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18707648Wheeling WV: John Frew Public Printer 1870. 25632 pp. Original marble paper covered boards w/ brown leather spine and corners. Gilt title on red leather spine label also has a black leather spine label below. Binding scuffed w/ wear to extremities. Front hinge still attached by a couple of strings. Covers bowed. Faint dampstains to top margin of first several leaves not affecting text. Light foxing throughout. Good reference copy. Hard Cover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John Frew, Public Printer Hardcover
18648921Washington D.C.: United States Government Printing Office 1864. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. 128 34 pp 8: 4 leaves of plates. Undated First Edition 1864. Moderate wear with 1/2' square chip to cloth at top & bottom edge spine and lightly age-toned bottom and fore- text block. External spine rubbed fr cover titles illegible. No markings binding tight and clean. 6" x 9". Brown cloth with gilt-stamped lettering to front board and brown top text block. "The American Civil War Battle of Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River in Henning Tennessee also known as the Fort Pillow massacre was fought on April 12 1864. The battle ended with Confederate soldiers commanded by Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest massacring U.S. Army soldiers many of them African Americans attempting to surrender. Military historian David J. Eicher concluded: "Fort Pillow marked one of the bleakest saddest events of American military history. The Joint Committee On the Conduct of the War immediately investigated the incident which was widely publicized in the U.S. press. These testimonies of Wade and Gooch focused on the conduct of the war taken primarily from Mound City Illinois Hospital with the witnesses being survivors.". United States Government Printing Office Hardcover
18552579Washington DC: Beverley Tucker 1855. fair. 40 pages foxed & creased binding loose bds scuffed & faded corners of bds & edges of spine quite worn & threadbare. Beverley Tucker unknown
18511406798Washington DC: The Library of Congress 1851. Hardcover. Octavo 469 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is brown with gilt lettering. Boards fully bound in publisher's brown cloth with blindstamping to front and rear covers. Boards have moderate bumping to fore corners shelving wear and chipping along extremities including about ˜0.5in. of loss along spine head and tail and mild splitting along front joint. Textblock edges have moderate age-toning and scuffing; interior has mild age-toning throughout and moderate chipping along extremities. Has surplus copy and ex-libris demarcations from the Library of Congress. Shelved in Case 1. Map of Oregon present p.94. Folding map present at pp.304. 1406798. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Library of Congress hardcover
18965386Place_Pub: Washington DC: GPO 1896. fair. Approx. 1000 illus. fold-out maps tables binding shaken soiling ins bds sm tears to marg of a few pgs bds & sp scuffed sm tears at sp. Compilation of Senate reports 507 to 703 from the first session of the 54th Congress. Besides the reports on the Chickamauga and Chattanooga Military Park Dedication other topics include the admission of New Mexico to statehood a report on the election of Senators and restoring the rights of certain Sioux Indians. GPO unknown
18528010Washington DC: Robert Armstrong 1852. as is. 135 frontis illus. text quite foxed & stained no pgs stuck pencil name ins fr bd bds & spine quite worn & stained. Small pieces missing at top and bottom of spine. These obituary addresses were delivered in the Congress on June 30 1852. Also included is the funeral sermon of the Rev. C. M. Butler chaplain of the Senate preached in the Senate on July 1 1852. Robert Armstrong 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
1849040083Washington D.C.: US Senate 1849. Hardcover. Good-/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 85 & 94pp.; HB full leather w/gilt on spine; covers detached w/spine & edges darkened; some fox & tan but pages tight & easily readable. Contents: Communication from the Fifth Auditor of the Treasury; Report from the Secretary of War Lt.Col. Philip St.George Cooke official journal-Santa Fe to San Diego etc. 1846-47; Memorial of Will.P.Ross W.S.Coodey & John Drew; & Documents relating to the preservation and protection of passengers from injuries resulting from steamboat accidents. <br/> <br/> US Senate hardcover
184710042801741Ritchie and Heiss 1847. Leather Bound. Good. Volume III Documents No. 101 to No. 224. Washington 1847. Very thick 8vo. Original leather binding. Text includes a number of folded charts and diagrams and at least one large folded map pertaining to West Florida. Some wear and scuffing to cover. See our pictures. Ritchie and Heiss hardcover
18607994Washington DC: U.S. Senate 1860. fair. 350 tables foxing throughout some pgs darkened bds scuffed & edges threadbare edges of spine worn rear endpaper wrinkled. U.S. Senate unknown
18657124Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1865. First Edition. Full-Leather. Some general scuffing/dings to the leather but all lhinges are tight. Paper label "131" on spine. NO lib. marks. The report was issued in 4 volumes; this is volume one with parts no. 106 to 141. Some are pretty boring claim by Amoskeag Manufacturing co. for regimental cook wagons but some are not. Not sure of the total # of pages because pages are numbered by the section but the book is 2" thick. 272p. section on "Explosion of the mine before Petersburg." 182p. section on "Heavy Ordnance." 33p. section on "Origin of the fire at Smithsonian Institution."; 6x9" . Government Printing Office hardcover
186839090Washington: US GPO 1868. Probable First edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 23.5 cm. No Jacket--as Issued VOLUME 1 ONLY. Hardcover fair condition with somewhat rubbed boards some scuffs and spots. somewhat slanted spine bumped ends--cloth gone. Bumped corners cloth gone. Outside hinges splitting at tops Tanned p. edges soiled.Ltl Boards . ISBN: B0015T8Z3Y. Catalogs: History. US GPO 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
185411742Washington: A. O. P. Nicholson Printer 1854. Hardcover. Good. Sometime rebound in brown buckram gilt titles to spine remnants of old paper label at base library stamps & bookplate on the end papers 11 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches. The book consists of one leaf of text title page and table of contents and a large number of folding charts. Title page torn at top and foxed. 37 of 45 folding maps/charts vary in condition most have some splits at the folds; list below. Here is a list of what is present:G Sketch of the Public Surveys in Michigan tears at foldsA1 ArkansasA Plan exhibiting the state of the Surveys in the State of FloridaNo. 2. Sketch of the Public Surveys in Iowa old repair in a top fold lacking a thin line of materialChart showing corrected survey lines at the borders of the Nebraska and Kansas TerritoriesSmall chart Plat & Dimensions DC Pennsylvania Avenue circleDiagram of the National Hospital buildingOswego Harbor fold splits needs repairSketch of the Entrance of Sodus Bay Cayuga County NYSodus Bay Wayne Co. NYChart of Piers at the Mouth of the Genesee River NYChart of Soundings Oak Orchard Creek NYMap of Buffalo Harbor NY Soundings small chip right marginChart of West End of Erie Harbor splits in foldsWest End Erie chart of soundingsEast End Erie chart of soundings in two piecesConneaut Harbor Ohio torn at foldFrom Captain Stansbury's Survey of the Harbor of Cleveland Ohio small sheetNarrow folding plate not identified "Breach of 1852"Survey of the Harbor of Cleveland Ohio soundings in two piecesSketch of the Harbor of Black River showing th extend of Repairs made in 1853-4 almost in two piecesSketch of Vermillion Harbor soundings fold tornSketch of Huron Harbour large torn foldsSketch of Monroe Harbor very goodHarbor of Manitowoc Wis. Includes town lots on Seventh Sicth and Lake Streets crossed by Quay Franklin Jay and Washington Streets split at foldHarbor of Debuque includes some city streets splits at foldsKenosha Harbor Wisconsin short splitsEntrance to Kenosha harbor Soundings in feet and inchesPlan of Racine Harbor old repairRe-Examination of the Outlet of the South Channel of the River St. Clair partial split in one foldMouth of Galien River Michigan old repair quarter-size hole in centerGrand River Harbor Ohio shows some streets split at bottom foldPlan and Section of North Cut Milwaukee No. 2.Map of the General Government Roads in the Territory of Minnesota nearly split into two piecesAtlantic & Pacific Junction. Topographical Map of a portion of the Isthmus Darie in site of Proposed Inter-Oceanic Navigation August 1852 nearly split in twoSurvey of the Mouth of the Clinton River Michigan old repairs A. O. P. Nicholson, Printer hardcover
185411895Washington: A. O. P. Nicholson Printer 1854. Hardcover. Good. Original blind stamped black cloth gilt title to front and spine binding with some edge-wear library stamps & bookplate on the end papers white label at base of spine 11 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches. The book consists of one leaf of text title page and table of contents and a large number of folding charts. Title page torn at top and foxed. 43 of 45 folding maps/charts most in very good condition. The two missing items are no. 7 Map of Public Surveys in California and no. 8 Sketch of the Public Surveys in Kansas and Nebraska.Includes surveys of land plots in Michigan Arkansas Florida Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa; a few smaller charts or maps of public buildings and the plans or sketches of many harbors including Oswego Sodus Bay Buffalo Erie Conneut Ashtabula Cleveland Black River Huron Monroe Manitowoc Dubuque Kenosha Racine River St. Clair &c. A. O. P. Nicholson, Printer hardcover
18721504030008GPO 1872-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. The investigation of Congress into the Klu-Klux Conspiracy. Report No. 41 part 1. Hardcover. Rebound in fine modern green cloth. Gold lettering and head and tail lines. Internally some marginal chipping and loss to edges of first nine pages otherwise text in very good condition without markings or wear. Report No. 41 Part 1 from the Senate of the United States 2nd Session of the 42nd Congress Report by the Joint Select Committee of the Senate on the Condition of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary States. <br><br> Covers the report issued by the Senate on March 10th 1871 on the state of affairs in the southern states that ultimately led to the passage of the Enforcement Act of 1871 to battle corruption within the new state governments and violence on the part of the Ku Klux Klan. This volume also covers an investigation of the economic conditions in the Reconstruction South as well as infrastructure development. From the complete and scarce 1872 Ku Klux Klan reports regarding their rebellious activities. Considered one of the most complete chronicles of the Klan from the Reconstruction Era. This volume contains numerous interviews with prominent citizens local officials victims of Klan activity and other witnesses. The investigation of Klan activity was part of the larger effort to eliminate the Ku Klux Klan altogether with the Enforcement Act of 1871 which was also known as the Civil Rights Act of 1871 or the Ku Klux Klan Act. This act empowered the President to suppress state disorders and suspend the right of habeus corpus in the wake of racial violence and intimidation initiated by the Ku Klux Klan and their supporters. GPO hardcover
1900122572Washington: Government Printing Office 1900. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition. 1p.l.vii3-856pp. Thick quarto. Illustrated with 33 plates and 27 folding maps. Original green cloth with blind stamped design on front and back cover and gilt lettering on spine. A clean tight copy far superior to most copies. A.B. 18336 - "A collection of the principal narratives of US military exploring expeditions in Alaska from 1869 to 1899 assembled to facilitate a review of territory covered." Includes reports by Abercrombie Allen Petroff Schwatka Richardson and Ray. The definitive compilation. 1900 Government Printing Office hardcover
187469566Washington: GPO 1874. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 vols. 8 folding maps & tables 260 232 990p. Original dark cloth. 23cm. Old library bookplates on endpapers but we found no other library markings. Ends of backstrips frayed. GPO hardcover
189887011Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1898. Hardcover. Ex-library with minmal markings; traces of spine label removal to spine; stamps to top & bottom edges; exterior slightly rubbed & edge-worn; else clean tight and about very good to very good- overall. Small folio in brown quarter calf and marbled boards; 795 p color maps illustrations tables 19 mainly b&w large folding maps; 4 folding charts; 30 cm. Errate slip bound in. Map-making surveys geography. Alaska telegraph cables Hudosn River Montreal Pacific Caost San Diego Santa Moniva San Pedro San Francisco Bay Kansa Nebraksa Book weighs 7lbs prior to packing. Shipping at cost. Government Printing Office hardcover
1895107B1Government Printing Office Washington DC: 1895-1896. 1895 Two volumes bound in one. pp. XXIX; 128; 708. Illustrated. Tall 8vo. Original worn full leather binding. A comprehensive review of the laws regulations customs and use of methylated and unmethylated alcohol in: Great Britain; Germany; Switzerland; the Netherlands; Belgium; France; Italy; Russia; Sweden; Norway; Portugal; and Austria-Hungary. WHISKEY 4 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC: 1895-1896. hardcover
185424045Washington:Beverley Tucker Senate Printers 1854. First Edition. hard cover. Very Good/No jacket. Washington:Beverley Tucker Senate Printers. 1854. 380pp. Black boards with blindstamped decoration lightly soiled and shelfworn with a couple holes to the front gutter and 2 small areas of chipping to material on back panel. Page edges soiled. Internally end-pages clean free of previous owners marks or signatures but slight age-toning scattered throughout. The binding is tight and hinges intact although front hinge has several holes. Relates to the seizure of the steamer Black Warrior and other alleged wrongs committed by the authorities of Cuba on American citizens. Washington:Beverley Tucker, Senate Printers hardcover
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
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
1802004452Philadelphia: For E. Bronson printed by Thos. Smith 1802. Hardcover. Near Fine -. 2 324 p.; 21 cm. Modern binding; black spine label with gilt-tooled spine title; flax paper dyed brown with aniline dye over acid-free boards. Caption title: Debate on the Judiciary Bill. Perforated stamp of the Wilmington Institute Free Library on first 3 leaves. Early American Imprints ser. 2 Shaw & Shoemaker 3273; Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 1058. Bronson's account of the debates in the U.S. Senate beginning on Jan. 4 1802 leading to the vote to repeal the Judiciary Act of 1801 which had reorganized and expanded federal jurisdiction. A supporter of the Federalist Party Enos Bronson 1774-1823 published the Gazette of the United States from 1801 to 1804 and with Elihu Chauncey The United States' Gazette for the Country from 1804 to 1818. In Near Fine- Condition: chipping to fore-edges of first two leaves; minor foxing and browning; otherwise clean and tight. For E. Bronson, printed by Thos. Smith hardcover
1898ZB590639Washington: GPO 1898. 55th Cong. 2nd Sess. SD 225 83 pp. self wrappers extracted from larger bound volume very 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