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Acts and Laws, Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts; Begun and Held at Boston, in the County of Suffolk, on Wednesday the Twenty-Fifth Day of May, A.D. 1785; and from Thence Continued, by Adjournments, to Wednesday the First Day of February, 1786

Massachusetts · 1786

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Boston, Printed by Adams and Nourse, 1786. First edition. Disbound. [344]-434, [1] pp. Folio. Among the laws was one for giving "Paul Revere and John Noyes, the exclusive privilege of erecting a Steam-Engine, for manufacturing Iron" as well as an "Act for the punishment of for...

Acts and Laws, Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts; Begun and Held at Boston, in the County of Suffolk, on Wednesday the Twenty-Fifth Day of May, A.D. 1785; and from Thence Continued, by Adjournment, to Wednesday the 19th Day of October Following

Massachusetts · 1785

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Boston, Printed by Adams and Nourse, 1785. First edition. Disbound. [314]-342, [1] pp. Folio. Caleb Strong's copy, with his signature on the title page. Includes Acts for the Suppression of Lotteries; the Exportation of Tobacco and Butter, to prevent the Destruction of the Ale...

[Manuscript] John Spore and Andrew Graff Ledger from April 1769 Through April 1774

Graff, Andrew; Spore, John · 1774

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[Lancaster, PA?], 1774. 1 sheet. Folio. 12.5 x 15.5 inches. Ledger showing loans and interest April 1769 to May 1774, mainly from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, including Ann Johnston, George Graff, James Hamilton, James Webb, and Mathias Graeff. Very good, folded, moderate foxing, ...

[Manuscript] Legal Petition to Settle a Financial Dispute in Westchester County, New York

[New York. Westchester County] (Thomas, Edward) · 1789

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(White Plains), NY, 1789. [4 pp.] Bifolium. 8 x 13 inches. Filed in the Westchester County Court of Common Pleas, Henry Sherman of the Town of Harlem suing William Foshay and George Hepworth for a debt now valued at twenty-nine pounds in September 1789 by his attorney, Edward ...

[Battle of Martinique... Combat de la Dominique Reported in] the London Gazette Extraordinary. Thursday, May 25, 1780

[American Revolution] [West Indies] · 1780

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[London], Thomas Harrison, 1780. First edition. Removed. [3 pp.]. Sm. 4to. The first British report of the April 17th, 1780 naval battle near Martinique, West Indies between the British forces, including 20 ships of the line, led by Sir George Rodney and the French Squadron, w...

Life in the Argentine Republic in the Days of the Tyrants; or, Civilization and Barbarism

Sarmiento, Domingo F. [Faustino] · 1968

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New York, Hafner, 1968. First American from the third Spanish edition. Illustrated paper wrappers. [1] leaf, half title, 1 frontispiece portrait, xxxv, 400 pp. 1 errata, [2] leaves. Illus. with b/w portrait. Sm. 8vo. Series: Hafner Library of Classics, no. 21. Mrs. Horace [Mar...

Eu O Principe Regente: Faço Saber Aos Que Este Alvará Com força de Lei Virem, Que Sendo-Me Presente Em Consulta Da Real Junta Do Commercio, Agricultura, Fabricas, E Navegação Deste Estado Do Brazil, E Dominios Ultramarinos, Haver Mostrado a Experiencia Que Algumas Pessoas Com O Fim de Se Izentarem Do Pagamento Das Contribuições . .

[Brazil] · 1810

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Rio de Janeiro, Na Impressão Regia, 1810. Later marbled paper wrappers, manuscript title. [2 pp.]. 4to. Amends laws of January 5, 1785 and July 15, 1809 concerning the accurate reporting of revenue to the trade boards, arguing that underreporting of revenue is equivalent to st...

Juicio Imparcial Sobre Las Principales Causas de la Revolucion de la América Española, Y Acerca de Las Poderosas Razones Que Tiene la Metropoli Para Reconocer Su Absoluta Independencia

Presas, José · 1828

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Burdeos, Imprenta de Don Pedro Beaume, 1828. First edition. Original green paper-covered boards, manuscript title on spine, marbled endpapers. [4], vi, 182 pp. 8vo. An important source for understanding the political and economic causes of the revolutions in America, European ...

Ordenanzas Para El Govierno de la Labor de Monedas de Oro, Y Plata Que Se Fabricaren En la Real Casa de Lima. Formadas Por Las Establecidas Para la de Mexico, En Lo Que Son Adaptables, Y Arregladas, En Lo Que No Lo Son, à Lo Resuelto Por Su Magestad En Real Cedula de 11. De Noviembre de 1755. Impresas de Orden Del Excmo. Sor. Don Joseph Antonio Manso de Velasco, Conde de Superunda... Virrey, Governador, Y Capitan General de Estas Provincias de El Perù, Y Chile

[Peru, Viceroyalty of] Manso de Velasco, José A. · 1759

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[Lima], En la Imprenta nueva de los Niños huerphanos, por P. Gonzales, 1759. First edition. Contemporary brown calf, embossed boards. [2] leaves, 84 pp. [5 pp. indice], blank. Sm. 4to. Rare first editionxx of coinage ordinances for the mint in Lima, modeled on Mexico's, publis...

The Sepulchre of the Maccabean Martyrs

Obermann, Julian · 1931

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[n.p.], [Society of Biblical Literature], 1931. Offprint. Stiff paper wrappers. 18 pp. 8vo. Reprinted from Journal of Biblical Literature, Volume L, 1931, pp. 250-265. Near fine, wrappers lightly browned and rubbed.

La Trascendencia de la Actividad de Los Escritores Españoles E Hispanoamericanos En Londres, de 1810 a 1830

Grases, Pedro · 1943

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Caracas, Editorial Elite, 1943. First edition. Paper wrappers. 79, [1] pp. 8vo. "Texto de la conferencia pronunciada por su autor el 23 de julio de 1943, publicada como edición separada del 'Boletin del Instituto venezolano británico, no. 18'." Palau 108710. A very good unopen...

[Archive Concerning Richmond and Big Stone Gap Virginia Society, Early 20th Century]

Irvine, Roberta Nolting · 1962

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Richmond & Big Stone Gap [VA], 1962. Cloth & paper backed boards. Approx. 247 pp.+ cards & telegrams. Various Sizes. Roberta Nolting Irvine (1879-1973) was the daughter of Emil Otto Nolting (1824–1893) a prominent member of Richmond Society, president of the National Bank of V...

[Autograph Letter Signed] While on Tour After His Court-Martial, Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell to James B. Pond, His Lecture Agent

Mitchell, William "Billy · 1926

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1926. [2 pp]. 1 sheet. 8 3/8 x 10 1/2 inches. Dated May 16, 1926, about three months after Mitchell's resignation on Feb. 1, 1926, from the Army, while he was on tour in the midwest to both promote his book, Winged Defense, and lobby for naval airpower. Mitchell ((1879-1936) h...

[Signed Indenture] Mortgage for Land in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York; Sold to William Inman of Philadelphia by William Ely

Thompson, Smith; Livingston, Robert H.; Livingston, Gilbert; Colden, Cadwallader · 1797

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[Dutchess County, NY], 1797. [4 pp.] bifolium, mounted. Folio (17 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches). Land indenture and discharge. The original indenture, dated 28 August 1795 was for the sale of land in Poughkeepsie by William Ely, physician, and his wife Alice, to William Inman, Gentlema...

[Scene from] the Vicar of Wakefield. Vol. II, Ch. 5

Woollett, William, and Ellis, William · 1780

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London, Publish'd as the Act directs, 13 Nov. 1780 by W. Ellis, No 54 Red Lion Street, Clerkenwell, 1780. 35.3 x 30.3 cm. image on 36.5 x 35 cm. sheet. Illus. w. copper engraving. Folio. From an Original Drawing by T. Hearne. The Figures by W. Woollett, the Landscape by W. Ell...

The Bernardo Mendel Collection: An Exhibit. Dedication of the Mendel Room / Lilly Library

(Lilly Library) · 1964

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Bloomington, Lilly Library / Indiana Univ. 1964. First edition. Green and gilt stiff paper wrappers (paperback). 83 pp. Illus. with 21 b/w plates. 4to. Includes "With the compliments of Bernardo Mendel" card laid in loose, along with the Program for the Dedication of the Berna...

New York Taipei: An Exhibition of Painting and Calligraphy by Chen-Nan Chu. Volume 5

Chu, Chen-Nan · 2001

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Taipei, Taiwan, Chen-Nan Chu, 2001. First edition. Illustrated paper wrappers. 60 pp. Illus. with 25 mostly double page color plates. Sq. 4to. Catalogue of an exhibition held at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, 10 - 16 Aug. 2001. Text in English and Chinese. A...

Circular to Collectors, Naval Officers, and Surveyors. Treasury Department, Comptroller's Office, January [15, in Manuscript] 1801. : Sir, Pursuant to the Intimation Given You in Mine of the 30th of May Last, I Now Forward You Herewith Inclosed a Table of the Duties Payable on All Goods, Wares and Merchandize Imported Into the United States . .

Comptroller of the Treasury. Steele, John · 1801

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[Washington], 1801. Broadside. 1 sheet. Sm. 4to. Signed in ink by Comptroller Jno Steele. Added again at top. John Steele (1764-1815), a Representatives from North Carolina between 1790 and 1793, and a Federalist, was controller from 1796-1802. LIsts three questions about the ...

Catechismo Sulle Rivoluzioni

[Italian Risorgimento].[Leopardi, Monaldo] · 1832

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[n.a.], [n.a.], 1832. Stitched self wrappers. 40 pp. 16mo. "Q. Does God's holy law permit rebelliousness against one's temporal Sovereign? R. Never, indeed, condemns it highly; for the sacred writing which, as you know, is the very word of God, declares that the High Official ...

Eccitamento Di Un Vero Patriota Sopra L'Ultimo Scritto Delli Fratelli Contarini Qu. Carlo

L.L. [Albertani, Giuseppe] · 1797

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[Venezia], (Dalle stampe del cittadino Isidoro Borghi a S. Samuel), 1797. Self wrappers. 4 pp. 16mo. An anonymous attack on the brothers Contarini, a powerful Venetian family during the fall of the Venetian empire, by Giuseppe Albertani, a lawyer. Of them he says: "And could y...