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185525855Quebec. S. Derbishire and G. Desbarats. 1855 1855. Soft cover. 24.5cm. xx115p. original blue paper printed wraps fine rare n12 Amicus 1 copy. Not in T.P.L. or Lande. The select committee reports on the accusations against members of the Hincks-Morin government in "the purchase of public lands in the traffic or purchase of Provincial Municipal or other public securities or stocks or of stocks in Railways in the construction of public works. cf T.P.L. 3526. Quebec. S. Derbishire and G. Desbarats. 1855 unknown
1831002254Indianapolis In: Douglass and Maguire 1831. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Adopted and enacted by the General Assembly at their fifteenth session.Full sheep with black title label to the spine with gilt lettering. This copy is VG. Exterior is rubbed and worn but square with leather intact. Gilt is faded but legible. Front EPs/paste down with PO script dated August 1832 along with other scattered notes. Rear EP present with small "no. 8" in pen. Text is foxed but quite clear. Front hinge a little weak but back hinge sturdy. Firmly bound. . Douglass and Maguire Hardcover
180537077Lancaster PA: Printed By the Reporter. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1805. First Edition. Hardcover. 1805 by William Hamilton. Printed by the reporter Lancaster PA 1805 Edward Shippen 1729-1806; Jasper Yeates 1745-1817; Thomas Smith 1745-1809 defendants. Sabin 30039; Shaw & Shoemaker 9353. Edward Shippen IV 1729-1806 was lawyer judge government official and prominent figure in colonial and post-revolutionary Philadelphia. In 1791 he was appointed to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court serving with Jasper Yeates and Edward Burd both kinsmen and former students. Shippen became chief justice in 1799 but in 1804 was impeached on flimsey political grounds. The next year the Pennsylvania Senate acquitted him and his associates. 8vo 491 86 pp. The text is followed by a 96-page appendix which cites numerous legal points in previous cases as they relate to this one. Pages 288-292 omitted in numbering; text continuous. Bound in full period calf leather . OCLC Number: 926749391. Apr 5" x 8.5. . Printed By the Reporter hardcover
1889BL-001205New York: The Case Lockwood & Brainard Company 1889. 1071 pp. First Edition quarter calf with burgundy cloth boards gilt letters on spine with raised bands minor rubbing to spine top and botton some wear on bottom edges where heavy volume was pulled off shelf interior slightly tanned but no marks numbered black ink stamp "150" on bottom edge of pages. Overall very good condition. A very rare volume still colorful and beautiful.The New England state of Connecticut played a relatively small but important role in the American Civil War providing arms equipment money supplies and manpower for the Union Army as well as the Union Navy. Several Connecticut politicians played significant roles in the Federal government and helped shape its policies during the war and the subsequent Reconstruction. This book is a must-have for a Civil War researcher in regards to the service personnel of Connecticut The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company hardcover
183227635Providence: William Marshall State Printer 1832. First edition. Removed. Scattered foxing light dampstain to one corner some pages offset last few leaves darkened still about very good. 72149 pp. 8vo. Political Anti-Masonry which first began in New York gained a strong foothold in Rhode Island beginning in 1829. By 1831 the Anti-Masons convinced the state legislature to investigate Freemasonry: "Whereas the crimes and enormities within a few years committed in a neighboring State by certain Freemasons avowedly in the cause of masonry have excited universal indignation and abhorrence and have awakened jealousies and suspicions very unfavorable to all masonic institutions. Therefore in the hope of allaying the great and increasing excitement thus occasioned and that the innocent may be distinguished from the guilty if in this state there are any who can justly be charged with advocating the criminal doctrines imputed to freemasonry. are hereby appointed a committee fully to investigate and inquire into its causes." This is the 72 page report of that committee with 149 pages of appendices. Sabin 70652. Amer. Imprints 14514. Cohen 9356. William Marshall, State Printer unknown books
1853ZB591459Harrisburg: 1853. lacks title leaf and possibly the last leaf of the index ends with Young later cloth library book plate and markings working copy. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Harrisburg: hardcover
18699958William Blackwood and Sons 1869. First edition. Hardcover. Good. GC.William Blackwood and Sons1869.First edition.Small format brown hardbackgilt lettering to the spine small tearsdentsmarks and creases on the cover and spine in GC.Clean pages with small ink marks on the outer edgessome foxing marks and ink marks inside the pages some creases on the edges of the pages previous owner's name and date 1870 written inside the edges of the front endpaper. The book is in GC for its age with some shelf wear. 220pp including index of first lines.A collectable book. William Blackwood and Sons hardcover
1890031341Toronto: Warwick & Sons 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Iin Very Good Condition No Remarks Or Highlights Inside. 566 Pages With The Index. Printed In 1890 By The Government Of Ontario. The Pages Are Yellow From The Age. Includes A Map Compiled By Wm Hamilton Merritt Fgs Assoc. Rsm C. Spine Leather Section Has Been Repaired The Spine Is Missing Some Small Sections Of The Leather Spine.- Specializing in academic collectible and historically significant providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us. Warwick & Sons hardcover
18582210387Richmond VA: William F. Ritchie Public Printer 1858. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover original marbled paper cover boards half bound in leather with black label to spine. Exterior shows wear and soiling in leather is frayed and peeling to the finish. Internal binding is good other than some minor pulling. Pages are lightly tone due to age and some foxing and spotting is present with the worst being the end pages. No signatures or bookplates no handwriting or library markings present. Laws include several sections on slaves and ownership an interesting section on what defines a militia pages 33 - 37 stating it is to be organized to provide for the defense of the commonwealth with officers and regiments brigades etc. This is the original publication from 1858 not a modern reprint. <br/> <br/> William F. Ritchie, Public Printer hardcover
1872biblio36762<p>Riverside Press Cambridge MA 1872. XIII770 pages. NearFine Hardcover SandyBrown Leather cover reinforced Raised bands Red leather plate with spine title no dj. No Wear to the cover. Clean Unmarked throughout. Strong binding and hinges smooth edges. 9.9"x6.5"x2.0". be44326.</p> Riverside Press hardcover
1825298101Richmond: Thomas Ritchie 1825. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Five years of the Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia bound together comprising those acts from 1824 through 1828. There was much legislative activity at this period regarding transportation canals turnpike companies and the like. And of course mundane day to day business. ~~Of note is the special act in 1826 allowing for “That Burwell Joe Fosset John Hemmings Madison and Eston Hemmings persons of colour emancipated by the last will and testament of Thomas Jefferson deceased shall be and they are hereby permitted to remain as free persons within this Commonwealth.†though they could be sold again into slavery if they committed a felony and didn’t leave the Commonwealth. ~~Taken together a remarkable picture of life in Virginia in the still early days of the Republic. Very Good binding. Thomas Ritchie unknown
1827298092Richmond: Thomas Ritchie 1827. First Edition. Very Good binding. 8vo.; quarter-calf over green paper-covered boards with a morocco label; consisting of three of the Acts of the Virginia General Assembly for the years 1825 1826 and 1827 bound together; 125 pages including the Index; 155 pages including the Index; 142 pages including the Index; contains much on Rivers; Turnpikes; the James River Company; and other pressing issues of the day which at times consumed the early Republic; the latter two years particularly contain material relating to the vexing issue of slavery. Very Good binding. Thomas Ritchie unknown
1851113549Quebec City Quebec: Rollo Campbell Printer 1851. Hardcover. Good. Vol. 10 in 5 folios Journal and 4 vol. appendix. Journal: viii 362 lx pages. 34 cm. Cloth spine with marbled boards. Appendix No. 1 A to T: Insert with alphabetized pages and notes inscribed and titled "Dst Court 1815-1816: Index" unpaginated. Appendix No. 2 U. to K.K. Unpaginated. Appendix No. 3 L.L. to Z.Z. Unpaginated. Appendix No. 4 A.A. to O.O.O. Unpaginated. Wear to some of the spines with stitching visible at the joints of some pages. Some yellowing to pages. Wear scuffing and discolouration to the bindings. Text clear and unmarked. Good condition. <br/><br/>Volume 10 of the Journal take for the Legislative Assembly of then province of Canada under the rule of the British Empire. A detailed record of legislative actions for a single calendar year with even more detailed appendices offering further details documents and records. A rich historical source for scholars of Canadian political history in the nineteenth century. Rollo Campbell, Printer hardcover
1866340581Providence: Providence Press Company 1866. Hardcover. Good. First edition. 36 4 827 2 pp. With two steel engraved frontispiece plates portraits. 25 cm. In contemporary black half leather and marbled paper boards marbled endpapers. A good copy with wear to the joints spine ends and board edges else very good. The text pages are clean and tight with some light staining. Providence Press Company hardcover
188914622The Case Lockwood & Brainard Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarter calf with burgundy cloth boards. Full gilt spinal titles. Damp stained on bottom of front and rear board slightly bleeding through to first and last several pages but no significant damage. Top raised edge of calf from spine above gilt and board top edge-line is gone wear to bottom edge with a small 1/8 inch square piece missing. Hinges and all signatures are tight. Some corner wear and bumping though retaining square. Previous Owner name inside front cover in red ink stamp black ink stamp "271" on foot edge of pages. No other marks. Photos upon request. A very RARE volume and in wonderful condition with leather spine other than defect noted is 98% extant and burgundy cloth is vibrant. . The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company hardcover
1820072306Albany NY: J. Buel 1820. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket. Reprinted by the State's appointed printer; each year is paginated individually and begins with an index of vote outcomes. Some toning evident in margins and whatever pattern was originally given the page block edges has worn to an uneven brown; the front endpaper has split along the hinge and there is some residue of a bookplate on the pastedown; the binding remains secure though with a short tear in the legal-yellow cloth along the left front two shallow depressions at the front foreedge wear to the cloth at free and bound corners and noticeable handling prints; decoration at the spine including the red and black leather labels for title and year shows concurrent wear including chipping of leather and flaking of the gilt borders on the leather; nonetheless designed to be sturdy and to maintain its dignity on the shelf in which endeavor it continues to succeed. 932pp A well-kept reprint of the climactic volume in the golden age "Colony of New York" series that preceded the popular multiverse crossover "Constitutional Convention" starring John A. Hancock and Benjamin Franklin Sr. Spoiler alert The letter at the end of March 1776 alludes to events in Boston and taxation problems but later popularizations left out the anger at British welcome of "popery" in Quebec the decline of the three-branch government and the action-packed amendment scenes in which representatives competed to restate portions of the bill with more negative superlatives.; Tall 4to. J. Buel hardcover
182676687Columbus Ohio: Geo. Nashee State Printer. Very Good. 1826. First Edition; First Printing. Leather. This book is hard-bound in a binding of contemporary leather with blind-tooling to the cover edges and with a gilt stamped black leather label on the spine. The covers show some light rubbing to the upper corners and spine-ends with the lower corners "chewed." The covers show some lgiht scuffing and toning. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and legible but with scattered foxing and toning/offsetting throughout. This book contains 3 separate title-pages "Acts of a General Nature Passed at the First Session of the Twenty-Fourth Generall Assembly" - " Acts of a General Nature Passed at the First Session of the Twenty-Fifth Generall Assembly" - And - Acts of a Local Nature Passed at the First Session of the Twenty-Fifth General Assembly of the State of Ohio Begun and Held in the Town of Columbus Dec. 4 1826 and the Twenty-Fifth Year of Said State. Vol XXV. Published By Authority; Printed By Geo. Nashee State Printer. Columbus Ohio. 1827. . Geo. Nashee, State Printer hardcover
185857010Charleston: Harper & Calvo Printers 1858. Paperback. Good. 40p. Partial wrapper lacking back cover. 23cm. Soft crease. Old paper and glue remnants along left side of front cover some lettering slightly obscured. Blank bottom corner of one leaf torn off. Cattered minor foxing. Contents sound and clean. First published in 1857. The author of this report and a minority of one was James Johnston Pettigrew 1828-1863. The question being considered was apparently whether South Carolina should revive the slave trade. Pettigrew argued against its revival although he was not against slavery. Pettigrew later served with distinction in the Confederate army rising to the rank of Brigadier General. He was killed in 1863 during the Confederate retreat from Gettysburg. Harper & Calvo, Printers paperback
185857010Charleston: Harper & Calvo Printers 1858. Paperback. Good. 40p. Partial wrapper lacking back cover. 23cm. Soft crease. Old paper and glue remnants along left side of front cover some lettering slightly obscured. Blank bottom corner of one leaf torn off. Minor scattered foxing. Contents sound and clean. First published in 1857. The author of this report and minority of one was James Johnston Pettigrew 1828-1863. The question being considered was apparently whether South Carolina should revive the slave trade. Pettigrew argued against its revival although he was not against slavery. Pettigrew later served with distinction in the Confederate army rising to the rank of Brigadier General. He was killed in 1863 during the Confederate retreat from Gettysburg. <br/><br/> Harper & Calvo, Printers paperback books
1894216911Sofia : Narodna Pechatnitsa 1894. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy bound in contemporary leather-backed marbled boards. Gilt blocking to spine. Minor library marks remain. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Front hinge starting. Pages lightly tanned as with age. Some minor edge tears to the first few pages - text unaffected. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Further scans images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; Description: 1v. multiple paginations tables ; 32cm. Subjects: Bulgaria -- Politics and government -- Parliament -- 7th National Assembly 1863 -- Reports and minutes. Bulgaria -- History -- Sources -- 19th century. Language: Bulgarian. Sofia : Narodna Pechatnitsa hardcover
183912206<p>INTERESTING HAND-COLOURED FASHION PLATES</p><p>4 vols. large 8vo 2 ii 2 340; 2 ii 2 336; 2 ii ii 334; 2 ii ii 332pp. 46 wood engraved plates 42 fashion plates and 4 portraits plus 48 hand-coloured fashion plates contemporary half purple leather spines decorated in gilt in panels and with black labels patterned cloth on sides leather on spines faded to a light tan else very good.</p> [Printed by Joseph Rogerson] hardcover
1852196841852. Law Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia Passed in 1852 in the Seventy-Sixth Year of the Commonwealth. Richmond: William F. Ritchie Public Printer 1852. First Edition Hardcover with original half legal calf over marbled boards. 403 pages. Measures 6" x 9.5". Includes section on manufacturing and mining companies insurance banks claims towns schools and cities and how the Acts passed effect each. Also includes Virginia Bill of Rights at the back of the text along with an extensive index dealing mainly with tax. There is also an Act to suppress "Gambling by Negroes and White Persons together" which may have been an early manifestation of Separate but Equal. During the great age of expansion there is also abundant information on navigation companies steamship companies railroads and marine railways. Front board is cracked at gutter but still attached. Foxing on pages but cover is clean. All pages attached and textblock is tight. In very good condition. unknown
18441352931Providence: Knowles and Vose 1844. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; viii 594 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in full brown calf with red leather label to spine. Leather much scuffed with numerous small stains. Joints and hinges starting to crack. Minor chipping at head of spine. Annotations to front free-end page. Text block lightly age-toned and foxed. A few scattered ink annotations. Includes "An Act to Secure and Appropriate the Touro Jewish Synagogue Fund" at pp. 476-477. This act recognized the trust established by Abraham Touro to maintain the structure and grounds of what would become known as Touro Synagogue one of the oldest synagogues in the United States. 1352931. Special Collections - Downstairs. Knowles and Vose hardcover
1844111111112001Knowles & Vose 1844. Leather. Good. Knowles and Vose; Providence 1844. Hardcover. A Good full leather binding with original leather boards and new leather spine two red labels with gilt lettering on spine some scuffing and discoloration to original leather boards rubbing to board edges wear to board corners age toning to original text block exposed corners fee scuff marks and soiled spots to text block edges previous owner embossed stamp on front free endpaper and previous owner ink handwritten name on title page few prelims and rear endpapers repaired with Japanese tissue reinforced front and rear hinges some discoloration and scattered foxing to front/back matters small chip upper corner pages 537-540 small crease upper corner page 505/506 small crease bottom corner page 531/532 faint moisture stain bottom text block corner without impact to text. A good and overall clean copy. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches 594pp. indexed. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. Knowles & Vose hardcover
18181201004.03various printers Harrisburg 1818-46. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo hardcover. No dj. Fair to Vg condition. Two volumes 1818 and 1843 without covers. Remaining 9 volumes rebound in black cloth gilt titles "Dept. of Internal Affairs" in gilt at heels of spines. No marking or writing to contents; all bindings secure. Years covered: 1818; 1823-1829; 1832-1840; 1843 and 1846. various printers, Harrisburg hardcover