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1755374677Stroud 1755. Other endorsements on verso. Other endorsements on verso. A very rare French and Indian War signature. Wolfe fell famously in battle on the Plains of Abraham during the siege of Quebec in 1759. unknown
176136901London: Chez D. Wilson T. Beckett & P. A. DeHondt 1761. First English edition. Pp. 2 60. Wanting half-title. 1 vols. 4to. Calf-backed marbled boards spine lettered in gilt. Some rubbing stitchmarks some light discoloration. Ink notation concerning first edition on title else very good. Provenance: John Carter Brown armorial bookplate with deaccessioned stamp on the bookplate and ink stamp on verso of title. First English edition. Pp. 2 60. Wanting half-title. 1 vols. 4to. Choiseul's narrative and commentary with the state diplomatic correspondence and papers relating to the treaty of 1762 dealing primarily with the areas of the cession of Canada the fisheries of Newfoundland Cape Breton and the West Indies and the limitation of Louisiana. Sometimes attributed to Jean François de Bastide. The London edition is considerably more scarce than the French first edition published the same year. Goldsmith's Kress 9718; Sabin 47516; Howes M-507 Chez D. Wilson, T. Beckett & P. A. DeHondt unknown
178378370Hartford CT.: Not Identified. Very Good. 1783. Single Sheet. Original 16th C partially printed and manuscript pay warrant document measuring 5 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches in the amount of 10 pounds eighteen shillings eight pence to Samuel Hills. Signed by Wolcott a member of the commission overseeing the Pay-Table Office as well as Fenn Wadsworth and Jedidiah Huntington an American Revolution War general. One fold line - very good condition. . (Not Identified.) unknown
1783303187Minorca 1783. Two single sheets. Folio. Very good copies a little toned old folds. Two single sheets. Folio. The first is titled: "No. 26 Pay List for additional Subsistence etc to the officers in st. Philips Castle from 25 Dec. 1781 to 23 Feb. 1782." The second has written on the verso: " No. 136 Pay List to make up Subs. to Brevet Officer etc equal to the Rank where in they respectively serve in The Garrison of Fort St. Philips during the Siege Decemb. 24 1781 - Dollars 4350-50." These two officer pay lists are signed by each of the 36 and 44 listed officers. They're a wonderful souvenir of the siege and with a sample of every officer's signature a valuable source for further research. <br /> <br /> The five month Siege of Minorca August 19 1781 - February 5 1782 was a vital victory over England in the European theatre of the Revolutionary War. Throughout most of the eighteenth century English possession of the island was of real strategic importance from its deep-water harbor the Royal Navy could launch attacks against the Mediterranean fleets of Spain France and Italy. unknown
1757303318Lisboa: Domingos Rodrigues 1757. First edition. Woodcut vignette to title-page. 7 blank pp. Small 4to. A very good copy some very faint dampstaining. First edition. Woodcut vignette to title-page. 7 blank pp. Small 4to. A Portuguese translation of General William Johnson's "Letter to the Governours of the Several Colonies who raised Troops on the Present Expedition" signed in the text "Wilhelmo Gonson." <br /> <br /> Not long after the commencement of the Seven Years' War Johnson was appointed British agent to the Iroquois. On 28 August 1755 he renamed Lac Saint Sacrement Lake George in honor of the British monarch and proceeded north as part of a four-pronged attack on the French specifically to capture the French-held Fort St. Frédéric at Crown Point. <br /> <br /> "It was not the greatest battle of the French and Indian War but it came when a victory was needed and the results were momentous. It retrieved both the glory and morale so badly depleted when Braddock fell at the forks of the Ohio the previous July. It blunted a French drive which menaced Albany and the northern frontier set up a new English outpost in that area and the capture of a distinguished French general Dieskau was triumph for the victors and humiliation for the enemy" Hamilton.<br /> <br /> The publication of this letter was of course a remarkable source of propaganda for the English and boosted Johnson's career signficantly. The letter was reprinted in London an engraved plan of the battle was produced as well as portrait. This Lisbon printing is however very rare and little known. It's not in COPAC there wasn't a copy in the Streeter Sale. In fact the last copy on the market we can find was in 1928. Not in Church; Sabin 38661; Maggs "Biblioteca Americana" IV 2998; Milton W. Hamilton "Battle Report: Genreal William Johnson's Letter to the Governors Lake George September 9-10 1755" in Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society April 1964 pp 19-36 [Domingos Rodrigues] unknown
179721360London: War Office 1797. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. original boards xv 342pp. 16 fldg. pls. In orig. binding worn paper-backed boards & spine-label. Internally excellent. Scarce early cavalry manual War Office hardcover
1719100887France Belgium & Luxembourg 1917-1919. 129 vintage silver prints comprising 1 panorama 5-3/4 x 21 inches 27 larger format prints 6 x 8 & 8 x 10 inches and 103 smaller format prints various sizes generally 2-1/2 x 4-1/4 & 3-3/4 x 4-3/4 inches many prints docketed on the verso by Fineberg a few with alphanumeric code that corresponds to the Catalogue of Official A.E.F. Photographs 1919. Occasional creasing and wear small chip from corner of panorama generally in very good condition Archive of photographs from the Western Front of World War I by the American photographer Sergeant First Class Morris Fineberg 79th Division Photographic Unit of the American Expeditionary Forces Signal Corps. These are Fineberg's own retained copies many with his docketing and captioning on the rear. Images include a three-panel panorama Looking towards Woevre Plain between St. Michel & Verdun aerial reconnaissance images captured German munitions battlefields with casualties Fineberg with other members of his Photographic Unit Harry Rathburn and Henry Paschen.Fineberg ca. 1892-1949 was killed while on assignment for the Boston Post. He was photographing a US Marines and Navy mock invasion drill at Carson Beach in South Boston when shrapnel from an exploded mortar hit him in the head. His final words: That ought to make a good picture. The Boston Press Photographers Association presents an annual Moe Fineberg Award for first place in the feature still photography category. unknown
1756AQ26625London: Printed for J. Payne 1756. 2 xiii 1 56pp. Modern buff paper boards contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Title page browned. An anthology of letters addressed to the heads of state from numerous county officials occasioned by the conquest of the British controlled Mediterranean island of Minorca by French forces in 1756. The naval battle was the opening maritime engagement of the Seven Years' War in the European theatre. The failure of the Royal Navy to defend the territory led to the court-martial and execution of commanding officer Admiral John Byng. The defeat led to nationwide consternation that the French would press their advantage to capture British possessions in America and perhaps countenance an invasion of England. ESTC T50978. First edition. 8vo. Printed for J. Payne hardcover
1718106614<p>Folio newspaper extracted illustrated 369=384 pp. Disbound some pages separated double page illustration torn and separated a bit at the center with some loss tear at left side; normal aging; otherwise about good. This issue features Secretary of State William H. Seward on the cover. This issue contains a short article on the capture of Jefferson Davis. Also double page panoramic view of Richmond based on a photograph of Alexander Gardner. Included is an almost full-page picture of Major General William T. Sherman.</p> Harper's
1718101905Letter sheet 8x10 4 pages 3 1/2 pages of text. Some very minor bends at edges a couple of very minor nicks creased a little slight aging and browning; otherwise in really nice condition. This highly legible letter to a father from his son talks about more than the "usual" life in an army camp. There are certainly routine matters covered like receiving letters from family members and requests for money but he also talks about his legal misfortunes. While it is unclear what issues are involved it is clear he has some military legal problems which he hopes to resolve by the time his regiment is 'mustered." The letter makes it sound like it is something important and probably related to his military standing. His father appears to suggest that he should take his case to Washington but the son decides to wait it out. The son Jon indicates that while he feels badly over his misfortunes he really feels badly for his friends and relatives. This suggests along with a comment about handling the impact on public opinion that this case was a visible one. He also complains about the cost of living in the South which he says is twice what it is in the North and indicates he pays $10 per week for boarding. That would seem to be very high when measured at a soldier's pay during this period. He does throw in a couple of comments about the war including that "Sherman too is still in successful pursuit." he also states that nothing is heard from General Smith "but his safety and success is a thing assured."
17181019044 page lettersheet 9 3/4x 8 1 1/2 pages of text with docketing and commentary by several officials on the 4th page. Some soiling and aging to the last page a little toning; otherwise very good or better. The letter from Woods attempts to resolve what must have been a common problem in the Union Army during the Civil War which was the red tape involved in battle field promotions. Woods 'was mustered into the Service of the United Sates as an enlisted man. on the 29th day of July 1861 at Washington City D.C. by Lieut. Jno. Elwood. On the 14 day of Decbr. I was promoted to the 2nd Lieutenancy in said Co. vice Lieutenant Donaldson died May 15th 1862 but did not receive my Commission as such until 5th day pf March 1863 since which time I have actually performing the duty of 2nd Lieut. in said company and as such I have been on the muster and pay rolls for March and April. I would respectfully ask the Order mustering me out as an enlisted man being 2nd Serge. of said Company when I received my commission and ordering my muster in as 2nd Lieut. to date from March 5 1863. I have made efforts to be mustered but without success. " Perhaps even more interesting are the comments by several officials on the forth page trying to cut through the 'red tape'.
171862504Fort Marion Feb. 17 1865. one page. Fine. 12mo. A ms. account of about 70 words unsigned relating an attack on the garrison as they were engaged in improving the ditch; their retreat; and their rally. unknown
176635128London: Britannia triumphant 1766. Map. Very good. Approx. 8.5" x 11" map. 2 vertical creases where map was folded. Small left edge tear in the margin. Very good condition. The original map is located at the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University. Britannia triumphant unknown
17603697A great small map of a good portion of the now southeastern United States reaching to the Gulf coast at the south and Texas to the west. The area to the east of the Mississippi is marked "Territory in Dispute." The colonies of Virginia North and South Carolina and Georgia all extend to the Mississippi. <br /><br />English claims to the disputed area are bolstered by a notation along the border between the Carolinas noting: "A large country subject to the English since 1729." Numerous Indian tribes are noted as well as "Wandering Indians" at the western portion of the Gulf coast. <br /><br />Maps from <i>The British Magazine</i> are cited by Jolly as "practically unobtainable." A fascinating portrayal of the area that was the subject of the French and Indian War in a very uncommon source. <br /><br />Reference: Jolly Maps of America in Periodicals before 1800: 157. Not in Cumming; <i>The Southeast in Early Maps</i>. ICN 7568. From The British Magazine, February, 1760 issue.
1757List1527Boston: S. Kneeland 1757. Broadside double sided 13 x 8 inches. Slight creasing small holes from being previously bound near fine overall. Near Fine. A broadside printed by S. Kneeland in 1758 concerning the billeting of soldiers and officers during the French and Indian War. Title continues: Billeting Officers and Soldiers. An Act. Passed by the Great General Court or Assembly of His Majesty’s Province of Massachusetts-Bay in New England: Begun and Held at Boston upon Wednesday the twenty-fifth Day May 1757. An Act making Provision for Quartering and Billeting Recruiting Officers and Recruits in his Majesty’s Regular Forces employed for the Protection and Defence of his Majesty’s Dominions in North-America.†The law required town officials to quarter and billet recruiting officers and recruits. Disputes over the funding of the war would help lay the groundwork for the American Revolution. We find no physical copies in OCLC. Cushing Mass. Laws 628. S. Kneeland unknown
1718159896Tokyo: Asahi shinbun. Showa 17. January 181942. 4 page broadsheet newspaper folded evenly browned. Maps black and white photographic illustrations very good copy. 54 x 41cm. Main headline: "Closing in on Singapore Vanguard: Rear-guard of Defeated British Army Cut Off; Battle of Annihilation in Johor". Other headlines include: "Occupation of Strategic Territory of Batu Anam; Australian 8th Division Crushed" followed by an account of fighting between Japanese and Australian forces in Malaya; "Main Enemy Position Cut Off: Battle of Annihilation on the Bataan Peninsula Heats Up"; "Steady Advance by Road: Imperial Army's Fierce Attack on West Coast" followed by account of Japanese advances in Malaya with map; "British Cabinet Restructured"; "US Said to Be Sending Troops to Northern Ireland". Front page has photos of Japanese soldiers standing in front of the monument to Jose Rizal in Manila and of a column of Japanese soldiers advancing by bicycle along a road on the Bataan Peninsula. Articles on the inside pages include discussions of plans to increase production of shipping to meet war needs and of a meeting of Latin American countries to discuss the world situation. Several articles on the back page emphasise material and spiritual preparations being made in Japan for a "long war". The back page also includes an interesting article criticizing US and British propaganda and "misreporting" of the war situation. All text in Japanese. . Asahi shinbun. unknown
1719219230東京. Tokyo.: 日本放送協会. Nihon Hōsō Shuppan Kyōkai. Showa 17 1942. Colour folding map scale 1: 10000000 54.7cm x 79.5cm chronology of building the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere on reverse. Some light browning a little darker at folds and reverse washi repairs to folds on reverse. This colour map of Asia and the Pacific published on 30 January 1942—just one month after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor—offers a striking glimpse into wartime strategy and propaganda. Remarkably despite being produced at the war's outset it accurately anticipated key battlegrounds that would define the conflict. The main map is supplemented by two inset maps: one in the upper right highlighting Japan the Hawaiian Islands and Honolulu and another in the lower left focusing on Singapore with Darwin marked along the lower edge. <br> <br>The reverse side features a revealing chronological chart titled "Building Great East Asia" documenting Japan's military expansion from the 1931 Manchurian Incident through January 1942 as troops advanced across Southeast Asia. Notably two blank rows were intentionally left at the chart's end anticipating future victories to be recorded as the war progressed—a telling detail that underscores the map's dual role as both strategic document and propaganda tool. An interesting map which combines geographical precision with ideological messaging. . 日本放送協会. [Nihon Hōsō Shuppan Kyōkai]. unknown
1719176771東京. Tokyo.: 日本放送出版会社. Nihon Hōsō Shuppan Kaisha. Showa 17 1942. Colour folding map scale 1:14500000 55cm x 80cm naval warship photographic illustrations on reverse. The wartime paper is browned and friable but small closed tears along fold lines and edges have been neatly repaired with archival washi on the verso. 79 x 53cm This colour map of Asia and the Pacific was published as a supplement to a magazine Hoso 放送 on January 1942 less than one month after the Pearl Harbor attack by the Japanese Forces. The war had just started but amazingly the map accurately predicted where the fighting would take place throughout the war. An inset map on upper right shows Singapore Borneo Sumatra and Java where battles took place in the area in early 1942. An inset chart on lower left shows various resources and their location including coal tin and iron ore clearly showing that the war was fought over securing resources. On reverse eleven photographic illustrations of war ships from Germany Britain the US and Japan are shown including the Prince of Wales and Enterprise. . 日本放送出版会社. [Nihon Hōsō Shuppan Kaisha]. unknown
1776List3149Knaresborough England 1776. Single three page letter measuring 6 ¼ x 7 ¾ inches. Normal wear; Near Fine. A letter from Nathaniel Sharpe in Knaresborough to Edmund Green a merchant in London addressed to Green at the Jamaica Coffee House. This café the first of its kind in London was established in the mid-17th century; in 17th and 18th century Britain coffee houses were popular meeting places particularly for conducting business. Sharpe writes to Green:<br /> <br /> “Your Esteem’d favour of the 22d is before me and the picture you have drawn of the situation of publick affairs are truly very alarming and have no doubt but the Representation is a very just and real one. . But to the following Fact place yourself in my situation and give me your Candid opinion Wether I am safe in letting £2200 lay any longer or whether I ought to call it in and place it out on a Security in this Country.â€<br /> <br /> He describes his investments and states that:<br /> <br /> “I have not one shilling in Trade since 1760 and in Decemr. 1762 Retir’d to this place and found myself in possession of a Happiness that I could ill brook to part with. And which I would wish to preserve. Should this sum be in no danger I can live as usual.â€<br /> <br /> The American Revolutionary War had a significant impact on the British economy; at the time Sharpe was writing although the conflict had been ongoing for some time the war itself was in its early days and uncertainty was high.<br /> <br /> Other than asking for financial advice Sharpe tells Green that Green’s “Brother Tommy had . taken a Cup of Liquor rather too freely and had been drawn into Cards†alarming their mother who had requested that Sharpe inform Green about the event; asks Green to visit her; and sends his good wishes to a mutual friend. unknown
179617385London: T. Burton and Co 1796. First Edition. Leather bound. Very good. First edition of A Narrative of the Proceedings of His Majesty's Fleet Under the Command of Earl Howe published in 1796. The first major sea battle of the Revolutionary War. Quarto 8 118pp. Full red crushed levant thin gilt trim. Spine professionally rebacked five raised bands title in gilt. Green silk endpapers all edges gilt. Previous ownership bookplates to front endpapers. Errata on verso of title page. Solid text block worn corners foxing to edges of leaves a very good example. Complete with a detailed frontispiece portrait of King George III tipped-in frontispiece portrait of Earl Howe and two large fold-out plates of battle plans bound in at rear. Binding by L. Staggemeire and Welcher of London. NMM Catalogue V 1798. Richard The First Earl Howe 1726-1799 was a Royal Navy officer who served Great Britain in the Seven Years' War the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary War. This work describes Howe's success in commanding the British Fleet during the "Glorious First of June" naval battles in 1794 with the British defeat of the French fleet of Villaret de Joyeuse in the North Atlantic. The first British naval victory of the Revolutionary War. T. Burton and Co unknown
17861008004 page letter sheet I pp of text 13 lines of test signed and mailed remnant of wax seal labeled duplicate docketed on last page. Legible probably a second copy made for legal purposes signed by author some wear at folds and some staining second sheet split and cracked a bit but text page in very good condition. Interesting letter that appears to have the wrong date on the front page. What appears to be January 20 1706 should read January 20 1786 according to the docketted date on the last page. The letter is written by Stephen Lush 1753-1825 to Jellis Jacob Fonda 1751-1839. It relates to taxes on land in New York owned jointly by Lush and Fonda. John Lansing an attorney and former delegate to the Constitutional Convention seems to have resquested the payment of one shilling per acre on the 40000 of acres they own jointly. Provides some interesting content on land taxation for the period. Lush practiced law in Albany until the War for Independence; he was commissioned a captain and saw action in New York City but was captured by the British. Major Fonda was considered one of the first patriots of Schenectady and after Lexington he formed a company of Minutemen. He fought in the Campaign against Burgoyne and at the Battle of Bemis Heights. Fonda organization website. ny education government website.
178579297Council=Chamber January 19 1785. handsomely matted. Very fine condition. Approx. 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches . The printed date 1784 was altered in ms. to 1785. unknown
178516184London: Printed for J. Cooke 1785. Copper engraving by Dodd a full length portrait of the Major standing with sword at his side in a rustic setting. With an ornate floral border with title in circular cartouche at the top "Engraved for Raymond's History of England". With a handwritten note in lower margin. One very small brown spot at lower right edge of decorative border otherwise very good. 7 x 9 3/4" Printed for J. Cooke unknown
1781104027<p>One page folio sheet 15" x 9" docketed about ten short lines of text. Some aging and browning folds; otherwise very good or better. This is a manuscript document for payment to the Wethersfield Connecticut Selectmen for payment for clothing and the transportation of clothing and some other items to the Continental Army dated "March 5th 1781." The amount of the request is two hundred ninety-two pounds eighteen shillings and five pence. The document is signed by George Stanley and is docketed on the reverse as paid signed by a S. Hubbard. Provenance: The Calvin Otto Collection. </p>
1791104028<p>A one page partially printed and manuscript folio sheet 13" x 8 1/4" considerable manuscript text on the reverse. Some browning and aging a few tiny chips or holes at folds top edge with a couple of nicks; otherwise very good. This document basically transfers pay owed to William Champlin of Rensselaer County New York who served under Colonel Robert Elliot to a Samuel Dorrance of Providence Rhode Island. Champlin appears to appoint Dorrance as his substitute to collect the balance of fourteen pounds fifteen shillings and five pence. The document is signed by various others. There is a fair amount of manuscript text on the reverse which appears to transfer the debt to at least one additional person. Provenance: The Calvin Otto Collection. </p>
