Burlington, N.J. Tichenor, [ca. 1895]. Original photograph, 5.5 x 4 inches, mounted on a printed photographer's card. Minor wear and soiling. Attractive and well composed three-quarter length portrait of a young African-American woman in late 19th-century dress, taken by George Tichenor, who ran a photography studio in Burlington, New Jersey..... 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

Habana: 1915. 227pp. Modern black quarter cloth and marbled boards, spine gilt. Contemporary pencil ownership notations to title page and second leaf. Title page reinforced at gutter; final two leaves also reinforced in gutter, final leaf with some loss affecting a few words. Toned and foxed, on crude paper. Trimmed..... More

[New York: Planned Parenthood, 1939]. [16]pp. including wrappers. 16mo. Original printed wrappers, stapled. "To achieve for every married couple that fundamental human right -- the right to plan their families -- is the objective of the birth control movement." An interesting little booklet full of brief pictorial charts and statistics..... More

[Various locations in New York: ca. 1960-1971]. Sixty-five photographs, thirteen pieces of ephemera, and one typed letter. Most items with one or more duplicates. Condition strong, with most items near fine; one flyer rather chipped and worn. Archive of materials documenting the fabulous career of dancer, model, actress, writer, real..... More

Alameda, Ca. 1896. Handbill, 8.5 x 5.25 inches. Old folds, minor wear. An apparently unrecorded resolution involving the first ballot measure calling for women's suffrage in California in the waning years of the 19th century. Here, the Alameda County Political Equality Society calls for two representatives to be present at..... More

[Various locations near Ontario, Canada]: 1907. [22] leaves, illustrated with 178 black-and-white photographs, most between 2.25 x 3.25 inches and 3.25 x 5.5 inches, with some slightly smaller images cut into ovals, but also including twenty-one panoramic images measuring 3.25 x 11.5 inches, plus a thirty-seven-page typed narrative of the..... More

Boston: Allen and Ticknor, 1833. [6],232pp. Lacks frontispiece. 12mo. Contemporary green publisher's cloth, printed paper label on spine. Light soiling and discoloration to spine, head and foot lightly chipped, rubbed. Corners bumped. Contemporary ownership inscription on front endpapers. Light foxing. A notable work by suffragist and abolitionist Lydia Maria Child..... More

Peiping, China: June 4, 1936. [2]pp. Folio. Old fold lines, minor wear, a few contemporary annotations. Letter written by a nurse visiting China, relating her itinerary in China which includes numerous trips to local hospitals and leper colonies. Minnie Goodnow was a registered nurse who served in France during the..... More

Paris: 1886. 448pp. plus folding plate. 16mo. Modern blue quarter calf and cloth, spine gilt. Minor foxing and soiling; lower corner dampstained throughout, heavier to initial leaves. Plate separating at one fold. A new edition of this popular and interesting cookery work printed in Paris, in Spanish. The volume covers..... More

Irvington, Ca. May, 1941. [6],150pp. Original wooden boards decoratively illustrated and lettered in green, gray, and black paint on the front board, reading, "Recipes Irvington P.T.A." and bound by three separate rings. Text uniformly toned, with several leaves detached but present, a few with minor chipping. An exceedingly rare DIY..... More

Habana: [1880?]. 199,xxi,[3]pp. Contemporary quarter red leather with modern marbled boards, spine gilt. Light wear to binding. Minor soiling and wear to text. "Ultima edicion," originally published in 1857. This charming Cuban production is divided into three parts -- Sopas; Menestras, Salsas, Legumbres, Frituras y Menudencias; and Pasteleria, Reposteria y...... More

Idaho Falls: [1915]. 135pp. Original printed linen wrappers, stapled. Wear and creasing to wrappers, lightly soiled. Text lightly toned, some light scattered soiling and wear. Rare community cook book from Idaho Falls, showcasing not only the area's best recipes, but also laced with numerous local advertisements. A running header advertises..... More