REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR. IN THREE PARTS.
Washngton: GPO, 1863. This is PART II.- BULL RUN- BALL'S BLUFF. 512 pp. Disbound with some loosening else Very Good. More
Washngton: GPO, 1863. This is PART II.- BULL RUN- BALL'S BLUFF. 512 pp. Disbound with some loosening else Very Good. More
[Philadelphia: Ross, 1800]. 4pp, printed on rectos only. Disbound and untrimmed. Very Good. Evans 38874. NAIP w021827. More
[Washington: 1817]. 14, [2 blank] pp, disbound. Small sketch diagram of canal and proposed changes. Scattered foxing. Good+ to Very Good. "In obedience to so much of the order of the honourable, the Secretary of War, dated May 31, 1816, as relates to the connexion of the navigation of Elizabeth..... More
[Washington? 1840]. Caption title [as issued]. 7, [1 blank] pp [page 7 being a Prospectus for the 'Extra Globe' newspaper]. Untrimmed, widely margined, clean text. Disbound, else Very Good. A scarce 1840 presidential pamphlet. The Democrat Kendall, Postmaster General under Jackson and Van Buren and a member of the 'Kitchen..... More
Washington: Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1824. 49, [1 blank] pp. Disbound. Light to moderate foxing, very small hole in second leaf costing 3-4 letters. Else Very Good. An angry State-Rights protest against the Supreme Court's invasion of Kentucky's sovereign authority in two decisions, the first by Justice Story and..... More
[Philadelphia: Francis Childs? 1796]. 8pp, disbound, blank inner margin of title silked, last leaves silked. Light wear. Good+. A scarce printed item, "Concerning the impending trial of Judge George Turner on charges of misconduct brought by citizens of St. Clair County" [ESTC]. The Virginian Lee, brother of Lighthorse Harry Lee..... More
Savannah, Geo. D.J. Ryan, Photo. [1870]. Oval photograph, uncolored, 7-3/4" x 10-1/4." Laid down on decorative board, which is lightly dusted. The image is Fine. The Encyclopedia of Virginia describes the famous photograph as follows: "Robert E. Lee, at right, with pen in hand, sits at a table with his..... More
[Richmond, VA: Mathew B. Brady, photographer, 1865]. Albumen silver photograph, 6" x 9", mounted on stiff paper. Very Good. Taken soon after the surrender at Appomattox. More
Near Petersburg, Va. August 10th, 1864. Single leaf, 8" x 10." Entirely in ink manuscript. Signed by the three appraisers, all Confederate officers. ANNOTATED BY LEE IN HIS HANDWRITING ON VERSO IN INK: "10 Aug '64. Board of Appraisement of horses attached to Hdqrs." Followed by contemporary pencil notation: "Confederate..... More
Richmond: R.M. Smith, Public Printer, 1864. 602pp. Title page quite worn, affecting several letters of the title word 'REPORTS', and margins trimmed away. Stab holes from previous stitching, now loose. Lightly tanned, with a few spots and rubberstamps. About Good+. This volume, the second of two, reports on the Battle..... More
[Washington: 1836]. 15, [1 blank] pp. Caption title, as issued. Stitched. Inner blank margins of title leaf spotted, some margin dusting. Good+. The Letter illustrates the dispute over a State Legislature's right to instruct its United States Senators to take a position on a particular issue. The Virginia General Assembly..... More
Richmond: Printed and Published by T.W. White, 1830. viii, [1]-49, [1 blank], [55]-65, [1 blank] pp [as issued]. Bound into attractive modern two-toned cloth. Scattered foxing, Good+. "An arraignment of General Andrew Jackson" [Swem], accusing him of "a temper at once vindictive and tyrannical," of offering "the bribe of governmental..... More
Boston: Russell, Cutler, 1814. Stitched, untrimmed, 39pp. Very Good. Inscribed on front wrapper, "Mr. Vaughan from A. Bradford." The Virginian Hay was a confirmed Jeffersonian Republican who "kept the pen of a ready writer always loaded with diatribes against the Federalists" [DAB]. Hay's Treatise had articulated the legal bases for..... More
Washington, D.C. R.A. Waters, Penn. Ave., cor. 13th Street, [1867-1868]. Broadside, 8" x 10". Printed document, with illustration of American Eagle and Shield, completed in ink manuscript with signature of Darden and Notary Public Kirby. Notary's blindstamp at bottom blank left corner. Two small pinholes at upper blank margin from..... More
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
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
[Petersburg, VA? 1886]. 13, [3 blanks] pp. Disbound and lightly toned, else Very Good. General Mahone used his war record and railroad connections to become a political powerhouse, and leader of the Virginia 'Readjusters'-- more or less populists who favored a reduction in state indebtedness-- in their battles against the..... More
[Petersburg, VA? 1887]. 32pp, disbound with some separating, lightly foxed. Good+. General Mahone used his war record and railroad connections to become a political powerhouse, and leader of the Virginia 'Readjusters'-- more or less populists who favored a reduction in state indebtedness-- in their battles against the 'Stalwarts.' He signs..... More
[Springfield, Ohio? 1827]. 7, [1 blank] pp. Caption title [as issued]. Untrimmed, uncut, and generously margined. Spotted, Good+. Mason, a lawyer, would be elected to the Ohio State Senate in 1829, and then to Congress in 1834, where he served several terms as an anti-Jackson Whig. In this rare pamphlet..... More
Worcester: Published at the Spy Office, March - 1810. 23, [1 blank] pp. Stitched, untrimmed. Scattered foxing. Title page with a closed blank margin tear and chipped blank inner margin [no text affected]. Ownership stamp, "Charles D. Boynton" at blank bottom margin of title page. Good+. The anonymous author hopes..... More
[Lincoln County, Kentucky: January 19, 1786]. Single sheet, 8.75" x 10". Completely in manuscript, approximately 20 lines, signed and sealed on January 19, 1786, by Sampson Mathews, George Winter, Benjamin Logan, John Campbell and Christopher Greenup. Paper seal attached with wax near Mathews' signature. Old folds, two short fold splits..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons`, 1894. Original publisher's cloth [some dusting]. xi, [1 blank], 279, [1] pp. Rear inner hinge cracked, Good+. Howes M440. More
Richmond, VA: Nos. 1-3: Carlton McCarthy & Co.; No. 4: J.W. Randolph & English, 1883-1886. Four pamphlets: 84pp; [85]-304pp [as issued]; 64pp; 64pp. Front wrapper of No. 1 is missing, others with worn and chipped original printed wrappers. Stitched. Numbers 1, 2 and 4 are uncut. Light tanning, clean text..... More
[Richmond? Alabama?]: Published by S.C. McIntyre, [1861?]. Upper body photograph of General Pierre Gustav Toutant Beauregard in his Confederate uniform, his two rows of buttons indicating rank of Brigadier General. 6" x 8." Apparently Confederate uniforms conferred three stars on the collar of all Confederate generals. "Published by S.C. McIntyre"..... More