PAPERS IN THE CASE OF SIMON JONES VS. JAMES MANN, SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, LOUISIANA.
40th Cong., 3d Sess. Ho. of Reps. Mis. Doc. No. 13: 1868. 1868. 43pp. disbound. Very Good. More
40th Cong., 3d Sess. Ho. of Reps. Mis. Doc. No. 13: 1868. 1868. 43pp. disbound. Very Good. More
New Orleans: John Gibson- State Printer, 1827 and 1828. 211, [1 blank]; 199, [1 blank] pp. The 1827 Acts are bound in later cloth, with morocco spine labels and an old law library gilt stamp at base of spine; bookplate on front pastedown; text lightly to moderately toned or foxed..... More
New Orleans: J.C. De St. Romes, State Printer, 1821. 159, [1 blank] pp. Bound in later cloth with gilt-lettered morocco spine titles [rubbed]. Light scattered foxing, front pastedown with a bookplate, several institutional rubberstamps, else Very Good. "English and French on facing pages." [Jumonville]. With a List of Acts, an..... More
New Orleans: John Gibson- State Printer, 1829. 200, 21, [1 blank] pp. Modern library cloth [some soiling], text with scattered spotting and light institutional marks on title page. Good+. "English and French on facing pages" [Jumonville]. With a List of Acts, Index, and the 1812 Constitution of Louisiana. Among the..... More
New Orleans: John Gibson- State Printer, 1828. 199, [1 blank] pp. Disbound. English and French on facing pages, may lack the French title page. Good+. Probably the copy of the Louisiana diplomat, lawyer, and Senator John Slidell, signed 'Jn Slidell' at the head of the title. With Index and Titles..... More
New Orleans: Jerome Bayon- State Printer, 1834. 167, 167, vi, vi, [1 blank], [viii]-xviii pp. Scattered foxing, disbound, Good+. "English and French on facing pages...Facing pages bear duplicate numbering." Jumonville. With Index and Titles of Acts. Jumonville 835 [3]. AI 25373 [5]. More
New Orleans: James M. Bradford, State Printer, 1826. 264pp. Bound in later cloth with gilt-lettered morocco spine titles [rubbed]. Foxed, front pastedown with a bookplate, several institutional rubberstamps, Good. "English and French on facing pages." [Jumonville]. With a List of Acts, an Index, and Resolutions. One of the Resolutions urges..... More
New Orleans: J.O. Nixon, State Printer, 1866. 331pp. Stitched in original printed wrappers. Some loosening and wrapper wear, last page with a hole costing several letters of the Index. Good+. Louisiana's early Reconstruction legislature deals with post-War issues. More
[Baton Rouge: 1867]. 15, [1 blank] pp. Caption title, as issued. Stitched, toned, lightly worn. Good+. This is Act "[No. 57.]" of the Legislature, signed at the end in type by House Speaker Duncan S. Cage, Senate President Albert Voorhies, and Governor J. Madison Wells. Jefferson is located on the..... More
New Orleans [one Donaldson: 1819-1840. The Acts are in both English and French on facing pages. Bindings vary: disbound, modern buckram, modern cloth, or contemporary sheep. The usual institutional marks and occasional light wear. Overall, Very Good. a. ACTS PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE..... More
City of Washington: A. and G. Way, Printers. 1806. 10, [2 blank] pp, disbound with minor wear. Very Good. The "grievances" which are the subject of the petition relate to changes in the law of land titles which, as enacted, would divest petitioners of lands which they had duly settled..... More
New Orleans: J.O. Nixon, State Printer, 1866. 139pp, disbound, lightly foxed. Good+ or Very Good. An extremely detailed report on sources of state revenue, the school fund, internal improvement tax fund, levee and drainage fund, and an accounting of state expenditures. More
[Washington: 1803]. 5, [3 blanks] pp. Disbound [some loosening], Very Good. "The late cession of Louisiana by France to the United States, renders it an object of primary importance to have the nearest and most expeditious mode of communication established, between the city of Washington and the city of New..... More
New Orleans: City Item Publishing Company, 1884. Original printed wrappers, stitched. 15, [1 blank] pp. Text clean. Wrappers loosened, with a couple of old institutional stamps, shallow wrapper edge wear. Good+. A committee of sugar planters arranged the Convention. Delegates are listed. Its purpose was "to defend the Louisiana protected..... More
New Orleans: Printed at the Crescent Office, 1852. 100pp. Toned with some foxing, light rubberstamp on title page. Upper blank corners of last two leaves renewed, couple of small holes in last leaf affecting about five letters. Good+ in modern boards. The new Constitution mandated that "the Legislature shall apportion..... More
New Orleans: Jas. S. Cosgrove, Convention Printer, 1879. 337, [1 blank], 156 pp, plus two folding tables. Each page printed in two columns. Bound in buckram with gilt-lettered morocco spine labels, light rubberstamp on title page. Clean text. Very Good. Last leaf with a tear affecting about five letters of..... More
New Orleans: 1815. Broadside, 8" x 13-1/8." Printed with heading in gothic type, "United States of America. City of New Orleans. . ." Old folds, with a tear along one fold [text unaffected]. Original seal present. Some small chips, light to moderate foxing. Good+. Signed in ink by Boulet, two..... More
New York: Maverick, Stephan & Co., Lithographers, 1872. Broadsheet, 18" x 23-1/2". Recto printed with black ink, red underprinted; verso entirely in green ink. Top half of the sheet contains mortgage certificate, with a large vignette of a stream train and a small vignette of mother pelican with her babies..... More
[New Orleans? 1870]. Folded decorative leaf, stamped in blind. [3], [1 blank] pp. Title printed in gilt lettering, text in beige lettering. Very Good. The University of Louisiana is the predecessor of Tulane University in New Orleans. The commencement program of each department is printed, noting the salutatorian and valedictorian..... More
Louisville KY: D.P. Faulds & Co. 539 Main St. [1858]. 5, [1 blank] pp, each page loose. Title page with color lithographic portrait [daguerreotype by Webster & Bro., of Louisville]: two members of the Louisville Guard are depicted, in full uniform, with camp and tents in background. In full color..... More
Chattanooga, Tenn. Times Printing and Publishing Company, 1887. 83, [13- Advertisements] pp. Reinforced spine, lightly worn, one gathering loosened and crimped, else Very Good. MacGowan was editor of the Chattanooga Daily Times and of the Tradesman, "the leading Commercial and Manufacturing Journal of the South." This is a data-laden pamphlet..... More
Cincinnati: 1859. 40pp, reinforced spine, light margin spotting. Else Very Good. The divisive issue of slavery intrudes on the question whether to unite the Northwest Synods under the Presbyterian Theological Seminary. MacMaster, a professor at the Seminary, and others are accused of trying to make it a seedbed of abolitionism..... More
Philadelphia: James Carey, 1800. 59, [1 adv.] pp. Some toning and light foxing, bound in modern brown morocco. Very Good. "This document contains the report of the Virginia legislature, authored by Madison, defending the Virginia Resolutions of 1798. Madison discussed each resolution in detail, elaborating further the position that...the states..... More
Alexandria: Printed for the Author, 1812. 56pp, but without the half title. Disbound. Untrimmed. Else Very Good. Supporting De Witt Clinton for President, the author attacks "the crooked and weak policy of Mr. Madison's administration" for abandoning Jeffersonian principles, and assails the incumbent's "weak and jealous disposition." Madison's "political turpitude..... More
[Marshall, TX? 1848]. Broadside, 4" x 6-1/4." Blank left margin uneven, lightly foxed, horizontal fold archivally reinforced. Several styles and sizes of type. Good+. At head of title, " Liberty, Union, Independence. 4th of July, '76." This invitation was likely issued by the Marshall Lodge, No. 22, of the Grand..... More