![3731921] Grand Hôtel National, Lucerne, Propr: Segesser Frères & Cie. Segesser Frères, Cie](/pictures/thumb/3731921_1.jpg?v=1654112318)
Rare. The Grand Hôtel National (now the Grand Hotel National Luzern) opened in Lucerne in 1870 under the proprietorship of Swiss hoteliers, Segesser Frères &..... Read More about Grand Hôtel National, Lucerne, Propr: Segesser Frères & Cie
![3731631] Reminiscences of an Active Life: The Autobiography of John Roy Lynch. (First edition....](/pictures/thumb/3731631_1.jpg?v=1654112318)
First edition. Inscribed by John Hope Franklin, the series editor and dean of African American historians. Published for the first time, the autobiography of John..... Read More about Reminiscences of an Active Life: The Autobiography of John Roy Lynch. (First edition. Signed by...
![3727343] W.E.B. Du Bois: A Bibliography of His Published Writings. Paul G. Partington](/pictures/thumb/3727343_1.jpg?v=1654112318)
For its time, the most complete bibliography of the writings of W.E.B. Du Bois. Whittier, CA: (Self Published),1977. 202pp. Quarto. Paper wrappers rubbed, else very..... Read More about W.E.B. Du Bois: A Bibliography of His Published Writings
![3731934] Thomas Aldridge vs. Andrew Morgan: 1815 Virginia Legal document. John W](/pictures/thumb/3731934_1.jpg?v=1654034757)
A continuation of a dispute over the estate of David Morgan, of Richmond County, Virginia, who died intestate in 1780. The dispute started started as..... Read More about Thomas Aldridge vs. Andrew Morgan: 1815 Virginia Legal document
![3731920] The Book of Job Arranged and Produced by Stuart Walker. Stuart Walker, 1888–1941](/pictures/thumb/3731920_1.jpg?v=1653771932)
Ephemera for a special Bryn Mawr Alumnae benefit performance of Stuart Walker’s stage production of The Book of Job, the first English-language dramatization of the..... Read More about The Book of Job Arranged and Produced by Stuart Walker
![3731855] Leaders for Tomorrow ... Christian Democracy’s Challenge. Freedman's Aid Society](/pictures/thumb/3731855_1.jpg?v=1653521055)
Unrecorded. Lincoln Day religious program extolling a “New Day” for American democracy and the necessary role of Black leadership. Addresses for use during the church..... Read More about Leaders for Tomorrow ... Christian Democracy’s Challenge
![3731420] Piney Woods and Its Story. (Signed and with ephemera). Laurence C. Jones](/pictures/thumb/3731420_1.jpg?v=1653521045)
Inscribed: “To Mr. W.H. Middlebrook. In the spirit in which he met us. Laurence C. Jones, Founder + Principal of the Piney Woods School, Piney..... Read More about Piney Woods and Its Story. (Signed and with ephemera
![3731930] 1873 Virginia ALS by Burr Powell Noland involving former Confederate General William...](/pictures/thumb/3731930_1.jpg?v=1654034756)
Former Confederate officer Burr Powell Noland (1818–1889) writes to William A. Brent, Esq. about a mistake on the acreage reported on a deed and the..... Read More about 1873 Virginia ALS by Burr Powell Noland involving former Confederate General William H.F. Payne
![3731929] A Marsh Island. [First Gay American Novel]. Sarah Orne Jewett](/images/noimage-req.png)
Dr. Don James McLaughlin at the University of Tulsa has proposed that Jewett’s work is the first gay American novel. “In A Marsh Island, the..... Read More about A Marsh Island. [First Gay American Novel
![3731924] 1787 retained copy of an Autograph Letter Signed to John Woodhull, Monmouth, New Jersey...](/pictures/thumb/3731924_1.jpg?v=1655172556)
Retained draft of a letter on “the discharge of the Bonds” and the repayment of a debt owed by Rev. John Woodhull (1744–1824), prominent New..... Read More about 1787 retained copy of an Autograph Letter Signed to John Woodhull, Monmouth, New Jersey...
![3731923] 1806 ALS by English Abolitionist John Charlesworth to Poet, Essayist and Hymn-Writer...](/pictures/thumb/3731923_1.jpg?v=1654031120)
Abolitionist and Anglican clergyman John Charlesworth (1782–1864) plans the upcoming visit to his home by poet Henry Kirke White (1785–1806). The letter is approximately 375..... Read More about 1806 ALS by English Abolitionist John Charlesworth to Poet, Essayist and Hymn-Writer Henry Kirke...
![3731922] Birthday Speech in Honor of President Harry S. Truman Signed by U.S. Secretary of the...](/pictures/thumb/3731922_1.jpg?v=1654369617)
A close personal friend of President Harry S. Truman, Treasury Secretary John Wesley Snyder (1895–1985) here lauds the late president at a birthday celebration in..... Read More about Birthday Speech in Honor of President Harry S. Truman Signed by U.S. Secretary of the Treasury...
![3731919] Golden Pomegranates of Eden. Elizabeth Marney Conner, pseud. Paul Veronique](/pictures/thumb/3731919_1.jpg?v=1652910752)
Unrecorded and sole(?) edition of the feminist musings and declarations by this little-known author, with highly-spiritual and unusual beliefs. Elizabeth Marney Conner (pseud. Paul Veronique)..... Read More about Golden Pomegranates of Eden
With two illuminated initials on two pages and the colophon leaf also illumined by Grace Fournier. Fournier signed her name and drew the Roycrofters symbol..... Read More about Here Then is that Helpful as well as Ennobling Discourse Entitled The Essay on Friendship
![3731909] 1964 Typed Letter Signed by Edward Bennett Williams, noted Trial Lawyer. Edward Bennett...](/pictures/thumb/3731909_1.jpg?v=1653771931)
Noted American trial lawyer; he defended Adam Clayton Powell, James Hoffa, Polly Adler, U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy from Wisconsin, etc. Here, Williams informs Pierce S...... Read More about 1964 Typed Letter Signed by Edward Bennett Williams, noted Trial Lawyer
![3731908] Autograph Card signed by Alfred O.P. Nicholson, Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme...](/pictures/thumb/3731908_1.jpg?v=1654031120)
Lightly soiled card with traces of old mounting, 2¼ x 4 inches, autographed: “A.O.P. Nicholson. Chief Justice S.C. Tenn.” In addition to serving as Chief..... Read More about Autograph Card signed by Alfred O.P. Nicholson, Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court
![3731907] 1808 partially-printed promissory note signed by Lot Wedgwood of Parsonfield, York...](/pictures/thumb/3731907_1.jpg?v=1653771931)
Printed and in manuscript: “For value received I the subscriber of Parsonfield in the county of York and state of Massachusetts promise to pay Robert..... Read More about 1808 partially-printed promissory note signed by Lot Wedgwood of Parsonfield, York County,...
![3731904] 1960 Typed Letter Signed by Roscoe Pound as head of Harvard University’s law school....](/pictures/thumb/3731904_1.jpg?v=1653771931)
A brief letter from Roscoe Pound written to an autograph seeker and admirer. Cambridge. April 19, 1960. Quarto. 5 five lines of typed content; very..... Read More about 1960 Typed Letter Signed by Roscoe Pound as head of Harvard University’s law school
![3731903] 1867 Autograph Letter Signed by Robert Safford Hale, Lawyer and Congressman,...](/pictures/thumb/3731903_1.jpg?v=1653771931)
A lengthy 8-page letter by Robert Safford Hale (1822-1881) that is exclusively filled with genealogical and family information. Author of Thomas Hale the Glover of..... Read More about 1867 Autograph Letter Signed by Robert Safford Hale, Lawyer and Congressman, Vermont-native
![3731901] 1853 Autograph Letter Signed by Pierce Butler to Hon. Charles Brown regarding an...](/pictures/thumb/3731901_1.jpg?v=1653771930)
Pierce Butler was a Georgia-born Philadelphian. His marriage with British actress Fanny Kemble fell into discord as his ownership of enslaved African Americans clashed with..... Read More about 1853 Autograph Letter Signed by Pierce Butler to Hon. Charles Brown regarding an appointment for...
![3731900] Autograph Note Signed by “The Great Defender” —famed lawyer Sir Edward Marshall...](/pictures/thumb/3731900_1.jpg?v=1654031120)
Transmitted note on embossed address card, 3½ x 4½ inches, sent by “The Great Defender” —famed lawyer Sir Edward Marshall Hall (1858–1927) to E. Lonsdale..... Read More about Autograph Note Signed by “The Great Defender” —famed lawyer Sir Edward Marshall Hall
![3731899] Announcement of the Philadelphia College of Medicine, for the Spring Session,1851....](/pictures/thumb/3731899_1.jpg?v=1655172556)
Description of the Spring 1851 course of medical lectures and classes held at the Philadelphia College of Medicine, includes a list of faculty, the schedule..... Read More about Announcement of the Philadelphia College of Medicine, for the Spring Session,1851
![3731894] Original 1903 Lever-Filled Fountain Pen patent assignment given to inventor and...](/pictures/thumb/3731894_1.jpg?v=1658775995)
Two items. The first item is the original 2-page partly-printed and manuscript patent assignment given to John Barnes of W.H. + John Barnes Company. The..... Read More about Original 1903 Lever-Filled Fountain Pen patent assignment given to inventor and manufacturer John...
First edition of the first history of Elizabeth Town, New Jersey, founded in 1664 and known as Elizabethtown until 1855. This copy with the pencil..... Read More about Notes, Historical and Biographical, concerning Elizabeth-Town, Its Eminent Men, Churches and...
First and sole edition of this memorial collection of writings by teacher, soldier, poet, and journalist, Arthur Hurt Taylor. Among Hart’s editorials printed here are..... Read More about Poems and Editorials of Arthur Hurt Taylor
