[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: Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., 1943. 28,[1]pp. Original printed wrappers, stapled. Moderate toning, spotting, and edge wear, soft central vertical fold throughout. One sentence underlined, otherwise clean internally. An early pamphlet issued by Alcoholics Anonymous containing important doctrine from the organization's early years. The first sentence provides the motivation behind..... More

St. Louis: [1894]. [4]pp., on a bifolium. Light toning and dust soiling. Scarce advertisements for anti-Catholic lectures by Margaret Shepherd, a nativist speaker who impersonated an ex-nun to stoke anti-immigrant sentiment in the late 19th century. Shepherd headlined extensive national speaking tours, and authored a fictitious autobiography about her sordid..... More

Mexico City: Imprenta de "El Combate" 1889. xii,237,[1]pp. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt. Moderate rubbing and scuffing to boards and edges, minor insect damage to spine and front board. Text moderately toned. A decidedly-rare Mexican Anti-Catholic work examining numerous aspects of Catholicism such as baptism, confirmation, penance..... More

Mexico: Por los Herederos de la Viuda de Bernardo Calderon, 1698. [12] 297 pages. Quarto. Contemporary vellum, moderate wear; lacking endpapers, scattered worming and wear, slightly affecting text; minor dampstaining. Scattered contemporary manuscript annotations; early owner's signature on title page and notes on rear flyleaf. The first and only edition..... More

Mexico City: 1852. vi,415,[1]pp. Quarto. Contemporary blind-embossed calf, with gilt floral borders on the boards and gilt spine titles. Marbled endpapers and ell edges marbled. Minor edge wear and rubbing. Occasional foxing and toning. An important study by two notable Latin American historians. The first part of the work was..... More

[Bogotá: 1863]. Small broadside, 8.75 x 5.25 inches. Small, closed tear at lower left. The author, Manuel Fernandez Saavedra, denounces the Bishop of Bogotá for claiming that the Colombian constitution ironed out at the convention of Rio Negro as "atheistic." Not in OCLC. More

[De Smet, Id. De Smet Mission, 1891]. [2],10pp. Gathered signatures, never bound into the original printed wrappers. Minor edge wear. Untrimmed. A rare prayerbook printed in the Siouan language of Crow, with headings printed in Latin. The work was published by the missionaries of the Society of Jesus, at their..... More

[N.p. N.d.]. Small broadside, approximately 7.75 x 3.25 inches. Mounted on later paper. Contemporary ink signature at foot. Light tanning and scattered staining. A printed invitation from Serapia Rivas for the funeral of her sister Teresa, with a small, woodcut vignette of a skull and crossbones at the head. Potential..... More

New York: Episcopal Pacifist Fellowship, 1940-1941. Eight items. Light toning and wear. Informational brochures and application materials for the Episcopal Pacifist Fellowship, founded in New York in 1939 with the goal of fostering receptive attitudes toward pacifism within the denomination. The material present here was printed in 1940-1941, just as..... More

Mexico City: Mariano de Zuñiga y Ontiveros, 1801. [8],26,129pp. Small quarto. Disbound, a bit roughly. Minor damage along gutter of initial and final gatherings. Light dampstaining along top edge, scattered foxing. Text block cocked; oversewn, affecting inner margin. A scarce Marian sermon on the appearances of the Virgin of Guadalupe..... More

Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1866. 84pp. 12mo. Original embossed publisher's cloth, spine gilt lettered. Light wear to corners and spine ends. Scattered foxing and dust soiling internally, heavier to initial leaves. Contemporary gift inscription on front free endpaper. The third tract in this slim volume, "Uncle Johnson: The Pilgrim..... More

Winnipeg: 1905. 112pp. 12mo. Original green cloth, cover stamped in black. Light wear, corners rubbed. Minor soiling and wear internally. A Lutheran hymnal printed in Icelandic for the immigrant community in and around Manitoba, the title of this work translates as, "Hymns and Other Songs of the Community and Sunday..... More