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A New & Accurate Map of the Whole Russian Empire, As Contained Both in Europe and Asia: Drawn from Authentic Journals, Surveys, and Most Approved Modern Maps, and Regulated by Astronomical Observations

Bowen, Emanuel. Harris, John · 1744

$275.00 (€249.50 | £208.12 | ¥43,919)

[London], [Printed for T. Woodward, A. Ward, S. Birt, D. Browne, T. Longman, R. Hett, C. Hitch, H. Whitridge, S. Austen, J. Hodges, J. Robinson, B. Dod, T. Harris, J. Hinton, and J. Rivington], 1744. 410 x 540 mm. sheet; image 350 x 470 mm. Map of the European and Asian Russia...

Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting an Official Communication of Certain Orders of the British Government, Against the Maritime Rights of Neutrals, Bearing Date the Eleventh of November, 1808. February 3, 1808. Read and Referred to the Committee of the Whole House, on the State of the Union

Jefferson, Th. [Thomas]; Fawkener, W. · 1808

$150.00 (€136.09 | £113.52 | ¥23,956)

Washington [D.C.], A. & G. Way, Printers, 1808. First edition. Removed. 12 pp. 8vo. Jefferson forwards the British response as to why it may legitimately interfere with the navigation of neutral nations. Last at auction at at Parke Bernet 1966. Shaw & Shoemaker 16583. Removed ...

Report of the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures, to Whom Was Referred on the Twelfth Instant, the Petition of Tristram Hussey, of Nantucket, in the State of Massachusetts. February 26, 1806. Referred to a Committee of the Whole House, to-Morrow

United States. Congress. House. Committee of Commerce and Manufactures · 1806

$450.00 (€408.27 | £340.56 | ¥71,868)

Washington [D.C.], A. & G. Way, Printers, 1806. First edition. Removed. 4 pp. 8vo. Discusses whaling and the duty on American oil. Shaw & Shoemaker 11714. A very good copy.

Memorial of Sundry Manufacturers of Hats, in the City of Philadelphia. December 10, 1805. Referred to the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures

Davy, William, et al.; [Philadelphia] · 1806

$200.00 (€181.45 | £151.36 | ¥31,941)

Washington [D.C.], A. & G. Way, Printers, 1806. First edition. Removed. 20 pp. 8vo. A petition by prominent Philadelphia merchans asking for regulations on the fur trade with the Indians. While a Congressional Act had established trading posts among the Indian in 1796, with al...

Letter from the Secretary of State Accompanied with a List of the Names of Persons Who Have Invented Any New and Useful Art, Machine, Manufacture, or Composition of Matter, or Any Improvement Thereon, and to Whom Patents Have Issued . .

United States Department of State · 1805

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.76 | ¥11,978)

[Washington, D.C.], n.p. 1805. First edition. Removed. 48 pp. 8vo.. for the same, from the office of the Department of State. With the dates and general objects of such patents, in pursuance of a resolution of the House of the 23d ultimo: 22d February, 1805. Patent list for th...

Sampson Against the Philistines, or, the Reformation of Lawsuits and Justice Made Cheap, Speedy, and Brought Home to Every Man's Door: Agreeable to the Principles of the Ancient Trial by Jury, Before the Same Was Innovated by Judges and Lawyers Compiled for the Use of the Honest Citizens of the United States, to Whom It Is Dedicated

Duane, W. [WIlliam] · 1805

$175.00 (€158.77 | £132.44 | ¥27,949)

Philadelphia, Printed by B. Graves, for W. Duane, 1805. Second edition. Removed. 96 pp. 8vo. Sabin 75924. Shaw & Shoemaker 9307. A very good copy with closed tear to lower edge of title, chips to the fore edges and light scattered foxing to last few leaves.

Clyde Hare's Pittsburgh

Hare, Clyde, photos; Van Dine, Alan, text · 1994

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.70 | ¥4,791)

Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, 1994. First edition. Photo-illustrated French fold stiff paper wrappers. 165 pp. Illus. with 157 color & b/w photos. Sq. Sm. 4to. A fine copy but for a hint shelfware.

Message from the President of the United States, Communicating to Congress, a Letter Receivd from Capt. Bainbridge, Commander of the Philadelphia Frigate Giving Information of the Wreck of That Vessel, on the Coast of Tripoli, and That Himself, His Officers, and Men Had Fallen Into the Hands of the Tripolitans. 20th March, 1804. Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means

Jefferson, Thomas. Bainbridge, William · 1804

$375.00 (€340.23 | £283.80 | ¥59,890)

n.p. n.p. 1804. First edition. Removed. 12 pp. 8vo. William Bainbridge (1774-1833) would go on to serve a long and distinguished care in the U.S. Navy under six presidents, but here, during an early command in the war with the Barbary pirates, Bainbridge ran his ship, the Phil...

Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting a Report of the Secretary of State, and Sundry Documents Relative to the Requisition for and Delivery of Jonathan Robbins; in Pursuance of a Resolution of This House, of the 4th Instant: 7th February, 1800. Ordered to Lie on the Table

Adams, John and Pickering, Timothy · 1800

$225.00 (€204.14 | £170.28 | ¥35,934)

[Philadelphia], 1800. First edition. Removed. 8 pp. 8vo. An early extradition case which grew into a firestorm of protest. Thomas Nash, who had participated in a bloody mutiny on a British ship, had escaped the British manhunt for the mutineers, only to be spotted in the Unite...

Report of the Committee on Public Lands, on Certain Resolutions of the Legislature of the Illinois Territory, Relative to the Salt Springs. March 2d, 1813. Ordered to Lie on the Table

[Illinois. Salt] Committee on the Public Lands · 1813

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.60 | ¥19,963)

Washington, D.C. Printed by Roger C. Weightman, 1813. First edition. Removed. 2 leaves. 8vo. The Illinois legislature wish to exchange a tax relief from the U.S. government that exempted any lands sold by the government from taxes for five years in favor of one that gave the r...

Report of the Committee on the Public Lands, on the Petition of Sundry Officers and Soldiers, Who Served in the British Army in America, in the War between England and France. December 24, 1810. Read, Agreed to, and the Prayer of the Petitioners Rejected

[French and Indian War] Committee on the Public Lands · 1810

$95.00 (€86.19 | £71.90 | ¥15,172)

Washington [D.C.], Printed by R.C. Weightman, 1810. First edition. Removed. 4 pp. 8vo. For land grants petitioned by military people who served in the French and Indian War. Surprisingly scarce. OCLC locates only five printed copies: Yale, AAS, Cornell, Navy Dept. Lib. and Lib...

In Senate of the United States. February 19, 1817. The Committee to Whom Was Referred the Motion Submitted by Mr. Fromentin on the 14th Inst. With Instructions in Relation to the Journal, Report...

[Monroe, James] [Presidential Elections] · 1817

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

[Washington City], n.p. 1817. First edition. Removed. 4 pp. 8vo. Report [108]. Record of electoral college vote proclaiming Monroe as fifth President of the United States and concerning the way in which the counting of the votes cast for President and Vice-President should be ...

Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, on So Much of the President's Message As Relates to the Finances of the United States. October 10, 1814. Read and Referred to a Committee of the Whole House on Thursday Next

[War of 1812] Committee of Ways and Means · 1814

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.84 | ¥7,985)

Washington City, Printed by Roger C. Weightman, 1814. First edition. Removed. 8 pp. 8vo. U.S. 13th Cong. 3d sess. 1814-1815. House. Doc. 7. Discussed problems with financing and banking during the War of 1812, recommendation of tax increases with table of amounts raised. Sabin...

Report of the Committee of Claims, to Whom Was Recommitted, on the 5th of December Last, the Petition of Henry Hill, and the Several Reports Thereon, with Instruction "to Report a Statement of the Facts Relative to the Demands Against Which the United States Have Indemnified General Greene, As Surety for John Banks. " 14th February, 1798. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House, on Monday Next

[William Ross]; Hill, Henry. Committee on Claims · 1798

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.68 | ¥15,971)

(Philadelphia), Published by order of the House of Representatives, printed by (William Ross?), 1798. First edition. Removed. [2], [381]-394 pp. 8vo. Ascribed to the press of William Ross by Evans. OCLC shows holdings at only 7 libraries under 3 accession numbers. Evans 34741....

A History of English Furniture. The Age of Mahogany

Macquoid, Percy · 1925

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.76 | ¥11,978)

London, Medici Society, 1925. First edition. Cloth. 271 pp. Illus. with 15 color + 254 b/w plates and photos. Folio. Shirley Slocombe, color illus. A very good copy, spine rubbed, scuff marks on boards mostly to rear, slight spine roll, remnant of bookplate on front pastedown,...

The Decoration and Furniture of English Mansions During the Seventeenth & Eighteenth Centuries

Lenygon, Francis · 1909

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.76 | ¥11,978)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909. First edition. Cloth. xii, 215 pp. Illus. with b/w plates. 4to. Many of the plates are tipped-in. Spine ends, and corners worn, boards quite rubbed, some staining, two small library stamps to title page, otherwise unmarked, some soiling...

The Furniture of Windsor Castle. Published by Command of His Majesty King Edward VII

Laking, Guy Francis · 1905

$500.00 (€453.64 | £378.40 | ¥79,853)

London, Bradbury, Agnew & Co. 1905. First edition. Quarter tan calf over linen boards with embossed red and gilt monogram of Edward VII, silk bookmark sewn in. xx, 200 pp. Illus. with 47 b/w plates. 4to. An important collection of French and English furniture. A very good copy...

Sèvres Porcelain of Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. Published by Command of His Majesty King Edward VII

Laking, Guy Francis · 1907

$750.00 (€680.45 | £567.60 | ¥119,780)

London, Bradbury, Agnew & Co. 1907. First edition. Quarter tan calf over cream muslin boards, gilt title, silk bookmark sewn in. xxxvii, 203 pp. Illus. with 63 color plates. 4to. The most important and complete work on the subject for nearly one hundred years, surpassed only b...

English Furniture from Gothic to Sheraton; a Concise Account of the Development of English Furniture and Woodwork from the Gothic of the Fifteenth Century to the Classic Revival of the Early Nineteenth

Cescinsky, Herbert · 1929

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.84 | ¥7,985)

Grand Rapids, Dean-Hicks, 1929. First edition. Cloth. 433 pp. Illus. with over 900 photos and reproductions. 4to. Boards and spine rubbed else very good.

Chelsea and Other English Porcelain Pottery and Enamel in the Irwin Untermyer Collection

Hackenbroch, Yvonne; Untermyer, Irwin · 1957

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.70 | ¥4,791)

London, Thames and Hudson, 1957. First edition. Cloth. frontis, xxx, 73 leaves of plates, 96 pp. Illus. with 47 color + 100 b/w plates. 4to. John Gloag, intro. Forms volume II of the Untermyer Collection. A very good copy, tear to 1 color plate affecting 1" of illus.; in a goo...