(Stevens, Henry)

Rare Americana: A Catalogue of Historical and Geographical Books, Pamphlets & Manuscripts Relating to America with Numerous Annotations Bibliographical and Descriptive. (Catalogue)

London: Henry Stevens, Son and Stiles, [c. 1926]. [c. 1926]. London: Henry Stevens, Son and Stiles, [c. 1926]. [c. 1926]. Very good. - Octavo, original printed wraps. Soiled with some minor creasing. 578 pp. plus ads. 1 folding plate & B&W illustrations. Very good, especially for this very fragile catalogue.

2,156 items rare items, fully catalogued, described and indexed. One of the great rare book catalogues in the field of Americana. Very good .

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Book number: 5898

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; REFERENCE; CATALOGUE; HENRY STEVENS; HISTORY; GEOGRAPHY; PAMPHLETS; MANUSCRIPTS; BOOKS; BIBLIOGRAPHICAL; ILLUSTRATIONS. (Americana). RARE AMERICANA: A Catalogue of Historical and Geographical Books, Pamphlets & Manuscripts Relating to Amer

Stewart, Abel T.

A Historical Discourse Delivered in the First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Tarrytown, N.Y. By Rev. Abel T. Stewart. May 13, 1866.

New York: Anson D. F. Randolph, [1866]. [1866]. ILLUSTRATED WITH 2 ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS - Octavo, 8-7/8 inches high by 5-5/8 inches wide. Softcover pamphlet. Disbound and lacking the original wrappers. Title, 49 pages & [2] leaves, illustrated with 2 original sienna-toned photographs, one of the church and the other of the plate, beakers and baptismal bowl described on page 17. Several pages are detached and the bottom corners of the title page and first page are chipped. There are minor chips and tears to the last page of text. The edges of the leaves upon which the photographs are mounted are chipped with tears to the edges, none of which affects the photos themselves. A history, in the main, of the ministers and congregations of the church until 1865. The First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Tarrytown, NY and its burying grounds are the principal settings for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". Irving drew on the existing local lore and culture which grew out of the area's unique position as a "no-man's land" between the British and the American Patriots during the Revolutionary War. Unchecked raids and skirmishes were common and the local lore influenced Irving's headless Hessian horseman who rose out of the church's burying ground. First built in 1685 on land purchased from the Lenape Native Americans, The Old Dutch Church itself is the oldest extant church building in New York State. Designed and financed by Frederick Philipse, the Church underwent several improvements over the centuries. The church was built adjacent to the pre-existing Burying Grounds which had already held 50 burials prior to the arrival of Philipse in 1683. Frederick Philipse, his wife Catharine Van Cortlandt Derval are buried there. Also buried in the Church's burying yard are Eleanor van Tassel Brush (1764-1861) and Catriena Ecker van Tessel (1736-1793), both or whom have been considered as inspiring the character of Katrina van Tessel in Irving's "Legend of Sleepy Hollow". Contiguous with, but distinct from, the church's burying ground is the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery where Irving himself is buried. RARE. Fair .

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Book number: 97265

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: RELIGION; AMERICANA; HISTORY; LITERATURE; A HISTORICAL DISCOURSE DELIVERED IN THE FIRST REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHURCH OF TARRYTOWN, N.Y.; REV. ABEL T. STEWART; NEW YORK STATE; WESTCHESTER; MINISTRIES AND CONGREGATIONS; CHURCH HISTORY; BURYING GROUND; W

(Stoddard, Thomas).

1881 Photograph of the [Thomas] Stoddard House on Prince Street Where Major Pitcairn Died.

1881. 1881. - Sepia-toned photograph, approximately 5-1/4 inches high by 4 inches wide, inlaid within a larger sheet of cream stock, 10-5/8 inches high by 7-1/4 inches wide. The edges of the larger sheet are slightly darkened. Near fine. In the bottom left corner of the photograph, a Bostonian Society caption notes that the date of the photo is 1881 and that it depicts the Stoddard House on Prince Street, where Pitcairn died. The printed signature "H. P. Curtis" appears below the caption. Major Pitcairn was wounded at Bunker Hill and was carried to this house at 130 Prince street where he died. Thomas Stoddard was a boat-builder. Very good .

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Book number: 96015

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; MASSACHUSETTS; BOSTON; THOMAS STODDARD; STODDARD HOUSE; PRINCE STREET; PHOTOGRAPH; 1881 PHOTOGRAPH OF THE [THOMAS] STODDARD HOUSE ON PRINCE STREET, WHERE PITCAIRN DIED; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

Storm, Colton; compiler

A Catalogue of the Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana

Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press for the Newberry Library, 1968. 1968. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press for the Newberry Library, 1968. 1968. Very good. - Large octavo, cloth, in dw. Lightly bumped & soiled. 854 pp. B&W portrait frontispiece. Very good.

First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 5854

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; WESTERN; WEST; BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; CATALOGUE; REFERENCE; COLLECTION; EVERETT D. GRAFF; COLTON STORM; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION. (Americana). (Western). A CATALOGUE OF THE EVERETT D. GRAFF COLLECTION OF WESTERN AMERICANA. Storm, Colton; compiler.

Storm, Colton; compiler.

A Catalogue of the Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana.

Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press for the Newberry Library, 1968. 1968. - Large octavo, cloth, in dw. Lightly bumped & soiled. 854 pp. B&W portrait frontispiece. Very good.

First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 95869

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; WESTERN; WEST; BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; CATALOGUE; REFERENCE; COLLECTION; EVERETT D. GRAFF; COLTON STORM; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION. (Americana). (Western). A CATALOGUE OF THE EVERETT D. GRAFF COLLECTION OF WESTERN AMERICANA. Storm, Colton; compiler.

Stoutenburgh, John L., Jr

Dictionary of the American Indian

New York: Philosophical Library, (1960). (1960). New York: Philosophical Library, (1960). (1960). Very good. - Octavo, cloth, in a dust wrapper. There is some very light spotting to the rear cover. The dust jacket is rubbed. Half-title, title & 459 pages. The fore-edge is foxed with 2 small blue stains. Very good in a good dust wrapper.

Reprint edition. Very good .

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Book number: 4977

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; NATIVE AMERICANS; AMERICAN INDIANS; REFERENCE; DICTIONARY; JOHN L. STOUTENBURGH, JR.

Streeter, Gilbert L

An Account of the Newspapers and Other Periodicals Published in Salem from 1768 to 1856. (from the Proceedings of the Essex Institute)

Salem, MA: Wm. Ives and Geo. W. Pease Printers, 1856. 1856. Salem, MA: Wm. Ives and Geo. W. Pease Printers, 1856. 1856. Good. - Octavo, printed tan wraps with decorative border in black on front wrap. The wraps are soiled with light staining to the rear wrap; the bottom corner of the front wrap is creased & torn with a piece out & the bottom corner of the rear wrap is lightly creased. 33 pp. The bottom corner of the last leaf is creased & the top page corners are lightly creased. Good.

First separate edition [Sabin 927844]. Good .

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Book number: 17269

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: NEWSPAPERS; PERIODICALS; NEW ENGLAND; MASSACHUSETTS; SALEM; GILBERT L. STREETER; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; REFERENCE; FIRST SEPARATE EDITION; 1ST SEPARATE EDITION. (Newspapers). AN ACCOUNT OF THE NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER PERIODICALS PUBLISHED IN SALE

(Strickler, J.D.)

The Beautiful Caverns of Luray. Luray, Virginia. In the Shenandoah Valley. Miles of Subterranean Splendor. Brilliantly Lighted by Electricity. See America First

Luray, Virginia: Luray Caverns Corporation, circa [1925]. [1925]. Luray, Virginia: Luray Caverns Corporation, circa [1925]. [1925]. Good. - Oblong octavo, 5-1/4 inches high by 8 inches wide. Softcover, bound in printed light green wraps with a cover illustration of the caverns. The covers are soiled, stained and slightly creased with a few small chips to the top edge. 20 pages, with 7 full-page illustrations of the caverns and music centerfold with the lyrics and music to "Old Virginia". The pages are lightly soiled with some minor chips to the top edges. Good.

Includes advertisements for accomodations and "The Shenandoah Valley Route" of the Norfolk & Western Railway, and an "Automobile Tour" via "The Valley Turnpike". Good .

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Book number: 23775

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; VIRGINIA; CAVERNS OF LURAY; RAILROADIANA; J.D. STRICKLER; CAVES; SUBTERRANEAN; SHENANDOAH VALLEY ROUTE; NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY; AUTOMOBILE TOUR; VALLEY TURNPIKE;

Stuart, Jesse

Beyond Dark Hills: A Personal Story by Jesse Stuart. With Six Decorations by Ishmael

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc. 1938. 1938. New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc. 1938. 1938. Very good. - Octavo, green cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & the spine with gilt decorations on the spine. The covers are slightly rubbed and soiled and the binding is somewhat faded. 399 pages with 6 full-page illustrations by Ishmael. Notes erased from the front endpaper have left their impression. Very good.

First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 3451

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; BIOGRAPHICAL; LITERATURE; FIRST EDITION; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 1ST; HISTORICAL; JESSE STUART; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; ISHMAEL; PLATES; 20TH CENTURY; KENTUCKY; AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

(Bate Studio).

8 Real Photo Postcards by Bate Studio Depicting "Prescott, Arizona. Frontier Days".

Prescott, AZ: Bate Studio, circa [1920's]. [1920's]. Prescott, AZ: Bate Studio, circa [1920's]. [1920's]. Very good. - Eight original real photo postcards by Bate Studio, each measuring 3-1/2 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide, depicting scenes from the "Prescott, Arizona. Frontier Days" rodeo & performances. The images predominantly depict bronco riding and cattle roping, with 2 images depicting Native Americans. The postcards are each identified in white together with the name "Bate" at the bottom of the image. For the most part, the white print is very difficult to read. The postcards are also numbered as follows: 11, 21, 39, 50, 53, 54, 57, 70. There are creases to the top corners of the postcard numbered 11, and bottom corners of number 54, with minor bumping to the corners of the other postcards. There is some occasional minor soiling. Very good. The first organized rodeo was probably held in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1872. Prescott, Arizona claims to have held the first "professional" rodeo, charging admission and awarding trophies, in 1888. Very good .

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Book number: 97240

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; RODEO; BATE STUDIO; REAL PHOTO POSTCARDS; PRESCOTT, ARIZONA. FRONTIER DAYS; PHOTOGRAPHY; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; PHOTOGRAPHS; BRONCO RIDING; HORSES; NATIVE AMERICANS; INDIANS; CATTLE ROPING; COWBOYS; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY.

(Sullivan, Mary Mildred)

In Memoriam / Mary Mildred Sullivan / 1836-1933

New York, NY: Privately printed for The Mary Mildred Sullivan Chapter, United Daughters of the Confedeeracy, (1933). (1933). New York, NY: Privately printed for The Mary Mildred Sullivan Chapter, United Daughters of the Confedeeracy, (1933). (1933). Very good. - Octavo, soft covers bound in printed gray wraps. The spine & extremities are darkened. There is some light staining to the wraps & the edges are chipped with small pieces out. The bottom 2 inches of the rear wrap are detached. Title, [1] leaf & 57 pages. Illustrated with a black-and-white portrait frontispiece. The front edge of the verso of the frontispiece is lightly stained & there is a small, light stain to the rear blank, else the contents are very good.

The contents include addresses and tributes and a poem by Sullivan's son, George Hammond Sullivan.

Laid in are two four-page greeting cards from George Hammond Sullivan, one for Christmas 1949, which includes a message and poem, and the other for Thanksgiving Day 1950 with a prose message. Very good .

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Book number: 10000

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; CIVIL WAR; DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY; MARY MILDRED SULLIVAN; IN MEMORIAM; FUNERAL SERVICE; ADDRESSES; TRIBUTES; POEMS; GEORGE HAMMOND SULLIVAN; GREETING CARDS.

Sunderland, Lincoln.

History of Peru, New York.

[Keeseville, NY?]: [Self-published], 2003. 2003. - Octavo, 9-1/4 inches high by 6 inches wide. Softcover, bound in green wraps titled and illustrated in black on the front cover. 181 & [15] pages, with textual illustrations and maps and a section of photographs at the end. Near fine. Second edition. Number 31 of a limited edition of 500 numbered copies. Signed by Lincoln Sunderland on the front endpaper. Fine .

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Book number: 96856

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; HISTORY OF PERU, NEW YORK; LINCOLN SUNDERLAND; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; LIMITED EDITION; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE; ADIRONDACK REGION; NEW YORK STATE.

Swing, Raymond Gram. (1887-1968). Broadcaster who was a leading voice during World War II.

Typed Letter Signed by Raymond Gram Swing a Broadcaster Who Was a Leading Voice During World War II.

New York: September 29, 1939. 1939. - 62 words typed on a sheet of his cream personalized letterhead, 11 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide. Dated 'September 29, 1939". Signed "Raymond Gram Swing". Folded 3 times for mailing. Very good.

Swing writes to a correspondent in Poughkeepsie, NY regretting that his busy broadcasting schedule prevents him from accepting her invitation to talk to the American Association of University Women. "I know I should have enjoyed meeting your members and particularly to have spoken in the service of your Scholarship Fund. Very good .

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Book number: 33090

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; RADIO; WORLD WAR II; BROADCASTER; RAYMOND GRAM SWING; TYPED LETTER SIGNED; TLS; T.L.S.; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH.

Depew, Chauncey M. (1834-1928). President of the New York Central Railroad System and attorney for Cornelius Vanderbilt's railroad interests. Depew was elected US Senator from New York in 1899.

Lotos Club to Our Chauncey Feby 22nd 1896": An Original Gravure Serving As the Lotos Club Menu in Recognition of Chauncey Depew, Signed by Chauncey Depew.

New York: E.C. Meinecke & Co. February 22nd, 1896. 1896. New York: E.C. Meinecke & Co. February 22nd, 1896. 1896. Good. - An original 11 inch high by 7-1/2 inch wide gravure by E.C. Meinecke & Co. of New York on 15 inch high by 12 inch wide buff stock. The sienna toned image is a caricature of Chauncey Depew seated on a dock at Peekskill Landing, fishing pole in hand and a string of fish at his side. Shaded by a Chinese straw hat with his feet dangling from the dock, Depew is attired in a white button down shirt and capri-like pants. The menu's title "Lotos Club To Our Chauncey.." is illustrated with the image of Depew's mansion and a banner of a winged locomotive pulling a train above. Depew's fishing pole, with its line dipping into the lily pad pond at bottom left, diagonally crosses the menu's selection, while a train exiting a tunnel is depicted at bottom right. The menu, engraved along the bottom left quarter of the image, includes such offerings as Blue Points, Chicken consomme a la Royal, Timbales a la Depew, Kennebec Salmon, Asparagus a la Peekskill, etc. The artist's name is engraved at the bottom right of the image. We can only make out the artist's initials "G.S." due to damage to a portion of the name. The gravure is boldly signed "Chauncey M. Depew" in pencil across the top. Mounted with glue from the verso onto a slightly larger cardboard mat there is a tear along the right edge of the print's border with some minor chipping and three holes along the left edge. There is minor foxing with a small spot of dampstaining to the top of the right border. The top edge of the heavier mat on which the print is mounted is chipped. Good. RARE. Provenance: From the estate of American impresario and Medal of Honor recipient Major James B. Pond. The Lotos Club, with its literary and artistic bent hosted frequent "State Dinners" for which it produced elaborate souvenir menus. At this dinner held in New York on February 22, 1896, Chauncey Depew delivered a speech on the occasion of Washington's and Lincoln's Birthdays: ".. Lincoln attained from the log cabin of the poor white in the wilderness the same position which George Washington reached from his grand old mansion and palatial surroundings on the Potomac.. Widely as they are separated, these two heroes of the two great crises of our national life stand together in representing the solvent powers of the inspiring processes and the hopeful opportunities of American liberty. The one coming from the top to the Presidency and the other from the bottom to the Presidency of the United States, the leadership of the people, the building up of government and the reconstruction of states, they grandly illustrate the fact that under our institutions there is neither place nor time for the socialists or the anarchist, but there is a place and always a time, notwithstanding the discouragements of origin or of youth, for grit, pluck, ambition, honesty and brains". The attorney for Cornelius Vanderbilt's railroad interests and president of the New York Central Railroad System, Chauncey Depew (1834-1928) served as U.S. Senator from New York from 1899 to 1911. After graduating from Yale, Depew was admitted to the bar in 1858 and first practiced law in Peekskill, NY. Moving to New York City, Depew first became the attorney for the New York and Harlem Railroad and subsequently for the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad before he became the attorney and director of Vanderbilt's whole system. Depew served as president and served on the board of several railroad companies as well as of other businesses. Good .

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Book number: 98132

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; CHAUNCEY DEPEW; LOTOS CLUB TO OUR CHAUNCEY; AN ORIGINAL GRAVURE PRINT FOR THE LOTOS CLUB MENU; NEW YORK; E.C. MEINECKEE & CO.; FEBRUARY 22, 1896; 19TH CENTURY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATION; ENG

(Taylor, General Zachary). Bell, Luther V

Eulogy of Gen. Zachary Taylor, Late President of the United States, Delivered at the Request of the Authorities and Citizens, Conjointly, of the City of Cambridge, August 13, 1850. By Luther V. Bell

Cambridge, MA: Printed at the Chronicle Office, 1850. 1850. Cambridge, MA: Printed at the Chronicle Office, 1850. 1850. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed tan wraps. The wraps are darkened & soiled with their corners creased & their upper halves detached. There is a crease to the upper half of the rear wrap. The spine is heavily chipped with large pieces out. 43 pages. The top page corners are creased, else the contents are bright & clean. Good.

First edition. Good .

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Book number: 16868

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; PRESIDENT; GENERAL ZACHARY TAYLOR; EULOGY; LUTHER V. BELL; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; CAMBRIDGE, MA; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.