AN ACT TO CONTINUE AN ACT FOR AMENDING AND CONSOLIDATING THE LAWS RELATING TO THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE TRADE, [25TH JULY 1828].
London: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1828. Folio, pp. 945-947, [1 blank]. Disbound, else Very Good. More
London: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1828. Folio, pp. 945-947, [1 blank]. Disbound, else Very Good. More
London: George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, 1838. 821-823, [1 blank] pp, as issued. Disbound. Else Very Good. More
[London]: 1746. Folio, printed in two columns per page. [2], 150; [2], 72; [2], 195, [1 blank] pp. PLUS: large folding engraved, illustrated plate, 'The Situation of the English, French and Spanish Fleets, when They Began the Engagement in the Mediterranean, on the Eleventh of Feby. 1743/4. Cape Sicie Bearing..... More
London: J. Debrett, 1784. 37, [1 advt] pp. Disbound, a couple of spots, else Very Good. First and only edition. "Considers the question whether the system of a strong responsible parliamentary administration should be restored" [NUC]. In England, ministers are "responsible to parliament for their conduct, and looking up to..... More
[London: Printed and Sold by John Nichols... 1788]. Folio. Disbound. Pages 135-149, [1 blank], with caption title, as issued. Except as noted, Very Good. The recorded matters discuss relations between British Traders and the Cherokee Indians in Georgia and South Carolina, with land cessions by the Cherokees in satisfaction of..... More
Boston: Edes and Gill, 1772. 43, [1 blank] pp, but lacking the half title. Stitched and untrimmed. First leaf torn at outer blank margin, not affecting text. Outer margins browned. Good+. A desirable pre-Revolutionary War sermon. Parsons locates God's hand in all events, "either when we enjoy the advantages of..... More
London: Printed for John Clark, at the Bible and Crowhn in the Poultry, near Cheapside, 1718. viii, [9]-52pp. Disbound, light tanning in margins, minimal foxing. Very Good. The question is whether Parliament may disqualify from public office those who do not adhere to the Church of England. Pierce agrees that..... More
Boston: John Draper, 1757. 32pp, but lacking the half title. Disbound. Attractive ornamentation. Good+. Pemberton invokes the aid of God during the French and Indian War, "when the Thunder of the Battle, is heard even in these remote Regions; and our British AMERICA, is threatnd with immediate Destruction." France is..... More
London: Printed and Sold by Mary Hinde, 1771. 60pp. Disbound with mild wear, else Very Good. An early edition of this pamphlet, first published in 1726. His advice to his children includes the admonition to "be careful to keep the Unity of the Faith in the Bond of Peace. Have..... More
[Philadelphia: Ross? 1798]. 11, [1 blank] pp + one folded table. Bound in modern marbled wrappers. Untrimmed, lightly foxed, Very Good. The Report prints the results of adjudication of cases involving American vessels captured by British privateers during England's War with France. FIRST EDITION. Evans 34805. NAIP w026010 [7]. Cohen..... More
London: Printed for D.I. Eaton, 1793. vi, 52 pp, without the half title. Disbound, several pages with upper blank margins moderately spotted. Good+. The publisher, Daniel Eaton, was arrested in December 1793 for publishing an alleged libel comparing King of England to a Game Cock. He was acquitted in early..... More
26th Cong., 1st Sess. HED199. 1840. 76pp, disbound. Very light scattered foxing. Very Good. With some material on the Amistad case. More
Dublin: P. Byrne, 1794. Original paper over boards [paper partly worn away, spine shorn]. [2], 290 pp; text with minor foxing and Very Good. Plowden defends England against "the delusion of...infatuated zealots," especially Thomas Paine, who would "attack the very existence of the British Constitution." His analysis of the French..... More
London: Printed for T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1772. [xv], [1], 404 pp. Institutional rubberstamp on blank verso of title page, and in blank lower margin of page 404. Else a clean text. Bound in attractive modern quarter calf and marbled boards. Very Good, with separate deaccession slip accompanying the..... More
Philadelphia: Printed by Thomas Dobson, 1794. xxvi, [1], 28-106 pp. Lacks the final [6] pages, entitled, "A catalogue of books written by Dr. Priestley." Disbound, scattered foxing. Except as noted, Good+. Evans 27559. ESTC W29624. Sabin 65513. More
Boston: D. Henchman, 1746. 4to. Half title, 35, [1 blank] pp. Attractive typesetter's ornaments. Generously margined, untrimmed, stitched into modern plain wrappers. Expert repairs to blank outer margins of final several leaves. Good+. "Entirely related to political and historical-- not to religious-- events of the year 1745" [Jenkins]. Prince discusses..... More
Philadelphia: Young, Stewart, and M'Culloch, 1785. 12mo. 12pp, stitched, untrimmed and partly uncut. Title page within decorative border. Attractive title page ornament. A touch of spotting, Near Fine. There are two states of the title page, the other reading, 'To which are annexed...' [instead of 'is']. Evans 19208. Rosenbach, Children's..... More
London: Printed for M. Cooper, 1743. 62, [2 blanks] pp. A clean text, discrete institutional rubberstamp and withdrawal on blank verso of title page. Bound in modern quarter morocco, with title stamped in gilt on spine, and brown cloth. Very Good. The anonymous author rebuts 'Faction Detected,' a pamphlet written..... More
[London? 1842]. Folio sheet, folded to [4]pp. Caption title, as issued. Old folds, bit of fold wear [but without effect on text], Very Good. Bishop Chase had visited England in 1823 and1836, and made many friends and admirers, to whom this appeal is addressed. M.R. notes that "the expenses of..... More
London: Re-Printed for J. Owen... 1796. [2], 136pp. No half title. Disbound, title and late leaves soiled. Else, clean with widely scattered foxing. Good+. This is the first British printing of Randolph's Vindication, a 1795 Philadelphia publication in which he sought to preserve his reputation after his humiliating resignation as..... More
Richmond: Shepherd and Colin, 1845. 68pp, attractive modern plain wrappers, light scattered soil. Good+ or so. Rives tells the story of Hampden, "the immortal champion of civil and religious freedom," a martyr who resisted arbitrary English rule in 1642 and 1643. The College is named after him. FIRST EDITION. Haynes..... More
[London: F. Noble, 1739]. Half title, 20pp + [1 publ. advt.] Bound in attractive modern marbled wrappers, with caption title [as issued]. Very Good. The formation and beginnings of the West India Company. Roe explains the necessity for England's development of the West India trade; Rudyerd advocates establishment of "a..... More
[Boston? 1808]. 38pp. Caption title [as issued]. Disbound but later stitching, some spotting and dirt, Good. A New England campaign pamphlet for President Jefferson's re-election. The author, writing under the pseudonym 'Hancock,' says Federalists believe the people are "incompetent to manage" their own affairs; but Republicans stand for "independence," "honour,"..... More
New York: G. P. Putnam, 1861. [1]-6, [11]-14, 7-12 pp. Disbound, original printed self-wrappers. Inscription, light institutional stamps, else clean text with light wear. Text in double columns. Good+. Russell's reports to the London Times are analyzed ungenerously here, demonstrating that he lied, exaggerated [particluarly where his columns placed him..... More
[London]: Printed for J. Wilkie, St. Paul's Church Yard; G. Robinson, Pater Noster Row; H. Parker, Cornhill, near the Change; J. Swan, opposite Norfolk-Street, Strand; J. Fox, Westminster Hall; and to be had of Mr. Eugene Allen, Grocer, No. 136, White Chapel. N.B. The pulpit was refused at eight of..... More