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Item #31069 LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK, COMPRISING THE CONSTITUTION, AND THE ACTS OF THE...

New York:

LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK, COMPRISING THE CONSTITUTION, AND THE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE SINCE THE REVOLUTION, FROM THE FIRST TO THE TWELFTH SESSION, INCLUSIVE. PUBLISHED ACCORDING TO AN ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE, PASSED THE 15TH APRIL, 1786. IN TWO VOLUMES.

New York: Printed by Hugh Gaine, 1789. Large folio. 10 3/4" x 15 1/2". Two volumes in 20th century binder's cloth, with gilt-lettered morocco spine labels. Vol. I: [3], [1 blank], 336, [11-Index], [1 blank], xii, [1], [1 blank]; Vol. 2: [1-title], [1 blank], 471, [1 blank], [17-index], [1 blank]..... More

Price: $1,500.00

Item #37797 AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED "T. PICKERING," TO JAMES CAUSTEN, CONCERNING CAUSTEN'S WORK...

Pickering, Timothy:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED "T. PICKERING," TO JAMES CAUSTEN, CONCERNING CAUSTEN'S WORK ON FRENCH SPOLIATION CLAIMS, FROM SALEM, 8 DECEMBER 1824.

Salem, MA: 1824. Bifolium, folded to [4] pp. Letter on first page, interior pages blank, addressed, with Salem postal cancel, to "James H. Causten Esqr. | Baltimore." Old folds, tear without text loss from removing the red seal [a remnant of which remains]. Expert reinforcement on blank verso of portion..... More

Price: $1,250.00

Item #36893 TO THE PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA. David S. Reid

Reid, David S.:

TO THE PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA.

Reidsville [NC]: 1850. Folio broadside, 11-1/8" x 16-3/4." Printed in four columns beneath caption title. Signed in type at the end, "David S. Reid. Reidsville, June 28th, 1850." Light spotting, Very Good. Reid won this election to become North Carolina's Governor. He served in that capacity from 1851-1854, and was..... More

Price: $1,500.00

Item #38564 ENGRAVED INVITATION ADDRESSED TO JOHN BIRDSALL, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF...

[Republic of Texas]:

ENGRAVED INVITATION ADDRESSED TO JOHN BIRDSALL, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, TO ATTEND A BALL IN THE REPRESENTATIVE HALL "ON THE 25TH INST."

[Houston? 1837 or 1838]. 7" x 9" satiny coated paper sheet folded vertically, printed on first page only [completed in neat ink manuscript]. Handwritten address, "To The Attorney General," neatly penned on the last page. Old folds, light wear. Near Fine. This rarity dates to the second year of the..... More

Price: $1,000.00

Item #33603 TO THE FREEMEN OF THE STATE OF RHODE-ISLAND. IT HAVING BEEN REPRESENTED THAT MR....

[Rhode Island] Dorrance, John:

TO THE FREEMEN OF THE STATE OF RHODE-ISLAND. IT HAVING BEEN REPRESENTED THAT MR. WILLIAM GREENE, AS ONE OF THE STATE'S COMMITTEE, CONDUCTED IMPROPERLY, I THINK IT A DUTY TO GIVE A TRUE STATE OF THAT BUSINESS IN RESPECT TO HIM...

Providence: Printed by D. Wheeler, [1796]. Broadside, 9-1/8" x 11-1/2". Old fold lines, light wear and soil. Else Very Good, with irregular bottom edge. This unrecorded broadside expresses the public outrage over a State Committee's determination of the various rates at which Rhode Island towns would be taxed. Committeeman Greene..... More

Price: $1,850.00

Item #34210 ALGERINE LAW. ONE OTHER STATE BESIDES RHODE-ISLAND, HAS, WHAT SOME PEOPLE MIGHT...

[Rhode Island]:

ALGERINE LAW. ONE OTHER STATE BESIDES RHODE-ISLAND, HAS, WHAT SOME PEOPLE MIGHT SUPPOSE TO BE, AN ALGERINE LAW. THE CELEBRATED DAVID PARMENTER, FREE SUFFRAGE LECTURER GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF RHODE-ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS AND GRAND PLENIPOTENTIARY TO THE COURT OF ST. TAMMANY, &C., &C., &C., ONCE CREPT OUT THROUGH A SMALL HOLE IN SUCH A LAW IN MASSACHUSETTS. THE GREAT UNWHIPT WAS INDICTED, TRIED, AND FOUND GUILTY, ON THE CHARGE OF FORGERY...

[Providence? 1842]. Folio broadside, 11" x 15". Light toning, old folds, Very Good. A rare broadside, probably printed in 1842 at the height of the Dorr Rebellion. David Parmenter, a Providence lawyer, was an ally and confidante of Thomas Dorr. This broadside, intended to discredit Parmenter and the Dorr organization..... More

Price: $1,000.00

[Salt River] Van Buren, Martin:

THE MODERN COLOSSUS. THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD.

New York: Peter Smith [N. Currier], 1848. Lithograph folio illustrated broadside, oblong 13-5/8" x 18-5/8." Minor dusting. Handwritten depository notice at blank bottom margin; small stamp reading "Microfilmed" is near the blank bottom right corner. Prior matting remnants on blank verso, light crease laid down. The image and text are..... More

Price: $3,500.00

Item #36014 FEDERALISM AND ITS ALLIES EXPOSED! IS HE A TRAITOR TO LIBERTY? Slavery, Election of 1852

[Slavery] [Election of 1852] :

FEDERALISM AND ITS ALLIES EXPOSED! IS HE A TRAITOR TO LIBERTY?

[New London CT: 1852]. Broadsheet, 8-3/8" x 16". Each side printed in two columns. The verso is headed, "THE LAST GUN! REV. S.W. COGGSHALL, WILL ADDRESS THE FREE DEMOCRACY AT BART'S HALL, THIS MONDAY EVENING." Bold and large type faces. Old folds and a few crimps which do not affect..... More

Price: $1,750.00

Item #35872 DEFENCE OF FORT McHENRY. [in] ANALECTIC MAGAZINE. FOR NOVEMBER, 1814. VOL. IV. NEW...

[Star Spangled Banner] [Key, Francis Scott]:

DEFENCE OF FORT McHENRY. [in] ANALECTIC MAGAZINE. FOR NOVEMBER, 1814. VOL. IV. NEW SERIES.

[Philadelphia: 1814]. Single issue, disbound. Pages [353] - [440]. Moderately foxed or browned. Good+. This is the first magazine appearance of the National Anthem [pages 433-434]. It is titled, 'Defence of Fort McHenry.' BAL notes six previous newspaper publications in October 1814. Like this Analectic printing, none of them includes..... More

Price: $1,250.00

Item #37077 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED ON WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS, BY BENJAMIN...

[Supreme Court of the United States]:

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED ON WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS, BY BENJAMIN RUSSELL, IN STATE-STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1791. WHOLE NO. 772. NO. 44 OF VOL. XV.

Boston: 1791. Folio, [4] pp, with caption title at first page as issued. Printed in four columns per page. Evenly toned, some dusting, binding holes at blank inner margins. Trimmed closely at top margin with occasional shaving. Good+. Page [3] reports the first oral argument before the Supreme Court, and..... More

Price: $1,250.00

Item #37290 AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT SIGNED, AS ATTORNEY FOR COMPLAINANT, "TO FREDERICK COUNTY TO WIT,"...

Taney, Roger B.:

AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT SIGNED, AS ATTORNEY FOR COMPLAINANT, "TO FREDERICK COUNTY TO WIT," IN THE CASE OF FARMER'S BANK OF MARYLAND V. RACHEL DARNALL.

Frederick County, Maryland: [1813]. [4] pp. Folio sheet folded to 8-1/4" s 13-1/4." In Taney's hand, and signed twice, "R.B. Taney | Plffs. Atty" and "R.B. Taney." Very Good. Taney, born into a wealthy slaveowning family in Calvert County, began practicing law in Maryland in 1799. Taney is best known..... More

Price: $1,250.00

Item #33009 REPUBLICAN ADDRESS. THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF...

[Tompkins, Daniel]:

REPUBLICAN ADDRESS. THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK, TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS.

[Albany]: Albany Argus, 1820. Elephant folio broadside, 22" x 18". Old folds, docketed in ink on verso. Printed in three columns after the caption title. Some spotting, a couple of holes just grazing a letter in the title. Good+. At head of title: "ALBANY ARGUS Extra. Tuesday April 18, 1820."..... More

Price: $1,250.00

Item #37629 NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY AND STATES' - RIGHTS COMPARED; WITH THE FATAL CONSEQUENCES OF...

Union, A Friend of the:

NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY AND STATES' - RIGHTS COMPARED; WITH THE FATAL CONSEQUENCES OF BEING DISREGARDED.

[Washington: Sept. 1861]. Folio sheet, folded to 7-3/4" x 9-5/8." [4] pp bifolium. Printed on first page only. Old folds, Very Good. The seceding States have acted "in contravention of all Delegated Powers of National Sovereignty, and in total disregard of the explicit negations of the same to the States."..... More

Price: $1,250.00

[Wilson, John Albert:

HISTORY OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY CALIFORNIA WITH ILLUSTRATIONS DESCRIPTIVE OF ITS SCENERY, RESIDENCE, FINE BLOCKS AND MANUFACTORIES. FROM ORIGINAL SKETCHES BY ARTISTS OF THE HIGHEST ABILITY.

Oakland, Cal. Thompson & West, 1880. Oblong 4to. Original roan-backed green cloth [hinges weak, text block nearly separated]. Engraved title on front cover, surrounded by gilt border. 192pp plus many unpaginated, engraved plate illustrations, collated complete. Engraved, handcolored map of California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona, dated 1880, "Prepared at H.H...... More

Price: $2,000.00

Item #38660 TWO LECTURES ON COMETS, READ IN THE CHAPEL OF HARVARD - COLLEGE, IN CAMBRIDGE,...

Winthrop, John:

TWO LECTURES ON COMETS, READ IN THE CHAPEL OF HARVARD - COLLEGE, IN CAMBRIDGE, NEW-ENGLAND, IN APRIL 1759. ON OCCASION OF THE COMET WHICH APPEAR'D IN THAT MONTH. WITH AN APPENDIX, CONCERNING THE REVOLUTIONS OF THAT COMET, AND OF SOME OTHERS.

Boston: Green & Russell... 1759. 44, xviii pp. Lightly toned, untrimmed. Lacks the half title and final blank, else Near Fine, in modern red cloth with gilt-lettered spine. Signature, 'Tho. Pemberton,' at head of title. Winthrop was "America's first astronomer and Newtonian disciple. In April 1759, he delivered a lecture..... More

Price: $1,250.00

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