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18862308080063U.S. Government Printing Office 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4 volume set. Quartos. Bound in handsome original GPO bindings. 3/4 leather over marbled boards. Interestingly two of the volumes have never been opened and are still in their original GPO wrapping papers. Includes: Volume 17 Part 6 June 9 1886 to July 6 1886; Part 7 July 6 1886 to July 28 1886; Part 8 July 28 1886 to August August 5 1886; Volume 18 Part 1 December 6 1886 to January 25 1887. Some of the major legislation of the 49th congress: Presidential Succession Act; Interstate Commerce Act; etc. <br> Includes two rare unopened copies. I've never seen that before. U.S. Government Printing Office hardcover
18534651Washington DC: Robert Armstrong 1853. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo unpaginated. A very good clean copy in contemporary brown sheep. Spine label faded beyond legibility leather somewhat dry around the edges. Internally bright and clean. Contemporary bookplate to front paste-down. A very uncommon volume of Senate committee reports as we found just a single volume - at the Washington State Library. Robert Armstrong hardcover
1844546891844. With Numerous Plates and Several Large Maps Mostly of Places in Michigan Iowa and Wisconsin Senate United States. Public Documents Printed by Order of the Senate of the United States First Session of the Twenty-Eighth Congress Begun and Held at the City of Washington December 4 1843. Washington: Printed by Gales and Seaton 1844. Volume VII of a seven-volume set. Various paginations. Numerous plates and maps some in color several fold-out many quite large. Octavo 9" x 6". Contemporary calf blind fillets to boards lettering piece and blind fillets to spine. Light rubbing to extremities corners bumped and lightly worn some discoloration to sections of boards light to moderate wear and some small tears to edges of folding maps. Toning light foxing internally clean. $250. This volume contains reports from the cabinet departments and government agencies. The plates include patent drawings and geological specimens. There are several maps mostly relating to mining surveys. 26 maps depict sections of the Ohio River and canals connected to it. The largest map 45" x 30" depicts the Detroit River and Detroit. There are also several fascinating plates and diagrams relating to geological botanical and anthropological studies in the region encompassing Iowa and Wisconsin. unknown books
1844546891844. With Numerous Plates and Several Large Maps Mostly of Places in Michigan Iowa and Wisconsin Senate United States. Public Documents Printed by Order of the Senate of the United States First Session of the Twenty-Eighth Congress Begun and Held at the City of Washington December 4 1843. Washington: Printed by Gales and Seaton 1844. Volume VII of a seven-volume set. Various paginations. Numerous plates and maps some in color several fold-out many quite large. Octavo 9" x 6". Contemporary calf blind fillets to boards lettering piece and blind fillets to spine. Light rubbing to extremities corners bumped and lightly worn some discoloration to sections of boards light to moderate wear and some small tears to edges of folding maps. Toning light foxing internally clean. $250. This volume contains reports from the cabinet departments and government agencies. The plates include patent drawings and geological specimens. There are several maps mostly relating to mining surveys. 26 maps depict sections of the Ohio River and canals connected to it. The largest map 45" x 30" depicts the Detroit River and Detroit. There are also several fascinating plates and diagrams relating to geological botanical and anthropological studies in the region encompassing Iowa and Wisconsin. unknown
1844546851844. With 13 Maps and Other Illustrations United States. Senate. Public Documents Printed by Order of the Senate of the United States First Session of the Twenty-Eighth Congress Begun and Held at the City of Washington December 4 1843. Washington: Printed by Gales and Seaton 1844. Volume I of a seven-volume set. 703 pp. 13 fold-out tables diagrams and maps. Octavo 9" x 6". Contemporary calf blind fillets to boards lettering piece and blind fillets to spine. Some rubbing to extremities and spine a few minor scuffs to boards which are slightly bowed some discoloration to front near head minor wear and small tears to edges of folding leaves. Toning light foxing internally clean. $250. This volume contains reports from the cabinet departments and government agencies. The maps which relate to projects by the US Army Corps of Engineers depict the Harbor of St. Louis the Des Moines Rapids and the Rock Island Rapids. The diagrams depict a cross-section of the USS Union an experimental warship and equipment used to produce thread and cloth from hemp. unknown
1844546851844. With 13 Maps and Other Illustrations United States. Senate. Public Documents Printed by Order of the Senate of the United States First Session of the Twenty-Eighth Congress Begun and Held at the City of Washington December 4 1843. Washington: Printed by Gales and Seaton 1844. Volume I of a seven-volume set. 703 pp. 13 fold-out tables diagrams and maps. Octavo 9" x 6". Contemporary calf blind fillets to boards lettering piece and blind fillets to spine. Some rubbing to extremities and spine a few minor scuffs to boards which are slightly bowed some discoloration to front near head minor wear and small tears to edges of folding leaves. Toning light foxing internally clean. $250. This volume contains reports from the cabinet departments and government agencies. The maps which relate to projects by the US Army Corps of Engineers depict the Harbor of St. Louis the Des Moines Rapids and the Rock Island Rapids. The diagrams depict a cross-section of the USS Union an experimental warship and equipment used to produce thread and cloth from hemp. unknown books
1876242896Washington: Government Printing Office 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth edges very slightly toned. Some wear and tear to the spine with some minor loss. Corners sharp with an overall tight bright and clean impression. Physical description; 1166 pages. Subjects; Military Trials. William W. Belknap. Secretary of War. Impeachment. Proceedings of the U.S. Senate. House of Representatives. United States Government. Washington: Government Printing Office hardcover
18520086581Washington DC: A. Boyd Hamilton 1852. First edition. Disbound. Good. 1852 First Edition. 159 maps printed on rectos only. LACKS 3 fold-out maps. Original endpapers present. Good. Also lacking both boards and spine but text-block still securely attached to the backstrip. Foxing and dampstaining throughout -- generally mild but heavier toward the first and last 20 leaves. Pencil doodles notes and arithmetic on some of the versos; old ownership signatures on the endpapers. Stamp of Robt. M. Johnson Agricultural Implements and Machinery company of 920 Louisiana Ave. Washington DC on the title page. Plat maps collated complete but again this copy does NOT include the large fold-out maps. A. Boyd Hamilton unknown
1828169181Washington: Duff GReen 1828. First Edition. hardcover. very good-. Volume III only. vii 734pp. 8vo full contemporary calf leather labels; calf lightly scuffed one label repaired corners bumped light foxing throughout otherwise very good. Washington: Duff Green 1828. Very good -.<br/> <br/> Contains communications from James Madison James Monroe and John Quincy Adams. This volume begins on December 6 1815 and ends on February 23 1829. One of 700 copies.<br/> <br/> Duff GReen unknown
1828169181Washington: Duff GReen 1828. First Edition. hardcover. very good-. Volume III only. vii 734pp. 8vo full contemporary calf leather labels; calf lightly scuffed one label repaired corners bumped light foxing throughout otherwise very good. Washington: Duff Green 1828. Very good -.<br/><br/> Contains communications from James Madison James Monroe and John Quincy Adams. This volume begins on December 6 1815 and ends on February 23 1829. One of 700 copies.<br/><br/> Duff GReen unknown books
1845006911Washington: Government Printing Office 1845. 28th Congress 2d Session Senate Executive Doc. No. 50. February 21 1845. Read and ordered to be printed. March 3 1845. Ordered that 500 additional copies be furnished for the use of the Senate. Two other reports are included as part of the same document: 1 Report of the Secretary of the Treasury Communicating a report of scientific investigations relative to the chemical nature of saccharine substances and the art of manufacturing sugar; made under the direction of Professor A. D. Bache by Professor R. S. McCulloh. 29th Congress 2d Session Senate Executive Doc. No. 50. March 1 1847. Ordered to be printed and that 5000 additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate. Seven b/w foldout plates one b/w plate with drawings and chart. 2 Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury Communicating a report of researches on hydrometers and spirituous liquors made under the superintendence of Professor A. D. Bache by Professor R. S. McCulloh. 30th Congress 1st Session Senate Executive Doc. No. 50. June 2 1848. Read and ordered that 10000 copies be printed for the use of the Senate together with the former reports relating to the same series of scientific researches under the revision of Professor McCulloh. One foldout b/w plate Plate A showing 'Curves of Specific Gravity for Spirits containing various per cents by weight of alcohol.' 3 An Appendix Supplementary to the Preceding Reports on Sugar. 653 pages. Disbound government document. Residue from leather book binding remains on spine edge and is very dry spine edge is also creased. Pages are browning along edges some dirt smudges few corners are creased and dog-earred text is easily legible. Document in VG- condition. Scarce complete document of unique scientific research. Paperbound. Very Good-. Illus. by Foldout Plates Plates Tables Figures. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". U.S. Government Document. Government Printing Office Paperback
1895lib1265878Bc18Government Printing Office 1895. Paperback. Very Good. 1st print of the Important document in Vg condition Senate Document No. 12 Government Printing Office paperback
190023993Washington: Government Printing Office 1900. Hardcover. Very good. Large 4to. vii 3-856 pp. 27 fold-out maps 33 full-page plates numerous in-text illustrations. Contains narratives of many late 19th century explorations of Alaska: The expeditions were led by C.W. Raymond 1869; C.O.O. Howard 1875; Ivan Petroff 1880; F. Schwatka 1883; P.H. Ray 1884 1897 1898; W.R. Abercrombie 1884 1898; H.T. Allen 1897; E.H. Wells 1898; E.F. Glenn 1899; and W.P. Richardson 1899.<br /> <p><br /> Later half leather leather lettering label gilt. Old rubber stamp from Angelica Library on title page margin else a fine copy.<br /> <p>. Government Printing Office hardcover
188937889Government Printing Office 1889. 1st edition. Leather. Very Good. 1889. A Very Good copy. Tall 8vo. 40 pp. illustrated with 8 very large folding maps at the rear. <br /> Bound in half leather and marbled paper boards with title on spine in gilt. Call number and US state Dept marking on the spine but no other library markings. Tips and joints rubbed. Likely a few breaks along the map folds. Owner's name in gilt at the bottom of the spine: L. C. Houk. Leonidas C. Houk was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 2nd congressional district from 1879 until his death in 1891. Presumably this was his official copy. Government Printing Office unknown
188226381882 1882 Robert Clarke & Co., Cincinnati, 1882. Un volume in-8 relié pleine toile bordeaux, tranches dorées, photographie en frontispice de Thomas Worthington et photographie hors texte d'Eleanor Worthington, page de titre, 90 pages. Envoi non identifié. Bel état.
1850573101850. U.S. SENATE. PROCEEDINGS OF THE U.S. SENATE ON THE FUGITIVE SLAVE BILL-THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE-TRADE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-AND THE IMPRISONMENT OF FREE COLORED SEAMEN IN THE SOUTHERN PORTS: With the Speeches of Messrs. Davis Winthrop and Others. Washington: U.S. Senate 1850. 1-57 pp. 1 page only of appendix missing the last gathering; but article complete. 8vo. stab-sown paper wrappers. Library label to front stain to fore-edges and fore-corner. As is. unknown
1850573101850. U.S. SENATE. PROCEEDINGS OF THE U.S. SENATE ON THE FUGITIVE SLAVE BILL-THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE-TRADE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-AND THE IMPRISONMENT OF FREE COLORED SEAMEN IN THE SOUTHERN PORTS: With the Speeches of Messrs. Davis Winthrop and Others. Washington: U.S. Senate 1850. 1-57 pp. 1 page only of appendix missing the last gathering; but article complete. 8vo. stab-sown paper wrappers. Library label to front stain to fore-edges and fore-corner. As is. unknown books
1895ZB579349Washington: GPO 1895. veery thick quarto published as 53rd Cong. 2nd Sess. SR 702: bulletin 55 complete in four parts and bulletin 56 complete in two parts; 104 90 105 157 256 215 pp. disbound and lacking the index some marginal chipping overall good. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Washington: GPO unknown
18766334Washington: Government Printing Office. 1876. Hardcover. Rough cover condition please see photos. Core binding is well intact. The product is a hardcover book titled "Trial Of William W Belknap Proceedings Of The Senate Articles Of Impeachment HC." It was authored by the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives and published in 1876 by the Government Printing Office in Washington. This historical book is a 1st Edition and focuses on the impeachment trial of William W. Belknap making it a valuable collectible for those interested in American political history.UNITED STATES SENATE. THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF Representatives Sitting for theSitting for the Trial of William W. Belknap late secretary of war on the articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives: Forty-Fourth Congress First SessionFirst Edition Hardcover Washington: Government Printing Office 1876 Physical description; 1166 pages. Subjects; Military Trials. William W. Belknap. Secretary of War. Impeachment. Proceedings of the U.S. Senate. House of Representatives. United States Government.; 10.00 x 7.00 x 4.00 . Washington: Government Printing Office hardcover
1868241030001Government Printing Office 1868. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. First edition of the official transcript of the dramatic impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson. Three volumes handsomely re-bound in black calfskin with gold gilt spine printing and five raised spine bands. Original owner name written on front free end paper of each volume. Clean odor-free pages. Government Printing Office hardcover
190040546Washington DC: GPO 1900. 4to. vii 4 5-856 pp. b/w folding maps and plates. <br /><br />"A collection of the principal narratives of the U.S. military exploring expeditions in Alaska from 1869 to 1899. assembled to facilitate a review of territory covered possibilities of opening "all American" routes to the interior and means of promoting friendly cooperation with the native peoples." - Arctic Bib. 18336. Sixteen reports with 27 folding maps and 33 b/w plates. Bound in original printed wrappers and scarce thus. Wrappers chipped contents very good condition. GPO books
1859006183Washington: Beverley Tucker Printer 1859. According to Acts of Congress of March 3 1853 May 31 1854 and August 5 1854. Senate. 33d Congress 2nd Session Ex. Doc. No. 78. Contents of Volume X: Parts III IV--General report upon the zoology of the several Pacific Railroad routes. Zoological Portion of the reports by Lieutenant E.G. Beckwith; Nos. 2-5 of Part IV of the report by Lieutenant A.W. Whipple; Zoological portion of the report by Lieutenant J.G. Parke; Part IV of the report by Lieutenant R.S. Williamson; No. 4 of Part IV of the report by Lieutenant Henry L. Abbot. Brown cloth binding worn.corners and some wear to cover faces. Spine with gilt lettering dulled but legible. Spine reads "U.S. War Department. Explorations and Surveys For a Railroad Route From the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean. 10." Spine's ends bent and rubbed. Small rubbed circles exposing cloth covers on spine near back joint. Exterior is Good. Ex. library embossed stamp on front title page identification numbers on contents page and on bottom of spine in gilt. Many full page colored and b/w lithographs plates. Some watermarks on plates' borders and one slightly on print. Interior foxing. Foxing mainly on and around prints. Overall text is clean. Some soiling. Overall interior is Good. Appendices and Indexes. An important and historical document. Howes P3. . Cloth. Good to Good-. Illus. by Plates Tables Figures illustrations Foldouts. Size: Approx. 9" x 11 3/4". Exploration. Beverley Tucker Printer Hardcover
1871260615-MB25Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1871. Original 1871 edition Rebound with original boards binding resewn Very Good condition Primary source material from March 10 1871. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Cover. Government Printing Office Hardcover
186057505Washington DC 1860. 8vo pp. 71 255. Bound in clothendpapers foxed VG. The official report into the revoutionary invasion of Harper's Ferry by John Brown. from Wikipedia: "John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry also known as John Brown's raid or The raid on Harpers Ferry; in many books the town is called "Harper's Ferry" was an effort by white abolitionist John Brown to initiate an armed slave revolt in 1859 by taking over a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry Virginia. Brown's raid accompanied by 21 men in his partywas defeated by a company of U.S. Marines from the Marine Barracks 8th And I Washington DC led by First Lieutenant Israel Greene USMC. Colonel Robert E. Lee USA was in overall command of the operation to retake the arsenal. John Brown had originally asked Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass both of whom he had met in his formative years as an abolitionist in Springfield Massachusetts to join him in his raid but Tubman was prevented by illness and Douglass declined as he believed Brown's plan would fail. unknown books
190013559Washington: Government Printing Office 1900. First Edition. Very Good. 4to 11.5x9.5in; vii 856 pp. indices by report and Indian tribes 27 fold out maps plate images and illustrations in text; Half calf with marbled paper over covers gilt lettering on ribbed spine marbled end papers all edges trimmed with marbled ink stain; Shelf wear rubbing and splitting to covers edges and corners splits at top and bottom of front joint and hinge corners worn through heavy wear to leather binding and moderate wear scratches and stains on cloth marbled ink edges to text worn and soiled maps are fine with minimal and minor closed tears at hinge. Wickersham 9544. From Wickersham "Report submitted by Mr. Carter from the Committee on Military Affairs to whom was referred resolution no. 189 agreed to Dec. 9 1897 directing the committee to report to the Senate on the extent of explorations by the United States army in Alaska etc. S. Rep. 1023 56th Cong. 1st Sess. in v. 11.". Title page states "April 18 1900. - Reported from the Committee of Military Affairs by Mr. Carter and Ordered to Print." This is an excellent reference resource if exploration in the first 30 years that Alaska was owned by the United States. <br /> <br /> The expeditions were led by C.W. Raymond 1869; C.O.O. Howard 1875; Ivan Petroff 1880; F. Schwatka 1883; P.H. Ray 1884 1897 1898; W.R. Abercrombie 1884 1898; H.T. Allen 1897; E.H. Wells 1898; E.F. Glenn 1899; and W.P. Richardson 1899. Government Printing Office unknown