Pittsburgh, Pa. August 2, 1838. [2]pp., on a single folded sheet, integral blank addressed on verso. Original mailing folds, somewhat tender along fold lines, a small panel of integral blank chipped away along fold lines, short tear and small area of loss from removed wax seal to first leaf costing..... More

[Seattle and perhaps other locations in the Pacific Northwest: ca. 1944]. Fifty-seven sepia-toned and black-and-white photographs, all in mounting corners, measuring between 3.5 x 2.5 inches and 7.5 x 10 inches. Quarto. Contemporary carved wooden boards with brass spine hinges and a small brass decorative vignette on front cover. Minor..... More

Grand Lake, Ar. February 10, 1894. [2]pp., written on Arkansas House of Representatives letterhead. Old folds with minor separations along a few fold lines, a bit trimmed. Easily readable. A very rare manuscript correspondence written by Nathan E. Edwards (1855-1908), an African American farmer and minister who served in the..... More

Little Rock: [1944]. 29pp. 16mo. Original black cloth, gilt titles on front cover. Minor edge wear. Minor toning to title leaf. An unrecorded African-American Masonic pocket book published for the Trinity Lodge of Little Rock, Arkansas. The work includes the original charter, the twenty articles comprising the organization's by-laws, and..... More

Macon, Ga. March 20, 1914. [1]p. typed form letter, on Burden, Smith & Co. stationery, stamp-signed by the president of the firm, R.F. Burden, with purple ink stamp at bottom reading, "Please Return This Letter to Georgia Colored Industrial & Orphans Home Address Macon Ga." Old folds, light toning. A..... More

Cambridge, Ma. [ca. September 11, 1909]. [1]p., on Alice Freeman Palmer Memorial Settlement letterhead, with original transmittal envelope. Original mailing folds, minor toning. A fundraising form letter sent by Charlotte E. Hawkins, later Charlotte Hawkins Brown, informing the recipient of the progress of her school and ostensibly soliciting donations for..... More

[Livermore, Ca. 1970s]. Nine leaves, illustrated with 104 color photographs. Quarto. Contemporary self-stick photograph album spiral-bound in brown snakeskin patterned paper-covered boards with central design on front cover. Minor wear to covers. Images largely in vibrant condition. An eclectic collection of photographs featuring an unknown African American family and their..... More

[Kansas and Germany: early 1960s]. Twenty-two leaves, illustrated with 167 photographs, most mounted and captioned in white ink, with a handful of loose images and one cloth nameplate. Some images removed. Oblong folio. Contemporary dark blue leatherette, triple-ruled gilt borders on front cover, string tied. Faint manuscript title on front..... More

[Various locations, mainly in Alaska, but also British Columbia and Washington State: July, 1927]. [30] leaves, illustrated with 196 photographs,1.25 x 2 to 3 x 4 inches, most photographs or pages annotated in white ink. Oblong folio. Contemporary black limp cloth, string tied, small sticker on front cover, gilt-stamped "Photographs"..... More

Nome, Ak. November 1, 1900. 6pp., with original transmittal envelope. Loose octavo sheets. Previously folded; light, even tanning. In a slightly hurried, but quite legible script. Missouri natives Edwin Sherzer and his brother were two of Nome's first postal workers, while they endeavored to develop a dog sledding business on..... More

[Various locations, including Sprague, Wa.; Vancouver, British Columbia; and Nome, Ak. mainly 1897-1910]. Thirteen autograph letters, signed, totaling thirty-nine pages, and a few original transmittal envelopes. Original mailing folds, occasional short fold separations, otherwise minor wear. Overall a well-preserved group stored in an antique wooden box from the St. Paul..... More

[N.p.]: 1954. 15,901-1347pp. [Approximately 470pp. total, containing 148 letters, 95 of which are written from the American West]. Illustrated with four original photographs and several original manuscripts. Red cloth, manuscript title on spine and front cover. Light soiling and wear. Related newspaper clippings pasted to first few leaves. Internally clean..... More

[Mainly Georgia and Tennessee: ca. 1896-1897]. 102 miniature cabinet card photographs, each 1.75 x 2 inches, each mounted on card measuring 2 x 3 inches, all sequentially numbered 1-105 (with no #44, 62, 98, or 100, but with an additional image numbered 51 1/2) and all but five with short..... More