![3733361] Communication from the Director of the Mint to the Secretary of the Treasury relative to...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/images/noimage-req.png)
Two letters addressed to U.S. Treasury Secretary Howell Cobb discussing proposed legislation for a New York City branch of the U.S. Mint. Philadelphia Mint Director..... Read More about Communication from the Director of the Mint to the Secretary of the Treasury relative to a...
![3732699] The Life and Times of Col. James Fisk, Jr. Being a Full and Impartial Account of the...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3732699_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1685303043)
First edition, variant issue. One of a number of works that were published in 1872 to capitalize upon the sensational murder of James Fisk who..... Read More about The Life and Times of Col. James Fisk, Jr. Being a Full and Impartial Account of the Remarkable...
![3733316] Ca. 1880s cabinet card photograph of Steve Brodie, theater performer and Brooklyn Bridge...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733316_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1679363110)
A publicity photograph captioned in the mount, thus: “Steve Brodie. — On the Bowery. Thos. H. Davis & Wm. T. Keough.” In late 19th century..... Read More about Ca. 1880s cabinet card photograph of Steve Brodie, theater performer and Brooklyn Bridge jumper
![3733315] A Wine Which is the Pure Juice of the Grape. Mellowed by Age. [Croton Point Vineyards]....](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733315_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1679363109)
An unusual wine-themed trade card given out by H.K. & F.B. Thurber & Co., located at West Broadway, Reade and Hudson Streets in New York..... Read More about A Wine Which is the Pure Juice of the Grape. Mellowed by Age. [Croton Point Vineyards
![3732934] The First Year. The first Anniversary of the State of Israel, New York City, May 4,...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3732934_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1672195326)
First edition, first printing. A collection of speeches given in 1949 at this first anniversary and celebration: “Peace upon Israel” by Dr. Abba Hillel Silver..... Read More about The First Year. The first Anniversary of the State of Israel, New York City, May 4, 1949. [cover...
![3732588] The Outcast Manufacturers. Charles Fort](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3732588_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1670281868)
The author’s first book and first edition of this tale of slum life in New York City that was championed by Theodore Dreisser. Variant bindings..... Read More about The Outcast Manufacturers
![3731859] [Trade Catalogs:] Reproductions of Antique Fittings [and] Reproductions of Antique...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3731859_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1654369617)
American antiques dealer Israel Sack, Inc. was founded in Boston in 1903 as a furniture repair business. As their antiques business thrived, they started to..... Read More about Trade Catalogs:] Reproductions of Antique Fittings [and] Reproductions of Antique Fittings....
![3731777] 1776 Scottish Legal Document curiously sent to the Editor of the New York Herald,...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3731777_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1653768368)
From Edinburgh to New York. Document issued by King George III’s lords-in-council in Edinburgh on October 15, 1776 ordering George Dempster and Robert Baillie, “Messengers..... Read More about 1776 Scottish Legal Document curiously sent to the Editor of the New York Herald, concerning the...
![3731713] Worship At Work. A Discourse Occasioned by the Death of the Late Garrat Noel Bleecker of...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3731713_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1653771929)
Scarce religious text printed as a memorial upon the death of Garrat Noel Bleecker (1815–1853) and written by the then-pastor of Amity Street Baptist Church..... Read More about Worship At Work. A Discourse Occasioned by the Death of the Late Garrat Noel Bleecker of New York
![3731680] Simple Speaks His Mind. (Inscribed). Langston Hughes](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3731680_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1647572607)
First edition of this first collection of the “Simple” short stories written about the everyday lives of Harlemites. Given by Hughes, in the year of..... Read More about Simple Speaks His Mind. (Inscribed
![3730861] Pre-Inventory Semi-Annual Sale…Butler Brothers…New York. [caption title of oversized...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3730861_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1635786278)
Just over two feet tall. An illustrated 8-page catalog issued by this New York home goods and clothing wholesaler. Butler Brothers of 495-497 Broadway in..... Read More about Pre-Inventory Semi-Annual Sale…Butler Brothers…New York. [caption title of oversized circular
![3730056] 1844 & 1845. Catalogue of Dahlias, and Bulbous and Tuberous Rooted Flowers, of the Most...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3730056_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1630610173)
Romaine: “Until proven wrong I shall name William Prince the first American seedsman who took advantage of the mail order business.” Horticultural trade catalog from..... Read More about 1844 & 1845. Catalogue of Dahlias, and Bulbous and Tuberous Rooted Flowers, of the Most...
![3730789] [1925 Photograph of the Stiftungsfest or Anniversary Gathering of the Schlaraffia in New...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3730789_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1628535917)
Photograph of the 40th “Stiftungsfest” or anniversary celebration of a New York branch of Schlaraffia, a worldwide German-speaking fraternal group. The Schlaraffen, as members were..... Read More about 1925 Photograph of the Stiftungsfest or Anniversary Gathering of the Schlaraffia in New York City
![3730077] New York. A Story of the Titan City, Adventure, Heart-Throbs and Romance. [Jazz Age...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3730077.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1616611762)
Rare Jazz Age photoplay based on this 1927 Paramount Studios film, written by Barbara Chambers and Becky Gardiner. Gardiner scripted the 1926 film The Great..... Read More about New York. A Story of the Titan City, Adventure, Heart-Throbs and Romance. [Jazz Age Romance...
![3729815] Negro League Legends. [limited edition print autographed by 5 New York Cubans players]....](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3729815_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1606334902)
Autographed by five Negro League Baseball players all of whom played for the New York Cubans. The New York Cubans team was organized in 1935..... Read More about Negro League Legends. [limited edition print autographed by 5 New York Cubans players
![3729767] A Description of the Province and City of New York; with Plans of the City and Several...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3729767_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1607544265)
Published by antiquary and bookseller William Gowans, an 1862 edition of this late 17th century description of New York City and New York Province and..... Read More about A Description of the Province and City of New York; with Plans of the City and Several Forts as...
![3728992] An Oration, delivered on the Fourth of July, 1798, at St. Paul’s Church, before the...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3728992_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1600902484)
“The wounds are scarcely healed which were acquired in the establishment of our liberties ... It shall never be said that the YOUTH OF AMERICA..... Read More about An Oration, delivered on the Fourth of July, 1798, at St. Paul’s Church, before the Young Men...
![3729585] 1913 Veteran Association 1st Battalion, Naval Militia, New York [Constitution of]. Unk](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3729585_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1598301681)
Constitution of the Veteran Association 1st Battalion, Naval Militia, New York (N.M.N.Y.) listing all of its Articles and an extensive list of its members and..... Read More about 1913 Veteran Association 1st Battalion, Naval Militia, New York [Constitution of
![3729274] [C.1910s Photograph of New York City’s “Flower Hospital” Ambulance at the...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3729274_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1586375045)
New York City’s Flower Hospital was the first location where homeopathic medicine gained recognition by the federal government. It was established in 1889 as the..... Read More about C.1910s Photograph of New York City’s “Flower Hospital” Ambulance at the Homeopathic...
![3729136] Anglican Humanitarianism in Colonial New York. Frank J. Klingberg](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3729136_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1595541382)
History of missionary outreach to Native Americans and African Americans by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts in colonial New..... Read More about Anglican Humanitarianism in Colonial New York
![3727496] [Six New York 1872 Wool Brokers’ Circulars issued by Kitching Brothers; Statistical...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3727496_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1579733570)
New York City wool broker’s circulars issued by Kitching Brothers reporting on ship arrivals in New York and Boston; the import and export of clothing..... Read More about Six New York 1872 Wool Brokers’ Circulars issued by Kitching Brothers; Statistical Data for...
![3728404] [Sixteen Letters, 1865 to 1886, Incoming to Captain Daniel Tracy (1815-1888), “The...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3728404_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1579546258)
Captain Daniel Tracy (1815-1888) was known as “The Seaman’s Friend” as he devoted his time establishing safe houses for mariners (first in New York City..... Read More about Sixteen Letters, 1865 to 1886, Incoming to Captain Daniel Tracy (1815-1888), “The Seaman’s...
![3728995] Diamond Spectacle Receipt Book. [cover title of eyeglasses advertisement and cooking...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3728995_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1574796964)
Scarce advertising booklet for “Diamond” brand eyeglasses, issued by the Spencer Optical Mfg. Co. of New York City, manufacturers of “Gold, Silver, Steel, and Plated..... Read More about Diamond Spectacle Receipt Book. [cover title of eyeglasses advertisement and cooking recipe book
![3728281] Half a Man. The Status of the Negro in New York. Mary White Ovington](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3728281_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1546974670)
Civil rights reformer, Mary White Ovington, caucasian, was a founder of the N.A.A.C.P. “Ovington began in 1904 a study of black Manhattan. Focusing particularly on..... Read More about Half a Man. The Status of the Negro in New York
![3727800] Dining for Moderns with Menus and Recipes—The Why and When of Wining. compiler Mrs. G....](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3727800_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&v=1541009432)
Recipes and menu suggestions from the Woman’s Exchange Restaurant, founded in New York City in 1919. The restaurant was an outgrowth of the Woman’s Exchange..... Read More about Dining for Moderns with Menus and Recipes—The Why and When of Wining
