A LOS SS. REPRESENTANTES REUNIDOS EN CONVENCION NACIONAL. SENOR-- [Lima: 1834].
1834. Large 8vo, single leaf. Very Good. On the discovery of a conspiracy under the presidency of Orbegoso. More
1834. Large 8vo, single leaf. Very Good. On the discovery of a conspiracy under the presidency of Orbegoso. More
Boston: Richard Draper, 1769. 52, [1], [1 blank], 8pp. Stitched with the half title, untrimmed. Scattered light spotting, final blank torn. Else Very Good, in modern plain wrappers with title labels on front wrapper and spine. Evans 11161. ESTC W37640. More
Boston, New-England: 1765. 40, 7, [1 blank], 3, 4, [1 blank] pp. Lacks the half title, else Very Good in a modern cloth slipcase with gilt-stamped spine title. "Altho' his hardness of hearing was a great difficulty to him when debates were carried on, yet things being made known to..... More
Boston: Printed by J. Draper, 1742. [2], 60pp. Disbound and lacking the half title, else Very Good. "God forbid that we should have any irreligious, prayerless Rulers among us; for whatever Qualifications they have besides, this is sufficient to disqualify them for any Place of Power or Trust." Evans 4881..... More
Boston: J.E. Hinckley and Company, 1834. 12pp. Original printed wrappers [some chips and a few closed tears, minor foxing], stitched. Very Good. Appleton, the Massachusetts industrialist, headed the Boston Committee. It protests "the measures of the President in the removal of the deposites from the Bank of the United States..... More
Charleston: 1864. Oblong printed broadside slip, 6-1/8" x 7-7/8," completed in ink manuscript. Very Good. R.B. Johnson, Agent of the State, and Thos. Nixson, on behalf of Confederate Authorities and Owners, appraise eight slaves belonging to John Zimmerman of Spartanburg. The State had impressed the slaves to work on coastal..... More
Worcester: Thomas, Son & Thomas Sold by Them at the Worcester Bookstore March, March, 1797. 12mo. 228pp. Light age-toning and minor wear. Bound in full leather [rebacked]. Very Good FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Evans 31748. NAIP w032044. More
Prescott: Office of the Courier, 1889. Bound in institutional buckram with library marks. 119pp. Text is free of library stamps or marks, and Very Good. With errata, lists of officers and members of the Assembly, table of contents, and index. The Assembly passed legislation to remove the territorial capitol to..... More
Prescott, Arizona: Friday Evening, August 10, 1877. Folio broadsheet, 10-3/8" x 16." Four columns per page, light uniform toning. Couple of shallow chips to blank edges. Very Good. Three of the four columns on the verso are a virtual directory of Prescott business establishments: furniture, "general merchandise," druggist, groceries, bakery..... More
[Little Rock: 1858]. Broadside, @7" x 9". Caption title, followed by two-column text surrounded by ruled border. Printed on pale blue paper. Tanned portion, else Very Good. A rare Arkansas imprint, evidently unrecorded, eulogizing the Mississippian Quitman, a pro-slavery, State Rights Senator whose "clear and far sighted mind early saw..... More
55th Cong., 2d Sess. HD95. Washington: 1897. Original Congressional leather [rubbed] with spine labels. 22, 94pp + numerous folding charts and photo illustrations. Light wear, a few old institutional marks. Very Good. More
30th Cong., 2d Sess. HED56. 1849. 145pp, Disbound, lightly foxed. Very Good. More
Washington: 1878. Each 7-1/2" x 9-3/4", 1-3pp. Wide margins, Very Good. The orders deal with promotions, discharges, assignments, prison sentences at Leavenworth, western outposts, and other matters. More
London: Printed by Charles Squire for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1812. 32pp, with the half title. Disbound, with some loosening. Light tan and fox, Very Good. Inscription, slightly trimmed, at head of half title: 'The Hon. Geo. Bradley, with Mr. Dickins's ComplimentsLondon, February 15, 18__.' Arnot takes a critical look..... More
Boston: J. Draper, for S. Eliot, 1742. [2], 25, [1 blank] pp, lacking the half title and final blank. Stitched into modern plain wrappers. Lower margins lightly spotted. Good plus. Reverend Ashley says, "It is observable, that in the Church of Corinth there was much Contention and Division in religious..... More
[Washington]: Gideon & Co., Print. 1847]. 16pp, untrimmed, partly uncut, folded. Caption title [as issued], printed in double columns. Some tanning of edges and outer margin, minimal edgewear, minor foxing. Very Good. More
Philadelphia: Francis Bailey, 1783. Small octavo. 28pp. Spotted. Bound in modern blue quarter morocco and decorated boards, with private bookplate. Good+. The rare first edition of this Presbyterian group's Constitution, published just after the Synod was organized in 1782. The Constitution eschews any intention of engaging in "controversies about the..... More
Philadelphia: Printed by Zachariah Poulson, Junr. on the West Side of Fourth-Street, between Market and Arch-Streets, 1787. viii, [9]-160 pp. Original plain wrappers [worn, blank rear wrap has large chip], stitched, untrimmed, spine eroded. Front wrap inscribed "Mr. Adam Woods from Mr. Smith" [presumably John Smith, who was one of..... More
[Sparta? 1845?]. 23, [1 blank] pp. Original printed wrappers [detached, blank lower right portion of front wrap clipped], stitched, top edge uncut. Wrapper title [as issued]. Good+. A rare Illinois imprint, listing the ministers and elders of the Synod of the West. Reports of the Presbyteries of Ohio, Indiana, Chillicothe..... More
New-York: Printed by T.& J. Swords, 1799. 612, [3], [1 blank] pp. With the half title. Bound in original sheep [rubbed, corners bumped], red leather spine label [rubbed]. Scattered foxing. Rear endpaper torn with no text loss. Very Good. In five parts, each having a separate title page. An errata..... More
[London: Association of Architects, 1793]. [2], 31, [1 blank] pp. Original plain blue wrappers, stitched, untrimmed. Very Good. Dates and publishing information appear at the end of the introduction. The Resolutions applied to all lots on the Duke of Bedford's estates. They were designed to enhance fire safety, primarily by..... More
Cincinnati: Lodge, L'Hommedieu, and Hammond, Printers, 1828. [4], 400 pp. The ten issues, from January through October 1828, are the entire output of this engaging monthly. Contemporary cloth-backed boards [front hinge detaching] with gilt-lettered black morocco spine label. The first four pages are the general title and an Index. Light..... More
[np: nd. @1810-1820?]. Caption title [as issued]. 8pp, stitched. Light wear, untrimmed, small hole affects a couple of letters. Good+. With the contemporary ownership signature of Wm. B. Stilson. Descriptions of the major constellations, imprint unknown, but certainly the United States. This rare pamphlet leads with Orion, followed by the..... More
Frankfort, Ky: Hodges, 1842. Original paper over boards [some rubbing] with original paper title label on front board. Rebacked in morocco, with title stamped in gilt on spine. 152pp, light wear, else Very Good. "The wholly believable and well expressed account of the young author's disastrous military campaign, capture and..... More
New York: John W. Amerman, Printer, 1868. Original printed wrappers [spotted, moderately worn], stitched. 17, [3 blanks] pp. Text lightly toned, occasional foxing, Good+. "An account of the Whitman settlement and the migration of 1843" [Decker]. "This is the book wherein for the first time appeared in print the legend--..... More