[Washington ?]: 1862. 1st Printing. 29, [3 (blank)] pp. 8vo. 8-5/16" x 5-9/16". Printed self wrappers, stab-sewn. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. This report by Knapp details the Commission's efforts to provide 'special relief' to Union soldiers in the Washington D.C. area. Key focus areas include: •..... More

Berkeley CA: University of California, 1914. 1st edition (Kurutz 378). 179 pp. Mostly unopened. 8vo. Printed brown wrappers, stapled. An engaging account of Kingsley's experiences during the California gold rush. The journal covers 207 days; this publication the first, from the original manuscript held by the Bancroft Library... More

London. Longman, Brown, Green, Longman's & Roberts, and Williams And Norgate. 1859. 1st Edition. iv, 214; [2], 171, [1 (blank)]; lxxii, [2 (blank)] pp. Couple illustrations, at least one lithograph by W[alter]. [Hood] Fitch (1817-1892). 8-3/4" x 5-1/4". Period binding, black ink stain to all edges. Walter Fitch was a...... More

London, New York, Toronto & Melbourne [Division 1]: Cassell & Company, Limited, (n. d.). 1st edition, ca. 1894 [Gimbel H36]. Division 1 with t.p. Division 6 concludes with 2nd title leaf & an additonal leafwith Contents, List of Plates & Illustrations. 16 pages of text per division, with pagination continuous..... More

Philadelphia: Printed and Published by Adam Waldie, 1836. 1st edition thus (Howes F-202; cf. Graff 1357, Rader 1419 for the separate printing). Not in Sabin. [4], 416 pp. Text triple column. Flint piece, pp. 284 - 288. 'Belles Lettres' - 4pp / issue [usually]. Steel engraved plate of Frederick Marryat..... More

San Francisco: Sterett, Printer, 1863. 1st Printing. Single sheet of silk, printed in black, fringe edges. Entire with discrete typographical border. Courses [10, with 60 different dishes, obviously the night a very elaborate affair] printed in ornamental outline type, as well as a section on "Ornaments", apparently those items used..... More

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1874. 1st Edition (Hubin I, p. 638; Wright II, 1873). 278 pp. Text double column. Book label of Lawrence Solomon laid-in. 2 cuts, p. 135. Musical scores. Royal 8vo. 9-1/4" x 6". Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering (professionally, and unobtrusively, rebacked). Dark brown..... More

Akron, Ohio: The Akron Printing and Publishing Company, 1892. 1st printing. 83, [5] pp. Text double column. Adverts last 2 pages. 7-1/4" x 5-1/4". Modern marbled paper wrappers, with printed paper title label to front wrapper. More

London: James Cochrane and Co., 1832. 1st edition (D'Hannay, p. iv; NCBEL III, 705; Sadleir 1588; Wolff 4527). 3 volumes ([4], 270, [2]; [2], 295, [1]; [4], 260 pp). Half-titles & adverts in Vols I & III. 12mo. 7-3/8" x 4-5/8". Period tan half calf with marbled paper boards; gilt..... More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1845. 1st US edition. Cf. Wolff 3151, for the 3v 1st edition issued by Colburn. 210, [2 (adverts)] pp. Text double column. Untrimmed. 8vo. 9-5/8" x 5-5/8". Original publisher's printed salmon paper wrappers, sewn. More

New York: Published by Theodore Foster, 1836. 1st US edition. [2], 362, [4]; [2], 378 pp. Text double column. Prefatory TOC leaf for each month; not included in pagination. 8vo, signed in 4s. 10-1/4" x 6-1/4". Period brown half-sheep with marbled paper boards [in all likelihood, a publisher's binding]. This..... More

Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1926. 1st printing. [1], 130 - 189, [3 (blank)] pp. 9-1/4" x 6". Grey paper wrappers with black title lettering printed to front wrapper. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1978. Paperback edition. [12], 222, [6 (blank)] pp. 8vo. Off white printed paper wrappers. A fictionalized account of Dickens, told in 1899 from a hospital's TB ward by Dickens' former associate, George Dolby. More