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1843
Prescott, William H.
History of the Conquest of Mexico
Hill, p. 240, BAL 16340, Sabin 65262. The first American edition, second (corrected) printing. In original publisher's cloth. H. Bradley Martin's copy.
GLC00361
1847
History of the Conquest of Peru
H. Bradley Martin copy.
GLC00362
1797
Paine, Thomas
Agrarian justice opposed to agrarian law, and the agrarian monopoly...
8vo; Disbound. Howes P21, Gimbel-Yale 112, Evans 32630
GLC00387
1866
Bledsoe, Albert Taylor (1809-1877)
Is Davis a traitor, or, Was secession a constitutional right previous to the war of 1861?
Written by Albert Taylor Bledsoe, a former Northerner and friend of Davis. First edition published by Innes & Co. Signed twice by Davis (inside of front cover and on page 61); initialed by his wife Varina Davis. Part of his library. "Reserved copy -...
GLC00432
1942
Brooks, William E. (1875-1960)
Grant of Appomattox, a study of the man, by William E. Brooks
Inscribed by Brooks to Ralph Hutchinson, 12 October 1942. Signed by Dwight D. Eisenhower as "presented to me," and dated 21 November 1946. Published by the Bobbs-Merrill Company. First edition.
GLC00456.01
Melville, Herman (1819-1891)
Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
First edition copy of Melville's only book of poetry dedicated to the 300,000 men who died for the Union cause during the Civil War. Printed by Harper Brothers, Publishers, New York. Embossed with stamp of Wm. Young, Bookseller and Stationer, Troy...
GLC00465
20 December 1864
Vallandigham, Clement L. (1820-1871)
Speeches, arguments, addresses and letters of Clement L. Vallandigham
First edition published by J. Walter & Company. Presentation copy inscribed by Vallandigham on a yellow free (nearly) endpaper to his friend, the actor Edward Forrest, in Dayton, Ohio on 12 January 1866. With photograph as frontis. Vallandigham of...
GLC00476.01
4 March 1856
Unknown
Treaty Between the United States and the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians [Bilingual]
The first treaty printed in an Indian language. Bilingual, in Choctaw and English, printed in parallel columns and with back to back title pages, each in one of the treaty languages. Choctaw title: "United States Micha Chahta Micha Chikasha Aiena...
GLC08055.16
1787
Barlow, Joel (1787-1812)
The Vision of Columbus; A Poem in Nine Books [part of GLC 4217]
Supplemental record for book holding a George Washington letter. USE WITH CARE. With a 12 page subscribers' list which includes George Washington, Lafayette, Franklin (6 copies), Thomas Paine, Louis XVI, many other prominent figures. This work was...
GLC04217.01
29 December 1909
Washington, Booker T. (1856-1915)
Up from slavery: an autobiography
Published by Doubleday, Page & Company. Signed in Tuskegee, Alabama. Inscribed to George B. Utley, a librarian. Contains articles describing events in Washington's life, including his childhood as a slave in Virginia, his struggle to acquire an...
GLC04327
1863
Pittsburgh Subsistence Committee.
The Soldier's Return.
Miniature pamphlet containing poem "The Nine Months Man." Published: Johnstons Print.
GLC02739.093
1779
Morris, Gouverneur (1752-1816)
Observations on the American Revolution
Morris' notes on the conduct of Biritish and American forces, and on the revolution. Published by Styner & Cist.
GLC01450.805.01
1788
Hamilton, Alexander (1755-1804)
The Federalist: a collection of essays. [First edition by M'Lean]
12mo. First edition.
GLC01551
1675
Penn, William
England's present interest discovered, with honour to the prince, and safety to the people.
Advocates religious freedom in England. With heraldic bookplate of Robert Cony. Published seven years before Penn's founding of Pennsylvania.
GLC01672
1682
William Penn's last farewell to England.
Title continues: "being an epistle containing a salutation to all faithful friends, a reproof to the unfaithful, and a visitation to the enquiring, in a solemn farewell to them all in the land of my nativity." Printed for Thomas Cook.
GLC01673
1721
Care, Henry (fl. 1721)
English liberties, or the free-born subject's inheritance [1st American edition]
12mo. Fifth edition, first American edition. First printing of the Magna Carta in America. Printed by N. Buttolph, B. Eliot and D. Henchman. Rebound.
GLC01710
1876
Whitman, Walt (1819-1892)
Two Rivulets, including Democratic vistas, Centennial Songs, and Passage to India
Author's edition, Camden, New Jersey. With signed photograph of Whitman dated 31 May 1879 on frontispiece. Also includes "As a Strong Bird on Pinions Free & Other Poems," and "Memoranda During the War." Each essay paginated separately.
GLC01749
1940
Churchill, Winston, Sir (1874-1965)
Arms and the Covenant: speeches on Foreign Affairs and National Defense by the Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill
Inscribed by Winston Churchill on the free front endpaper to Sumner Welles, President Roosevelt's special envoy, and dated March 1940. First edition compiled by Randolph S. Churchill. Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.
GLC01750.01
Untitled
Collateral to GLC01750.01 P.W. Townshend Somerville letter concerning Welles's mission.
GLC01750.02
1780
Burke, Edmund (1729-1797)
An impartial history of the war in America... to 1779
Printed for J. Milliken. With large folding plate opposite titlepage, "A New Map of North America" [no imprint] and accompanied by 13 additional plates, all fanciful depictions of American and British leaders.
GLC01842
1782
Trumbull, John (1750)
M'Fingal: A modern epic poem [signed by Samuel Jones]
Signed by New York Jurist and patriot Samuel Jones. First complete edition, printed by Hudson and Goodwin. Collateral to John Adams ALS to John Trumbull, GLC 1228.
GLC01865
1956
Kennedy, John F. (1917-1963)
Profiles in Courage
First edition, published by Harper & Brothers. Inscribed "To Sam Houston Allred - a distinguished bearer of a great Texas name -" and signed by Kennedy. Written during a period of convalescence, Senator Kennedy highlights the great courage and...
GLC02530.01
Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)
Notes on the state of Virginia. Written by Thomas Jefferson. [with Map]
First English (London) edition with folding Fry-Jefferson map. This book is the first PUBLISHED edition in English (the first English language edition being privately printed by Jefferson in Paris). It was largely written in 1781 and first...
GLC02592
12 January 1886
[Program for Mozart Academy of Music performance of "The Mikado"]
"Souvenir Programe of the New Mozart Academy of Music . . . Grand Inaugural Performance January 12, 1886. With Gilbert and Sullivan's charming opera, entitled The Mikado; or, the Town of Titipu. By the National Ideal Opera Co." Inside program pages...
GLC01896.114
6 March 1886
[Program]
Program for the "First Invitation Concert. Chickering Hall. Saturday Evening, March 6th, 1886, of the Amateur Orchestra of the Amicitia Society." A photograph of the orchestra is on the front cover. Enclosed inside the program is a 3 p. pamphlet re...
GLC01896.115
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