[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

[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

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

Yilan: Yilan Cultural Affairs Bureau, 1996-1998. Three issues, large 8vo, about 200 pages each; text in Traditional Chinese; facsimiles of documents with transcriptions; pictorial paper wrappers, fine. The Yilan Documents series is part of a larger series on Yilan historical monographs more broadly. Nos. 3 and 4 provide facsimiles of..... 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. 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

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

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

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

N.p. Sept. 29, [18]59. Approx. 7" x 4½" on embossed "Extra Superfine" paper; previous folds, trace of previous mounting on verso; very good. "I am engaged on Friday Nov. 11 - I can give you Thursday Nov. 17 and will keep that date sealed up until I hear from you..... More