Boston: Printed and Sold by William M'Alpine, [1766]. 16mo. 12 leaves (complete). Loose, light edge wear, toned, Good+. This Almanac celebrates the Stamp Act's repeal with a patriotic preface by Ames, lauding Americans' "exertion of that noble spirit of Freedom, which every thinking honest Man that has ever been..... More
[Worcester: Isaiah Thomas, 1787]. Pages 335-352, with caption title as issued. Upper margins of several leaves trimmed closely, shaving portions of several page numbers, a couple of printer flaws with effect on a few letters. Good+, in modern pale grey paper over boards. This early, rare printing of the proposed..... More
Philadelphia: Printed by Mathew Carey, 1787. [3], 212-311, [1] pp. Widely scattered light foxing; final few leaves with some blank inner margin wear. Pages 276-286 print, in Very Good condition, the proposed U.S. Constitution, claimed as its first magazine printing. Overall Good+, in modern pale grey paper over boards. This..... More
Philadelphia: Published by C.P. Wayne, 1807. 4to. Contemporary quarter calf [gilt spine rules] and marbled paper over boards [with contemporary text from an official document attractively overlaid]. All ten Maps, plus 22-page Subscriber List. Light foxing, Very Good. FIRST EDITION. Howes M317. Sabin 44788. More
[Boston: 1771]. Folio sheet, folded to 9-1/4" x 14-5/8." [4] pp. The attractive masthead, engraved by Paul Revere, depicts a seated female figure at right with liberty cap, bird cage in center. [Brigham, Paul Revere's Engravings, p. 134.] . The female figure sets free from its cage the dove of..... More
Annapolis: Printed by Frederick Green, Printer to the State, 1787. Folio, bound in attractive contemporary deerskin, with original gilt-lettered red morocco spine label. [458] pp, as issued. Scattered and generally light foxing, Very Good, with many contemporary ink annotations concerning the various laws, probably by a Maryland practitioner. A knowledgeable..... More
New York: [Douglas McMurtrie], 1937. Original printed wrappers, light wear. 386 Lots. Annotated, sometimes messily. Very Good. With desirable early and presidential Americana. More
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[Philadelphia]: May 26, 1783. Folio leaf folded to [4] pp, each page 7-1/4" x 8 3/4". Several light but large spots, not affecting legibility, Very Good. Docketed on page [4]: "ACT OF CONGRESS- MAY 26TH 1783." The Resolution, entirely in manuscript, is signed in the same hand, 'Chas. Thomson, Secy.'..... More
[London: 1777]. Large folio, unbound and untrimmed. 708, [1 errata], [1 blank] pp, as issued. Occasional light toning, else Near Fine. ESTC explains that the Journal, whose entries end on 18 September 1760, was not printed until 1777. Entries appear on a variety of topics, some concerning the French and..... More