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18611330721861. Rare Civil War era Confederate States of America Flag in use between July 2 and November 28 1861 commemorating the admittance of Tennessee and North Carolina into the Confederacy. Cotton hand-sewn and double-sided. The entire piece measures 36 inches by 50.5 inches. In near fine condition. The Confederacy's first official national flag often called the Stars and Bars flew from March 4 1861 to May 1 1863. It was designed by Prussian-American artist Nicola Marschall in Marion Alabama and is said to resemble the Flag of Austria with which Marschall would have been familiar. The original version of the flag featured a circle of seven white stars in the navy blue canton representing the seven states of the South that originally composed the Confederacy: South Carolina Mississippi Florida Alabama Georgia Louisiana and Texas. As the Confederacy grew so did the numbers of stars: two were added for Virginia and Arkansas in May 1861 followed by two more representing Tennessee and North Carolina in July and finally two more for Missouri and Kentucky neither of these two states seceded but partisan factional "governments" declared secession without achieving control of substantial territory or population in either case. "While Civil War flags escaped much of the mortal rigidity of mechanical mass production their artistic merit was more particularly due to the delicate design relationship of the elements and to numerous subtle details - such as the directions of the arms of the stars which we never entirely regimented as they are on modern flags. And truly no modern replica can either do justice to the artistic character or render the ‘patina’ of one of these antique flags†Mastai & Mastai 124. unknown
1846MH259Middle Hill : Middle Hill Press 1846 Book. Good. Disbound. 4 pages. Browned throughout. Pages measure approximately 34 x 21cm. Holzenberg 72. [ Middle Hill Press ] unknown
1859000679London. Good. 1859. Hardcover. On offer the famed HEBREW PERIODICAL: HAMASAEF: The Hebrew Review and Magazine for Jewish Literature. HaMasaef was the journal of Hebrew Enlightenment and the First Modern Hebrew Periodical New Series; Vol. 1 No. 1 - 48. London 1859-1860. i.e. October 1859 to September 1860. 8vo. An extended run of 48 numbered issues bound in one volume. Individual issues in VERY GOOD condition original boards loose and shaken spine replaced with crude tape. VERY RARE. Copac records only the British Library copy which contains only the first 10 issues Ref: "Hameasef Breakthrough in Hebrew Periodical Literature: the History Way and Essence of the First Modern Hebrew Periodical" Hadoar 79.; Hebrew English; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Bible Studies Bible Genesis Birasheit Bible Studies Bible Genesis Hassidic Hassidim Chassidic Judaism Jewish Judaica Israel Orthodox Jewry Jew Talmud Yiddish Juden Hebrew Hebraic Israel . hardcover
18700012110Havana Cuba. Good with no dust jacket. 1870. Non-Book. On offer is a remarkable manuscript advertisement similar to the modern "Classified" pages for the month of March 1870. In this case the ads list 41 specific needs for slaves as requested by Cuban owners. This document contains three pages of listings mostly describing the need for slaves to purchase or rent though there are some variations within the listings. There are multiple listings for Cubans seeking "emancipated slave s to rent" one looking for a specific named black female negra someone returning a slave from the island of Dominica a listing about multiple negros being consigned to a College a notice about sending a Black man pardo to jail a notice of 15 slaves being available for rental and much more. This document is remarkable in its depth of information about the slave trade is it in the 1870s which was running consecutively with the Chinese coolie trade. This ad was likely posted in a Town Hall or similar. Cuba had a great need for inexpensive labour to support their sugar industry. While America and Britain signed a treaty in 1814 to abolish the African slave trade it took many years for complete global abolition. The African slave trade was not ended in Cuba until 1886 despite it being formally abolished in 1867 Yun & Laremont 2001. During the Chinese coolie trade 1847-1874 African slaves often worked alongside Chinese indentured labourers. Measures approx 12x8.5 inches. Three leaves one with with handwriting on the verso and recto and one with handwriting on only the recto. Age toning small tears on the edge and one small hole in the document that does not impact readability. Legible. Spanish Language. Overall G. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 3 pages; Signed by Author . unknown
18740012125Matanzas Havana Cuba. Good with no dust jacket. 1874. Non-Book. On offer is a striking colonial-era Cuban salvoconducto an official internal passport authorizing the movement of a free man of color during the turbulent decade of the Ten Years War. Issued in Matanzas on June 6 1874 the document is written on official blue papel sellado printed SELLO 8.º AÑO DE 1874 2 PESETAS 50 CÉNTIMOS and bears serial number No. 085.894. The handwritten header at upper left denotes the registry number and date of issue boldly penned in brown ink beside the embossed seal of the Gobierno Político y Militar de Matanzas. The certificate is signed by José Benítez y Cobos Inspector de Vigilancia del Distrito del Sur de esta Ciudad confirming that Francisco Hernández a 25-year-old pardo free man of color se halla en este puerto salvo de castigo is free of punishment and is permitted to travel to Sagua la Grande. The left margin records a detailed physical description: "Edad 25 años; color pardo; pelo crespo; frente regular; ojos pardos; nariz ancha; boca regular; barba poca Age 25; brown complexion; curly hair; regular forehead; brown eyes; wide nose; regular mouth; sparse beard. The text further notes that Hernández carries the approval of his Comandante General and a corresponding travel permit issued by Sub-Lieutenant Bustamante. This manuscript illustrates colonial racial surveillance in late 19th-century Cuba when free Afro-Cubans were still required to carry travel passes closely resembling the older slave papeletas de registro. Issued in the final years of the Ten Years War 18681878 it reflects the administrative continuity that would soon transform into the Patronato system 18801886 under which freed people remained bound to their former masters under the guise of apprenticeship. The document remains fully legible and complete written in brown ink on a single folio leaf approx. 8½ × 12½ in. with the embossed government seal printed fiscal heading and all signatures intact. Minor age toning and light handling wear; otherwise very good condition. An exceptionally well-preserved salvoconducto representing the bureaucratic intersection of race labor and mobility in colonial Cuba during one of its most politically charged decades. Overall G. One page 8½ × 12½ in. ink on official papel sellado Sello 8.º Año de 1874. Toning and bends present and heavy text in the upper left corner slightly torn through. Appropriate to age. Spanish language. Translation completed by online software. ; Manuscripts; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 1 pages; Signed by Author . unknown
18730048521873. Near Fine. 5 handwritten letters to William Ward 1873-1879 regarding the Philadelphia and Chester County Railroad which existed from 1872 to 1885; it was succeeded by the Philadelphia Midland Railroad. William Ward was one of the organizers of the Philadelphia and Chester County Railroad and in 1874 was the president and treasurer pro tem. Letters #1 and #2 Sept. 5 and Dec. 5 1873 are from Jos. H. McKeehan an attorney in Philadelphia who is writing about deliquent subscribers to the railroad. Letter #3 Dec. 18 1873 is from the Village Record a newspaper in West Chester Pa. with a copy of the advertisement that ran in the paper listing the dates that instalments from railroad subscribers were due in 1872. Letter #4 Nov. 26 1875 is from John Smith of Ridley Park about a plan to petition to vacate a street and public ground adjoining Mr. Bartol's purchase. Letter #5 Sept. 8 1879 from the superintendant of the Government Paper Mill in Dalton Mass. complaining about the appointment of counters and watchmen at the mill presumably to Ward as a congressman. William Ward 1837-1895 studied law and was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1859. He opened a practice in Chester; was involved in real estate and banking; served as a member of the Chester city council and as city solicitor; and was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware County in the 45th 46th and 47th Congresses 1877-1883. In Near Fine Condition: light soiling; bright and intact. unknown
183156461Cambridge: E.W. Metcalf and Company printers to the University 1831. First edition 8vo pp. viii misnumbered 224; untrimmed original paper-covered boards cloth shelfback original spine labels ex-Providence Athenaeum with their stamps and marks. Signed by Josiah Quincy the president of Harvard on flyleaf and with a half page addendum by him to the text on p. 169; lightly sunned and rubbed a few library marks to spine text clean and sound. This is the third volume of the general catalog of Harvard Library begun the previous year E.W. Metcalf and Company, printers to the University unknown
1828MH256Middle Hill : Middle Hill Press 1828 Book. Very Good. Disbound. 2 pages printed on a single sheet measuring approximately 32.5 x 21cm. 0.5cm along the left edge has been folded over where this sheet was once bound into a volume but now disbound. Some tears and glue remains along that edge also. Lightly browned some creasing. Martin states that 54 copies were printed. Holzenberg 32. Can also be found bound with "Bibliotheca Urbis Contantinopolitanae". [ Middle Hill Press ] unknown
1842002328London: Smith and Robins 1842. Hardcover. Very Good -. xxiv 250 p.: 1 leaf of engraved portrait of Horace Walpole in-text illustrations; 29 cm. Later 19th-century brown cloth spine with original boards. Engraved cover title: A Catalogue of the Contents of Strawberry Hill. Engraved title page. George Robins the auctioneer advertised the sale to begin on April 25 1842 and continue for 24 days. However the original plan to sell some of the prints drawings and illustrated books in large lots was altered so the contents originally proposed for the seventh and eight days of the sale were withdrawn recatalogued in smaller lots and sold later. As many as 7 editions of the catalog are known. This edition includes descriptions of contents through day 24 omitting days 7 and 8; the 6th day concludes with lot 160 omitting the Waldegrave manuscripts originally lots 161- 187. It does not include the "Names of purchasers and the prices" sometimes found on 58 pages at the end. Inscription on p. xxi dated Jan. 7 1855 by John Robinson who relates taking nuts from the chestnut trees at Strawberry Hill said to have been planted by Horace Walpole at the time of the sale and planting the resulting trees in Kinnington Park. Part of the last line of the inscription was lost when the pages were trimmed during the later 19th-century rebinding. Robinson's name is also written on the front board. He is identified by Sotheran as Sir John Charles Robinson 1824-1913. with documents from the 2002 sale of the catalog by Henry Sotheran London. Gift inscription on front free endpaper from Guy Lacy Schless to Nancy Schless 2002. In Very Good- Condition: boards are stained; upper righthand corner of portrait dampstained; occasional foxing including portrait and title page; occasional soiling. Smith and Robins hardcover
189926900Boston New York and Chicago 1899. First edition 8vo pp. xvii 1 205 1; engraved frontispiece title-p. printed in black and red and 4 printer's devices in text; original quarter linen over brown paper-covered boards spine lettered in red and paper label printed in red and black on front cover; a disheveled copy with some wear and soiling overall and a diagonal ding on lower edge affecting both boards and text block. <br/><br/> hardcover books
183156461Cambridge: E.W. Metcalf and Company printers to the University 1831. First edition 8vo pp. viii misnumbered 224; untrimmed original paper-covered boards cloth shelfback original spine labels ex-Providence Athenaeum with their stamps and marks. Signed by Josiah Quincy the president of Harvard on flyleaf and with a half page addendum by him to the text on p. 169; lightly sunned and rubbed a few library marks to spine text clean and sound. This is the third volume of the general catalog of Harvard Library begun the previous year <br/><br/> E.W. Metcalf and Company, printers to the University hardcover books
1858059261London Paris Florence Milan Venice and Rome: John Murray/Galignani & Co.; Stassin & Xavier/Goodban/Artaria/Munster/Gallarini; Piale; Spithover 1858. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Custom-bound full calf bordered and with spine panel compartments in gilt 5 raised bands dentilled edges marbled text block edges and endpapers. Rubbed joints corners and bands spine gilt partially rubbed away title and publisher labels now lacking. Firm binding clean interior. Lacking front blank preceding main title interior otherwise fully intact. xxx644 pp. Parts I and II continuously paginated 2 maps 1 folding 7 plans 6 folding. Stated 7th edition. A respectable copy quite scarce early edition. John Murray/Galignani & Co.; Stassin & Xavier/Goodban/Artaria/Munster/Gallarini; Piale; Spithover Hardcover
1858059265London and Paris: John Murray/A. & W. Galignani & Co.; Stassin & Xavier 1858. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Custom-bound full calf bordered and with spine panel compartments in gilt 5 raised bands dentilled edges marbled text block edges and endpapers. Rubbed joints corners and bands spine gilt partially rubbed away title and publisher labels now lacking. Firm binding clean interior. Lacking front blank preceding main title interior otherwise fully intact. Stated 8th edition. lxvii422 pp. 6 folding maps and plans. A respectable copy quite scarce early edition. John Murray/A. & W. Galignani & Co.; Stassin & Xavier Hardcover
1858059266London and Paris: John Murray/A. & W. Galignani & Co.; Stassin & Xavier 1858. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Custom-bound full calf bordered and with spine panel compartments in gilt 5 raised bands dentilled edges marbled text block edges and endpapers. Rubbed joints corners and bands spine gilt partially rubbed away title and publisher labels both partial. Firm binding clean interior. Lacking front blank preceding main title interior otherwise fully intact. Stated 12th edition. xl572 pp. 8 folding maps/plans. A respectable copy quite scarce early edition. John Murray/A. & W. Galignani & Co.; Stassin & Xavier Hardcover
1867MH281Middle Hill : Middle Hill Press 1867 Book. Good. Disbound. 4 pages but the final page is blank. Pages are browned and spotted. Disbound with a tear along the fold. Pages measure approximately 34 x 20.5cm. Holzenberg 109. [ Middle Hill Press ] unknown
1888004393London: Charles Skipper and East 1888. Printed by order of the commitee of Aldermen for London this book lists all the plate in the Mansion House at the time of printing. 46 pages in bright clean condition neat inscription to former owner on first blank page outer edges of pages are gold. Outer covers are flexible red leather covered card this is worn on edges with a few small splits to spine. A pleasing copy of an historical reference book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Flexible Leather Covered Board. Good/No Jacket. 9 ¾ x 6 ¼ Inches. Limp Leather. Charles Skipper and East Hardcover
189525365n.p. n.d. 1895. 4to approx. 120 leaves blank throughout and contained in a full vellum binding lettered in gilt on upper cover the lettering enclosed by triple gilt rules and a gilt floral motif and cherubs in the corners the spine with a brown morocco label lettered "Christmas Books" in gilt with the date 1895 stamped in gilt at the base of the spine blindstamped arabesque on the rear cover; some soiling the pages lightly foxed else very good. On the verso of the front free endpaper is the owner's inscription: "J. B. Manson's visitors book. unknown
189525365n.p. n.d. 1895. 4to approx. 120 leaves blank throughout and contained in a full vellum binding lettered in gilt on upper cover the lettering enclosed by triple gilt rules and a gilt floral motif and cherubs in the corners the spine with a brown morocco label lettered "Christmas Books" in gilt with the date 1895 stamped in gilt at the base of the spine blindstamped arabesque on the rear cover; some soiling the pages lightly foxed else very good. On the verso of the front free endpaper is the owner's inscription: "J. B. Manson's visitors book." <br/><br/> hardcover books
1895042776St. Joseph : St. Joseph & / And Grand Island Railroad Company / Hardman Art Printer 1895. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Photographs Portraits Illustrated Ads. 160 Iv Pp. Light Blue Cloth Gilt And Stamped In Blind. First Edition. Many Photographic Views. Considerable Genealogical Information With Many Portraits Of Prominent Residents Of Areas Serviced By The Railroad. Light Wear Very Good Condition Tiny Frays At Tips And At Upper Corners Of Spine A Few Very Small Stains On Front Cover Vertical Crease On Two Front Blank Endpapers 1 1/2" Closed Tear To Rear Endpaper No Marks. <br/> <br/> St. Joseph & / And Grand Island Railroad Company / Hardman Art Printer hardcover
1862004256Philadelphia: Maas & Vogdes printers 1862. Pamphlet. Near Fine. 16 p.; 24 cm. Yellow paper covers; front cover printed in black within decorative border; back cover blank. The Academy of Music officially named the American Academy of Music was incorporated by the Pennsylvania legislature in 1852 and built in 1855-57 on Locust St. in Philadelphia. It is the oldest opera house in the United States still used for its original purpose. Its inaugural ball was held in Jan. 1857 and the next month the first opera performance was given by Max Maretzek's opera company. In Near Fine Condition: clean and bright. Maas & Vogdes, printers unknown
1857004255Philadelphia: Crissy & Markley printers 1857. Pamphlet. Very Good. 15 1 p.; 24 cm. Off-white paper covers; front cover printed in black within decorative border; back cover blank. The Academy of Music officially named the American Academy of Music was incorporated by the Pennsylvania legislature in 1852 and built in 1855-57 on Locust St. in Philadelphia. It is the oldest opera house in the United States still used for its original purpose. Its inaugural ball was held in Jan. 1857 and the next month the first opera performance was given by Max Maretzek's opera company. In Very Good Condition: back cover and final blank leaf are soiled; one light vertical crease throughout; otherwise clean and tight. Crissy & Markley, printers unknown
18611105221861-63. Rare collection of the official legislative acts passed by the General Assembly and House of Delegates of Virginia CSA from 1861 to 1863. Octavo seven volumes bound in contemporary calf and tan cloth. Eleven Confederate imprints in seven volumes. Rare and desirable. hardcover
18611105221861-63. Rare collection of the official legislative acts passed by the General Assembly and House of Delegates of Virginia CSA from 1861 to 1863. Octavo seven volumes bound in contemporary calf and tan cloth. Eleven Confederate imprints in seven volumes. Rare and desirable. hardcover books
18751353211875. Rare printing of the Acts Passed at the First Session of the Ninth Congress of the United States including Indian treaties with the Creek Cherokee Delaware Pottawatomie Miami Indian tribes. Octavo bound in contemporary wrappers. The Ninth Congress of the United States was a significant legislative Congress which passed the first laws abolishing importation of slaves in its second session. In very good condition. Proclaimed on February 8 1839 the Treaty with the Miami was made and concluded at the Forks of the Wabash in the State of Indiana between the United States of America by Commissioner Abel C. Pepper and the Miami tribe of Indians. The Miami agreed to cede the remainder of tribal lands in their possession to the United States including 511000 acres left of the Big Miami Reserve in exchange for $550000 agreeing to vacate the area within five years to a 500000 acre reservation in Kansas. The Treaty with the Miami along with several other treaties between Indian tribes and the United States government during the first decades of the nineteenth century marked a dramatic increase in calculated U.S. government efforts to strategically and forcibly remove the old Northwest Territory's American Indians from their ancestral homelands to a designated Indian Territory roughly present-day Oklahoma west of the Mississippi River. The Indian Removal Act the key law which authorized the removal of Native tribes was signed by Andrew Jackson in 1830 and enforced by the Martin Van Buren administration. After the passage of the Indian Removal Act in 1831 approximately 60000 members of the Cherokee Muscogee Creek Seminole Chickasaw and Choctaw nations including thousands of their black slaves were forcibly removed from their ancestral homelands with thousands dying during the Trail of Tears. unknown
1863MH243Middle Hill : Middle Hill Press 1863 Book. Good. Disbound. 9 3 pages. The final 3 pages are blank. Spotting and light browning. Pages measure 34 x 22cm. Paper clip mark to upper left corner. Some creasing. Pages 3-9 are Catalogue of the mss at Holkham copied from that made in 1773. Holzenberg 26. [ Middle Hill Press ] unknown
