WILLIAM EDDIS, LETTERS FROM AMERICA,1792 Letters From America, Historical and Descriptive, Comprising Occurrences From 1769 to 1777, Inclusive. by William Eddis. Printed in 1792 for the Author, in London. First...
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THOMAS PAINE, WRITINGS INCLUDING COMMONSENSE Leather bound sammelband containing works by Thomas Paine. Many works published at different times have been collected into one volume. Book is fully bound in leather...
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AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE CRISIS, SEPT9, 1775 The Crisis, dated September 9, 1775 is a fine example of an early newspaper from London printed on Fleet Street by T.W. Shaw containing a scathing full edition letter...
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AMERICAN REVOLUTION, LETTER TO GEORGEGERMAIN 1776 Letter to George Germain from An Englishman. Printed 1776, by J. Almon. First edition. An important publication from the Revolution to George Germain, Secretary...
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J. VALET A LIEGE MODEL 1728 MUSKET ANDBAYONET Present day Belgium,C. 1744-47.76 bore, NSN, walnut stock, steel fittings, lock marked "JACQUES VALET/A LIEGE", the hammer was refaced during the period, the left...
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TALL CASE CLOCK BY GRIFFITH OWEN, PHILADELPHIA.A great original clock circa 1790 - 1800. Hand painted dial and moon phase. View a copy of a letter that the consignors great aunt sent to her father, her nephew, when she...
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ENGRAVINGS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARYOFFICERS AND DIGNI...7 Engravings of Lafayette, Paine, Deane, Franklin, Wayne, Amherst, and print of General Green. 1ST GROUPING: 2 engraved portraits of the Marquis de Lafayette....
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JEFFERSON DAVIS LETTER TO J.B. LINDSLEY,REF. MCGAVOCKJefferson Davis letter to Nashville author, doctor, minister and educator Dr. John Berrien Lindsley with good retrospective content regarding the American Civil...
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GRP: ASSORTED BOOKS ON EUROPEAN ARTHISTORY AND EXPLORA...Large lot of miscellaneous books, dealing primarily with European exploration, art, and history. Titles include "The British Empire before the American...
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HARVARD CLASSICS ALUMNI EDITIONSet ofHarvard Classics. Alumni Edition, set no. 434. Edited by Charles W. Elliot, LLD. Published by P. F. Collier & Son, New York, 1910. Titles include ìThe Autobiography of Benjamin...
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COLONIAL RHODE ISLAND ACCOUNTING BOOK,1750-1820,linen bound. Zebedee Hopkins Jr (1736-1797), Gloucester, RI, he was a lawyer. This account book also includes records of work and payments that he made for various...
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LETTER FROM PRISON BY FRENCH WRITERJEAN PIERRE CLARIS DE FLORIAN (1755-1794) Autograph Letter Signed Florian, to Citizen Mercier, n.d., early 1790s, one page (3-3/4 x 4-1/2 in.), thanking a friend for much-needed...
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THOMAS JEFFERSON AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNEDTO JOHN DICKINSON, JULY 23, 1801 TO JOHN DICKINSON, JULY 23, 1801, one quarto sized sheet, folded in half, with a two page ALS by Thomas Jefferson written as President to...
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LETTER TO GEN. CHAS. LEE, YORKTOWN,OCTOBER, 1781 Evan Edwards (Aide de Camp to General Lee in 1778, Major in the 4th PA Regt. in 1781) autograph letter signed, dated at Yorktown, Va., October 21, 1781, to General...
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THOMAS CUSHING ALS TO JOHN HANCOCK,PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AT PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 22, 1776 PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AT PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 22, 1776, three pages, Royal Crown watermark...
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HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF THE PUGH FAMILY,CIRCA 1880, WITH TRANSCRIPTS OF LETTERS RECALLING REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA CIRCA 1880, WITH TRANSCRIPTS OF LETTERS RECALLING REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA, large pre-ruled ledger containing...
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EZRA STILES, AUTOGRAPHED LETTER SIGNEDTO REV. SAMUEL HAVEN REGARDING THE END OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, JULY 10, 1782 TO REV. SAMUEL HAVEN REGARDING THE END OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, JULY 10, 1782, two-sided...
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GROUP OF BOOKS ABOUT BLACK HISTORYIncluding:The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, 2010; The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American...
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CADWALLADER COLDEN, 1722 LETTERAn 18thCentury personal letter from Cadwallader Colden to his wife. Colden was a Scottish physician educated in London before moving to Colonial Philadelphia. The British educated...
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HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION SIGNED LETTERS& DOCUMENTS Includes 3 letters signed by Lajos Kossuth, one written from exile in the U.S. to publisher George Sanders, also a signed authorization and a signed photo; letter...
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LETTER TO DOLLEY MADISON AND OTHER WASHINGTON,D.C. AND ALEXANDRIA, VA, INTEREST LETTERS, 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY D.C. AND ALEXANDRIA, VA, INTEREST LETTERS, 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, [Americana/ Ephemera] Letter from William...
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Johannes Allart 'Scenes of the FrenchRevolution', 1794. A vellum covered Dutch edition of the history of the French Revolution with numerous portrait etchings and illustrations. Bound and covered in hand lettered...
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LOT OF 19 DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHSRELATED TOMASSACHUSETTS. INCLUDING NEW BEDFORD, FALL RIVER, BERKLEY, NEWBURYPORT, PEMBROKE, ETC. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: A LETTER GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF AN INCIDENT AT THE BATTLE...
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LARGE LOT OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS ANDPHOTOGRAPHS,RELATING PRIMARILY TO THE CIVIL WAR. 7 BINDERS, WITH MILITARY DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, CDVS, CUT SIGNATURES, LETTERS. TO INCLUDE: ALBUM 1 INCLUDING SIGNATURES AND PHOTOGRAPHS...
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5 vols. American Revolution. Proceedingson The Occasion... Dedication...Monument...One Hundredth Anniversary of The Paoli Massacre... September 20, 1877. West Chester, 1877. 8vo, orig. cloth; worn and faded. Minor...
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Two Original Signed Napoleonic Documents.Lettersfrom Napoleon and Josephine framed with steel engravings. Both documents have been very loosely interpreted here. Letter from Napoleon Bonaparte to his stepson Eugene (from...
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Portfolio of Maps and Letters of France1789-1815 Portfolio missing its title page and publication information but ca. late 19th century (possibly printed for centennial of French Revolution). Each heavy sheet 10.5...
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1 vol. Brissot de Warville, J(acques)P(ierre). New Travels in The United States of America, Performed in 1788. London: for J.S. Jordan, 1792. First English-language edition. 8vo, contemp. 1/2 calf & marbled...
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IDENTIFIED PENNSYLVANIA REVOLUTIONARYWAR FLINTLOCK RIFLE: Identified to John Frailey, a private in Captain George Forepaugh's Co., Bradfords Battalion, Philadelphia County Militia. Rifle is direct from the family,...
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2 vols. American Revolution: (Lind,John.) An Answer to The Declaration of The American Congress. London: T. Cadell, 1776. 3rd ed. 8vo, disbound. Title page slightly dusty, trimmed - no loss of ptg. Attributed...
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Letters Between the Sturges BrothersMost Antebellum Including J.R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA These 58 letters encompass a "snapshot" of antebellum life in the South.Samuel Sturges (1774-1831) was born in Fairfield...
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CURRENCY: ca. 1910 Russian 100 Roublenotes Lot of 25 notes most in Fine condition. Along with some circa 1919 reciepts from US banks showing profits and losses from speculating in this defunct & demonetized...
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12 vols. Military Uniforms & C: Miller,A.E.; Dawnay, N.P. Military Drawings and Paintings in The Collection of Her Majesty The Queen. (London): Phaidon, (1970). 2nd ed. Volume One. Plates. 4to, orig. gilt-lettered...
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Four American women activists: "EvangelineBooth" (1865-1850, reformer) signed in brown ink as Commander, Salvation Army National Headquarters stationery, two typed pages, September 28, 1922 to Raymond Schindler,...
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2 vols. (French Revolution.) Adolphus,John. Biographical Memoirs of The French Revolution. London: for T. Cadell, et al., 1799. First edition. 8vo, 19th-century 3/4 pebbled red morocco & marbled bds., gilt, gilt-lettered...
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Jefferson Davis signed letter, 15-lineALS in black ink on lined paper, datelined "Beauvoir, Missi., 27th July 1885" to "Mabel" (Mabel Luttrell Mitchell, Knoxville, Tennessee): "…You...
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