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1973136143Washington DC: GPO 1973. Two volumes in moderately worn wraps total 1607 p. outlining budget plans for the following year. GPO unknown books
197689069Washington D. C.: GPO 1976. iv 260p. includes about 100p. of documents in facsimile many of these legible! plain printed green Senate wraps spine panel mildly sunned a nice fresh copy. Witnesses include Richard Helms and John Mitchell. Senate resolution 21 ninety-fourth congress first session. GPO unknown books
1976177272Washington D. C.: GPO 1976. iii 165p. plain printed green Senate wraps spine panel mildly sunned nice copy. Senate resolution 21 ninety-fourth congress first session. GPO unknown books
197725590Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1977. First Edition. Octavo 23cm.; original printed staplebound self-wrappers; iv107pp.; illus. Fine. Report of investigations held in the states of California and Texas complete with photographic evidence involving marijuana cocaine and automatic weapons used against Cuban drug lord Alberto Sicilia-Falcon. U.S. Government Printing Office unknown books
197424773Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1974. First Edition. Committee print. Green wrappers; 729pp. Fine unmarked and apparently unread copy. First volume of hearings 4 volumes were eventually published on proposed "Right to Life" legislation following the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision guaranteeing women the right to seek an abortion within the first three months of pregnancy. This volume includes testimony of Senators Jesse Helms James L. Buckley and Ernest Gruening; Reps. Bella Abzug Donald M. Fraser Ron Dellums Clare Booth Luce and many others including civilian witnesses and numerous representatives of the clergy. Government Printing Office unknown books
1937632521937. Adverse Report of The Committee on the Judiciary on a Bill to Reorganize the Judicial Branch of the Government. Stamford: The Overbrook Press 1937. 46 1 pp. Original linen cloth red triple rules to boards red title to spine deckle edges. Title page printed in red and black each text leaf ruled in red ink. A very good copy. $5. Fine-press edition of the committee report that opposed Franklin D. Roosevelt's bill to increase the number of Supreme Court justices. Roosevelt intended to fill the additional seats with jurists who supported the New Deal. unknown books
196695770Washington D. C.: GPO 1966. iv 177p. facsimile documents appended; side-stapled signatures plain printed white self-wraps faintest signs of any handling or age. Eighty-ninth congress second session pursuant to S. Res. 191. The senators do not seem to have clarified the issue. GPO unknown books
1954163807Washington DC: GPO 1954. 43p. wraps bookstore stamp on front wrap else very good. Concentrates on testimony from Detroit area. GPO unknown books
1960178542Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office 1960. 66p. wraps very good. U.S. Government Printing Office unknown books
1960248944Washington DC: GPO 1960. Pamphlet. iii 40 iv p. wraps very good condition. GPO unknown books
18491114Washington DC: Not Stated 1849. Special Session Notes. Pamphlet. Very good. Octavo 94pp. Unbound from original publication. Light toning throughout. Collection of speeches and letters relating to Steamboat navigation on the Ohio River. Not Stated unknown 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
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
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
1799WRCAM41661Philadelphia: John Fenno 1799. 3362xx pp. Modern beige paper spine and blue boards. Scattered soiling. Old institutional rubberstamp on verso of titlepage. Good. President Adams' Message and the Senate's response treat - in addition to relations with England and France - "the arts and calumnies of factious designing men" who "have excited open rebellion a second time in Pennsylvania." These unruly Keystoners "have openly resisted the law directing the valuation of houses and lands." Additionally the Journal has proceedings resulting from the death of George Washington including a letter to the Congress from Martha Washington. Much material also appears on Weights and Measures; the Mint; the Judiciary Act the attempt to repeal it provided the first test of Jefferson's strength in the following year; the Aurora and its publisher William Duane who were charged with having committed seditious libel; Connecticut's cession of the Western Reserve; sale of lands in the Northwest Territory. EVANS 38749. 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
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
1799WRCAM41673Philadelphia: John Fenno 1799. 222vixiv pp. Modern half calf and marbled boards spine gilt leather label. Old institutional stamp on titlepage verso. Scattered light foxing. Very good. The Journal prints President Adams' Address to Congress of Dec. 8 1798 discussing at length the "alarming and destructive pestilence" which had prevented the assembling of the government at Philadelphia; and recommending that Congress pass public health measures by virtue of its power over interstate commerce to prevent a recurrence. Adams also discusses the quasi-War with France and the mischief-making by Spain among the southern Indians. The Blount impeachment trial Connecticut's cession of the Western Reserve the census the Non- Intercourse and Judiciary Acts the establishment of the Post Office are among the subjects treated. EVANS 36521. 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
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
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
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
1797WRCAM29342Philadelphia: John Fenno 1797. 1151xvii1x pp. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards. Spine chipped near head and toe upper outer corner mildewed and heavily worn with loss to rear board occasional loss of page numbers. Minor dampstaining and contemporary annotations throughout bookplate on front pastedown institutional stamp on verso of titlepage. Despite deficiencies a fair copy. An important early congressional journal with several key addresses by John Adams and information on William Blount. With appendix and index. EVANS 32972. ESTC W20580. John Fenno hardcover books
1797WRCAM17879Philadelphia: John Fenno 1797. 175iv18pp. Gathered signatures stitched as issued. Tanned. Titlepage chipped with paper loss to upper fore-edge corner and lower margin text unaffected. Else very good in original state untrimmed. Acts covering land sales public debt military appropriations and other important issues of the early republic are settled and recorded herein. EVANS 32971. John Fenno unknown 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
