New York: March 2, 1847. Autograph letter, signed, [2]pp., on blue paper. Original mailing folds, very light toning along fold lines. An important manuscript letter by professor and abolitionist George Whipple regarding the activities of escaped slave and educator William P. Newman. Whipple wrote the present letter just after he.....
[Hamilton, Ontario: ca. 1902]. [4]pp., on a single folded folio sheet. Illustrated. Minor wear, old fold, a few short closed tears, one longer closed horizontal tear at spine fold, even toning. With two small ink stamps on front cover advertising a 1904 performance. A very rare and visually appealing promotional.....
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[N.p., most likely Toronto]: 1970. 48pp. Original orange wrappers printed in black, stapled. Minor rubbing. An intriguing and scarce business directory aimed at the African-Canadian and Afro-Caribbean community in Canada, mainly in and around Toronto. The directory was issued by the East-West Business Agency whose president, Iyamah Joseph edited the.....
[Numerous locations, including New Mexico, Arizona, California, but mostly British Columbia: ca. 1910]. Forty-six leaves, illustrated with 232 photographs, between 3.25 x 5.5 inches including forty small panoramic images measuring around 3.5 x 12 inches, some manuscript annotations, some images captioned in the negative. Oblong folio. Contemporary pebbled leather, stamped.....