Richmond: 1786 [November 8]. Vellum broadside, 12-1/2" x 14." Partially-printed land grant, completed in [slightly fading] ink manuscript in a secretarial hand. Boldly signed by Founding Father Patrick Henry ["P. Henry"] as Governor of Virginia. Paper seal at bottom; old flattened folds. Several spots, a couple of shallow blank margin..... More
Boston: London: Printed. Boston: Re-Printed for, and Sold by Philip Freeman, 1769. 32pp. Stitched as issued. Prominent and persistent blotch in inner portion of the pamphlet, resulting in persistent small holes in inner margin and some effect on text. Good only. Infant-Baptism, a "pillar of popery," is how "Antichrist has..... More
Boston, New-England: Printed by Thomas and John Fleet, 1773. viii, 76, [2 blanks] pp. Stitched. Half title badly damaged, title leaf spotted. Otherwise, light margin spotting and Good+. Evans 12984. ESTC W21813. More
Boston: Printed by Manning & Loring, 1798. 28pp. Stitched and untrimmed. Lightly toned. Very Good. Presentation inscription at head of title page: "Rev. Mr. Williams | Northampton | from the author." Like the biblical prophets, Tappan seeks "to guard the rising generation against those wrong and dangerous opinions, which would..... More
Boston: Printed at the Apollo Press, in Boston, by Joseph Belknap, 1795. 35, [1 blank] pp, with the half title. Stitched and untrimmed. Inscription at head of title page: "Solomon Williams from Major G. Phelps ----". Early and late leaves spotted, Good+. War, despite its evils, "calls forth some of..... More
Providence: Re-printed by J. Carter, 1793. 15, [1 blank] pp, stitched in original drab and lightly foxed wrappers. Text with light uniform toning, Very Good. For a brief history of Sarah Osborn's life and struggles, see Wikipedia. This is one of four American editions. Osborn's Letter asks: "How do I...... More
Hartford: Printed by Green & Watson, 1770. Small 4to. 24pp, with the original plain rear wrapper. Half title [upper blank margin of half title cut down, no text affected]. Stitched. Except as noted, Very Good. Nathaniel Hooker [1737-1770] was the great-great-grandson of Rev. Thomas Hooker [1586-1647], known as the founder..... More
[Washington DC]: S.H. Smith, 1800. Printed invitation card on thick paper stock, with the name "Miss Wheeler" in ink script. Oblong 4-3/4" x 3-1/8." Written on verso: "--- Simmons." Fine. Samuel Harrison Smith (1772–1845) was one of the earliest printers in Washington City [distinct from Georgetown]. After a successful Philadelphia..... More
[Hartford: 1776]. Single leaf, entirely in neat ink manuscript. Signed at the end, "By George Wyllys". Early archival repairs on blank verso. Signed by Wyllys, of the prominent Connecticut Wyllys family. Good+. Ebenezer Strong, tax collector for the Colony in the town of Colchester, was the victim of a theft..... More
Boston: 1800. 28pp, with the half title, as issued. Disbound. Half title with some fox spots, else clean. Good+. French says Kendall has been "called into the work of the ministry at a period when vice and infidelity abound; and the enemies of God are numerous, artful, and busy in..... More