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Signed1898 The Burtons: A Family RecordBrooklyn, N.Y.: 1898A charming family record of the Burton family, charting their English origins in the seventeenth century and their American ancestors, privately compiled by Alonzo J. Burton, a Brooklyn based descendant.
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1882 Meeting of the Montague Family at Hadley, Mass., Aug. 2, 1882Boston: 1882The very scarce first edition of this genealogical work, with a wonderful association, being presented to John Montagu, the Earl of Sandwich, a relative of those discussed in this work.
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Signed1922 Under Hawaiian SkiesHonolulu: 1922The first edition of this vivid, illustrated history of the Hawaiian islands, a signed presentation copy by the author.
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1950 The Cherokee StoryAsheville: 1950An uncommon work by John Parris which celebrates the Cherokee people and their history through a collection of stories, with full-page illustrations throughout the text.
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Signed2006 American Women in Gilded Age LondonGainesville: 2006An interesting historical account of female American literary expatriates in London, the author's presentation copy. A bright first edition, first impression.
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Signed1861 The Life and Career of Major John AndreBoston: 1861A very scarce biography of the head of the British Army's Secret Service in America during the War of Independence, with a signed letter from the author.
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Signed1895 Essai de Bibliographie CanadienneQuebec: 1895A signed copy of this bibliography noting the works held by the book collector Phileas Gagnon.