Philadelphia: 1862. 63pp, disbound, wraps chipped. Good+. James Bayard, Ambrose White, and other congregants urged publication of this piece, which paints a bleak picture of the Nation's circumstances during the darkest days of the War. Slavery is the "one great evil which we had inherited" from England. It was "fastened... More
Portsmouth- New Hampshire: John Melcher, 1798. Half title, disbound, 21pp. A few leaves trimmed closely, but no text loss. Light wear. Very Good. Buckminster has some harsh words for "the regenerated nation of France...intirely obliterating the Sabbath from their Kalendar, and prohibiting those, that would retain the memory of... More
[New York: 1861]. 1pp. Small broadside, 5" x 7.5". Light soiling of edges, else clean. Very Good. On Thanksgiving. More
Boston: Thomas Fleet, 1797. 35, [1 blank] pp, with half title and final blank]. Disbound, light rubberstamp and foxing. Good+. America is blessed with climate, natural resources, geography and all other physical requisites of the good life. Cumings praises the enlightenment of the government and people. "Our lot is... More
Boston: Samuel Hall, 1795. 30pp + final blank, half title. Formerly stitched, now loose, else lightly worn and Very Good. A Federalist approbation of the constitutional state of the Union. Although "the general liberties of the nation might, perhaps, be ultimately endangered...were the general government to swallow up" the states... More
Dayton, Ohio: Printed at the Journal Dailey and Weekly Book and Job Rooms, 1863. 19, [1 blank] pp. Original printed wrappers [minor wear], stitched. Lightly age toned, center fold. Good+ to Very Good. Spees [1811-1872] was born in Greenville, New York and graduated from the Yale Divinity School. During his... More
New York: 1799. 24pp, disbound, no half title. Lightly foxed, else Very Good. The "infidels of France" are attempting "universal tyrannical dominion" but they shall fail. First printed in Hartford in 1798. Evans 36381. More
Salem: Thomas C. Cushing, 1795. Stitched, untrimmed, moderate spotting. 30pp, lacking the half title and last leaf. "Excellent treatise on the principles of liberty and on the new Constitution, with remarks on the Revolution" [Jenkins]. Wadsworth says, "Liberty is the birthright and common cause of mankind. It is not... More