Charleston: 1789. Single leaf, in neat ink manuscript written on recto only. 6-3/8" x 7-3/4." Signed at the end in ink, "I. Huger" or "J. Huger." One early tape repair on blank verso [no loss]. Very Good. Joe Rubinfine identified the writer as Isaac Huger; but he has also been..... More
Columbia: Printed at the Telescope Press, 1819. Later plain wrappers, stitched. 25, [3 blanks] pp. Probably as the result of a printer's error, pages [26-27] are blank and not printed. This printing of South Carolina's Constitution includes only the first page [page 25] of the1808 amendments; pages [26-27] are blank..... More
Columbia: Printed at the Telescope Press, 1819. Contemporary plain wrappers, stitched and untrimmed, top edge uncut. 27, [1 blank] pp. Age-toned uniformly, Very Good. South Carolina's Constitution includes its 1808 amendments, dealing primarily with the apportionment of representatives. Eligibility for a seat in the House of Representatives required the elector..... More
Columbia: A.H. Pemberton, State Printer, 1840. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 20pp. Wrappers and some blank lower margins chipped. Light foxing. Last few leaves with cigarette burn holes [in the blank margins except for several letters lost]. About Good+. Detailed dress code for the Commander-in-Chief, Division and Brigade Officers, Paymasters, Infantry..... More
Charleston: Archibald E. Miller, July 15, 1818. Red morocco presentation binding [rebacked, portion of original spine laid down], decorated in gilt, gilt spine title and rules; lettered in gilt on front cover, ' B.J. Howland. esq. | Warden Ward No. 3.' 268 [i.e., 269] pp, page 21 having been printed..... More
Charleston: Walker & Burke, 1844. 4to. Modern tan cloth. 517, [3 blanks], vii, [1 blank] pp. Spotting and foxing, else Good+. The Digest begins with 'Accounts', 'Amusements', 'Assessor'; it proceeds through the alphabet to 'Wooden Buildings' and 'Work House'. An elaborate Negro and Slave Code is included, and an Appendix..... More
Charleston: Archibald E. Miller, July 15, 1818. Red morocco presentation binding [lightly rubbed], decorated in gilt, gilt spine title and rules; lettered in gilt on front cover, 'John Hunter | Alderman of Ward No. 4.' pp 268 [i.e., 269, page 21 having been printed as '20,' as issued], [1 blank]..... More
[Lecompton, Lawrence, Topeka, Leavenworth, and the "bogus legislature" from Washington]: [1856-1877]. The earliest laws of the State of Kansas [excepting the second session], with the Kansas House Journal of the first statehood legislature. Paginated variously, some volumes with institutional rubberstamps and bookplates. Otherwise, texts are clean, with bindings in various..... More
New York: Frank McElroy, Political and Job Printer, [1862?]. Broadside, 5-7/8" x 9-1/2." A variety of bold type faces. a few light fox spots, Very Good plus. Wood was a product of Tammany Hall, New York's powerful Democratic organization. During the Civil War he gained notoriety for his Copperhead views..... More
Boston: White and Potter, 1852. 24pp. Stitched. Good+ The pamphlet presents a dispute over the apportionment of representatives in the State legislature. The Democrats urge a Convention to alter the system of representation, which unfairly diminishes the power of "agricultural towns" to the benefit of "large cities and flourishing towns."..... More
Butler County, PA: 1820-1828. Folio, 16" x 10". Three volumes bound in three quarter leather; front board detached, large piece of leather cover missing - approximately 292 pages, multiple cases per page - many cases relate to debts. Squire William Campbell [1772-1828] was born in Franklin County, PA, and moved..... More
Boston: Redding and Company, 1855. [2], 91, [1 blank] pp. Disbound and lightly worn, else Very Good. This printed Letter to Doughface President Franklin Pierce is signed in type at the end, "AMERICAN CITIZEN" and dated Boston, December 1, 1854. Its message doubtless fell on deaf ears. The author, probably..... More
[Springfield: 1852]. Framed broadside, 8-3/4" x 11-1/4." Printed and completed in manuscript, with signatures of French and Gregg. Text surrounded by decorative border. With the State Seal. Light wear, old folds, Very Good. More
Tallahassee: Office of the Floridian: Printed by Samuel S. Sibley. 1846 [i.e., 1847]. 99, V pp. Perforation stamp on title leaf, a couple of other institutional marks, else Very Good. Bound in later buckram, with gilt-lettered red morocco spine title [Social Law Library stamped at base of spine]. Florida joined..... More
Quincy, Ill. C.M. Woods, 1836 [Friday, January 1]. 8pp, caption title as issued. Each page 8" x 13." Disbound. Evenly numbered pages printed upside down. Very Good. The Extra lists hundreds of names-- Patentees and Present Owners-- and descriptions of lands [including acreage, location, taxes due] "lying in the County..... More
[np: c. 1800]. Folio sheet folded to 8" x 9-3/4." Three pages of neat ink manuscript, final page blank. Chained paper with watermark "Munn & Simmons 1798". Split along main fold [no text involvement]. Very Good. Probably in Pettit's hand, this document traces land titles from the 1780s in Harrison..... More
[Courtland, Lawrence Cty., Alabama: 1840]. Single page, 7-3/4" x 12-3/4." Entirely in ink manuscript. Dated June 20, 1840, and signed at the end by Watkins and Swoope, with Jno. J. McMahon as witness. Inner edge is irregular. Closed tear [no loss] repaired expertly at blank bottom margin. Very Good. This..... More
[Utica? 1846]. Elephant folio broadside, 18" x 25-1/2." Old folds with several short splits but no text loss. Matted. Very large and bold type faces. Illustration of Screaming Eagle, with banner "Oneida County." Very Good. The New York Constitution of 1846 put a cap on State spending, in an effort..... More
Philadelphia: Ross, 1797. 240, vii, [4], 244-561, [1 blank], 26 (Constitution and Amendments thereto), iv (Table of Contents), [48- Index] pp, The Acts of all three Sessions of this Congress are printed. Disbound, with light scattered foxing. Good+. This is a complete offering of Ross's printing of the Acts of..... More
Rochester, Indiana: 1867. Printed broadside, oblong 11" x 8." A variety of large, bold type faces. Matted with tape on blank upper corner of blank verso. Very Good. Van Duzer was the owner and proprietor of the Continental House, which opened for business in 1867 after he finished renovations [Fulton..... More
Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1821. 4pp, disbound and lightly spotted. Good+. Thomas Jefferson signs in type at the end as Rector of the University of Virginia. His Memorial, a plea for the free flow of information into the United States, urges elimination of tariffs on books imported into the United..... More
Panola County, MS: 1852. Folio, 7-12" x 12-1/2". [3], [1-docketed] pp. Completely in ink manuscript in Elijah Wilbourn's hand. Old folds, short fold splits [partly repaired with archival tape], light toning, light waterstaining at inner margin. Some bleeding through of ink. Certification and signature of Wilbourn at end. Good+. Wilbourn..... More
[London: Printed and Sold by John Nichols... 1788]. Folio. Disbound. Pages 135-149, [1 blank], with caption title, as issued. Except as noted, Very Good. The recorded matters discuss relations between British Traders and the Cherokee Indians in Georgia and South Carolina, with land cessions by the Cherokees in satisfaction of..... More
[Springfield IL? 1850]. Folio broadside, 8" x 18." Uniformly toned, some bleedthrough from ink on blank verso, light spotting, expert repair to a short closed tear [no loss]. Signed in type at the end by Mitchell's lawyer, C.H. Moore, a friend and ally of Abraham Lincoln. Good+. Mitchell claimed ownership..... More
[np: 1822]. Autograph Document Signed, [4] pp. A single leaf, folded to 8-1/2" x 14." Completely in ink manuscript, with several phrases underlined for emphasis. Old folds, light toning, a couple of short closed tears expertly repaired. Very Good. The author's long essay denounces "This baneful system of Brevet Appointments."..... More