Hong Kong: 1900-1901. Three quarto manuscript letters totaling 22 pages and approx. 6000 words on life in Hong Kong as an American expat. The author, "Katheryn," writes to her friend Jesse in Oregon, describing her daily routine and life in Hong Kong with her husband Tom, who works there. "Hong..... More
Providence: June 21, 1863. 8vo, on integral sheets, in ink; previous folds; very good and legible. On page [4] is a note from her sister R. Matthews, also to McGrath. Stamped postmarked envelope on yellow paper addressed to Capt. McGrath, Commanding Co. F, 50th Regt., N.Y. S. V. Engineers, Washington..... More
Memphis: 1852. Folio, on integral leaves, previous folds with some splitting, else very good. A petition set in front of the Common Law and Chancery Court of Memphis concerning the payment for a slave named Bill whose original cost was $500, $200 of which appears to have been guaranteed by..... More
n.p. [Tibet]: n.d. [19th century]. Manuscript in Tibetan, 5.75” x 14.75”, 8 leaves, written in red and black on alternating lines; with unusual covers sporting a woven paper border on the outside covers and a flap on the inside covers under which is text written in white on black painted..... More
[West Chester?], n.d. ca. 1830s. Folio broadside approx. 12¼" x 7¾", 16 lines of printed text followed by the signatures of 41 citizens of Chester County, docketed in ink on the verso; previous folds, light toning and spotting, top right corner chipped away; all else very good. Meetings began to..... More
Providence: April 22, 1841. Folio bifolium (approx. 17¼" x 10½"), 3 pages, in ink, with a docket on the verso of the integral leaf; previous folds, neat, professional repair at splits; all else very good. Document concerning the financing of public schools in Providence. The fomenter of the Dorr Rebellion..... More
[Italy ? early 18th century]. 4to, pp. 390, [6]; text in Latin throughout, and divided into several different sections; contemporary full parchment, manuscript title on spine, sprinkled edges; covers splayed, light foxing, very good. The book includes the Tractatus and a theological dissertation on Grace as a First Act. The..... More
St. Paul: February 23, 1854. 4to, 43 lines, approx. 330 words; previous folds, else fine, and with the original mailing envelope bearing an 1854 St. Paul postmark. Homes warns that St. Paul is no place to live: "I shall not give them much encouragement if they come here [and] must..... More
Honolulu. Two folio albums, 16½" x 14½" and 14½" x 12¼", about 200 pp. total, containing ephemera, news clippings, and photographs. Ululani Franklin Lemon - "Uncle Nani" - was born in Honolulu in 1881 to a naturalized Canadian father and a Hawaiian mother. He lived his entire life in Honolulu..... More
[Japan?]: [c. early 20th century]. Accordion-bound large octavo artist's sketchbook, containing 25 double-page, hand-painted color images, including nature scenes, portraits of Hotei and Daruma, and village life. The images are minimalist and bold, with heavy influence from Chinese brush painting. The artist is anonymous, but clearly quite talented. Bound in..... More
Newport: April 7, 1729. Folio (approx. 12½" x 8"); countersigned by William Wanton by proxy; watermarked paper, previous folds; near fine. Adams, formerly of Boston "but now residing in Newport," makes a court deposition about the work of John Lucas and his dereliction of duty in regards to an order..... More
London: Faber & Faber, [1969]. First edition, 4to, pp. xliv, 187; 80 illustrations; near fine in original gray cloth, dust-jacket. 63 manuscripts catalogued. The first catalogue of Abbey's Italian manuscripts. More
[London], White Hall: April 22, 1778. Approx. 6¾" x 7¼", in ink; traces of previous mounting in the corners, previous folds; all else very good. The bottom of the sheet has been cut away. Were there a salutation it is lost. "Lord Amherst presents his compliments to the Marquis of..... More
Collegeville, MN: Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, 1988-1990. First edition, 3 volumes, 8vo; frontispiece, facsimiles; original blue mottled cloth, gilt-lettering to spine and upper cover; fine. Addenda and corrigenda laid into Vols. I and II. Vol. III compiled by Amos and Jonathan Black. More
Collegeville, MN: Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, 1988. First edition, 8vo, pp. xlix, [1], 307; frontispiece, facsimiles; original blue mottled cloth, gilt-lettering to spine and upper cover; red ownership label at spine head, else. fine. Vol. I (of three) only. More
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[Newport?]: 1785. Three-page folio manuscript (approx. 13" x 16"); previous folds, paper toned, considerable dampstaining, but the text remains legible; several short splits at the folds; good. Joanna Brown was the daughter of Nicholas and his wife Rhoda (Jenckes) Brown. Sadly, Joanna died at the age of nineteen, apparently of..... More
Providence: late 1856 to Nov. 7, 1866. 11 volumes, 32mo (each approx. 4½" x 3"), number of pages varies from approx. 128 to approximately 375 (well over 200,000 words); all in wallet-style black morocco bindings, all a bit rubbed and scuffed, one cover loose (but present) but generally very good..... More
written for William Knight of Akron, N York, Feb. 28, 1863. Folio, approx. 12" x 7½", on recto and verso of a single sheet, 4 stanzas of 10 lines each; a personified muskrat laments the cold of winter, traps, dogs, and the perpetual want by humans of its fur. Atkins..... More
Washington, D.C. Oct. 26, 1875. Quarto bifolium on pre-printed Dept. of the Interior stationery, approx. 30 lines and 375 words; previous folds; fine. Atkinson refers to a letter from William J. Miller of Bristol, R.I. which notes that Nelson Miller from Warren and Israel Potter from Cranston took part in..... More
Newport: March 10, 1749/50. Approx. 5¾" x 6¼", previous folds, modest stain; very good. Stephen Ayrault (1709-1794), a merchant of Newport, is purchasing over a six-month period, June 23, 1749 to January 11, 1750, one quire of "Cattridge paper," "post paper," "prayer books," "6 Shts. bills [of] lading," and "Lead,"..... More
Oxford: Phaidon, [1979]. First edition, 4to, pp. 80; 70 illustrations, 28 in color; fine in original black cloth, near fine jacket. More
Oxford, Nov. 8: 1840. On my return home a few days ago I found your valuable present of the report on education, for which pray accept my best thanks. I enclose the only trifle I have at present to offer in return. I hope soon to send you my report..... More
Cleveland, Ohio: May 4, 1855. 13" x 16" sheet folded into 4 pages; signed and sealed by Jacob Miller, Notary Public, and recorded May 17, 1855, Cuyahoga County, vol. 81, pgs 113-115. In ink, small tear at fold, minor wear and discoloring. Particularly interesting in that this was the year..... More
1867-1887. 4to, 353 pages of entries in a legible hand, approx. 65,000 words, plus an additional 80 pages of notes, lists of officers and ships, and tables of ships coordinates. Contemporary half sheep over cloth, chipping and wear to spine and edges, all page edges marbled. Bartlett's ink name and..... More
[London]: Azimuth Editions, 1997. First edition, folio, pp. 248; numerous color and black and white illustrations throughout; fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Written by Abdul-Hamid Lahawri, this "Chronicle of the King of the World" has long been recognized as one of the greatest works made for the Mughal..... More
