New York: Printed for the Author, 1849. 12mo, original plain blue paper covers, stitched. 22, (2) pages. Folded; some spotting. Very good or so. A rare printing of a series of nine letters first published between March and July 1848 in several New York newspapers. Williams, writing under the penname..... More

London: Printed by Order of the Society and Sold by the Housekeeper at the Society’s House in the Adelphi, 1819. 8vo [20.5 by 13.5 cm], contemporary marbled boards rebacked in later dark blue calf; spine with four raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt. 80 pages, as follows: (4), 1–59..... More

Boston and Washington: Heath, 1878. Twelfth edition, third printing. Newman 12-P-3. 16mo, original blindstamped maroon cloth; front cover decoratively lettered in gilt. Engraved title preceding printed title; 47, (1) pages, including prefatory chapter by Casilear; 10 engraved plates depicting the right-hand sides of United States Notes and National Currency respectively..... More

Boston and Washington: Heath, 1870. Third edition, second printing. Newman 3-P-2 (variant). 16mo, original blindstamped russet cloth; front cover decoratively lettered in gilt. 40, (2) pages; unnumbered folding plate showing both sides of a counterfeit $100 First National Bank of Boston note in green and black; unnumbered folding plate showing..... More

Boston and Washington: Heath, 1870. Third edition, first printing. Newman 3-P-1. 16mo, original blindstamped russet cloth; front cover decoratively lettered in gilt. 44 pages; text illustrations of four Heath microscopes; 2 unnumbered fractional currency plates; 13 engraved plates mostly depicting bank note design elements, numbered 2-9, 11–14 and 17, plate..... More

Boston: Heath, 1864. First edition, tenth printing. Newman 1-P-10. 16mo, original blindstamped dark brown cloth; front cover lettered in gilt. 32 pages; 10 finely engraved plates including 8 plates of bank note design elements, with original tissue guards, interspersed in the text, with plate 6 serving as a frontispiece, plate..... More

Boston: Heath, 1864. First edition, first printing, second issue. Newman 1-P-1.5. 16mo, original blindstamped dark brown cloth; front cover lettered in gilt. 26, (2) pages; 8 engraved plates of bank note design elements, with original tissue guards, interspersed in the text, Plate 6 serving as a frontispiece, Plate 4 printed..... More

8vo, original blue cloth, gilt. xxv, (3), 395, (1) pages; illustrated. Fine. Number 15 of 100, as noted on bookplate on pastedown. More