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Washington, 1831. Covers the session from December 1830 through April 1831. Andrew Jackson was President. Includes Indian treaties and numerous acts regarding the budget, the military, road-building, etc. Original blue-gray paper wraps (softcover) with paper spine over stitched binding as issued. Pages uncut, and, for the most part, unopened. Condition is worn, with quite a bit of foxing and curling of page edges. Complete and quite readable. Good copy of a historically significant document.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo (9" x 5.75" or 23 cm x 14.5 cm).

Washington, D. C.: Wm. A. Douglas, 1830. Book. Very Good. Paperback. The book has been bound in tan cloth with a leather spine label..

Washington, 1826. Original blue-gray paper wraps (softcover) with paper spine over stitched binding as issued. Pages uncut, and, for the most part, unopened. Condition is quite worn, with much browning, foxing and curling of page edges. Signature at head of front cover. Complete and quite readable. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo (9" x 5.75" or 23 cm x 14.5 cm).

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Washington: Printed by Blair and Rives, 1836. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Wraps. 256 pages, 114 pages appendix and index. Blue, printed stitched wraps with tan paper spine. Pages are trimmed. Light toning and scattered foxing to text. Front cover partially split upper joint. Old ink inscription top of front wrap - "Town Clerk of Kensignton." Small ink stain upper edge rear wrap extending into the last few pages. Acts passed during the Andrew Jackson administration include international and Native American treaties, appropriations, land acts, etc.

Washington: Francis Preston Blair, 1832. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Wraps. 240 pages, 80 page appendix, 33 page index. Blue, printed stitched wraps with tan paper spine. Pages are uncut and untrimmed. Edges curled. Old ink inscription top of the front cover. Light toning and scattered foxing to the text. An extra first 8 duplicate pages of the appendix bound in between the acts and appendix. Acts passed during the Andrew Jackson administration include several Native American treaties, appropriations, land acts, etc.

Washington: William A. Davis, Printer, 1831. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Wraps. 187 pages. Light blue stitched, printed wraps. Paper spine. Pages are uncut, untrimmed and curled at edges. Light to moderate scattered foxing and toning to text. Acts passed during Andrew Jackson's administration include international and Indian treaties.

Washington: Wm. A. Davis, 1830. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. Wraps. 156 pages, 50 pages appendix consisting of treaties with Brazil, Prussia, Denmark and Native Americans, pages 51-69 index. Blue, printed stitched wraps with tan paper spine. Pages are uncut and untrimmed and edges curled. Light toning and scattered foxing to the text. Acts passed during the Andrew Jackson administration include several appropriation laws.

Washington, 1838-1839. 3 items bound as 1; First Session 11, [1], 29 (appendix) pp, Second Session 201, [1], 85 (appendix) pp, Third Session 141, [1], 77 (appendix) pp, library markings, old quarter leather binding very worn with sides detached, portions of text age toned but not fragile,. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

[Washington]: United States Congress, 1816. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Wraps. [1], vi table of contents, 3-198 pages. Blue wraps with tan paper spine. Old ink name on the rear wrap. Some untrimmed unopened pages. Light edge wear to the covers. Light scattered foxing and toning to the text. Acts passed during the Madison administration includes "An act to authorize the president of the United States, to lease for the term therein mentioned, the new building on Capitol Hill, with the appurtenances for the better accommodation of Congress." Also several acts written for individuals, territories, and Native Americans.

Washington: Printed by Peter Force, 1828. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Wraps. 229 pages. Blue, printed stitched wraps with tan paper spine. Pages are uncut and untrimmed. Edges curled. Light toning and scattered foxing to the text. Stitched wraps are starting to separate between pages 104 and 105. Dried brown ink stains bottom edges first 10 pages. Old ink name of "Kensignton" written top of the front wrap. Acts passed during John Quincy Adams administration include international treaties; Revolutionary War officer and soldier claims; treaties with the Creeks, Miami and Cherokee Indian tribes; national road; orphan asylums; roads; territories; etc. These acts also include "An act for the Relief of the legal representatives of Meriwether Lewis.

United States Congress, 1809-12-31. Hardcover. Good. 24, ii, [31]-241, iv pp. Both parts bound in one. Rebound in modern green cloth. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Lacking title page, half title present. Scattering foxing. <br>Contains an Act laying out a road from Cumberland MD to Ohio (Old National Pike). Contains a number of Indian treaties; notably with the Kickapoo, Wea, Miami, Eel, Delaware, Putawatimie, and Osage tribes. Foreign affairs concerns US relations with the Barbary pirates, the embargo against France and the UK and the coming conflict with Great Britain. Also a proposed Constitutional Amendment: Titles of Nobility Amendment: Proposed to strip United States citizenship from any citizen who accepted a title of nobility from a foreign country. Early American imprints., Second series ; no. 18808.

Pamphlet 8vo, publishers printed wrappers, 151pp. Uncut and unopened, spine worn, foxed and toned, a bit tattered along one edge, and some folding at the edges. Important early journal of the workings of 17th Congress of the United States. Includes the particulars of the “Missouri Compromise”, which admitted Missouri as a slave state (pages 114-116). Also recorded are several acts relating to Florida, including Andrew Jackson’s proclamation taking possession of the territory, and the act setting up a territorial government and dividing the territory into East and West Florida. There are a variety of last dramatic items included in this journal, such as, reimbursement for a home burned down while it was occupied by U.S. soldiers, funding for lighthouses, and bounties for bring in prisoners. Additionally, there is some information on the workings of early Indian treaties. The Ottawa Nation was promised $1,000 a year for land ceded to the United States, and additional funds were to be provided for… Read More

Philadelphia: Printed by William Ross, 1797. Leather. Leather. Very Good -. 1st edition. A Very Good - copy. 8vo., 240, vii, [4], 244-561, [1 blank], 26 (Constitution and Amendments thereto), iv (Table of Contents), [48- Index] pp. Bound in period full calf, with gilt title on red morocco label on the spine. Moderate shelf wear, with a pull at the spine's crown, several pulls of leather on the boards, and a series of small holes along the rear joint, showing the board beneath. Scarce in the period binding. This is Ross's printing (other printers also published this at the time) of the Acts of all three Sessions of the Fifth Congress, including the notorious Alien & Sedition Acts and establishment of the Marine Corps, plus a treaty with the Cherokees. Evans 32951, 34688, 36479. Sabin 15501-15503.

Philadelphia: Robert Folwell, 1794. Leather. Acceptable. Full calf leather. 500+ pages. Includes 4 bound volumes, 1794-1796: Acts Passed at the First Session of the Third Congress of the United States of America (1794), Acts Passed at the Second Session of the Third Congress...(1794), Acts Passed at the First Session of the Fourth Congress...(1795), Acts Passed at the Second Session of the Fourth Congress...(1796), and a lengthy Index to the Laws. While binding is tight, leather boards are rubbed, scuffed and bent; the back board is loose, but secure; hinge is cracked. Text block is soiled. The first few pages, up to and presumably including the Primary title page are missing. The lower 1/4 of the first title page is missing. All other pages are present and easily readable, albeit with rubbing and chipping to edges and corners, soiling and foxing to pages and text block, appropriate for its age and apparent use. A remarkable piece of history. Pictures available upon request.

Richmond: Meriwether Jones, 1801. 106, [2]; 66pp. Bound to style in half calf and marbled boards, leather label. A few scattered ink and pencil manuscript notations. Minor soiling to titlepages, light foxing and toning. Rare Richmond imprint. Two Richmond printings of the collected acts passed by the first and second sessions of the Sixth United States Congress. The laws enacted by the second session of this Congress include the famous Judiciary Act of 1801, which led to President John Adams' "Midnight Appointments" of numerous judges just prior to the inauguration of Thomas Jefferson. The second session was also the first meeting of Congress to be held in Washington, D.C. OCLC notes that copies of the statutes of the first session are owned by just five institutions, while copies of the second session laws belong to only three. The 1801 imprint is not noted by Shaw & Shoemaker. ESTC W14745; Evans 38703; OCLC 19810519, 19810522.