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THE CASE OF THE SIX MUTINEERS, WHOSE CONVICTION AND SENTENCE WERE APPROVED OF BY GENERAL JACKSON, FAIRLY STATED: WITH A REFUTATION OF SOME OF THE FALSEHOODS CIRCULATED ON THIS SUBJECT. Andrew Jackson.

[Jackson, Andrew]:

THE CASE OF THE SIX MUTINEERS, WHOSE CONVICTION AND SENTENCE WERE APPROVED OF BY GENERAL JACKSON, FAIRLY STATED: WITH A REFUTATION OF SOME OF THE FALSEHOODS CIRCULATED ON THIS SUBJECT.

Albany: Printed for the Albany Argus, 1828. 32pp, disbound and stitched. Title and several other leaves browned, widely scattered foxing. Good+. ' This is one of three 1828 issues, all scarce, printed in the heated presidential race of that year. Anti-Jackson forces charged that his unrestrained, martial personality-- highlighting his... More

Price: $500.00

[Jackson, Andrew]:

OFFICIAL RECORD FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT, OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURT MARTIAL WHICH TRIED, AND THE ORDERS OF GENERAL JACKSON FOR SHOOTING THE SIX MILITIA MEN, TOGETHER WITH OFFICIAL LETTERS FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT, (ORDERED TO BE PRINTED BY CONGRESS) SHOWING THAT THESE AMERICAN CITIZENS WERE INHUMANLY & ILLEGALLY MASSACRED.

Washington: Jonathan Elliot, 1828. 32pp, disbound. Light spotting of first several leaves, lower margin trimmed closely on some leaves, affecting a portion of the last line of text on page 16, but still legible. Good+. This is one [probably the first] of several 1828 issues, grist for the 1828 presidential... More

Price: $650.00

[Jackson, Andrew]:

OFFICIAL RECORD FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT, OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURT MARTIAL WHICH TRIED, AND THE ORDERS OF GENERAL JACKSON FOR SHOOTING THE SIX MILITIA MEN, TOGETHER WITH OFFICIAL LETTERS FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT, SHOWING THAT THESE AMERICAN CITIZENS WERE INHUMANLY & ILLEGALLY MASSACRED.

Albany: 1828. 47, [1 blank] pp. Stitched into modern plain wrappers. Light foxing, several blank margin repairs, faint blindstamp. Good+. The primary weapon of the anti-Jackson forces was his alleged impetuous, unrestrained, martial personality, utterly unsuitable for the presidency of a democratic republic whose success required respect for constitutional checks... More

Price: $650.00

Jackson, Isaac R.:

A SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICES OF WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE NORTH WESTERN ARMY, DURING THE WAR OF 1812, &c.

Providence: Knowles and Vose, 1840. 32pp, light to moderate foxing. Stitched in original printed wrappers [rear wrapper detached]. Good+. This pamphlet was printed in several places during 1836, and reprinted for Harrison's successful 1840 campaign. It emphasizes Harrison's distinguished military career, and his service as Senator and as Governor... More

Price: $125.00

[Jackson, Isaac R.]:

A SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICES OF WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON.

Philadelphia: Jan. 1836. 36pp, sewn, original printed wrappers [inscription, light duplicate rubberstamp]. Very Good. This campaign biography was printed in several places during 1836. Miles also notes Columbus, New York, and Albany issues. It was also reprinted for Harrison's successful 1840 campaign. The document emphasizes Harrison's distinguished military career... More

Price: $125.00

[Jackson, Isaac R.]:

A SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICES OF WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE NORTH WESTERN ARMY, DURING THE WAR OF 1812, &c.

New York: Office of the New York Express, 1839. 32pp, disbound, uncut. Lacking the original printed wrappers, else Very Good. This standard campaign biography was printed in numerous places in 1836, 1839, and 1840. It emphasizes Harrison's distinguished military career, and his service as Senator and as Governor of Indiana. Howes J20. Miles 123. AI 56535 [5]. More

Price: $75.00

Jay, John:

TREATY OF AMITY, COMMERCE, AND NAVIGATION, BETWEEN HIS BRITTANIC MAJESTY, AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CONDITIONALLY RATIFIED BY THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, AT PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 24, 1795; TO WHICH IS ANNEXED A COPIOUS APPENDIX. SECOND EDITION.

Philadelphia: Lang & Ustick, For Mathew Carey, Nov. 2, 1795. 190pp. Lacking the two-page bookseller advertisement at the end but with a second title leaf. [The second title leaf with a light rubberstamp]. Later buckram. Except as noted, Very Good. A compilation of materials in support of the Jay... More

Price: $350.00

MEMOIRS OF A NULLIFIER; WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. BY A NATIVE OF THE SOUTH. A. S.? Johnson.

[Johnson, A.S.?]:

MEMOIRS OF A NULLIFIER; WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. BY A NATIVE OF THE SOUTH.

Columbia, S.C. Printed and Published at the Telescope Office, 1832. Original publisher's cloth [paper spine label worn away]. [5], [1 blank], [5]-110, [1 errata] pp [as issued]. Scattered foxing, Good+. This first edition was republished in 1860. It is quite scarce, with OCLC recording only a few locations under... More

Price: $600.00

Johnson, Reverdy:

REMARKS ON POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY, AS MAINTAINED AND DENIED RESPECTIVELY BY JUDGE DOUGLAS AND ATTORNEY-GENERAL BLACK, BY A SOUTHERN CITIZEN, KNOWN TO BE THE HON. REVERDY JOHNSON, WHO ARGUED THE DRED SCOTT CASE IN BEHALF OF THE SOUTH, BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.

[Washington: Towers, (1859?)]. Caption title [as issued]. 16pp, printed in double columns. Disbound with scattered foxing, Good+. Howes and Sabin record 1859 Baltimore printings only. Johnson was an authoritative voice on the issue of Popular Sovereignty: he was counsel for the slaveowners in the Dred Scott case, which held... More

Price: $250.00

[Johnson, Reverdy]:

REMARKS ON POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY, AS MAINTAINED AND DENIED RESPECTIVELY BY JUDGE DOUGLAS, AND ATTORNEY-GENERAL BLACK. BY A SOUTHERN CITIZEN.

Baltimore: Murphy & Co. 1859. 40pp, disbound and lightly foxed, Good+. Johnson was an authoritative voice on the issue of Popular Sovereignty: he was counsel for the slaveowners in the Dred Scott case, which held that Congress could not bar slavery from the territories. Douglas's opponents immediately noted that... More

Price: $250.00

TAXATION NO TYRANNY; AN ANSWER TO THE RESOLUTIONS AND ADDRESS OF THE AMERICAN CONGRESS. THE THIRD EDITION. Samuel Johnson.

[Johnson, Samuel]:

TAXATION NO TYRANNY; AN ANSWER TO THE RESOLUTIONS AND ADDRESS OF THE AMERICAN CONGRESS. THE THIRD EDITION.

London: Printed for T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1775. [2], 91, [1 blank] pp. Disbound and lacking the half title, title page lightly dusted, else Very Good Printed in the same year as the first edition, this pamphlet rebuts the "loud clamours" and "wild affections" of ingrates "who have denied... More

Price: $1,500.00

[Kingsley, Vine W.]:

RECONSTRUCTION IN AMERICA. BY A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK BAR.

New York: 1865. Original printed wrappers [old tape, institutional marks] bound into attractive modern plain wrappers. 133, [1]pp. Light wear, clean text. Good+. Kingsley reviews "sectional contention" from "early in our history." The issues all revolved around the "question of the exact limitation of local and federal authority." He... More

Price: $175.00

THE CONDUCT OF THE LATE ADMINISTRATION EXAMINED. WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS. Charles Lloyd.

[Lloyd, Charles]:

THE CONDUCT OF THE LATE ADMINISTRATION EXAMINED. WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS.

Boston: Edes and Gill, 1767. 107, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, uniformly tanned, short closed tear [no loss] to title leaf. Good+. This is the first American edition, printed in the same year as the London first. Authorship is generally attributed to Charles Lloyd, George Grenville's Secretary. "Famous defense of... More

Price: $1,750.00

THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE OF SAN FRANCISCO. METCALF VS. ARGENTI ET AL. SPEECHES OF R.A. LOCKWOOD, ESQ. R. A. Lockwood.

Lockwood, R.A.:

THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE OF SAN FRANCISCO. METCALF VS. ARGENTI ET AL. SPEECHES OF R.A. LOCKWOOD, ESQ.

San Francisco, Cal. 1852. 48pp, bound in period half calf and marbled boards. Scattered foxing, Good+. "These speeches of Lockwood are required reading for anyone wishing to understand the dark and cruel side of the activities of the Vigilance Committee. Lockwood was a man of great courage and unusual ability... More

Price: $2,500.00

THE APPEAL OF L. LOUAILLIER, SEN. AGAINST THE CHARGE OF HIGH TREASON, AND EXPLAINING THE TRANSACTIONS AT NEW-ORLEANS. Louaillier Louis:.

Louaillier L[ouis]:

THE APPEAL OF L. LOUAILLIER, SEN. AGAINST THE CHARGE OF HIGH TREASON, AND EXPLAINING THE TRANSACTIONS AT NEW-ORLEANS.

[New Orleans]: 1827. 28pp. Stitched, untrimmed, light fox, small tear on title leaf not affecting text. At head of title: "Let every man lend this to his neighbour." Very Good. Contemporary signature at top margin: John S. Barrows. A Louisiana State Senator, Louaillier opposed Andrew Jackson's decision to perpetuate martial... More

Price: $2,000.00

[Lowell, John]:

INTERESTING POLITICAL DISCUSSION. THE DIPLOMATICK POLICY OF MR. MADISON UNVEILED. IN A SERIES OF ESSAYS CONTAINING STRICTURES UPON THE LATE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN MR. SMITH AND MR. JACKSON. BY A BOSTONIAN.

[Boston: 1809]. 55pp, untrimmed with wide margins, caption title [as issued], attractive modern plain wrappers. Inner margin remnants of previous wrapper, light institutional stamps, light tan, scattered light fox, Good+. Issued in two Boston printings this year, this is a critique of the Madisonian tilt against England. "Mr. Madison's Gallic... More

Price: $75.00

MacMahon, T.W.:

CAUSE AND CONTRAST: AN ESSAY ON THE AMERICAN CRISIS.

Richmond, Va. West & Johnston, 1862. 192pp, stitched in original printed wrappers [wraps worn, with spotting]. Text unusually clean and Very Good. Signed on the front wrapper, 'Wm. M. Burwell.' Presentation inscription on front free endpaper: 'Hon. W.M. Burwell with the sincere esteem of the Author. Richmond April 23d '... More

Price: $500.00

THE REPUBLICAN CRISIS: OR, AN EXPOSITION OF THE POLITICAL JESUITISM OF JAMES MADISON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. BY AN OBSERVANT CITIZEN OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. James Madison.

[Madison, James]:

THE REPUBLICAN CRISIS: OR, AN EXPOSITION OF THE POLITICAL JESUITISM OF JAMES MADISON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. BY AN OBSERVANT CITIZEN OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Alexandria: Printed for the Author, 1812. 56pp, but without the half title. Disbound. Untrimmed. 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

Price: $500.00

Mayer, Brantz:

TAH-GAH-JUTE OR LOGAN AND CAPTAIN MICHAEL CRESAP; A DISCOURSE BY...DELIVERED IN BALTIMORE BEFORE THE MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, ON ITS SIXTH ANNIVERSARY, 9 MAY, 1851.

[Baltimore, MD: Printed by John Murphy & Co. for the Maryland Historical Society, 1851]. [2], 86, [1 errata], [1 blank] pp. Disbound, with the half title, minor chipping to blank corners of some leaves. Small institutional blindstamping of last few leaves. Manuscript presentation at head of half title: 'Horatio G.... More

Price: $125.00

[McCoy, Isaac]:

REMOVE INDIANS WESTWARD. WITH BILL NO. 449. FEBRUARY 18, 1829...MR. MCLEAN, FROM THE COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS, TO WHICH THE SUBJECT HAD BEEN REFERRED, MADE THE FOLLOWING REPORT:..

[Washington: 1829. 48pp. Disbound, lightly toned with occasional light spotting, rubberstamp at blank portion of title page. Good+. "Written after a personal tour of inspection of the country proposed" [Howes]. "In March, 1828 McCoy was appointed to 'accompany an exploring party of Indians west of the Mississippi.' Pages 6-24 contain... More

Price: $750.00

McMorries, Edward Young:

HISTORY OF THE FIRST REGIMENT ALABAMA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY C. S.A.

Montgomery: 1904. 142pp, original printed wrappers [light spine wear] and staples. Deckled edges, Fine. "He served first at Pensacola, was transferred to the Mississippi, traveled by rail from Mobile to Corinth and Memphis, and by boat to Island No. 10, where he was captured and taken to Camp Butler... More

Price: $375.00

Minot, George Richards:

CONTINUATION OF THE HISTORY OF THE PROVINCE OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY, FROM THE YEAR 1748. WITH AN INTRODUCTORY SKETCH OF EVENTS FROM ITS ORIGINAL SETTLEMENT. BY GEORGE RICHARDS MINOT, FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, AND MEMBER OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. VOL. I. [offered with] CONTINUATION OF THE HISTORY OF THE PROVINCE OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY, FROM THE YEAR 1748 TO 1765...

Boston: Printed by Manning & Loring. Feb. 1798. [-June, 1803]. Vol. I: viii, [1 blank], 10-304 pp; Vol. II: vii, [1 blank], [9]]-222pp. Bound in pale blue paper- covered boards [quite worn, most paper removed from Vol. I, front covers of both volumes detached]. First few leaves detached on each... More

Price: $225.00

Minot, George Richards:

THE HISTORY OF THE INSURRECTIONS, IN MASSACHUSETTS IN THE YEAR SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SIX. AND THE REBELLION CONSEQUENT THEREON. SECOND EDITION.

Boston: James W. Burditt, 1810. iv, [5]-192 pp. Disbound, light rubberstamp, else Very Good. The second edition of the definitive work on Shays' Rebellion, a signal event in creating support for the Constitution's promise of a stronger national government. In August and September 1786 financially strapped western Massachusetts farmers... More

Price: $150.00

Montcalm [De Saint-Veran, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gazon] Marquis de:

LETTERS FROM THE MARQUIS DE MONTCALM, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF CANADA; TO MESSRS. DE BERRYER & DE MOLE, IN THE YEARS 1757, 1758, AND 1759. WITH AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION.

London: Printed for J. Almon, 1777. [3], 28, 28 pp, with the half title. Bound in modern mottled calf by the Atelier Bindery in New York, with gilt-lettered spine label on black morocco. Light scattered foxing, Very Good. The Frank C. Deering copy, with that well-known collector's small morocco bookplate... More

Price: $950.00

New York:

THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NEW-YORK. JOHN MONTGOMERIE, ESQ. GOVERNOR.

New York: Printed by L. Nichols & Co.. for John Tiebout, Bookseller & Stationer, No. 246 Water-Street, 1801. 63, [1] pp. Disbound. Light edge wear, a couple of inoffensive old institutional rubberstamps. Good+. This document prints the so-called 'Montgomerie Charter' of 1730, printed by Peter Zenger in New York in... More

Price: $375.00

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