PRINTED & MANUSCRIPT AMERICANA LOTS 192-273

235

Lots 192-273

192

ADAMS, John Quincy (1767-1848). Engraved document signed as President (“J. Q. Adams”), countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office George Graham, 10 May 1826.

1 page, on vellum, accomplished in manuscript, paper seal, docketed verso. Land grant for 80 acres in Wooster, Ohio for John Vaughn.

$400-600

*193

ATWATER, Caleb (1778-1867). Remarks Made on a Tour to Prairie du Chien; thence to Washington City, in 1829. Columbus: Jenkins and Glover, 1831.

8vo (175 x 105 mm). (Some browning and spotting, as usual.) Contemporary boards (modern rebacking, some wear).

FIRST EDITION, one of apparently two issues (no priority known): one as above, the other with the imprint of Isaac Whiting on the title-page with the Jenkins and Grover imprint on verso. “Some very curious particulars relating to customs of the Winnebagoes are related by Atwater... The real object of his tour was to procure as Commissioner of the government, a cession of the title of the Winnebago, Pottawatomie, Chippewa, and Ottawa Indians, in the rich mineral lands, now forming the State of Wisconsin and part of Illinois” (Field 54). Howes A-379; Sabin 2335.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$500-700

*194

AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851). The Birds of America, from Drawings Made in the United States and their Territories. New York: J.J. Audubon; Philadelphia: J.B. Chevalier, [1839-] 1840-1844.

7 volumes, royal 8vo (265 x 168 mm). Half-titles, 500 HAND-COLORED LITHOGRAPHED PLATES after Audubon by W. E. Hitchcock, R. Trembly and others, printed and colored by J. T. Bowen, wood-engraved anatomical diagrams in text. (Some scant spotting, primarily to text leaves and tissue guards, a few leaves with pale dampstain lower corner, a few outer corners torn away.) 19th-century half red morocco gilt (rubbing to extremities, a few joints separating vols.V and VI); blue cloth slipcases.

Audubon’s double-elephant folio edition of The Birds of America (1827-1838) established his reputation as the greatest ornithological artist of his time. Though that edition was published in London to ensure the quality of the plates, he employed the Philadelphia firm of J. T. Bowen to produce this more commercially viable edition under the close supervision of his sons. The original subscription price was $100, and its commercial success granted Audubon financial security. To the original plate count included in the double-elephant folio edition, the octavo edition adds 65 new images for a total of 500 plates, making it “the most extensive color plate book produced in America up to that time” (Reese). Ayer/Zimmer, p.22; Bennett, p.5; McGill/Wood, p.208; Nissen IVB 51; Reese 34; Sabin 2364. Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$25,000-35,000

195 - No Lot

196

AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851).

Common Cormorant (Plate CCLXVI) Phalacrocorax Carbo Engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, 1838, on J Whatman Turkey paper watermarked 1835, sheet 25 1/2 x 38 1/4 in. (646 x 974 mm). Thin layer of old adhesive verso, a few short marginal tears, some toning from old framing. Low p.124.

Property from the Collection of Brigid McClain

$2,000-3,000

197

AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851).

Florida Cormorant...View Florida Keys (Plate CCLII) Carbo Floridanus Engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, on J Whatman paper watermarked 1834, sheet 25 3/4 x 38 3/4 in. (657 x 985 mm). 6-in. L-shaped tear to upper margin repaired not affecting image, a few very short marginal tears, some minor marginal toning from old framing, matted and framed. Low p.119 (Variant 1). Property from a Corporate Art Collection

$1,000-1,500

198

AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851).

American Crossbill (Plate CXCVII) Loxia curvirostra Engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, 1838, on J Whatman Turkey Mill paper watermarked 1834, sheet 38 x 25 1/2 in. (968 x 648 mm). A few short tears to edges, small loss to upper right corner, some very pale mostly marginal soiling, outer margin slightly toned from old matting, matted and framed. Low p.101 (Variant 1). Property from a Corporate Art Collection

$800-1,200

*200 BRADFORD, John (1749-1830). A General Instructor: or the Office, Duty, and Authority of Justices of the Peace, Sheriffs, Coroners, and Constables, in the State of Kentucky. Lexington, KY: John Bradford, 1800.

12mo (186 x 111). (Occasional spotting, pages toned.) Contemporary calf, red leather spine label (rebacked and repaired, minor wear at joints). Provenance: George Cleveland (1760-1867), early Bourbon County pioneer (early letterpress bookplate); William B. Branham, Bourbon County magistrate (ownership signatures to title, later inscription by descendant T.W. Hedges).

FIRST EDITION. Known as the “Caxton of Kentucky,” Bradford was the first resident printer in Kentucky, printing the first newspaper and pamphlet published west of the Alleghenies with the first Kentucky Gazette in 1787, and Kentucky Almanac in 1788, respectively. He printed the first book in Kentucky in 1792. An early legal treatise printed in the western frontier with notable Kentucky provenance. Evans 37034; HRS Kentucky 1787-1810, 131; Jillson, Rare Kentucky Books, p.27.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$1,000-1,500

BRADFORD, John (1749-1830). A General Instructor; or the Office, Duty, and Authority of the Justices of the Peace, Sheriffs, Coroners and Constables in the State of Kentucky. Lexington, KY: John Bradford, 1820.

8vo (186 x 109 mm). (Some browning or spotting.) Contemporary calf, brown morocco blindstamped lettering piece. Provenance: George Cleveland, early Bourbon County pioneer (early letterpress bookplate); James Van Winkle (early signature); William B. Branham, Bourbon County Magistrate (signatures); T. W. Hudges (inscription).

FIRST EDITION, with the notice of copyright dated 30 September 1800, and including legal definitions, maxims and general rules, and actions and remedies. VERY RARE: according to American Book Prices Current, only one copy (lacking 4pp. of text) has sold at auction in the last 40 years. Evans 37034; Jillson p.27; McMurtrie Kentucky 131.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$500-700

*201

BROWN, Samuel R. (1775-1817). The Western Gazetteer; Or Emigrant’s Directory. Auburn, NY: H. C. Southwick, 1817.

8vo (202 x 127 mm). (Some browning and spotting.) Contemporary tree calf (rebacked preserving original morocco lettering-piece). Provenance: Solomon Fitch (early signature); Arthur W. Hall (bookplate); Harry L. Jackson (signature, 1958).

FIRST EDITION, third issue, with 360 pages. “One of the earliest American-printed emigrant’s guides” (Howes B-867). Graff 433; Sabin 8558.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$400-600

[CAPONE, Alphonse]. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. ALPHONSE CAPONE. An archive of approximately 443 carbon copy typescript pages and 58 mimeographed pages relating to the 1931 case against Al Capone.

Comprising carbon copy typescripts of proceedings before Honorable James H. Wilkerson in 1931 on: Monday, October 5 (48pp.); Tuesday, October 6 (86pp.); Saturday, October 24 (25pp.); Thursday, October 15 (78pp.); Thursday, October 15 (119pp.); Saturday, October 10 (77pp.). Also with carbon copy typescript “Additional Assignment of Errors” (3pp.), carbon copy typescript of proceedings to settle a bill of exceptions, Tuesday, December 1, 1931, at 10am (7pp.), and with 57pp. mimeographed briefs and documents for the indictment including the jury decision. With heavy card cover sheets, duplicated by A. M. Hanson, Shorthand Reporter, 155 North Clark Street [Chicago]; all library bound in green cloth. Provenance: John J. Kennelly, Attorney (gilt lettering on cover).

AL CAPONE GUILTY OF TAX EVASION

The trial of Alphonse Capone opened on October 5, 1931 in Chicago, with Judge James H. Wilkerson presiding. Having received a tip that Capone and his organization had tried to influence prospective jury members, Judge Wilkerson began the trial with a request: “Judge Barnes has another trial commencing today, go to his courtroom and bring me his entire panel of jurors; take my entire panel to Judge Barnes courtroom.” After the new jury panel was seated, Judge Wilkerson ordered that voir dire could begin. On October 17, 1931, after just 9 hours of deliberation, the jury returned their verdict: Capone was found guilty of three felonies and two misdemeanors, relating to his failure to file or pay income taxes between 1925 and 1929. Judge Wilkerson sentenced Al Capone to serve 11 years in prison and to pay $80,000 in fines and fees.

The present copy includes jury selection proceedings from October 5th and 6th, Assistant U. S. District Attorney Jacob Grossman’s argument to the jury, and the direct and cross examination of several witnesses.

[With:] Three archives of carbon copy typescripts of cases against several Capone associates, each library bound with John J. Kennelly’s name stamped on the cover, comprising: The People of the State of Illinois vs. John Scalisi and Albert Anselmi, 1926. Including transcripts, abstract of record and brief. -- The Estate of Frank Nitti vs. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1948. Including transcript, briefs, pleadings and opinions. -- The People of the State of Illinois vs. Jack McGurn, 1930. Including transcript, abstract and brief of the search and seizure case. THRICE SIGNED BY THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE DEFENDENT Thomas D. Nash and Michael J. Ahern (“Nash and Ahern”). TWICE SIGNED BY McGURN using his given name (“James Gebardi”). Please see HindmanAuctions.com for additional information.

Property from the Collection of Sandra Silva

$3,000-4,000

203

[CHICAGO]. NORRIS, J. Wellington. A Business Advertiser and General Directory of the City of Chicago, for the Year 1845-6, together with a Historical and Statistical Account. Second year of publication. Chicago: J. Campbell & Co. Publishers, 1845.

8vo (195 x 115 mm). Steel engraved frontispiece (torn along fold, a portion lacking), steel engraved map, steel engraved illustrations of buildings; numerous advertisements printed within borders and occasionally illustrated. Addenda and errata leaf and 10 pp. advertisements, some on colored paper, at end. (Some spotting, heavier to the first few leaves, some browning. Original printed wrappers (frayed, a few tears occasionally affecting text, old tape repair front wrapper verso).

A SCARCE PRE-FIRE CHICAGO IMPRINT

Second edition, with a map of Chicago in 1812, and illustrations of the First Universalist Church (Washington Street, between Clarke & Dearborn), First Methodist Church (corner of Clarke and Washington), Tabernacle Church (Lasalle St. opposite the public square), Catholic Church (corner of Wabash and Madison), Unitarian Church (Washington St. between Clarke and Dearborn), First Baptist Church (corner of Washington and LaSalle), Rush Medical College (Dearborn Street), St. James Church (Cass Street between Michigan and Illinois), and Lake House. Lacking a portion of the frontispiece, “City of Chicago,---South-West View, 1845,” believed by McMurtrie to be among the earliest views of Chicago. EXCEEDINGLY RARE: According to online records, no copy of this rare pre-fire Chicago imprint has sold at auction since the Streeter sale, 1967. Rare Book Hub traces only two copies ever sold at auction. Graff 3029; Howes N-183; McMurtrie First Printers of Chicago p. 33; Sabin 12639; Streeter sale 1483.

Property of a Midwestern Institution (part lot)

[CHICAGO] -- [DALEY, Richard M. (b.1942)]. -- [CLINTON - 52nd PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION]. A group of personal effects and tickets, comprising:

Cummerbund and bowtie; 1 ticket to the Presidential Inaugural Gala, January 19, 1993 (also with one ticket stub); 1 pass to the Presidential Inaugural Gala, January 19, 1993; 1 Southeast Standing ticket to the Inauguration Ceremonies, January 20, 1993; 4 general admission tickets to the Presidential Inaugural Ball, January 20, 1993; 2 box tickets to the Presidential Inaugural Ball, January 20, 1993. [With:] 1 ticket to the Presidential Inaugural Ball, January 20, 1997.

Provenance: Richard M. Daley (by repute), gifted to; Patrick McClain (1926-2020), aide to Mayor Richard M. Daley; by descent to present owner.

MAYOR RICHARD M. DALEY’S ATTENDS THE CLINTON INAUGURATION. Daley’s brother, William M. Daley, was appointed to the board of Fannie Mae in 1993; in 1997, Clinton appointed William M. Daley United States Secretary of Commerce, a position he held until 2000.

205 $300-400

[CHICAGO] -- [DALEY, Richard J. (1902-1976), his copy]. TRUMAN, Harry S. (18841972). Memoirs: Year of Decisions. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1955.

Volume 1 only (of 2), 8vo. Original publisher’s printed cloth (upper hinge starting). Provenance: Richard J. Daley (presentation inscription), by descent to; Richard M. Daley, gifted to; Patrick McClain (1926-2020), aide to Mayor Richard M. Daley; by descent to present owner.

FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY TRUMAN TO DALEY: “To my good friend Hon. Dick Daley the great Mayor of the Windy City 10/6/56 Harry Truman.” Daley cast his vote for Truman as a delegate at the 1948 Democratic National Convention; he named the newest campus of the City Colleges of Chicago “Harry S. Truman College” in 1976.

$800-1,200

206

[CHICAGO] -- [DALEY, Richard J. (1902-1976), his copy]. WILSON, Woodrow (18561924). Leaders of Men. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1952.

8vo. Original publisher’s cloth. Provenance: Richard J. Daley (presentation inscription), by descent to; Richard M. Daley, gifted to; Patrick McClain (1926-2020), aide to Mayor Richard M. Daley; by descent to present owner.

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY FORMER GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS ADLAI STEVENSON TO DALEY: “To Dick Daley - Harold Dodds, then President of Princeton, sent this to me for Christmas in 1952 after my first defeat - and I send it to you before your next victory! Adlai E. Stevenson Christmas 1957.”

In early 1952, while Stevenson was serving as Governor of Illinois, Harry S. Truman announced that he would not seek another term as President. Stevenson was approached by Truman to run for the office and he won the Democratic nomination despite ultimately losing the election to Dwight D. Eisenhower. In 1957, Daley was serving in his first term as Mayor of Chicago; he was elected to a second term in 1959. Daley was ultimately re-elected 5 times and had been Mayor for 21 years at the time of his death. A SUPERB ASSOCATION.

$800-1,200

*207

CURRIER and IVES, publishers -- after Arthur F. Tait

American Hunting Scenes: “An Early Start.” 1863. (G.0187). Large format lithograph with handcoloring, sheet 24 3/4 x 32 in. A few tiny marginal spots, some minor soiling to verso, a few pencil annotations verso, matted and framed.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$1,000-2,000

*209

CURRIER and IVES, publishers -- after Francis F. Palmer

The “Lightning Express” Trains: “Leaving the Junction.” 1863. (G.3803). Large format lithograph with hand coloring heightened in gum arabic, overall size 21 1/4 x 32 1/4 in. Image trimmed to border and inlaid within larger overall sheet with lettered caption, tear at top of image repaired, browning from old framing in margin and on verso, matted and framed.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky *208

CURRIER and IVES, publishers -- after Louis Maurer

The Last Shot. 1858. (G.3720). Large format lithograph with hand coloring heightened in gum arabic, overall size 22 1/4 x 29 1/2 in. Some overall browning and toning, a few stains, matted and framed.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$1,000-1,500

*210

CURRIER and IVES, publishers -- after Robert A. Clarke

The Road,--Summer. 1853. (G.5606). Large format lithograph with hand coloring heightened in gum arabic, sheet 22 x 28 in. Some staining verso from old framing, some marginal browning from matting, some spotting, a few stains.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

*211

CURRIER and IVES, publishers

View of Harpers Ferry, VA (From the Potomac Side). Ca 1860. Medium format lithograph with hand coloring heightened in gum arabic, sheet 21 3/4 x 18 in. Some mostly marginal spotting or staining, some browning, heavier verso.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$400-600

*213 (part lot)

CURRIER and IVES, publishers -- Frances F. Palmer, after

“High Water” in the Mississippi. 1868. (G.3057). -- “Low Water” in the Mississippi. 1868. (G.4150). -- 2 lithographs with hand coloring, large format, visible area approximately 32 x 23, some browning, spotting or toning, matted and framed (unexamined out of frame).

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$300-500 *212

CURRIER and IVES, publishers -- Louis Maurer, after

Hiawatha’s Wedding. 1858. (G.3055). -- Hiawatha’s Wooing. 1860. (G.3037). -- 2 lithographs with hand coloring, large format, visible area approximately 16 1/2 x 20 1/4 in. or larger, some browning, spotting or toning, matted and framed (unexamined out of frame).

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$200-400

*214

CURRIER and IVES, publishers -- Louis Maurer, after (part lot)

(part lot)

The American Fireman: Facing the Enemy. 1858. (G.0166). -- The American Fireman: Prompt to the Rescue. 1858. (G.0167). -- 4 lithographs with hand coloring, medium format, visible area approximately 19 x 14 1/4 in., some browning, spotting or toning, matted and framed (unexamined out of frame).

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$400-600

*215 (part lot)

CURRIER and IVES, publishers -- Louis Maurer, after

The Life of a Fireman: The Fire. – “Now Then with a Will - Shake Her Up, Boys!’’. (G.3783). -- The Life of a Fireman: The Race. – “Jump Her Boys, Jump Her!’’. (G.3787). -- The Life of a Fireman: The Ruins – “Take Up’’ – “Man Your Rope’’ (G.3788). -- The Life of a Fireman: “The Metropolitan System”. -- 4 lithographs with hand coloring, large format, visible area approximately 19 x 26 1/2 in. or larger, some browning, spotting or toning, matted and framed (unexamined out of frame).

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$1,000-1,500

*217 (part lot)

[RURAL SCENES]. CURRIER and IVES, publishers

Arthur F. Tait, after. Arguing the Point. 1855. (G.0287). -- Eastman Johnson, after. Husking. 1861. (G.3249). -- 2 lithographs with hand coloring, large format, visible area approximately 20 1/2 x 28 in. or larger, some browning, spotting or toning, matted and framed (unexamined out of frame).

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$800-1,200 *216 (part lot)

CURRIER and IVES, publishers

Louis Maurer, after. Camping Out: [“Some of the Right Sort”]. 1856. (G.0867). Trimmed with loss of portion of caption, surface abrasions affecting the caption. -- Arthur F. Tait, after. Camping in the Woods: “Laying Off”. 1863. (G.0865). -- 2 lithographs with hand coloring, large format, visible area approximately 20 x 27 in. or larger, some browning, spotting or toning, matted and framed (unexamined out of frame).

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$500-700

*218 (part lot)

[HORSE RACING AND COACHING]. CURRIER and IVES, publishers

Louis Maurer, after. “Four-in-Hand”. 1861. (G.2271). -- Scott Leighton, after. The Queen of the Turf Maud S, Driven by W. W. Bair... 1880. (G.5440). -- Scott Leighton, after. The Fiend of the Road. 1881. (G.2113). -- Louis Maurer, after. The Futurity Race at Sheepshead Bay: Sept. 03, 1888... 1889. (G.2392). -- 4 lithographs with hand coloring, large format, visible area approximately 19 3/4 x 27 in. or larger, some browning, spotting or toning, matted and framed (unexamined out of frame).

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

*219

DARBY, William (1775-1854). The Emigrant’s Guide to the Western and Southwestern States and Territories. New York: Kirk & Mercein, 1818.

8vo (215 x 132 mm). Diagram illustrating land surveying, one folding engraved map of Mobile, Perdido & Pensacola Bays (of 2, lacking the map of the United States, a few short tears, spotting throughout.) Late 20th-century tan calf gilt.

FIRST EDITION focusing primarily on the more settled regions of the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys, Darby writes that, though Texas is “justly claimed” by the United States, immigration should not yet be encouraged. Howes D-61; Sabin 18527; Wagner-Camp 14b.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$300-500

221

EARHART, Amelia (1897-1937). Photograph signed.

2 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. photo, n.d. (Some loss to surface lower right corner, some minor creasing, tiny hole lower left.) Stamped “603” verso. Provenance: acquired by the present owner from A. Kalaniaiomaomaokukolu, whose grandmother obtained Earhart’s signature.

SIGNED BY EARHART: “Best Wishes Amelia Earhart.”

$500-700 *220 (part lot)

DUKE, Basil (1838-1916). 3 works in 3 volumes, including:

History of Morgan’s Cavalry. Cincinnati: Miami Printing and Publishing Co., 1867. Provenance: James Brennan, member of Co. E in the Kentucky 2nd Infantry (inscription). -- Morgan’s Cavalry. New York and Washington: Neale Publishing Company, 1906. -- Reminiscences of General Basil W. Duke, C.S.A. Garden City and New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1911. -- Together, 3 works in 3 volumes, all first edition, 8vo, uniformly bound in 20th-century half red morocco with marbled boards, spines in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands gilt, all in very fine condition.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$200-300

222

[THE FEDERALIST PAPERS]. -- HAMILTON, Alexander (1739-1802), James MADISON (1751-1836) and John JAY (1745-1829). The Federalist, on the New Constitution...A New Edition. City of Washington: Jacob Gideon, 1818.

8vo (213 x 126 mm). (Some browning or spotting). Contemporary sheep (worn, joints broken, a few leaves becoming disbound). Provenance: Timothy Fuller (signature dated 30 December 1830).

A new edition, the first to include Madison’s revisions, “one of the new nation’s most important contributions to the theory of government” (PMM). Sabin 23985.

Property from the Collection of Edward A. Quattrocchi

*223

FILSON, John (ca 1747-1788). The Discovery, Settlement and present State of Kentucke: and An Essay towards the Topography, and Natural History of that important Country: To which is added...The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon, one of the first Settlers, comprehending every important Occurrence in the political History of that Province... Wilmington, Del.: James Adams, 1784.

8vo in 4s (196 x 194 mm). Without the map, as usual. (Small tissue repair to gutter margin title page recto crossing a few letters but not affecting legibility, without final blank leaf P4, some browning or spotting throughout.) Modern calf.

FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST BOOK ON KENTUCKY, AND THE FIRST BIOGRAPHY OF DANIEL BOONE.

John Filson, one of the founders of Cincinnati, acquired 13,000 acres in Lexington, Kentucky, where he worked as a teacher and surveyor. Daniel Boone himself (along with Levi Todd and James Harrod) vouch for the authenticity of Filson’s text: “at the request of the author of this book, and map, [we] have carefully revised them, and recommend them to the public, as exceedingly good performances, containing as accurate a description of our country as we think can possibly be given.” Filson’s text occupies 41 pages, followed by three appendices, the first of which is “The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon,” dictated by Boone. Filson refines Boone’s diction, but the resulting narrative stands as a classic account of the settlement and exploration of the frontier. Boone concludes that “This account of my adventures will inform the reader of the most remarkable events of this country.” Included here are also descriptions of the discoveries of mammoth bones and burial sites are also recounted, as are descriptions of Indian customs and manners.

Tenoor Rook’s map, mentioned on the title-page, was printed separately in Philadelphia and is virtually never found with the text. According to American Book Prices Current, no copy of the book with the map has been sold at auction since the Robert Hoe copy was sold as part of the stock of George D. Smith in 1921. Church 1202; Clark Old South II:23; Evans 18467; Field 536; Graff 1323; Howes F-129 (“d”); Jillson Kentucky 2; Sabin 24336; Streeter Sale III:1621.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$20,000-30,000

*224

FILSON, John (ca 1747-1788). Histoire de Kentucke, Nouvelle Colonie a l’oueste de la Virginie. Paris: Chez Buisson, 1785.

8vo (202 x 120 mm). Half-title, facsimile fold-out map. (Lacking map, supplied in facsimile, small stain on title page, occasional spotting.) 19th-century quarter calf gilt with marbled boards, spine in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands, 2 gilt-lettered, the rest gilt-decorated, edges dyed red. FIRST EDITION IN FRENCH. Howes F-129; Sabin 24338.

[With:]

[KENTUCKY]. M’MURTRIE, Henry (1793-1865). Louisville and Its Environs. Louisville: S. Penn, 1819.

8vo. (212 x 127 mm). Folding map and table. (Splits at creases of map, title and preliminary pages loose, spotting throughout.) 20th century tan calf (spine and front board sunned). FIRST EDITION. Provenance: Alden Spooner (1783-1848), Brooklyn publisher of The Long Island Star (presentation slip); Brooklyn Apprentices’ Library, later renamed the Youths Free Library, Brooklyn Institute (stamps, presentation slip); Long Island Historical Society (stamps, 1863 presentation slip). Howes M-174.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$600-800

(part lot)

*225

FILSON, John (ca 1747-1788). A Map of Kentucky Drawn From Actual Observations. London: John Stockdale, 1793.

Engraved map with hand-coloring in outline, sheet 509 x 468 mm. Inset map “A Plan of the Rapids in the River Ohio,” compass rose. (All edges tipped to backing board, separation with small loss along center fold, 3 1/2-in. tear crossing border and image, some minor spotting.)

Based on Filson’s map of 1784, this edition, published 23 November 23 1793, appeared in Stockdale’s edition of Filson’s The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucky (1793) and two different 1794 editions of Jedidiah Morse’s The American Geography; Or, A View of the Present Situation of the United States of America. Despite numerous smaller-format versions of Filson’s 1784 map, the 1792 Stockdale edition is the only other full-sized edition of the map, and is the only obtainable full-sized edition of Filson’s map. Filson created the map to be included with his The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke (see previous lot), though the map is rarely found with copies of the work.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$2,500-3,500

226

FRANKLIN, Benjamin (1706-1790). The Way to Wealth, written by the late Dr. Franklin. Extracted from his Political Works. Nottingham: C. Sutton, n.d [but ca 1800].

12mo (178 x 97 mm). Woodcut portrait. 12pp. chapbook, uncut on one sheet (some creasing and short tears to edges).

Reprint containing condensed content from the frequently reprinted preface to Poor Richard improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris…for the Year of our Lord 1758. Includes Franklin’s famous adages including “early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise,” and “there are no gains, without pains.”

$300-400

227

GORDON, William (1728-1807). The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment, of the Independence of the United States of America: Including an Account of the Late War; and of the Thirteen Colonies, from their Origin to that Period. New York: Hodge, Allen, and Campbell, 1789.

3 volumes, 8vo (208 x 130 mm). (Lacking 2 folding maps, as usual; some toning and spotting.) Contemporary calf (separation to joints, vol.II upper joint with contemporary stab-sewn repair, overall rubbing). Provenance: Garret Lydecker (signature to vol.I); Mrs. H. C. Brown (signature to vol.II).

FIRST AMERICAN EDITION with the long list of subscriber’s names to vol. III as called for by Sabin. “Gordon is deservedly reckoned as one of the most impartial and reliable of the numerous historians of the American Revolution” (Sabin). Howes G-256; Sabin 28011.

$300-400

229

[GREAT AWAKENING]. CAMPBELL, John (1691-1761). A Treatise of Conversion, Faith, and Justification... Boston: Rogers & Fowle, 1743.

8vo (162 x 95 mm). (Some browning.) Contemporary sheep (worn, joints starting). Provenance: G? Williams (signature dated 1744); J. Chandler Amis (signature).

FIRST EDITION of Campbell’s response to the Great Awakening: “Suffer me I beseech you who are the weakest and most unworthy in the Sacred Order of the Ministry to intreat both Ministers and People of the New Scheme to desist from invading the Provinces and Districts of their Fellow Laborers and Brethren.” Evans 5149

Property from the Collection of Edward A. Quattrocchi 230

228

GRANT, Ulysses S. (1822-1885). Engraved document signed as President (“U. S. Grant”), countersigned by George M. Robeson, Secretary of the Navy, 27 January 1873.

1 page, on vellum, accomplished in manuscript, paper seal, signature slightly smudged. Military appointment of Robert H. Wyman (1822-1882) as Commodore in the Navy. Wyman served in the Mexican and American War and the Civil War, after which he commanded the Colorado for the European Squadron. Following his tour of sea duty, he headed the Navy’s Hydrographic Office, and under Wyman’s direction, the office implemented a systematic and sustained program of charting and surveying around the world. He was eventually promoted to Rear Admiral.

$600-800

HENRY, Alexander (1739-1824). Travels and Adventures in Canada and the Indian Territories, between the years 1760 and 1776. New York: I. Riley, 1809.

8vo (198 x 124 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece; errata leaf. (Some spotting and minor stains.) Contemporary half calf gilt (rubbing, hinges loose).

FIRST EDITION of Henry’s account of the fur trade in Canada. The present copy includes not only the portrait (not issued in all copies) but also the errata leaf. Field 686; Graff 1866; Howes H420; Sabin 31383; Streeter 3661; Wagner-Camp 7.

Property from the Collection of Carol and George Engstrom

231

[ILLINOIS -- MAP]. Illinois. Philadelphia: Anthony Finley, 1833.

Engraved map of Illinois with hand-coloring, 480 x 332 mm, matted and framed, unexamined out of frame. Depicting Michigan at Illinois’ northern border, and the Missouri Territory along the western border. With an inset map of the lead mine region east of the Mississippi River.

$200-300

*233

IMLAY, Gilbert (ca 1754-1828). A Topographical Description of the Western Territory of North America. London: J. Debrett, 1793.

8vo (204 x 125 mm). Half-titles. Folding frontispiece map, 2 additional folding maps, and 1 folding table of distances. 20th-century calf, gilt.

Second edition of Imlay’s account of western expansion; expanded by the addition of John Filson’s The Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucky (see lot 289), continually paginated comprising pp.269-415. With the author’s name on the title-page erroneously listed as “George” instead of Gilbert. Bradford 2572; ESTC T51472; Howes I-12; Sabin 34355

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$400-600 232

[ILLINOIS -- MAPS]. A group of 4 maps, comprising:

BURR, David. Map of Illinois with parts of Indiana, Ouisconsin, &c. N.p., 1836. Engraved map. -- BRADFORD, T.G. Illinois. Boston, 1838. Engraved map with hand coloring. -- Thompson Brothers & Burr. Map of Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois. N.p., 1874. Engraved map with hand coloring. -- Naperville: Lisle & Naperville Townships. N.p., n.d. Engraved map with hand coloring.

$200-300

234

[JEFFERYS, Thomas]. La Peninsule et Golfe de la Floride ou Canale de Bahama avec les Isles de Bahama. Paris: Le Rouge, 1777.

Engraved map of Florida with hand coloring, visible area 482 x 705 mm, matted and framed, unexamined out of frame. (A few tiny holes, some light dampstaining.) French edition of Jefferys’ map of Florida, comprising one sheet of a larger two-sheet map depicting Florida and the Gulf region (without Carte De La Floride Occidentale et Louisiane, which details the Gulf region and the Florida Panhandle). The map was produced to be included in Le Rouge’s Pilote Americain Septentrionale, printed for the use of the French Navy during the American Revolution, which drew on the North American Pilot (1775).

$800-1,200

*235

LEWIS, James Otto (1799-1858). [Aboriginal Port Folio. Philadelphia: Published by the Author, 1835-1836].

8 parts (of 10) bound in one volume, folio (450 x 283 mm). 63 hand-colored lithographed plates (of 80) comprising parts 1-8 (of 10, lacking 8 plates each from parts 9 and 10, and lacking the “Men-Dow-Min or the Corn” plate from part 2); 3 letterpress broadside prospectus “Advertisement” leaves for parts 1-3 [all issued]. (Tears crossing image of two plates repaired verso, a few plates with marginal losses repaired verso, a few plates with marginal tears occasionally repaired, some minor spotting). Contemporary half morocco gilt (rebacked preserving original spine, recornered and repaired. Provenance: Thaddeus P. Mott (1831-1894), Union Army soldier, member of the Egyptian and Turkish military forces (gift inscription, 7 December 1869).

FIRST EDITION recording the dress of the Potawatomi, Winnebago, Shawnee, Sioux, Miami, Fox, Iowa and other tribes at treaties of Prairie du Chien, Fort Wayne, Fond du Lac and Green Bay, scarcer than Catlin’s North American Indian Portfolio, Maximilian’s Reise in das Innere von NordAmerica or McKenney and Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes. Publication was costly, and the work was intended to be issued in 10 parts each comprising 8 plates issued in printed wrappers. The publisher’s bankruptcy during the printing of part 9 caused the edition to be reduced; part 10 was barely finished and sparsely distributed. An 11th part would have contained “Historical and Biographical Description of the Indians,” but it was never published. The title (not present here) and three advertisement leaves complete the only text in the work, excluding text on the wrappers. Copies are most commonly found with 72 plates, rarely with 77, and very occasionally with 80. Field 936; Howes L-315; Reese Stamped with a National Character 23; Sabin 40812.

Property from the Estate of Sportscaster Chris Schenkel, Lake Tippecanoe, Indiana

$15,000-25,000

236

LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). Autograph endorsement signed as President (“A. Lincoln”), 24 February 1863.

1 page, 4to, 249 x 192 mm. Accomplished on verso of Lt. Col. John Aaron Rawlins manuscript endorsement signed, written in a secretarial hand, Young’s Point, Louisiana, 10 February 1863. Accomplished beneath General William Vandever autograph endorsement signed, House of Representatives, 23 February 1863.

LINCOLN GRANTS IOWA REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM VANDEVER A LEAVE OF ABSENCE: “Let this leave of ab-sence be extended twenty additional days. A. Lincoln February 24, 1863.”

Lieutenant Colonel and Assistant Adjutant General John Aaron Rawlins (1831-1869) signs an order granting Brigadier General William Vandever (1817-1893) a 20-day leave of absence on 10 February. Writing from Washington D. C. nearly two weeks later on the verso, Vandever submits a request to Secretary of War Stanton: “I respectfully ask an extension of the within leave for twenty days - I find it important to remain a short time in this city as my official term as a member of the House is about to expire.”

Although Vandever’s official congressional biography notes that he served in Congress until 24 September 1861 (early in his second term), he never officially resigned his seat when he mustered into the U. S. Army. In May 1862, George H. Browne, Congressman from Rhode Island, challenged the constitutionality of Vandever holding a military commission and commanding a regiment while remaining a member of Congress. Consideration by the House was deferred until December 1862. On March 4, 1863, the day after Vandever’s second House term ended, the Senate approved his appointment as a Brigadier General.

$4,000-6,000

*237 237 238

[KENTUCKY]. Laws of Kentucky.... To which is prefixed the Constitution of the United States, with the amendments. The act of separation from the state of Virginia. And the Constitution of Kentucky. Lexington, [KY]: John Bradford, 1799, 1807.

2 volumes (of 3, lacking vol. 3, published in 1817), 8vo (201 x 114 mm). Vol. I: [3], vi-lxxvii [i.e., vi-lxxxvii], [2]-514 pp.; Vol. II: . [2] (1)-506 pp. (Some browning, spotting, or staining.) Contemporary calf, vol. II decorated in blind with brown morocco lettering-piece gilt (some minor staining or wear. covers to vol. II slightly bowed). Provenance: James Denney (ex dono inscription from his son Caleb S. Denny, lengthy pencil inscription); Strother M. Cook (bookplate, inscription).

FIRST EDITION, with the pagination of the preliminary material in Volume I as found in ESTC (McMurtrie records another variant). The preliminary material in Volume I comprises a printing of the United States Constitution, the Constitution of the state of Kentucky (first printed by Bradford in 1795), and the Act of Separation from the State of Virginia, through which Kentucky gained statehood in 1792. RARE: American Book Prices Current records only one copy sold in the last 40 years, sold Doyle, 24 November 2014, lot 200. ESTC W14034; Evans 35683; Jillson p. 24; McMurtrie Kentucky 118, 298.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$2,000-3,000

*238

[KENTUCKY--JURISPRUDENCE]. Acts Passed...for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Frankfort: Gerard & Berry, 1816; Jacob H. Holeman, 1824, 1826, 1831; Amos Kendall and Company: 1825; J.G. Dana and A.G. Hodges, 1830; Albert G. Hodges, 1832, 1835.

8 volumes (incomplete), 8vo (each approx. 202 x 121 mm). (Spotting throughout, occasional expert repairs.) 6 earliest volumes bound in 20th-century tan leather backed marbled boards. 1832 and 1835 bound in quarter maroon leather. Provenance: Edward Burgett, Lawrence County, KY (inscriptions in 4 earliest volumes, one dated 15 March 1859).

FIRST EDITIONS of the reports of the acts passed in the 24th, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 38th, 39th, 40th, 43rd general assembly for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. HRS Kentucky 1787-1810, 605.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$300-400

*239

[KENTUCKY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY]. JILLSON, Willard Rouse (1890-1975). A group of six reference works on Kentucky, comprising:

The Big Sandy Valley. Louisville: John P. Morton & Company, 1923. -- The Kentuckie Country. Washington, D. C.: H.L. & J.B. McQueen, 1931. With dust jacket. -- The Next Oil Pool. Lexington: Transylvania Press, 1932. SIGNED. -- Pioneer Kentucky. Frankfort: State Journal Company, 1934. INSCRIBED. -- Rare Kentucky Books, 1776-1926. Louisville: Standard Printing Co., 1939. -- The Newspapers and Periodicals of Frankfort, Kentucky, 1795-1945. Frankfort: Kentucky State Historical Society, 1945. -- Together, 6 works in 6 volumes, all first editions, 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, condition generally fine.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

*240 (part lot)

[KENTUCKY--GEOGRAPHY]. A group of 3 works, comprising:

[FLAGG, Edward] The Far West: Or, A Tour Beyond the Mountains. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1838. 2 volumes. Original brown textured cloth, paper spine labels. Sabin 24651. -- FLINT, Timothy. A Condensed Geography and History of the Western States, or the Mississippi Valley. Cincinnati: E.H. Flint, 1828. 2 volumes. Original cloth blacked boards, paper spine labels. Sabin 24786. -- FUNKHOUSER, W.D. Wild Life in Kentucky. Frankfort, KY: The Kentucky Geological Survey, 1925. Series VI, volume XVI of The Kentucky Geological Survey. Original dark blue cloth gilt. -- FUNKHOUSER, W.D. - WEBB, W.S. Ancient Life in Kentucky. Frankfort: Kentucky Geological Survey, 1928. Series VI, volume XXXIV of the The Kentucky Geological Survey. Original dark blue cloth gilt. -- Together, 3 works in 6 volumes, all first editions, 12mo and 8vo, condition generally good.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$300-400

*242 (part lot)

[KENTUCKY--JURISPRUDENCE]. A group of 4 works, comprising:

MADISON, James and Thomas JEFFERSON. Resolutions of Virginia and Kentucky Penned by Madison and Jefferson in Relation to the Sedition Laws. Richmond: Robert I. Smith, 1832. 20th-century quarter calf with marbled boards. Provenance: Eugene Casserly (bookplate). Howes V-122; Sabin 43720. -- BATES, Daniel. Life and Trial of Dr. Abner Baker, Jr. Louisville: Prentice and Weissinger, 1846. 20th-century quarter calf with marbled boards. -- HUMPHREYS, Charles. A Compendium of the Common Law in Force in Kentucky. Lexington: William Gibbes Hunt, 1822. Contemporary tooled leather. -- TOULMIN, Harry and James BLAIR. Review of the Criminal Law of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Frankfort: W. Hunter, 1804. 20th-century brown calf. -- Together, 4 works in 4 volumes, all first edition, 8vo, condition generally good.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$300-400 *243

[KENTUCKY & WESTERN SETTLEMENT NARRATIVES]. A Group of 7 works, comprising:

*241 (part lot)

[KENTUCKY HISTORY]. A group of 8 works, comprising:

BUTLER, Mann. A History of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Louisville: Wilcox, Dickerman & Company, 1834. 20th-century green leather. -- COLLINS, Richard. Historical Sketches of Kentucky. Maysville, KY and Cincinnati: Lewis Collins and J.A. & U.P. James, 1847. 20th-century calf gilt. -- CASSEDAY, Ben. The History of Louisville. Louisville: Hull and Brother, 1852. 20th-century quarter calf with marbled boards. -- MUTZENBERG, Charles. Kentucky’s Famous Feuds and Tragedies. New York: R.F. Fenno & Company, 1917. Original printed maroon cloth. -- And 4 others. Together 8 works in 10 volumes, 8vo, condition generally fine.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$400-600

(part lot)

ATHERTON, William C. Narrative of the Suffering & Defeat of the NorthWestern Army. Frankfort, KY: A.G. Hodges, 1842. Contemporary tooled calf. Sabin 2273. -- FLINT, Timothy. Indian Wars of the West. Cincinnati: E.H. Flint, 1833. Near-contemporary calf backed blue paper boards. Sabin notes: “Stevens ‘Bibliotheca Historia’ quotes an 1830 edition,” but no evidence of this edition has been found. Sabin 24790. Howes F-201-- [CLARKE, Lewis Garrard - CLARKE, Milton]. Narratives of the Sufferings of Lewis and Milton Clarke. Boston: Bela Marsh, 1846. Original stamped blue cloth gilt. Sabin 13434. -- M’CLUNG, John A. Sketches of Western Adventure. Maysville, KY: L. Collins, 1832. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt-lettered spine. Sabin 43052. -- THOMPSON, J.J. A History of the Feud Between the Hill and Evans Parties of Garrard County, KY. Cincinnati: U.P. James, [1854]. Original printed wrappers. Reprint of Louisville edition of the same year. -- And 2 others. -- Together, 7 works in 7 volumes, all first edition except where noted, 8vo and 12mo, condition generally very good.

*244

LITTELL, Charles (1768-1824). The Statute Law of Kentucky. Frankfort: William Hunter, 1809, 1810, 1814.

3 volumes (of 5, lacking vol.3, 1811 and vol.V, 1819), 8vo (203 x 130 mm). (Spotting throughout.) Mid-20th century brown calf gilt by Alan Grace (lacking most spine labels).

FIRST EDITION of the first critically edited compilation of Kentucky laws and statutes, recognized as a founding documents of state jurisprudence. HRS Kentucky 340, 508, 726; Jillson Rare Kentucky Books, p.41.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$400-500 *245

246

MADISON, James (1751-1836). Engraved document signed as President (“James Madison”), countersigned by A. J. Dallas, acting Secretary of War, 20 May 1815.

1 page, on vellum, accomplished in manuscript, paper seal, creased from folding, some minor browning and offsetting. Brevet appointment of Josiah H. Vose as Major “for distinguished and meritorious services in the said Army.”

$2,000-3,000 LITTELL, William (1768-1824) -- SWIGERT, Jacob (1793-1869). A Digest of the Statute Law of Kentucky. Frankfort: Kendall and Russell, 1822.

2 volumes, 8vo (206 x 129 mm). (Spotting and browning, a few creases) Contemporary sheep, red morocco lettering-pieces gilt (scuffing and light wear, creasing to spines). Provenance: Lawrence Circuit Court (ownership inscriptions in 19th century hand).

FIRST EDITION of Kentucky lawyer Littell’s digest report of the laws and statues of Kentucky from 1799 to 1822, which included notes and commentaries on decisions made by the Court of Appeals written with the assistance of lawyer and judge Jacob Swigert. HRS Kentucky 983, 985.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$300-400

*247 (part lot)

[MAMMOTH CAVE]. A group of 3 works about Mammoth Cave, comprising:

[CROGHAN, John]. Rambles in the Mammoth Cave, During the Year 1844. Louisville: Morton & Griswold, 1845. Fold-out “Map of the Explored Parts of the Mammoth Cave of KY.” Modern leather. Howes C-905; Jillson, Rare Kentucky Books, p.108; Sabin 17590. -- RANDOLPH, Helen. F. Mammoth Cave and the Cave Region of Kentucky. Louisville: Standard Printing Company, 1924. Folding map, illustrations, and advertisements including a full-page ad for “the New Brown Hotel / The South’s Most Modern Hotel” which had just opened in 1923. Original publisher’s blue cloth gilt. -- LOGAN, John A. Echoes from the Hills of the Mammoth Cave Country. Bowling Green, KY: Porter-Coombs Printing Company, 1930. Original publishers red cloth. -- Together, 3 works in 3 volumes, all FIRST EDITIONS, 12mo and 8vo, conditional generally very good.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$200-300

MARQUETTE, Jacques (1637-1675). Ontdekking Van eenige Landen en Volkeren, in ‘t Noorder-gedeelte Van America. Door P. Marquette en Joliet. Gedaan in het Jaar 167. Leiden: Pieter Vander Aa, 1707.

8vo (178 x 112 mm). Engraved title page vignette by J. Goeree, engraved folding map “Land en Volkontdekking in’t Noorder ge deelte van America, door P. Marquette en Joliet”; 2 folding engraved plates. (Small wormtrack to gutter margins, stab holes from old binding in gutter margin, minor chipping with loss to lower corner of title-page). 19th-century wrappers, waste leaves from an 1867 collection of German poetry (chipping with losses); board folding case. Provenance: Chicago Historical Society (perforated stamp and manuscript annotations, withdrawn September 1948); Wright Howes (18821978), Chicago bookseller and bibliographer (pencilwritten note about the first edition of the present work on personal memo sheet).

FIRST EDITION IN DUTCH, BY THE CO-DISCOVERER OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI, a translation of Marquette’s Découverte de quelques pays et nations de l’Amerique septentrionale in Thevenot’s Recueil de voyages published Paris,1681. The publisher, Vander Aa, published the present edition in parts and also issued them separately. Marquette first arrived in Quebec in September 1666 and later founded the mission of St. Ignace on the Straits of Mackinac, the first settlement in Michigan. In 1673, he joined Louis Jolliet’s expedition in search of an overland route to the Mississippi River, during which they became the first Europeans to explore the Upper Mississippi, travelling as far south as the mouth of the Arkansas River. On their return, they travelled back to the mouth of the Illinois River and reached Lake Michigan near the site of present-day Chicago by way of the Chicago Portage. Alden & Landis 707/102; Sabin 44666n.

$1,000-1,500

*249

MARSHALL, Humphrey (1760-1841). The History of Kentucky. Frankfort: Henry Gore, 1812.

One volume (all published), 8vo (203 x 120 mm). (Lacking the rare plate, some browning or staining.) Contemporary calf, smooth spine gilt, red morocco lettering-piece gilt.

FIRST EDITION of the “most valuable early Kentucky history, with the fullest treatment of border wars and massacres” (Howes). Only one volume was issued in 1812, despite a note on the title-page indicating that two volumes would be published. The second edition of 1824 was complete in two volumes. The plate is not called for in most of the bibliographies (except Jillson) and is generally lacking in institutional copies. VERY RARE: according to online records, only two copies have sold at auction since the Streeter sale. Bradford 3204; Howes M-313; Jillson p.47 (“always difficult to obtain”); McMurtrie 435; Sabin 44780; Streeter Sale III: 1647 (also lacking the plate).

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$1,000-1,500

*250

MARSHALL, Humphrey (1760-1841). The History of Kentucky. Frankfort: Geo. S. Robinson, 1824.

2 volumes, 8vo (203 x 121 mm). (Spotting, some wrinkling.) Contemporary mottled calf gilt (rebacked, very light wear to corners).

Second edition, (see previous lot) including the Ancient Annals of Kentucky by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1783-1840), detailing border skirmishes and conflicts between white settlers and American Indians. Humphrey Marshall served in both the Virginia and Kentucky Houses of Representatives, and represented Kentucky in the United States Senate from 1795-1801. Sabin 44780.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$200-300

*251

METCALF, Samuel Lytler (1798-1856). A Collection of Some of the Most Interesting Narratives of Indian Warfare in the West, Containing an Account of the Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boone. Lexington, KY: William G. Hunt, 1821.

8vo (209 x 125 mm). Errata slip pasted to last page. (Some spotting or browning, ca 5 leaves with burn marks to lower corners). Contemporary calf, smooth spine gilt, red morocco lettering-piece gilt. Provenance: James Miller (early signature).

FIRST EDITION, [Metcalf’s compilation] “seeking to preserve for posterity early border narratives, has become almost as rare as the originals themselves” (Howes). Included are the captivity narratives of Colonel James Smith, Jackson Johonnet, John Slover, and a description of Daniel Boone’s battles with Native Americans, as well as descriptions of episodes from the French and Indian War. Howes M-560; Sabin 48166; Streeter III:1655.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$1,000-1,500

253

MONROE, James. Letter signed as Secretary of State (“Jas Monroe”), to the Collector of the Customs, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Washington D. C., 26 June 1812. MICHAUX, François André (1770-1855). Travels to the Westward of the Allegany [sic] Mountains. London: Richard Phillips, 1805.

8vo (210 x 226 mm). Folding frontispiece map (outer margin of map creased.) 20th-century green leather-backed blue cloth, spine gilt-lettered (spine sunned, light wear to joints).

Later edition, abridging the second English edition, a new translation from the French which differs from the 1805 Mawman and Crosby issues. Howes M-579; Sabin 48706.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$300-400

254

MONROE, James (1758-1831). Engraved document signed as President (“James Monroe”), COUNTERSIGNED BY SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (“John Quincy Adams”), and by the collector of the port, 30 January 1819.

1 page, legal folio, 320 x 200 mm, with integral leaf, docketed, a few separations to folds, some with tape repairs verso, some toning to creases.

WRITING AS SECRETARY OF STATE, JAMES MONROE EXPLAINS IN SOME DETAIL THE ISSUING OF PRIVATEER COMMISSIONS

Monroe describes the procedure for issuing Letters of Marque; “I send you herewith five blank Commissions...for such private armed Vessels as may be fitted out in your District...and copies of an act passed this day, concerning ‘Letters of Marque, Prizes and Prize goods.’ ...In filling up the bonds, you will particularly observe, that if the compliment of Men belonging to the Vessel is no more than one hundred and fifty, the bond is to be for five thousand dollars; if more than that number, then the bond is to be for ten thousand dollars. In either case, the bond is toe be signed by the owner or owners, the Commander, and two responsible sureties not interested in the vessel.” *252

1 page, on vellum, 4to, 367 x 265 mm, accomplished in manuscript with scalloped edge at top, paper seal, docketed verso, creased from folding, some minor browning, “M” of “Monroe” affected slightly by one fold. Ship’s passport for the Ship China of New York, with David Whittier as Captain, to pass “without any hindrance seisure or molestation.”

$1,000-1,500

256 255

MORRIS, Robert (1734-1806). Autograph letter signed (“Rob’t Morris”), to John Langdon. Philadelphia, 15 December 1778.

1 page, 8vo, 239 x 194 mm, docketed verso, some spotting or staining, creased.

MORRIS WRITES TO SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS MEMBER JOHN LANGDON ABOUT REPAYMENT TO THE MARINE COMMITTEE

“Your Favour of the 9th all came safe to hand with the draft on the Marine Committee for Ten Thousand Dollars which is not yet paid, but payment is promised.” He continues: “I have only seen Mr. Germain in the street when I desired him to call & see what you had written respecting him, this he has not done & you would see by my former letter that I had paid him Fifteen hundred pounds lawfully.”

$600-800

MORRIS, Robert (1734-1806), as U. S. Superintendent of Finance. Letter signed (“Rob’t Morris”), to John Langdon. Office of Finance, Philadelphia, 2 May 1782.

2 pages, 8vo, 228 x 189 mm, in a secretarial hand, docketd verso, on a bifolium, creased.

MORRIS DISCUSSES SHARES OF THE BANK OF NORTH AMERICA “YOU MAY DEPEND THAT YOU HAVE NO BETTER PROPERTY THAN THESE SHARES.”

“I was informed that Mr. Livermore had been there to take leave and that he is going off this morning. I have therefore risen early to send by him a Packet inclosing the Certificates from the Bank of your shares therein, you may depend that you have no better property than these shares. I think the Proprietors will receive this year upwards of Six p’cent for their money.”

In a postscript, Morris reports “you will receive herein another draft of Samuel Livermore Esq. on the Honble Meshech Weare Esqr. dated the 19th. Instant at Ten days for Two Hundred and thirty four dollars which Please to Recover and Credit the United States for the amount.”

$500-700

*257

PALMER, Harold Sutton (1854-1933), illustrator. -- AUSTIN, Mary Hunter (1868-1934). California, the Land of the Sun. New York and London: The Macmillan Company, Adam and Charles Black, 1914.

8vo. 32 color-printed plates tipped in, one folding map. (Frontispiece disbound, some minor spotting to last few leaves.) Original publisher’s decorated cloth (a touch of wear to extremities, otherwise bright).

FIRST AMERICAN EDITION in a fine publisher’s cloth binding. “Austin’s best writing, which is concerned with nature or Native American life, is reminiscent of the work of Ralph Waldo Emerson and John Muir in its transcendental tone and occasional primitivist leaning”(Encyclopaedia Britannica). Inman, A & C Black Colour Books 649.

Property from the Estate of Peter Bergh, Edwards, Colorado

258

[PRIVATEERS]. Partly printed document accomplished in manuscript, signed by Andrew Giddinge and William Coombs, countersigned by by John Parker, Samuel Penhallon Jr., Samuel Cutts, 23 June 1788.

1 page, 4to, 332 x 206 mm, separations along creases. Granting letters of marque to a Privateer schooner, the Mayflower, belonging to Andrew Giddings and William Coombs, both of Newburyport, MA and Samuel Cutts of Portsmouth, NH.

Captained by Andrew Giddings, the Mayflower was provisioned to have 8 carriage guns and 35 men. Giddings died at sea in 1779. He and Coombs were both members of the Marine Society of Newburyport, and Coombs championed merchant investment in privateers. Coombs owned a wharf in Newburyport, and in 1798, after Congress established a navy, he was one of eight initial subscribers to finance the first “subscription” vessel of the U. S. Navy, the sloop Merrimack. Samuel Cutts, a Portsmouth merchant, played a pivotal role in the early Revolution. He met with Paul Revere in 1774 and helped coordinate with local the raid on Fort William and Mary, commencing on 14 December 1776, and resulting in the seizure about 100 barrels of gunpowder, enough to supply the local militia in not only Portsmouth, but nearby Exeter and Dover.

$400-600 259

RAMSAY, David (1749-1815). The History of the American Revolution. Philadelphia: R. Aitken & Son, 1789.

2 volumes, 8vo (112 x 195 mm). (A few wormholes to endpapers and flyleaves; a few leaves loose vol.I, toning and spotting.) Contemporary calf, spine gilt (rubbed, upper board detached vol.I; upper joint separating vol.II; wear to head of spine vol.II). Provenance: John Clarion? Jr. (signature); M.S. Jones (signature).

FIRST EDITION of Ramsay’s account of the Revolution, drawn from materials collected by the author while serving as a member of the Continental Congress in the years 1782, 1783, 1785 and 1786. Evans 22090; Howes R-35; Sabin 67687.

$800-1,200

260

ROOSEVELT, Theodore (1858-1919). Engraved document signed as President (“Theodore Roosevelt”), countersigned by William H. Moody, Secretary of the Navy, 7 May 1902.

1 page, on vellum, accomplished in manuscript, paper seal, signature slightly smudged. Military appointment of Charles B. Hatch, Junior as Ensign in the Navy.

$500-700

261

ROOSEVELT, Theodore (1858-1919). Draft typescript signed as President (“Theodore Roosevelt”), with an 8-word emendation in Roosevelt’s hand, to Lawrence F. Abbott. Washington, D. C., 16 February 1909. 1 ½ pages, 4to, on White House stationery. “THERE IS NO REASON YOU SHOULD NOT PUBLISH THE ARTICLE”

During his final weeks in office, Roosevelt writes Lawrence F. Abbott of The Outlook: “There is no reason at all that you should not publish BunauVarilla’s article [in The Outlook] as long as you have said you would. It is simply that I ought not to be in a controversy with him. It would be like Balfour having a joint debate with Poultney Bigelow.” Philippe Bunau-Varilla (1859-1940) greatly influenced the selection of the the construction site for the Panama Canal; he worked closely with Roosevelt in the orchestration of the Panamanian Revolution.

STARR, Frederick (1858-1933). Indians of Southern Mexico. An Ethnographic Album. Chicago: N.p., 1899.

Oblong folio. 141 photogravures. Publisher’s gilt-lettered navy cloth (a few minor scuffs).

LIMITED EDITION, number 367 of 560 copies SIGNED BY STARR of his anthropological study of tribes in the states of Mexico, Michoacan, Tlaxcala and Puebla. The tribes visited by Starr include the Otomi, Tarascan, Aztec, Tlaxcalan, Mixtec, Triqui, Zapotec, Mixe, Tehuantepecano, Juave, Chontal, Cuicatec, and Chinantec.

Property from the Collection of Michael and Kay Melet

$800-1,200

*263

STOWE, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896) -- HENSON, Josiah (1789-1883). Father Henson’s Story of His Own Life. Boston and Cleveland: John P. Jewett and Henry P. Jewett, 1858.

8vo. Portrait frontispiece. (Spotting to preliminary leaves.) Original publisher’s brown cloth gilt (slightly leaned, minor chipping to extremities).

FIRST EDITION of Henson’s autobiography, with an introduction by Harriet Beecher Stowe, of the work widely believed to have inspired Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Sabin 31433.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$200-300

264

TANNER, Henry Schenck (1786-1858). The American Traveller, or Guide through the United States. Philadelphia: Published by the author, 1836.

12mo (148 x 87 mm). Engraved frontispiece, 3 engraved plates; engraved folding map with hand coloring (some minor separations to folds reinforced verso); 4 engraved double-page folding maps (the map of New York separated along fold). (Some overall browning or spotting.) Original publisher’s cloth, printed label to upper cover (possibly lacking printed label on spine, joints starting, some soiling and overall wear). Provenance: Alexander J. McLane (gift inscription, 1 April 1859).

Second edition, preceded by an edition of 1840, with engraved plans of Baltimore, Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. The engraved folding map, The Travellers Guide or Map of the Roads, Canals & Rail Roads of the United States, depicts the United States east of the Mississippi River with inset plans of several cities.

265

TRUMAN, Harry S. (1884-1972). Mr. Citizen. New York: Bernard Geis Associates,1960.

8vo. Original publisher’s maroon cloth gilt, top edge stained red. Pictorial slipcase (very minor toning to extremities.

LIMITED EDITION, number 884 of 1000 copies SIGNED BY TRUMAN of Truman’s autobiography describing his return to life as an ordinary citizen after leaving the White House.

$400-600

266

TYLER, John (1790-1862). Autograph endorsement signed as President (“J. Tyler”), 29 December 1842.

1 page, 4to, 251 x 201 mm, on verso of letter addressed to him, a few tiny separations along creases. Provenance: Cardinal Spellman Philatelic Museum.

William Collins of Portsmouth, Virginia, writes requesting a loan of muskets for use at the Military Academy. Tyler responds: “If this could be done it would be a public benefit and no public loss.”

$300-400

267

WARD, Artemas. Partly printed document accomplished in manuscript signed on verso (“Artemas Ward”).

1 page, folio, 334 x 208 mm, signed by Ward on verso, a few tiny holes to folds, some toning, rear outer panel browned.

SIGNED BY WARD on verso of a land grant. Ward, a Commander in Chief of the Massachusetts Militia during the 1775 Siege of Boston, was second in command of the Continental Army until his resignation in 1776.

$500-700

268

WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799). Address panel with autograph free frank signed (“G:o Washington”), as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, 5 August 1777.

1 page, oblong 8vo, 3 x 6 1/2 in., dated along left edge, matted and framed with edges visible, unexamined out of frame. An address panel to Colonel George Baylor. Provenance: Charles Hamilton authenticity label and wax seal on back of frame.

A FINE WASHINGTON FRANKING SIGNATURE on an address panel addressed in a different hand, intended for Colonel George Baylor “of a Regt. of Horses near Fredericksburg Virginia.” Baylor served as Washington’s first aide-de-camp during the Revolutionary War. He was later appointed to lead the 3rd Regiment of Continental Light Dragoons, which often served as escort for Martha Washington. SIGNED BY WASHINGTON AS DELEGATES BEGAN SIGNING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

$3,000-5,000

269

WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799). The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources 1745-1799. John C. Fitzpatrick, editor. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1931-1944.

39 volumes, 8vo. Original blue cloth (minor soiling to a few volumes, spines slightly sunned).

FIRST EDITION of the “George Washington Bicentennial Edition.”

$300-500

270

WEBSTER, Daniel (1782-1852). Autograph letter signed (“Dan’l Webster”), to J. M. White. N.p., 4 March n.y.

1 page, 8vo, matted and framed, unexamined out of frame. Requesting notes, bills and arguments relating to “the case in which the Commonwealth Bank of Ken. is party. My object is to process the necessary materials for studying the matter in the recess.”

$300-400

*272 (part lot)

[WESTERN EXPANSION]. A group of 5 works, comprising:

[McAFEE, Robert Breckinridge]. History of the Late War in the Western Country. Lexington: Worsley & Smith, 1816. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary leather; modern leather gilt and marbled paper slipcase. Sabin 42929 -- DRAKE, Samuel G. Biography and History of the Indians of North America. Boston, New York, and Philadelphia: O.L. Perkins, G. & C. & N. Carvill, and Grigg & Elliot, 1834. Contemporary leather. -- [PRITTS, Joseph]. Incidents of Border Life. Lancaster, PA: G. Hills, 1841. Contemporary mottled calf. Howes P-622. Sabin 65719. -- BUTTERFIELD, C.W. An Historical Account of the Expedition Against Sandusky. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1873. Contemporary half leather gilt with marbled boards. -- THOMPSON, Ed Porter. History of the Orphan Brigade. Louisville: Lewis N. Thompson, 1898. Original printed brown cloth rebacked with brown sheep gilt. -- Together 5 works in 5 volumes, 8vo, condition generally very good.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$400-600 *271

WEBSTER, Delia Ann (1817-1904). Kentucky Jurisprudence. [sic] A History of the Trial of Miss Delia A. Webster. Vergennes, VT: E. W. Blaisdell, 1845.

12mo (189 x 113 mm). (Spotting throughout.) Original printed wrappers, stab-sewn (corners creased).

FIRST EDITION of Webster’s own account of her trial in which she was convicted of aiding the Hayden Family, 3 self-emancipated fugitives from slavery in Kentucky. She was sentenced to “2 years hard labor,” however, she was pardoned just 2 months later on February 24, 1845. She returned to Vermont and published this account, which Jillson calls, “an unusual item of much interest.” Webster would later become an active participant in the Underground Railroad and served as a nurse during the Civil War. Jillson, Rare Kentucky Books, pp.108-109. RARE: OCLC locates only 3 copies; according to online records, only 2 other copies ever sold.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$200-300

*273

WITHERS, Alexander (1792-1865). Chronicles of Border Warfare. Clarksburg, VA: Joseph Israel, 1831.

12mo (178 x 105 mm). Advertisements at end. (Scattered spotting, a few marginal pencil annotations.) Contemporary marbled calf, smooth spine gilt in 5 compartments, leather gilt-lettered spine label (a few scuffs, some creasing on spine).

FIRST EDITION of Wither’s “scarce book [of which] very few copies are complete or in good condition. Having been issued in a remote corner of Northwestern Virginia, and designed principally for a local circulation, almost every copy was read by a country fire-side until scarcely legible...The author took much pains to be authentic, and his chronicles are considered by Western antiquarians, to form the best collection of frontier life and Indian warfare, that has been printed.”(Field 1690). Howes W-601; Sabin 104928.

Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky

$200-300