New York: H.R. Robinson, [1837]. Oblong 13-1/2" x 21". Light dusting, a couple of closed tears and shallow extremity chips to blank margins. Else Very Good. The Library of Congress entry: "A satire attributing the dire fiscal straits of the nation to Andrew Jackson's banking policies, with specific reference... More about UNCLE SAM SICK WITH LA GRIPPE
[Providence? 1842?]. Broadside, 7-3/4" x 11". A variety of type sizes and styles, old folds. Very Good. "For the purpose of creating, in the South portions of the state particularly, an impression unfavorable to the Constitution to be submitted to the People," opponents of the regular Rhode Island government falsely... More about RIGHTS OF FISHERY
London: Printed for W. Nicoll, 1764. [47, [1- advt] pp, as issued. Disbound, light dusting, else Very Good. On the dismissal of General Henry Seymour Conway, a distinguished military man and Member of Parliament who had spoken against the Crown's imposition of restrictive measures upon the American Colonies. According to... More about A COUNTER-ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC, ON THE LATE DISMISSION OF A GENERAL OFFICER. THE THIRD EDITION
London: Printed for W. Nicoll, 1764. [4], 43, [1 blank] pp, with the half title [detached but present], as issued. Disbound, light dusting, else Very Good. On the dismissal of General Henry Seymour Conway, a distinguished military man and Member of Parliament who had spoken against the Crown's imposition of... More about AN ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC, ON THE LATE DISMISSION OF A GENERAL OFFICER
Boston: Boston Commonwealth... Extra. [1852]. Broadsheet, 21-3/4" x 16". Recto printed in three columns; verso printed in five columns. Untrimmed, light edge wear, a few spots and old folds, with several light crimps and one or two small separations at fold intersection affecting three or four letters. Good+. "Boston Commonwealth...... More about THE PLATFORMS OF THE PARTIES. READ, REFLECT, AND THEN ACT!
[Newark, NJ: 1893]. Small decorative program, 3" x 4-1/4". [11] leaves, printed on rectos only, black ink on stiff semi-gloss card stock. Printed partly opaque pink covers, tied with silk cord at the head. Front cover with a bust portrait of Thomas Jefferson surrounded by a wreath of leaves, with... More about THE JEFFERSONIAN CLUB, RECEPTION AND BALL, AT SAENGER HALL, WEDNESDAY EV'G, APRIL 5, '93
[Providence: 1842]. Broadside, 10-1/2" x 22". Printed in two columns separated by a rule. Several old horizontal folds. Moderately foxed. Good+. Dated at the end in type, "Providence, Feb. 18, 1842." The suffrage provisions of the People's Constitution are compared with those of the "regular legal constitution," to the great... More about CITIZENS OF RHODE-ISLAND! READ! MARK! LEARN!
New York: The Golden Age, 1871. 4" x 6-1/4". 17, [1-publishers notice] pp. Stitched. Old gum label and light rubberstamp at blank portion of title page; otherwise Very Good.. Tilton-- journalist, reformer, abolitionist, cuckolded by Henry Ward Beecher-- founded 'The Golden Age,' his New York political and literary weekly... More about THE GOLDEN AGE TRACTS. NO. 2. THE CONSTITUTION A TITLE-DEED TO WOMAN'S FRANCHISE. A LETTER TO...
Cincinnati: Gazette Steam Book and Job Printing House, 1869. Original printed blue wrappers with wrapper title, as issued. 39, [1 blank] pp. Light wrapper wear, Very Good. The Cincinnati public schools were bitterly divided by religious controversy. The religious affiliations of the 40-member Board of Education are listed: 18 Protestant... More about THE BIBLE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. PROCEEDINGS AND ADDRESSES AT THE MASS MEETING, PIKE'S MUSIC...
Providence: Benjamin F. Moore, Printer, [1842]. Broadside, 11-3/4" x 19-1/2", printed in three columns. Toned, mild edge wear, a few fox spots. Else Very Good. In small type, beneath the title: "From the Newport Herald of the Times- Extra." The broadside reports the celebration in Newport with the arrival of... More about VINTON'S ADDRESS, ON THE RECEPTION OF THE NEWPORT ARTILLERY, BY THE TOWNSMEN, ON THURSDAY, MAY...
[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 about THE ARISTOCRACY UNMASKED. CHANCELLOR KENT AND JUDGE SPENCER IN FAVOR OF DISFRANCHISING 75,000...
Salt Lake City, Utah: Frank H. Nelden & Co. [wrapper: Parsons, Kendall & Co.], 1888. Original printed yellow wrappers, stitched. 130pp. Wrappers dusted, else Very Good. The rear wrapper offers anti-Mormon publications for sale, such as "Uncle Sam's Abscess; or, Hell Upon Earth," and "An English Woman in Utah."... More about CHRISTIAN PROGRESS IN UTAH. THE DISCUSSIONS OF THE CHRISTIAN CONVENTION HELD IN SALT LAKE CITY,...
Philadelphia: Printed by Thomas Dobson, for Morgan J. Rhees, 1796. 32pp. Disbound, else Very Good. With the signature "Jh Bloomfield" in the upper margin of page [3]. Joseph Bloomfield was Governor of New Jersey 1801-1812. This edition is recorded by Sabin; it is not in Evans. It was "also issued... More about REFLECTIONS ON FRENCH ATHEISM AND ON ENGLISH CHRISTIANITY. BY WILLIAM RICHARDS, A.M. MEMBER OF...
[Suffield, CT? 1856]. Broadside, 11-1/4" x 14-1/2". Bold and large type faces. At the head of the title is a large engraving of the iconic Screaming Eagle. Light soil, a blank upper corner chip, blank verso reinforcement of inner margin, two old tape marks on verso from early hanging. Very... More about MESSRS. A.G. HAZARD, C.W. PHILLEO, AND OTHERS, WILL ADDRESS THE KEYSTONE CLUB AT THE TOWN HALL IN...
[Danville, Illinois? 1865]. Broadside, 11" x 14-5/8". One prominent fox spot in the blank upper margin. Outer margin trimmed close to, but not affecting, text. Good+ or Very Good. A rare, evidently unrecorded, broadside concerning "A Committee of Soldiers" who have called "for a SOLDIERS' CONVENTION to be held at... More about A CARD TO THE PEOPLE
Columbus, O. Sept. 13, 1875. Broadside, 4.75" x 8.25". Clean. Fine. A broadside lauding the goal of colonization to Liberia, the base from which all of Africa will be Christianized. "The friends of Africa, and the advocates of her redemption, will be encouraged through the evidence given by Mr. H.W.... More about A TWO THOUSAND FOLD AGENCY
London: 1689. 4to. [2], 14 pp. Broken stitching, disbound. Light dusting and wear, Good+. "Justifies the Revolution of 1688 on religious and constitutional grounds" [ESTC]. The author expresses his abhorrence of the exercise of governmental power without constitutional restraints, and the maintenance of large standing armies. The deposed King James... More about IMPORTANT QUESTIONS OF STATE, LAW, JUSTICE AND PRUDENCE, BOTH CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS, UPON THE LATE...
[New London CT: 1852]. Broadsheet, 8-3/8" x 16". Each side printed in two columns. The verso is headed, "THE LAST GUN! REV. S.W. COGGSHALL, WILL ADDRESS THE FREE DEMOCRACY AT BART'S HALL, THIS MONDAY EVENING." Bold and large type faces. Old folds and a few crimps which do not affect... More about FEDERALISM AND ITS ALLIES EXPOSED! IS HE A TRAITOR TO LIBERTY?
Dubuque: Upham & Gilmore, Printers, 1861. 16pp. Disbound, mild wear, Good+. Trowbridge became minister of this Church in 1856, and remained until 1862, when he moved on to Chicago. His rare Sermon is a call to arms. "The Almighty Ruler of the Universe has made this American Nation to be... More about THE STEWARDSHIP OF AMERICA. A SERMON, PREACHED IN THE SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, OF DUBUQUE,...
[Philadelphia? 1872 or 1873?]. Original printed title wrappers [some spotting and wear]. Stitched. 6, [2 blanks] pp. Clean text. Except as noted, Very Good. Congress had levied a tax on raw cotton during the War, and in 1866 and 1867. The author argues that the Cotton Tax is unconstitutional. Article... More about WHY THE COTTON TAX SHOULD BE REFUNDED
Boise City, Idaho: Printed at the Statesman Office, 1880. Original printed wrappers, stitched. 19, [1 blank] pp. A vertical fold, ink numeral at blank margin of front wrapper. Very Good. Governor Neil reports on the state of public schools-- they "have not, as yet, accomplished any grand results, nor have... More about BIENNIAL MESSAGE OF JOHN B. NEIL, GOVERNOR OF IDAHO, TO THE ELEVENTH SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE...
Elizabeth-Town, N.J. Printed by Isaac A. Kollock, 1809. 20pp. Stitched in contemporary [?] plain wrappers. Clipped presentation inscription to a Reverend Armstrong. Mildly foxed, Very Good. "On the evils of horse racing, which event had come to Elizabethtown the previous day and was to remain for a week" [Felcone]. And... More about SERMON ON HORSE RACING; PREACHED IN THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ELIZABETH-TOWN, SEPTEMBER 17, 1809....
Salt Lake City, Utah: John W. Pike, Public Printer, 1878. [2], 34, [1], [1 blank] pp, with Governor Emery's compliments slip tipped in. Stitched in original printed blue wrappers. Very Good plus. "Polygamy and the Mountain Meadows massacre mentioned" [Flake & Draper]. The Governor observes that current law does... More about MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR EMERY TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF UTAH TERRITORY, CONVENED AT SALT LAKE...
[Cincinnati]: Published by the Cincinnati Gazette Co., [1870]. Original printed, illustrated and decorated wrappers, stitched. 108pp. One chip at a blank margin, Near Fine. Pages 1-12 consist of advertisements, primarily for Cincinnati merchants, followed by an enormous amount of information on a variety of matters. The Gazette celebrates the Republican... More about THE GAZETTE ANNUAL REGISTER AND HANDBOOK OF INFORMATION. 1871
Lancaster, OH: 1871. Folio 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 candidate... More about LETTER FROM COLONEL CONNELL TO SENATOR THURMAN. THE PARTY IN A FALSE POSITION, AND CONNELL...