Swanzey: March 15, 1769. Two-page holograph document of dismissal against Rev. Ezra Carpenter, folio, (approx. 12" x 15"), previous folds, browned, small holes at folds; very good and legible. Ezra Carpenter (1698-1785), a son of Nathaniel and Mary (Preston) Carpenter (his third wife), was born March 20, 1698, in Rehoboth..... More
Ann Arbor: University Microfilms, [1964]. 8vo, pp. [10], 90, [1]; illustrated; fine copy in original blue cloth and slipcase. More
[Providence]: March 4, 1784. Folio (approx. 12" x 7"), 2 pages on integral leaves, approximately 40 lines, signed by both Carter and Angell, wax seals intact, the top of the first page scalloped, as usual; very good condition, or better, and quite handsome. John Carter was the famed Providence printer..... More
[Cambridge: published by written and illuminated for the School of Agriculture June, 1949]. Parchment bifolium (approx. 12¼" x 9¾"), with fine manuscript calligraphy by Will Carter, the initial word, the letters of the recipient's name and two later capitals written in blue or red, these decorated with an intricate, foliate..... More
[Newport: second Monday of September A.D., 1766. (Folio sheet approx. 11½" x 7¼"), in ink; some staining, the right margin erose with a few dropped letters, small hole at the intersection of previous folds; good. The political unrest preceding the American Revolution is exemplified in this document which complains of..... More
Nantes, (France): September 6, 1783. Eleven-page legal document (approx. 9" x 7½") of a judgment from a French court that involved Rhode Island traders. Providence mariners William Chace and William Davis traded in European goods and were also perhaps sea captains. These documents are entitled "Extract from the Registry of..... More
Downey, CA: 1891. Three-page letter, densely written, 9" x 6"; from the California printer William M. Cheney to Emerson Wulling, himself a prolific small press printer (Sumac Press). Cheney covers a number of topics, all of which appear to be a response to a letter received from Wulling previously. He..... More
Albert Gate Mansions, 219, Knightsbridge, S.W., London: April 20, 1907. Written on two sides of a small card approx. 3½" x 4½"; tape residue along the left margin recto (not touching any letters), otherwise fine. In full: "Dear Mr. Baring, I am delighted to go to you at St Cross..... More
Marshfield, MA: August, 1815. One-page folio manuscript approx. 12" x 7¼", a hand-written elegiac poem probably written by David F. Church of Marshfield, Massachusetts, whose name appears on the verso. The poem is in 20 stanzas in double column (and an additional 4 stanzas in the right margin), and mourns..... More
[Dorchester, Mass.]: 1708. Both 8½" x 7¾", approx. 310 and 350 words respectively (exclusive of the shorthand notes - see below); from Jonathan Clap of Dorchester MA to his brother Nathaniel, then a minister in Newport, RI. In the first letter, dated August 8th, 1708, he writes of conditions at..... More
270 pages of documents, correspondence, deeds, commissions, wills, and 540 photographs, 1880s to 1951. Also, 60 pages of printed matter and news clippings. Overall good to fine condition. Complete inventory is available on request. Impressive collection of colonial documents, deeds, commissions, wills, as well as a huge collection of photographs..... More
Paris: Le Léopard d'Or, 1992. 8vo, pp. 250; facsimiles; original white pictorial wrappers, minor shelf wear, else about fine. Compliment card from the Institut laid in. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1973. Limited edition of 1500 copies, 2 volumes, folio; facsimiles throughout; quarter green gilt-stamped buckram over brown boards, dustjackets and slipcase; fine. From the blurb: "[Covering] over the period from the fourteenth century to Dylan Thomas in the twentieth, and represent 146 poets on 197..... More
n.p., n.d. [likely Chicago], February 1, 1921. 12mo, 3 stanzas of 4 lines each; integral leaf attached; signed and datyed by Crow at the end; fine. On the engraved stationery of "The Autograph Collection of Howes Norris, Jr." Martha Foote Crow (1854-1924), was American poet, writer, educator, and literary biographer..... More
Scotland [?]: 1804-1813. Small 4to, pp. [148] plus about 100 blank pages; 16 pages of manuscript material laid in; parchment over boards, blind ruled boards, title and date in manuscript on cover and spine, armorial bookplate of Francis Cunningham on pastedown; boards toned, textblock clean and sound, very good. A...... More
New London: 11th June, 1816. 4to, approx. 26 lines and 170 words, in ink; some spotting, previous folds and a couple of short breaks at the extremities; address on verso of integral leaf with a New London roundstamp dated June 13. James D'Wolf (1764 to 1837) was a notable privateer..... More
mostly Bristol, R.I. 1786-1790. Small 4to, 60 leaves, the first 5 leaves on slightly smaller paper and separately bound in; in ink; contemporary limp, dirty old canvas, on the upper cover in ink is written "I. D'Wolf / 17[?] -1790." The notations often faded and stained (this looks to have..... More
At sea: 1806. Small 4to, pp. [24]; unusual original printed pictorial wrappers showing on the upper cover copperplate images of 5 ships, with an imprint "Printed for Laurie & Whittle, 1796" at the bottom; lightly stained and toned, but on the whole, very good. Laurie & Whittle were London print-..... More
Bristol: January 20, 1842. Large bifoliate bill of sale (approx. 13½" x 10¾"), 3 pages plus a docket on the verso of the integral leaf, listing approx. 55 goods and commodities, each with prices affixed, purchased by James Le Baron from the owners of the prize vessel General Jackson which..... More
New Port: February 5, 1812. Small 4to, pp. [20]; 9 leaves of exquisite penmanship, each leaf adorned with an attractive watercolor or two of floral and botanical motifs; very nice. Maria was the fourth child of William and Charlotte De Wolfe. In 1814 she married Robert Rogers, a wealthy and..... More
n.p., n.d. likely Italian in origin, late 18th or early 19th century. Faircopy of two titles of Joannes Damascenus, and likely a scribe's exercise in calligraphy; 12mo, approx. 5" x 3½" (125 x 90 mm), [1], 126 leaves; bound with: Suppliche Affettuose alla Beatissima Vergine Madre di Dio ... tradotta..... More
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N.p., June 1: n.y. Allow me to introduce to you Professor Bache of the University of Pennsylvania who is travelling through Europe to make himself acquainted with our scientific institutions... 4to, integral leaf detached, traces of mounting, one or two words smudged. More
Colchester, [Connecticut]: April 7, 1777. Receipt of payment on a slip of paper approx. 3" x 6". "Received of Amasa Brown a soldier in the late Capt. Rowley's Company one gun and bayonet No. 25 £3.12.0" signed by "Jonth. Deming, Selectman." More
Pawtuxet: July 25, 1818. Manuscript receipt (approx. 2¾" x 7½"), ink bright and legible. From the earliest beginnings of the textile industry in Rhode Island. Rhodes & Smith were the well-known Christopher and William Rhodes and Elisha P. Smith (1777-1832). The Rhodes brothers, who advertised as spinners, clothiers, and carders..... More
New York: George H. Doran, 1927. First edition, 8vo, pp. ix, [1]. 284; very good in original blue cloth, printed paper spine label, edges and some internal foxing, dust jacket soiled and with edgewear and a small external tape repair at top front panel. More
