A Collection of 5 early stereoviews of New Orleans: Algiers Dry Dock. (nr. 201); French Opera, Bourbon Street. (nr. 544); St. Louis Hotel, St. Louis Street. (Nr. 554); Mechanics Institute, Dryades Street. (nr. 536); University of Louisiana, Common Street. (nr. 512). by [New Orleans] Blessing, S.T. (Photographer) - (ca. 1866-1869)

[Np: The Photographer, ca. 1963].. Original glossy double-weight gelatin silver print from negative, 14 x 11" (inclusive of margins, image size 12.5 x 10 5/8"). Captioned in pencil on verso. About fine. An original print of one of the sequence of superb photographs taken by Yousuf Karsh on location in South Africa during the filming of the 1964 Diamond Films production, ZULU, directed by Cy Endfield. Karsh's invitation to join the production and photograph the cast and locale resulted in a sequence of photographs of a very high order. The present image is a fine character portrait of South African film actor, Gert van den Berg, in his role as Adendorff. The image is identified as "No. 4-12" in the series, and the subject is misidentified in the pencil caption as "Kurt Van Den Boch." Although this project is not as widely known as Karsh's formal portraiture, examples of the resulting images have featured prominently in both museum and print retrospectives of his career.

1859. Boston, February 17, 1858. 8-1/2" x 5" bifolium. Boston, February 17, 1858. 8-1/2" x 5" bifolium. A Group of New England Banks Unite to Suppress Counterfeiting [Counterfeiting]. [Request for Membership Dues for the Association of Banks for the Suppression of Counterfeiting]. Boston, February 17, 1858. 8-1/2" x 5" bifolium, text to recto of first leaf, post mark and manuscript address to verso of second leaf. Vertical and horizontal fold lines, faint stains to verso of second leaf, otherwise fine. $450. * This form, which includes a receipt, was addressed to the Pittsfield Bank of Pittsfield, New Hampshire. It reads (in part): "To the cashier of the _____ Bank: Sir: At a meeting of the Board of Managers (...) it was Voted, 'That an assessment, at the rate of five dollars on each one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) of Capital Stock, be laid upon the Banks for the ensuing year,' and the Treasurer, in conformity to the above vote, attaches hereto a blank receipt, that you will please fill up,… Read More

San Francisco: H. H. Bancroft & Company, 1863. 8vo, 16.5 x 11cm, [3], 420, [2]pp, plus Bancroft's advertisements on front and rear endpapers. Original taupe cloth stamped in gilt on front cover and spine, and in blind on rear cover. Near fine with some uneven toning and light bubbling to cloth. Clean and complete internally save for the ownership signatures of John Hume and O. Harvey on the front flyleaf. Second issue of this Civil War era almanac and business directory from Bancroft, first published in 1862. In unusually clean condition for this cheaply produced volume and also quite interesting for its provenance. John Hume was the brother of western detective and lawman, James B. Hume, famous for his bringing of the notorious outlaw and stage coach robber, Black Bart, to justice. At the time of this publication, John served as District Attorney in El Dorado County, his salary of $2,000 being noted in the almanac. Obed Harvey was a politician and leading physician in El Dorado county (Placerville).… Read More

xiv+340 pages with woodcut frontispiece, text illustrations and folding map. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's blind-stamped cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Edited (with notes) by Richard F. Burton. Housed in a custom enclosure. (Wagner-Camp 335:4; Cowan p.414; Graff 2677; Howes M279; Penzer p.69-70; Sabin 44515) First edition.
Randolph B. Marcy was a career soldier (he graduated from West Point in 1832) at a time when the career would be likely to involve exploration. In the 1840s, part of his role was the escorting of emigrant wagon trains through Oklahoma and Texas, and mapping their routes. In 1857, he was involved in the expedition against the Mormons in Utah, leading his men in a forced march through the Rocky Mountains in winter. In 1852, he was commander of an expedition to find the headwaters of the Red River. All this experience meant that he was the ideal author for a book on how to survive in the wilderness. As he says in his preface: A quarter of a century's… Read More

1825 Biographia Americana Founding Fathers Washington Franklin Jefferson Adams

"Biographia Americana" is a rare, 19th-century reference containing biographical sketches of all of the most important early American figures and founding fathers. Written and collected by Benjamin Franklin French, this book contains descriptions on figures such as:
· Samuel Adams
· John Adams
· Aaron Burr
· David Brainerd
· Henry Clay
· Jonathan Edwards
· Benjamin Franklin
· Marquis LaFayette
· Alexander Hamilton
· Thomas Jefferson
· Andrew Johnson
· John Jay
· George Washington
· Cotton Mather
· And so, so many others

Item number: #24727
Price: $499

FRENCH, Benjamin Franklin

Biographia americana; or, A historical and critical account of the lives, actions, and writings of the most distinguished persons in North America

New York: Published by D. Mallory, 1825. 1st edition

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These four volumes are bound in 3/4 leather (spines and cover corners) with marbled covers and endsheets. Volume One: 1850 - 1854, Volume Two: 1854 - 1860, Volume Three: 1860 - 1862, Volume Four: 1862 - 1864. All four volumes are in Very Good Condition. Volume Four contains a pocket inside the back cover containing six maps. Due to the size of this item, expedited or priority shipping prices will be individually quoted. Media Mail cost within the U.S. will remain as listed.

Chicago, Illinois: 1893. A group of eight cabinet cards. Albumen photographs [12 cm x 9.5 cm] on dark brown cardstock mounts [13 cm x 10.5 cm] with pencil annotations on the verso. Photographer unknown. Unique collection of amateur photographic images taken at the World's Columbian Exposition, also known at the Chicago World's Fair, staged in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the New World in 1492. Shown in the images are Fisheries Building, Mac Monies Fountain, the Illinois State Buildings, and more. One image shows a sign for an attraction on the Midway. For 10 cents, visitors could see "one girl from every civilized nation in the world." Another image shows crowds of people filling the walkways and is captioned: "From 'Golden Door' of Transportation Building to Liberal Arts showing rear of 'Mines and Mining' and of 'Electricity.'".See this item at the Rare Books LAX live book fair, October 14-16 at The Proud, just minutes from LAX. For more details and… Read More

Signed by the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, this lovely 8x10 color photo is professionally authenticated by Beckett Authentication Services (BAS) and includes their ironclad COA. This is one of the very few 8x10 color portrait photos you will find of Cosmonaut Tereshkova. Her name has been written on the rear of the photo as shown.

This listing is for a lovely 8x10 color photo of Mark Hamill in his role as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars. It is beautifully and boldly signed by Mark without any inscription in crisp blue marker and his signature has been professionally authenticated by PSA/DNA. You will receive their ironclad COA with your photo. I believe this to be one of the most well defined Hamill autographs you will ever find. Condition is excellent.

This listing is for a breathtaking 8x10 autographed color photo of Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai who became the youngest Nobel Laureate in history for her efforts to promote female education despite extremist efforts to assassinate her. Malala's signature has been professionally authenticated by one of the world's most recognized authenticators, JSA, and comes with their full Letter of Authenticity. Extremely scarce.