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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1847. Unbound. Very good. This four-page folded letter contains a two-page printed circular with a blue Sons of Temperance seal and a one-page manuscript letter. The circular is signed in print by Philip L. White and Fred. A. Fickhardt and datelined "Philadelphia, November 16, 1847", The letter is datelined "Phila. Dec 7/47" and signed by White. It bears a blue "10 Cts" Philadelphia postmark also dated December 7th and was sent to the Reverend J. P. Weston, leader of Maine's temperance movement, in Gardiner. The Sons of Temperance, a semi-secret organization dedicated to "free the intemperate from the Slavery of King Alcohol," was divided into Subordinate, Grand, and National Divisions. It was established in 1847 on the bones of a prior temperance group, the Washington Temperance Society which had fractured into ungovernable pieces over prohibition, religion, politics, and abolition. To become a Son, members had to pledge not to manufacture, sell, or drink any… Read More

Venice, Italy: Bernardo Bindoni, 1535. Disbound. Very good. Giacomo Filippo Foresti first published his Supplement at Venice in 1483. It was a popular universal chronicle of its time and reprinted several times. It mixes mythological, historical, and Christian figures and treating all on an equal footing. It contains chapters on the Sibyls, the Trojan War and other similar topics. It is noteworthy for its illustrations of many cities of the world. This leaf (8" x 11½") is from the 1535 edition printed in Vence by Bernardino Bindoni and features a woodcut depicting "Alessandria (Alexandria) Citta grandissima in Egytto (Egypt)" .

New York: Firth, Pond & Co, 1853. First Printing. Sheet Music. Very Good. First printing of Stephen Foster's classic minstrel song, "Old Dog Tray." Meets all points listed on pp 39-40 of Whittlesey and Sonneck including the ornamental border and song No. 18 listed below Foster's name. 6 pages including the cover. Untrimmed, but once bound so the left edge is a little rough. Clean with some very light marginal smudges on page 3. Written by Foster while under contract with Christy's Minstrel's and during the period he composed his most popular songs ("The Old Folks at Home," "Camptown Races," "Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair," and "My Old Kentucky Home").

Western Trade Token Collection with Additional Exonumia.Collection of forty-eight western tokens plus other exonumia composed mostly of merchant "good for" tokens, several Pony Express commemorative 'so-called-dollars', a tool-check, and a 'dog house' license. These were issued at various locales, mostly in Nevada with a couple from California. The tokens were identified by Palazzo, John Schilling, or Holabird Auctions. Palazzo's old and badly worn cardboard mounts have been replaced with new Lighthouse coin 'flips' and the original information has been transferred. Mixed condition; some near mint and others well-worn (as is common with many tokens). One of the images at the link displays a list of all the tokens which will also be provided in hard copy.Trade tokens were a form of unofficial 'minor coinage' made from base metals such as brass, copper, nickel, or aluminum and usually cast as circular disks, but occasionally as octagons, triangles, or in scalloped shapes. They seldom, if ever, had… Read More