Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1822. 272pp. Contemporary quarter calf over tan paper-covered boards, spine stamped in gilt. Heavy wear to board edges, minor chipping with slight loss of paper on front board, moderate rubbing and light soiling to boards. Free endpapers excised, ownership wax seal reading, "Jesus R...... More
[Baton Rouge and various places in Louisiana: 1862]. [126]pp. of manuscript text, in pencil. Small wallet-style leather pocket diary. Minor chipping to leather. Light dampstain at upper right corner throughout, lightly foxed, occasional light impression or minor fading to entries. A few loose pages from a separate smaller notebook laid..... More
Newa-Orleans: En la Imprenta de Bayon, 1837. 28pp. Original printed wrappers. Moderate foxing, light soiling and creasing to wrappers. Light foxing to first couple of leaves, otherwise clean internally. Untrimmed. A screamingly-rare U.S. Spanish-language imprint concerning the liberal former governor of Santiago, Cuba, produced in New Orleans in 1837. Manuel..... More
[Way Key, Fl. 1865]. Partially-printed muster roll completed in manuscript, approximately 21 x 31 inches. Old folds, some separations at crossfolds (as usual), minor wear and soiling. A rare muster roll recording details of the service of an African-American infantry company while stationed in Florida during the final year of..... More
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Alto, La. 1952. [3]pp., on a single folded sheet. Old folds, minor soiling, moderate chipping, not affecting text. A seemingly-unrecorded program for a fundraising rally by the parents and teachers of an African-American high school in Alto, Louisiana during the late Jim Crow period. The program prints the schedule of..... More