Pensacola: Jan. 20, 1847. [4]pp., on a bifolium. Previously folded. Light staining and tanning. In a neat, legible hand. A.S. Baldwin was a young Lieutenant who served through the entirety of the United States Exploring Expedition under the command of Charles Wilkes on three ships of the squadron. Early in..... More
Mexico City: April 20, 1848. [2]pp., plus docketing, on a quarto bifolium. Previously folded. Some separation along fold lines. Four-inch tear from opening, repaired with tape. Light tanning and a couple of fox marks. In a neat, legible script. Writing on April 20, 1848, to his cousin Edward Moulton in..... More
Mexico City: 1847. 20,[2]pp. Large folio. Original printed wrappers, bound in contemporary marbled boards, rebacked and recornered in recent morocco, gilt leather spine label, all edges marbled. Numerous additional blank leaves bound in. Rubbing and scuffing to boards, moderate edge wear; wraps with repaired chips and tears. Early 20th-century bookplate..... More
Puebla: March 5, 1847. Broadside, 12.5 x 8.5 inches. Minor foxing and toning. An unrecorded broadside that prints the thanks and admonitions of the Governor of Puebla, Domingo Ibarra, following an attempted insurrection there in late February and March 1847 during the Mexican-American War. The uprising was a part of..... More
Puebla: March 17, 1847. Broadside, approximately 17 x 12.25 inches. Previously folded near lower and right edges to fit in a folio volume, with several small stab holes at left edge where previously bound. Some separation from left edge along lower fold line, and small area of loss at fold..... More
Puebla: March 12, 1847. Broadside, 12.75 x 8.5 inches. Minor soiling and wear. A rare broadside that prints the thanks and admonitions of the Governor of Puebla, Domingo Ibarra, following an attempted insurrection there in late February and March 1847 during the Mexican-American War. The uprising was a part of..... More
Mexico City: Imprenta de I. Cumplido, 1847. 12pp. 12mo. Dbd. Trimmed somewhat close at fore-edge. Closed tears from bottom edge of final three leaves near gutter margin. Light tanning. Amidst the Mexican-American War and rising unrest within the country, the Mexican government sought to pacify protests and create a sense..... More