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181626169Washington: Pr. by William A. Davis 1816. 8vo. 5 pp. <br><br>Letter of B. W. Crowninshield Secretary of the Navy dated 20 January 1816 and John Rodgers President of the Board of Navy Commissioners ordering Captain Arthur Sinclair to survey the York River Virginia.<br>Â Â Â Â United States Congress 14th 1st session Senate document no. 23. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 39505. Removed from a nonce volume. Light waterstains along top and outer margins. Pr. by William A. Davis unknown books
181625687Washington D.C.: Printed by William A. Davis 1816. 8vo. 10 pp. <br><br>From the AAA OPAC: "Letter from the Navy Department signed by B.W. Crowninshield transmitting estimates of the annual expenses of a 74 gun ship a 44 gun ship and a first class sloop of war. Presumably printed by William A. Davis printer to the Senate during the first session of the Fourteenth Congress. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 39388. Removed from nonce volume. Darkened with light foxing. First few pages lose. Printed by William A. Davis unknown books
181625686Washington D.C.: Printed by William A. Davis 1816. 8vo. 49 pp. <br><br>From the AAS OPAC: "Concerning negotiations for the purchase of the captured ship Cyane and the sale of other prizes captured during the War of 1812. Presumably printed by William A. Davis printer to the Senate during the first session of the Fourteenth Congress. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 39413. Removed from nonce volume. Foxed copy. Printed by William A. Davis unknown books
183812115Washington: Blair & Rives printers 1838. 8vo. 6 pp. <br><br>On using armed steamers for coastal and harbor defense. Government document: 25th Congress 2d Session. Senate. 495. Removed from a nonce volume; two holes in inner margin not touching text. Second leaf chipped at bottom margin not touching text. Spotting. First page with early inked notation next to title. Blair & Rives, printers unknown books
181018288City of Washington: A. & G. Way printers 1810. 8vo. 2 ff.; 1 fold. leaf. <br><br>Consists of a covering letter dated January 3 1810 and addressed to the Speaker of the House; a letter to the Secretary from the naval accountant's office; and the statement prepared by the accountant's office. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 21689. Removed from a nonce volume. Lightly pencilled librarian's notation on title-page. Title-page age-browned. A. & G. Way, printers unknown books
184618585Washington: Ritchie & Heiss printers 1846. 8vo. 15 pp. <br><br>Letter addressed to John W. Davis Speaker of the House of Representatives and signed in type: "C. Johnson Postmaster General." Government document: 29th Congress 2d Session. Doc. No. 18. Ho. of Reps. P.O. Dept. Removed from a nonce volume. Ink numeral in top margin of p. 1. Very good. Ritchie & Heiss, printers unknown books
181616804Washington: Pr. by William A. Davis 1816. 8vo. 8 pp. <br><br>Consists of the letter of transmittal from the Secretary of the Treasury A. J. Dallas and the report and message from the Commissioner of the Revenue Samuel H. Smith. Government document: House document United States. Congress. House; 14th Congress 1st session no. 24. Printed at head of title: 24. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 39509. Removed from a nonce volume. Lightly pencilled librarian's notation and War Dept. rubber-stamp on the title-page. Heavily foxed and age-darkened. Pr. by William A. Davis unknown books
184027199Washington: Blair & Rives 1840. 8vo. 92 pp. <br><br>Government document: Senate document United States. Congress. Senate; 26th Congress 1st session no. 476. Removed from a nonce volume; stitch holes at inner margin not touching text. Foxing on first page and several early and final leaves; else clean. Ink numeral in top right corner of first page. Blair & Rives unknown books
180015355Philadelphia 1800. 8vo. 2 ff.; fold. table. <br><br><br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Evans 38768. Removed from a nonce volume; two stitch holes in inner margin not touching text. Edges lightly browned; light spotting. Bottom edge with small chips. unknown books
184614984Washington 1846. 8vo. 8 pp. <br><br>Government document: 29th Congress 2d Session. Senate. 4. Removed from a nonce volume; inner margin irregular and tattered. First and last leaves separated; first leaf with lengthwise fold mark near inner margin; and lower outer corners folded. Ink numeral in top margin and minor ink stains at bottom of p. 1. unknown books
195314551Richmond VA: Virginia Historical Society 1953. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Original wrappers clean tightly bound and unmarked with mild edgewear. Some pages unopened. Eight-page introduction by Vandiver followed by 463 pages of conference proceedings. An invaluable source for understanding the inner workings of the short-lived Confederate government. From the Foreword: "The proceedings presented here are somehow more than transcripts of the actions of a Congress; they are more than a diary of a legislative body. In these proceedings may be seen reflected the fears the hopes and the realities of the Southern people at war; mirrored in the movements of many political mannequins--mannequins who defy tradition by having minds of their own.Captured in the daily routine of their Congress is an amazing kaliedoscopic view of the war as the Confederates knew it." Virginia Historical Society paperback books
195814505Richmond VA: Virginia Historical Society 1958. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. xi 475 pp original printed wrappers. Clean tightly bound unmarked; minimal wear to wraps. Publication date is given as March 1959 on cover but as 1958 on title page. Highly valuable source for understanding the inner workings of the short-lived Confederate government. Vandiver writes in the Foreword to the Proceedings of the First Confederate Conference "The proceedings presented here are somehow more than transcripts of the actions of a Congress; they are more than a diary of a legislative body. In these proceedings may be seen reflected the fears the hopes and the realities of the Southern people at war; mirrored in the movements of many political mannequins--mannequins who defy tradition by having minds of their own.Captured in the daily routine of their Congress is an amazing kaliedoscopic view of the war as the Confederates knew it." Virginia Historical Society paperback books
19502221835<p>First edition. Octavo. 12 b/w illustrations. Bibliographical references. Dust jacket unclipped. Fine. 271 pages. No signatures or bookplates.</p><p>Literary survey from Richard Henry Dana Jr's. "Two Years Before the Mast" to John Fante's "Ask the Dust."</p><p>ROCQ #16419.</p> University of California Press hardcover books
194821502New York: Pandick Press 1948. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Revised edition one of 750 copies. 190 pp indexed bound in publisher's red cloth with black spine label. Slight sunning to top edges of boards else fine. Dust jacket has some small chips at the spine ends and one short tear. "An essay in historical detection" that seeks to unravel the truth behind an oft-told episode in the life of J.P.Morgan involving the purchase of 5000 surplus rifles that were then sold back to the Government at a stupendous mark-up during the Civil War. Pandick Press hardcover books
1904245221New York: Richardson Smith and Company 1904. First Edition. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding. 192pp. Scarce; scant pencil markings in text; some pencil notes on front and rear endpapers; green cloth binding with silverfishing on front and rear boards; light edgewear to extremities slightly heavier at head and tail of spine. near Very Good binding. Richardson, Smith and Company unknown books
1951255475Lynchburg VA: Brown Morrison Inc 1951. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Previous owner name; this is a year calendar for students bound as a book; the calendar has metal spiral binds on spine and is bound in hardcover embossed cloth with raised lettering; paper note pad attached inside front board; binding slightly soiled. Very Good binding. Brown Morrison, Inc unknown books
1890006394Toledo OH: Woolson Spice Co. 1890. Lion Coffee trading card 4" x 6 1/4". Very Good Plus top corner crease and horizontal crease 1/2" from top of card. Front side with portrait of Stanley in sepia back side with biography of his life up to 1890. . Cardstock. Very Good Plus. 4" x 6 1/4". Woolson Spice Co. Paperback books
1939TB27123New York: Hastings House 1947 c.1939. Fourth Printing of 1947. Good in dark green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and front board with map front end papers. The cloth is rubbed at the head and heel of the spine at the lower edges of the boards and at the tips of the same. Without its issued dust jacket. 489 pages including an index chronology bibliography photographs with the map laid-in at the rear pocket. Hastings House hardcover books
1896231694Seneca Falls NY: The Courier Printing Company 1896. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Illustrated; No pencil or ink markings in text. Grey cloth binding with black lettering. Light to moderate edgewear to boards. Boards slightly soiled. Spine is stained; Not Ex-Library. Very Good binding. The Courier Printing Company unknown books
19492222117<p>Third edition revised. Octavo. Illustrations by E. S. Hammack. Maps and lettering by Frederic Shaw. Dust jacket unclipped; few nicks. Very good. 72 pages.</p><p>Special "Bucket of Blood" edition signed by Beebe and Clegg.</p><p>Printed by El Camino Press Salinas California.</p> Grahame H. Hardy hardcover books
1978226937<p>First edition so stated. Octavo. Pictorial endpapers from b/w photographs. Dust jacket typography by Al Nagy and watercolor wash drawing by Hubert Shuptrine unclipped. Very good. 469 pages. No other signatures or bookplates. Signed and inscribed by Louis Nizer on the half title page: "To Bryan with warm regards Louis Nizer Oct. 1978." Includes a chapter on pornography and comments on several Hollywood personalities.</p> Doubleday & Company, Inc. hardcover books
181112165Washington City: Pr. by R. C. Weightman 1811. 8vo. 7 pp. 5 fold. ff. <br><br>Consists of the report; a letter from the Secretary of War dated December 3d 1811; and a second letter from the Secretary dated 10th December 1811 enclosing a "Report of the fortifications for the defence of the ports and harbors of the United States exhibiting the number and description of troops necessary for their defence" on five folding leaves numbered 26. Complete despite foliation. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 24260. Removed from a nonce volume; two holes in inner maring not touching text; outer edges slightly uneven. Pr. by R. C. Weightman unknown books
183135301Washington: No publisher/printer 1831. 8vo. 40 pp. <br><br>Explains need for salt the domestic manufacture of it and the wisdom of reducing or eliminating duties on salt imports. 21st Cong. 2d sess. Ho. of Reps.; Rep. no. 70. Removed from a nonce volume. Light staining age-toning. Very good. No publisher/printer unknown books
184011652Washington: Blair & Rives printers 1840. 8vo. 18 pp. <br><br>Land use surveys in Mississippi. Government document: 26th Congress 1st Session. Senate. 149. Removed from a nonce volume; two holes in inner margin not touching text. Final page with brown stain in lower right corner. Leaves separating. Blair & Rives, printers unknown books
182613113Washington: Pr. by Gales & Seaton 1826. 8vo. 11 pp. <br><br>Consists of a letter from the Navy Department pp. 34 signed in type: "Sam'l. L. Southard" and a list of officers and seamen who assisted in destroying the frigate Philadelphia pp. 56. Other letters and lists contain information on those of the crew who were still alive at the time of publication as well as the names of widows and numbers of children of those who have died.<br>Â Â Â Â In October 1803 the U.S.S. Philadelphia was captured by the Tripolitans during the blockade of the Barbary coast a great blow to the U.S. Navy's Mediterranean force. Leaving Syracuse on 3 February 1804 Lt. Stephen Decatur and his crew aboard the ketch Intrepid volunteers from the Enterprise and flagship Constitution were assigned the mission of destroying the Philadelphia in Tripoli's well-fortified harbor. The daring mission succeeded brilliantly with none of the crew killed. Government document: 19th Congress 2d Session. Doc. No. 4. Ho. of Reps. Navy Dept. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shoemaker 26888. Removed from a nonce volume; four small holes in inner margin not touching text. Ink numeral in one corner of title-page. Foxed. Pr. by Gales & Seaton unknown books
