New York: S.W. Benedict, 1841. 32pp, light scattered foxing, bound in later cloth. Else Very Good. One of the great lawyers of his era in one of the great pre-Civil War human rights cases, Baldwin teamed up with former President John Q. Adams successfully to represent the Africans of the..... More
Washington: Judd & Detweiler, [1895]. Original printed wrappers [detached with some edge chipping] with wrapper title, as issued. Stapled as issued. 36pp, clean text. Good+. The case is an example in the long history, dating back to the dreams of Southern slavery expansionists, of American yearning to acquire Cuba. Wiborg..... More
Charleston: Printed by T.B. Bowen, No. 32, Church-Street, 1798. Broadside Ship Manifest, 9-1/2" x 15. Toned, otherwise Very Good. Printed document, surrounded by decorative border, completed in manuscript and signed in ink by James Simons and --- Waring. A rare 18th century American Imprint, unrecorded on ESTC, AAS, the Library..... More
London: James Ridgeway, Piccadilly [Shackell & Baylis], 1830. [1-title], [1], 29, [1 blank] pp, disbound. Some repaired tears at fore-edge of title page [no text loss]. Perforated library stamp in blank margin of title page, two rubberstamps. Red ink underlines throughout text. Inscribed at head of title, "Wm. Smith Esq..... More