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1820WRCAM41367Washington 1820. 8pp. Dbd. Untrimmed. Stab holes in gutter. Tanned at extremities. Very good. A report from Thomas L. McKenney on the relations between Indian agents and Indians in Mississippi. He recommends forming closer trading bonds with the Indians so that they are less likely to destroy supplies and goods which they are wont to purchase. SHOEMAKER 3860. unknown books
186427277Boston: Printed by John Wilson and Son 1864. First edition. Paper wrappers. A very good copy sunned at the extremities one crease throughout leaves clean. 18 pp. 8vo. Sabin 31825. Printed by John Wilson and Son unknown books
188134703Providence R.I. 1881. 1st edition thus Romaine p. 189. Original brown cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine & front board. General wear to binding with dampstain to rear board. Hinges starting. Evidence of leaf removal prior to t.p. frontis. A Good copy of a rare trade catalogue no copies on OCLC. 252 pp. Illustrated. 12mo. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1814WRCAM38942London: Printed by R.G. Clarke 1814. 29pp. Modern half morocco and marbled boards. Near fine. The final settlement between England and Spain at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. An important treaty which guarantees for England most favored nation status in the event of the commerce of Spanish America being opened to foreign trade. Includes an article of agreement regarding the injustice and inhumane nature of the traffic in slaves and a SEPARATE ARTICLE stipulating that the king of Spain not engage in any treaty with France "of the nature not known under the domination of the Family Compact." Printed in English and Spanish. Printed by R.G. Clarke hardcover books
189522164London England: The Cobden Club 1895. 35 pages; the annual meeting of the Club with various speeches and reports; approx. 4 3/4" x 7" size; printed stapled self-wraps; browned paper stock closed tear to back panel; in good condition and interesting late 19th century British political economic & labor history ephemera; The Cobden Club act. 1866 - 1982 British club that was formed by ".a group of exponents and adherents of the ideas of Richard Cobden that originated in Thomas Bayley Potter's proposal in correspondence with John Stuart Mill in 1864 for a political science association in imitation of the successful Social Science Association set up in 1857. The idea it seems had Cobden's blessing and following his death in April 1865 at the suggestion of Thorold Rogers it took his name. The club was formed in May 1866 devoted to the worldwide diffusion of the principles linked with Cobden summarized in its motto Peace free trade and goodwill among nations." A. C. Howe in the DNB. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. The Cobden Club Paperback books
184324188St. Louis 1843. 1pp. docketed on verso. Folio. Old fold lines; some separation at folds a few repaired with older archival tape. Quite clean and bright. Good. Jim Bridger's bad debts.<br/> <br/>A remarkable window into the business dealings of famed mountain man Jim Bridger this signed manuscript affidavit of John P. Sarpy testifies to his actions on behalf of the estate of fellow fur trader Henry Fraeb who was killed by Indians in the Rocky Mountains. Sarpy who was a partner in the major firm Pierre Chouteau &. Co. had worked closely with Fraeb and knew him well. In his affidavit he writes about the Chouteau Company's concerns about Jim Bridger Fraeb's partner at the time of his demise and the difficulty of getting Bridger to pay his debts. Dated at St. Louis Sarpy's affidavit says that "on the 8th day of August last he was appointed.administrator of the estate of Henry Fraeb then lately deceased. Said Fraeb had been a trader in the mountains & was at the time of his death in partnership with a man of the name of James Bridger & said Bridger & Fraeb were indebted to the firm of Pierre Chouteau Jr. & Co. & it was feared by the members of said firm that unless some one became the administrator of the said Fraeb the said Bridger might interpose difficulties in the settlement of the accounts existing between them & Bridger & Fraeb. & for the purpose of doing justice to themselves as well as to the said Fraeb the said Sarpy applied for letters of administration which were granted to him as above mentioned. The said Bridger has however since this time been here & has settled in full the accounts existing between the firm of Pierre Chouteau Jr. & Co. & the said Bridger & Fraeb. And the said Sarpy says that no property has come into his hands as the administrator of the said Fraeb although it may be that the said Fraeb has property in the mountain country or in the hands of James Bridger his former partner." Though he may have been one of the greatest and most beloved mountain men of all time Jim Bridger was not the best debt in the world nor did Pierre Chouteau & Co. forget business. unknown books
1801WRCAM44263Dieppe France 1801. 1p. printed circular letter on a folded folio sheet the blank fourth page addressed in manuscript and postmarked at Boston Oct. 23 1801 and with a "Ship" cancel. Docketed on the fourth page as well. Old folds some edge wear small tears at edges of fold fourth page torn from wax seal. Very good overall. An interesting and rare artifact of the attempt to rebuild French-American trading relations in the wake of the so-called "Quasi- War" between the two nations. The Quasi-War was an undeclared conflict between the United States and France during John Adams' administration in the late 1790s manifested mostly in naval engagements between the two nations. The war wreaked havoc on American commerce with France which only began to be rebuilt with the Convention of 1800. The present printed circular was created by "Le Baron fils" the former American consular agent in Dieppe and was apparently sent to a variety of American merchants encouraging them to once again send shipments of American goods to that French port. <br> <br> Not much is known of Le Baron fils though he did correspond with Benjamin Franklin and he served as the American consular agent at Dieppe for several years. This copy of Le Baron fils' circular was sent to prominent New York merchant and politician Nicholas Low and is dated in manuscript July "24." It is addressed to Low in manuscript on the fourth page and his name is also written in the upper left corner of the circular. In the printed text Le Baron fils states: "you may see by the inclosed Price Current of our Colonial & American goods not present here that our prices are more advantageous than in Bordeaux as we are more in the center of the Republick nearer to Paris Rouen Amiens and all the Chiefest manufacturing towns of France." Low is encouraged to "consign me some goods the sale of which shall be attended to with the greatest care and the proceeds of which will be sent to you either in goods from this country or in Bills on Paris London or Hamburgh at your choice." The printed text concludes by giving the names of the American consuls at Paris and Hamburg as well as two English trading houses as references to Le Baron fils' character. Le Baron fils adds in manuscript: "Mr. J. Clason & Mr. C. Codwise of yr place can give you an account upon my house in case you want quick information." unknown books
188837351n.p.: n.p. 1888. First edition. Self wrappers. About very good edges soiled and chipped mail fold. 4 pp. 8vo. Various excerpts of speeches from members of the House of Representatives during April and May 1888 which highlight the dangers of Free Trade during the 1888 Harrison Cleveland election. OCLC locates three copies: Columbia Rutherford B. Hayes Library and the Wisconsin Historical Society. n.p. unknown books
188037349n.p.: n.p. 1880. First edition. Self wrappers. About very good small chips and tears to edges wrappers soiled. 4 pp. 8vo. In support of Free Trade. Notes that our transportation infrastructure has expanded greatly due to our making rather than importing steel for rails with no shortages. OCLC locates a few different issues most from the American Iron and Steel Association but a few mostly likely published by the Republican Congressional Committee. n.p. unknown books
188560768Rugby England: Walding 1885. Trade card. 16mo 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches. 3 pp. the two interior pages advertise the fox hunting clothier Walding with short testimonial statements all dated 1879 and the rear wrapper advertises and solicits subscriptions for the Hunt Servant's Benevolent Society." "Walding begs to inform Masters of Hounds and Gentlemen much in the saddle that he makes Hunting and Riding Garments his special study and supplies over fifty of the principal Hunts in the Kingdom." Very good. Original chromolithographic illustrated wrapper picturing vignettes from the hunt. #7955. <br/><br/> Walding hardcover books
188518799n.p.: n.p. 1885. Stiff card. Fine. Four chromolithographed trade cards approximately 2¾ by 4¼ inches. Two depict caricatures of cats: 'My Awful Dad: and "Cat Tommy Dodd". Two depict dogs: "Ye Prize 'Setter'" and "Prety Fido". Trace of soil else fine examples. Reverses unprited. n.p. unknown books
1865WRCAM29886Detroit 1865. 8pp. printed in double columns. Dbd. Separating a bit at folds else very good. An interesting post-Civil War economic tract this vigorous attack on the principles of free trade appeals to farmers workers and mechanics in the West and Northwest to push for protectionist trade policies. Ward contends that only by raising duties on imported goods can the United States "keep the principal part of our coin at home." unknown books
1808WRCAM9314New York 1808. 92pp. Dbd. A few leaves foxed dampstain to gutter of a few leaves. Hole in two leaves affecting a few letters of text with a closed tear to another leaf. Good. First American edition. Discussion of trade between America and Great Britain including mention of the West Indies and the problem of smuggling. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 15238. unknown books
1806WRCAM7294Washington 1806. 72pp. Dbd. Occasional marginal staining and darkening. Top margin shaved affecting some headlines and page numbers. Good. Report concerning foreign trade and taxes. Reprints the 1802 Act of Parliament by which the Crown was to collect a tax on items imported to and exported from Great Britain with a supplementary table. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 11567. unknown books
1809WRCAM7295Washington 1809. 8887pp. Dbd. Very good. James Madison's speech regarding mounting tensions between the U.S. and Britain and France with repercussions from the British attack on the frigate Chesapeake and effects on foreign trade. Prints correspondence from William Pinkney and Robert Smith among others. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 189631888818885. unknown books
1808WRCAM7296Washington 1808. 111pp. Gathered signatures stitching undone. Untrimmed. Tanned and lightly dampstained. Some gnawing to top margin of last 20 leaves or so text unaffected. Else good. Outlines the troubles in foreign trade reiterating the suspension of the embargo laws and reprinting extracts from many relevant letters some between Pinkney and Madison. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 16472. unknown books
1808WRCAM7297Washington 1808. 139pp. Dbd. Good. Prints the decrees etc. issued by Great Britain France and other "belligerent" countries including translations of French West India and Spanish decrees. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 16484. unknown books
189051050Various places 1890. mostly boys with simple tackle as pictured on nine advertising trade cards most 3 x 4 inches for New England businesses one from New Jersey primarily clothing concerns but including an organ manufacturer soap manufacturers a confectioner and a dye house; advertising copy printed on the verso of four cards. Some rubbing but a very good lot. For the nine trade cards $100. <br/><br/> hardcover books
18721427091872. TRADE CATALOGUE -- NURSERYMAN'S GUIDE. DEWEY D.M. Nurseryman's Specimen Book of American Horticulture and Floriculture Fruits and Flowers Ornamental Trees Shrubs Roses &c. D.M. Dewey's American fruit & flower plates colored from nature 2300 varieties. With a chromolithographic title page and 56 stencillled plates of fruits flowers and 9 chromolithographic plates plates of fruits flowers and trees. 8vo. 220 x 140 mm bound in contemporary morocco rebacked. Rochester N.Y.: D.M. Dewey n.d. ca. 1872. An early American trade catalogue of Fruit Flowers Trees and Nursery stock issued according to the Smithsonian Library "ca. 1872" by the firm of D.M. Dewey Rochester N.Y. Many of the plates have captions giving name of variety of plant and brief information on main characteristics and growing season. The Smithsonian copy contains only 24 plates compared to the 40 in the above copy. "Nurserymen's plates were an American innovation. They were made by various methods the most distinctive being painted in watercolors. In design and coloring these plates were more akin to folk painting than to the commercial art of their time" Charles von Ravenswaay "Drawn and Colored from Nature" in Antiques Magazine March 1983 pp. 594-599. Some minor wear overall in excellent condition. See Raphael. An Oak Spring Pomona Nos 63 to 66. unknown books
189639477Washington: GPO 1896. 4to. vi 405 pp. <br/><br/>Some cover wear. Text clean. GPO unknown books
189336600Denver: News Print 1893. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. A very good copy small chips on the corners of the wrappers. 8 pp. 8vo. The Denver Chamber "protests against this circular of the City of Hartford challenges the truth of every assertion of its preambles and asks that those whose judgment may have been affected to examine the actual facts in the premises." OCLC shows only seven copies all but one east of the Mississippi. News Print unknown books
1896403737Denver: Denver Chamber of Commerce 1896. 8vo. 96 pp. Illustrated. Original salmon wrappers. Some minor soiling. FIRST EDITION compiled by Secretary M. C. Jackson. Includes the text of President F. W. Crocker's address. <br/><br/> Denver Chamber of Commerce unknown books
189841800San Francisco: Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco 1898. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. Lacking the wrappers else contents very good. 23 1 pp. Illus. with b/w plates and drawings. 8vo. Consists chiefly of an address by Hugh Craig President of the Chamber to the trustees and members on Nov. 10 1898./ Includes The destiny of the United States reprinted from the Examiner November 13 1898. Morrison: List.Interoceanic Canal and Railway routes p. 31. Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco unknown books
1861170521861. 36th Cong. 2nd Sess. HR101. 1861. 1 1 blank pp disbound. Minor foxing. Very Good. unknown books
1802WRCAM36254Washington 1802. 4pp. Dbd. Contemporary manuscript page inscription and early stain in upper outer corner not affecting text. Minor foxing and offsetting. Good. Congressional report calling for government encouragement of infant industries by allowing certain raw materials to be imported free of duty while imposing a 20% duty on imported fur hats brushes stone ware printing types saddles cannon ball and glass ware and other duties on gun powder cordage soap candles of tallow window glass and iron. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 3412. unknown books
