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1331576075.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
0260259101.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0484756079.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
179341013Philadelphia: Printed by E. Oswald 1793. 375 49 pp as issued. Acts of all three Sessions of the First Congress paginated continuously. First Session 122 pages; Second Session pages 123- 286; Third Session pages 287-360; followed by "Appendix containing such acts of the Congress under the Confederation as may be thought most important to be generally known in the administration of the present government" pages 361-375. followed by unpaginated Table of Contents for each Session and Index. Bound in modern calf new endpapers portion of original endpaper with 1794 ownership signature of John Davis laid down. Scattered spotting. Two wormholes at leaf 13-14 affecting several letters. Good plus or so.<br /> <br /> The Constitution without Amendments is printed followed by Acts of the three Sessions of the First Congress. The Appendix includes the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation.<br /> The First Session convened on March 4 1789; the Second on January 4 1790; and the Third on December 6 1790. Printed here among other landmarks are the first Judiciary Act establishing "the Judicial Courts of the United States;" the Census; the definition of Treason; North Carolina's land cessions; the Military Establishment; creating the seat of Government at the District of Columbia; admiralty; taxation and duties; admission of Kentucky into the Union from the Virginia Cession; admission of Vermont; the Bank of the United States; the Whisky Tax; establishment of the Post Office and Post Roads etc. etc. etc. Each Act has its date of approval with the signature of President Washington in type.<br /> ESTC W14824. Bristol B8506. Shipton & Mooney 46908. Printed by E. Oswald unknown
179741015Philadelphia: Ross 1797. 240 vii 4 244-561 1 blank 26 Constitution and twelve proposed Amendments thereto iv Table of Contents 48- Index pp The Acts of all three Sessions of this Congress are printed. Modern calf gilt-lettered morocco spine label. Scattered spotting. Good <br /> <br /> This is a complete offering of Ross's printing of the Acts of all three Sessions of the Fifth Congress including the Alien & Sedition Acts and establishment of the Marine Corps plus a treaty with the Cherokees. <br /> The Constitution is printed with the original twelve proposed Amendments<br /> Evans 32951 34688 36479. Sabin 15501-15503. Ross unknown
180641583Washington 1806. 207 vi pp. Sewn original plain chipped wrappers. Untrimmed partly uncut lightly worn. Closed margin tears at pages 141-144 no text loss. Very Good.<br /> <br /> This busy session of Congress treated French Spoliations suspension of commerce with St. Domingo authorization for construction of the Cumberland Road creation of a code of military conduct in 101 Articles public lands land warrants appropriations for support of the government Barbary pirates land claims in the Louisiana Territory trade and treaties with Indian tribes post roads. Additionally included are a Treaty with the bashaw of Tripoli and Proclamations regarding friendship with various Indian tribes.<br /> AI 11503 1- MWA. unknown
18042109210010Washington D.C 1804. First Edition. Paperback. Acceptable. The Louisiana Purchase: Official Government Printing of the Louisiana purchase treaty from France related acts and American Indian Treaties with the Kaskaskia Choctaw Delaware the Eel River Wyandot Pienkashaw Kickapoo; Shawanoe Putawatimi and Miami Nations Bound in publisher's blue wraps. Spine backstrip mostly perished. 225 vi pages. Scattered spotting staining throughout. With this treaty the United States gained 828000 sq mi; 530000000 acres. The new territory included the entirety of Arkansas Missouri Iowa Oklahoma Kansas and Nebraska; parts of North Dakota South Dakota; Montana Wyoming Colorado Minnesota New Mexico; Texas; and Louisiana. Washington, D.C paperback
1815191293Washington City: Gales & Seaton 1815. Hardcover. Goodfront and back covers are stained marked and scuffed; portions of front and back cover are peeled off at corners and edges are worn; spine is scuffed; boards are structurally sound aside from a crack at the foot end of the spine; there are old ink markings and stains on inside of front and back cover and some pages; title page is close torn; there is damp staining throughout; pages 151 to 171 are dog-eared; pages 211 and 213 are torn at the head end but no text is missing. One-quarter leather with colorfully illustrated paper sides; 3 122-225 1 pp. This is a United States Government publication concerning Congressional acts during the presidency of James Madison. Gales & Seaton hardcover
A9781344670517Hardback. New. hardcover
024320289X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
17971409030009Philadelphia Printed by W. Ross 1797-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 3 sessions bound in one. Octavo. Bound in fine modern Moroccan leather. 5 raised bands. Gilt tooling to spine and boards. Inlaid gilt tooling inside boards. Marbled end pages. Original end pages bound in. Slight soiling to FEP and title page of the first session. Tanning scattered foxing. Collated: 559; 26 Constitution; iv Table of Contents; 48 index. <br><br> A highly important period of early American history during John Adams first 2 years of presidency. During this period the XYZ affair occurred along with the Quasi-War. The Alien & Sedition Act was passed by this Congress. This law was an attempt by the Federalist controlled Congress to create new powers to deport foreigners as well as making it harder for new immigrants to vote. Significantly Federalist legislators attempted to restrict the freedom of speech after receiving a flurry of biting criticism from the Republican press. The Acts banned publishing false or malicious statements against the government and inciting opposition to any act of Congress or the president. Decreed unconstitutional by the Democratic-Republicans it lead to the drafting of the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions also known as the Principles of '98. <br><br> June 18 1798: Alien and Sedition Acts: "An Act to establish a uniform rule of naturalization" Naturalization Act of 1798 Sess. 2 ch. 54 1 Stat. 566 <br> June 25 1798: Alien and Sedition Acts: "An Act concerning Aliens" Sess. 2 ch. 58 1 Stat. 570 <br> July 6 1798: Alien and Sedition Acts: "An Act respecting Alien Enemies" Sess. 2 ch. 66 1 Stat. 577 <br> July 9 1798: Act Further to Protect the Commerce of the United States Sess. 2 ch. 68 1 Stat. 578 <br> July 14 1798: Alien and Sedition Acts: "An Act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States" Sedition Act Sess. 2 ch. 74 1 Stat. 596 <br> Other notable legislation passed by the 5th Congress: July 11 1798: The establishment of the US Marine Corps Sess. 2 ch. 72 1 Stat. 594 <br> April 30 1798: The establishment of the U.S. Department of the Navy. <br> July 16 1798: Marine Hospital Service Act "An Act for the relief of sick and disabled Seamen" Sess. 2 ch. 77 1 Stat. 605. <br> Includes petitions Virginia and other states opposing the Alien & Sedition Acts. <br> 1st work: Evans 32951; ESTC W14656; 2d work: Evans 34688; ESTC W14660; 3d work: Evans 36479; ESTC W19240; Sabin 15502. Philadelphia, Printed by W. Ross hardcover
18139887Washington 1813. 233 V pp. Stitched untrimmed original printed wrappers worn at spine. Old institutional stamp uncut light wear. Very Good. AI 30008 4. unknown
18019798Washington: Samuel Harrison Smith 1801. Original plain wrappers laid down over stiff paper. Untrimmed and partly uncut. pp. 225 - 352 as issued Table of Contents Index. Title page Laws of the United States Volume V at end. Very Good. <br /> <br /> This Session passed the controversial Judiciary Act signed by Adams in February It created district and circuit courts and provided the framework for Adams's 'midnight appointments' to the bench. As Henry Adams the President's grandson observed of the Act "The Federalists used their last moments of power to establish themselves in the posts it created. In Jefferson's words they retreated into the Judiciary as a stronghold." I Adams History of the U.S. During the Administrations of Thomas Jefferson 187. <br /> This volume also includes the organization of the District of Columbia. Samuel Harrison Smith unknown
18039797Washington 1803. Original plain wrappers chipped along spine loosening. pp. 195-316 iv Table of Contents lxxxv xxvi Index. Title leaf dampstained and bound at end. Untrimmed partly uncut Good to Very Good. Significant law prohibiting vessels from bringing Black sailors into ports of States which bar entry to free Negroes. Legislation is also included on issues arising from the war in Europe. unknown
180823454Washington 1808. 178 vii pp. Untrimmed and uncut stitched into original plain pale wrappers. Very Good. offered with ACTS PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE TENTH CONGRESS. Washington: 1809. pp. 181-309 iv 28pp. Title page Laws of the United States vol. IX bound in at end. Original plain wrappers. Contents untrimmed scattered foxing. Very Good. unknown
194313489Urbana IL: N.p. 1943. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff green wrappers. 18pp. Very good. Minor handling. Sole edition of this "Abstract of a Thesis" boldly inscribed by the author on the inside front wrapper to the founder of Chicago's noted Abraham Lincoln Book Shop who is also mentioned in this pamphlet's acknowledgments: "To my friend Ralph / Newman with sincere / appreciation and warmest / personal regards. / LeRoy H. Fischer." A perfect companion to Fischer's more common 1964 study of the Polish nobleman "Lincoln's Gadfly Adam Gurowski." Like most thesis abstracts printed in an extremely modest quantity and quite uncommon. A choice presentation copy. N.p. paperback
1855041832Raleigh: Holden & Wilson "Standard" Office 1855. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. 32 pages. Bound in yellow printed wrappers. The binding is rubbed and has some soiling from handling is quite sound. There is a dark brown stain at the bottom edge of the title page from ink which affects the next few leaves and is also visible on the front wrapper. There are a couple of chips on the spine. An old partly erased signature is difficult to read "J. A. J."The text is toned. The subject of the address focuses on history and there is much about Cromwell throughout. Housed in a removable plastic sleeve with a board backing. Quite scarce. Thornton 436. Thomas Atkinson 1807-1881 was the third Episcopal Bishop of North Carolina. He was born in Dinwiddie County Virginia and he was one of four brothers who all went into either the Episcopal or Presbyterian ministry. He graduated from Hamden-Sydney College in 1825 and he was ordained by Bishop William Meade. He served in several places in Virginia and Baltimore and in 1853 he was elected Bishop of North Carolina and held that post for 28 years. This period was full of challenges for North Carolina the church and Atkinson as the country struggled with the Civil War and its aftermath. The issue of slavery was divisive in North Carolina before the War an Atkinson represented the complexity of the times. He was opposed to slavery but he was also against abolition. He had freed his own slaves years earlier and he wanted to be a calming and moderating influence hoping to bridge both sides of the issue. He rejected the notion of the inherent inferiority of blacks as a justification of slavery. He opposed Secession but when Lincoln sent troops to South Carolina he put the church at the service of the Confederates. After the War he continued to work to heal both sides and he was one of only two southern bishops to attend the Philadelphia Convention. In 1866 he put the control of the black Episcopal Churches wholly in the hands of the black clergymen. After the War he also spearheaded a move to open an Episcopal school for blacks near Raleigh. <br/> <br/> Holden & Wilson, "Standard" Office paperback
1833050058Richmond: Printed by Thomas W. White opposite the Bell Tavern 1833. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fair. 12mo. 21 pages. Soft cover removed from a larger bound volume. Lacks the outer wrappers so that the first page is the title page. There are some spots of staining on the center of the title page. Text is a little toned but generally clean. The individual gatherings are in danger of separating. Housed in a removable plastic sleeve with a board backing. George Edmund Badger 1795-1866 was a superior court judge Secretary of the Navy and was a U.S. Senator originally from New Bern North Carolina. In 1828 he supported Andrew Jackson as President but he opposed the National Bank so he joined the newly formed Whig Party. In 1840 he was appointed as Secretary of the Navy and he did much to modernize the Navy setting the foundation for the Atlantic Fleet and investing in research for new types of Ordinance and weapons. At the outset of the Civil War he was a delegate from Wake County to the Secession Convention of 1861. Scarce. Thornton 506 <br/> <br/> Printed by Thomas W. White, opposite the Bell Tavern paperback
18840000908Raleigh N.C.: Edwards Broughton & Co. 1884. 16 pages. Original printed wraps. 22.5 x 14.5 cm. Good. The lower third of the spine is split; some foxing and marginal soiling to the wraps; minor foxing to title page. FIRST EDITION. The topic of Reades address is "The Legal Profession of North Carolina -- What It is and What It Ought to Be." Expounding on the virtues that make a great attorney Reade discusses some of the eminent jurists he knew including George E. Badger William A. Graham Judge Mangum and Justice Ruffin. His prefatory remarks allude to women in attendance and he recalls his experience of giving the examination to the first woman to apply to the North Carolina bar Tabitha Ann Holton admitted 1878. Edwin Godwin Reade 1812-1894 was an antebellum U.S. Congressman Confederate Senator president of the North Carolina convention on Reconstruction of 1865-66 and justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court 1868-1879. OCLC finds nine copies; NUC adds no others. Thornton 11578. � Edwards, Broughton, & Co. paperback
18993240061Wilmington NC: Wm. L. Derosset Jr. 1899. Hardcover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Original softcover rebound as a hardcover. Original wrappers plus contents. Front wrapper has separated from binding but is still present. Previous owner's book plate on front pastedown. Pages clean tanned. Front wrapper has gift inscription "Compliments of R. P. Paddison" at top front. Address delivered by Joshua Grainger Wright 1809-1863. The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge was a conflict of the American Revolutionary War fought near Wilmington present-day Pender County North Carolina on February 27 1776. The victory of the North Carolina Provincial Congress' militia force marked a turning point in the war with American independence being declared several months later. 9.0" tall; 24 pages. Wm. L. Derosset Jr. hardcover
1844008189Philadelphia: M. Fithian 1844. Paperback. Good. 12 p.; 22 cm. Lacking wrapper. Stamped on title page: "Case 42 Shelf E." In early May 1844 Protestant nativists in Philadelphia feeling threatened by the inscreasing number of Catholic immigrants held public meetings accusing Catholics of seeking to have the Bible removed from public schools among other things. Incendiary language led to violence in which people and buildings were attacked. The Court of Quarter Sessions created a grand jury to investigate which concluded that the Catholics were to blame and the nativists were "unoffending citizens." On June 18 1844 a meeting of Catholic citizens of the city appointed a committee to draft a response. In this address they refute the unfounded charge that they sought to have the Bible removed from the schools and responded to other recent events. In Good Condition: chipping along spine; first leaf and last are partially detached; very lightly soiled. M. Fithian paperback
185819229N.p. probably Springfield: N.p. probably National Democratic State Central Committee 1858. Paperback. 8vo. Self-cover. 8pp. Good only. Moderate foxing and age toning throughout with many binding traces. Detailed report putting forth the background and platform of this party a "review and vindication of the past action and present position of the National Democracy of this State." First edition -- uncommon. Despite flaws quite "handleable." Pencilled notation at bottom of last leaf indicates this was acquired from one of Wright Howes' famous lists in 1940. Not in Byrd. N.p. [probably National Democratic State Central Committee] paperback
19594140046New York: Harcourt Brace & Company 1959. Numbered. Hardcover. Near Fine in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Numbered. Sound binding and hinges. Signed by author on page preceding title page. Pages clean slightly tanned. CLoth over boards has minor edge rubbing. Gilt lettering is darkened but still visible. Edition limited to 750 copies of which this is number 365 on rag paper. 7.75" tall; 20 pages. Harcourt, Brace & Company hardcover
PC60Cambridge Massachusetts: Printed by the Riverside Press 29 pages. On November 23 1907 the first Confederate memorial was unveiled in Vicksburg National Military Park. It honored the Botetourt Artillery the only Virginia unit that participated in the battle of Vicksburg. The guest speaker was the Virginia novelist Mary Johnston whose father was the second captain of the Botetourt Artillery and was wounded during the battle. This book reprints her address which had been first published in Southern Historical Society Papers in 1907. The book offered here appears to be a reprint uncertain date and publisher of an edition published by Johnston's publisher probably in 1907. The book is in almost as-new condition. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Printed by the Riverside Press Hardcover
1789017563London: The Gentleman's Magazine 1789 London: The Gentleman's Magazine February 1789. 12mo. Black leatherette binding titles in gilt. 188 pp. Over 4 double-columns. Franklin's impassioned plea to the inhabitants of the United States of America to accept the new United States Constitution. A beautifully written letter comparing the creation of the Constitution and the reluctance of individuals to support it to the creation and the initial resistance of the Israelites in accepting Mosaic law. Fine. The Gentleman's Magazine hardcover
