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Philadelphia: George W. Taylor, 1854. Large 8vo, untrimmed and partly uncut. pp [96]-104, [2]. Self-wrappers. Very Good. No. 12, for December This issue features a plan for growing large quantities of cotton with Free Labor, to compete with slave plantations; and a eulogy to the British anti-slavery reformer William Forster..... More
Boston: Printed and Sold by John W. Folsom, 1798. 35, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, untrimmed, light rubberstamp, light foxing and mild wear. One small margin hole just touches a couple of letters, but does not obscure them. Good+. Austin, to whom DAB attributes authorship, graduated from Harvard in 1798. Among..... More
Boston: Printed by Order of the Honourable House of Representatives, 1749. [4], 28 pp, with the half title. Disbound, else Very Good. With the slightly clipped signature "George Leonard." "The Happiness of a People has so great a Dependance upon God... God has given us Laws, for our own Sake..... More
Utrecht: 1778. Contemporary boards, rebacked in morocco, with morocco spine label. [4], 247, [1 errata] pp, with the half title. Text clean and Very Good. Stevens explains, "The point labored at was to show that Great Britain was fully justified by the precedents of antiquity in her attempt to tax..... More
City of Washington: Printed by Blair and Rives, 1835. 30, [2 blanks] pp. Disbound, scattered and generally light foxing. Good+. Barry, a Kentuckian who opposed Henry Clay, became a Jacksonian Democrat. The Postmaster Generalship was his reward. "He was charged with favoritism in making contracts for carrying the mails, with..... More
Washington: Francis Preston Blair, 1834. 24pp, disbound. Scattered foxing. Good+ to Very Good. Barry was a Kentuckian who opposed Henry Clay and became a Jacksonian Democrat; the Postmaster Generalship was his reward. "He was charged with favoritism in making contracts for carrying the mails, with increasing payments to contractors far..... More
Rochester, Boston, MA: 1822-1834. A collection of six letters ranging in size from 8-1/2" x 11" to 8-1/2" x 12-3/4", five complete and one partial letter. All in ink manuscript on unlined paper. Old folds, light toning, occasional light foxing, two on untrimmed paper. Most are addressed on final blank..... More
Boston: 1790. 24pp, with the half title. Light spotting, disbound, Good+. Bentley was Pastor of the Second Congregational Church in Salem. On "the original dignity of natural religion," "the most excellent religion," and the necessity of adhering to natural law. Bentley was, as DAB notes, a Jeffersonian surrounded by Federalists..... More
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Philadelphia: T.K. and P. G. Collins, Printers, 1854. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 24 clean pages. Very Good. The "Colored Department" of the House of Refuge had opened its doors in December 1849. The House of Refuge's Board of Managers thanks Governor Bigler for his remarks "delivered at the new building..... More
[Harrisburg: 1854]. Octavo sheet, folded to four pages, each page filled with Bigler's writing. "(Private)" written at the upper margin of the first page. Very Good with light foxing. Democratic Governor Bigler aligned himself with his southern colleagues on issues of Slavery, Kansas, and opposition to the nascent Free Soil..... More
[Philadelphia? 1856]. 16pp. Caption title, as issued. Pinned, untrimmed, lightly worn. Good+. Bigler had just completed his term as Democratic Governor of Pennsylvania, and had begun his service as United States Senator. His July 4 oration doubles as a presidential campaign message. "Whatever others may do, as for me and..... More
np. Washington? 1838]. 32pp. Caption title [as issued], stitched, some spotting. About Good+. A Whig, and thus opposed to the Jackson-Van Buren administrations, Bond supported efforts to diminish the patronage power of the President, especially the selection of the printer of government documents and proceedings. Morgan 7567. OCLC 20103892 [3]..... More
Charleston: W. Riley, 1825. 43, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, original wrapper remnant along spine, mild foxing. Good+. Furman had been a major Baptist spokesman. He was the first president of the Triennial Convention, the first nationwide Baptist association, and the first president of the South Carolina State Baptist Convention. Furman..... More
Chicago: Fergus Printing Company, 1876. 30, [1], [1 blank] pp. Original printed wrappers, a fine and unopened copy. "The Chicago Historical Society was organized April 24, 1856." Graff 436. Brown was its first president and an authority on the early history of Illinois. After the 1820 Missouri Compromise, Illinois "was..... More
Hartford: Hudson and Goodwin, 1799. 23, [1 blank] pp. Stitched and untrimmed. Scattered foxing and spotting. Early ownership signature at head of title [loss of letter due to small tear]. Good+. A Connecticut Federalist attacks the French Revolution and the "utter depravity" of its leaders, who would foment a slave..... More
Knoxville, T. F. S. Heiskell, Printer, 1834. 12mo, original leather-backed cloth with gilt spine label [worn and rubbed]. xiii, [blank], [15]-299, [1 blank] pp. Browned, else Very Good. Brownlow "had, he said, as strong a voice as any man in east Tennessee. When not in controversy he was a peaceful..... More
Knoxville: Wm. G. Brownlow, 1864. Folio, 4pp. 17-1/2" x 24." Each page printed in six columns, Union flag at top left corner of the first page. Disbound a little roughly, light spotting. Very Good. AAS states that the issues published under this title are Vol. 1, Number 1 (November 11..... More
Nashville, Tenn. S. C. Mercer, Printer, 1865. 23, [1 blank] pp. Stitched in original printed yellow wrappers [light dusting]. Signed and dated at the end in type, "WILLIAM G. BROWNLOW. Nashville, April 6, 1865." Small stamp "D'02" in blank portion of rear wrapper. Near Fine. At the outset of the..... More
Washington, D.C. Hartman & Cadick, Printers, 1896. 16pp, two staples. Tanned. Very Good. OCLC 16795002 [11]. More
Charleston, (s. c.): Printed and Sold by John Hoff, at His Wholesale and Retail Bookstore, No. 6, Broad-Street, 1807. Modern cloth, gilt-lettered spine title on red morocco. [2], vi, [7]-120 pp. Widely scattered foxing. Margins of final three leaves browned. Very Good. The first edition issued from London in 1803..... More
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New York: William Burnett & Co., 1824. 4to. 4pp. Caption title, as issued. Light to moderate foxing, disbound. Each page printed in four columns. Good plus. "A nondenominational religious weekly. This issue contains an article on the history of the Shakers" [Lomazow]. The Telescope calls them "Shaking Quakers." "The Telescope..... More
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Butler County, PA: 1820-1828. Folio, 16" x 10" 292 pages bound in worn half leather [front board detached]. Some pages contain notes on smaller paper, affixed with straight pins, relating to cases. The disposition of each case is detailed, with names of hundreds of inhabitants. An excellent primary resource for..... More
Lenox, Mass. J.G. Stanly, 1842. Disbound, 38pp, scattered soil. Good+. AI 42-994 [5]. More
Boston: E.P. Peabody, 1840. 111, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, a couple of rubberstamps in margins. Else Very Good. The first edition. Channing urges emancipation, but warns the Free States that they do not have the power to abolish slavery in the Slave States. Moreover, he does not wish "to give..... More
Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, Printers, 1838. 81, [1 blank], [1] pp. Original printed blue wrappers [inconspicuous rubberstamp on front wrap]. Scattered foxing, Good+. Ownership signature of Thomas B. Ripley. AI 49645. More