[Various locations, including Iwo Jima: ca. 1944]. [19] leaves, illustrated with 135 black-and-white silver gelatin photographs in mounting corners, most 3.25 x 2.25 inches, plus Mar's "Neptunus Rex" card, also mounted. Oblong quarto. Contemporary black textured leather, string tied, with "Photographs" in gilt on front cover. Very minor edge wear..... More

[Natchez, Ms. 1824-1838]. [23]pp. of manuscript entries. Quarto. Contemporary quarter leather and marbled paper boards, faint manuscript title on front cover reading, "Memorandum Book for Estate of Wm. R Smith." Boards heavily rubbed and chipped, spine mostly perished, front cover and first two text leaves detached but present. Text a...... More

January 17, 1844. [3]pp., on a bifolia, with verso of second leaf docketed and addressed, and some manuscript corrections and edit marks. Original mailing folds. Minor soiling, a few instances of original ink smearing or pooling. A fascinating firsthand account of American naval participation in a controversial moment of gunboat..... More

[Various locations in Puerto Rico: 1941-1943]. [50] leaves, illustrated with approximately 270 vernacular silver gelatin photographs, most about 4.5 x 3.75 inches, plus numerous real photo postcards, and many dozens of ephemeral items mounted throughout. Folio. Contemporary decorative brown cloth with color illustration of a guitarist serenading in a courtyard..... More

[Various locations around New York City: Chester Studios and others, 1950-1960]. Eighty-eight black-and-white photographs, most approximately 8 x 10 inches, with five in slightly smaller format. Minor wear, some with adhesive remnants on versos, a few with editorial markings in the image area, most with photo credits and other information..... More

Pittsburgh: August 1, 1830. [2]pp. Folio. Old folds, with a long separation along the left vertical fold line and minor losses at crossfolds, edges a bit chipped and frayed with minor loss to text. A letter by an unidentified traveling trader recounting a sojourn to Arkansas Territory, with content regarding..... More

[Various locations: 1861-1868]. Eleven related letters to the Sage family dated 1861-1868. Various sizes. Generally minor wear. [with:] Printed map, 27.5 x 19.5 inches. Minor toning, partial separations at folds, otherwise minor wear. A grouping of retained correspondence and a large promotional map relating to Kansas real estate speculation during..... More

Havana: August 3, 1867. [7]pp. on pre-printed folio forms completed in manuscript. Later staple. Moderate tanning and edge wear, short separations along some folds. A manuscript manifest listing of 285 Chinese field hands, who undoubtedly signed up as indentured laborers in their quest to escape the hardships of China in..... More

[Shreveport, La. 1928-1930]. [7],88,[1]pp. Folio. Contemporary tan cloth stamped in black. Cloth on spine and boards noticeably chipped and abraded. Minor thumb-soiling to text, a few leaves with tiny chips to margins. A unique manuscript ledger from the Sir Knights & Ladies Friendship Association of America in Shreveport, Louisiana, recording..... More

[Various locations: 1974-1979]. Several dozen documents, letters, pamphlets, and assorted ephemera, constituting about half a linear foot of material. Some folds and creasing, moderate wear. An informative archive of materials documenting the brief Army career of Catherine Pope Burroughs Bentle, an Army brat who spent her late teen years and..... More

[N.p. 1892-1893]. 166pp. of retained transfer copies of typed and manuscript letters, preceded by [20]pp. of manuscript index. Large quarto. Contemporary tan cloth, leather corners, stamped in dark brown, "Letters" to spine and front cover. Small area of loss near bottom of front board, corners scuffed, moderate soiling to boards..... More

[Campo, San Diego County, Ca. 1934-1935]. [10] leaves, illustrated with eighteen silver gelatin photographs, newspaper clippings, two typed letters, signed, original artwork and typed classwork, all mounted, most with manuscript captions. Oblong folio. Contemporary plain cardboard, brown cloth backstrip, string tied. Minor edge wear and rubbing, light soiling, a few..... More

Coyoteville: September 12, 1855. [2]pp., plus integral blank. Original mailing folds, moderate toning, staining, and ink spotting, but still easily readable. Bottom fourth of integral blank excised. An informative Gold Rush letter about mining in the long-vanished ghost town of Coyoteville, which was an extraordinarily rich gold area for a...... More