Eli Whitney, Early American Imprint, Scarce

4 scarce early American/German imprints:1) Westlicher Calender. Calender fur 1821. Pittsburg...Gruensburg printed by Jacob S. Stect. An almanac printed in 1820 for the ensuing year. Great full page wo

Important American inventor (1765-1825) remembered for developing the cotton gin. Scarce ALS signed “E. Whitney,” one page, 7.5 x 9.75, March 15, 1804. Letter to attorney Samuel M. Hopkins

(EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT.) Henry Gardner. Commonwealth of Massachusetts . . . by Virtue of . . . an Act for Apportioning and Assessing. Letterpress broadside, 16½ x 13 inches, completed in manuscr

(EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT.) Robert Dodsley, editor. Select Fables of Aesop and other Fabulists. 15 [of 16] plates by Norman. 366 [of 371] pages. 8vo, contemporary calf, worn, boards detached; contents w

Hawkins, Joseph. A HISTORY OF A VOYAGE TO THE COAST OF AFRICA, AND TRAVELS INTO THE INTERIOR OF THAT COUNTRY; CONTAINING… PARTICULARS CONCERNING THE SLAVE TRADE. Troy (NY): for the author, by Luther

EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT CHILDREN'S / TOY BOOKS, LOT OF FIVE, (1) The Little Masters and Misses Delight., by Young Slyboots, Wilmington: P. Brynberg, 1801; (2) The Orphans, or, Honesty Rewarded., Philad

Dunbar, Samuel. THE PRESENCE OF GOD WITH HIS PEOPLE, THEIR ONLY SAFETY AND HAPPINESS. A DISCOURSE DELIVERED AT BOSTON, IN THE PRESENCE OF… THOMAS POWNALL…. Boston: S. Kneeland, 1760. 8vo,

Lot of 7 early American imprints, sold as-is, all with defects to bindings and/or text, some missing boards, all 8vo or smaller, including: ** Ovid. Metamorphoseon. Philadelphia, late 1700s (date chip

ANTIQUARIAN EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINTS - WAR OF 1812 MILITARY SCIENCES VOLUMES, LOT OF TWO, Maltby, Isaac, (1) "A Treatise on Courts Martial and Military Law", and (2) "The Elements of War", both Boston:

Ovid. METAMORPHOSEON LIBRI X. OR, TEN SELECT BOOKS OF OVID'S METAMORPHOSES; WITH AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION. Philadelphia: William Spotswood, 1790. 8vo. iv, [40], 328 pp. Period sheep, worn, front board n

Pair of American imprints including: ** WORKS OF THE LATE DR. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Huntingdon (Pa): for the Proprietor, 1800. 8vo. Portrait, 156; 119 (Lacking pages 112-118 of second part), 2 volumes bo

Group of 3 early American imprints, bindings intact but defects (one disbound and stapled), contents with the typical foxing/toning etc. and similar defects, largest measuring 8.25" x 4.75", including

Including: *** Williams. THE NATURAL AND CIVIL HISTORY OF VERMONT. Walpole, New Hampshire: Thomas, 1794. 8vo. 416 pp., no map. Boards detached, contents toned and foxed. *** THE PUBLIC LAWS OF THE STA

[Early American Imprint] William Penn & Robert Barclay - Joseph Crukshank 1770. A curiosity, probably the result of a binding mix up, this small volume contains the first 24 pages of William Penn's "A

Title: 1795 Pike Early American Math Imprint Description: “ABRIDGMENT OF THE NEW AND COMPLETE SYSTEM OF ARITHMETICK, Composed for the Use, and Adapted to the Commerce of the Citizens of the United

Scarce Early American Made Navy Officers Long Dirk Naval Dagger from the Revolutionary War era, with a Very Sturdy Oval Section Blade Having Nicely Worked Ricasso area. Dark Wood Grip with Iron Pommel

1. A Synopsis, or General View of the Principal Theories or Doctrines of Diseases...By William Currie...Philadelphia. 1815. First Edition. 172 pp. 8 vol. Full flame calf binding, worn and scuffed. Spi

S Gauge. Includes a 632 Die cast LNE Hopper in great shape; scarce 641 Unpainted Gray gondola missing 2 steps. They would benefit from a cleaning.

Standard gauge. Clean & shiny example, showing light to moderate playwear with roof being touched up, C6+-7

Early 19th century ELI TERRY pillar clock with hand painted wood face, wood mechanical works. Measuring approx 30" tall x 18" wide. Working unknown. See photos for conditions as shown. Provenance: fro

S Gauge. Includes scarce 620 Southern gondola; 719 coal dump car with control button; 630 caboose; 633 B&O boxcar; 631 T&P gondola; 613 GN boxcar; 646 searchlight; 645 boom tender. All are very clean

2000, Lawrence Rubin, Greenbrg Van Doren, Fine Art. Softcover in pictorial wrappers. First Edition, First Printing. 30 pages with 17 color photographic images throughout. Introduction by Jeanne Greenb

1857 1st ed Cotton Planters Manual American Plantation Slavery Eli Whitney J.A. Turners Cotton Planters Manual is an important pre-Civil War book on the American cotton industry. Cotton manufacturing

1877 American Inventions! Scientific American Ben Franklin Eli Whitney Illustrated A rare, late-19th-century printing of ‘The Scientific American Handbook’. Published in 1877, this small, paper ha