Fine Books & Manuscripts

[EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINTS] Five Early American Imprints and Titles. Including: STONER, David. Memoirs of the Rev. David Stoner: containing copious extracts from his diary and epistolary correspondence. New York: J. Emory and B. Waugh, 1832. 16mo. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Contemporary tree calf, morocco spine label gilt. Spine ends chipped, hinges starting or splitting. –– [DRYSDALE, Isabel]. Christian Martyrs; or, Familiar Conversations… Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union, 1828. 16mo. Period crimson straight grain morocco gilt. Frontispiece, several woodcut vignettes. Rubbed joints, pale foxing throughout. –– The Lu Lu Alphabet. New York: Samuel Raynor, 1852. Square 16mo. Period embossed red cloth. Hand colored illustrations. Boards soiled or darkened, gift inscription to ffep, contents stained, several blank leaves with pasted clippings. –– The Constitution of the State of Massachusetts, and that of the United States; the Declaration of Independence, with President Washington’s Farewell Address. Brookfield: Printed by E. Merriam for Isaiah Thomas, 1807. Early leather backed boards (paper over wood with several losses). –– CARDEN, Allen D. The Missouri Harmony… Cincinnati: Morgan and Sanxay, 1836. “Stereotype edition”. Original calf backed brown paper boards lettered in black. Both covers sewn repaired, large void to title, corners rounded, contents browned. RARE.