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183410589Albany: Hoffman & White 1834. 12mo original cloth with paper spine label a bit of wear. pp 10 314. Scattered light foxing about Very Good. <br/><br/> Southwick writing in the last years of his life "became a religious and moral enthusiast." DAB. Herttell a well-regarded New York City lawyer and assemblyman who favored a wall of separation between Church and State had argued against the appointment of Chaplains to minister to the State's legislature. Southwick warns of "the dark cloud of INFIDELITY which has lately made its appearance in our political horison" and which will destroy America unless religion-- and chaplains-- prevail and the influence of Herttell Fanny Wright and Robert Owen is diminished. <br/>FIRST EDITION. AI 26884 5. Sabin 88643. Cohen 6043. Singerman 0592. Not in Eberstadt Decker Marvin Harv. Law Cat. Marke. Hoffman & White unknown books
1836WRCAM9606New York 1836. 41395pp. plus advertisements. Folding frontispiece map. Original patterned cloth printed paper label rubbed. Cloth sunned and worn at extremities with small chip at head of spine gnawed at corner of rear board. Dampstained and foxed throughout rear free endsheet torn. A sound copy with the ownership signature of Allen Macdonald see note below re inscription on the titlepage a few pencil notes on the map and bookplate. A presentation copy inscribed by the author to Adjt. Genl. McDonald. The author was commander of the American army which attacked Queenstown on October 13 1812. In this work he replies to Gen. Armstrong's NOTICES OF THE WAR OF 1812 including a long appendix containing general orders and letters relating to the event. The map shows the location of Queenstown and environs. TPL 929. SABIN 98548. LANDE 872. HOWES V40. hardcover books
182718533London: James Ridgway 1827. Disbound. 51 1 blank pp. Small chip to blank inner margin of title page. Very Good. Atkinson continues his attack on England's new policy of Free Trade saying it threatens England's maritime domination and "the root of all our wealth and power." He argues that "the British shipowner can not compete with foreigners without that protection which the Legislature of this country has granted in all former times." Similarly protection for other British industries and agriculture is necessary. Atkinson throws much data around in support of his argument. FIRST EDITION. Sabin 2285. James Ridgway unknown books
182019708Zürich: Caspar Näf 1820. 8vo. Frontis. 336 pp. <br><br>Second edition: Includes short biographical notes on prominent women of the Reformation including Argula von Grumbach Olympia Fulvia Morata and Katharina Zell. 19th-century German boards covered with mottled paper spine with inked paper label; binding rubbed and abraded. Ex-library: spine with call number label lined through front pastedown with institutional bookplate. One signature separated; some light foxing mostly to last few leaves. Caspar Näf hardcover books
1882212718Northampton: Gazette Printing 1882. First. hardcover. very good-. Frontis. 374pp. index. 8vo original brown cloth two page corners creased in margin some pages lightly soiled ex-lib spine ends lightly worn. Northampton: Gazette Printing 1882. First Edition.<br/><br/> Gazette Printing unknown books
1808665801808. Albany NY: Croswell & Frary 1808. Albany NY: Croswell & Frary 1808. Bloody Clashes Between Federalists and Jeffersonians in Albany Trials. Van Rensselaer Solomon 1774-1852 Primary Defendant. Assault and Battery: Report of the Trials of the Causes of Elisha Jenkins vs. Solomon Van Rensselaer Solomon Van Rensselaer vs. John Tayler the Same vs. Charles D. Cooper And the Same vs. Francis Bloodgood: Before Arbitrators At Albany August 16th 17th and 18th 1808. Albany NY: Croswell & Frary 1808. 80 pp. Woodcut map. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/4". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet untrimmed fore and bottom edges. Light soiling to exterior tiny stain to title page a few signatures loose light browning to text. Small mark in pencil to verso of title page interior otherwise clean. $450. Only edition. A notorious episode in Albany's political history these trials were the result of a street brawl between a group of Federalists and Jeffersonians. It was initiated when Rensselaer attacked Jenkins from behind with his walking stick after an argument over the fate of Irish rebels seeking admission to the United States. Cooper Tayler and Bloodgood joined the fight. Jenkins was awarded $2500.00 in damages. Bloodgood would later become mayor of Albany. Tayler later a judge went on to become lieutenant governor of New York. Taylor and Cooper a judge were involved in the controversy that precipitated the Hamilton-Burr duel. The street map shows locations of relevant sites and the positions of witnesses. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 14363. unknown books
1845218330Philadelphia 1845. unbound. Autographed letter signed regarding the installation of a propeller in the steamboat "Experiment" in 1845 -- a time when the propeller was just being introduced. In part: ".Resolved That Messrs. Betts & Lloyd of Wilmington be permitted to place a New Engine boiler and propeller in the steamboat 'Experiment' without being restricted to the weight of two tons." 1 page 4to 9.75 x 7.5 inches with an addendum on verso by Lloyd and Betts engineers concerned in the matter. Address wax seal and postmarks on verso. Philadelphia June 7 1845. Several folds; very good condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
182456264Providence: printed by Field & Maxcy 1824. First edition 12mo pp. 238; uncut; later red calf-backed marbled boards joints cracked spine scuffed and chipped; otherwise a good sound copy. American Imprints 16006; not in Bartlett; Rink 1305. <br/><br/> printed by Field & Maxcy hardcover books
184812443Washington 1848. 8vo. 5 3 blank pp. <br><br>The claim of T. S. Weddell arising from the sale of lands ceded by the treaty of 14 January 1837 with the Saginaw band of Chippewa Indians. Government document: 30th Congress 1st Session. Senate. Rep. Com. No. 112. Removed from a nonce volume. First page with lightly pencilled in upper right corner. unknown books
184818703Washington 1848. 8vo. 13 pp. <br><br>First line of text: "Mr. Downs made the following report: To accompany bill S. No. 146. The Committee on Private Land Claims to whom were referred the memorials of Adelaide Snyder and Henriette Pensoneau heirs of Jean F. Perry deceased; John Bleakley William Bleakeley Hicholas Badiger and Juliana Bleakeley heirs of Josiah Bleakley; James L. D. Morrison John M. Morrison and R. F. Morrison heirs of Robert Morrison deceased and Rital Jarrot and others heirs of Nicholas Jarrot deceased report: That they have carefully examined the petitions of the respective memorialists and find that they ask to be allowed to locate lands in the State of Illinois in lieu of certain lands confirmed to their respective ancestors by the governors of the northwestern and Indiana Territories and afterwards withheld from them in consequence of the action of the board of commissioners convened at Kaskaskia in the then Illinois Territory under the authority of the act of Congress of 20th February 1812 which lands they allege have since been disposed of by the United States." Government document: 30th Congress 1st Session. Senate. Rep. Com. No. 65. Removed from a nonce volume. Pencilled numeral in top margin of p. 1. unknown books
184818707Washington 1848. 8vo. 4 pp. <br><br>First two lines of text: "Mr. Downs made the following report: To accompany bill S. No. 319. The Committee on Private Land Claims to whom the bill to facilitate the entry of pre-emptive claims was referred respectfully report: The first section of the bill has in view two objects: 1. To authorize the settler to relinquish his pre-emptive right from the United States and allow the State to locate on it for the purpose and on the condition of obtaining a pre-emption from the State if he deems it more advantageous to him. 2. To authorize him to obtain State scrip from the State and locate it on his pre-emptive claim instead of paying for it in cash." Government document: 30th Congress 1st Session. Senate. Rep. Com. No. 216. Removed from a nonce volume. Pencilled numeral in top margin of p. 1. unknown books
180753701Headquarters City of Albany: June 4 1807. Bifolium 12½" x 8" 3 paragraphs of text beneath the running head signed at the end in manuscript "Sol Van Rensselaer" as Adjutant-General with the additional postscript "In disposition of the Adjt. General has delayed those orders." Pp. 2-4 are blank save for the postal address on the verso of the integral leaf with Albany postmark of July 12 the notation "Military //" in the upper corner and addressed to Brig. Genl. Benjamin Moores / Clinton County." An order calling for review and inspection of the "regiments and corps" of the state militia to which Van Rensselaer adds "a fervent wish that the militia of his country may so progress in the acquisition of the military art as to render standing armies forever unnecessary and enable themselves by their own exertions to be the safeguards and protectors of the rights of freemen." Moores was a lieutenant in the New York militia was the sheriff of Clinton County and a presidential elector in 1808. Van Rensselaer was Adjutant General of New York from 1801 to 1809 1810 to 1811 and 1813 to 1821. Not in OCLC. <br/><br/> June 4 unknown books
189929396Paris: Librairies-Imprimeries Reunies 1899. Hardcover. Good with wear to cover ex-lib sticker on cover book plate inside front cover and pocket inside rear cover. Text clean and tight but for tanning to page edges. Marble boards leather spine gilt lettering. 110 pp. 87 bw ills. Text in French. A guide to the archaeological holdings of the museum. Librairies-Imprimeries Reunies hardcover books
181551422Northampton MA: Printed at the Hampshire Gazette Office W.W. Clapp 1815. First edition. 8vo. 24 pp. Includes the Indian depredations. Sabin 104372. Disbound pamphlet foxed; owner's name on title page upper corner of title page torn away. Good copy. <br/><br/> Printed at the Hampshire Gazette Office, W.W. Clapp unknown books
1891491961891. Solomon Rayman L. History of The Seventh Circuit 1891-1941. n.c.: The Bicentennial Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States n.d. x 213 pp. Cloth minor shelfwear. Illustrated. Bright and clean. $5. unknown books
1891491951891. Solomon Rayman L. History of The Seventh Circuit 1891-1941. n.c.: The Bicentennial Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States n.d. x 213 pp. Ex-library with stamps. Cloth worn. Illustrated. Bright and clean. $5. unknown books
1891491941891. Solomon Rayman L. History of The Seventh Circuit 1891-1941. n.c.: The Bicentennial Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States n.d. x 213 pp. Ex-library with stamps. Cloth worn. Illustrated. $5. unknown books
184937312Washington D.C.: n.p. 1849. First edition. Removed. A very good copy. 10 pp. 8vo. Minority report on the admission of California into the Union. n.p. unknown books
183855219Enfield Mass: S. Howe 1838. Small oblong broadside approx. 6¼" x 7¾" text in double column beneath the running head and woodcut incorporating masonic emblems; near fine. Hymn in ten numbered stanzas; first line: "We're travelling home to heaven above will you go" OCLC notes: Printed by Solomon Howe at Enfield Mass. about 1838. Cf. Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society 1950 v. 60 p. 223. Another edition has a different woodcut with the caption: "Passage free accommodation lane." Solomon Howe printer son of the Baptist minister and author Solomon Howe 1750-1835 printed with his brother John 1783-1845 in Greenwich and Enfield Mass.; Solomon printed some broadsides with his own imprint in the 1830's. AAS Amherst Brown Mass. Historical and Boston Athenaeum in OCLC. Not in American Imprints. <br/><br/> S. Howe unknown books
183835625Enfield MA: Printed by Solomon Howe 1838. Broadside 6.25" x 8". Enfield MA 1838. Untrimmed. Beneath title is illustration of Masonic emblems. Printed in double columns ten numbered stanzas. Words only no music. Minor foxing Very Good. <br/><br/> OCLC states the following: "Imprint information from Howe bibliography in Proc. Amer. Antiquarian Society n.s. 60 1950 p.217-233./ Solomon Howe printer son of Baptist minister and author Solomon Howe 1750-1835 printed with his brother John 1783-1845 in Greenwich and Enfield Mass.; Solomon printed some broadsides with his own imprint in the 1830's./." <br/>OCLC 27443189 4 and four other locations under two additional accession numbers as of January 2019. Printed by Solomon Howe unknown books
1896170796Angers: Burdin 1896. hardcover. fine. 442 text illustrations. Extrait de "L'Anthropologie" 1894-1896. 145p. 8vo cloth backed marbled boards. Angers Burdin 1896. Fine.<br/><br/> Ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro<br/><br/> Burdin unknown books
1885313486London: William Blackwood 1885. Second edition. 90 6 ads pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Originla pink pictorial boards a little faded. Second edition. 90 6 ads pp. 1 vols. 12mo. William Blackwood unknown books
188174348Columbus Ohio: Cott & Hann. Very Good. 1881. Hardcover. Bound in original worn and mottled blue cloth with faded gilt lettering this interesting autobiography about Woolley includes travels in southern Ohio photographing Union soldiers during the Civil War agricultural reflections after purchasing a farm in Hilliards Franklin County.Front hinge is cracked and some minor foxing to first few pages as well as the portrait of his wife. A terrific 2 page illustration of his farm that is bright and fresh. In Coyle page 704. . Cott & Hann hardcover books
188534364Boston: Index Association 1885. Tall 16mo. 16 pp. <br><br>One in a series of lectures this being: "III. The Carpenter's Son." The lectures were published as a compendium in single volume the next year. The original individual pamphlets are rather uncommon. Original printed wrappers. Excellent. Index Association unknown books
188534363Boston: Index Association 1885. Tall 16mo. 14 pp. <br><br>One in a series of lectures this being: "I. Introductory." The lectures were published as a compendium in single volume the next year. The original individual pamphlets are rather uncommon. Original printed wrappers. Small stain to the lower left hand edge partial stamp on back cover. Very good. Index Association unknown books