New York: [Douglas McMurtrie], 1926. Original printed and decorated wrappers [nearly detached, old tape at spine ends]. Unpaginated, but a thick catalogue. 550 items, some illustrations. Thorough descriptions of the lots. Very Good. Turner was a wealthy businessman, a principal of the Standard Rope & Twine Co., and a discerning..... 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
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[Netherlands? 1780?]. Oblong cartoon engraving, 7-1/4" x 11-1/4." Matted on paper backing. Minor dusting, Very Good. The engraving, which initially appeared in Westminster Magazine in February 1778, was frequently re-engraved. Our version, offered here, was issued without a date or credit line. It is thought to have been printed..... More
[Philadelphia: John Dunlap? 1777 or 1778]. Oblong broadside, 13-1/2" x 8." Blank printed form for officers commissioned in the Continental Army, signed clearly and boldly in ink by Henry Laurens as President of the Continental Congress; and Charles Thomson as Secretary. Near Fine. Laurens of South Carolina was President of..... More
New-Haven: Thomas and Samuel Green, 1774. 30pp, with the half title. Stitched, spotting at upper quadrant, dusted, upper corners of final leaves torn, with slight effect on text of last leaf. Good. Edward Eells gives the Charge, and Samuel Lockwood the Right Hand of Fellowship. Woodward contrasts the religious person's voluntary..... More
Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Gales, 1798. 8pp, disbound with scattered light foxing. Untrimmed, top edge uncut. Good+. Secretary Wolcott reports on the public debt, much of it consisting of Revolutionary War obligations. An Act passed March 1795 barred the payment of certain United States debts. Treasury Secretary Wolcott, in..... More
[various places]: 1800. This lot of fourteen items is detailed below with titles, pagination and condition. Additional details are available upon request. 1. Brooks, John: AN EULOGY, ON GENERAL WASHINGTON... Boston: 1800. 15, [1 blank] pp, with the half title. Disbound and untrimmed, with wide margins. Contemporary signature on final..... More
Hartford: Printed by [Hannah] Watson and Goodwin, 1779. 5" x 6.75". 17, [1 blank] pp. Stitched, untrimmed, lightly toned and worn. Good+ to Very Good. Hannah Watson was Connecticut's first woman printer. Trumbull was barely forty years old when he died. A Harvard graduate, he was elected a delegate..... More