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188328019Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1883. First edition. Removed. A very good copy. xviii 185 pp. 8vo. 47th Congress 2d Session. House of Representatives. Report No. 1863. Examines the false claims of Thomas J. Majors of Nemaha county who was nominated as a contingent representative from Nebraska which claimed that it was underrepresented because there were serious faults with the census of 1870. Majors presented an 1874 census as an 1872 census thus deceiving Congress. Scarce. OCLC shows only a single copy at Georgetown. [Government Printing Office] unknown books
001225Tours: Maison Alfred Mame & Fils. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Job. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. N.d. circa 1919. 54 pp with charming chromotypographic color illustrations throughout of animals primarily but also toys children fairy tale-like characters. The color is a little richer than average for French chromotypography of the period and genre. Boards have some minor wear and light soil darkening around edges. Perhaps a slight bend to boards. Otherwise clean and tight. A very good copy overall. <br/><br/> Maison Alfred Mame & Fils hardcover books
1826WRCAM17385Np 1826. 54pp. plus errata. Modern cloth leather label. Tanned. Very good. Scott was a native of Providence who travelled widely throughout the United States. The present letter glorifies his character. SABIN 78289. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 25100. hardcover books
184738728Providence: Charles Burnett Jr. 1847. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. Very good wrappers foxed small chip to bottom fore edge corner. 32 pp. 8vo. Freedom of religion. The Hon. Job Durfee was the Chief Justice of Rhode-Island; he had previously been a member of the U.S. House Representatives for Rhode Island. A second issue was published which included a poem by Sarah Helen Whitman. Charles Burnett, Jr. unknown books
184740377Providence: Charles Burnett jr. 1847. 8vo 22.5 cm 9". 42 5 1 pp. <br><br>Durfee 17901847 Chief Justice of Rhode Island expounds on "the Rhode-Island Idea of Government" p. 40 and his words were "Published at the request of the Society" title-page. This was first printed in the Journal of the Rhode Island Institute of Instruction Providence: Charles Burnett Jr. 1847 vol. II no. 1.<br>Â Â Â Â But for many of far more interest is the "Poem by Sarah Helen Whitman. Recited before the Rhode-Island Historical Society on the evening of January 13 1847; previous to the delivery of Judge Durfee's discourse" sectional title at rear. Whitman 180378 was variously a poet essayist Transcendentalist spiritualist and romantic interest of Edgar Allan Poe! The author of her page on the Poetry Foundation website characterizes her as "intelligent gifted witty and warm" and says "She was widely read." The fact is she is one of few women given space in the Bibliography of American Literature that bastion of white male authors.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Gift inscription on front wrapper "Jno. McClellan Esq. with the respects of E. Dyer Jr. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â BAL 21359B; Sabin 21425. Yellow printed wrappers. Very good. Charles Burnett, jr. unknown books
1834WRCAM39336Philadelphia: Printed for the Society 1834. 631pp. Original plain blue wrappers. Very minor chipping on spine lightly edgeworn mild darkening of foredges. Internally clean and bright. Very good. Job Roberts Tyson a Philadelphia-born teacher lawyer and writer served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1855 to 1857 as a Whig representative from Pennsylvania and was a prominent proponent of the Colonization movement which encouraged African-Americans to return to the homelands of their African ancestors. The present pamphlet is the publication of Tyson's speech delivered to the Young Men's Colonization Society of Pennsylvania on Oct. 24 1834. Beginning with a history of the abolitionist movement in Pennsylvania Tyson cites the development of Liberia as exemplifying the movement's ideology. In 1821 private societies began to fund and organize colonies on the coast of West Africa for free blacks from the United States and Liberia became a common destination for emigrating African- Americans. In praise of these organized "repatriation" plans Tyson wrote: "For the accomplishment of these great purposes an extensive region of sea-coast has been selected.Being intended for the abode of freemen this extensive domain bears the appropriate title Liberia." SABIN 97644. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 27171. Printed for the Society unknown books
1833WRCAM45874Philadelphia 1833. viii5-1051pp. Dbd. Minor foxing. Very good. Second edition published the same year as the first and greatly expanded. "At a meeting of a number of citizens of Philadelphia friendly to the entire abolition of lotteries held on the 12th day of January 1833 an essay was presented by Job. R. Tyson Esq. who had prepared it in compliance with a previous request.Whereupon it was resolved that five thousand copies of said essay be printed for gratuitous distribution throughout the United States." An additional note indicates that they expanded the first edition for republication in November of the same year. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 21595. unknown books
183355435Philadelphia: William Brown printer 1833. Second edition revised same year as the first with a new preface and expanded text; 8vo pp. 105 1 errata; removed from binding wrappers wanting; "duplicate" stamp and adhesion residue on title page title page also clipped at the lower corner; good sound copy. "The history extent and pernicious consequences of that species of gambling" i.e. lotteries. American Imprints 21595 for the first edition of only 48 pages; Sabin 97643. <br/><br/> William Brown, printer unknown books
193054291Tours: Maison Alfred Mame & Fils 1930. 4to; 54 pp. First edition. Exquisitely illustrated by Job. An ABC reader with a word from each letter of the alphabet serving as the basis of a story e.g. P = "Pois" -- followed by the story of the princess and the pea. Very good in original illustrated boards slightly shaken with scuffing and abrading to corners some fraying and sunning to spine. <br/><br/> Maison Alfred Mame & Fils hardcover books
194523994Bridgehampton New York: The Bridgehampton National Bank 1945. Two ink blotters printed for the bank; in color with an idyllic farm scene & the bank's contact information; with a handy ruled section at top; approx. 3 1/2" x 6" size; not dated circa 1945; printed by the Thomas D. Murphy Co. with their trademark; one blotter with a chipped corner; some edge tips wear a little soiling spotting; in good condition blotter backs do not appear used; interesting job printing for this Long Island bank circa mid-twentieth century. . Ink Blotters . Not Bound. Good. The Bridgehampton National Bank Paperback books
