[Mexico: 1810]. [24]pp. Small quarto. Stitched as issued. Moderate foxing to outer leaves, even toning throughout. Minor wear and creasing. "A pastoral letter, in which the Bishop of Michoacan reproves his flock for having joined the insurgents under Hidalgo" -- Sabin. The author, Manuel Abad y Queipo, was an interesting..... More

New York: Kimball, [1863]. Carte-de-visite. Light wear, part of captioned underlined in red pencil. One of a series of CDVs featuring recently freed slaves produced in 1863-1864 as part of a fundraising effort in the American South. According to a notice printed on the verso: "The nett proceeds from the..... More

[Chicago]: 1943. 112pp. Original printed red wrappers, stapled. Light wear at corners and along spine. Even toning internally. The 1943 issue of an irregularly-published almanac aimed at uplifting the African-American community. The author, Rev. Ross D. Brown, writes rather defiantly about a host of issues important to the Black community..... More

Beijing: 1954. [4],282,[1]pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Light foxing and wear, ink stamp on rear cover and half title. Minor toning to text. Rare Chinese translation of Harry Haywood's important political work, first published in 1948. Harry Haywood (1898-1985) was an early Black activist in the Communist Party and the first..... More

[Asheville, N.C. ca. 1948]. Large broadside, measuring 14 x 22 inches, printed on card. Upper left and lower right corners chipping. Some dampstaining, creasing, and mild wear. The years following World War II saw a significant economic expansion in the United States. Part of this expansion was a massive boom..... More

New York: April 18, 1815. Partially-printed document, completed in manuscript, 7.75 x 6.75 inches, docketed on verso. Old folds, with one fold line reinforced on verso and the other fold line almost completely separated. A very rare record of the experiences of the lives of free African Americans living in..... More

Londres: Por R. Ackermann, 1824. ,iv,101,[3]pp. plus frontispiece folding plate and engraved title page. 12mo. Contemporary quarter calf and paper boards. Moderate rubbing and wear to boards. Some toning and scattered dampstaining internally. A scarce Spanish-language London imprint concerning basic agriculture, produced for the Ackermann family of publishers. During the..... More

Moulton, Al. N.H. White, 1865. Partially-printed document, completed in manuscript, 6 x 7.5 inches, docketed on verso. Old folds, minor toning. An interesting relic from late-Confederate Alabama in which Constable John Gillespie solemnly swears that he has "neither given, accepted, or knowingly carried a challenge in writing or otherwise, to..... More

[Juneau, Ak.]: Winter & Pond, [ca. 1930s]. Panoramic photograph, 10 x 34.5 inches. A few heavy creases, a handful of short closed tears, minor surface soiling and rubbing. An early-20th century panoramic image showing the development of the Alaskan capital city of Juneau, produced by prolific local studio Winter &..... More

Sitka, Ak. August 1, 1894. 5pp. Original mailing folds. A historically-illuminating eyewitness account of the burning of Baranof Castle, the famous fort built in the New Archangel (Sitka) by the first governor of Russian America, Alexander Baranov. During Russian rule, the castle was the administrative center of Russian America. Baranof..... More

[Various locations in south-central Alaska: ca. 1938-1941]. Eighteen photographs, each 6 x 8 inches, most signed and titled in manuscript by the photographer. Minor wear. A collection of eighteen beautiful photographs taken by noted Alaskan photographer Maurice L. Sharp, featuring various subjects and scenes around south-central Alaska in the late-1930s..... More

[Juneau]: Anderson, 1936. Five silver gelatin photographs, each 5.25 x 4 inches. Minor wear. Five images depicting mining operations at the A.J. Mine near Juneau, Alaska. Images are captioned in the negative and signed by the photographer, Anderson, dated 1936. Two of them show miners at work. Titles are as..... More

[Seattle & Aboard S.S. Aleutian: 1933]. [31]pp. total. A few staples and other metal fastenings. Light wear and toning. An interesting group of promotional and shipboard material produced for an Alaska cruise undertaken by members of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce in June 1933. Material present here includes two issues..... More