EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE, ORIGINAL 1877 EDITION OF "HISTORY OF THE MINNESOTA STATE RAILROAD BONDS." This important 19th century work was printed by the Pioneer Press Co., St. Paul, MN. Rare text contains th

 

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This is an antique letter written from a house boat on the Yangtze River, outside of Chongqing China in 1891. The top of the letter reads : "J. H. McCartney, M.D. Chung King, China, Sept. 1891." The l

 

Acquired from a Palm Beach estate earlier today.

 

90 Page Handwritten 1806 Census Surry New Hampshire This is a great 90 page handwritten census taken in the town of Surry, New Hampshire in the summer of 1806. It has great information throughout and

 

 

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An original souvenir of the Boer War, sent to a friend in Canada by a British soldier serving on the staff of General Roberts in South Africa. This passport was issued February 3, 1900 to Guido van de

 

Offering this very old fold open collection of Chinese lady prints. The old red chop marks can be seen in the photos. The lettering is all hand written and is an earlier type of Chinese that my Chines

 

BID TIME RETURN by Richard Matheson. Viking Press, 1975. ISBN 0-870-16232-9. Handwritten gift inscription inside front cover (that is, from owner's friend, NOT by Mr. Matheson). Red marking pen dash a