Chinese Rare Books in American Collections

1880 EXQUISITE American Literature Collection William Cullen Bryant Illustrated William Cullen Bryant was an important and well-known 19th-century American poet known for his landmark work ‘Thanatop

1858 RARE Book Lot Civil War American Wars Indians Military Government A collection of rare mid-19th-century books of Americana, United States military, and politics. The most famous perhaps is Benjam

1787 1st ed EARLY Americana Quaker Memorials Philadelphia Pennsylvania Jersey An important, late 18th-century American account of early American Quakers. A Collection of Memorials of Quakers is an ass

1869 1st ed Flower of Liberty post Civil War Poems American Flag Illustrated ‘The Flower of Liberty’ is a post-Civil War collection of American nationalistic poetry, edited and collected by Julia

1855 1ed Washington Farewell Address American Literature Wide-Awake Gift ‘The Wide-Awake Gift’ is a mid-19th-century collection of American poems and articles by notable literary figures including

1882 Illustrated American Poets POE Bryant Longfellow Whittier Holmes “The Illustrated Birthday Book of American Poets” is a late 19th-century collection of American poems by the most famous of po

1923 American Indian Frederic Remington ART Illustrated Sioux Warriors Garland Hamlin Garlands Book of the American Indian is a collection of short stories and memoirs about Native Americans, their cu

1923 American Indian Frederic Remington Illustrated Sioux Warriors Garland Hamlin Garlands Book of the American Indian is a collection of short stories and memoirs about Native Americans, their custom

1854 EXQUISITE Homes of American Authors Audubon Irving Bryant Emerson Webster ‘Homes of American Authors’ is a collection of short essays describing the lives and homes of iconic American writers

1855 1st ed US Documents Constitution Declaration SIGNERS Slave Bills Slavery Echoes from the Cabinet is a collection of important American documents including the Constitution, The Declaration of Ind

1857 US Documents Constitution Declaration SIGNERS Slave Bills Slavery ‘Echoes from the Cabinet’ is a collection of important American documents including the Constitution, The Declaratio

1855 US Documents Constitution Declaration SIGNERS Fugitive Slave Bills Slavery Echoes from the Cabinet is a collection of important American documents including the Constitution, The Declaration of I

1855 1ed American Revolution Heroes George Washington Declaration + Constitution John Frost’s ‘Lives of the Heroes of the American Revolution’ is a collection of biographical and historical sket

1847 True Republican Constitution Declaration Independence Washington Americana ‘The True Republican’ is a mid-19th-century collection of famous American documents and Presidential speeches by Jon

1873 Gallery English American Poets Coppee Poe Burns Scott Longfellow ART Henry Coppee’s ‘Gallery of Famous English and American Poets’ is a collection of portraits with short biographical infor

1866 AMERICAN Documents Constitution Declaration of Independence Slavery Lincoln ‘Key-notes of American Liberty’ is a rare, Civil War-era collection of iconic American speeches and documents. It i

1872 Famous American Documents Declaration Constitution SLAVE Bill MO Compromise E. B. Treats “National Political Manual” is a rare, 19th-century collection of important American documents

5 Rare Books on Chinese Antiques: The George de Menasce Collection Part 1, Spink, London 1971; Oriental Ceramic Society Loan Exhibition Chinese Blue & White Porcelain 14th to 19th C, 1953/1954; Arts o

1835 1ed Benedict Arnold Treason Revolutionary War American Biography Sparks Jared Sparks’ ‘Library of American Biography’ was an important collection of biographical books on some of the most n

1836 Captain John Smith 1ed American Biography Colonial America Jamestown Wilson Jared Sparks Library of American Biography was an important collection of biographical books on some of the most notabl

1797 1st ed Early American Bible Sermons Williams Worcester Great Awakening Nehemiah Williams was an 18th-century Massachusetts-born American preacher. In 1797, a collection of 24 of his sermons were

1848 Life of Stephen Decatur US NAVY Voyages American Biography Colonial America Jared Sparks Library of American Biography was an important collection of biographical books on some of the most notabl

1825 American Military La Fayette Revolution Boone George Washington Hamilton American Military Biography is a collection of short biographical sketches of the major figures of the Revolutionary War o

1865 FASHION Godey Ladys Book American Magazine Illustrated Dress Costume Music Godeys Ladys Book was a 19th-century American magazine known for its collection of poetry, illustrations, and articles b