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Washington DC: Cornelius Wendell, Printer, 1856. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover. Blindstamped on all sides with large deep embossing and gilt to spine. Exterior shows edge and corner bumps/wear along with scuffing and soiling. Internal binding is good and pages are secure. Paper is toned due to age and foxing is present throughout. The first few pages along with last couple of pages show fingerprints and dampstains. Previous owner's name written lightly in pencil on front end page. Page 65 has a 1" tear on the fore edge. This volume contains three color plates along with maps of Haarlem Lake before and after draining and numerous b&w illustrations.

United States Commissioner of Patents, 1854. Hardcover. Used - Acceptable. Washington: A.O.P. Nicholson, 1854. vii,448 pages. 2 color plates: strawberry plants, corn kernels, few engravings. 9 x 6'', cloth. Animals, bees, fertilizers, land, bread, textile & forage crops, fruit, wine, tobacco, climatology. Cover scuffed, spotted, text tanned, few nicks, G.

United States Commissioner of Patents, 1855. Hardcover. Used - Acceptable. Washington: A.O.P. Nicholson, 1855. xl,520 pages. 8 plates: 2 chromolithographs of cow by Sarony & Co, NY, bull by Wagner & McGuigan, Philadelphia, engravings in text. 9.25 x 6'', cloth. George Campbell, Merino Sheep; Robert Scott, Kentucky Sheep; J.F. Allen, Salem, MA, Grapes & Wine; Kitchen Garden; Live Fences; &c. Stained, cloth frayed & chipped, sewing broken, fair.

Washington: Cornelius Wendell, Printer, 1857. Hardcover. Good. Pre-Civil War Government 1857 publication in blind embossed brown cover boards, light fading to title gilt on spine, 2" split in lower outer edge of spine on the front cover edge, outstanding period inscription on front FEP, has 50 wood cut illustrations preceding Title page which includes 3 chromoliths (Arden Horses, South Down Sheep and Peabody's new Haut Bois Strawberry) animal illustrations and maps, smaller illustrations thru out text, 536 pages, inner hinges intact, foxing and age toning in some inner locations illustrations are clean

Washington DC: Beverly Tucker, Printer, 1855. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover. Blindstamped on all sides with large deep embossing stating SENATE DOCUMENT on front and rear boards. These publications or print for the members of both the house and the senate, with this edition being the rarer of the two as there are less members in the senate than the house of representatives. Exterior is in exceptional shape for its age showing only minimal edge and corner bumps. Interior pages show quite a bit of foxing, some pages severe, and some pages are browned to two different types of paper used. Binding good, no hinge cracks, no torn or loose pages. Both color plates are present (plates 1 and 2). Backside of plate eight shows minor ink spots where it appears a paper was put in between pages before the ink was dry. Boards still have original shine. See photos.

United States Commissioner of Patents, 1855. Hardcover. Used - Acceptable. Washington: A.O.P. Nicholson, 1855. 776 pages & xxxii,332pp. Many small engravings. 9 x 6", black cloth. 'Capt. L. Chamberlain, Domo' on blank. Classified lists. Vol 2 spine cloth torn, loose, edges chipped, foxed, few leaves creased, G.