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1912140940054Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1912. First Edition. Very Good. 92 pp. First paperback edition. Stapled pamplet. Very Good with several small chips to edges foxing to covers textblock edge prelims and terminals. Staples rusted wear to staple holes on front cover though firmly attached. A report on the sinking of the Titanic with recommendations that did much to increase the safety of the world's sea lanes. Full title: "Titanic" Disaster Report of the Committee on Commerce United States Senate Pursuant to S. Res. 283 Directing the Committee to Investigate the Causes Leading to the Wreck of the White Star Liner "Titanic" Together with Speeches by Senator William Alden Smith of Michigan and Senator Isidor Raynor of Maryland Report N. 806 62d Congress 2d Session. Government Printing Office unknown books
185344417Washington DC 1853. <p>United States. Senate. 32nd Congress 2nd Session. H. R. 336 To accompany report no. 421. In the Senate of the United States. February 19 1853 . . . Amendment . . . 3pp. Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1853. 297 x 205 mm. Unbound. Some dampstaining edges a bit frayed but very good. Docketed.</p> <p> First Edition of this rare ether controversy document with no copies listed in OCLC. In January 1853 responding to renewed debate over who deserved credit for inventing ether anesthesia the U. S. Senate appointed a select committee to determine whether W. T. G. Morton Charles Jackson or Horace Wells had the best claim to the discovery. On February 19 Senator Isaac P. Walker the committee's chairman submitted an amendment to army appropriations bill H. R. 336 confirming the U. S. government's right to use and benefit from the discovery and proposing an award of $100000 to "the discoverer." The final version of the amendment which we are offering here also proposed that the issue of priority be decided in federal court with Morton Jackson and the representatives of Horace Wells appearing as defendants to prove the merits of their respective cases. The Senate ended up rejecting the amendment leaving the question of priority unsettled for the time. Wolfe Tarnished Idol pp. 316-17; 330-335. </p> . unknown books
180123420Washington 1801. Caption title as issued. 13 3 blanks pp. Light dusting bound in modern blue wrappers. Very Good. <br/><br/> The third printing of Senate Rules after the extremely rare 1790 and 1798 editions. Sources and precedents are cited; pages 11-13 print the Joint Rules Acted on Between the Two Houses. <br/>OCLC 36079611 4- UConn Yale AAS Houghton as of May 2019. AI 1560 2- DLC NN. Not in Cohen. unknown books
1801WRCAM38554AWashington 1801. 13pp. Contemporary blue paper wrappers. Light toning and scattered foxing. A near fine copy. The scarce 1801 edition of the rules for conducting Senate business following earlier printings in 1790 and 1798. Signed in print at the end by Secretary Samuel A. Otis and dated Dec. 7 1801 the text details forty rules for Senate business and concludes with three pages of "joint rules acted on between the two houses." Scarce. Shaw & Shoemaker list copies at LC and NYPL; OCLC adds copies at the University of Connecticut Yale and the Houghton Library. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 1560. SABIN 74090. OCLC 36079611. unknown books
1794WRCAM34630APhiladelphia: John Fenno 1794. Two volumes bound in one. 205; 11412pp. Folio. Contemporary sheep gilt morocco label. Boards rubbed. Minor scattered foxing. Very good. Two Senate journals of the Federal period. The first contains a notice from George Washington that the Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of France Edmund Genêt has been recalled. Despite repeated warnings from both Washington and Jefferson Genêt persisted in outfitting private United States ships for naval raids on British vessels ultimately resulting in his being recalled. The second contains addresses by George Washington and John Adams on the Whiskey Rebellion. With an appendix and index. EVANS 27911 29724. ESTC W20587 w020584. John Fenno hardcover books
1794WRCAM34630Philadelphia: John Fenno 1794. Two volumes bound in one. 205; 11412pp. Folio. Modern three-quarter calf and marbled boards spine gilt leather labels. Small hole in titlepage affecting a few letters of imprint. Light foxing and scattered toning. Very good. Two Senate journals of the Federal period. The first contains a notice from George Washington that the Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of France Edmund Genêt has been recalled. Despite repeated warnings from both Washington and Jefferson Genêt persisted in outfitting private United States ships for naval raids on British vessels ultimately resulting in his being recalled. The second contains addresses by George Washington and John Adams on the Whiskey Rebellion. With an appendix and index. EVANS 27911 29724. ESTC W20587 w020584. John Fenno hardcover books
1793WRCAM49298Philadelphia: Printed by John Fenno 1793. 100pp. Folio. Contemporary marbled wrappers bound into 20th-century buckram gilt. Minor edge wear some dust soiling. Wrappers chipped and backed on archival paper. Small repair at bottom edge small ink library stamp on verso of titlepage minor dampstaining to first few and last few leaves minor foxing a few bottom corners repaired. Good. A rare and important Senate journal from the second session of the second Congress. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 was passed in this session of the Senate and notice of President Washington signing it into law can be found on page 57. The second Senate also passed the Judiciary Act of 1793 further defining the structure of the judicial system of the fledgling nation. This second session of the Senate also passed legislation relating to compensation of the president and vice president the regulation of foreign coinage Indian trade and treaties and more. EVANS 26333. GOODSPEED 323:29. ESTC W20586. Printed by John Fenno hardcover books
1791WRCAM33180BPhiladelphia: John Fenno 1791. 228pp. Folio. Contemporary sheep gilt leather label. Noticeable edge wear front joint partially split. Early 20th-century bookplate on front pastedown small ink stamp on rear pastedown. Small embossed blindstamp on titlepage and one internal leaf. Otherwise clean internally. Very good. An important early Congressional document describing the actions of the Senate in late 1791 and early 1792 at the height of the Federalist-Anti-Federalist struggle. George Washington's address to Congress printed here contains an interesting note about the tax on distilled spirits. Protests to this tax would result in the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. Also contains important early legislation on frontier defenses Ohio fisheries lighthouses the Mint and militias. Indexed. "First edition first issue of the rare journal containing numerous messages from Pres. Washington.official ratifications of the Bill of Rights the Presidential Succession Act debate and passage the establishment of the U.S. mint and coinage the first militia act and foundation Northwest Territory Acts" - Jenkins. EVANS 24911. ESTC W20582. JENKINS 505. John Fenno hardcover books
1791WRCAM33180Philadelphia: John Fenno 1791. 228pp. p.228 misnumbered 224 as in some copies. Folio. Contemporary sheep neatly rebacked in matching style gilt morocco label. Very good. An important early Congressional document describing the actions of the Senate in late 1791 and early 1792 at the height of the Federalist-Anti-Federalist struggle. As well George Washington's address to Congress printed here contains an interesting note about the tax on distilled spirits. Protests to this tax would result in the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. Also contains important early legislation on frontier defenses Ohio fisheries lighthouses the Mint and militias. EVANS 24911. ESTC W20582. John Fenno unknown books
1793WRCAM29347Philadelphia: John Fenno 1793. 205pp. Folio. Modern three-quarter calf and boards gilt-stamped spine. Titlepage soiled laid down on archival paper. Scattered foxing. Very good. With a notice from George Washington that the Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of France Edmund Genêt has been recalled. Despite repeated warnings from both Washington and Jefferson Genêt persisted in outfitting private United States ships for naval raids on British vessels ultimately resulting in his being recalled. Other important issues addressed are the increasingly difficult trade environment with England and France at war and frontier Indian relations. EVANS 27911. ESTC W20584. John Fenno hardcover books
1790WRCAM35946New York: John Fenno 1790. 224pp. Folio. Three-quarter calf and marbled boards in antique style spine gilt leather label. Old unobtrusive library blindstamp on title. Light scattered foxing. Else very good. Second issue of the Senate journal of the second session of the first Congress with the pagination of the terminal leaves corrected and an errata added. Many important issues were settled in the discussions recorded herein and many significant moments in the nation's history are treated in depth. Included are the first State of the Union Message discussions of state surrender of western lands notices of ratification of the Bill of Rights and discussions of questions of the seat of government and Hamilton's fiscal proposals. <br> <br> A highly important journal describing some of the founding legislation of the United States. EVANS 22982. John Fenno hardcover books
1792WRCAM51234Philadelphia: John Fenno 1792. Two volumes bound in one. 228 misnumbered 224; 100pp. Folio. Contemporary sheep gilt leather label. Minor scattered foxing. Very good. An important pair of rare journals of the Senate from the Second Congress. These important early Congressional documents describe the actions of the Senate in late 1791 and early 1792 at the height of the Federalist and Anti-Federalist struggle. George Washington's address to Congress printed here contains an interesting note about the tax on distilled spirits. Protests to this tax would result in the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. Also contains important early legislation on frontier defenses Ohio fisheries lighthouses the Mint and militias. "First edition first issue of the rare journal containing numerous messages from Pres. Washington.notifications of official ratifications of the Bill of Rights the Presidential Succession Act debate and passage the establishment of the U.S. mint and coinage the first militia act and foundation Northwest Territory Acts" - Jenkins. <br> <br> Bound with the first is the Senate journal from the second session of the Second Congress. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 was passed in this session of the Senate. The second Senate also passed the Judiciary Act of 1793 further defining the structure of the judicial system of the fledgling nation. This second session of the Senate also passed legislation relating to compensation of the president and vice president the regulation of foreign coinage Indian trade and treaties and more. EVANS 24911 26333. GOODSPEED 323:29. ESTC W20586. ESTC W20582. JENKINS 505. John Fenno hardcover books
1791WRCAM34638Philadelphia: John Fenno 1791. 203pp. Folio. Antique-style three-quarter calf and marbled boards spine gilt leather labels. Lightly foxed. Ownership signature of James Hillhouse 1754-1832 a New Haven lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Congressman and later Senator. Very good. The journal of the Senate recorded during the third session of the first Congress and including its response to a State of the Union address by Washington detailing issues with public credit and the northwest frontier; sundry acts authorizing the President to discharge foreign debts; and "An Act Declaring the Consent of Congress that a New State be Formed within the Jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Virginia and Admitted into this Union by the name of the State of Kentucky." In all many important issues were settled in the discussions recorded here and many significant events in the nation's history are treated in depth. ESTC W20589. EVANS 23901. John Fenno hardcover books
1790WRCAM34639New York: John Fenno 1790. 224pp. pp.222-224 misnumbered 122-124. Contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled boards rebacked in period style maroon gilt morocco label. Rubbed. Minor spotting and toning. Very good. The Senate journal of the second session of the first Congress. This is the first issue with the final leaves incorrectly numbered. Many important issues were settled in the discussions recorded herein and many significant moments in the nation's history are treated in depth. Included are the first State of the Union Message discussions of state surrender of western lands notices of ratification of the Bill of Rights and discussions concerning the seat of government and Hamilton's fiscal proposals. <br> <br> A highly important journal describing some of the founding legislation of the United States. ESTC W20579. EVANS 22982. John Fenno hardcover books
