![3727762] [Wilkie Collins:] “The Girl at the Gate (Written for the Christmas Spirit)”...](/pictures/thumb/3727762_1.jpg?v=1599682810)
Rare first appearance of Wilkie Collins’ short story “The Girl at the Gate” published in New York in December 1884 before its January 1885 appearance..... Read More about Wilkie Collins:] “The Girl at the Gate (Written for the Christmas Spirit)” [published...
![3726846] The White Prophet. [Advance Copy for First American Edition]. Hall Caine,...](/pictures/thumb/3726846_1.jpg?v=1599682810)
Advance copy of a controversial novel of British colonial rule in Egypt by the incredibly popular and successful English novelist, Hall Caine (1853–1931). The public..... Read More about The White Prophet. [Advance Copy for First American Edition
![141254] Volk-Songs Translated From the Acta Comparationis Litterarum Universarum [and] Selections...](/pictures/thumb/141254_1.jpg?v=1599682802)
Rare. No copies recorded in America. Translated by Henry Phillips, Jr. Hugo von Meltzel’s or Meltzl’s work is the first English translation of Romanian folk..... Read More about Volk-Songs Translated From the Acta Comparationis Litterarum Universarum [and] Selections From...
![3729699] Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1926 and Yearbook of American Poetry (Sesqui-Centennial...](/pictures/thumb/3729699_1.jpg?v=1602712050)
Signed twice, an anthology of poetry edited by William Stanley Braithwaite (1878–1962), African American mixed race poet, literary critic, and some-time professor at Atlanta University..... Read More about Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1926 and Yearbook of American Poetry (Sesqui-Centennial Edition
![3729649] The Chimes of Amsterdam and Other Poems. Mrs. George A. Paull, Minnie E. Kenney](/pictures/thumb/3729649_1.jpg?v=1598301682)
Scarce in both first and second editions, a collection of poems by this native of Pottersville, New York. See J.R. Miller, (Editor), Recollections of Mrs..... Read More about The Chimes of Amsterdam and Other Poems
![3729427] Smoking Flax. Hallie Erminie Rives, 1874–1956](/pictures/thumb/3729427_1.jpg?v=1596660153)
Rare first edition. Controversial novel in favor of lynching, written by Southern woman author, Hallie Erminie Rives (1874–1956). The book concerns issues of slavery and..... Read More about Smoking Flax
![3729100] The Confessions of Nat Turner. (Signed Copy). William Styron](/pictures/thumb/3729100_1.jpg?v=1610572103)
Styron’s interpretation of the story of the Virginia insurrection led by Nat Turner; the massacre that ensued, Turner’s capture, subsequent trial, and hanging along with..... Read More about The Confessions of Nat Turner. (Signed Copy
![3728993] [First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable] The Ocean Cable. [caption title]. Alfred J. Bloor](/pictures/thumb/3728993_1.jpg?v=1576538174)
Poetical 1908 keepsake commemorating the 50th anniversary of the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable in 1858. First composed in 1858, this biblically-themed poem..... Read More about First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable] The Ocean Cable. [caption title
![3728934] Married Life. A Blessing to the Truly Married. Mrs. Dora E. W. Spratt](/pictures/thumb/3728934_1.jpg?v=1571682575)
Poetical and prose anthology of love, marriage and the married life, arranged and anthologized by a married woman. The slim volume, bound in nuptial white..... Read More about Married Life. A Blessing to the Truly Married
![371998] The Columbiad a Poem. [Robert Fulton Association Copy; Likely Given to Fulton’s Quaker...](/pictures/thumb/371998_1.jpg?v=1562796868)
An important association copy, given by Robert Fulton to his Quaker friend, patron, and portrait sitter, Joseph Bringhurst, Jr. Joel Barlow’s The Columbiad is an..... Read More about The Columbiad a Poem. [Robert Fulton Association Copy; Likely Given to Fulton’s Quaker Friend,...
![3728255] [Autograph of Bracebridge Hemyng, Dime Novelist, Speculative Fiction Author]....](/pictures/thumb/3728255_1.jpg?v=1591818994)
Autograph inscription by Bracebridge Hemyng (1841–1901), British barrister and author, best known in the United States for the “Jack Harkaway” series of dime novels. Hemyng..... Read More about Autograph of Bracebridge Hemyng, Dime Novelist, Speculative Fiction Author
![3728220] The Madman of the Colorado. A Thrilling Legend of the Southwest. [within:] Beadle’s...](/pictures/thumb/3728220_1.jpg?v=1545247771)
Twenty-first title in “Beadle’s Frontier Series” of dime novels first published 1908–1910, but here re-issued by Arthur Westbrook c.1912. The plot involves the Native American..... Read More about The Madman of the Colorado. A Thrilling Legend of the Southwest. [within:] Beadle’s Frontier...
![3728076] Poems, Translations and Essays. Oliver P. Lund, ancoast](/pictures/thumb/3728076_1.jpg?v=1545088713)
Commemorative book of poetry, drama, translations and short essays by Oliver Pancoast Lund M.D., D.D.S. (1862-1901), published a year after his death in 1902. Lund..... Read More about Poems, Translations and Essays
![3727705] Poems and Near-Poems. George M. Bilger](/pictures/thumb/3727705_1.jpg?v=1537471786)
Scarce collection of American poetry and essays with an unusual imprint: Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Punxsutawney, [Pennsylvania]: Press of the Spirit Publishing Company, 1912. 87pp. First Edition..... Read More about Poems and Near-Poems
![3727382] Mid Light and Shade. John Langdon Jones](/pictures/thumb/3727382_1.jpg?v=1542657646)
Collection of poetry by this obscure American poet. New York: Duffield and Company, 1921. 107pp. First Edition. Small octavo. Quarter cloth, paper covered boards, printed..... Read More about Mid Light and Shade
![3726690] [Colorado:] The Homes of Our Favorite Poets. Wilson, Barnard](/pictures/thumb/3726690_1.jpg?v=1534362442)
Advertising booklet for Pueblo, Colorado dry goods merchants Wilson & Barnard. While the booklet touts the Wilson and Barnard’s new building and their store’s amenities..... Read More about Colorado:] The Homes of Our Favorite Poets
![3726466] [Manuscript of William F. Vassall’s 1916 New York City Mystery “Pearls and Canes,”...](/pictures/thumb/3726466_1.jpg?v=1547593627)
Manuscript fair copy of the detective story “Pearls and Canes” by mystery writer William F. Vassall. Set in New York City, the short story recounts..... Read More about Manuscript of William F. Vassall’s 1916 New York City Mystery “Pearls and Canes,” published...
![3725240] [MacDowell Colony Poem, other Sonnets, and a Typed Letter by Isabel Fiske Conant;...](/pictures/thumb/3725240_1.jpg?v=1534362306)
Isabel Fiske Conant a.k.a. Isabella Fiske Conant Three typed sonnets and a typed letter by prolific late 19th and early 20th century poet Isabel Fiske..... Read More about MacDowell Colony Poem, other Sonnets, and a Typed Letter by Isabel Fiske Conant; accompanied by...
