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18537324Saint Paul: Printed at the Pioneer Office 1853. First edition 8vo various paginations; original printed tan wrappers with paper on spine partially perished else fine. This pamphlet also contains "Second Annual Report of the Superintendent of Common Schools of the Territory of Minnesota" with a separately paged "Appendix to the Report of the Superintendent of Common Schools Containing the School Law with the Amendments of 1852 and Forms for the Use of School Districts;" an "Auditor's Report;" "Report of the Board of building Commissioners of the Territory of Minnesota;" "Report of the Adjutant General;" and a "Treasurer's Report." Martin 54. Printed at the Pioneer Office unknown
186333575Springfield: Baker & Phillips Printers 1863. First Edition. Wraps. Fair. Wraps. Approx. 9" x 6". 64 pages. Stitched blue outer wraps with title on the front cover. Light scattered foxing to the contents. A blue note is written on the front cover referring to pages 63 and 64. Text of pages 63 and 64 are underlined with the same blue pencil and a short one word note written in the margin of page 63 not legible. <br /> <br /> Contents include the Governor's Message; Civil War and Troops; progress of the State; Wealth; Railroads; Opening of the Mississippi; Manufactures; Geological Survey; Education; Transportation; Banks; State Revenue and Debt; and much more. Baker & Phillips, Printers unknown
188622391Washington D. C.: Gpo. Very Good. 1886. First Edition. Softcover. Disbound appears to have been removed from a larger publication . Complete with all 4 maps. Map #1 the largest is rubbed along the right hand edge where it extends beyond the edge of the publication. Even with that perhaps on the edge of near-fine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Gpo paperback
18178097Washington: William A. Davis 1817. Disbound. Good binding. Octavo. 77 3 blank pp. Removed from nonce volume. A bit of binding residue on the spine; War Department Library stamp on the title page as well as a penciled code at the top; light toning otherwise clean. Meaty document dealing with the Louisiana Purchase U.S. relations with Spain U.S. boundaries and the cession of Florida to the U.S. that would occur in 1819. There is even discussion of the fate of the province of Texas. Shaw & Shoemaker 42663. William A. Davis unknown
18109032Washington City: R. C. Weightman 1810. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. 41 3 pp. folding tables. Removed from volume. 4 folding tables are present. Light foxing but generally quite clean. Documents accompanying the reports are: A memorial of Americans at Christiansand; a letter from the consul at Christiansand; a list of seized American vessels; a letter from the consul at Copenhagen; resolutions and memorial from merchants at Philadelphia. Also includes on three folding leaves: "Statement of American vessels condemned by the Imperial Council of Prizes at Paris from the 18th of December 1806 to the 26th of May 1809" with longer notes on the most recent captures. Shaw & Shoemaker 21728. R. C. Weightman unknown
184192352Washington 1841. Paperback. Very Good. 29p. Disbound removed from a bound volume. No separate wrapper. 23 cm. Minor foxing. 26th Congress 2d Session Senate Doc. No. 179. paperback
18131203290285A & G. Way Printers 1813. Paperback. Very Good. Bound with Message from the President of the United States transmitting Sundry Documents Relating to a Declaration and Order in Council of the British Government. Softcover. 44pp.; 35 pp. String bound tightly bound. Wrappers and pages toned with minor staining consistent with age. Previous owners name at top of front cover. A small cluster of ink blots on front cover. Pages and wrappers untrimmed. Interior pages are clean unmarked and in great condition. <br><br>Official correspondence of France the Secretary of State John Adams and President James Madison regarding the end of the french Berlin and Milan decrees. The decrees forbade the import of British goods into European countries allied with or dependent upon France and installed the Continental System in Europe. The French decrees were enacted to inhibit Britain's ability to trade with other countries. In retaliation the British seized American ships bound for France. This deprived the United States of two major trading partners. After the the War of 1812 between the United States and Britain started France rescind its ban on American ships. A & G. Way, Printers paperback
18980022152Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1898. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/None Issued. VG/1st ed. Excellent copy of this elusive government publication. Clean with very little wear cover firmly in place all pages present. 281 pages of text and testimony 3 page index of testimony index of exhibits exhibit A through M which includes a chart of ship several b&w photos of the Maine's wreckage illustrationssketches of various areas of ship and a map. Publication has some very lightly upturned pages at the very tips and is missing a very small chip at rear bottom of spine. All pages are firmly attached. Truly a piece of US history. Comes to you in an acid free document bag. BASN <br/> <br/> Government Printing Office hardcover
1885ZB421610Washington: GPO 1885. 33 pp issued as 48th Congress 2d Session SED 39; light extraction roughness at spine lower outside corners have soft cease marks now in self wrappers. - 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. Washington: GPO, unknown
1886ZB414678Washington: GPO 1886. 210 pp light extraction roughness at spine now in self wrappers; losses by Americans owing to the their unfriendly and unwarranted treatment by the local authorities of the maritime provinces of the Dominion of Canada . - 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
1857ZB611172Washington 1857. 15 pp extraction roughness at spine now in self wrappers; Henry Dubois Minister of the Netherlands was an eye-witness to a murder but refuses to testify; 34th Congress 3d Session SED 21. - 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 unknown
1881007885New York: Harper's Weekly 1881. Newspaper. Very Good. Newsprint. First Printing. 16 1/2" w x 22 3/4" h. RARE. A single leaf extracted from HARPER'S WEEKLY of Jan. 1 1881 16 1/2" w x 22 3/4" h. The original and iconic Thomas Nast engraving on newsprint. Very Good small chips along edges larger chips each side of centerfold not affecting image newsprint evenly lightly toned. Page nos. 8 and 9 top margin. Text from reverse side shows on close examintion. Unmounted under shrinkwrap atop mat board and with cardboard backing. "Cartoonist Thomas Nast established the bounds for Santa Claus' current look with an initial illustration in an 1863 issue of Harper's Weekly as part of a large illustration titled 'A Christmas Furlough'." The Public Domain Review. This 1881 engraving marked the beginning of our modern-day conception of Santa Claus. Will be mailed flat- please inquire for added cost. Eminently suitable for framing. Harper's Weekly unknown