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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. Title leaf dusted, else Very Good in early quarter morocco and marbled boards. "Although this was published over Samuel Adams's name, there is no indication that he wrote it, or that there was a Philadelphia..... More

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CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY. (FOUNDED ON THE 9TH OF...

American Jewish Publication Society:

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY. (FOUNDED ON THE 9TH OF HESHVAN, 5606.) ADOPTED AT PHILADELPHIA, ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1845, KISLEV 1, 5606.

Philadelphia: C. Sherman, Printer, 5606 [i.e., 1845]. Contemporary plain wrappers [some chipping; old rubberstamp]. Stitched. 11, [1 blank] pp. One rubberstamp on title page, persistent small spot at blank lower margin. Else Very Good. This important organization was, according to the online Jewish Encyclopedia, "A society formed for the dissemination..... More

Price: $1,000.00

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MARCH 10, 1787. ORDERED, THAT THE...

[Bowdoin, James]:

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MARCH 10, 1787. ORDERED, THAT THE GOVERNOUR'S OBJECTIONS, MADE THIS DAY TO THE BILL FOR ESTABLISHING A SALARY OF A FIXED AND PERMANENT VALUE FOR THE GOVERNOUR; AND REPEALING A LAW, HERETOFORE MADE FOR THAT PURPOSE, BE PUBLISHED; AND THAT THE SECRETARY SEND COPIES THEREOF TO THE SEVERAL TOWNS AND PLANTATIONS WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH. ATTEST. GEO. R. MINOT, CLERK.

[Boston: Printed by Edward Eveleth Powars, 1787]. Folio broadside, @11"x 17", printed in two columns. Signed at the end in type by Bowdoin. Untrimmed with generous margins. Several tanned old folds, light wear. Else Very Good. Governor Bowdoin's rare broadside attempts to limit the power of popularly elected legislative..... More

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A PETITION TO THE KING IN COUNCIL. FRANCIS BREREWOOD, ESQ; AGAINST LORD BALTIMORE; RELATING TO AN...

[Calvert, Frederick (Lord Baltimore)]:

A PETITION TO THE KING IN COUNCIL. FRANCIS BREREWOOD, ESQ; AGAINST LORD BALTIMORE; RELATING TO AN ESTATE IN MARYLAND.

[np: @1762]. Folio sheet, folded to 9-3/4" x 15." 3, [1 docket] pp. Old folds, with several separations expertly repaired without loss. Else Very Good, with caption title, as issued. A contemporary manuscript note in a blank margin recites English law that "no man shall be put out of his..... More

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Campbell, John A.:

MANUSCRIPT NOTICE OF DEATH SENTENCE, WRITTEN AND SIGNED BY CONFEDERATE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR AND FORMER UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT JUSTICE JOHN A. CAMPBELL, 17 FEBY 1863.

[Richmond? 1863]. Single page, 3-1/4" x 3." February 17, 1863. Lightly toned, mounting remnants on blank verso. Very good. This brief note, written and signed by Campbell as Confederate Assistant Secretary of War, reads in full: "The sentence of death is to be executed friday 12.n. The wife of the..... More

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THE NEW YORK HERALD. NEW YORK, MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1865. THE END. SURRENDER OF LEE AND THE WHOLE...

[Civil War]:

THE NEW YORK HERALD. NEW YORK, MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1865. THE END. SURRENDER OF LEE AND THE WHOLE ARMY TO GRANT. TERMS OF SURRENDER. ALL HONOR TO GRANT, MEADE, SHERIDAN, ORD, HUMPHREYS, WRIGHT, GRIFFIN, PARKE, AND THEIR BRAVE TROOPS. HIGHLY INTERESTING DETAILS OF THE FIGHTING BEFORE THE SURRENDER... INTENSE ENTHUSIASM.

New York: 1865. Elephant folio, 15-1/2" x 22." 8pp, each page in six columns. Several pages of advertisements. The rest devoted to the details of the surrender. A large map on page 8 displays the final troop movements and Appomattox Court House. Disbound, some spine separations, Very Good. The..... More

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THE NATCHEZ WEEKLY COURIER. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1862. VOLUME XXXIII. NUMBER 25. Confederate...

[Confederate Newspaper]:

THE NATCHEZ WEEKLY COURIER. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1862. VOLUME XXXIII. NUMBER 25.

Natchez, Miss. 1863. Elephant Folio broadsheet, 18" x 24." Each page printed in seven columns, on dark blue-green "necessity paper." Old folds, minor wear, Very Good plus. The Natchez Weekly Courier, begun in 1848, ceased publication in 1870 when it merged with the Natchez Weekly Democrat. The Courier's publisher was..... More

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LETTER FROM COLONEL CONNELL TO SENATOR THURMAN. THE PARTY IN A FALSE POSITION, AND CONNELL...

Connell, John M.:

LETTER FROM COLONEL CONNELL TO SENATOR THURMAN. THE PARTY IN A FALSE POSITION, AND CONNELL REFUSES TO SPEAK. LANCASTER, OHIO, AUGUST 2D, 1871. HON. A.G. THURMAN, CHAIRMAN DEMOCRATIC STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:...

Lancaster, OH: 1871. Folio printed broadside, 8-1/4" x 16-3/4". Old folds, some wrinkles, light dustsoiling and wear. A few very short closed tears at edges, minor spotting. Good+. Connell fought for the Union in the Civil War. Afterward he became a prominent Ohio Democrat, a State Senator, and losing..... More

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A COMPENDIOUS SYSTEM OF THE BANKRUPT LAWS. William Cooke

Cooke, William:

A COMPENDIOUS SYSTEM OF THE BANKRUPT LAWS.

Dublin: Printed for Messrs. Lynch, Colles... 1786. Original calf [hinges starting, some rubbing]. Raised spine bands, gilt-lettered red morocco spine label. Pictorial bookplate of Paul Gurley Merrow on front pastedown. viii, [8], iv, 372, [8] ccxxxiii, [23], pp [complete and as issued, except that in our copy the pages numbered..... More

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MEMORIAL OF THE BATTLE OF SHILOH. BY GEO. COSGROVE, 7TH ILLS. INF. George Cosgrove

Cosgrove, George:

MEMORIAL OF THE BATTLE OF SHILOH. BY GEO. COSGROVE, 7TH ILLS. INF.

Letterpress broadside, 11-1/4" x 6-1/2" on thin paper. Text 10-stanza text, each stanza in four lines, surrounded by decorative border. Some light wrinkling [no text obscured], a couple of margin chips and a couple of fox spots, untrimmed. Good+. Born in Ireland, Cosgrove (1841-1912) enlisted at Vandalia in the 7th..... 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

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THE FOUR TRAITORS, WHO MOST INFAMOUSLY SOLD THEMSELVES TO THE DORRITES, FOR OFFICE AND POLITICAL...

[Dorr Rebellion]:

THE FOUR TRAITORS, WHO MOST INFAMOUSLY SOLD THEMSELVES TO THE DORRITES, FOR OFFICE AND POLITICAL POWER. LET US NOT REWARD TRAITORS, BUT WITH JUST INDIGNATION ABANDON THEM AS "SCAPE-GOATS," TO THEIR DESTINY- FOREVER.

[np: 1845]. Illustrated broadside, 9-3/8" x 13". Attractively framed. Near Fine. "An illustrated broadside reviling four Rhode Island Whigs who broke party ranks to support a popular movement to free imprisoned radical Thomas Wilson Dorr... The broadside's author alleges political opportunism in the alliance of [left to right] Charles Jackson..... More

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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

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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 [one spot], 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..... More

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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED FROM OFFICERS OF THE GREENSBORO CAVALRY COMPANY TO ALABAMA GOVERNOR A.B....

[Greensboro, Alabama Cavalry Company]:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED FROM OFFICERS OF THE GREENSBORO CAVALRY COMPANY TO ALABAMA GOVERNOR A.B. MOORE, ANNOUNCING ON THE DAY OF ALABAMA'S SECESSION THEIR READINESS FOR COMBAT AND THEIR "SPIRIT OF DEADLY HOSTILITY TO BLACK REPUBLICAN RULE."

Greensboro [Alabama]: January 11, 1861. 4to sheet, folded to [4] pp. Written in ink, on first page only. Lined paper, old folds, Very Good. The Letter is in the hand of Captain Kerr, its first signatory. The Greensboro Cavalry Company, from the west central Alabama town of Greensboro, had been..... More

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TAXATION NO TYRANNY; AN ANSWER TO THE RESOLUTIONS AND ADDRESS OF THE AMERICAN CONGRESS. THE THIRD...

[Johnson, Samuel]:

TAXATION NO TYRANNY; AN ANSWER TO THE RESOLUTIONS AND ADDRESS OF THE AMERICAN CONGRESS. THE THIRD EDITION.

London: Printed for T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1775. [2], 91, [1 blank] pp. Disbound and lacking the half title, title page lightly dusted, else Very Good Printed in the same year as the first edition, this pamphlet rebuts the "loud clamours" and "wild affections" of ingrates "who have denied..... More

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THE ARISTOCRACY UNMASKED. CHANCELLOR KENT AND JUDGE SPENCER IN FAVOR OF DISFRANCHISING 75,000...

[Kent, Chancellor James]:

THE ARISTOCRACY UNMASKED. CHANCELLOR KENT AND JUDGE SPENCER IN FAVOR OF DISFRANCHISING 75,000 FREEMEN.

[Albany]: By order of the Republican General Committee, [1827]. Broadside, 12" x 17". Old folds, spotted, Good+. Signed in bold type at the end by P. Wendell, Chairman, and A. Blanchard, Secretary, of the Albany Republican General Committee. This broadside is an uninhibited attack on James Kent and his judicial..... More

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THE TESTIMONY: AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE REV. ISAAC LEESER. NISSAN, 5611. Isaac Leeser

Leeser, Isaac:

THE TESTIMONY: AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE REV. ISAAC LEESER. NISSAN, 5611.

Philadelphia: C. Sherman, Printer, [1851]. Original front title wrapper, stitched. [2], 19, [1 blank] pp, lacking the rear wrapper. Toned, some shallow blank edge chipping and light wear. Good+, with some Hebrew printing in text. The caption title reads: 'An Address, Delivered at the Schoolhouse of the Hebrew Education Society..... More

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Leovy, Henry J.:

THE LAWS AND GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, TOGETHER WITH THE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE, DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT, AND CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS, RELATING TO THE CITY GOVERNMENT. REVISED AND DIGESTED, PURSUANT TO AN ORDER OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.

New Orleans: Printed by E.C. Wharton, 1857. xxvi, 439, [1 blank] pp, as issued. Occasional browning; pages 363 to the end are lightly to moderately foxed. Bound in original sheep [rubbed], with gilt-lettered morocco spine title labels. Very Good. A prominent New Orleans Jewish lawyer and City Attorney, Leovy..... More

Price: $1,000.00

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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LAWS OF MARYLAND, MADE AND PASSED, AT A SESSION OF ASSEMBLY, BEGUN AND HELD AT THE CITY OF...

Maryland:

LAWS OF MARYLAND, MADE AND PASSED, AT A SESSION OF ASSEMBLY, BEGUN AND HELD AT THE CITY OF ANNAPOLIS, ON MONDAY THE THIRD OF NOVEMBER, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THREE.

Annapolis: Printed by Frederick Green, Printer to the State, [1784]. Folio. [56] pp. Old rubberstamps to blank verso of title leaf. Very Good. Signed in ink on title page, 'Francis Curtis.' With learned contemporary ink notations.Francis Curtis was "a lawyer near Queenstown, Maryland during the early nineteenth century," according to..... More

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LAWS OF MARYLAND, MADE SINCE M,DCC,LXIII, CONSISTING OF ACTS OF ASSEMBLY UNDER THE PROPRIETARY...

Maryland:

LAWS OF MARYLAND, MADE SINCE M,DCC,LXIII, CONSISTING OF ACTS OF ASSEMBLY UNDER THE PROPRIETARY GOVERNMENT, RESOLVES OF CONVENTION, THE DECLARATION OF RIGHTS, THE CONSTITUTION AND FORM OF GOVERNMENT, THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION, AND, ACTS OF ASSEMBLY SINCE THE REVOLUTION.

Annapolis: Printed by Frederick Green, Printer to the State, 1787. Folio, bound in modern paper over boards [some soil]. [458]pp. Some darkening and spotting, particularly to margins of early leaves; a light old rubberstamp. Several ink notations, in a knowledgeable and contemporary hand, in index and appendix. Text generally clean..... More

Price: $1,500.00

DEBATES, RESOLUTIONS AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS; OF THE CONVENTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF...

[Massachusetts]:

DEBATES, RESOLUTIONS AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS; OF THE CONVENTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, CONVENED AT BOSTON, ON THE 9TH OF JANUARY 1788, AND CONTINUED UNTIL THE 7TH OF FEBRUARY FOLLOWING, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSENTING TO AND RATIFYING THE CONSTITUTION RECOMMENDED BY THE GRAND FEDERAL CONVENTION. TOGETHER WITH THE YEAS AND NAYS ON THE DECISION OF THE GRAND QUESTION. TO WHICH THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION IS PREFIXED.

Boston: Printed and sold by Adams and Nourse, in Court-Street; and Benjamin Russell, and Edmund Freeman, in State-Street, 1788. 219, [1 blank] pp, as issued. Followed by contemporary ink manuscript index on four succeeding blank pages. Bound in modern quarter calf and marbled boards. Light to moderate foxing, Good+. An..... More

Price: $3,500.00

NEW YORK VOLUNTEER OFFICERS' PAYMASTER RECORD BOOK. New York in the Civil War

New York in the Civil War:

NEW YORK VOLUNTEER OFFICERS' PAYMASTER RECORD BOOK.

Folio, 18" x 20". Cream-colored cloth boards [light soil]. 450 pp, most in manuscript with names of, and payroll information for, hundreds of officers in over fifty New York infantry regiments 1861-1865: the 127th-154th, 156th-165th, 168th-170th, 173d-179th, 182d, 184th-188th. Each page divided into columns: first column for soldier's name followed..... More

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A RARE, CONSECUTIVE, ILLUMINATING RUN OF LAWS ENACTED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DURING...

Pennsylvania:

A RARE, CONSECUTIVE, ILLUMINATING RUN OF LAWS ENACTED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND THROUGH APRIL 1790.

LAWS ENACTED IN THE SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FREEMEN OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AT THE SITTING WHICH COMMENCED AT PHILADELPHIA ON MONDAY THE TWENTY-SECOND DAY OF OCTOBER, AND CONTINUED BY ADJOURNMENTS TO FRIDAY, THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER, [1781]. Philadelphia: Hall and Sellers. 1782. Folio..... More

Price: $5,000.00

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