front. The tables present the numbers of men of military age in Ireland; the number considered indispensable for agriculture, industries, etc.; the number..... More
Philadelphia: 108th Field Artillery, 1940. Pamphlet. [4] p.; 20 cm. The 100th anniversary of the founding o the 108th Field Artillery was celebrated on Dec. 7, 1940, with a parade, reviews, and dinner. The parade, consisting of 21 parts, was reviewed at the Union League by Gen. George Marshall, Maj-Gen..... More
New York: National Aeronautics Council, 1944. Paperback. [2], xii, 177, [1] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Color illustrated wrappers. Wrapper title: "Aeronautics Recognition Guide to Operational War Planes issue 7 and 8." Includes insignia, silhouettes, and black-and-white photographs. In Good Condition: paper loss along spine and at lower corner of front..... More
Paris: Boussod, Valadon & Cie. 1885. Hardcover. 245, [3] p., 45 leaves of color and black and white plates included in pagination (including 13 double-leaf plates), 1 color plate not included in pagination: many in-text illustrations; 35 cm. Contemporary half red morocco with marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments..... More
1886. 1 handwritten letter, dated Washington, Dec. 20, 1886, to Gail T. L. Roper to say that Hampton will not be able to attend her daughter's marriage to "my young kinsman." Wade Hampton (1818-1902) served in the Confederate calvary during the Civil War, reaching the rank of lieutenant general. After..... More
Washington, D.C. Syracuse Post-Standard, 1942. 1 typed letter, signed by journalist Frederic J. Haskin on Syracuse Post-Standard Information Bureau letterhead, dated 22 Oct. 1942. Frederic Jennings Haskin (1873-1944) was an American journalist best known for his information column, which researched and answered readers' questions. In this letter, he is responding..... More
London: J. Jenkins, 1815. 1 hand-colored aquatint etching 262 x 329 mm (image is 156 x 224 mm); mat is 14 x 17 inches. Published Oct. 1, 1815. From The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies from 1799 to 1815. In Near Fine Condition: very lightly soiled in..... More
London: J. Jenkins, 1815. 1 hand-colored aquatint etching 261 x 328 mm (image is 153 x 218 mm); mat is 14 x 17 inches. Published Nov. 1, 1815. From The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies from 1799 to 1815. In Near Fine Condition: very lightly soiled in..... More
London: J. Jenkins, 1815. 1 hand-colored aquatint etching 262 x 328 mm (image is 154 x 222 mm); mat is 14 x 17 inches. Published July 1, 1815. From The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies from 1799 to 1815. In Very Good- Condition: lightly soiled in margins;..... More
London: J. Jenkins, 1815. 1 hand-colored aquatint etching 262 x 328 mm (image is 152 x 226 mm); mat is 14 x 17 inches. Published Aug. 1, 1815. From The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies from 1799 to 1815. In Very Good Condition: lightly soiled in margin;..... More
London: J. Jenkins, 1815. 1 hand-colored aquatint etching 261 x 328 mm (image is 153 x 223 mm); mat is 14 x 17 inches. Published May 1, 1815. From The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies from 1799 to 1815. In Near Fine Condition: very lightly soiled in..... More
London: J. Jenkins, 1815. 1 hand-colored aquatint etching 262 x 328 mm (image is 152 x 226 mm); mat is 14 x 17 inches. Published Feb. 1, 1815. From The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies from 1799 to 1815. In Near Fine Condition: very lightly soiled in..... More
Titusville, Pa. Titusville Herald, 1943. Hardcover. [6] p., 61 leaves of cartoons, [2] p.; 22 cm. Yellow card covers on a plastic comb binding; front cover illustrated by the author cartoonist. Dedicated to Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift, U.S. Marine Corps, and the officers and men of the Navy and..... More