Jeff in Petticoats. A Song for the Times
by [Civil War – Political Satire – Sheet Music] Cooper, George; Tucker, Henry; Eno, Henry [illustrator]
New York: Wm. A. Pond & Co, 1865. Folio sheet music, lithographed pictorial cover. 6 pp. (including cover). 9.5 x 12.25 inches. Typical light age toning and minor edge wear; very good example with strong impression, remnants of string at spine, removed from a larger volume.. A vivid piece of end-of-war political satire commemorating the capture of Confederate president Jefferson Davis, whose attempted escape in May 1865 quickly became the subject of popular ridicule in Northern newspapers and... Read More
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Letter from a White Officer Commanding an African-American Regiment in the Civil War to His Sister, Discussing Pay and Her Husband’s Disappearance
by [Civil War – 23rd US Colored Infantry – Desertion] Wood, M. Herbert
Petersburg, Virginia, 1864. Single letter, four 5 x 8 inch pages folded. Toning and some tears at folds, overall excellent condition. M. Herbert Wood (c. 1839–deceased) was an officer of the 23rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, during the American Civil War. This regiment, which consisted of African-American enlisted men with white officers, was part of the 4th Division of the IX Corps, organized at Camp Casey, Virginia. Wood may also have served in the 25th Ohio regiment.... Read More
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![Copperheads in Council! Declarations of the Leaders. Read and Ponder What They Say! [Anti-Copperhead Broadside, Produced for the 1863 Election]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/222/444/1401444222.0.l.jpg)
Copperheads in Council! Declarations of the Leaders. Read and Ponder What They Say! [Anti-Copperhead Broadside, Produced for the 1863 Election]
by [Civil War - New Hampshire] [Copperheads, or Peace Democrats]
New Hampshire: Printer Unknown, 1863. First Edition. Printed broadside, 16 ½ x 11 ½ inches, archivally mounted and matted. A very good copy with some light toning, small closed tear at upper margin, light foxing at upper margin, very tiny spot of loss to illustration at fold. Franklin Pierce remained politically active upon his return to New Hampshire following his presidency, advocating for the Democratic cause and generally opposing the Civil War and Lincoln’s policies. This scarce pro-Union anti-slavery... Read More
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Carte-de-Visite of Pauline Cushman
by [Civil War] [Women] [Cushman, Pauline] Sutterley & Co
Virginia City: Sutterley and Co, 1867. Albumen photograph on mount, 4 x 2 ½ inches. Pauline Cushman was an actress and one of the most successful spies for the Union Army. She ingratiated herself with the Confederate army by toasting Jefferson Davis after one of her performances. She was eventually caught and sentenced to death by hanging. She was spared only due to the arrival of the Union Army. After the war she toured the country giving... Read More
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![A Pair of Letters Written by the Wife of a 105th Illinois Officer at the Close of the Civil War, Centered on a Suspicious Figure Carrying a Valuable Object and the Fear of Deception, and of Losing Her Husband: “He has told half a doz different stories already about his capture […] Such conflicting ones create suspicion.”](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/252/965/1743965252.0.l.jpg)
A Pair of Letters Written by the Wife of a 105th Illinois Officer at the Close of the Civil War, Centered on a Suspicious Figure Carrying a Valuable Object and the Fear of Deception, and of Losing Her Husband: “He has told half a doz different stories already about his capture […] Such conflicting ones create suspicion.”
by [Civil War – Women – Illinois] Dutton, Rosina
[Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois], 1865. Two autograph letters, signed “Rosa,” docketed on rear likely in Everell Dutton’s hand, 4 and 5 pages, 8 x 5 inches. Folded at center else fine.. Two letters written in the final weeks of the Civil War by Rosina Adelpha Paine Dutton of Sycamore, Illinois, to her husband Everell Fletcher Dutton, then lieutenant colonel of the 105th Illinois Infantry, engaged in the closing campaigns of the war. The couple had met through their... Read More
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Letters Attempting to Clear the Record of a Dishonorably Discharged Civil War Veteran
by [Civil War – 1st Missouri Cavalry (Union) – Veterans' Affairs] Williams, Thomas W.
Butte, Montana, 1922. Approximately 113 pieces: fifty-one letters to Thomas Williams; thirteen to various politicians, mainly members of Congress; and twenty to Williams’ advocates, mostly from Congresspeople; fifteen miscellaneous items, including Grand Army of the Republic materials and Williams’ citizenship document; and fourteen empty envelopes. Materials date from between 1911 and 1922. Near fine with normal wear.. Thomas W. Williams (1845–1931) was born outside of Swansea, Wales, and died in a Soldier’s Home in Los Angeles, California. According... Read More
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Letters from Friends to Tracy Peck, Connecticuter Living Abroad
by [Civil War – Politics – Americans Abroad] Peck, Tracy
United States, Germany, and others, 1869. Seven letters, approximately twenty-six total pages, most about 8 x 5 inches. One letter dated 1862; one dated 1863; two dated 1864; one dated 1869; two without date. Two of the letters are written in French (untranslated). Generally very good or better with one showing water damage, though legible.. Tracy Peck (1838–1921) was born in Bristol, Connecticut, to a family who had been in the Hartford area since the 17th century. According... Read More
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Secrets of the American Bastile
by [Civil War – Prison History – Anti-Abolitionism] Winder, William H.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John Campbell, 1863. Second edition. 8vo, paper wraps, 64pp. Wraps with wear to edges, library stamps, and some manuscript notes; contents excellent to Near Fine. Overall excellent to Near Fine.. A short booklet by William H. Winder (1808–1879), son of the Brigadier General and Baltimore lawyer of the same name, concerning his 1861 arrest and imprisonment for treason for his opposition to the Civil War. Winder attributes his arrest to his correspondences with Secretary of State... Read More
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Poems by a Young Civilian Conservation Corps Member, Mainly about Life at The CCC’s Fort Knox Camp
by [Civilian Conservation Corps – New Deal – Fort Knox – Poetry] Morgan, Will
Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1930. One 4 x 5.5 inch notebook; approximately 150 handwritten pages, with many more blank. Light wear to binding, foxing to top page edges, else fine; near fine overall. The Civilian Conservation Corps was a New Deal work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942 and provided manual labor jobs to young men hit by the Great Depression. The men lived in camps and were provided with meals, clothing, medical care, and small salaries,... Read More
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Two Partially Printed Documents by the United States Office of Board of Claims Relating to the Service of Thomas Massey, An Ex-Enslaved Soldier in the 9th Regiment of the USCT, 1864
by [African-Americana - Civil War - USCT Brigades - Maryland] United States Board of Claims
Baltimore and Worcester County, 1865. Two documents affixed at top edge, measuring 9 x 6 ¾ and 14 x 8 ½ inches. Tape repairs at folds, some with heavy clear tape, else excellent, good condition overall. With the embossed stamp of the Board of Claims to first document and two revenue stamps affixed. Good. A pair of documents relating to the emancipation through military service of Thomas Massey of Maryland and compensation to his enslaver, Joseph Godrey, of... Read More
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Twenty Photographs and Various Inscribed Mementos, 1927-1947
by Clara Adams [Earhart, Amelia][Aviation][Women in Aviation]
1945. Various sizes and dates. Clara Adams was a wealthy widow who took up air travel in its early days, setting records for transatlantic flights and circumnavigation as a commercial airline passenger. In doing so, she helped popularize flying as a safe and comfortable way to travel. She was friends with many famous women of aviation, including pilots Amelia Earhart, Alys McKey Bryant, and Thea Rasche. This collection includes three photographs with Earhart and one with Rasche, some with... Read More
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Night Game Under Lights / Colonels’ Baseball Park / Friday, August 26, 9 P.M. / Mohawk Giants / vs. / Hillsdale’s Baseball Club / of Washington D.C. South Atlantic Champs of 1937 / Regular Prices
by [African-Americana – Sports – Baseball – New York] Mohawk Colored Giants; Hillsdale Baseball Club
Hudson, 1938. Chip with loss to corner, discoloration to lower portion, overall good with fine contrast. Good.. An advertisement for a game between the barnstorming team the Mohawk Colored Giants and Washington D.C's Hillsdale Club, taking place in the Colonels’ stadium near Hudson, New York in 1938.[1] The Giants reformed in 1929 after an initial stint in Schenectady in 1913–1914, and were active for around fifteen years. Washington, D.C. had a robust network of African American teams during... Read More
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Poster for Sam and Dave at La Chic Club in Fort Worth, 1973
by [Concert Posters – R&B – Texas] La Chic Club
Fort Worth, Texas, 1973. 18 x 23 ½ inch poster on heavy cardstock. Some creasing and wear, chip at top left corner; excellent.. A poster advertising a 1973 concert and dance with celebrated R&B act and Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Sam and Dave (Sam Moore and Dave Prater) at La Chic Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The duo earned the nickname “Double Dynamite”, as they are called on the poster, from their legendary live performances. ... Read More
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Poster for “Little” Stevie Wonder at the Mojo Club in Sheffield, 1967
by [Concert Posters – R&B – England] The Mojo Club
Sheffield, United Kingdom, 1967. 20 x 30 inch poster on heavy cardstock. Some staining and scuffing, pinholes and some tears at edges, fine contrast; overall excellent.. A poster advertising Stevie Wonder at Sheffield’s Mojo Club in October, 1967. Wonder would have been just seventeen at the time, though he had already dropped “Little” from his stage name. The Mojo Club, in working-class Sheffield, was the project of brothers Peter and Geoff Stringfellow; the pair had previously worked as... Read More
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Carte-de-Visite Vignette Portrait of the Anti-Slavery Author Rachel W. Moore
by [Abolition] Henszey & Co
Philadelphia: Henszey and Co, 1860. Albumen photograph measuring 3 ½ x 2 ½ inches on mount. Excellent condition with clipped corners and minimal wear. Near Fine. Rachel Wilson Moore, a Quaker from Philadelphia who had strong anti-slavery views, traveled to the Caribbean and South America in the 1860s to try to save her ailing health. She published her journals from the trip under the title Journal of Rachel Wilson Moore, Kept During a Tour to the West Indies... Read More
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Hung Far Lo Co. / Mandarin Cafe / First-Class Chinese and American Restaurant
by [American-Chinese Food - Menus] Hung Far Lo Co
Danville, 1915. First Edition. 13 ¼ x 8 ¾ inches. Mounted to cardstock with residue and affixed articles to cardstock verso. Date stamp of “Oct 24 1915” on lower margin. Peculiar ink inscription reads “Culprints Doc, Wedge and Shorty” at margin. Very Good. An early Chinese American restaurant menu from Danville, Illinois. The business is listed in the 1913 International Chinese Business Directory of the World, making the restaurant one of fewer than would exist when immigration laws... Read More
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Tobacco Death Bulletin
by [Anti-Tobacco Advertising] Victory Remedy Co
Dayton, 1910. Broadside on newsprint measuring 19 x 7 ½ inches. Fine condition. Fine. An unrecorded broadside advertising two products - called Victory Bullets and Victory Powders - to help stop smoking. The company, a Victory Remedy Co., of which we find several records circa 1910, guarantees the products’ success. The broadside, printed in the style of a newspaper, shows a series of fictitious horrors committed by smokers, with macabre illustrations. Some of the episodes involve death from... Read More
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Grand Masquerade: Wick House, Dec. 28., 1870
by [California] [San Francisco] Lick House; John M. Lawlor and Co
San Francisco: A.L. Bancroft and Co, 1870. Hand colored printed invitation, 4 ¾ x 7 inches, folded. Very Good. A scarce printed invitation to the Masquerade at San Francisco’s Lick House, held in 1870, and according to contemporary accounts, one of the major events of the holiday season in the city. The hotel, built on the corner of Sutter Street and Montgomery, was one of the finest in the city before its destruction in the 1906 fire. A... Read More
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![Silver Mining Regions in Colorado. With Some Account of the Different Processes Now Being Introduced for Working the Gold Ores of That Territory. [Paris Universal Exposition Edition]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/915/646/1449646915.0.l.jpg)
Silver Mining Regions in Colorado. With Some Account of the Different Processes Now Being Introduced for Working the Gold Ores of That Territory. [Paris Universal Exposition Edition]
by [Colorado] [Paris Universal Exposition of 1867] Whitney, J.P.
Boston [Paris]: J.P. Whitney, 1867. First Edition Thus. . 8vo, publisher’s green cloth, 107 pp. Some tearing and fraying to boards, particularly at head of spine, text block excellent, very good minus overall. Very Good. The scarce Paris Universal Exposition edition of J.P. Whitney’s early title on the silver mines of Colorado. Whitney, a wealthy sportsman from Boston with investments in Colorado, traveled as the sole commissioner from Colorado to the Paris Universal Exposition in an effort to... Read More
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![Quatrième centenaire de la découverte du Nouveau Monde (1492-1892). Rapports des Comités au Mis. De Croizier [title from spine]. [Sammelband]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/957/286/1275286957.0.l.jpg)
Quatrième centenaire de la découverte du Nouveau Monde (1492-1892). Rapports des Comités au Mis. De Croizier [title from spine]. [Sammelband]
by [Columbian Exposition] [Croizier, Marquis de]
Various Places, 1894. Sammelband of thirteen reports, each with original front wrapper or wrappers bound-in; in half-calf, with gilt titles on spine. Very Good. Includes: Guillouard, Louis. Rapport sur les travaux du comité départemental du Calvados. Caen: Ch. Valin, 1893. 19 pp., printed gray wrapper; Drouet, Paul. Souvenir du neuvième Congrès international des américanistes, tenu en 1892 à Huelva (Espagne), et de l'exposition rétrospective de Madrid.... Caen: Delesques, 1893. 56 pp., printed pink wrapper;... Read More
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Farmers’ Memorandum Presented By The Patapsco Guano Co., Baltimore, MD
by [Maryland – Guano Industry] The Patapsco Guano Co
Baltimore, Maryland: Jno. S. Bridges & Co., Printers, 1886. Trifold booklet measuring 3 ½ x 6 ¼ inches folded, with notebook and short almanac inside; two pages with notes. A booklet made for the Patapsco Guano Company of Baltimore, Maryland, printed in 1886. The exterior of the booklet features three attractive lithographs by A. Hoen & Co., with the lithograph on the back of the booklet showing Patapsco’s manufacturing plant at Fell’s Point. Inside is a miniature almanac with... Read More
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1823 Circular from Marseille-Based Mercantile Firm Fitch Brothers & Co
by [Mercantile History – France] Fitch Brothers & Co
Marseilles, France, 1823. Single three-page printed letter. Folded; Near Fine.. Fitch Brothers & Co. was a mercantile and commission house founded in the late 1810s or early 1820s by Asa Fitch, his brother Douglas Fitch, and his nephew William D. Lee. Asa Fitch (1787–1865) had worked at the American consul in Alicante, Spain, from around 1805 to 1809, where he established his reputation as a merchant and banker. In 1814 he moved to Marseilles and opened a commission... Read More
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A Centennial Fourth of July Democratic Celebration. The Massacre of Six Colored Citizens of the United States at Hamburgh, S. C., on July 4, 1876
by [African-Americana - Violence and Voter Suppression - Hamburg Massacre] Republican National Committee
Washington, 1876. 8vo, 16 pp. Some tape repairs to margins else fine, very good condition overall. Very Good. The transcript of the debates in Congress following the Hamburg Massacre, which as a seminal event in South Carolina’s history and in the use of violence as a form of voter suppression. The pamphlet here reproduces the debates in Congress in July 15th and 18th of 1876, debating whether or not to withdraw Federal troops from South Carolina and reassign... Read More
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Album of Photographs Showing the Pioneer Commercial Company’s Mining Operations in Ophir Creek, Near Golovin Bay, c. 1897-1901
by [Alaska - Mining - Golovin Bay Region] Pioneer Commercial Company
Alaska, 1901. Oblong folio, 12 ½ x 9 inches. Twelve leaves with 89 photographs rebound in modern cloth. Binding in fine condition, photographs generally excellent, some leaves with clear tape repairs. A well preserved album of photographs showing mining operations in the Golovin Bay region, about fifty to seventy-five miles northwest of Nome, during the tail end of the Klondike Gold Rush period in 1900-1901. The album shows the operations of the Pioneer Company in Alaska in great detail,... Read More
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Booklet Advertising the Negro Ensemble Company’s Production of Joseph A. Walker’s The River Niger
by [African-Americana – New York City – Theatre] The Negro Ensemble Company
New York City: George Fenmore Associates, 1973. Sixteen page booklet measuring 9 x 12 inches. Some wrinkling, some marginal damage, overall excellent.. The Negro Ensemble Company was opened in 1967 by actor and playwright Douglas Turner Ward, actor and producer Robert Hooks, and producer Gerald Krone, with a grant from the Ford Foundation. It provided free theater training—both in acting and in behind-the-scenes work—to Black people in New York City, and put on plays relevant to the community.... Read More
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