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1794354283Philadelphia: Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine 1794. 8pp. Dbd. Contemporary ownership signature on titlepage and manuscript notes on final leaf. Very good. 8pp. Dbd. This copy bears the ownership signature of noted New York jurist and legal scholar James Kent who ran for Congress from New York in 1793 but was defeated by his brother-in-law Theodorus Bailey. He would go on to a distinguished career as a judge on the Chancery court and as an author of legal commentaries. At the conclusion of the text is a manuscript note:<br /> "Mr. Wadsworth stated in the House of Representatives the 19th May 1794 that within the last six months American vessels & property had been captured by the British Privateer in the W. Indies to the extent of one million of dollars - & that other nations had seized American property to ½ mil. dol. & that the total loss to our commerce was 1½ mil. dol."<br /> In this report to President Washington the new Secretary of State Edmund Randolph details the depredations against American shipping caused by the powers involved in the French Revolutionary Wars. He quotes from a study by the "committee of Philadelphia" on the interference with American trade by the British French Spanish and Dutch and summarizes the methods used by those countries. The British impress American sailors into service the French are embargoing American goods etc. He makes no recommendations as to an appropriate response.<br /> OCLC locates four copies. Scarce. EVANS 27917. OCLC 8090321 Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine unknown
0365327522.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1794WRCAM30005Philadelphia: Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine 1794. 8pp. Dbd. Contemporary ownership signature on titlepage and manuscript notes on final leaf. Very good. This copy bears the ownership signature of noted New York jurist and legal scholar James Kent who ran for Congress from New York in 1793 but was defeated by his brother-in-law Theodorus Bailey. He would go on to a distinguished career as a judge on the Chancery court and as an author of legal commentaries. At the conclusion of the text is a manuscript note: <br> <br> "Mr. Wadsworth stated in the House of Representatives the 19th May 1794 that within the last six months American vessels & property had been captured by the British Privateer in the W. Indies to the extent of one million of dollars - & that other nations had seized American property to 1/2 mil. dol. & that the total loss to our commerce was 1 1/2 mil. dol." <br> <br> In this report to President Washington the new Secretary of State Edmund Randolph details the depredations against American shipping caused by the powers involved in the French Revolutionary Wars. He quotes from a study by the "committee of Philadelphia" on the interference with American trade by the British French Spanish and Dutch and summarizes the methods used by those countries. The British impress American sailors into service the French are embargoing American goods etc. He makes no recommendations as to an appropriate response. <br> <br> OCLC locates four copies. Scarce. EVANS 27917. OCLC 8090321. Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine unknown books
2001Q-7560021883Foreign Languages Teaching and Research Press 2001-07-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Foreign Languages Teaching and Research Press hardcover
1989009759La Salamandre Chambelland 1989 In-12 oblong Broché, couverture à rabats
1698PHO-1906London, Chiswell, 1698. In-folio (310x210mm) relié plein veau époque, dos à nerfs, x, xiii, 427, xxiv pp., illustré d’un frontispice, de 5 planches hors-texte dont 3 dépliantes et de 3 cartes, plats détachés, petit trou page 81/82, manque de papier en marge page 80. Titre imprimé en rouge et noir. Fryer était un chirurgien au service de la compagnie des Indes Orientales, pendant 9 ans il voyagea extrêmement des côtes de Coromandel et malabar. Il décrivit les villes de Surat et Bombay le commerce et les coutumes de Madras et de la Perse. Très RARE. Folio, full period paneled calf, boards and free enpaper detached, x, xiii, 427, xxiv pp., illus. with engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, 5 engraved plates (3 folding) and 3 maps, one with printed overslip; title in red and black, woodcut illustrations in text.
471 p. Text illustrations, many of the arms of the states. Also small maps of major cities. Damp stained. Foxed. 8vo. 230 mm. Original full leather binding, rubbed. Original spine label. Title continues: "A Description Of All The States, Counties, Cities, Towns, Villages, Forts, Seas, Harbors, Capes, Rivers, Lakes, Canals, Railroads, Mountains, etc. Connected With North America; With The Extent, Boundaries And Natural Productions Of Each State. Containing Likewise Many Tables Relating To The Commerce, Population, Revenue, Debt, And Various Institutions Of The United States." Very good. S&S/AI 12082. Hardbound. SCARCE. AI BX 4
First edition, 4to (230 x 185 mm), vii, [1], 172, [4, appendix]pp., ex-Mercantile library with neat stamp to title page, some minor chipping to blank margins of half-title, text age toned, recent half calf, marbled boards, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. "Designed as a polyglot dictionary for commercial traders, and includes words associated with manufacture and commerce as well as nautical terms. Arranged alphabetically."?Alston. Alston II, 122; ESTC locates 3 copies in the UK and 3 in North America.
188731477New York Jan. 8 1887. 1887. Very good. - Over 75 words penned on both sides of an 8 inch high by 5 inch wide sheet of A.A. Low's personal 31 Burling Slip buff white stationery with attached blank leaf. In his letter addressed to Mr. Davenport at the Garfield Building which was also one of the buildings which A.A. Low developed in Brooklyn Low mentions the possibility of naming the building located at 186 Remsen Street which would house the Franklin Trust Company after that institution: "I have asked Mr. ____ if it would suit him or it will not to have the edifice called 'The Franklin Building'". Signed "Respectfully yours A.A. Low". Folded for mailing with some minor creases to the left edge. Remnants of paper adhere to the edge of the verso of the blank leaf. Very good. <p>The American entrepreneur businessman and philanthropist Abiel Abbot Low 1811-1893 made his fortune from the China trade. His company A.A. Low & Brothers imported teas porcelain and silks from China and Japan. His firm was originally housed on Fletcher Street in New York City. It moved to new quarters the A.A. Low building which he erected on John street in 1849-50. Once established in New York Low went on to invest in numerous other ventures including the first Atlantic cable and the Nickel Plate Railroad.<p>Among A.A. Low's speculative investments were the Garfield Building as well as financial institutions such as the Dime Savings Bank and the Title Guarantee & Trust Company. Another of his projects the Franklin Building is a seven and a half story Romanesque Revival Building. While most were later replaced by taller skyscrapers The Franklin Building which was completed in 1887 by the architectural firm of the Parfitt Brothers survives as one of the oldest buildings in the district. New York, Jan. 8, 1887. unknown
Minor shelf wear only, otherwise as - new; contents clean, sound, bright. Used
8vo., First Edition thus; pale blue buckram, gilt back, gilt top, uncut AND LARGELY UNOPENED, backstrip lightly sunned else a clean, crisp copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 750 COPIES. VERY SCARCE.
1901021672New York Chamber of Commerce 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. VG in cloth t.e.g uncut ink stamp 4to 85pp Attractively printed on hand-made paper. title continued. An Account of a Week's Entertainment in London of the Delegation from the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New-York by the London Chamber of Commerce Including the Reception by Their Majesties the King and Queen at Windsor Castle; The Reception by the American Ambassador; The Banquet at Grocer's Hall; The Reception by Lord Brassey; The Reception by the Lord Mayor at the Mansion House and thw Luncheon at Salter's Hall. June 1st to 7th 1901. Unique copy with a 15pp manuscript in pencil in the form of a report by the Hon. J.N. Choate. Extremely rare. New York Chamber of Commerce hardcover
A9789211129519Paperback / softback. New. Provides the main tools for the analysis and empirical assessment of the trade effects of Non-Tariff Measures. Written by experts with practical experience in the field this publication outlines the major concepts of the economic analysis of Non-Tariff Measures and contains practical guidance on how to apply them to concrete policy questions. paperback
Second edition, 8vo, [4], 53, [1] pp., advert. leaf at end, lower third of title lightly browned, stitched as issued, uncut. Provenance: Early signature in ink at head of title page 'W. Fellowes'. Kress, C186; Goldsmith, 23371; Rothamsted, p.22.
18303468721London, Sweet, 1830. LXXIX, 883 pp. Half cloth in contemporary style (Exlibris, stamp on title page verso, library label on spine).
pp. 341, (2) [Advertisements],23 [Publishers catalogue] + 12 folding plates. 8vo. Rebound in library buckram. Mildly XLib. Otherwise a nice copy. Scarce. PA 13.
0364886269.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0365693413.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0428702937.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1396113053.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
24169Bordeaux, Gounouilhou, 1903. Plaquette (220x140mm) de 13 p. Bon état. Dédicace de l'auteur.
1911112271911. Paris Les magasins "A Pygmalion" G. Urion Fils Petit on joint l'enveloppe d'expédition du catalogue à l'en-tête de la société (état moyen)
1912112281912. Paris Les magasins "A Pygmalion" G. Urion Fils Petit & Cie 1912 - Broché cordonnet 23 cm x 30 cm 33 pages (non paginé) - Couv. illustrée descriptifs de dentelles fleurs rubans foulards etc..-Exemplaire de luxe à tirage limité annoncant une présentation de soieries le lundi 25 mars1912 quelques feuilles débrochées sinon bon état
