Specs Fine Books

1792 american methodist. devout exercises of the heart. one of the earliest american methodist imprints.

1788 john wesley. charming pocket edition of wesley's first published book - rare methodism.

1790/1810 american methodist. against vulgar and frivolous cavils against the methodists. rare.

1845 john winebrenner. rare autograph letter by founder of the church of god general conference.

1791 alexander anderson woodcuts. youth's divine pastime. the only complete example extant.

1847 & 1848 mother's magazine. significant magazine of the "new motherhood" and idealized femininity

1841 & 1842 mother's magazine. significant magazine of the "new motherhood" and idealized femininity

1835 early atheism in america. published in the heat of the boston blaspheny trials of abner kneeland

1855 unpublished mss. root hog or die - the american revolution and westward expansion.

1779 no taxation for militarization. exceptionally rare 20pp mss speech against taxes for the revolution on moral grounds.

1777 pacifism & american revolution. american revolution & the quaker crisis of pacifist conscience.

1771 poor relief. how early americans responded to poverty caused british taxation and war.

1838 a. e. grimke. foundational text on women's place in society & the abolition of slavery.

1941 philip pieck. rare new york modernist painting - soccer at madison square garden.

1812 adoniram judson &c. sammelband of five important early american missionary publications.

1856 president andrew johnson. slavery a constitutional right and "the" defining issue of 1856 presidential election.

1925 oahu, hawaii. early modernist surfing painting by emil kosa jr. important hawaii - california painting.

1850 new york. nearly 100 senate reports on slavery, shakers, sing sing prison reform, &c.

1940-1970's kwan hai-lung. substantial archive of unpublished mss by father of sociology in taiwan.

1842 john quincy adams. a 75 year old former president with nothing to lose blasts texas and slavery.