Manuscript, ALS, TLS from Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB

"John R(ebel) Peacock, Unpardoned, Unrepentant, Unreconstructed. High Point North Carolina, Confederate States of America." 
High Point, North Carolina, September 13, 1954. Typed letter signed on illustrated letterhead. Quarto (11" x 8.5"), single sheet, verso blank, with the original mailing envelope. Folded twice horizontally, slight edge wear & soiling, otherwise very good. The envelope is soiled & a bit tattered but still good. Mr.… Read more about this item

[Orangeburg, South Carolina]: unpublished, September, 1950 - June, 1956. Quarto (10.5" x 8.25"), 154 pages recorded in different hands & inks in "Standard Blank Book No. 21." Binding a bit rubbed & soiled, otherwise very good & internally about fine. A voluminous account of this auspicious group providing minutes, membership rolls, summaries of educational presentations, and often descriptions of performances & events.… Read more about this item

[Alexandria, Virginia]: not published, 1878 -1879. Marbled paper over card stock measuring 8 inches by 6.5 inches with the partial printed label of Episcopal High School on the front cover containing 92 pages recorded in ink on ruled paper. With small booksellers' label of J. & W.J. Entwisle of Alexandria at the verso of the front cover. Very worn: Covers… Read more about this item

Burlington, [Vermont]: "Sold by merchants generally throughout the state," [1855]. First edition thus. 24mo (5.25" x 3.25"), [8], 9 - 190 pages, with map & illustrations, plus 24 unnumbered pages for notes. Publisher's black limp diced roan, wallet style with fold-over flap. Moderately rubbed & soiled, tear at the flap, occasional scuffs, light foxing & toning, previous owners name in pencil… Read more about this item

Burlington, [Vermont]: "Sold at wholesale by booksellers, and at retail by merchants generally throughout the state," [1857]. First edition thus. 24mo (5.25" x 3.25"), [7], 166 & 2 pages, with map & illustrations, plus 24 unnumbered pages for notes. Publisher's black diced limp roan, wallet style with fold-over flap. Moderately rubbed & soiled, shallow loss at the base of the flap,… Read more about this item

No place [in or near Charlestown, Virginia, now West Virginia], May 14, 1857. Manuscript Document Signed, "Articles of Partnership, F. Yates & Co." Tall 4to (12.5" x 7.75"), single sheet, approximately 221 words recorded in ink on laid paper, signed by Francis Yates, Charles Aglionby, & John Yates Beall (apparently for sister Janet M. Beall). Docketed in pencil on the… Read more about this item

Plymouth, [England], undated (circa 1830's) 8vo (9.25" x 7.5"), 69 unnumbered pages recorded in ink on watermarked "J Lavender 1826" wove paper (followed by many blank leaves) Contemporary marbled paper over boards backed in green sheep Binding rubbed, scuffed, & soiled, rear hinge started, modest foxing & toning, otherwise Very Good A really stunning example of ink on paper which… Read more about this item

[Charlestown], Jefferson County, Virginia (now West Virginia), "at the Court-House," November 5th & 8th, 1814. Original partially printed document on laid paper completed in manuscript (including corrections) measuring 7.25 inches by 7.25 inches. Signed in ink by George Hite on November 5, 1814 on the recto & by Edward McGuire & Joseph Gamble on November 8, 1814 on the verso.… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York: Stage & Screen, (1998) First edition, this copy inscribed & signed in ink by Leight at the half-title page, with signed TLS on letterhead laid in. 8vo, 116 pp, plus 4 unnumbered pp of illustrations from photographs. Publisher's black paper over boards lettered in silver on the spine, in pictorial dust jacket A fine copy in… Read more about this item

Berkeley & Jefferson Counties, Virginia (now West Virginia): not published, 1786 - 1842. Group of ten folio manuscript documents and one partially printed document completed in manuscript involving the real estate transactions of Charles & John Yates in the upper Shenandoah Valley. Approximately 29 pp. in total, all docketed. Each exhibits expected wear including original folds with associated splits and separations… Read more about this item

Chicago, Nov[ember] 30, [1947 ?] to "Archer" [H. Richard Archer]. 8vo, 1 page on illustrated "The Stevens, Chicago" letterhead, approximately 31 words recorded in ink, signed by Armitage. With: Exhibition Notice: "Gardner Cowles, President and Editor of Look Magazine, presents an exhibition of Books & Typography by Merle Armitage, April 29 - May 5, Lilienfeld Galleries ..." Single sheet measuring 10… Read more about this item

Washington, D.C.: Unpublished, 1925. Typed Letter Signed. Washington, D.C., May 4, 1925, to Stewart Bell, Jr. of Winchester, Virginia. Quarto (11" x 8.5"), 1 page on watermarked National Geographic letterhead, approximately 214 typed words signed in ink by Grosvenor. Folded for mailing, lightly toned, otherwise Near Fine. The authenticity of Gilbert Grosvenor's signature is unconditionally guaranteed. Replying to young William Bell, Jr.,… Read more about this item

No place [Wilmington, Vermont ?]: Unpublished, various dates 1950s - 60s. Manuscript in bound volume. Octavo, 9.5 inches x 6.5 inches, original red cloth with an unrelated printed paper spine label. Binding lightly faded & soiled, corners bruised, otherwise Very Good. Internally, a bit age toned, otherwise Fine. Pages 1 through 69, recorded in different inks excepting 4, are… Read more about this item

Thunderbird Country Club, Rancho Mirage, CA. November 3, 1978. Small 4to, single sheet typed, approximately 126 words, on beige watermarked notepaper Boldly signed "Ginger" in blue ink by Miss Rogers. With the original typed, stamped, & canceled matching envelope. Folded for mailing, slightly soiled, otherwise near fine in neatly opened envelope. Addressing dancer/ performer Larry Merritt, Miss Rogers provides her… Read more about this item

Autograph Letter Signed: "Wm Hay" to "Col Botts" Winchester, [Virginia], probably November 12, 1861. Single sheet measuring 8 inches by 10 inches folded to form 4 pages (2 blank), approximately 54 words on the recto recorded in ink in Hay's hand, docketed in another hand on the verso (approximately 17 words) & addressed to "Lt Col Botts, PM" in Hay's… Read more about this item

35 West 45th Street, New York, November 21, 1933. TLS on letterhead, Joseph P Kennedy to Robert Jackson at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. 4to, single sheet measuring 10.5 inches by 7.25 inches, approximately 168 typed words on the recto, verso blank, signed in green ink, "Joe Kennedy." Folded twice vertically, lightly foxed, toned, & soiled, easily Very Good… Read more about this item

Adamsville, Ohio, Manuscript Diary for 1856 comprising entries by Evan J Crane as recorded in publisher Sheldon, Lamport & Blakeman's Daily Pocket Diary For 1856: For The Use Of Private Families And Persons Of Business. 24mo (6" x 4"), 122 unnumbered pages of entries in ink followed by 2 pages of "memoranda," 13 pages of "cash accounts," & 4 pages… Read more about this item

Columbus, Ohio: L.P. Rayl & Co, Publishers, 1855. First edition. 8vo, 64 & [1] pages of printed text followed by 57 decorated & illustrated pages to record births, deaths, marriages, etc, of which 30 contain annotations in manuscript relative to John Grant (1688 - 1776), a British emigrant to Boston, & descendants. Original black cloth lettered & decorated in gilt… Read more about this item