Camden, NJ: Rutgers School of Law, 1986. Paperback. [6], 407-759, [1], iv, iv, [4] p.25 cm. Paperback with light grey covers printed in dark blue. Contents: Preface by William Wiecek -- Prelude to the Fourteenth Amendment: Black Legal Rights in the Antebellum North by Paul Finkelman -- Law, Politics and..... More
New York: General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York, 1914. Paperback. [12] p.: black-and-white photograph of the Mechanics Institute on 44th St.; 21 cm. Stapled brown wrapper; front printed in dark brown and red. Wrapper title. each pagge printed within red border. The General Society..... More
Philadelphia: Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania, 1918. Hardcover. 166 p.; 24 cm. Dark blue cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles. Top page edges gilt. "World War Service" -- on cover. Color flags of the United States and allies at the head of each page of text. Veterans are..... More
New York: William B. Dana, 1864. Paperback. [13], 258-336, [4] p.: tables, illustrated advertisements; 23 cm. Illustrated salmon wrapper. Front wrapper stamped: "Transferred from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania." Contents: The National Debt and National Resources -- The Commercial Progress and Resources of Central British America -- The Sandwich Islands..... More
New York: Geo. W. & Jno. A. Wood, 1860. Paperback. 4, [1], 402-528, [4] p.: tables, illustrated advertisements; 23 cm. Illustrated salmon wrapper. Imprint includes: Boston: A. Williams & Co., Redding & Co., and Crosby & Nichols; Philadelphia: W. B. Zieber; New Orleans: J. C. Morgan; Montreal: B. Dawson; London..... More
New York: Geo. W. & Jno. A. Wood, 1860. Paperback. 4, [1], 402-528, [4] p.: tables, illustrated advertisements; 23 cm. Illustrated salmon wrapper. Imprint includes: Boston: A. Williams & Co., Redding & Co., and Crosby & Nichols; Philadelphia: W. B. Zieber; New Orleans: J. C. Morgan; Montreal: B. Dawson; London..... More
Washington, D.C. U. S. Government Printing Office, 1978. Paperback. vi, 721 p.; 23 cm. Paperback with salmon cover printed in black. The Subcommittee on International Organizations examined "allegations of wrongdoing in the conduct of relations between the Republic of Korea and the United States." In Very Good Condition: lower corner..... More
Burlington, VT: Free Press Office Print 1849, 1849. Paperback. [3], 6-87 p.; 22 cm. White wrapper printed on the front in black. The 1777 Vermont constitution established a Council of Censors, consisting of 13 members elected every 7 years, to evaluate the activity of the legislative and executive branches of government..... More
Burlington, VT: Chauncey Goodrich, 1842. Paperback. 75 p.; 23 cm. Yellow wrapper printed on the front in black: "Journal of the Council of Censors, A.D. 1841-2." The 1777 Vermont constitution established a Council of Censors, consisting of 13 members elected every 7 years, to evaluate the activity of the legislative..... More
Washington, Ohio: Hamilton Robb, 1830. Hardcover. 98, [2] p.; 22 cm. Original calf spine with plain brown paper over boards. Red stamp of the Washington County Historical Society on p. 23, final page of text, and back free endpaper. The Associate Reformed Church of North America was formed in 1782..... More
Nashville, Tenn. State of Tennessee, 1876. 1 sheet 43 x 35 cm. Printed commission form includes engraving of a seated woman holding a striped shield next to an eagle with its wings up, and a gold seal of the state. The election had been held on Aug. 3, 1876; the..... More
Nashville, Tenn. State of Tennessee, 1876. 1 sheet 43 x 35 cm. Printed commission form includes engraving of a seated woman holding a striped shield next to an eagle with its wings up, and a gold seal of the state. The election had been held on Aug. 3, 1876; the..... More
Nashville, Tenn. State of Tennessee, 1876. 1 sheet 43 x 35 cm. Printed commission form includes engraving of a seated woman holding a striped shield next to an eagle with its wings up, and a gold seal of the state. The election had been held on Aug. 3, 1876; the..... More
Philadelphia: McCarty & Davis, and G. W. Mentz, 1824. Paperback. 36 p.: illustrations, portrait of Lafayette; 19 cm. Published to commemorate Lafayette's visit to the United States in 1824 to honor the nation's 50th anniversary. Lafayette had played an important role both militarily and in increasing support in France for..... More
Lancaster and Lititz, Pa. Employees of Simplex Paper Box Corp. 1942. Pamphlet. [4] p.: flag illustration; 22 cm. Front printed in red and blue; the text in blue. Front illustrated with the American flag and the emblem of Lancaster, Pa. Includes brief history of Lancaster and "Our Flag" by A...... More
Lancaster, Pa. Francis Bailey, 1801. Hardcover. v, [1], 719, [24] p.; 32 cm. Contemporary full calf with six spine compartments between raised bands; leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Laws of Pennsylvania. Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Passed at a Session, which was..... More
Philadelphia: Hall and Sellers, 1797. Hardcover. [4], 913, [1], 64, iv, [22] p.; 32 cm. Contemporary full calf with six spine compartments between raised bands; leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Laws of Pennsylvania. Printing error: 737 and 738 were skipped in pagination (no text is lacking). Bookplate..... More
Philadelphia: Hall and Sellers, 1797. Hardcover. [4], ix, [1], 817, iii, [34] p.; 32 cm. Contemporary full calf with six spine compartments between raised bands; leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Laws of Pennsylvania. Names of two former owners at head of title page: Parker Campbell and Mathew..... More
Philadelphia: Hall and Sellers, 1795. Hardcover. [2], xliii, [1], 793, [1], v, [21] p.; 32 cm. Contemporary full calf with six spine compartments between raised bands; leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Laws of Pennsylvania. Includes: "Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania passed at..... More
New York: J. & H. G. Langley, 1844. Hardcover. [3], 448-556 p., frontispiece engraved portrait of Morgan Lewis; 23 cm. Contemporary half calf with six spine compartments between double gilt rules; red leather label in the second compartment with gilt-tooled title. Marbled paper over boards. All page edges speckled. Bound..... More
Boston: Society's House, 1929. Pamphlet. [4] p.; 20 cm. The Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants was founded in 1896. The Mayflower Memorial Fund was composed of 21 funds named for Mayflower families; it began in 1926 with the Brewster Fund. At the end of 1929 the total amount in the..... More
Washington, D.C. United States Treasury, 1840. Paperback. Blair & Rives, printers. 72 p.; 23 cm. Disbound and lacking original wrapper. An executive document from the 26th Congress, 1st session, this is the official report from the United States Treasury sent by President Martin Van Buren to the U.S. Senate regarding..... More
Ossining, N.Y. William Salloch, 1975. Paperback. 52 p.; 22 cm. Stapled white paper covers with front cover illustration. No date of publication, but issued in 1975 or 1976. Lists 230 items. In Very Good Condition: cover is rubbed; back cover is stained; slightly creased at tail of spine; pages are..... More
Philadelphia: King & Baird, 1864. Hardcover. "Printed for the U.S. Sanitary Commission." 15, [3], 17-283, [1] p., 4 leaves of plates: 1 full-page map of the prison at Andersonville, Ga.; 23 cm. Contemporary half calf with marbled paper over boards; the leather spine covered a metal spine, Howard M. Hoyt's..... More
Chicago: News Map of the Week, 1939. Map. 1 map (35 x 47 inches), folded. The upper portion is a world map in color with 38 locations marked. The lower portion provides a description of an event at each marked location. Five black-and-white cartoons are located within the map and..... More