Washington: Peter Force, Printer, 1841-2. 62, [6] pp, plus full-page diagram and folding diagram of Congressional chamber. Disbound, light foxing, Good+. This scarce Directory lists the "places of abode in Washington, of the members of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: together with their post offices, counties and..... More

Philadelphia: Printed by David C. Claypoole, Printer to the Hon. the Congress of the United States of America, [1779]. 24pp. Disbound, uniform light toning, Very Good. 1779 was the only year in which Congress's Journals were published on a weekly or monthly basis, rather than annually. Forty-one were published that..... More

Philadelphia: Printed by David C. Claypoole, Printer to the Honorable the Congress of the United States of America, [1779]. 56pp, stitched, untrimmed and generously margined, uncut. Mild foxing. Very Good plus. During the first three months of 1779, and for each month of 1780, Congress's Journals were published monthly. Each..... More

[Philadelphia]: Printed by John Dunlap, [1786]. 257, [1 blank] pp. In later calf, with gilt-lettered morocco spine title. Light toning and foxing, small hole in blank portion of title leaf, short closed tear to blank portion of title leaf [expertly repaired], lacking the Index at the end, else Very Good..... More

[Philadelphia: 1797]. Broadsheet, [2] pp. Inlaid into a slightly larger sheet, with light toning and old horizontal folds [some effect on text, but still legible] and two clean fold splits. Professional restoration on folds, archival tape repairs of splits on verso. About Good+. This is a rare imprint of the..... More

Philadelphia: John Fenno, 1791. 203pp. Folio. Modern leatherette, minor toning and light scattered foxing, Very Good. This was an eventful Session of the first Senate. In late December 1790, the Journal records the receipt from Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury, of a report "containing a plan for a national..... More

Philadelphia: Printed by John Fenno, Printer to the Senate of the United States, 1796 [ie., 1797]. 175, [1 blank], iv, 18 pp. Bound in contemporary half sheep [chipped] and blue paper-covered boards [rear board nearly detached]. Text lightly tanned, Very Good. This document prints President Washington's Message, "for the last..... More

Philadelphia; Philadelphia: John Fenno, 1793 [i.e., 1794]; 1794 [i.e., 1795]. Folio. 205, [1 blank]; 114, [12] pp. Each Journal is a separate imprint with separate title page, each complete with Index, bound together in contemporary calf, with raised spine bands and gilt-lettered red morocco spine label. Light occasional toning, Very..... More

Philadelphia: John Fenno, 1794 [i.e., 1795]. Folio. 114, [12] pp. Original marbled boards, rebacked and recornered. New endpapers. Scattered mild foxing. Very Good. The challenge of this Session was the Whisky Rebellion. President Washington's Message opening the Session recounts the attacks upon federal officers, including the kidnapping of a federal..... More