[New York? 1845]. 8pp, untrimmed and uncut folio sheet. Spotted, Good. An Extra of the Journal of the American Temperance Union, setting forth the proceedings of the Temperance Conventions at Albany and Rochester, opposing the licensing of vendors of alcoholic beverages; and the Appeal, setting forth the evils of..... More
[New York: Factory #649]. Small silk broadsides, 4.5" x 6". Portraits labeled at top left corners as L3, L4 and L5. Top and bottom edges frayed, with top of L3 missing the very top of the feathers of the chief's headdress and the top edge of L4 nearly detached [loosening..... More
[New York? 1882]. [4] pp, illustrated, folded. Printed in red and black inks using different typesettings. Each page surrounded by red decorative border. Engravings of a locomotive, and the Company's Mills at Middletown, Pennsylvania. Lower margin of last page with some spotting, else Near Fine. The American Tube and..... More
[Milwaukee: Swain and Tate, 1891]. Contemporary half morocco and marbled cloth [rebacked in dark cloth tape?]. 180, [1], [1 blank] pp. Many illustrations of Whist moves. Front inner hinge cracked, clean text. Very Good. Boldly inscribed on the front free endpaper by Edward Cherrill, Carthage, Illinois, June 18th, 1891. Cherrill..... More
Durham [England]: ca. 1850. Broadside, 25 x 19cm. Decorative border. Very Good or better. Text of two popular verses of the day, the latter in its original version-- reflecting the casual racism of the time-- before Disney et al cleaned it up. The former pokes fun at uppity farmers living..... More
Cincinnati: 1863. 14pp, title page loose, stitched. Old bookplate and withdrawal rubberstamp on title page. Good+. Ames gives unreserved support to President Lincoln, "God bless him!" No President has been "more thoroughly true and trusty-- more loyal and faithful to the Constitution and to the rights of the people."..... More
Boston: Young & Minns, Printers to the State, [1800]. 31pp. Disbound. Tanned, a few spots of fox. Good+. One of two Boston printings. The foremost Federalist orator and theoretician, Ames renders a fine weaving of Washington's career and the nation's history. As the result of the Peace of 1763..... More
Philadelphia: John Fenno, 1796. [4], 59, [1 blank] pp, with the half title [torn at top blank portion]. Stitched, untrimmed, light to moderate foxing. Good+. Congress's most eloquent Federalist and Anglophile advocates adoption of the Jay Treaty with England. His support assured its passage. He warns the opposition "that..... More
[Rhode Island: Knowles, Anthony & Co., State Printers, 1859]. 25, [1 blank]pp, stitched. Light tanning. Some small tears of top margin. Good+. SABIN 1310. More
Boston: Printed and Sold by Draper, Green & Russell, & Fleet. Price Two Pistareens per Dozen, and Five Coppers single. [1758]. 12 leaves [complete]. Disbound, last leaf loose, dusted, small repairs to margins of first leaf. Good. The first title has an illustration of the solar system and "the..... More
Boston: Printed and Sold by the Printers and Booksellers, [1768]. 12mo. 12 leaves (complete), stitched, untrimmed. Uniform tanning, some light spotting. Good+. This Almanac discourses on the manufacture of silk and the five eclipses that will occur during the year; lists roads and distances to and from various New..... More
New London: Printed and Sold by T. Green, [1768]. 12 leaves (complete), stitched. Tanning, light to moderate wear, one leaf trimmed closely [touching but not costing text]. Good+. With a paper-maker's advertisement at page [20], and an advertisement for a ferry and tavern at page [24]. An article is included..... More
Boston; New-England: J. Draper, for the Booksellers, 1752. 16pp, stitched. Uniformly browned. Very Good. With an essay on the calendar. Evans 6807. Drake 3092. ESTC W29767. More
Boston, New-England: J. Draper, for the Booksellers, [1754]. 8 leaves (complete). Stitched. Upper right quadrant spotted, small hole in last leaf affects a couple of letters. Else Good+. On page14, above the details for December, the Almanac reads: "WHO 'ere presum'd, till FRANKLIN led the Way, / to climb..... More
Boston, New-England: J. Draper, for the Booksellers, [1753]. 8 leaves (complete). Stitched, dusted, text lightened on last page. Good+. "I have fill'd the two last Pages with an Essay upon Regimen." "The writer refers to the great number of deaths caused by the 'throat distemper or Pestilence Ulcusculosa'."..... More
Boston: Printed & Sold by J. Draper, in Cornhil... [1762]. 12 leaves, stitched, beginning to loosen. Light wear and soil, toned. Good+. Ames reminds his readers that "in general we know nothing of the Connection of Things, we cannot see the Links of that great Chain which binds with..... More
Boston: Printed and Sold by the Printers and Booksellers, [1769]. 12mo. 12 leaves (complete), tanned, untrimmed, stitched. Some dusting and darkening, Good+. "This is the only known Boston edition of Ames for 1770, and presumably the one advertised in the Boston Evening Post, Dec. 4, 1769..." NAIP. New London..... More
Boston: Printed and Sold by the Printers and Booksellers, [1766]. 12 leaves (complete), stitched. Tanned with some toning and fading, Good+. NAIP says "this is undoubtedly the pirated edition," despite the advertisement on the last page warning of "spurious editions." The Almanac celebrates the Stamp Act's repeal with a...... More
Boston: Printed and Sold by the Printers and Booksellers, [1767]. 12 leaves (complete), stitched. Light dustsoiling, blank corner wear. Good+. The almanac prints the important pre-Revolutionary Resolutions of the Town of Boston, urging development of domestic industries and discouraging European importations, in view of the "heavy Debt, incurred in..... More
Boston: Draper...Sold also by the Booksellers, [1764]. 12 leaves (complete), stitched, age-toned with minimal foxing. Spine reinforced with archival tape. Overall, Good+. The first almanac produced by Nathaniel Ames the younger, with "An Elegy on the Death of the late Dr Ames," his father, and discussions of almanac-making in..... More
[Amherst? 1861]. [4] pp, plus original printed wrappers with wrapper title. Light to moderate wear, Good+. Words to several humorous songs by the Junior Class at Amherst College. Not located on OCLC as of April 2019. More
London: Printed by H. Haines, at Mr. Francklin's in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, 1733. 59, [1 blank], 12 [Appendix] pp. Disbound, first gathering loosened. Light dusting of title page, Very Good. The author argues extensively that Excises are "of the most dangerous Consequence to the Interest of Trade, as well as the..... More
London: Printed for J. Roberts, 1731. [4], viii, 48pp, stitched with the half title. Mild dusting, untrimmed, Very Good. [offered with] A PROPER REPLY TO A LATE SCURRILOUS LIBEL; INTITLED, SEDITION AND DEFAMATION DISPLAY'D. BY CALEB D'ANVERS, OF GRAY'S-INN, ESQ. London: Printed for R. Francklin. 1731. 36pp, stitched. Upper..... More
Perry County, Alabama: August 31, 1865. Broadside, text printed in elegant typescript, completed in manuscript. Docketed on verso. Old folds, light wear. Very Good. Gentry made "his mark." His oath is acknowledged, but the official who took his oath is not identified. The pre-printed oath states "I will hereafter faithfully..... More
Perry County, Alabama: August 18, 1865. Broadside, text printed in elegant typescript, completed in manuscript. Printed on lined paper, docketed on verso. Very Good. Riese's Oath is acknowledged by J.B. Shivers, Justice of the Peace for Perry County, Alabama. The pre-printed oath states "I will hereafter faithfully defend the Constitution..... More