Historical Reports and Publications

Old books and reports detailing the preservation of natural landmarks and geological studies, reflecting literary and scientific progress.

The Harvard book : a series of historical, biographical, and descriptive sketches, 1875 book paper. linen (material). leather. cardboard printing / collotype

Special Report of New York State Survey on the preservation of the Scenery of Niagara Falls. .

Special Report of New York State Survey on the preservation of the Scenery of Niagara Falls, 1879 book Albany (New York) paper. linen (material) collotype

The testimony of the rocks; or, geology in its bearings on the two theologies, natural and revealed, Hugh Miller, 1857 publisher: Edinburghpublisher: London paper. cardboard. linen (material). glassine albumen print / letterpress printing publisher: Edinburghpublisher: London paper. cardboard. linen (material). glassine albumen print / letterpress printing

QUEVEDO y VILLEGAS, Francisco de (1580-1645). Spanish Golden Age writer. Edition of Quevedo's works made in madrid (1841). Private Collection.

Cynthia R. Tuell Denham, Civil War nurse at Lovell General Hospital, U.S.A., Portsmouth Grove / J.A. Williams, Post Office Box 507, Newport, R.I., from Lovell General Hospital, U.S.A., Portsmouth Grove, R.I.. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper. Denholm, Cynthia R. Tuell, approximately 1840- , Nurses, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Women, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Medical aspects, Union.

The celestial country. .

Assistant Surgeon William F. McCormick of Lovell General Hospital in uniform with his son / J.A. Williams, Lovell General Hospital, Portsmouth Grove, R.I., U.S.A.. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper. United States, Army, People, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Military uniforms, Union, 1860-1870, Physicians, 1860-1870, Families, 1860-1870, Boys, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Medical aspects.

The Harvard book : a series of historical, biographical, and descriptive sketches, 1875 book paper. linen (material). leather. cardboard printing / collotype

Description of the marble pralter in memory of the knight J.C.J. Van Speyk, Diederichs brothers, 1832 brochure Printed brochure of 8 pages, folded together. Amsterdam paper printing Amsterdam

The fine old English gentleman : A song of the olden time ,. Graupner and early Boston Musical Scores plus Boston Music Hall Ephemera

Supplement to the Ichnology of New England : a report to the government of Massachusetts, in 1863, 1865 book Boston cardboard. paper. linen (material) printing / albumen print

Invitation to attend speeches at the second centenary of the Athenaeum Illustre in Amsterdam, 1832; Curators of the excellent Schole in Amsterdam, decided (...). Announcement or invitation to attend two speeches by Mr. David Jacob van Lennep and Gysbert Joannes Rooyens respectively on 10 and 12 January 1832 on the occasion of the second centenary (1632-1832) of the Athenaeum Illustre in Amsterdam. Text sheet printed on one side.

Dedication page by Sir James M'Gregor in 'Medical Sketches of the expedition to Egypt, from India'. He dedicates it to Sir Lucas Peyps, Thomas Keate and Francis Knight.

Recent excavations in Rome made in 1868 by the British Archaeological Society assisted by the Roman Exploration Fund, John Henry Parker, 1868 - 1869 book paper. photographic support printing / albumen print

A Sermon Preached by Rev. John Brett Fort ,. Messenger Collection

Harvard Musical Association tenth (last) symphony concert, (ninth season), at the Boston Music Hall, Thursday afternoon, March 19, 1874 , Concerts, Boston Music Hall Boston, Mass., Harvard Musical Association, Zerrahn, Carl, 1826-1909, Paine, John Knowles, 1839-1906. Graupner and early Boston Musical Scores plus Boston Music Hall Ephemera

Harvard Musical Association, seventh symphony concert, (eighth season,) at the Boston Musical Hall, Thursday afternoon, Feb. 27th, 1873 , Concerts, Boston Music Hall Boston, Mass., Harvard Musical Association, Zerrahn, Carl, 1826-1909, Leonhard, Hugo, Barry, Flora Elizabeth, 1836-1926. Graupner and early Boston Musical Scores plus Boston Music Hall Ephemera

The birds of America : From original drawings. Vol. II. c.1 v.2 ,. The Birds of America- From Original Drawings by John James Audubon

Title page, 1809, 1809, London, Publisher, G. Kearsley, Animals, Zoology, Engravings

The birds of America : From original drawings. Vol. III. c.1 v.3 ,. The Birds of America- From Original Drawings by John James Audubon

The birds of America : From original drawings. Vol. II. c.1 v.2 ,. The Birds of America- From Original Drawings by John James Audubon

The people of India : a series of photographic illustrations, with descriptive letterpress, of the races and tribes of Hindustan Volume four, 1869 book London linen (material). cardboard. paper. photographic support albumen print

Stories and songs; Great and good. / Print warehouse for the youth, to use and relaxation. Title page for 56 prints from the series: Print warehouse for the youth, with the theme of stories and songs. Numbered: No. 10. Leaf printed on one side.

First Congregational Church, Unitarian, program & calendar for week beginning July 4, 1915 , Religious services, First Congregational Church and Society Leominster, Mass.. Leominster

The title leaf for a 1777 book published by John Boydell is an engraved print serving as the introductory page, featuring decorative typography and design elements.

PRIVATE DINNER held by MR.GEORGE POGGENBURG at HOTEL HUNGARIA (REST;). Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. 1890. Rare Book Division

Old New York or Reminiscences of the past sixty years, Vol. III, page. text. Title pages. 1880. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

page Swainson, William, 1789-1855. text. Prints, Illustrations, nature prints. 1829 - 1837. General Research Division. Zoology, Animals, Arctic regions, Canada

Harvard Musical Association second symphony concert, (sixteenth season), at the Boston Music Hall, Thursday afternoon, Dec. 2, 1880 , Concerts, Boston Music Hall Boston, Mass., Harvard Musical Association, Zerrahn, Carl, 1826-1909. Graupner and early Boston Musical Scores plus Boston Music Hall Ephemera

A narrative of the treatment experienced by a gentleman, during a state of mental derangement; designed to explain the causes and the nature of insanity, and to expose the injudicious conduct pursued towards many unfortunate sufferers under that calamity.

Views of Java, Anonymous, 1822 - 1845 print Print is part of an album with a series of six lithographs of faces in Java and a title print. paper city-view in general; 'veduta' Java

Print made by William Miller, 1796-1882, British, Front of Wrapper for the Prose of Sir Walter Scott, Part Three, 1834 to 1836. Letterpress.

The Conway in the stereoscope. .

An appreciative life of the Right. Hon. Earl of Beaconsfield, a statesman of Light and Leading, Cornelius Brown, A.W. Cowan, 1881 book publisher: Londonpublisher: Nottingham paper. cardboard. linen (material) printing

Title page of a sermon preached at the dedication of a church erected in Charleston, S.C., issued in 1850

Tales from Shakespear , -page Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834. text. Title pages. 1806. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Book illustration by Anselmus von Hulle depicting delegates with full authority at a peace assembly, produced in 1648.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson and his friends / a series of 25 portraits and frontispiece in photogravure from the negatives of Julia Margaret Cameron and H.H.H. Cameron; reminiscences by Anne Thackeray Ritchie; with intr. by H.H.Hay Cameron, Henry Herschel Hay Cameron, 1893 book London paper. cardboard. linen (material) printing

Eggert Hermann (1844-1920), title page. (From: Kaiser-Wilhelms-Universität, Strasbourg. I. The Physical Institute, Berlin 1884.) (1884-1884): Title. Stitch on paper, 46 x 29.7 cm (including scan edges)

Extract from 'The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography,' Glasgow, 18?? , Abolitionists, United States, 19th century, Antislavery movements, United States, History, 19th century, Abolitionists, United States, History, 19th century, Antislavery movements, United States, May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899

Harvard Musical Association, fifth symphony concert, (tenth season,) at the Boston Musical Hall, Thursday afternoon, Jan. 7, 1875 , Concerts, Boston Music Hall Boston, Mass., Harvard Musical Association, Zerrahn, Carl, 1826-1909, Perabo, Ernst, 1845-1920. Graupner and early Boston Musical Scores plus Boston Music Hall Ephemera

The year-book of photography and photographic news almanac, Piper & Carter, 1882 book London paper. cardboard. linen (material) printing

The pocket guide to California, page text. Title pages. 1849. Rare Book Division. California

A Report on Amputations at the Hip-Joint in Military Surgery. Circular No. 7. War Department. Surgeon General's Office.... William H. Bell, photographer (American, 1830 - 1910) Morgan, photographer (American, active 1860s) 1867 9 total plates (some after photographs).

Title page, vol. I., 1880, New York

COMMEMORATION OF THE PILGRIM'S STATUE UNVEILING held by FOREFATHERS' DINNER at UNION LEAGUE CLUB NY; (CLUB). Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. 1885. Rare Book Division

Program of the Maskerade of the Leiden students, 1850, 1850 Program booklet for the historically costumed parade of the students of the Leidse Hogeschool on 11 June 1850. The parade depicts the entry of Frederik Hendrik in Den Bosch in 1629. Booklet with 20 numbered pages on pink paper. Leiden paper Suffer. the Bosch Program booklet for the historically costumed parade of the students of the Leidse Hogeschool on 11 June 1850. The parade depicts the entry of Frederik Hendrik in Den Bosch in 1629. Booklet with 20 numbered pages on pink paper. Leiden paper Suffer. the Bosch

Notes on the pearl and chank fisheries and marine fauna of the Gulf of Manaar, book, photographs, photographically illustrated books, height 217 mm, width 140 mm, thickness, 11 mm

Full-length portrait of an unidentified civil war soldier / from Ball & Thomas' Photographic Art Gallery, 120 West Fourth Street, near Race, Cincinnati, O.. Full-length portrait of an unidentified civil war soldier / from Ball & Thomas' Photographic Art Gallery, 120 West Fourth Street, near Race, Cincinnati, O.

'Mongst mines and miners : underground scenes by flash-light : a series of photographs, with explanatory letterpress, illustrating methods of working in Cornish mines, 1893 book publisher: Londonpublisher: Cambornepublisher: London linen (material). cardboard. paper. photographic support printing

Richmond park extracts from the record of Parliament and of the corporation of London relating to the transfer to and possession of Richmond park by the city of London A.D. 1649-60 A bye path of history, Thomas James Nelson, 1883 book London paper. linen (material). cardboard

Catalogue of the valuable library of Christopher Beckett Denison, Esq., deceased... comprising works on the fine arts, books of prints, historical and biographical works, voyages and travels, and works in general English literature ; also, a small collection of engravings, 1885, by Christie, Manson & Woods. Gift of Charles Rooking Carter.

George Howard, 1869 book paper. photographic support. linen (material) printing / albumen print

65TH ANNUAL BANQUET held by YALE LITERARY MAGAZINE at "NEW TONTINE HOTEL, (NEW HAVEN, CT)" (HOTEL;). Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. 1901. Rare Book Division

Life and times of the right honourable John Bright, MP, William Robertson (auteur), c. 1884 book London paper. linen (material) printing

The death of Major Frs. Peirson 6th January, 1781 being an account of the battle of Jersey with an appendix of historical documents, Bros. Le Lievre, 1881 book Jersey paper. linen (material)

DINNER held by NEW HAMPSHIRE CLUB at "YOUNG'S HOTEL, BOSTON, MA" (HOTEL). Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. 1880. Rare Book Division

Slavery. An abolitionist book. The title page reads: Immediate, Not Gradual Abolition: or, An Inquiry into the Shortest, Safest and Most Effectual Means of Getting Rid of West Indian Slavery, Boston, published by Isaac Knapp, No. 25 Cornhill, 1838.

Title page of 'British West Africa; Its Rise and Progress,' issued in 1900 by S. Sonnenschein and Co., London

Portrait of Juliette Darcourt (or Harcourt) (1860-1920), (Actress) Portrait of Juliette Darcourt (or Harcourt) (1860-1920), Actress. Business card (verso). Draw on albuminum paper. 1860-1890. Photograph of e. Thi�bault.

Harvard Musical Association, first symphony concert, (tenth season,) at the Boston Musical Hall, Thursday afternoon, Nov. 5, 1874 , Concerts, Boston Music Hall Boston, Mass., Harvard Musical Association, Zerrahn, Carl, 1826-1909, Schiller, Madeline, approximately 1850-1911. Graupner and early Boston Musical Scores plus Boston Music Hall Ephemera

The people of India : a series of photographic illustrations, with descriptive letterpress, of the races and tribes of Hindustan Volume three, 1868 book London linen (material). cardboard. paper. photographic support albumen print

LUNCH OR DINNER held by PULLMAN COMPANY at EN ROUTE FROM NY TO PHILADELPHIA (RR). Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. 1901. Rare Book Division

THE TWENTIETH ANNUAL DINNER held by THE HARVARD ADVOCATE at "PARKER HOUSE, BOSTON,MA" (HOTEL). Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. 1886. Rare Book Division

Titelpagina voor: Richard Earlom, Liber Veritatis. Or a Collection of Two Hundred Prints, after the original designs of Claude le Lorrain (...), 1777, anonymous, 1777 text sheet Behind the title page is part of the catalog for the second part of the series, with the numbers 101 to 178. London paper letterpress printing

On the image of O.D. Gordon.

Report to the Aqueduct commissionners, diverse vervaardigers, 1887 book linen (material). cardboard. paper printing / collotype

Title page with calligraphy and border of figures with skulls and crossbones, hourglasses and wings. Copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah rom The British Dance of Death, Hodgson, London, 1823.

Scotland: Her songs and scenery, diverse manufacturers, 1868 book London paper. cardboard. photographic support. linen (material) printing / albumen print

Photo reproduction of a portrait of Johann Friedrich Böhmer by Amèlie de Barruleier; FRI. Böhmer. .

Harvard Musical Association seventh symphony concert, (tenth season), at the Boston Music Hall, Friday afternoon, Feb. 5, 1875 , Concerts, Boston Music Hall Boston, Mass., Harvard Musical Association, Zerrahn, Carl, 1826-1909, Paine, John Knowles, 1839-1906, Lang, B. J. Benjamin Johnson, 1837-1909. Graupner and early Boston Musical Scores plus Boston Music Hall Ephemera

1899/11/09 held by MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS' ASSOCIATION OF THE UBITED STATES at THE WALDORF-ASTORIA (HOTEL;). Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. 1899. Rare Book Division

page. Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871. text. Title pages. 1845. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Evolution

E. Pluribus Unum Alexander Anderson (American, 1775-1870). E. Pluribus Unum. Wood-engraving on paper, Sheet: 21 5/16 x 15 5/8 in. (54.1 x 39.7 cm). American Art

Diptych showing Roman decadence compared to American: Roman in reclining with lyre, drinking wine served by young woman; American is drunk from whiskey, with feet on table - copy neg. includes title page | Library of Congress

Constantinople and the scenery of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor illustrated, Part 2. Books, Illustrations. 1838 - 1840. George Arents Collection. Seven churches, Istanbul (Turkey) , In art, Istanbul (Turkey) , Description and travel, Turkey , Description and travel, Turkey , In art, Seven churches in art

Harvard Musical Association fourth symphony concert, (eleventh season), at the Boston Music Hall, Monday afternoon, Dec. 27, 1875 , Concerts, Boston Music Hall Boston, Mass., Harvard Musical Association, Zerrahn, Carl, 1826-1909, Leonhard, Hugo. Graupner and early Boston Musical Scores plus Boston Music Hall Ephemera

Folder with two poems on Agatha Blanket and Elizabeth Wolff.A Four-Line Predicted-to-Dutch on the Peting of Agatha Blanket (Left) and Elizabeth Wolff (right).

The expression of the emotions in man and animals, ex libris - handwritten, book, photographs, photographically illustrated books, SFJ Ex Libirs, inside front cover - pasted, MAY 1981, height 194 mm, width 139 mm, thickness, 35 mm

Title page of 'A Journey to the Moon', an early 19th century pamphlet on space travel. Dated 19th century

Title page, from "The Vicar of Wakefield" 1817 Thomas Rowlandson The Vicar of Wakefield was written by Oliver Goldsmith between 1761-62, published in 1766, and later illustrated with twenty-four designs by Thomas Rowlandson in 1817.. Title page, from "The Vicar of Wakefield". "The Vicar of Wakefield". Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1817. Letterpress. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints

They pray for us at home, Walters, Frank (composer), Rossiter, Ednor (lyricist), Lee & Walker, Philadelphia, 1863., United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Songs and music, Songs with piano, Choruses (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with piano, Sheet music, Catalogs, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Religious aspects, Songs and music, Cedar Mountain, Battle of, Va., 1862, Songs and music, Popular Songs of the Day, Songs and Music, War and Conflict, Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Music associated with the Union side, sheet music

John Young Jr. Captain 109th Pa. / From C. H. Spieler's Photograph Rooms, No. 720 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.. Title from item, Surrogate available as color laser copy in P&P Reading Room. Young, John, Jr, 1825-1877, United States, Army, Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 109th (1861-1865), People, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Military uniforms, Union, 1860-1870, Daggers & swords, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

Print made by Thomas Goff Lupton, 1791-1873, British, One of Wrapper and Frontispiece for "Ports of England", 1826 to 1828. Letterpress.

Waldorf-Astoria. 1939. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. text. Menus. Rare Book Division

Titlepage of The Germ-Plasm: A Theory of Heredity by August Weismann, London, Walter Scott, 1893

Title page of Principle of Population written by Thomas Robert Malthus. Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) an English cleric and scholar, influential in the fields of political economy and demography. Dated 19th century

The people of India : A series of photographic illustrations, with descriptive letterpress ... page, V. 1. Photographs. 1868 - 1875. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. India, Indigenous peoples , India, Manners & customs , India

NINETEENTH ANNIVERSARY DINNER held by THE NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND at "WILLIS'S ROOMS; ALMANAK'S; LONDON, ENGLAND " (RESTAURANT). Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. 1882. Rare Book Division

Atlas of Volume Two city of Newark, New Jersey. This volume embraces the section of the city South of Railroad place. Market Street and South Orange Avenue. Compiled from actual surveys, official records and private plans. By J.M. Lathrop and L.J.G. Ogden, civil engineers. Assisted by E. Robinson and G.M. Monroe. Under the direct management and supervision of A.H.Mueller, Publisher. 530 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA. 1912. Cartographic. Atlases, Maps. 1911-12. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Newark (N.J.)

'Painles removal of a breast in the mesmeric state'.

Waldorf-Astoria. 1939. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. text. Menus. Rare Book Division

Title Page of Thomas Paine's, 1794 book, 'An Examination of the Age of Reason, or, An investigation of True and Fabulous Theology'. The book challenged institutionalized religion and the legitimacy of the Bible. The extremely controversial book cost Paine much good will on both sides of the Atlantic. Paine returned to the US in 1802, where he died on June 8, 1809, still ostracized for this book (BSLOC_2019_4_130)

Title page of Samuel Plimsoll's 'Our Seaman'. Samuel Plimsoll (1824-1898) an English politician and social reformer. Dated 19th century

The blind girl. A ballad. ,

An act to carry into effect an additional article to a treaty with Sweden relative to the slave trade, issued on July 27, 1838. Printed in London by George Edward Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen's most Excellent Majesty. The document addresses various themes including slavery, the slave trade, antislavery movements, legal status, and foreign relations between Great Britain and Sweden in the 19th century. The dimensions of the document are 20x32 cm

Programme of the festive celebrations of the hundredth birthday of Adam Mickiewicz by effort of the anniversary committee of Lviv with a portrait of the poet in oval according to a steel engraving by Antonio Schiassi (1807-1877). Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich (Lwów), printing house

Hotel Astor. 1930. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. text. Menus. Rare Book Division

The poetical works of John Milton with memoir, explanatory notes etc. .

Collection - William Notman & Son Photographic Studio

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