Poems
by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
London: Ellis & White, 1881. A New Edition. 294, [1] pp. Spine rebacked with a facsimile spine label. End papers have some light discoloration. An attractive copy printed on J. Whatman watermarked paper. This large paper issue was done in a small edition.
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Letter dated New York, May 16, 1816 To the Warden of the New Hampshire State prison asking for information on a stonecutter named Lewis Nason who Ross believes had been in the New Hampshire state prison. Ross asks for information because the man has swindled him out of $30,000
by Ross, Theodore
Good condition with folds and soiling. Postally used.
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It Can Be Done
by . Rothschild, Sol
Brooklyn: Dunhill Publishing Company, 1922. 222 pages in dust jacket with some soiling. Long Inscription from Rothschild. Printed mailing label for Honorable Al Smith. Printed card indicating that all who read the book should sign it and pass it on. This will serve as a prayer for the author's recovery. This copy signed by 4 people Printed note at the end "Please Don't Break This Prayer Chain. Rothschild was paralyzed from the waist down as the result of an... Read More
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Le Vingt-Cinquieme Annivesaire Du Pontificat De Pio Nono 17 Juin, 1871
by [Rouquette, Adrien]
New Orlean: Imprimerie de Propagteur, 1871. 8 pp. Wraps soiled and show minor edge wear. OCLC locates 17 copies but none in auction records or online for sale. Rouquette (1813-1887) was born outside New Orleans to a French father and a Creole mother. He spent his childhood with local Choctaw friends and went on to attend college in Kentucky and France before becoming a priest in New Orleans. He left his position in New Orleans in 1859 and... Read More
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The Doctrine of Chances or the Theory of Gaming, made Easy for Every Person Acquainted with Common Arithmetic for as to Enable Them to Calculate the Probabilities of events in Lotteries, Cards, Horse Racing, Dice, &c
by Rouse, William
London: Gye & Balne, 1814. 350, [2] pp. Spine re-backed, boards worn, first and last few pages foxed. 3 folding plates with two not cut and still on same sheet. Some pages not cut. Glued on the front flyleaf is a signed note written by Rouse's son Rolla dated 1862 saying he was sending the book as a gift. A good copy of this important work on using mathematics to win money gambling.
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Sentenced Without a Cause
by David Roxan
London: Frederick Muller Limited, 1958. 255 pp. Peter Whitehead never knew his father and was orphaned by the only person who could tell him, his mother, when he was 13 years old. He would be detained in mental institutions for the next 12 years of his life which was often common practice for children without parents at this time in England. This book recounts his experiences within the systems that were keeping him from the outside world and how... Read More
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The marching and fighting of the Tenth Maine regiment, also, Departed heroes, and the soldier's dream
by Russell, Benjamin
Boston: Morrill & Son, 1863, 1863. 20 pp. In good condition with taped repair to the front wrap, spotting and light wear. Scarce with 4 copies located. Poems written by a Maine Civil War soldier.
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The Case of David Lamson
by Russell, Frances Theresa. Winter, Yvor
San Francisco, CA: Lamson Defense Committee, 1943. Paper wraps. 103pp. Lamson, who was a graduate of Stamford, was accused of murdering his wife. At the first trial he was convicted and sent to death row. He appealed and a second trial resulted in a deadlocked jury, the third trial was declared a mistrial and the fourth was another deadlocked jury. He was released and never tried again.
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An Authentic History of the Vermont State Prison from the Passing the Law for its Erection in 1807, to July, 1812..
by Russel, John
Windsor, Vt: Preston Merrifield, 1812. [5], 6-91 pp. page 13-14 torn along the gutter but text complete and paper covering on the boards is partially lacking. 1/3 of the folding plate at the front is lacking put supplied with a photographic copy. A very scarce work with two copies sold at Swann Galleries in 1979 one of which is likely this copy. Imprints 26674. McCorison, 1418.
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A vindication of the opinions delivered in evidence by the medical witnesses for the Crown on a late trial at Lancaster for murder
by [Rutter, John]
Liverpool: W. Jones, 1808. 88, [2] pp. Case of Charles Angus, accused of poisoning his housekeeper, Margaret Burns, and subsequently found not guilty. [Bound with] Carson, James. Remarks on a Late Publication, entitled a Vindication of the Opinions Delivered in Evidence by the Medical Witnesses for the Crown on a Late Trial at Lancaster. Liverpool: W. Jones, 1808. 136 pp. Page 135 has a small illustration. Bound in later cloth. The interior has soiling and foxing... Read More
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Animals' Rights Considered In Relation To Social Progress Also an Essay by Albert Leffingwell On Vivisection In America
by Salt, Henry
New York: Macmillan & Co, 1894. Blue cloth hardcover. 176pp in good condition.
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Il chirvrgo trattato breve di Tardvccio Salvi Da Maceratadiviso in dieci part...
by Salvi, Tarduccio
Bologna: Guiuseppe Longhi, 1688. [10], 168, [4], 16, 21-58, 80 p., [7] leaves of plates plus some illustrations in the text. This has three sections, each with a title page. Each of the three sections offers advice on treatment for various medical issues. 1 copy located at Yale. A reprint of the 1669 Rome edition. Good bound in later full leather with some foxing. Purchased from the Rome bookstore C.E. Rappaport Libri Rari Roma.
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Memorial Day Hymn
by Sangree, Comrade Rev. H.M.
Written for Sergeant Samuel W. Lascomb Post 352, G.A.R. Steelton, PA. January 19, A.D. 1893. Measures 12" x 4 3/4". Small tears on folds, else good.
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The Rich Man and Lazarus
by S.B.
Philadelphia: Printed for the Author, 1804. Part of the following was delivered in a Debating Society. Feb. 20, 1804. But the opposite side objected to it, saying it was not for the purpose. 23pp. Removed from a bound volume. Good with foxing.
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Observations on the Present State of the Parochial and Vagrant Poor
by [Scott, John]
London: Edward & Charles Dilly, 1783. Hardcover. 133pp. Rebound in marbled boards and cloth spine. Good condition. Scott was an early Quaker poet, landscape gardener and wrote on social issues.
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Conveyances on Record in the Register's Office...from the 1st January 1825, to the 1st January, 1838
by Selden, Dudley
New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1838. 175 pp. with 4 folding maps of parts of New York City. An important work on the development of New York city with 4 maps. Scarce. 1 copy in auction records in the last 100 years. Worldcat locates 14 copies.
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The Newest Keepsake for 1840: Containing the Best Account of the March of Mind, Together With the Speeches, Circumstances, and Doings of the Trundle-Bed Convention in Session at the Marlboro Chapel, January 8, 1840
by Seldon, Richard Ely
Norwich: M.B. Young, 1840. 207 pp. Good with foxing throughout. Comical account of a fictitious gathering at the Trundle Bed Convention of reformers, free love proponents, phrenologists, and other reformers. Scarce with no copies currently for sale online. (J).
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![Furchtbaren Geeraubers Henry Brown und Schilderung Seiner Gefangennehmung and Hinrichtung am 2 No. 1838. nebst Der Lebensbeschreibung des geeraubers and morers c. Wilhelms. [Terrible robber Henry Brown and description of his capture and execution on 2 Nov. 1838. along with the life description of the robber and murderer C. Wilhelms]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/263/860/1497860263.0.l.jpg)
Furchtbaren Geeraubers Henry Brown und Schilderung Seiner Gefangennehmung and Hinrichtung am 2 No. 1838. nebst Der Lebensbeschreibung des geeraubers and morers c. Wilhelms. [Terrible robber Henry Brown and description of his capture and execution on 2 Nov. 1838. along with the life description of the robber and murderer C. Wilhelms]
by Senden, Lieutenant translator
Hamburg: F.C.A. Otto, 1839. 48 pp. Removed and lacking wraps. [Title in English] Terrible robber Henry Brown and description of his capture and execution on 2 Nov. 1838. along with the life description of the robber and murderer C. Wilhelms. F.C.A. Otto published a variety of books at Hamburg Germany, but we cannot find another copy on OCLC. Some of the text is perhaps from a broadsheet at the American Antiquarian Society entitled Life and Execution of Wilhems, the... Read More
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Millennial Light
by Seymour, H.J.
1868. No publication or location information. Probably printed in the print shop at Oneida. Good condition.
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The Compleat Gamester: In Three Parts
by Seymour, Richard
London: E. Curll, 1734. Fifth edition. viii, [4],132, 94, [1] pp. Boards almost detached and half of the rear blank flyleaf is lacking.
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The Works of Shakespeare. The Text of the First Folio..
by Shakespeare, William
New York: Nonesuch Press, 1929. 7 volumes. Bound in full morrocco and in very good condition with page edges lightly soiled. The former owner's name is written in ink on the inside front covers. Set 76 of 1600 copies.
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Ticket -Texas Woman's College Extends a cordial invitation to every girl 15 years of age and over and every lady to hear Dr. W. T. Shannon on "Telling the Real Story of Life" and "before and After Engagement
by Shannon, Dr. W. T.
Measures 2 1/2 X 4 1/2. creases and tears. Circa early 20th Century. Shannon was a prominent lecturer on sex and Eugenics.
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Bennett & Walton's Almanac For The Year 1826
by Sharp, Joshua
Philadelphia: Bennett & Walton. Paper wraps. 38 pp in good condition. Contains an article about David Midge of Charles City County who emancipated 87 enslaved people and paid their passage to Haiti.
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The Constables Pocket Companion and Guide ......With the Necessary Fors, and Digested Abstract of the Metropolitan Police Act. London: Sherwood, Gilbert, And Piper
by Shaw, James
1830. 138 pages plus a book catalogue. Original boards in good condition with spine faded and a minor tear to the head of the hinge of the front board. The first handbook for Constables following the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829.
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Donation Hymn
by Sheldon, N.E.
No location or printer. Measures 9 1/2" x 4 1/4". Some creases and wrinkles. There is a reference to Wilmington in one line. Manuscript note on bottom, "she died first
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