Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana

Overview
[Abolition] — An important founding document of the American abolitionist movement

1001 [Abolition] — An important founding document of the American abolitionist movement

Allen, John Fisk | Victoria Regia — a monument to American color printing

1002 Allen, John Fisk | Victoria Regia — a monument to American color printing

[American Revolution] | A picturesque view of the state of the nation

1003 [American Revolution] | A picturesque view of the state of the nation

Audubon, John James | A fine copy of The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America

1004 Audubon, John James | A fine copy of The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America

[Behrens, Karl Friedrich] — [Jacob Roggeveen] | First French edition of Behren's account of Jacob Roggeveen's Pacific voyage

1005 [Behrens, Karl Friedrich] — [Jacob Roggeveen] | First French edition of Behren's account of Jacob Roggeveen's Pacific voyage

Benzoni, Girolamo | An important early account of the New World

1006 Benzoni, Girolamo | An important early account of the New World

Bernard, Sir Francis, and John North (surveyor) | French and Indian War manuscript map of Fort St. George and the surrounding areas

1007 Bernard, Sir Francis, and John North (surveyor) | French and Indian War manuscript map of Fort St. George and the surrounding areas

Bernard, Sir Francis, and Francis Miller | The earliest known survey of the upper Kennebec River

1008 Bernard, Sir Francis, and Francis Miller | The earliest known survey of the upper Kennebec River

Bernard, Sir Francis, and Francis Miller (surveyor) | Among the earliest English surveys of the interior of Maine

1009 Bernard, Sir Francis, and Francis Miller (surveyor) | Among the earliest English surveys of the interior of Maine

Bodmer, Karl (illustrator) — Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied | The pinnacle of illustrated works devoted to North America

1010 Bodmer, Karl (illustrator) — Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied | The pinnacle of illustrated works devoted to North America

Bodmer, Karl | Perhaps the greatest image to emerge from the picturing of the American West

1011 Bodmer, Karl | Perhaps the greatest image to emerge from the picturing of the American West

Bradley, Abraham, Jr. | A seminal post-road map showing the Louisiana and Missouri territories

1012 Bradley, Abraham, Jr. | A seminal post-road map showing the Louisiana and Missouri territories

Brady, Mathew B., et al | Rare early American photographic work

1013 Brady, Mathew B., et al | Rare early American photographic work

Brown, William Henry | Portraits of renowned Americans of the antebellum period

1014 Brown, William Henry | Portraits of renowned Americans of the antebellum period

Bry, Theodor de | Brevis Narratio ... a seminal illustrated work for early North America

1015 Bry, Theodor de | Brevis Narratio ... a seminal illustrated work for early North America

Carey, Mathew | The American Museum, including early printings of the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and much more

1016 Carey, Mathew | The American Museum, including early printings of the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and much more

Carey, Mathew | An exceedingly rare edition of Carey's important and early General Atlas

1017 Carey, Mathew | An exceedingly rare edition of Carey's important and early General Atlas

Carey, Mathew | The first atlas of the United States published in America

1018 Carey, Mathew | The first atlas of the United States published in America

Chassériau, Benoît | Archives of the French adventurer relating to Colombian independence

1019 Chassériau, Benoît | Archives of the French adventurer relating to Colombian independence

Chaves, Hieronymo de | Chronographia ò reportorio de los

1020 Chaves, Hieronymo de | Chronographia ò reportorio de los

[Chicago] — Taylor, John W. (photographer) | A remarkable album of early Chicago photography

1021 [Chicago] — Taylor, John W. (photographer) | A remarkable album of early Chicago photography

[Civil War] — Read, Joseph Corson | Rare field operations map of Mississippi

1022 [Civil War] — Read, Joseph Corson | Rare field operations map of Mississippi

[Civil War] — [South Carolina] | A state calls for secession

1023 [Civil War] — [South Carolina] | A state calls for secession

[Connecticut and the Mohegan] | The first suit by a Native American tribe for restoration of their lands from the colonialists

1024 [Connecticut and the Mohegan] | The first suit by a Native American tribe for restoration of their lands from the colonialists

Continental Congress | One of the most fundamental documents of the American Revolution

1025 Continental Congress | One of the most fundamental documents of the American Revolution

Continental Congress | The rare "Cartridge Paper" edition of The Journals of the Proceedings of Congress

1026 Continental Congress | The rare "Cartridge Paper" edition of The Journals of the Proceedings of Congress

Cortés, Hernan, and Francesco Antonio Lorenzana | The early exploration of southern California

1027 Cortés, Hernan, and Francesco Antonio Lorenzana | The early exploration of southern California

[Crockett, Davy] — John Gadsby Chapman | A central figure in the mythology of the American West

1028 [Crockett, Davy] — John Gadsby Chapman | A central figure in the mythology of the American West

Curtis, Edward | The North American Indian... Volume 5

1029 Curtis, Edward | The North American Indian... Volume 5

Curtis, Edward | The North American Indian... Volume Set 6

1030 Curtis, Edward | The North American Indian... Volume Set 6

Curtis, Edward | The North American Indian... Volume Set 7

1031 Curtis, Edward | The North American Indian... Volume Set 7

Curtis, Edward | The North American Indian... Volume 8

1032 Curtis, Edward | The North American Indian... Volume 8

Curtis, Edward | The North American Indian... Volume Set 11

1033 Curtis, Edward | The North American Indian... Volume Set 11

Curtis, Edward | The North American Indian... Volume Set 16

1034 Curtis, Edward | The North American Indian... Volume Set 16

Curtis, Edward | The North American Indian... Volume Set 17

1035 Curtis, Edward | The North American Indian... Volume Set 17

Curtis, Edward | The North American Indian... Volume Set 20

1036 Curtis, Edward | The North American Indian... Volume Set 20

Curtis, Edward | The North American Indian...Two texts on Apache, Navajo, Jicarillos, Apsaroke and Hidatsa cultures

1037 Curtis, Edward | The North American Indian...Two texts on Apache, Navajo, Jicarillos, Apsaroke and Hidatsa cultures

Declaration of Independence | Brigham Young's copy of the proof of the Stone facsimile

1039 Declaration of Independence | Brigham Young's copy of the proof of the Stone facsimile

Declaration of Independence — Eleazer Huntington (engraver) | Among the rarest broadside printings of the Declaration in the early 19th century

1040 Declaration of Independence — Eleazer Huntington (engraver) | Among the rarest broadside printings of the Declaration in the early 19th century

De Wit, Frederik | "The de Wit composite or 'dual-purpose' atlas"

1041 De Wit, Frederik | "The de Wit composite or 'dual-purpose' atlas"

[Earhart, Amelia] — Noonan, Fred | Collection relating to the fated World Flight of 1937, including the last letter sent before he and Amelia Earhart disappeared forever

1042 [Earhart, Amelia] — Noonan, Fred | Collection relating to the fated World Flight of 1937, including the last letter sent before he and Amelia Earhart disappeared forever

Ellery, William | "The nice, prudent conduct of a family is the greatest female accomplishment.''

1043 Ellery, William | "The nice, prudent conduct of a family is the greatest female accomplishment.''

Franklin, Benjamin | A Collection of Laws of Pennsylvania, first edition

1044 Franklin, Benjamin | A Collection of Laws of Pennsylvania, first edition

Franklin, Benjamin | A rare issue of Poor Richard's Almanack

1045 Franklin, Benjamin | A rare issue of Poor Richard's Almanack

Foresti, Jacopo Filippo, da Bergamo | An important, illustrated history of the world, with references to Columbus

1046 Foresti, Jacopo Filippo, da Bergamo | An important, illustrated history of the world, with references to Columbus

[The  French and Indian War] — The New-York Pocket Almanack | A Hugh Gaine almanac from the period of the French and Indian War

1047 [The French and Indian War] — The New-York Pocket Almanack | A Hugh Gaine almanac from the period of the French and Indian War

Galvao, Antonio | A Major landmark in the literature of Portuguese expansion in the East

1048 Galvao, Antonio | A Major landmark in the literature of Portuguese expansion in the East

Gordon, William | The "first full-scale history of this war by an American"

1050 Gordon, William | The "first full-scale history of this war by an American"