Frederick Douglass. A Biography.
First Edition. Gifted by Charles Blockson, from his library, with his bookplate, inscribed in his hand, to a fellow collector of African Americana. This is... Read More
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Frederick Douglass. A Biography.
Very scarce in such lovely condition. A sketch of Frederick Douglass by Charles Wadell Chesnutt, described as America’s first great black novelist, a man who... Read More
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, written by himself.
[Title continues:] Published for the Frederick Douglass Historical and Cultural League, in preparation for the One Hundredth Anniversary of Douglass’ first Public Appearance in the... Read More
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, written by himself. His early life as a slave, his escape from bondage, and his complete history to the present time…
1882 edition of the final autobiographical memoir of Frederick Douglass, first published in 1881 by the same publisher. Life and Times of Frederick Douglass “did... Read More
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, written by himself. His early life as a slave, his escape from bondage, and his complete history to the present time…
Scarce 1882 edition of the final autobiographical memoir of Frederick Douglass, first published in 1881 by the same publisher. The pagination of this volume, in... Read More
Young Frederick Douglass. The Maryland Years. [First Edition, Inscribed and Signed]
The author explores, among other things, the claims of his detractors that Frederick Douglass could not have come from such lowly origins in Maryland and... Read More
For Sale, The Following Valuable Plantation or Farm Situated in Somerset County, Maryland…
Unrecorded 1876 broadside issued by prominent Delaware peach farmer and Samuel Townsend (1812–1881) and his son Richard Townsend (1839–?) offering for sale “Peach Blossom” fruit... Read More
Letter of the Secretary of War, Transmitting Report on the Organizations of the Army of the Potomac, and of Its Campaigns in Virginia and Maryland Under the Command of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, from July 26, 1861, to November 7, 1862.
[i.e., House of Representatives, 38th Congress, 1st Session, Ex. Doc. No. 15.]. CWB I, p10: “McClellan’s official report, containing much information on the initial organization... Read More
![The English on the Delaware 1610–1682. [Signed by the Author]. C. A. Weslager.](/pictures/thumb/3727134_1.jpg?v=1534362477)
The English on the Delaware 1610–1682. [Signed by the Author]
“This volume brings into full perspective the sequence of historic events in the Delaware Valley, and shows how King James’s buffer zone had far-reaching influence... Read More
![Catalogue and Price List of the Snow Hill Nurseries Near Snow Hill, Md. [...] Worcester Co., Md. W. M. Peters & Sons Snow Hill Nurseries.](/pictures/thumb/3726656_1.jpg?v=1534362434)
Catalogue and Price List of the Snow Hill Nurseries Near Snow Hill, Md. [...] Worcester Co., Md.
Fruit tree nursery trade catalog with a focus on apples and peaches issued by Snow Hill Nurseries of Worcester County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Beginning... Read More
![[Coffee, Tobacco, Cotton etc., Import/Export Trade with America:] Bremen 10, Dec. 1800. Craving Your Reference to our circular… [opening lines of circular letter with price list]. Frederick and Everhard Delius, Fredk., Everhd. Delius.](/pictures/thumb/3726520_1.jpg?v=1534362400)
[Coffee, Tobacco, Cotton etc., Import/Export Trade with America:] Bremen 10, Dec. 1800. Craving Your Reference to our circular… [opening lines of circular letter with price list]
Signed 18th century circular letter and price list from Frederick and Everhard Delius, merchants of Bremen. The firm imported food goods and other commodities from... Read More
![[C.1821 Indictment for Libeling a Maryland Judge and a related Subpoena issued to a Maryland Newspaper Editor]. Clerk John Schley, Dist. Atty Roger Perry, Samuel Barnes, Judge Abraham Shriver, Mathias Bartgis.](/pictures/thumb/3726494_1.jpg?v=1535405589)
[C.1821 Indictment for Libeling a Maryland Judge and a related Subpoena issued to a Maryland Newspaper Editor].
In July and August 1820, newspaper articles critical of Associate Judge Abraham Shriver were written by Samuel Barnes and published in Frederick, Maryland. Judge Shriver... Read More
1864–1865 Civil War Manuscript Draft Document concerning the U.S. Presidential Election of 1864 and a Disloyal, Confederate Sympathizer in Maryland.
Intriguing 11-page draft manuscript indictment by jurors in Baltimore alleging perjury to and contempt of election judges and disloyalty to the federal and state governments... Read More
[Circus Photographs, 1946–1959, collected by a Baltimore Member of the Circus Fans Association of America].
Large archive of 188 behind-the-scenes, parade, and performance circus photographs kept by Edward Ruppert of Baltimore. A member of the Circus Fans Association of America... Read More
1811 Autograph Letter Signed by Luther Martin, Maryland Lawyer and Anti-Federalist.
Autograph letter signed on banking by Luther Martin, Maryland lawyer and anti-Federalist whom Thomas Jefferson once referred to as an “...unprincipled & impudent federal bull-dog.”¹... Read More
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