Rare Balloon Ride ticket from Boston circa 1860. Professor Samuel Archer King conducted many balloon ascentions during the late 1850's through the 1870's The ticket is signed on the verso by King. This is an extremely rare early aviation item.

Rare manuscript in the hand of Eliphat Dyer Congressman from Massachusetts dated September, 1778. Dyer is writing to Major General John Hancock concerning a tract of land left to Hancock by his Uncle Thomas. Docketed on verso in Hancock's hand.

Very Rare .54 caliber Swivel Breech Flintlock Rifle

RARE WAX SEAL STAMP THAT BELONGED TO THE (GILBERT DU MOTIER) MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE. THE SEAL IS ATTACHED TO AN 18TH CENTURY WATCH KEY WHICH IS DAMAGED AND A SILVER CHAIN. CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION.

A JOURNAL OF THE HONORABLE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY IN NEW ENGLAND BEGUN AND HELD AT BOSTON 1777. PRINTED BY THOMAS AND JOHN FLEET, BOSTON 1777, FOLIO, CAPTION TITLE (AS ISSUED) PP 69-120 (AS ISSUED). APPLAUDS GENERAL...

EDWARD WINDSOR KEMBLE, AMERICAN 1861-1933. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN ILLUSTRATION FROM KEMBLE'S COMIC STRIP WHICH WAS TITLED MAMMY'S LiL LAMB. KEMBLE WAS BEST KNOW FOR HIS ILLUSTRATIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS AND MARK TWAIN'S HUCKLEBERRY FINN. THE DRAWING MEASURES...

EDWARD WINDSOR KEMBLE, AMERICAN 1861-1933. WONDERFUL DRAWING BY KEMBLE. MEASURES 10" X 11 1/4". TITLED "THE WOODS WILL BE FULL OF THEM IN 1920 STILL HUNTING THE BLIND PIG AND THE BLIND TIGERS." KEMBLE WAS BEST KNOW FOR HIS ILLUSTRATIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS...

DE WITTS HANDBOOK 1874 THE BASE BALL GUIDE. AN EARLY 100 PAGE GUIDE TO THE GAME OF BASE BALL CONTAINS THE NEW RULES OF THE GAME, REVISED AT THE PROFESSIONAL CONVENTION OF 1874. PROFESSIONAL CLUB RECORDS, THE BEST BATTING AND PITCHING AVERAGES. WRITTEN BY...