Philadelphia: Fisher and Brother, circa 1860. Hardcover. A miniature biography of Benjamin Franklin. Brown cloth boards with gilt title and decoration to spine and front board. One inch tear to bottom of rear joint and amateur glue repair to book cloth on foot of spine. Chipping to spine ends, wear to edges and corners of boards, small loss to book cloth on rear board, and soiling to covers. Inscription to front free endpaper from a teacher to her student as a reward of merit, dated 1867. Occasional spots of foxing to interior, but clean overall. Size: 3 x 2.25 inches. MINI/081723. Very Good. More

Chelsea: H. Mason and Son, 1880. Paperback. SCARCE. Very good in beige paper wraps with black title to front wrapper. Minor chipped and creasing to corners. Text is clean and bright. 34 pages. American History. Massachusetts. MA309251. Very Good. More

New Haven: Sidney's Press for I. Cooke & Co., 1811. Hardcover. Uncommon early edition, which was originally published in London in 1800. It is said to be the first biography of Washington, and also includes a reprinting of his farewell address. The author, John Corry, published most of his works anonymously. Born in Ireland, he worked as a topographer and journalist as well as an author of histories such as this one. Dedicated to the youth of America. In marbled paper covered boards over tan leather spine with modern hand lettered paper title label to spine. Heavy wear and rubbing to boards, edges, and corners. Loss to marbled paper on rear board. Small spots of foxing and soiling scattered throughout, but text remains bright. Frontispiece portrait of Washington and engraving on title page. Lacks front free endpaper. Pen markings to rear free endpaper. 144 pages. Size: about 5.5 x 3.5 inches. AME/080423. Very Good. More

Newark, DE: Press of Kells, 1933. Hardcover. Biography of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817). Du Pont was a French-American writer, economist, publisher and government official. During the French Revolution, he, his two sons and their families fled France and immigrated to the United States. His son Éleuthère Irénée du Pont was the founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company [Wikipedia]. Bound in dark blue pebbled leather with gilt rulings to covers and titling to spines. Some rubbing and light bumping to corners. Illustrations and facsimiles throughout. Ribbon bookmarks. t.e.g. No slipcase. Very good condition. Octavo. Volume I: 179 pages; Volume II: 235 pages including index. AMERBIO/071221. Very Good. More

Salem: Printed at the Salem Gazette Office, 1875. Paperback. Very good in beige paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper. Minor chipping to corners and spine ends and minor foxing through out. Text is bright. 34 pages. American History. AME3/5023. Very Good. More

Westminster: The Newman Press, 1962. Hardcover. 8vo. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED from Herb O'Conor, Jr. to Victoria Banknell. Blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Minor wear to spine ends and light soiling to boards. Illustrated with clean interior. Index, 580 pages. American Biography. BIO/122305. Very Good. More

Baltimore: Privately Printed, 1892. Paperback. 8vo. Good+ in very chipped and brittle detached wrappers. Chip to title page. Text is clean and bright. 79 pages. Baltimore. BALT109251. Good +. More

Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1878. Hardcover. Thin 8vo. Very good in dark brown cloth covered boards with gilt title and illustrations to front board. Minor rubbing and boards and fading to spine. Small spot of soiling to front board. Interior is clean and bright with frontispiece and tissue guard. 51 pages. American History. AMEBIO/031912. Very Good. More

New York: Brentano's, 1911. Hardcover. Presentation copy signed by the author "To J.A. Wassermann with affection from his mothers dearest friend Bessie O'Connor. May 13th 1911." Elizabeth Paschal O'Connor (1850 - 1931) was the wife of Tay Pay O'Connor, Irish politician and journalist. She grew up in Texas and published several books including My Beloved South. Bookplate of Edward Wassermann to front pastedown. Very good in original red cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Fading to spine and chipping to spine edges. Foxing to endpapers and a few light smudges to text but overall clean and bright. Includes 14 illustrations. Index, 352 pages. USBIO/092013. Very Good. More

New York, Washington, Hollywood: Vantage Press, (1961). First Edition. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. SCARCE. 8vo. light blue paper covered boards with gilt title to spine. Slight fading and bumping around edges. Yellowing to pages throughout, though text remains bright. Includes frontispiece illustration of Mother Elizabeth Seton. Blue illustrated price clipped dust jacket with white title to front and spine panels. Spine panel has faded to grey. Minor creasing and chipping to edges of dust jacket as well as minor rubbing to front and rear panels. 223 pages. American Biography. AMERBIO/041715. Very Good / Very Good. More

Carbondale, IL: Illinois State Historical Society, 1977. Hard Cover. Signed. Near Fine in a Near Fine pink marbled dustjacket. Minor fading to spine of dust jacket. Signed by both authors on the front flyleaf. American Biographical History. BIO1/1282. Near Fine / Near Fine. More

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1909. Hardcover. Thin 4to. Very good- in black cloth covered boards with gilt title to front board. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners. Light discoloration to exterior. Lovely floral end pages. Frontispiece with intact tissue guard. Text is clean and bright. 94 pages. American Biographical History. BIO208161. Very Good -. More

Philadelphia: The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, 1914. Hardcover. 4to. First Edition limited to 250 copies, this copy was presented to Dr. Franklin Mall by the Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology. Wistar was a Civil War veteran in charge of a Pennsylvania regiment. Interesting slip to front flyleaf reads: "The recipient of this book is requested to regards its contents, for the present, as confidential." Both volumes are ex-library from Carnegie Institution of Washington. Volume One: title label to spine very chipped with small portions gone, the title is somewhat difficult to read, two library stamps at spine bottom, else very good in green cloth boards. Volume Two: spine title label chipped but legible, two x-lib stickers to spine. Frontispiece to both volumes, 6 other illustrations, and fold-out map. Ex-library stamps to several interior pages otherwise clean. 341 pages in volume I; 191 pages in volume II. American History. AME109261 This set may require an extra shipping fee. very Good. More