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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: $5,000.00

A PICTURESQUE VIEW OF THE STATE OF THE NATION FOR FEBRUARY 1778]. American Revolution

[American Revolution]:

[A PICTURESQUE VIEW OF THE STATE OF THE NATION FOR FEBRUARY 1778].

[Netherlands? 1780?]. Oblong cartoon engraving, 7-1/4" x 11-1/4." Matted on paper backing. Minor dusting, Very Good. The engraving, which initially appeared in Westminster Magazine in February 1778, was frequently re-engraved. Our version, offered here, was issued without a date or credit line. It is thought to have been printed..... More

Price: $2,000.00

BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS AND DEFEAT OF THE BRITISH UNDER THE COMMAND OF SIR EDWARD PACKENHAM [sic],...

[Battle of New Orleans]:

BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS AND DEFEAT OF THE BRITISH UNDER THE COMMAND OF SIR EDWARD PACKENHAM [sic], BY GENL. ANDREW JACKSON | 8TH JANY. 1815.

Philadelphia: Published by Wm. H. Morgan, [c. 1815]. Hand-colored aquatint plate, matted, framed in wood. Engraved by J. W. Steel after S. Seymour. 14" x 18". Minor dusting around the blank margins. Very Good. "Print shows, in the center, General Andrew Jackson receiving the salute of General Richard Call while..... More

Price: $2,500.00

LOT OF SIX LETTERS FROM ABRAHAM HOLMES TO WILLIAM BAYLIES AND FRANCIS BAYLIES, JANUARY 19, 1822 -...

Baylies, William and Francis; Abraham Holmes:

LOT OF SIX LETTERS FROM ABRAHAM HOLMES TO WILLIAM BAYLIES AND FRANCIS BAYLIES, JANUARY 19, 1822 - APRIL 11, 1834.

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

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DRAFT MANUSCRIPT AGREEMENT TO LEASE GALLOPS ISLAND IN BOSTON HARBOR TO THE FRENCH FLEET DURING...

[Boston Harbor in the American Revolution]:

DRAFT MANUSCRIPT AGREEMENT TO LEASE GALLOPS ISLAND IN BOSTON HARBOR TO THE FRENCH FLEET DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

[Boston: 1778]. Unsigned manuscript document, folded to 9-1/2" x 7-1/4". [2]pp plus integral blank. 25 lines. Old folds, light foxing, Very Good. "The Subscriber being informed that the Squadron of his most Christian Majesty now in the harbour of Boston require the use of an island in that harbour, which..... More

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AN ANALYSIS OR OUTLINE, OF THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF JOSIAH BURNHAM; WHO WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH,...

[Burnham, Josiah]:

AN ANALYSIS OR OUTLINE, OF THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF JOSIAH BURNHAM; WHO WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH, AT THE SUPREME COURT, HOLDEN AT PLYMOUTH, ON THE 4TH TUESDAY OF MAY, 1806,- AND WHOSE EXECUTION WAS TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE AT HAVERHILL, THE 15TH OF JULY FOLLOWING, BUT REPRIEVED BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, WITH ADVICE OF THE HON. COUNCIL, TO THE 12TH OF AUGUST; FOR THE MURDER OF RUSSELL FREEMAN AND JOSEPH STARKWEATHER,- WHICH OCCURRENCE TOOK PLACE, AT HAVERHILL GAOL, ON THE 17TH OF DECEMBER, 1805. COMMUNICATED BY HIMSELF.

Hanover, N.H. Printed by Moses Davis, [1806]. 11, [1 blank] pp. Original stitching, untrimmed. Scattered spotting and light wear, else Very Good. This sensational murder trial drew more than 10,000 spectators on execution day. The site was the west side of Powder House Hill in the little town of Haverhill..... More

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CIVIL MAGISTRATES MUST BE JUST, RULING IN THE FEAR OF GOD. A SERMON PREACHED BEFORE HIS...

Chauncy, Charles:

CIVIL MAGISTRATES MUST BE JUST, RULING IN THE FEAR OF GOD. A SERMON PREACHED BEFORE HIS EXCELLENCY WILLIAM SHIRLEY, ESQ; THE HONOURABLE HIS MAJESTY'S COUNCIL, AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE PROVINCE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS-BAY IN N. ENGLAND; MAY 27. 1747. BEING THE ANNIVERSARY FOR THE ELECTION OF HIS MAJESTY'S COUNCIL FOR SAID PROVINCE.

Boston: Printed by Order of the Honourable House of Representatives, 1747. [3]-69, [2], [1 blank] pp. Attractive typographic ornamentation. Lacking the half title [but including the Appendix], released from AAS collection, with its rubberstamp on title page. Else Very Good, in later plain wrappers. This American patriot, a friend..... More

Price: $1,000.00

[Church of England in the Colonies]:

A COLLECTION OF TRACTS FROM THE LATE NEWSPAPERS, &C. CONTAINING PARTICULARLY THE AMERICAN WHIG, A WHIP FOR THE AMERICAN WHIG, WITH SOME OTHER PIECES, ON THE SUBJECT OF THE RESIDENCE OF PROTESTANT BISHOPS IN THE AMERICAN COLONIES, AND IN ANSWER TO THE WRITERS WHO OPPOSED IT, &C.

New York: Printed by John Holt, at the Exchange, 1768-9. Two volumes: Vol. I - 432, [1] pp [LACKING PAGES 401-416 and 425-432]; Vol. II is complete as issued: 88, 81-406, [2] pp. Attractively bound in modern half calf, marbled boards, gilt titled spines with raised spine bands. Light scattered..... More

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THE LOGS OF THE FIRST VOYAGE, MADE WITH THE UNCEASING AID OF STEAM, BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AMERICA,...

Claxton, Christopher:

THE LOGS OF THE FIRST VOYAGE, MADE WITH THE UNCEASING AID OF STEAM, BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AMERICA, BY THE GREAT WESTERN OF BRISTOL, LIEUT. JAMES HOSKEN, R.N ., COMMANDER: ALSO AN APPENDIX AND REMARKS.

Bristol: Printed at the Mirror Office by John Taylor, [1838]. Original printed wrappers, stitched. Spine shorn, wrappers loosening. Except as noted, Very Good. Long folding map. [4], vi, [Tipped in slip regarding tons of coal on board], 65, [1 blank], [tipped in errata slip] pp. The SS Great Western..... More

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EXTRA! JEFF DAVIS' ESCAPE!!! NEFARIOUS SCHEME FOR GETTING RID OF THE "DRAWN ELEPHANT." A RASCALLY...

[Davis, Jefferson]:

EXTRA! JEFF DAVIS' ESCAPE!!! NEFARIOUS SCHEME FOR GETTING RID OF THE "DRAWN ELEPHANT." A RASCALLY PLOT EXPOSED. A MISERABLE OLD FARCE PLAYED OUT. THE PLAYERS:...

[New York: Calvin Blanchard. 26 Ann Street, 1865?]. Broadside, 4-1/2" x 16". A couple of horizontal folds, light spotting, and a little shallow chipping at blank edges. Very Good. This satiric broadside-- a bitter rejection of leniency toward the Confederacy's president-- is a "burlesque trial of Jefferson Davis written in..... More

Price: $1,500.00

GROUP OF NINETEEN ITEMS RELATING TO THE DELAWARE AND RARITAN CANAL COMPANY. Delaware, Raritan...

Delaware and Raritan Canal Company:

GROUP OF NINETEEN ITEMS RELATING TO THE DELAWARE AND RARITAN CANAL COMPANY.

[New Jersey and Pennsylvania]: 1831-1871. This lot of nineteen items is described below. Additional details available upon request. 1. Delaware and Raritan Canal Company: FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DELAWARE AND RARITAN CANAL COMPANY; MAY 10, 1831. Princeton, N.J.: Printed by D'Hart & Connolly., 1831. 31, [1 blank] pp. Stitched..... More

Price: $2,000.00

NOS HOMMES ET NOTRE HISTOIRE. NOTICES BIOGRAPHIQUES ACCOMPAGNEES DE REFLEXIONS ET DE SOUVENIRS...

Desdunes, Rodolphe L.:

NOS HOMMES ET NOTRE HISTOIRE. NOTICES BIOGRAPHIQUES ACCOMPAGNEES DE REFLEXIONS ET DE SOUVENIRS PERSONNELS. HOMMAGE A LA POPULATION CREOLE, EN SOUVENIR DES GRANDS HOMMES QU'ELLE A PRODUITS ET DES BONNES CHOSES QU'ELLE A ACCOMPLIES PAR R. - L. DESDUNES.

Montreal: Arbour & Dupont, 1911. 196pp plus eight portraits [including frontis portrait]. Original printed wrappers [darkened at the spine, lightly spotted at the corners]. Very Good. This rare, landmark book is a history of and tribute to New Orleans Free Negroes, "the first such book written in French by a...... More

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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO JOHN BROWN FRANCIS, ON BEHALF OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE,...

Dorr, Thomas Wilson:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO JOHN BROWN FRANCIS, ON BEHALF OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE, FEBRUARY 14, 1840, CONFIRMING THAT THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION HAD ACQUIESCED IN FRANCIS'S DECISION TO DECLINE THE PARTY'S NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR.

Providence: 1840. 8" x 10". Written in ink on the first page of a folded sheet, and signed "T.W. Dorr for State Comm." Addressed to Francis on the final blank, with Providence postal cancel. Small tear at seal [no text loss], Very Good. Dorr is unhappy with Francis's decision..... More

Price: $1,000.00

THE PLATFORMS OF THE PARTIES. READ, REFLECT, AND THEN ACT! Election of 1852

[Election of 1852]:

THE PLATFORMS OF THE PARTIES. READ, REFLECT, AND THEN ACT!

Boston: Boston Commonwealth... Extra. [1852]. Broadsheet, 21-3/4" x 16". Recto printed in three columns; verso printed in five columns. Untrimmed, light edge wear, a few spots and old folds, with several light crimps and one or two small separations at fold intersection affecting three or four letters. Good+. "Boston Commonwealth........ More

Price: $2,000.00

CHRIST'S PROMISE TO THE PENITENT THIEF. A SERMON PREACHED THE LORD'S-DAY BEFORE THE EXECUTION OF...

Eliot, Andrew:

CHRIST'S PROMISE TO THE PENITENT THIEF. A SERMON PREACHED THE LORD'S-DAY BEFORE THE EXECUTION OF LEVI AMES, WHO SUFFERED DEATH FOR BURGLARY, OCT. 21, 1773. AET. 22. BY... PASTOR OF A CHURCH IN BOSTON. N.B. THIS DISCOURSE WAS PREACHED AT THE DESIRE OF THE PRISONER, WHO WAS PRESENT WHEN IT WAS DELIVERED.

Boston: Printed and Sold by John Boyle, 1773. 31, [1 blank] pp, as issued. Disbound, else Very Good. Death's-head ornament above the title. With a running title, "Christ's Promise to the penitent Thief." Eliot, an influential proponent of the ideas of Natural Rights and self-government, staunchly supported the American..... More

Price: $1,000.00

REPORT OF THE EXPLORING EXPEDITION TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS IN THE YEAR 1842, AND TO OREGON AND...

Fremont, J.C.:

REPORT OF THE EXPLORING EXPEDITION TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS IN THE YEAR 1842, AND TO OREGON AND NORTH CALIFORNIA IN THE YEARS 1843-'44. BY BREVET CAPTAIN...OF THE TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEERS, UNDER THE ORDERS OF COL. J.J. ABERT, CHIEF OF THE TOPOGRAPHICAL BUREAU. PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Washington: Gales and Seaton, Printers, 1845. 28th Cong., 2d Sess. SD174. 693pp. 22 plates, five maps [3 folding] [complete]. Light scattered foxing, disbound, Very Good. "The most spectacular reconnaissance of the West since Lewis and Clark and the catalyst which changed the entire picture of Western geography and set..... More

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A REPLY TO THE OBSERVATIONS OF LIEUT. GEN. SIR WILLIAM HOWE, ON A PAMPHLET, ENTITLED LETTERS TO A...

[Galloway, Joseph]:

A REPLY TO THE OBSERVATIONS OF LIEUT. GEN. SIR WILLIAM HOWE, ON A PAMPHLET, ENTITLED LETTERS TO A NOBLEMAN: IN WHICH HIS MISREPRESENTATIONS ARE DETECTED, AND THOSE LETTERS ARE SUPPORTED, BY A VARIETY OF NEW MATTER AND ARGUMENT. TO WHICH IS ADDED, AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING, I. A LETTER TO SIR WILLIAM HOWE UPON HIS STRICTURES ON MR. GALLOWAY'S PRIVATE CHARACTER. II. A LETTER FROM MR. KIRK TO SIR WILLIAM HOWE, AND HIS ANSWER. III. A LETTER FROM A COMMITTEE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE CONGRESS, ON THE STATE OF THE REBEL ARMY, AT VALLEY FORGE, FOUND AMONG THE PAPERS OF HENRY LAURENS, ESQ. BY THE AUTHOR OF LETTERS TO A NOBLEMAN.

London: 1780. [4], 149, [2 publisher advts], [1 blank] pp. Modern paper over boards, printed title label on spine. Two blank corner chips, archival repair to gutter of title page. Else Fine. This is the first London edition. The first edition, which issued from New York in 1777, is..... More

Price: $1,250.00

THE SUBSCRIBERS, A COMMITTEE APPOINTED AT A MEETING OF THE GRAND LODGE NO. 3, INDEPENDENT ORDER...

Hospital for Israelites in Philadelphia:

THE SUBSCRIBERS, A COMMITTEE APPOINTED AT A MEETING OF THE GRAND LODGE NO. 3, INDEPENDENT ORDER OF THE BENAI BERITH, HELD ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 1864, RESPECTFULLY CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUBJOINED PROCEEDINGS IN FAVOR OF ERECTING A JEWISH HOSPITAL WITHIN THE LIMITS OR THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia: August 18, 1864. [4] pp. 8-1/2" x 5." Repaired at blank margins, light edge wear and mild spotting. Matching English and German text. Tipped into a modern gilt morocco folder. Good+. This prospectus and circular letter, launched by the Philadelphia lodge of the Independent Order of the Benai..... More

Price: $4,500.00

THOUGHTS UPON THE POLITICAL SITUATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN WHICH THAT OF...

[Jackson, Jonathan]:

THOUGHTS UPON THE POLITICAL SITUATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN WHICH THAT OF MASSACHUSETTS IS MORE PARTICULARLY CONSIDERED. WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE CONSTITUTION FOR A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. ADDRESSED TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNION. BY A NATIVE OF BOSTON.

Worcester, Massachusetts: Isaiah Thomas, 1788. 209, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, light foxing, some spotting, Good+. Jackson examines the Colonies' transition from subordination to independence. England's "avaricious, unfeeling disposition, towards those who had sprang from them, and were willing still to continue by their side," led it "to such acts..... More

Price: $2,500.00

SYSTEM OF PENAL LAW, PREPARED FOR THE STATE OF LOUISIANA; COMPRISING CODES OF OFFENCES AND...

Livingston, Edward:

SYSTEM OF PENAL LAW, PREPARED FOR THE STATE OF LOUISIANA; COMPRISING CODES OF OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENTS, OF PROCEDURE, OF PRISON DISCIPLINE, AND OF EVIDENCE APPLICABLE AS WELL TO CIVIL AS TO CRIMINAL CASES. AND A BOOK, CONTAINING DEFINITIONS OF ALL THE TECHNICAL WORDS USED IN THIS SYSTEM. PREPARED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF A LAW OF THE SAID STATE.

New Orleans: Printed by Benjamin Levy, 1824. Folio. 164pp. Bound in attractive modern quarter calf with marbled boards, gilt-lettered morocco title label on spine. Rubberstamp on title page, else a clean text and Very Good. The author, a disciple of Bentham, presents the philosophical underpinnings of his penal system..... More

Price: $3,500.00

ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF MAINE. FELLOW COUNTRYMEN! Maine

[Maine]:

ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF MAINE. FELLOW COUNTRYMEN!...

Portland: 1832. Broadside, 11-3/4" x 19". Lightly foxed, generously margined and untrimmed with lower blank margins chipped, some old folds. Else Very Good. Matted. Dated in type at the end: Portland, Oct. 25th, 1832." The text of this rare broadside, urging the defeat of President Jackson in the upcoming presidential..... More

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A BILL, ENTITLED, AN ACT MORE EFFECTUALLY TO PROVIDE FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENCE, BY ESTABLISHING AN...

[Maryland]:

A BILL, ENTITLED, AN ACT MORE EFFECTUALLY TO PROVIDE FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENCE, BY ESTABLISHING AN UNIFORM MILITIA THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.

[Annapolis: 1793]. Folio sheet, folded to 8-1/2" x 13-1/4". [4] pp. Caption title as issued. Old folds, some foxing along folds and margins, else Very Good. Docketed in manuscript on blank portion of last page: "Negatived by the Senate- Nov. 1793." The Bill, which failed to pass the Maryland..... More

Price: $2,000.00

TWENTY-NINE ISSUES OF 'THE NEW-HAVEN GAZETTE, AND THE CONNECTICUT MAGAZINE,' VOLUME I, MARCH 2,...

[Meigs, Josiah; Eleutheros Dana]:

TWENTY-NINE ISSUES OF 'THE NEW-HAVEN GAZETTE, AND THE CONNECTICUT MAGAZINE,' VOLUME I, MARCH 2, 1786 THROUGH NOVEMBER 23, 1786.

New Haven: Printed and Published by Meigs & Dana, in Chapel-Street, 1786. The following issues from Volume I [all 1786]: Nos. 3 [March 2], 4 [March 9], 5 [March 16], 6 [March 23], 8 [April 6], 10 [April 20], 11 [April 27], 12 [May 4], 13 [May 11], 14 [May..... More

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OFFICIAL LIST OF OFFICERS WHO MARCHED WITH THE ARMY UNDER THE COMMAND OF MAJOR GENERAL WINFIELD...

[Mexican War] Winfield Scott:

OFFICIAL LIST OF OFFICERS WHO MARCHED WITH THE ARMY UNDER THE COMMAND OF MAJOR GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT, FROM PUEBLA UPON THE CITY OF MEXICO, THE SEVENTH, EIGHTH, NINTH AND TENTH OF AUGUST, ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN, AND WHO WERE ENGAGED IN THE BATTLES OF MEXICO.

Mexico: American Star Print. 1848. Oblong 4to. [24]pp. Errata slip pasted to verso of title page, listing "Names Accidentally Omitted," including that of 2d Lt. G.B. McClellan. Map, entitled 'Battles of Mexico... Made by Major Turnbull, Captain McClellan..." Slip laid in concerning "1st Lieut. Andrew I. Williamson, 3d Infantry." Original..... More

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SUPPLEMENT TO THE DAILY ADVERTISER, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1794. New York City

[New York City]:

SUPPLEMENT TO THE DAILY ADVERTISER, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1794.

[New York: Francis Childs], 1794. Large folio broadside, 19" x 26". Old folds, light wear, Very Good. The broadside prints "An Account of Cash Paid Out by Order of Common Council, from the Tax Granted the Seventh Day of December, 1792, for the Maintenance of the Poor and other Contingent..... More

Price: $1,000.00

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