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New York et al. For Sale by American News Company et al. 1869. Hardcover. 8vo (9.1 in, 23.2 cm). [2] 3-132 pp. Appendix. Sole edition: Gerrit Smith (1797-1874) was a leading philanthropist and abolitionist. Smith generously donated to religious charities, promoted international peace, prison reform, temperance, land reform, and supported his..... More
New York: For Sale by Ross & Tousey, 1861. Softcover. 8vo (8.1 in, 22.6 cm). 198 pp.; front. port. Sole edition: Gerrit Smith (1797-1874) was a leading philanthropist and abolitionist. Smith generously donated to religious charities, promoted international peace, prison reform, temperance, land reform, and supported his wife and daughter..... More
Cooperstown, [NY]: H. E. Phinney, 1838. Hardcover. 12mo (7.2 in, 18.3 cm). [3] 4-192 pp. Sole edition: Successful and prolific author, James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) wrote The Last of the Mohicans and this incisive analysis of democracy. "[Liberty's] real friends ought to know that the most insidious attacks, are made on..... More
Boston: James Loring, 1838. 12mo (6.5 in, 16.5 cm). [i-iii] iv-xi [blank], [9] 10-428 pp. C. & p. First American edition: Hannah More (1745-1833) was a religious writer, a member of the Bluestockings, and was firmly anti-slavery. More and her sisters raised money for the poor by means of their religious..... More
Auburn [NY]: Alden & Parsons, 1849. Sm 8vo (7.8 in, 19.2 cm). vii [blank], [9] 10-220 pp. First edition: "It is the object of this essay to exhibit the true character of the war... the motives and the excuses for its prosecution... the evils, near and remote, of which it..... More
Lowell: Oliver March; Powers & Bagley, 1842. 12mo (6 in, 15.3 cm). [8 ads] [14] 15-156 [157] [3 blank] pp.; ills. Sole edition: When a textile mill opened in Lowell, MA in 1823, "Lowell girls" or "mill girls" were recruited from New England villages. Despite shops, religious institutions, education, and..... More
Boston: Issued by George Coolidge, 1867. 32mo (4.8 in, 12 cm). 159 pp.; ills. "No. 15" at head of title-page. Sole edition: The almanac opens with a poem. Each month includes a poem or brief article, sometimes maxims or a second piece, Moon Phases, and Memoranda for notations. A section..... More
London: C. Cooke, (1795). 12mo (5.6 in, 14.3 cm). x, 11-172 pp.; ill. Title page indicates "Two volumes in one," "Cooke's edition," and "Embellished with superb engravings." Frontispiece shows an imprint date of March 7, 1795. First illustrated edition: Madame de Grafigny (1695-1758) went from battered wife to "captivating" widow..... More
London: William Clowes and Sons for James Clarke, 1907. Sm 8vo (7.8 in, 19.8 cm). [10] 11-281 [282] [1 author ad] [blank] [32 publisher ads] pp.; frontis. port., 9 pls. Sole edition: Marianne Farningham (1834-1909) was the pseudonym of Mary Anne Hearn who described her childhood to older age in..... More
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1899. 8vo (8.9 in, 22.7 cm). [v] vi-xi [xii-xiii] xiv [xv] [blank], [3] 4-451 [blank] pp.; 2 port. pls. Edited by Mrs. Harry Coghill. Concludes with "List of Mrs. Oliphant's published works" and "Mrs. Oliphant's contributions to 'Blackwood's magazine.'" First edition: Mrs. Margaret..... More
Boston and New York: Riverside Press for Houghton, Mifflin, 1893. 12mo (7.2 in, 18.3 cm). (viii), [1] 2-309 [blank] [2 ad] pp. First edition: Author and naturalist, Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909) belonged to a community of women artists and corresponded with authors including Harriet Beecher Stowe and Willa Cather. Jewett's..... More
London: Richard Barrett for Charles Gilpin, 1846. 8vo (8.8 in, 22.2 cm). [iii] iv [v] vi-viii, [1] 2-493 [blank] pp. Edited by her husband Samuel Fox. First edition and inscribed by the editor. Maria Fox (1793-1844) dedicates twenty chronological chapters to her childhood, her travels in Europe, extensive travels in..... More
London: Ballantyne Press for Wm. Ibister, 1889. 2 vols. 8vo (9.3 in, 23.6 cm). [v] vi-xvii [xviiii] [blank], [1] 2-326; [v] vi-xii, [1] 2-370; front. ports.; illus. Index. Edited by Howitt's daughter Margaret Howitt. First edition: Mary Howitt (1799-1888) was a writer, poet, translator, and editor of over one hundred..... More
Bristol and London: J. W. Arrowsmith and Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Company, 1898. 12mo (7.4 in, 18.8 cm). [i-vii] viii, 9-412 [4 ad] pp. First edition presentation copy: Richard Le Gallienne (1866-1947) was a distinguished scholar, book collector, poet, and essayist. An intimate friend of Oscar Wilde, he and..... More
London: Henry Colburn, 1826. 2 vols. Sm 4to. (9.3 in, 23.5 cm). [i-iii] iv-viii, [1] 2-430; [i-iii] iv-vii [blank], [1] 2-406 pp.; frontis. port. Printed in London by S. and B. Bentley. First edition: Elizabeth Craven, Baroness Craven, later Elizabeth Margravine of Brandenburg-Anspach and Bayreuth (1750-1828) was an author of..... More
Chicago and New York: Rand, McNally & Co., 1890. 8vo (8 in, 20.3 cm). 825 pp.; frontis. port. "The Only Complete English Edition" of Journal de Marie Bashkirtseff was initially published in 1889. Marie Bashkirtseff (1860-1884) was a brilliantly multi-faceted Ukrainian-French painter who exhibited at the Paris Salon and dreamed..... More
London: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1873. 8vo (8.7 in, 22 cm). vi, 313 [314] [2 pp. author's works]. Saville, Edwards and Co., printers. First edition: John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was prodigiously well-educated, developed a keen, analytic mind, and authored works of historic importance. After a breakdown, Mill believed in..... More
Portland, ME: Steven Berry for self-published, 1877. Printed pamphlet. 12mo (7.3 in, 18.5 cm). 9 [blank] p. "Portland Dispensary. City Hall, Portland. Incorporated in 1854. Since the year 1854, 10,900 patients have been treated." - Medical Register for New England v.1, 1877. Three sections: 1) Officers elected on April 2..... More
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Leiden [Netherlands] and Paris: Jean Elsevier and Charles Angot, 1660. 12mo (5.4 in, 13.7 cm). [70], 1-452, [24] pp.: frontis., ill. (engravings). French. Jean Elsevier is a printer noted for well-conceived and beautifully illustrated productions such as this. "Their small editions in 12mo, 16mo and 24mo, for elegance of design..... More
Hartford, CT: American Publishing Co., 1876. Sm 8vo (7.6 in, 19.3 cm). vi, 7-168 pp.; frontis., 8 pl., 5 port. First edition inscribed association copy: Author A. B. Meacham (1826-1882) befriended and admired Native Americans; thus, was repeatedly tasked to move various Native American tribes from their valuable lands onto..... More
1913. Broadside (14.1 in, 35.9 cm). Order Brith Abraham, open to men and women, was a fraternal organization founded in 1865, as sealed on document. The main objectives were to aid members in need, to offer medical aid, to bury deceased members, to support families of deceased members, and to..... More
New York: 1911. Printed document (10 in, 25.5 cm). Single sheet tri-folded to mail. The New York Colored Mission (1865-1964) was dedicated to the "religious, moral, and social elevation of the colored people." The Quaker Society of Friends initiated this mission to provide jobs and housing for black people. It..... More
New York: 1835. Vol.1, no.12. Pamphlet (6 7/8 in, 17.5 cm). 9 leaves; [1], 134-144 [i-iv] pp. Printed by R.G. Williams. First edition stated. Inspired by abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, The American Anti-Slavery Society was established in 1833 in recognition of the exploitation of black people. The society was committed..... More
London: Henry Colburn, 1845. 3 vols. Sm 8vo (7.7 in, 19.5 cm). Vol. I: [vii] viii, [1] 2-315 [1]. Vol. II: [iv], [1] 2-324 Vol. III: [ii], [1] 2-326. Vol. III has no half-title as issued. C. & p. Third edition: same year as first. Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), a brilliant..... More
(Geneva): Huldrichi Fuggeri for Henri Estienne, 1560. Two volumes in one. 32mo (5.0 in, 12.7 cm). [2] 3-576; [2] 3-432 pp. a-z aa-nn^8; A-Z, AA-DD^8. Greek and Latin on opposite pages. Vol. I: "Pindar. Olympia, Pythia, Nemea, Isthmia. Eight of the rest of the lyric verse Alcaeus, Sappho, Stesichorus, Ibycus..... More