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1737WRCAM55322Philadelphia: Andrew Bradford 1737. 4pp. illustrated with two woodcuts in the masthead and four maritime woodcuts in the text. Folio printed on a single folded sheet. Minor foxing and edge wear marginal stabholes along central vertical fold two short repaired horizontal tears. Very good. A rare issue of the first newspaper printed in Philadelphia and in fact the first American newspaper to appear outside Boston. THE AMERICAN WEEKLY MERCURY was founded by the pioneering Philadelphia printer Andrew Bradford in 1719. As would be expected this issue contains news from both Great Britain and the colonies. The first page contains a Parliamentary dispatch regarding the production of iron in the American colonies "where it is capable of being produced in every respect equal in Goodness to the best Iron from Sweden." and a report of a shipwreck off the coast of Bristol. Also included is shipping news from Boston and Philadelphia along with almost twenty advertisements containing information on ships for hire runaway servants trade services debt notices real estate offerings and more. <br> <br> Most notable among the advertisements are three relating to slaves. The first advertises for sale "A Likely young Negro Man about Seventeen that has been in the Country some Years and had the Small Pox." The second seeks return of a runaway "Servant Man named Patrick Burk a Saddler by Trade.of small stature brown Complexion short black Hair mark'd with the Small Pox." The last advertisement in the paper touts for sale "Very good Houshold sic Goods of all sorts: Also divers young Negro Boys and Girls all Born here." <br> <br> Andrew Bradford was the fourth printer in Philadelphia and the son of William Bradford the first printer there and in New York. The younger Bradford became Philadelphia's sole printer when he returned there in 1713 and remained so until Samuel Keimer arrived in 1723. He immediately obtained the lucrative contract to print the colony's laws and produced the first collected volume in 1714. He also published works on his own account including almanacs religious works broadsides the second edition of CONDUCTOR GENERALIS and the present newspaper. Bradford published the MERCURY from December 1719 until his death in 1742 though it was continued by others until 1749. <br> <br> Issues of THE AMERICAN WEEKLY MERCURY or any early 18th-century American newspaper rarely appear at auction or in the market. Andrew Bradford unknown books
1783WRCAM43063Boston: Benjamin Edes and sons 1783. 4pp. Folio. Old fold lines. Minor foxing and soiling. Very good plus. THE BOSTON GAZETTE published weekly was established in 1719 as a competitor to the BOSTON NEWS-LETTER and ran for nearly a century 1719-1798. From April 1756 to December 1793 it was published with the additional "AND COUNTRY JOURNAL." During the American Revolution the GAZETTE was a leading publisher of material protesting British taxes and anti-British sentiment. Contributors included such notable personages as Samuel Adams Phyllis Wheatley and Paul Revere who also did the engraving on the masthead. <br> <br> This issue from the end of the American Revolution contains a lengthy article written by "Grotius" on the evil of a federal impost and the rights of states to be independent. He writes: "For the general court to pass an act which they consider in its nature irrepealable thereby giving Congress the power of levying imposts of the property of this state.is 'delivering up the people to the subjection of a foreign power.'" Power assigned to Congress by the Articles of Confederation - or the lack thereof - would be hotly debated eventually leading to the creation of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. It also contains news from the front including an extract from a letter by General Greene to Congress announcing the flight of the British from Charleston. A nice piece from the Revolution. Benjamin Edes and sons unknown books
177065841Boston: Printed by Edes & Gill 1770. Broadsheet supplement to the Boston-Gazette 15 x 9 5/8 inches printed both sides in three columns imprint at bottom of the final column of text the verse filling the first column and almost all of the second the balance of the supplement taken up with interesting ads. Prints an anonymous elegy of 138 lines to the Rev. George Whitfield who had died on September 30 in Newburyport Massachusetts where he was buried; the verses were first published in New York in Hugh Gaine's New York Gazette on Oct. 19 and are preceded by a long paragraph of text describing Whitefield's accomplishments and character sent to Gaine by the author of the verses asking that they be published. First lines: "When in this country's cause a warrior bleeds / The grateful muse records his mighty deeds." Final lines: "No single death in Britain's spacious realm / With equal grief could Zion overwhelm." Whitefield 1714-1770 made seven trips to America 1738-1770 usually spending two or three years there preaching in the colonies; said to be the first to preach to slaves he was memorialized in a famous poem by Phillis Wheatley. Moderately browned folded tape repaired at head of vertical fold some rubbing to several lines of text. <br/><br/> Printed by Edes & Gill unknown books
1782WRCAM43205Boston 1782. 4pp. plus supplementary leaf. Folio. Silked on both sides. Minor losses and wear at old folds. Light soiling. Very good. Revolutionary-era newspaper containing several war related items including a printing of General Cornwallis' letter to Lieutenant Colonel Cruger announcing his defeat of General Gates in South Carolina with a brief account of the battle and casualties thereof. Also a lengthy editorial on controlling Congressional power and the concern over the effect of an impost bill on the already fragile economy. The supplement contains a proclamation from Governor John Hancock calling for a day of fasting and prayer on behalf of the good of the country and the war effort. unknown books
1781WRCAM43195Boston 1781. 4pp. Folio. Old folds. Very minor loss at some folds. Light soiling and wear. Contemporary ownership inscription on top of first page. Very good. THE CONTINENTAL JOURNAL. was a weekly Boston paper published by John Gill from 1776 to 1785. This issue includes an article on the life and execution of Col. Isaac Hayne a South Carolinian taken prisoner and executed by the British at the Siege of Charleston. Also included is an account of the French army under Rochambeau arriving in Philadelphia on their way to Yorktown. unknown books
1793218222Boston: Belknap and Hall 1793. pamphlet. good. Folio 4 pages light foxing lower right corner of front page with seven inch expertly repaired tear with partial loss of some words center fold repaired in margin. Boston: Belknap and Hall 1793.<br/><br/> An entire issue of a Boston newspaper with mostly political content. The American Apollo was only published from January 6 1792 to December 25 1794. The entire front page is an article by William Fox the political reformer pamphleteer and bookseller from London entitled " Thoughts on the Death of the King of France". Most of the 2nd and 3rd pages consists of a reprinting of a letter from Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State to Gouverneur Morris Minister Plenipotentiary to France. Jefferson writes against French provocations during the "Citizen Genet Affair" and other maritime actions that go against George Washington's policy of neutrality during the War between France and Great Britain. Jefferson writes extensively of the visit of French Minister Edmond Genet to the United States including Genet's attempts to enlist American ships in Charleston South Carolina as privateers against English ships. Jefferson mentions frequently how opposed he is to Genet's actions in America.<br/><br/> Belknap and Hall unknown books
1782WRCAM43196Boston 1782. 4pp. Folio. Old folds. Very minor loss at some folds. Light soiling and wear. Very good. THE CONTINENTAL JOURNAL. was a weekly Boston paper published by John Gill from 1776 to 1785. The front page is an article entitled "The Political Spectator" attacking the state government for abuse of power. This issue includes news from London: "Gen. Arnold comes home as fully disgusted with the conduct of the royal commanders as he was heretofore disgusted with those of America"; also part of a letter form John Adams about diplomatic affairs in the Netherlands. Another article of interest notes that Gen. Nathanael Green is taking a detachment of troops to deal with hostile Indians at the headwaters of the Mobile River. unknown books
1784WRCAM43190Boston 1784. 4pp. Folio. Silked on both sides. Small losses at old folds affecting a few lines of text. Trimmed closely at top of first leaf affecting one line of text. Some light soiling and wear. About very good. A representative issue of this newspaper with a lengthy article on the origin of slaves and the slave trade to be continued in the next issue. Also the proclamation of the treaty of peace between America and England. THE INDEPENDENT LEDGER. was established June 15 1778 by Edward Draper and John W. Folsom; it was published until Oct. 16 1786. unknown books
175447288London: J. Payne Bookseller at Pope's-Head in Pater - noster - row 1754. 1st Printing. Printed self-wrappers now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Paper manufacturing irregularities at top & fore-edges. 3 stab-holes to left. Very Good. Bifolium 4 pages. 8-1/2" x 5-1/4" <br/><br/>A rare prospectus announcing the advent of Payne's thrice weekly publication "published Tuesday Thursday and Saturday in every Week; the First Number of which will be GIVEN GRATIS on Saturday March 2d." The paper would cease publication in 1758. J. Payne, Bookseller, at Pope's-Head in Pater - noster - row unknown books
1783WRCAM43192Boston 1783. 4pp. Folio. Old folds. Minor loss at some folds affecting a few words of text. Light soiling and foxing. Very good. A representative issue of this newspaper with news of a bill passed by Parliament regarding trade with America and a plethora of advertisements and classified ads. It also contains an account of Lt. James Moody's spying expedition into Philadelphia in 1781 one of the more remarkable stories of the war.Together with the first leaf of the issue for Jan. 2 1786 containing part of a letter written to John Adams by the Abbe de Malby on the government and laws of America. THE INDEPENDENT LEDGER. was established June 15 1778 by Edward Draper and John W. Folsom; it was published until Oct. 16 1786. unknown books
1780WRCAM43188Boston 1780. 4pp. Folio. Old folds. Light scattered soiling and foxing. Very good. A representative issue of this Revolutionary War-era newspaper with news of the war and federal politics including an extract from the minutes of the committee for the regulation of prices which met in convention in February 1780. Likewise brief news of naval activity off Savannah and Charleston. THE INDEPENDENT LEDGER. was established June 15 1778 by Edward Draper and John W. Folsom; it was published until Oct. 16 1786. unknown books
178126991Paris: Chez Mr. Bailleux 1781. 5 volumes. Folio. Full contemporary mottled brown paper with red morocco title label with "Mme. Pictet. Pictet" gilt and secondary manuscript label to upper. Engraved. <br/><br/>Series title: "Journal d'ariettes italiennes des plus célèbres compositeurs avec les paroles italiennes et françoises la basse sous le chant e toutes les parties séparées pour la facilité de l'éxécution. "<br/><br/>- Score for Basso continuo Voice and Violino primo. 6 issues bound in 1 nos. XLIX-LIV. 6 pp. each several with blank sixth page. Text in French and Italian. Includes the following 6 pieces 1 per issue each with a printed note about who sang it and where:<br/>- Issue XLIX: Giovanni Paesiello 1740-1816. "Quell' amante che non è." "Rondeau chanté par Mme. Todi au Concert de Mrs. les Amateurs."<br/>- L: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi 1728-1804. "Chi signor una parola." "Air Chanté par Madame Todi au Concert de Mrs. les Amateurs."<br/>- LI: Paesiello. "Care donne sventurate." "Duo de la Frascatana." <br/>- LII: Pasquale Anfossi 1727-1797. "Non fugge il buon guerriera."<br/>- LIII: Guglielmi. "Fanciulina tenerina." Air Chanté par Madame Todi au Concert de Messieurs les Amateurs."<br/>- LIV: Ferdinando Bertoni 1725-1813. "Scioglio cara un dolce riso."<br/><br/>- Score for 2 oboes. 17 issues bound in 1 nos. XLIX LII LIV LVI-LVIII 60-64 66-70 72. Each with 1 2 or 3 pp. of music. Includes several of the aforementioned pieces as well as others by Paesiello Guglielmi Antonio Sacchini 1730-1786 Carlo Monza ca. 1735-1801 Gennaro Astarita ca. 1745-1805 Joseph Schuster 1748-1812 Domenico Cimarosa 1749-1801 Niccolo Piccinni 1728-1800 Giuseppe Sarti 1729-1802 Matteo Rauzzini 1754-1791 Giuseppe Colla 1731-1806 Giuseppe 1743-1798 or Tomasso Giordani ca. 1730-1806 and Luigi Gatti 1740-1817. Manuscript label "Arriettes Flauto. " indicates that two flutes may have performed from the present copy.<br/><br/>- Violino primo. 12 issues bound in 1 nos. XLIX-60. Each with 1-3 pp. of music followed by 1 of 2 different catalogs by Bailleux the second in Johansson facs. 8. Includes the aforementioned pieces and composers with an additional piece no. 59 by Paesiello. <br/><br/>- Violino secondo. 12 issues bound in 1 nos. XLIX-60. Each with 1-3 pp. of music. Includes the aforementioned pieces and composers. <br/><br/>- Alto. 12 issues bound in 1 nos. XLIX-60. Each with 1-3 pp. of music. Includes the aforementioned pieces and composers.<br/><br/>Spine partially or completely lacking; tender at gutter. Moderate to heavy foxing and minor to moderate dampstaining to some leaves; several leaves folded; occasional light soiling; occasional tears to blank margins not affecting music. BUC p. 774. RISM BII p. 205. <br/><br/>Bailleux published 393 bimonthly issues of the Journal d'ariettes italiennes between 1779 and 1795. Chez Mr. Bailleux unknown books
1800WRCAM23054Providence: Printed and published by John Carter. 1800. 4pp. printed on folded sheet within heavy black border. Expertly silked reinforced at joining of sheets. Wear at old folds with some loss of text some spotting pencil signature. Else good. This is one of the many newspapers to elaborately announce the death of Washington with each page printed within a heavy black border. Much of the paper is devoted to mourning events. Printed and published by John Carter... unknown books
1784WRCAM43207Boston 1784. 4pp. Folio. Silked on both sides. Light wear and minor loss at folds. Lightly soiled. Very good. The entirety of the first page of this issue is devoted to the formation of the Society of the Cincinnati providing a description of the Society along with its rules and purpose. Also the proclamation of Congress ratifying the peace treaty with Great Britain officially putting an end to the war. unknown books
1780WRCAM43200Boston 1780. 4pp. Folio. Silked on both sides. Minor loss and wear at old fold. Lightly soiled. Very good. Revolutionary-era newspaper containing among other news items a resolution of Congress concerning the finances and monetary state of the country as well as several tidbits on the campaign in South Carolina. Also an ad on the first page for the sale of "an exceeding active Negro boy aged fifteen. Also a likely Negro girl aged seventeen" who are "to be sold very cheap for no other reason than for want of employ." Also an attack on James Rivington the New York printer for his publications. unknown books
1783WRCAM43191Boston 1783. 4pp. Folio. Silked on both sides. Minor losses at old folds affecting a few words of text. Some light soiling and wear. Very good. A representative issue of this newspaper with a lengthy article relating news from the English Parliament in which the treaty of peace with America is discussed. THE INDEPENDENT LEDGER. was established June 15 1778 by Edward Draper and John W. Folsom; it was published until Oct. 16 1786. unknown books
1780WRCAM43201Boston 1780. 4pp. Folio. Old folds. Minor losses and wear along fold lines. Lightly soiled. Contemporary ownership inscription and notation at top of first page of first issue. Very good. Revolutionary-era newspaper containing among other news items a lengthy account of the Gordon Riots in London an anti-Catholic riot in early June 1780 led by Lord George Gordon who marched to Parliament at the head of a crowd of nearly 50000 people. News of the riot is continued in the Sept. 7th issue. Also other brief new items from the Revolution including a list of deserters from the Rhode Island levies. unknown books
177726884London England: Printed for the Company of Stationers 1777. Twenty-two issues of this yearly British almanac bound in one volume; consecutive and inclusive from the 1777 issue to 1797. These are printed in red & black have the tax stamps on the margins of the title pages and are of 32 pages' length with exceptions or notes as below: 1782: On page 31 the section "VI Rebus by Mr. R. Richardson of Frosterly" has been solved with the manuscript letters & names of clues neatly written at the margins. 1786: pgs 1-2 15-32; However another issue is bound after this incomplete issue that is entire in 48 pages. These almanacs are noted on the title pages as printed for the Company of Stationers; and this "extra" issue is noted on the title page as "Printed for T. Carnan in St. Paul's Church Yard; who after an expensive Suit in Law and Equity by the unanimous Opinion of the Judges of the Court of Common Please dispossessed the Stationers' Company of their pretended exclusive Privilege of Printing Almanacks which they had usurped for two Centuries; a convincing Proof that no unjust Monopoly will ever stand the Test of an English Court of Justice." 1788: pgs 1-2 15-32 only. 1793 Misbound pages out of order and complete 32 pages. 1795: A name of "Old Batholomew" has been added in ms. at the 4th Sept. in the monthly almanac pages section. 1797 pgs 1-16 only. "The existence of the Ladies' Diary or the Woman's Almanack an 18th century English magazine devoted largely to problems and puzzles in mathematics indicates that stereotypes about the inability of women to understand and enjoy mathematics were less strongly believed in the 18th century than they are today.The Ladies' Diary became one of the widely read 18th century magazines devoted to the popularization of science and mathematics; these were addressed mainly to readers with no specialized training in the subjectsThe Ladies' Diary differed from these others primarily in the language used in some of the problems--language which reminds the reader that the problems were addressed to women" from the excellent overview of the magazine its influence & impact by Teri Perl San Francisco State Univ. Historia Mathematica 6 1979 article on the 'Diary' Indecipherable by us previous owner name on back endpaper.Approx. 4" x 6 3/8" size; bound in marbled-paper covered boards leather corners edges tinted yellow; spine covering gone; wear to the edges tips of the binding; bottom cord of top board let go; the block still solidly sewn some edges trimmed close; contents generally clean and in good condition. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Printed for the Company of Stationers hardcover books
1782WRCAM43203Boston 1782. 4pp. Folio. Silked on both sides. Minor losses and wear at old folds. Contemporary notation at top of first page. Light scattered soiling. Very good. Revolutionary-era newspaper containing Lord Shelburne's speech at Parliament on Nov. 27 1781 calling for an end to the war with America. Shelburne insists that the conflict has gone on quite long enough and the cost has far outweighed the benefit. Several months later Shelburne took office in the British government and was made Prime Minister shortly thereafter soon bringing the war to an end. A significant number of advertisements are also included as are some brief tidbits from around the colonies. unknown books
1728D11085Boston: S. Kneeland & T. Green 1728. Ephemera. Very Good. Single leaf printed on the recto and verso; 195 x 312 mm; mounted to larger album leaf. Some marginal paper repairs one of them eliminating just a few letters of text. A few short tears and small losses. The New England Weekly Journal was started in 1727 a publication similar to Londons The Spectator. Notable here are the slaves ads that close out the information on the verso. One advertisement reads: A very likely Negro girl about 13 or 14 years of Age speaks good English has been in the country some years to be sold inquire of the Printer hereof. A chilling reminder of how commonplace such language once was. <br/><br/> S. Kneeland & T. Green unknown books
178147574York: Printed by W. Blanchard and Co. for the Booksellers of York 1781. 1st edition thus. Leather wrapped card stock covers. Later respining with black leather label. Later paper label affixed to front board. General wear & soiling. Ex-lib with stamp to ffep. Faded presentation inscription bookseller note states from Wm F. Hanney Engineer Dept ret York. xiii 3 104 59 1 pp. Last section has such information as "A Concise Account of the City of York" "A List of all the Fairs in the Counties of York." & "An Account of the Horse Races . throughout Great Britain in the Year 1781." 12mo signed in 6s. 6-1/2" x 3-7/8" <br/><br/>ESTC & COPAC record just one institutional holding of this inaugural year: British Library. Research suggests 1795 would be the final year of publication for the year 1796. Printed by W. Blanchard and Co. for the Booksellers of York hardcover books
1768WRCAM16469Boston: Mein and Fleming 1768. 8pp. newspaper. Somewhat soiled and slightly browned else good. An interesting issue of this Boston newspaper mostly devoted to the actions of Gov. Hutchinson and the Council with regard to a riot against Custom House officers and unrest over shipping in and out of Boston. Mein and Fleming unknown books
1785WRCAM43170Boston 1785. 4pp. Folio. Old folds. Minor loss at some folds. Light soiling and foxing. Very good. An issue filled with economic concerns - the first page is entirely devoted to an article on the circulation of paper money which is followed by an article on American manufactures. Likewise a notice concerning the recently passed provisions of Congress to pay the national debt. The CONTINENTAL JOURNAL. was a weekly Boston paper published from 1776 to 1787. unknown books
1783WRCAM43206Boston 1783. 4pp. Folio. Old folds. Light wear and minor losses at folds. Lightly soiled. Contemporary ownership inscription on first page. About good. This issue contains several Massachusetts laws including an act to provide for the collection of taxes and "'An Act for the admeasurement of boards and regulating the tale of shingles clapboards hoops and staves"; also an order directing all persons wounded in the Revolutionary War to report the government in order to collect their pensions. hardcover books
1785WRCAM43208Boston 1785. 4pp. Folio. Light wear at folds. Lightly soiled. Very good. This issue includes some accounts of Parliament in which imports and exports from British colonies in Jamaica and Canada are discussed. Also a brief account of the Kentucky country providing a description of its agriculture climate soil &c. unknown books
