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Philadelphia, New York, and London : Various, 1793. Five works in all, each bound without original wrappers, in order of binding: The Speech of Albert Gallatin, delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States on the first of March, 1798, upon the Foreign Intercourse Bill, 2nd Edition, with an Appendix [Philadelphia, Printed by Richard Folwell, 1798] 48 p., Sabin 26996. shallow chip and prior owner name in ink top edge of title page, evenly browned, WITH The Political Censor for Nov. 1796, Remarks on Citizen Adet's notes to the Secretary of State [ no place (Philadelphia) no author(Peter Porcupine) no publisher (William Cobbett) 1796] 5 - 78 p., Evans 30226. pages 73-78 with top and bottom fore corner chips, not affecting text, a few widely scattered spots of browning. WITH A New Year's Gift to the Democrats; or Observations on a Pamphlet entitled "A Vindication of Mr. Randolph's Resignation" Second Edition [Philadelphia, Published by Thomas Bradford, Printer, by Peter Porcupine (William Cobbett)] 71 p., shallow chip fore edge of title page, early writing top edge of title page, evenly browned. WITH Persecution, The Case of Charles Pigott; contained in the Defence He Had Prepared, and Which Would Have Been Delivered by Him on His Trial, if the Grand Jury had not thrown out the bill preferred against him [London, Printed for D. I. Eaton, 1793, by Charles Pigott] vi, 52 p. lacking the half-title, slight toning else clean and lovely. WITH A Dissertation Concerning Political Equality, and the Corporation of New-York[New York, Printed by D. Denniston, by James Cheetham, 1800] 50 p.,Shaw & Shoemaker 37171. evenly toned. Overal Very Good, bound in contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, spine label titled "Pamphlets" in gilt on darker brown calf, the binding rubbed and worn at the corners yet solid. Gallatin's Speech last seen at auction 1961, not found in current commerce. The Case of Charles Pigott not found in current commerce, one in dealer's catalogue in 2020, no auction record at RBH. Cheetham's Dissertation on Political Equality last seen at auction 1946, none in current commerce. . Quarter Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Voyage dans la Haute Pensylvanie et dans l’état de New York
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No Binding. Fine. 1 TLS, 1 page, signed "John" to William F. McConnor, United States Senate, Washington, 13 July 1953. The letter reads in part: I want to thank you very much indeed for talking with Jack Kearns for me. I have written directly to him and have told him that if he would take the initial step, insofar as municipal or city jobs are concerned and he is successful in uncovering a vacancy, I shall be happy to write in his interest. There isnt too much one can do when there is so much involved as in this particular case. Pencil and ink annotations across the bottom, light folding marks, o/w Fine
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Printed letter, signed in ink, to the Governor of New York (DeWitt Clinton), dated February 16th, 1826.
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No Binding. Very Good. Printed letter, signed in ink, from H. Johnson, Governor of Louisiana, to the Governor of New York (DeWitt Clinton), dated February 16th, 1826, stating that the state of Louisiana rejects Ohio's plan for the gradual emancipation of slaves. 2 pages, 8 by 10 inches. The letter reads: In compliance with the request of the Legislature of this State, I have the honor to transmit to you a copy of a resolution of the said Legislature, passed at their present session, and to request that you will be pleased to lay the same before the Legislature of the State over which you preside . . . Your Excellencys Obedient servant, H. Johnson. The address leaf carries a New Orleans circular cancel with a 25 ms rate. Together with the resolution: Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana in General Assembly convened, That this legislature does not concur in certain resolutions adopted by the General Assembly of Ohio, at their session in the year one thousand…
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The Annals of Newgate; Or, Malefactors Register. 4 Vols. 1776. Plates
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1776. London: Printed for J. Wenman, 1776. 4 vols.. London: Printed for J. Wenman, 1776. 4 vols. Illustrated Accounts of "The Most Notorious Malefactors" of Eighteenth-Century Britain Villette, John, Primary Author. The Annals of Newgate; Or, Malefactors Register. Containing a Particular and Circumstantial Account of the Lives, Transactions, And Trials of the Most Notorious Malefactors, Who Have Suffered an Ignominious Death for Their Offences, viz. for Parricide, Murder, Treason, Robbery, Burglary, Piracy, Coining, Forgery, And Rapes: From the Commitment of the Celebrated John Sheppard, To the Acquittal of the Equally Celebrated Margaret Caroline Rudd. Including a Period of Fifty Years and Upwards, Both in Town and Country. Calculated To Expose the Desormity of Vice, The Infamy and Punishments Naturally Attending Those who Deviate from the Paths of Virtue; And Intended as a Beacon to Warn the Rising Generation Against the Temptations, The Allurements, And the Dangers of Bad Company. The Former Part…
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Édit du Roy, pour le règlement des Imprimeurs et des Libraires de Paris, registré en Parlement le 21 Août 1686. Avec les autoritez des anciennes ordonnances, statuts, arrests et reglemens.: Bound with: Édit du Roy, pour le règlement des Relieurs et Doreurs de livres. Registré en Parlement le 7 septembre 1686.
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(4), 108, (8) pages with woodcut heraldic vignette on title and woodcut head- and tail-piece; 8 pages.Cont. calf on five raised bands, red gilt morocco label to second compartment, all others richly gilt. Sprinkled edges. 4to (255 x 188 mm). Extremeties rubbed. I. Barbier, II, 30. First edition, published a year after the promulgation, of the royal edict of August 1686. This edict, despite its title, applies to the entire kingdom. "Within a very difficult context as far as the book trade in the provinces was concerned - since the latter was being stifled by the stringent economic policies of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the famous Superintendent of Finances under Louis XIV, which also extended to control of the press and were biased in favour of the major Parisian publishers whose privileges kept on being renewed - the regulations of 1686, structured into sixty-nine articles under various headings, were the last major set of book trade regulations to be promulgated in France in the seventeenth century.…
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DOCUMENTS ACCOMPANYING A BILL MAKING COMPENSATION TO MESSIEURS LEWIS AND CLARKE, AND THEIR COMPANIONS, PRESENTED THE 23RD JANUARY, 1807
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Washington, DC: National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser, Printed by Samuel Harrison Smith, Pennsylvania Avenue, Monday, February 2, 1807, 1807. self paper wrappers. Lewis & Clarke Expedition. folio. self paper wrappers. front page, column 3-5. First public printing, after having been published as a congressional/government document by A. & G. Way. (see, The Literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, A Bibliography and Essays (Lewis & Clark College2003), no. 2c.4 (containing letter from Willis Alston, January 12, 1807; letter from H. Dearborn, January 14, 1807; letter from Meriwether Lewis, January 15, 1807; and foldout chart titled "A Roll Of the men who accompanied captains Lewis and Clarke on their late tour to the Pacific ocean, through the interior of the continent of North America, shewing their rank, with some remarks on their respective merits and services." The Literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition notes, "It is also the first printing of the expedition roster.")) Previous…
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Opinions of Eminent Lawyers: on Various Points of English Jurisprudence: Chiefly Concerning the Colonies, Fisheries, and Commerce of Great Britain / Collected and Digested from the Originals, in the Board of Trade and Other Depositories.
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London: Printed for Reed and Hunter, 1814. First edition. Two octavo volumes (8 1/4 x 5 1/8 inches; 209 x 130 mm). [2], liii, [1, blank], 364; [2], 532 pp. Each volume with title- page. We could find no copies sold on Rare Book Hub or ABPC. Uniformly bound in quarter modern calf over drab paper boards. Black Morocco spine labels, lettered in gilt. Spines ruled in gilt and blind. Edges speckled brown. Calf with some minor scuffing. Internally very clean. Overall a near fine set. This work is a collection of legal opinions to the Crown, by its greatest lawyers on dealing with the colonies, most of which cover opinions on Americans, granting charters, taxes, and trade. Some such opinions covered the classification of blacks as merchandise for trade purposes. "George Chalmers, antiquary and political writer, compiled Opinions of Eminent Lawyers because the commentaries of the law of England did not address legal topics related to 'colonies, fisheries, and commerce.' While researching Annals of the…
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Édit du Roy, pour le règlement des Imprimeurs et des Libraires de Paris, registré en Parlement le 21 Août 1686. Avec les autoritez des anciennes ordonnances, statuts, arrests et reglemens.: Bound with: Édit du Roy, pour le règlement des Relieurs et Doreurs de livres. Registré en Parlement le 7 septembre 1686.
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(4), 108, (8) pages with woodcut heraldic vignette on title and woodcut head- and tail-piece; 8 pages.Cont. calf on five raised bands, red gilt morocco label to second compartment, all others richly gilt. Sprinkled edges. 4to (255 x 188 mm). Extremeties rubbed. I. Barbier, II, 30. First edition, published a year after the promulgation, of the royal edict of August 1686. This edict, despite its title, applies to the entire kingdom. "Within a very difficult context as far as the book trade in the provinces was concerned - since the latter was being stifled by the stringent economic policies of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the famous Superintendent of Finances under Louis XIV, which also extended to control of the press and were biased in favour of the major Parisian publishers whose privileges kept on being renewed - the regulations of 1686, structured into sixty-nine articles under various headings, were the last major set of book trade regulations to be promulgated in France in the seventeenth century.…
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Journal of a Cruise of the United States Schooner Dolphin: Among the Islands of the Pacific Ocean; and a Visit to the Mulgrave Islands in Pursuit of the Mutineers of the Whale Ship Globe. With a map.
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New York: G.& C.& H. Carvill, 1831. First edition. Twelvemo (6 1/4 x 3 7/8 inches; 160 x 100 mm). 258, [2, blank] pp. With frontispiece folding map. Original full pink cloth, with original printed paper spine label. Label is complete. All edges uncut. Previous owner's old ink signature on front free endpaper. Small ink spot on title-page. Small ink spot and small hole on front endpaper. Cloth with some sunning to edges and spine. With foxing throughout, but not more than normal for American books of this period. Still clean, tight and with a complete label which is unusual. Overall very good. "The Dolphin was sent to the Mulgrave Islands to rescue any survivors of the mutiny on board the Nantucket whaler Globe. On the return voyage the ship stopped at Hawaii, the first United States warship to visit those islands. Paulding incorporated a brief account of the Globe mutiny written by William Lay, one of the two survivors." (Howell 52-153). Sabin 59186. Howes P131. Howell 52-153. HBS 68667. $2,500.
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My Dog Does My Homework!
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Christmas Greetings from the Presidents
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Join In: Multiethnic Short Stories by Oustanding Writers for Young Adults
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Meals in Minutes: More than 150 delicious recipes for busy families
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Poems of Love (Signature Select Classics)
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The Shrine of Wisdom Spring Equinox 1928
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Junior Great Books Series 2 Second Semester
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Poems for Nighttime (Signature Select Classics)
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Attempt on Roosevelt Life
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
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DOLLY MADISON: WOMEN OF COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY TIMES
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Grant Wood and Marvin Cone : Artists of an Era
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BOSTON ~ 150 VIEWS: One Hundred and Fifty Glimpses of Boston and Historical Surroundings
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Samuel The Seeker
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Readin' 'Ritin' 'Rithmetic: Northern San Luis Obispo County Area One-Room Schools; Memories, Photos
by Anderson, Carilyn M. And Franklin, Harold A. And Nelson, Bonnie K. And Radford, Milene F. And Dollen
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- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- No Edition Stated
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781929117093 / 1929117094
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- 1
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Magalia, California, United States
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£20.37
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El Paso de Robles Area Pioneer Museum. Very Good. 2004. No Edition Stated. Softcover. 1929117094 . Light edgewear, corners of book have light curl, small indentation to front cover; b/w photos; 172 pages .
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The DOs and DON'Ts of Yesterday: Little Book of Early American Know-How
by Eric Sloane
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Like New
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
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- Hardcover
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Orange, Virginia, United States
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£20.41
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Illustrated with pen/ink images Sloane is known for. (2) books,a yellow and an orange (18x12cm) with gilt title on covers and spines. Paper title on dark red slipcase with signature of author. Slipcase has very minor wear to bottom fore edge.
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