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1807106419<p>Pamphlet 8vo disbound all pages detached 6 of 7 pages. Chips and tears along edges and margins some repaired with archival tape paper a little brittle and aged page seven is missing; otherwise good. Rather scarce New York City census that actually includes a small table on the decrease in slavery in NYC. Not an easy title to find. Tables show population growth in the city comparing the 1806 and 1807 censuses. Page seven is missing which included a table that shows population growth from 1697 to 1807. </p> Henry C. Southwick, books
1856515371856. New York. Rice Victor M. Superintendent. Code of Public Instruction of the State of New-York. Prepared and Published by Order of the Legislature Under the Direction of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Albany: Weed Parsons and Company 1856. iv 492 pp. Octavo 5-3/4" x 8-1/2". Contemporary sheep black-stamped fillets and lettering piece to spine. A few tiny stains some rubbing to extremities crude repair to lower corner of front board front joint just starting at head. Light browning and foxing in a few places. Early owner inscription to front pastedown interior otherwise clean. A sound copy. $75. This code contains "laws and regulations respecting common schools" including those for Indians indigent persons and pupils who are "deaf and dumb." It also includes a digest of decisions by superintendents. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 4846. unknown books
187320567New York: Evening Post Steam Presses. 1873. 27 1 blank pp. Disbound. Clean. Very Good. "Metaline is a name that has been given to a series of substances made by new processes intended for application to all kinds of machinery where friction is encountered-obviating the necessity of oi. or other lubricant." Page 1. Includes brief history of metaline several testimonials from users of metaline products and two articles about metaline which appeared in "The Engineer" and "The Mechanics' Magazine". Not in OCLC. Evening Post Steam Presses. unknown books
186414970New York: Edmund Jones 1864. Stitched 23pp. Light tan and minor wear. Good. Much information on streets sewers wharves rats City finances. Edmund Jones unknown books
185714969New York: Chas. W. Baker 1857. Disbound lightly tanned. 23 1 blank pp. Good. Wood warns of dangerous "schemes" that threaten to "transfer much of the government of this city to the central power at Albany. Chas. W. Baker unknown books
183327323New York 1833. 9pp folding chart untrimmed stitched. Scattered foxing. Very Good. The large folding chart shows tolls collected at each location on each canal. unknown books
181914629New York 1819. 6 2 blanks pp. Stitched and untrimmed. Contemporary plain rear wrap. Good. unknown books
183829208Albany: Printed by Croswell Van Benthuysen and Burt 1838. 37 3 blank pp untrimmed. Original green printed wrappers lightly stained stitched light folds. Light soiling to untrimmed edges of text else quite clean. Very Good. Printed by Croswell, Van Benthuysen and Burt unknown books
186511698New York: Baker & Godwin Printers 1865. 24pp stitched. Light dustsoil front and back light scattered tan light institutional stamp some wear to edges else clean and Very Good. An argument for the election of the New York Union Republican State ticket headed by General Francis Barlow for Governor a man "like Grant." The gallant war record of each of the candidates is reviewed. FIRST EDITION. Not in Sabin LCP. Baker & Godwin, Printers unknown books
1894106422<p>Pamphlet 8vo 6 pp. Some old creases a couple of edge chips and folds Some browning aging and a little soiling; otherwise about very good. Published before the first subway opened this pamphlet discusses the need for rapid transit in New York City. A rather scarce title on this subject. </p> Press of the Chamber of Commerce, books
185132809New York: McSpedon & Baker Printers 1851. First edition. Cloth. Spine ends chipped edgewear to corner foxing on endpapers offsetting on title from frontispiece otherwise text very clean binding tight a good or better copy. 117 pp. Illus. with engraved frontispiece and two other engravings. 8vo. Contemporary gift inscription to Benson Lossing the author. Last page misnumbered 107. McSpedon & Baker, Printers hardcover books
186521050Albany: Weed Parsons and Company Printers 1865. 28 4 blank pp lacks large folding frontis plate. Original printed wrappers stitched light wear. Good. OCLC 10873643 4 54307229 2. Weed, Parsons and Company, Printers unknown books
1814JC12823Canandaigua 1814. Ephemera. Very Good. Two partially printed leaves with manuscript entries Document of non-payment to J. D. Commins signed by the notary public dated 1 Sept 1814 and 11 March 1828. Flattened creases from folding; remnants of wax seal. Single leaf entirely handwritten black ink cursive addressed to Jedidiah Commins demanding payment. <br/><br/> unknown books
1868JC12845Gasport New York 1868. Ephemera. Very Good. Single leaf 215x140mm printed on the recto only. Lists tuition costs for the Gasport Academy. Some foxing; flattened creases from folding; chip at bottom corner no loss of text. <br/><br/> unknown books
183133255Albany 1831. Folio broadsheet 8" x 13". 2pp. Caption title as issued two punch holes in left margin. Scattered light spotting Good or so. <br/><br/> On April 22 1831 the Assembly passed the bill as amended. JOURNAL OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 1831. Pages 194 209 428 436 443 447-8 462 784 and 809. Following its enactment the Seaman's Retreat Hospital was built to care for sick and disabled merchant seamen. The first buildings were erected in 1831 and patients transferred there in late 1831. The hospital was expanded over the next several years and completed around 1837. unknown books
1829358851829. 1829 Rules and Orders of the New York Court of Chancery New York. Rules and Orders of the Court of Chancery of the State of New York. Revised and Established by the Present Chancellor Pursuant to the Directions of the Act Concerning Courts and Ministers of Justice and Proceedings in Civil Cases and Adapted to the Several Provisions of the Revised Statutes; With Precedents of Writs Orders &c. Approved by the Chancellor. Albany: Published by William Gould & Co. 1829. xxiv 13-102 12 103-172 pp. Octavo 9" x 6". Three-quarter calf over paper-covered boards lettering piece to spine. Considerable shelfwear front board detached upper corner lacking from title page. Early annotations to rear pastedown a few notes in pencil to text interior otherwise clean. $45. Later printing. With glosses amendments and additions. A guide written during the Chancellorship of R. Hyde Walworth 1788-1867. Contents: Index to the Rules Index to the Precedents Index to the Selections from the Revised Statutes rules numbered 1-180 Precedents of Writs &c. in Chancery amendments to Rules 99 April 23 1830 and 178 March 3 1830 rules numbered 181-195 Selections from the Revised Statutes. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 1314. unknown books
1864JC12846New York 1864. Ephemera. Very Good. Single leaf 215x178mm printed on the recto only with handwritten entries. From the headquarters of the Genesee Regiment notice that James Burns has been drafted into the National Guard of the State of New York. A little wrinkled. <br/><br/> unknown books
1814JC12852New York 1814. Ephemera. Near Fine. Single leaf 322x105mm printed on the recto only with handwritten entries. Addressed to the Sheriff of county Ontario asking that he bring George A. Wheeler to Court in Canandaigua to answer James Webb regarding debt. Signed by the clerk. <br/><br/> unknown books
1850JC12840Lockport 1850. Ephemera. Near Fine. Single leaf 328x200mm printed form by O. C. Wright Bookseller and Stationer Lockport with lengthy handwritten entries signed by two witnesses and the Justice of the Peace. Deed for Enos Steel of Lockport County Niagara New York; with a lengthy description of the land. Flattened creases from folding else fine. <br/><br/> unknown books
183221403Seneca Falls NY: Printed by William Child. 1832. 16pp. Disbound uncut untrimmed. Light dustsoiling of outer leaves and edges. Light foxing. Good. Printed by William Child. unknown books
18601559936th Cong. 1st Sess. SED. 1860. No. 5. 1860. 50pp. stitched as issued. Very Good. unknown books
185010335New York: McSpedon & Baker 1850. 8vo. 797850 pp. <br><br>Document no. 53. Includes the "Proceedings &c. respecting Major John Andre Adjutant General of the British Army" on pp. 807850. Scarce item: OCLC lists only 3 holdings. Sewn; disbound. Light stains in bottom margins throughout. Several pages with rubber-stamps of the New Jersey Historical Society. McSpedon & Baker unknown books
1885730149th Cong. 1st Sess.: HED13. 1885. 5pp disbound folding plans and sketches. Minor wear. Very Good. On the purchase of the "Old Produce Exchange" near Whitehall and Pearl Streets. HED13. unknown books
18451470429th Cong. 1st Sess.: SD15. 1845. 23pp Disbound Very Good. Signed in type by more than 20 New York pilots. SD15. unknown books
184122139Rochester: Printed by Shepard & Strong 1841. 12pp disbound loose gatherings generously margined. Light dustsoiling and toning to margins of outer leaves. Top left corner of title page torn no text loss Good. The issue was whether Clark had illegally taken over the office of Justice of the Peace in Rochester. Printed by Shepard & Strong unknown books