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AN ORATION DELIVERED AT THE STATE HOUSE, IN PHILADELPHIA, TO A VERY NUMEROUS AUDIENCE, ON...

Adams, Samuel [pseud.]:

AN ORATION DELIVERED AT THE STATE HOUSE, IN PHILADELPHIA, TO A VERY NUMEROUS AUDIENCE, ON THURSDAY THE 1st OF AUGUST 1776; BY SAMUEL ADAMS, MEMBER OF THE THE GENERAL CONGRESS OF THE ** OF AMERICA.

[London] Philadelphia, Printed. London, Re-printed: For E. Johnson, 1776. [2], 42 pp, as issued. Lightly toned, minor foxing, a tear at the upper blank margin of the title leaf [no text affected]. Good+, in modern marbled boards and quarter brown cloth. "Although this was published over Samuel Adams's name..... More

Price: $4,500.00

Astrologer, Richard [pseud.]:

THE NEW-ENGLAND CALLENDAR: OR ALMANACK, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 1793... BY RICHARD ASTROLOGER.

Boston: Printed and sold by Nathaniel Coverly, by the gross, or single dozen, [1792?]. [24] pp, as issued. Title page woodcut, stitched, toned and lightly worn. Good+. Ownership signature of Elisha Ware. The almanac prints a list of "Roads from Boston to the Southward and Eastward, with the names of..... More

Price: $250.00

[Curtius] [pseud.]:

TORCH LIGHT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ORIGIN, POLICY, AND PRINCIPLES OF THE OPPOSITION TO THE ADMINISTRATION, AND AN EXPOSITION OF THE OFFICIAL CONDUCT OF THOMAS H. BENTON, ONE OF THE SENATORS FROM MISSOURI.

St. Louis: Printed at the Missouri Republican Office, 1826. 8vo. 71, [1 blank] pp. Gathered signatures, stitched as issued. Scattered, generally light foxing. Untrimmed. Good+ or so. Signed in type at the bottom of page 56, preceding the Appendix, 'Curtius.' Contemporary inscription at the head of the titlepage, "Secretary of..... More

Price: $2,000.00

Delpho, Th. Horatius [pseud.]:

THE KING AND HIS CABINET. A REMARKABLY SHORT ATTIC COMEDY. IN TWO ACTS.

[New York? 1849?]. Original printed wrappers, stitched. 23, [1 blank] pp. Near Fine. A satire on Charles King's inauguration as President of Columbia College in 1849. "The only one of Delpho's Comedies which is now extant, and that has never before been published in America." King Charles is described here..... More

Price: $150.00

Fitzsimmons [pseud.]:

ESSAYS UPON FRENCH SPOLIATIONS, WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS UPON THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMERCE. BY FITZSIMMONS, A NATIVE OF PENNSYLVANIA. "COMMERCE IS THE GOLDEN CIRCLE OF THE GLOBE."

Philadelphia: James G. Watts. October, 1826. Stitched, 31 + [1] pp. Tanned, Good+. The bibliographers are content to call the author 'Fitzsimmons,' with no suggestion of his true name. These are twenty short essays, preceded by an introduction 'To the People of the United States,' exposing "the manifest injustice of..... More

Price: $125.00

Gallowrake [pseud.]:

LETTERS OF GALLOWRAKE: BEING A SERIES OF COMMUNICATIONS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE OHIO STAR.

Ravenna: Office of the Ohio Star, 1834. 48pp, disbound, lightly to moderately foxed. Top margin trimmed closely but not into text [one page number shaved]. Good+. A scarce pamphlet, consisting of a series of letters on the urgent need for Moral Reform. New emigrants to the West are "intoxicated..... More

Price: $275.00

FOUR EPISTLES ON FREE LOVE AND MURDER. Hon. A. Hunker, pseud

Hunker, Hon. A. [pseud.]:

FOUR EPISTLES ON FREE LOVE AND MURDER.

Troy, N.Y. A.W. Scribner, 1870. Original printed wrappers [front wrapper detached but present], stitched. 16pp. Light wear, Good+. The author, who purports to write from Hunkerville in May 1870, claims that the Epistles "are valuable:- for I conscientiously desire to make a little money out of them." We have been..... More

Price: $500.00

THE LETTERS OF JUNIUS, COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME, WITH A COPIOUS INDEX. Junius, pseud

Junius [pseud.]:

THE LETTERS OF JUNIUS, COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME, WITH A COPIOUS INDEX.

Philadelphia: Printed for Robert Campbell, 1795. 12mo. [4], xii, 13-283, [13] pp. Original calf with gilt spine rules, gilt-lettered spine title on black morocco. Occasional and widely scattered foxing, Very Good. Early ownership signature on front free endpaper, 'Ephraim Hinds.' The preface, a 'Dedication to the English Nation,' exhorts readers..... More

Price: $350.00

[Junius] [pseud.]:

A STATEMENT OF REASONS AGAINST THE ASSUMPTION AND EXERCISE OF EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE POWERS BY THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT: WITH REMARKS INTENDED TO PROVE THAT THERE IS NO LAW IN THIS STATE, CLOTHED WITH THE AUTHORITY OF THE CONSTITUTION, AGAINST THE SALE OF SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS; AND THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF SUPPRESSING THE SALE BY PENAL LAWS, WITHOUT TRANSCENDING THE POWERS, AND INVADING THE SACRED RIGHTS OF PROPERTY, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED AND GUARANTIED BY THE CONSTITUTION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

Boston: William Chadwick, Printer, 1849. Original printed brown wrappers [entitled, 'Ex Post Facto Laws by Judicial Legislation!!'], stitched. 40pp. Light wear, Very Good. Presentation inscription on front wrapper to Whiting Griswold, and addressed to him on plain rear wrapper. Griswold was from Greenfield, Massachusetts, active in public affairs, would become..... More

Price: $350.00

THE LETTERS OF LOWNDES, ADDRESSED TO THE HON. JOHN C. CALHOUN. AUDI ET ALTERAM PARTEM. Lowndes,...

Lowndes [pseud.]:

THE LETTERS OF LOWNDES, ADDRESSED TO THE HON. JOHN C. CALHOUN. AUDI ET ALTERAM PARTEM.

New York and Philadelphia: Appleton, 1843. 100pp, disbound. Lacks printed wraps and 22pp of advertisements at end. Foxed, final leaf dustsoiled. Good. No one seems to know who 'Lowndes' is. None of the cited bibliographies collates the publisher's ads. American Imprints alone records a second New York printing from..... More

Price: $150.00

A REVIEW OF GARRISONIAN FANATICISM AND ITS INFLUENCE. BY MEDICO. PUBLISHED BY REQUEST. Medico, pseud

Medico [pseud.]:

A REVIEW OF GARRISONIAN FANATICISM AND ITS INFLUENCE. BY MEDICO. PUBLISHED BY REQUEST.

Boston: Ticknor, Reed & Fields, 1852. 24pp. Disbound without wrappers, else Very Good. "An attack on certain anti-slavery writings of Rev. J.G. Forman" [Work]. The caption title of this scarce pamphlet:: "Review of Rev. J.G. Forman's (Ultra Unitarian 'Come-Outer,') Defence of Garrisonianism, Infidelity, etc., and of his Personal Abuse..... More

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TO THE ELECTORS OF THE WESTERN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. THE HON. WILKINS UPDIKE, OF SOUTH...

[Narragansett, A Citizen of] [pseud.]:

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE WESTERN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. THE HON. WILKINS UPDIKE, OF SOUTH KINGSTOWN, IS NOW A CANDIDATE TO REPRESENT YOU IN THE NEXT CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES...

[Providence? Kingston RI? 1847?]. Folio broadside, 12-1/4" x 19". Caption title, printed in four columns. Tanned, some light spotting. Signed in type,"A Citizen of Narragansett." Good+. Updike was a Rhode Island Whig, lawyer, and public-spirited citizen. As a state legislator, he was influential in improving public education, reforming the judiciary..... More

Price: $375.00

SOME SERIOUS CONSIDERATIONS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF PARTIES, WITH REGARD TO THE PRESIDENTIAL...

Quandary, Christopher [pseud.]:

SOME SERIOUS CONSIDERATIONS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF PARTIES, WITH REGARD TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; WITH THE AUTHOR'S OWN CASE FAIRLY STATED, AND SUBMITTED TO ALL CANDID AND COMPASSIONATE MEN.

Richmond: Thomas W. White, 1827. 24pp, disbound, lightly foxed and toned, Good+. The pseudonymous author seeks to resolve the "state of distressing perplexity in which I find myself:" to vote for Jackson, or for Adams? He reviews the charges hurled at each candidate, the claims of their supporters, and..... More

Price: $250.00

[Vermont (pseud.)]:

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE AND THE STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.

[Concord: 1829]. 23, [1 blank] pp. Disbound. Light scattered foxing. Early ink correction in text. Good+. The anonymous writer, a loyal Son of Dartmouth, wonders why he and fellow graduates have "so often" been called upon "to render it assistance by voluntary contributions." Although Vermont has provided much assistance to..... More

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Weatherwise, Abraham, Philom. [pseud.]:

THE TOWN AND COUNTRY ALMANACK, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1787.

Boston: Printed and Sold by John W. Folsom, [1786]. 12 leaves, as issued. Stitched, light to moderate wear. Two closed tears [no loss]. Good+ Folsom's edition is one of three printings of this almanac, all from Boston. The almanac includes a "Brief Account of General Washington" and a listing of..... More

Price: $175.00

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