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Item #010102 1854 – Letter from a tea merchant in China reporting details about the first...

1854 – Letter from a tea merchant in China reporting details about the first attack by Imperial Chinese forces upon the international community at Shanghai and its decisive defeat by an ad hock amalgam of Anglo-American military units and Shanghai Volunteers

Smith, King & Company

Shanghai, China: 1854. Unbound. This two-page stampless folded letter between merchants measures approximately 16” x 10” unfolded. It was sent from Smith, King & Company in Shanghai to Dane, Danet & Company in Boston. It is datelined “Shanghai / 11th April 1854” and bears a bold “24” rate marking along..... More

Price: $6,000.00

Item #008878 The Gentleman’s Magazine: For July, 1776. Sylvanus Urban, Edward Cave

The Gentleman’s Magazine: For July, 1776

Sylvanus Urban (Edward Cave)

London: Printed for D. Henry, 1776. Disbound. This very important edition of The Gentleman’s Magazine was being read in London at the same time the American Colonies were declaring their independence. It is filled with news that made it clear a political explosion was about to occur. Most..... More

Price: $450.00

Item #010057 1944-1946 – Scrapbook compiled by an African-American soldier while serving as a...

1944-1946 – Scrapbook compiled by an African-American soldier while serving as a member of an Engineer Aviation Battalion that built and repaired airfields throughout the Western Pacific during World War Two

T/4 (Technician 4th Grade) Fred B. Metcalf

Western Pacific: 1944-1946. Handmade Album. This 54-page handmade scrapbook measures approximately 9” x 12” and was assembled by T/4 (Technician 4th Grade) Fred B. Metcalf using rattan twine and manila file folders probably obtained from a unit office. It documents the deployment of the 1889th Engineer Aviation Battalion (Colored) to..... More

Price: $750.00

Item #009859 1860 - Congressional pamphlet detailing the expedition to find a shortcut between...

1860 - Congressional pamphlet detailing the expedition to find a shortcut between the Great Salt Lake and the Oregon Trail

“The greatest difficulty under which I labored . . . was in obtaining guides; for even among the Indian non knew more than small portions of the country we were to traverse and no white man could be found who had any knowledge. . ..”

Washington DC: U.S. Senate, 1860. Disbound. 36th Congress, 1st Session. Senate. Ex. Doc., No. 34. Report of the Secretary of War communicating In compliance with a resolution of the Senate, the report of Captain H. D. Wallen of his expedition in 1859, from Dalles City to Great Salt Lake, and..... More

Price: $275.00

Item #009721 An exceptional photograph album documenting the life of a well-to-do expatiate...

An exceptional photograph album documenting the life of a well-to-do expatiate family in Shanghai, China which includes travels to India, Egypt, and Italy to see Mount Vesuvius

The Haines family with two sons named Jack and Preston

China, Egypt, India, and Italy: 1930-1933. Album. This tooled leather album measures approximately 13” x 9” and contains over 200 corner-mounted photographs. The photos range in size from 2.25” x 3.25” to 5.25” x 3”. Many of the photos are captioned on the reverse and bear Preston Haines’ initials... More

Price: $750.00

Item #009743 “DEAR FOLKS, WELL HERE IT IS THE END OF THE SECOND DAY AND QUITE A BIT OF WATER...

“DEAR FOLKS, WELL HERE IT IS THE END OF THE SECOND DAY AND QUITE A BIT OF WATER HAS GONE OVER THE DAM ALREADY.” Huge four-year correspondence archive from a cadet enrolled at the U.S. Merchant Marine Cadet Basic School at San Mateo, California as it transitioned into U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and consolidated operations at Kings Point, New York

Thomas C. Burnett

Letters to his parents from various locations: 1945-1949. Ring-bound. This archive consists of approximately 100 letters plus postcards, telegrams, short notes, and holiday cards sent from Burnett to his parents. Most were sent from either the Cadet Basic School at San Mateo or the Academy at Kings Point. Some were..... More

Price: $500.00

Item #008823 Correspondence between Thomas F. Rowland, Colonel William Borden, and J.B. Andrews...

Correspondence between Thomas F. Rowland, Colonel William Borden, and J.B. Andrews regarding the fabrication of ironwork parts needed in the construction of the ironclad, USS New Ironsides

Thomas F. Rowland and Colonel William Borden

Greenpoint (Brooklyn), New York: 1861. This 3-page letter and endorsement measure approximately 8” x 9”. It was apparently carried by courier between Rowland’s Continental Iron Works and the Providence Tool and Armory Company, which employed both Borden and Andrews, as there are no postal markings. The letter has two horizontal..... More

Price: $500.00

Item #010114 1864 – Letter from a sailor with the Union’s South Atlantic Blockading Squadron...

1864 – Letter from a sailor with the Union’s South Atlantic Blockading Squadron reporting he and his shipmates had conducted eight or nine land raids into coastal Georgia

Thomas G. Hall

U.S. Sloop of War Saratoga at St. Helena Island, South Carolina: 1864. Envelope or Cover. This partially cross-hatched two-page letter from seaman Thomas G. Hall aboard the U.S. Sloop of War Saratoga at St. Helena Island to his parents in New York is datelined “South Carolina / Sept 18”. It..... More

Price: $750.00

Item #010058 1946-1947 – Two items related to the massive and unprecedented humanitarian...

1946-1947 – Two items related to the massive and unprecedented humanitarian support provided to China following the end of World War Two

To “Mr. Luther R. Ray from his wife

Chevy Chase, Maryland to Shaoyang, Hunan, China: 1946-1947. Envelope or Cover. This lot consists of two items: A United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) form letter, hand stamped April 17, 1946, from Washington DC intended for “Relatives and Friends of UNRRA Employees in China” that was Shaoyang..... More

Price: $350.00

Item #008967 Photograph album documenting two itinerant roughnecks’ travel through New York,...

Photograph album documenting two itinerant roughnecks’ travel through New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio until they found jobs at the Woodville Oil Field

Unidentified compiler

New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio: 1923 (from a vehicle license plate). Album. This 8” x 6” album contains 37 b/w photographs, each measuring approximately 4.75” x 3”. The crisp, well-composed snapshots are chronologically arranged and neatly glued to the album pages. Most have been captioned in white, but much of..... More

Price: $350.00

Item #008713 Civil War “Across the Lines” private express mail envelope with special...

Civil War “Across the Lines” private express mail envelope with special instructional label

Unknown sender

Richmond, Virginia: 26 July 1861. Envelope or Cover. This 5.5" x 3.25" envelope has two Richmond, Virginia postal markings: a circular city postmark dated "Jul 26 1861" and a circular "Paid 10" handstamp. There is also a bold strike of an "Adams Ex. Co. * Louisville, Ky. * Jul 31..... More

Price: $1,500.00

Item #010096 1840 – An illustrated letter sheet listing subscribers who have pledged money for...

1840 – An illustrated letter sheet listing subscribers who have pledged money for the annual Whig Fourth of July celebration and William Henry Harrison’s campaign for president

Unlisted

Salem, [Massachusetts]: 1840. Unbound. The bifold letter sheet (Milgram WH-8) measures 8” x 9¾” folded. It is datelined “Salem June 1840.” It features a portrait of a long-faced, dour Harrison with a rustic log cabin scene alongside. Two soldiers and a civilian are drinking cups of “hard cider” drawn from..... More

Price: $375.00

Item #007095 Early Republican Party Receipts - 1854 & 1856. Unlisted

Early Republican Party Receipts - 1854 & 1856

Unlisted

Boston & Charlestown, MA: Free Democratic State Committee & Republican Club, 1854. Leaf. Two early contribution receipts; one from the Boston Republican Club in 1856 and the other from the Free Democratic State Committee of Massachusetts in 1854. The Free Democratic Party was one of several splinter political parties (e.g...... More

Price: $150.00

Item #007058 Order of Battle and Plan of Attack: Nov 7th 1861 [The Battle of Port Royal). Unlisted

Order of Battle and Plan of Attack: Nov 7th 1861 [The Battle of Port Royal)

Unlisted

Unlisted Publisher, 1861. Map. Map size - 7.75"x9". Leaf size - 9"x10.5". Clean with some folds; probably from a book. Very short closed tear at right margin; small piece of tape on reverse. Uncommon Civil War map showing the Battle of Port Royal. Publisher unknown, but probably contemporary. The Battle..... More

Price: $100.00

Item #008433 A Requiem in Memory of Ellsworth (Sheet Music). George William Warren

A Requiem in Memory of Ellsworth (Sheet Music)

Warren, George William

New York: Firth, Pond & Co, 1861. First Edition. Sheet Music. An uncommon piece of sheet music honoring Colonel E. E. Ellsworth that features his full-length portrait in the center of the front cover surrounded by eight detailed vignettes. From a privately bound home collection so with a rough left..... More

Price: $600.00

Item #008048 Gov. Robinson's Polka - Sheet Music. Andrew Whitney

Gov. Robinson's Polka - Sheet Music

Whitney, Andrew

Fitchburg, Massachusetts: Andrew Whitney, 1856. First Edition. Sheet Music. 6 pages including cover. Portrait illustration of Robinson on the front cover. Very light dampstain along the fore-edge margin. Charles L. Robinson was an abolitionist leader who settled in Lawrence and worked for the New England Emigrant Aid Society, which transported..... More

Price: $300.00

Item #010044 1867 – A letter from an officer in the War Department describing the turmoil...

1867 – A letter from an officer in the War Department describing the turmoil caused by President Johnson’s firing of Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and appointment of General Grant to temporarily fill the position, an act which led to his impeachment by Radical Republicans in the House of Representatives.

William Atwoo

Washington, DC: 1867. Envelope or Cover. This four-page letter from William Atwood in Washington, DC to a family member in Pittsburgh is dated October 26, 1867. Its mailing envelope is franked with a 3-cent stamp (Scott #65) canceled with a cork ‘killer’ and bearing a circular Washington, DC postmark. In..... More

Price: $750.00

Item #008432 Col. Ellsworth's Funeral March; Composed & Respectfully Dedicated to Francis E....

Col. Ellsworth's Funeral March; Composed & Respectfully Dedicated to Francis E. Brownell Esq. [Sheet Music]

Winner, Sep. [Septimus]

Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, 1861. First Edition. Sheet Music. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Color lithograph edition (Ellsworth standing on a Confederate flag) of Winner's tribute to the first hero of the Civil War. From a privately bound home collection so rough edge. 8 pages including the lithograph/wrapper..... More

Price: $400.00

Item #008383 The Soldier to His Mother: Ballad (Two Alternate Titles: On the Field of Battle,...

The Soldier to His Mother: Ballad (Two Alternate Titles: On the Field of Battle, Mother and Just Before the Battle, Mother) - Sheet Music

Words Attributed To Thomas McKellar But Actually By Lawson Wood; Music By William P. Lucker

Cleveland (Also New York, Detroit, and Chicago): S. Brainard & Company (Also S. T. Gordon, D. S. Amsden, and Root & Cady), 1862. First Edition. Sheet Music. Complete with six pages including the cover. Light soiling and wear with a couple of short closed marginal tears. Old tape repair to..... More

Price: $200.00

Item #009635 “LEAP FOR JOY . . . DR. WARREN HAS CLOSED THE OPERATION UPON PHEBE’S UNFORTUNATE...

“LEAP FOR JOY . . . DR. WARREN HAS CLOSED THE OPERATION UPON PHEBE’S UNFORTUNATE SWELLING.”; Letter describing Dr. John Warren’s successful removal of a precancerous tumor from an adolescent girl

Written by Abiel Abbot and sent to family in care of himself

Boston, Massachusetts to Coventry Connecticut: February 6, 1799. Envelope or Cover. This one-page stampless folded letter measures approximately 12” x 7.5”. It is datelined “Boston Feby March 6. 1799.” It bears a straight-line “Boston” handstamp, circled “7 / MR” Boston postmark, and a manuscript “10” rate mark. Small sealing wax..... More

Price: $1,500.00

Item #009863 1790 - Broadside enumerating the reasons that Connecticut’s claim to what today is...

1790 - Broadside enumerating the reasons that Connecticut’s claim to what today is the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania were valid

“Wyoming was settled under the authority of Connecticut, as part of the State, under her Charter, in the assertion and defence of her claims, west of New York.”

Unbound. Nine Propositions, Which contain the grounds of the Wyoming Claim, on the State of Connecticut. [probably Connecticut: circa 1790.] This broadside measures 6” x 9.5”. Light wrinkles and faint marginal toning, mostly along the top margin. It makes a strong case for Connecticut’s retention of the Wyoming Valley..... More

Price: $750.00

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