Since 1998, interesting books, pamphlets, manuscripts and ephemera from unusual authors. The more obscure byways of 19th century America are a specialty. Institutional customers happily accommodated and may be billed to suit their requirements; material may be held for institutions as needed until they can take delivery.
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First Edition
Butler's Ghost: or, Hudibras. The Fourth Part. With Reflections upon these Times.
by [D'Urfey, Thomas].
London: : Printed for Joseph Hindmarsh, at the Black-Bull in Corn-hill, over against the Royal-Exchange, , 1682. (click for more details)
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Letterproef Films en Rasters.
by [TYPE SPECIMENS]. Jos. Neve.
[Amsterdam]: : ClichÈ- en Stereotypie-Inrichting Jos. Neve, , [1946]. (click for more details)
Type Specimen Faces: A listing of various faces of type will be found within the leaves of this book, adaptable to all classes of fine typography.
by [Printer Specimens]. Faithorn Corporation.
Chicago: : Faithorn Corporation, 504 Sherman Street, , [ca. 1941]. (click for more details)
First Edition
Proeve van Drukwerk Vervaardigd in de Drukkery Elsevier.
by [Printer Specimens]. Drukkerij Elsevier.
Amsterdam: : Elsevier, , [ca. 1897-1900]. (click for more details)
Spermatorrhoea: Its Causes, Symptoms, Results, and Treatment.
by Bartholow, Roberts.
New York: : William Wood & Co., , 1870. (click for more details)Recent Catalogs
“Avoid Romping”
37 items, ranging from sexual dysfunction manuals, to croquet, to a fragment of very early printing in Mainz.
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“In these Raggs and hungry Bowels, down, down, down”
50 items -- all either manuscript or nearly flat -- cataloged in a time of pandemic. Subjects include the joys of anti-Bell-Ringing, a lengthy letter from one of the men responsible for the creation of written vernacular Syriac, a deep dive into the history of America's most celebrated hoochie-coochie dancer, powerful letters from a woman beset by conspiracies in Regency England, and appropriate perhaps to the current mood, one will also find several Millerite items.