A Sermon Preached at Scipio, N.Y. at the Execution of John Delaware, a Native; for the Murder of Ezekiel Crane
by Woodruff, Hezekiah N.
Albany: Charles R. and George Webster, 1804. First edition. Very Good +. Printed paper self wrappers. 122 x 204 mm. 24 pp., complete. Front wrapper partially loose from binding, but still holding. A remarkably fresh copy overall despite some foxing to last couple leaves. A clean and fresh copy, Very Good+ The killing of Ezekiel Crane by John Delaware (sometimes written as Delaware John or John the Delaware) took on a somewhat legendary quality in the mid-... Read More
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Orlando (Signed limited edition)
by Woolf, Virginia
New York: Crosby Gaige, 1928. First edition. Fine. Preceding the first trade edition. One of 861 copies signed by Virginia Woolf. A Fine copy. Publisher's black cloth titled and decorated in gilt. An extraordinarily bright and attractive example. Released at the height of Woolf's literary celebrity, Orlando was a thrill to contemporary reviewers: "Those who open Orlando expecting another novel in the vein of Mrs. Dalloway and To the Lighthouse will discover, to their joy or sorrow,... Read More
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The Double Suicide. The True History of the Lives of the Twin Sisters, Sarah and Maria Williams..
by [Sensational Literature] [True Crime] [Sex Work]
New York: H.H. Randall, 1855. First edition. Printed self wraps, stitched at spine. Measuring 220 x 140mm and complete in 64 pages. Some rubbing along spine, and scattered foxing to preliminary and terminal leaves; toned throughout, else clean. A scarce piece sensationalizing the tragic affairs and subsequent suicides of Sarah and Maria Williams, OCLC reports fewer than twenty copies with libraries, with this being the only example on the market. We've been unable to determine whether the tragic... Read More
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In-flight autograph record of the bombing of Hiroshima, written by the co-pilot of the 'Enola Gay'
by [World War II] [Bombing of Hiroshima] Lewis, Captain Robert A.
1945. United States War Department-issued "Line of Position" notebook (203 x 270 mm). 27 pp. of autograph text in ink and pencil, including covers. The account of Captain Robert A. Lewis (1917 - 1983) occupies the first 8 pp., followed by his 14-pp. history of the 509th Composite Group written by him, 1 p. additional notes, and a 2-pp. song about the 509th. Lewis also filled out both covers of the record book with notes: on the front cover,... Read More
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Fulton Pittsburgh School District School Exercise Book
by [Women and Education] Flora Yagle
Fulton, Pittsburgh, 1900. Faux cloth over marbled boards with ownership label to upper left corner with school district and compiler information. Measuring 9 x 11.5 inches and comprised of 22 pages of sketches, herbal specimens, and sample essays (all recto). Firmly bound and with some dampstaining to the lower gutter not affecting text. Representing a range of exercises completed by state normal school student Flora Yagle, the book presents researchers with a range of study opportunities, including turn of... Read More
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Revolutionary Road
by Yates, Richard
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1961. First edition. Fine/Near Fine. A Fine copy of the book, clean and appearing unread. In a Near Fine dust jacket that is a bit faded on the spine and with one tape repair to the verso of the jacket. Despite their youthful fantasies that they are different and more original than the other couples who surround them, Frank and April Wheeler succumb to the banalities of suburban middle class life.... Read More
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The Silent Traveller in London
by Yee, Chiang
London: Country Life, 1938. First edition. Fine. A Fine Copy. Octavo (8 7/8 x 5 3/4 inches; 225 x 145 mm.). xix, [i, blank], 255, [1], [4, blank] pp. Thirteen plates including two in color. Specially bound by Leighton-Straker ca. 1938 (stamp-signed in gilt on rear turn-in). Full red morocco, upper cover lettered in gilt with Chinese characters, smooth spine lettered in gilt and Chinese characters, publisher's decorative end-papers, top edge gilt, others uncut. A fine example. ... Read More
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