[Various locations: 1956-1972]. 155 photographs, from 1.5 x 1.5 inches to 8 x 10 inches, plus a passport, a photocollage, a few pages of notes, and a handful of newspaper clippings. Housed in loose sleeves and some sleeves inserted into a plain brown brad-bound folder. General overall wear. A substantial..... More

[N.p., perhaps Detroit: ca. 1944]. Broadside, 12 x 10 inches, printed in red and black ink with the text of a poem surrounded by patriotic and military graphics. Some wear and creasing, one-inch tear in upper margin, old paper remnants to verso likely from previous mounting in scrapbook. Inscribed by..... More

Chicago: James Lee, 1907. Chromolithographic poster, 15.75 x 20 inches. Minor loss from worming to lower right quadrant, a few small chips. A classic "Uplift poster from the pre-World War I era, giving a vivid (if likely fantasized) depiction of the famed 10th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers advancing on the enemy..... More

Chicago: Charles Gustrine, 1918. Chromolithographed poster, approximately 20 x 16 inches. Minor creasing, a few small chips to edges, one small chip to image area. Framed under tinted glass, not examined outside the frame. A notable uplift poster honoring the brave contributions of African-American soldiers who fought during World War..... More

[Mainly Germany: 1961-1964]. Twenty-two leaves, illustrated with ninety-one photographs in corner mounts, the first forty captioned in white ink on the album leaves. Oblong quarto. Contemporary red fabrikoid, belt bound, paper label on spine. Decorative stamping on front cover has faded significantly. Minor edge wear and soiling, top corner of..... More

Great Lakes, Il. 1943. Panoramic photograph, 8 x 19.75 inches. A handful of heavy vertical creases, irregularly rolled, moderate edge wear, minor soiling. A unique annotated panoramic photograph picturing the segregated Company 1011 of the United States Navy at the U.S. Naval Training Station in Great Lakes, Illinois during World..... More

[Amchitka & Anchorage, Ak. 1944]. 111 original photographs, measuring from 2.5 x 3.5 to 3.5 x 5 inches. Oblong folio album, string-tied; leatherette boards, front embossed and color stamped. Manuscript captions on album leaves; photos in corner mounts. A bit of soiling and wear to album leaves, fading to some..... More

[N.p., probably Portland: 1916]. 36pp., plus two multi-panel folding panoramic photographic plates. Original tan wrappers printed in brown, accompanied by original printed mailing envelope reading, "A Souvenir of The Third Oregon Infantry on the Mexican Border." Very light wear. A scarce work featuring the officers, staff, and soldiers of the..... More

Chicago: [ca. 1863]. [2]pp., printed on the same side of a quarto sheet and folded, sheet size 8.25 x 11 inches. Original mailing folds, light foxing. With original transmittal envelope addressed to A. Kingsbury in Cassopolis, Michigan. An ephemeral advertising flyer touting insurance against the military draft during the Civil..... More

New Orleans: December 26, 1862. [1]p. Old folds, short closed edge tear, one repaired edge tear. A rare general order from the Department of the Gulf, issued by Major General Nathaniel Banks as he was taking over command of the Union's western forces in December 1862. This order, dated December..... More

[Various locations in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and Texas: 1862-1866]. About 200 autograph letters, signed, totaling over 600 pages, including both war-date letters and manuscript letters dated before the Civil War, mostly written in ink, with a few in pencil, most with original transmittal envelopes; plus five photographs and several other..... More

Washington DC: [1864]. Albumen photograph, 5 x 8 inches, on a "Brady Washington" studio mount measuring 6 x 9 inches. Top left corner creased, light spotting to photo and mount, minor soiling to image. A striking photograph from the Washington, D.C. studio of Mathew Brady, capturing the scene in a...... More

Bogotá: Imprenta del Neo-Grandina, 1855. 65pp. Large octavo. Original printed wrappers, rear lacking. Final leaf detached; Moderate creasing and wear at edges. Contemporary bookseller's ink stamp inside front wrapper. Light tanning and scattered foxing. In this scarce pamphlet, the suspended governor of Cartagena, Juan Jose Nieto, defends himself against charges..... More