WIMPFEN (P. Christian de)Livre Rare Book
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1780002367Londres s.n. 1780
178063128Head Quarters Bergen County NJ 1780. Folio one page approximately 125 words in part: "I perceive . that you had collected about two hundred Cattle more and that a further number might be obtained . I cannot of right command the services of the militia . let the commanding officers know how distressed the Army has been and is likely to be for provisions and that it will be rendering splendid service to us and distressing the enemy to remove the Cattle from those parts of the Coast which furnish the New York Markets." Very good. Browned one small piece detached one word of text easily repaired. After Washington's victory at Monmouth June 1778 during which battle Forman had served as an advisor to Charles Lee the war settled into stalemate with Washington's army in New Jersey and the British forces content to remain in New York both sides keeping an eye on each other while trying to provide for their soldiers the American forces suffering deprivation similar to that of Valley Forge. Meanwhile on the day this letter was written word reached Washington of the complete rout of Horatio Gates and his troops at Camden South Carolina opening Virginia to British invasion from the South. Bolstered by American victories at Kings Mountain Oct. 1780 and Cowpens Jan. 1781 and the depletion of Cornwallis's army at its victory over Nathaniel Green at Guilford Court House Washington in conjunction with his French allies moved south to envelop Yorktown earning the British surrender in October 1781 effectively ending the war. General David Forman 1745-1797 born and raised in Monmouth County New Jersey was appointed colonel of a New Jersey regiment that reinforced Washington at New York in June 1776. After suppressing a loyalist uprising later that year during which time he earned the nickname "Devil David" he was chosen to lead a regiment in the Continental army and in 1777 was commissioned brigadier general to lead the New Jersey militia commanding that force in the battle of Germantown Oct. 1777. Disagreements with the New Jersey legislature led to his resignation from that command and he spent the rest of the war running listening posts especially along the coast of New Jersey providing Washington with intelligence on the movements of the British fleet and army a service he was providing at the time of this letter. see DAB Tench Tilghman 1744-1786 born and raised in Talbot County Maryland graduated from the precursor to the University of Pennsylvania in 1761 taking up a mercantile business until the outbreak of the revolution. After serving briefly as a captain in the army he joined Washington as a volunteer and served continuously as an aide-de-camp to the general for the balance of the war. "The amount of secretarial work in addition to military duties that he performed for Washington was prodigious" DAB and he was granted a regular commission of lieutenant-colonel in 1781. After the victory at Yorktown Tilghman was chosen by Washington to carry the announcement of the surrender of Cornwallis to the Continental Congress. Provenance: When recently purchased the letter was in an old frame and removal revealed an autograph note inside the backing included here as follows: "This letter was bought by me about 1860 of Miss Brown residing at 92 Columbus Street Albany New York. She was a sister of an old minister of St. Peters Church. This Miss Brown was a client of Orlando Meads and myself and found this letter in a barrel in the garret of the home occupied by her sister at Manalapan New Jersey formerly owned by General David Forman. signed Dexter Reynolds / Albany Sept. 7 1902. Presented to my son Marcus T. Reynolds." A newly discovered Washington letter shedding light on the general's relationship to state militias and his concerns for providing for his troops while disrupting the supply lines of the British. Not in Fitzgerald or the Founders Online from the National Archives which lists 57 other Washington letters to Forman 1777-1782 showing a gap from 24 July 1780 to 17 May 1781 and two others post-war. 9836. <br/><br/> unknown books
1740WRCAM35453London: T. Cooper 1740. 460pp. Half title. Dbd. Light stain on half title leaf affecting but not obscuring a handful of letters. Else very good. "Relates largely to affairs with Spain in the West Indies the writer defending the Ministry and the Convention. Probably written by a Ministerial partizan" - Stevens. First of three editions. BELL L321. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 740/185. GOLDSMITHS 7808. SABIN 40399. STEVENS RARE AMERICANA 1926 1521. T. Cooper unknown books
1739WRCAM35446London: T. Cooper 1739. 31pp. Dbd. Very good untrimmed. Second edition. A point-by-point refutation of a recent pamphlet which favored diplomacy to war with regard to recent colonial trade conflicts with Spain. A REPLY. was one of many 1739 pamphlets that reflected and reinforced the British public's outrage at perceived injustices to British seamen by the Spanish in the Caribbean. Prime Minister Walpole bowed to popular sentiment in October and commenced the War of Jenkins' Ear. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 739/248. DE RENNE I p.79. GOLDSMITHS 7685 first ed. SABIN 69687. T. Cooper unknown books
1739WRCAM35449London: T. Cooper 1739. 63pp. Dbd. Very good. A defense of Robert Walpole's international policy leading up to and including the Convention of El Pardo January 1739. Walpole's long diplomatic efforts praised by the anonymous author of this pamphlet would soon prove to have been in vain as the Prime Minister reluctantly declared war on Spain later in the year. The result was the desultory affair known as the War of Jenkins' Ear. Of this pamphlet's two 1739 editions the present one is given priority by EUROPEAN AMERICANA and CATALOGUE OF THE GOLDSMITHS' LIBRARY OF ECONOMIC LITERATURE. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 739/280 GOLDSMITHS 7693. SABIN 79228 another ed. STEVENS RARE AMERICANA 1926 1539. T. Cooper unknown books
1739WRCAM47525London: T. Cooper 1739. 228pp. Lacks half title. Modern tan half morocco and cloth spine gilt. Minor soiling and wear. Very good plus. Letter concerning the secession on March 9 1739 of the "Patriots" from the House of Commons over the negotiations preceding the War of Jenkins' Ear. The Patriots were Tories and disaffected Whigs who opposed Sir Robert Walpole the first Prime Minister. Walpole argued for peace and moderation in dealing with Spain and he was supported by a scant majority. This letter presents the informed view of a member of Parliament displaying the furor in England for the protection of their American trade and decrying the factitious nature of English politics. The secession proved advantageous for Walpole because it allowed him to push through several bills relating to the free exportation of sugar and molasses from the West Indian Colonies. ESTC T138894. GOLDSMITHS 7730. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 739/154. SABIN 34807. T. Cooper hardcover books
1740WRCAM41547London: W. Webb 1740. 428pp. Modern marbled boards gilt leather label on cover. Bookplate of Alberto Parreño on front pastedown. Minor soiling. Very good. A later issue of this edition published shortly after the beginning of the War of Jenkins' Ear. Sir Robert Walpole's lengthy diplomatic efforts eventually came to naught and he bowed to popular sentiment in October of 1839 and commenced the War of Jenkins' Ear. "Includes several references to naval actions & commerce in the West Indies" - EUROPEAN AMERICANA. ESTC calls for an added postscript with this issue though SABIN and EUROPEAN AMERICANA make no such differentiation. Only four copies of this issue located in ESTC. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 740/76. SABIN 15994. ESTC T2956. W. Webb hardcover books
1739WRCAM35447London: T. Cooper 1739. 230pp. Dbd. Very good. Responding specifically to the recently published POPULAR PREJUDICES. Sabin 64143 this pamphlet criticizes the Convention of El Pardo and Prime Minister Walpole's other diplomatic efforts to avoid war with Spain. The House of Commons sided overwhelmingly with the belligerent faction claiming abuses of British seamen and unfair interruption of trade by the Spanish authorities in the Caribbean and pressured Walpole into commencing the War of Jenkins' Ear in October 1739. BELL M373. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 739/199. GOLDSMITHS 7679 another ed. SABIN 49228. T. Cooper unknown books
1739WRCAM41544London: T. Gardner 1739. 256pp. Dbd. very good. A pamphlet published shortly after the beginning of the War of Jenkins' Ear apparently addressed to Sir Robert Walpole. Walpole's lengthy diplomatic efforts eventually came to naught and he bowed to popular sentiment in October and commenced the War of Jenkins' Ear. This work includes numerous references to American commerce. One of two issues noted by ESTC; this issue not in EUROPEAN AMERICANA. ESTC N10777. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 739/210 ref. KRESS 4452. SABIN 56464. T. Gardner unknown books
1739WRCAM35443London: T. Cooper 1739. 30pp. Dbd. Very good. From the heated pamphlet controversy in Great Britain between supporters and opponents of war with Spain in the late 1730's. The author of the present volume supports the 1739 Pardo Convention and further diplomatic efforts between the two colonial powers taking aim at the arguments of a recent pro- war pamphlet. The War of Jenkins' Ear was nevertheless declared a few months later. First of three editions. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 739/231. GOLDSMITHS 7680. KRESS 4457. SABIN 64143. STEVENS RARE AMERICANA 1926 1534. T. Cooper unknown books
1739WRCAM35444London: T. Cooper 1739. 30pp. Dbd. Very good untrimmed. Second edition. Part of the heated pamphlet controversy in Great Britain between supporters and opponents of war with Spain in the late 1730s. The author of the present volume supports the 1739 Pardo Convention and further diplomatic efforts between the two colonial powers taking aim at the arguments of a recent pro-war pamphlet. The War of Jenkins' Ear was nevertheless declared a few months later. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 739/232. GOLDSMITHS 7680 first ed. SABIN 64143. STEVENS RARE AMERICANA 1926 1534 first ed. T. Cooper unknown books
1798WRCAM16809Washington 1798. 360pp. Gathered signatures stitched. Minute foxing in end leaves. Internally bright and clean. Near fine untrimmed and unopened. A report on the salaries and duties of the clerks under the secretary of war including the names of clerks salary distribution and explanation of their various tasks. EVANS 34764. unknown books
179640962Philadelphia: Francis Childs 1796. 12pp stitched. Toning chip to upper blank corner of a leaf. Page 3 misnumbered page 4 as issued. Very Good.<br /> <br /> Secretary Wolcott issues a detailed "ESTIMATE of the expenses of the Department of War for the year 1796; - and the probable expenses of the Naval Department in the same year."<br /> ESTC 21892. Evans 31400. Francis Childs? unknown
176058541Ohne Ort, ohne Verlag bzw. Drucker, 1760. 4°. Mit 2 Holzschn.-Vignetten. 8 nn. Bll., Geheftet (ausgebunden).
1712RO80012049BARITEL. 1712. In-18. Relié plein cuir. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Rousseurs. 251 pages. Relié plein cuir. Caissons dorés mais fanés, sur le dos à 5 nerfs. Tranches rouges. Bandeau, lettrines et culs-de-lampe. Coiffes usées. Quelques très légères épidermures.. . . . Classification Dewey : 303.66-Guerre
1761GITd267A Paris chez Babuty Fils 1761. In-12 2-564pp. Pleine basane havane, dos à nerfs orné de compartiments dorés, pièce de titre tabac et de tomaison brune, tranches marbrées, reliure de l'époque. Coiffes et coins usés, manque la pièce de tomaison, 2 mors fendus (11cm et 4cm), intérieur en bon état.
1761GITd268A Paris chez Babuty Fils 1761. In-12 2-540pp. Pleine basane havane, dos à nerfs orné de compartiments dorés, pièce de titre tabac et de tomaison brune, tranches marbrées, reliure de l'époque. Coiffe supérieure usée avec manque sur le dos, coiffe inférieure usée, 1 coin émoussé, petit manque de papier page 381 et page 383 avec petite perte de texte.
171963777Washington D.C.:: Office of War Information October 17 1943 release date. Advance Release. stapled as issued. The paper is age-toned but not brittle. 11 x 8-1/2 inches. OWI-2591-C. Office of War Information, unknown
175943917D. Henry & R. Cave Softcover London 1759
180012055Philadelphia: no publisher/printer 1800. Small 8vo. 41 3 blank pp. <br><br>Concerns service in Georgia during the period 1790-94 in the wars with the Creek and Cherokee Indians. Gives an excellent review of the events and personalities. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Evans 38774; Eberstadt Cat. 114 item 326. Removed from a nonce volume. Very good condition. no publisher/printer unknown books
171217449Paris Raymond Mazieres 1712 in-12 veau brun moucheté, dos à ners (fente sur 1 cm à un mors). frontispice, (6ff. n.c.), 139pp. (2ff.n.c.), 22 pp. de musique notée non comprises dans la pagination.
1793PHO-1841Parisii, Fratum Barbou, 1793, 3 volumes in-12, XXI pp.-444 pp., 480 pp., 453 pp., relié plein veau époque, dos lisse orné avec pièce de titre rouge et tomaison verte, tranches dorées, triples filets aux plats, frottements aux charnières, coins usés, coiffe en pied tome 2 arasée.
1772178R58Printed by W. Strahan Jun. for T. Becket and Co. and T. Cadell in the Strand T. Davies in Russel Street and T. Evans in King Street London: . 1772 pp. 8 540 2 22 56 57 65 32 33 A handsome bust portrait engraved by Basire after Cipriani. Portrait offset on to the unusual title page. Some old foxing. Large 4to. 295 mm. x 240 mm. Modern plain full leather binding. Hardbound. Very good. WITH AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ERA 1863 MANUSCRIPT NOTES AND ANNOTATIONS. Edited by the great 'Republican' Thomas Hollis with additions and corrections by Joseph Robertson this edition includes: Memoirs of the Life of Algernon Sydney; Discourses Concerning Government; Letters of Algernon Sydney taken from Thurloe's State Papers; The Protector's Advice to Algernon Sydney; Letters of Algernon Sydney taken from the Sydney papers; Letters of A. Sydney to Henry Savile Ambassador in France; The Trial of A. Sydney; The Apology of A. Sydney in the Day of his Death; and A General view of Government in Europe. This is an important book in the history of the ideas that founded the American republic but what is perhaps most interesting about this copy are the manuscript notes and annotations written in a careful small hand in America during the Civil War 1863. A few of these struck our eye and we're glad to reproduce a few selections here: "I have lately undertaking to read Algernon Sydney on government. There is great difference in reading a book at four and twenty and at eighty eight. As often as I have read it and fumbled it over it now excites fresh admiration that this work has excited so little interest in the literary world. As splendid an edition of it as the art of printing can produce as well as for the intrinsic merits of the work as for the proof it brings of the bitter sufferings of the advocates of liberty from that time to this and to show the slow progress of moral philosophical political illumination in the world ought to now be published in America" - John Adams to Thomas Jefferson 17 September 1823. ".the danger in America. arises from 1 the indifference of the people to the character of their deputies; 2 the disinclination of good men to go as deputies; 3 and the inclination of bad men to go as such. The rottenness of our law making bodies has reached such a point that if it shall not soon be cured it can not longer endure." - 1863. "Among the causes which have brought the USA to their present unhappy condition may be reckoned as a leading one the predominance in their councils of mere municipal lawyers. The low morals and the crass ignorance of these are not equal to the work of government filched by them from a blindly confiding people. A profession proverbially selfish and dishonest can not produce statesmen however fecund it may be of politicians. The conduct of government is the work of statesmen - of unselfish honest high-hearted great-minded men = that class has disappeared and has given way to small country lawyers whose minds exercise only upon petty squabbles of the neighborhood incapable of grasping the vast concerns of a nation. Bad as this is there is something worse. and that is that the profession of the law is every year sinking lower in ignorance and in contempt while at the same time it is rising in power." - 1863. These manuscript annotations make this copy UNIQUE and very worthy of further study. W150. PRICE JUST REDUCED! Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good. Printed by W. Strahan Jun. for T. Becket and Co. and T. Cadell in the Strand, T. Davies in Russel Street, and T. Evans in King S hardcover
176416541Donnée à Versailles le 22 mars 1764 ; signée Louis et plus bas le Duc de Choiseul, cachet de cire rouge aux armes de Le Courtois de Surlaville. Beau document in-folio (36,5 x 24,5 cm), dans un cadre doré (45,5 x 33,5 cm).
176043916Gentleman's Magazine Softcover London 1760
