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
Kohler, WI: Kohler Co. Organization, 1941. Paperback. 15, [1] p.: illustrations; 25 cm. Paperback; stapled. Printed in red and blue. Cover illustration from a poster by Ralph Iligan (1894-1960) titled Industry, the Arsenal of Democracy, done for the National Association of Manufacturers. Although the United States had not entered 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
Seattle, Wash. Metropolitan Press, 1903. Pamphlet. 31, [1] p.: portrait; 27 cm. Black wrapper with silver wrapper title and grey tie. Wrapper title: "Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Governor John Rankin Rogers Sept. 4, 1838 - Dec. 26, 1901." Oval stamp on first page (blank reverse of..... 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
New York: New-York Daily Tribune, 1860. 8 p.; 55 cm. Pages are unopened. Contains many advertisements, including for Barnum's American Museum; Adelina Patti appearing in Flotow's opera Martha; General Tom Thumb; and Geo. Christy's Minstrels. Also contains articles on politics including on the Lemmon Slave Case; and the Democratic National..... More
New York: New-York Daily Tribune1, 858. 8 p.; 55 cm. Pages are unopened. Contains many advertisements, including for Barnum's Museum; The Future of Woman in America, a series of lectures, which included Woman and the Elective Franchise by Lucy Stone; performances by the Hutchinson Family, Edwin Booth, Peel's Campbll Minstrels..... More
New York: New-York Daily Tribune, 1860. 8 p.; 55 cm. Pages are unopened. Contains many advertisements, including for Wendell Phillips' "A Plea for the Dissolution of the Union," and articles on politics. In Very Good Condition: creased; lightly soiled and foxed; solid. More
New York: New-York Daily Tribune, 1860. 8 p.; 55 cm. Pages are unopened. Contains many advertisements, including for Geo. Christy's Minstrels, and articles on politics. In Very Good Condition: creased; lightly soiled; solid. More
New York: New-York Daily Tribune, 1958. 8 p.; 55 cm. Pages are unopened. Contains many advertisements, including for Barnum's American Museum; and a performance of Mendelssohn's Elijah. Also contains articles on politics including a lengthy account of a private meeting of the American Tract Society in which a group supporting..... More
New York: New-York Daily Tribune, 1858. 8 p.; 55 cm. Pages are unopened. Contains the usual advertisements and political news. In Very Good+ Condition: creased; note in an old hand at the upper edge of page 4; otherwise, clean and solid. More
New York: New-York Daily Tribune, 1856. 8 p.; 55 cm. Pages are unopened. Contains articles on politics, many relating to the campaign of John C. Fremont (1813-1890) for president, including a speech opposing the Democratic candidate for president, Millard Fillmore, by Nathaniel P. Banks (1816-1894), who had been elected speaker..... More