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Portrait of John Paul Jones Presented to the Bostonian Society by Benjamin F. Stevens, November 12, 1889

Stevens, Benjamin F. [Franklin] · 1889

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[Boston], n.p. 1889. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. 8 pp. 8vo. Benjamin Franklin Stevens (1833-1902) was a bibliographer concerned with the Revolutionary War period, prepared numerous facsimiles of important American documents, and was purchasing agent for many Americ...

Letter of William T. Barry, Postmaster General, to the House of Representatives of the United States Reviewing the Report of the Select Committee of That House, Appointed to Investigate the Affairs of the Post Office Department. March 2, 1835

Barry, William T. [Taylor] · 1835

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Washington [D.C.], Printed by Blair and Rives, 1835. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. 30 pp. 8vo. Analysis and criticism of Post Office practices. Sabin 3693. Soiled wrappers nearly detached, contents foxed, lacking half of the last blank, still good+ or better.

Report of the Committee of Claims in the Case of William Henderson. March 6 1818. Read, and Committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Thursday Next

United States. Congress. House of Representatives · 1818

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[Washington, D.C.], n.p. 1818. First edition. Removed. 19 pp. 8vo. 15th Congress, 1st session. Concerning the petitioner's claim for indemnity for the destruction of his property by the British during the War of 1812. OCLC locates only one print copy at Univ. Vir. Amer. Imprin...

An Oration on the Nature and Effects of the Art of Printing. Delivered in Franklin-Hall, July 5, 1802, Before the Boston Franklin Association

Burdick, William · 1802

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.76 | ¥11,978)

Boston, Printed by Munroe & Francis, 1802. First edition. Removed. 28, [2] pp. 8vo. The Speech is complete, but the anniversary ode is incomplete. Sabin 9216. Lacking last leaf of ode and original wrappers, closed tear on bottom edge of title, chipped top edge to last leaf, good.

Speech of the Hon. C.P. Van Ness, Delivered at the Late Democratic Convention at Woodstock, Vermont, and Published by the Request of the State Committee

Van Ness, C.P. [Cornelius Peter] · 1840

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Burlington, VT, Printed at the Sentinel Office, 1840. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. 16 pp. 8vo. In support of Martin Van Buren. Van Ness (1782-1852) was Governor of Vermont. Sabin 98525. Gilman: Bibliography of Vermont p. 291. A very good copy with scattered foxing, ...

[Eleven House of Representative Reports] 21st Congress, 1st Session, Rep. No. 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 124, 125. January 26, 1830 - January 27, 1930

U.S. House of Representatives · 1830

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[Washington, D.C.], [Printed by Duff Green], 1830. First edition. Removed. 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 5, [blank], 3, 1, 4 pp. 8vo. 1. Rep. No. 115. Claims of Citizens of Georgia. January 26, 1830. Mr. Bell, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to which the subject had been referred...

History of the New-Hampshire Gazette, the Oldest Newspaper in America. 1756-1872

Miller, Frank W. · 1872

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Boston, Printed for Private Distribution, 1872. First edition thus. Removed. 18 pp. Illus. with 1 b/w engraving and 1 folded facsimile. 8vo. Reprinted with additions, from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register for April, 1872. One of one hundred copies. Quite un...

Consumption of Cotton in Europe. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, Communicating the Report of John Claiborne, Esq. , on the Consumption of Cotton in Europe. March 23, 1858. Ordered to Be Printed

Claiborne, J. F. H. [John Francis Hamtramck] · 1858

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[Washington, D.C.], [U.S. Government Printing Office], 1858. First edition. Disbound. 99 pp. 8vo. 35th Congress, 1st Session. House of Representatives. Ex. Doc. No. 85. Four page introduction followed by Claiborne's report. Removed from a larger volume else a very good clean f...

In the Senate of the United States. June 27, 1834. Read, and Ordered to Be Printed. Mr. Naudain Made the Following Report, with Senate Bill No. 221. The Committee of Claims, in Accordance with the Resolution of the Senate of the 21st of January Last, Instructed Them to " Inquire Into the Expediency of Authorizing, by Law, a Final Settlement of the Claims of the Legal Representatives of John H. Piatt, Deceased, on Principles of Equity," Report

Naudain, Arnold. U.S. Senate · 1834

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n.p. n.p. 1834. First edition. Removed. 28 pp. 8vo. 23rd Congress, 1st Session. [488]. John Piatt's claims against the government for provisions provided during the war of 1812 and the government's counterclaims. Piatt was never granted the right to sue the government and the ...

Notice of Mr. Adams' Eulogium on the Life and Character of James Monroe

[Armstrong, John] · 1832

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[Washington [D.C.]], n.p. 1832. First edition. Paper wrappers. 36 pp. 8vo. Monroe and Armstrong were political opponents. Sabin 280. Amer. Imprints 11001. A good copy, lacking the rear wrapper, repaired large chip to right corner of front wrapper and long open tear, repaired, ...

Fifty-Five Books Printed Before 1525 Representing the Works of England's First Printers

Mellon, Paul · 1968

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[New York], Grolier Club, 1968. First edition. Paper wrappers. 62 pp. + plates. Illus. with b/w plates. Sm. 4to. A very good copy with a crease and light soiled spots on front wrapper and along fore edge.

Ley Por Que Vossa Magestade He Servido Exterminar, Porscrever, E Mandar Expulsar Dos Sus Reinos, E Dominios Os Regulares Da Companhia Denominada de Jesu... [Beginning] Dom Joseph Por Graça de Deos, Rey de Portugal... Faço Saber Que Havendo Sido Infatigaveis a Constantissima Benignidade, E a Religiosissima Clemencia, Com Que Desde . .

[Portugal]. José I, Rey de Portugal. Secretaría do Estado · 1759

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[Lisboa], Impressa na Secretaria de Estado dos Negocios do Reino, 1759. Removed from a larger volume. 7, [1] pp. 11.5 x 8 inches. Issued on the anniversary of the supposed plot against the King of Portugal by the Jesuits, the "Lei de expulsão da Companhia de Jesus de Portugal ...

In the Senate of the United States. Mr. Howard Submitted the Following Resolution. Senate 39th Congress, 1st Session. Mis. Doc. No. 39. January 16, 1866. Read, and Ordered to Lie on the Table and Be Printed... It Appears That Jefferson Davis, Late President of the So-Called Confederate States, Is Now Held in Custody, Charged with the Crimes of Having Incited the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln... Resolved by the Senate, (and the House of Representatives Concurring,) That It Be Respectfully Reco

Howard, [Jacob Merritt]. (United States. Congress. Senate) · 1866

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[Washington, D.C.], n.p. 1866. First edition. Broadside. 6 x 9 1/2 inches. Michigan senator Jacob Merritt Howard (1805-1871), who had worked closely with Lincoln in drafting and passing the Thirteenth Amendment, was a strong supporter of his measures, including "emergency acti...

Circular. Post-Office, Boston, Mass. 1842. Sir: It Is Noticed That a Great Many Packets of Letters Pass Through This Office Mailed Direct to Offices out of the State, That Should Be Mailed to This Office for Distribution...

Gordon, Geo. Wm. [George William] · 1842

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Boston, U.S. Post Office, 1842. First edition. 1 folded sheet. 9 x 10 5/8 inches folded.. To remedy this evil it has been thought expedient to call the attention of Post Masters to such extracts from the Instructions of the Post Master General, as will serve to remind those, w...

(Circular). Sir, in the Present Crisis of Our Political Affairs, It Is of the Utmost Importance, That the Friends of the Republican Institutions of This State Should Be Active and Vigilant, to Counteract the Efforts of Their Adversaries

Republican Party. Caldwell, John; Jonathan W. Edwards, Thomas S. Williams · 1816

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Hartford, 1816. First edition. Self wrappers. 1 pp. (bifolium). 8 x 12 1/2 inches folded. Signed in print by committee: John Caldwell, Jonathan W. Edwards, Thomas S. Williams, Hartford, October 28, 1816 (The Connecticut Historical Society lists a copy but has the date as the 2...

The Literary Museum, or Monthly Magazine, for April 1797

[American Periodicals] · 1797

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West-Chester, PA, Printed by Derrick & Sharples, 1797. First edition. Removed. [3], [172-224] pp. 8vo. Contains articles on science, useful arts, agriculture, & politics, as well as literary prose & verse. Includes "Description of the Mississippi River, by Thomas Hutchins. Onl...

Journeying

Bellaver, Tony & Marsh, Mary V. [Quite Contrary Press] · 2011

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Oakland, Quite Contrary Press, 2011. First edition. Paper and plywood. 32 pp. accordion-fold. Wooden box: 5.25 x7.5 inches; book: 5 7/8 x 2 7/8 inches. No. 1 of an edition of 10. Journeying consists of a bamboo veneered plywood (plyboo) box with a sliding draw with brass pull ...

Documents Accompanying the Message of the President of the United States, to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Opening of the Third Session of the Eleventh Congress. December 5th, 1810. Printed by Order of the Senate United States

[Madison, James. U.S. Congress] · 1810

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Washington City [D.C.], Printed by Roger C. Weightman, 1810. First edition. Stitched self wrappers. 154 pp. 8vo. Correspondence on the blockade and maritime relations between Great Britain and the United States; and the United States and France; the majority of the corresponde...

The Political Advantages of Godliness. A Sermon, Preached Before His Excellency the Governor, and the Honorable Legislature of the State of Connecticut, Convened at Hartford on the Anniversary Election, May 11, 1797

Lewis, Isaac · 1797

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Hartford, Printed by Hudson & Goodwin, 1797. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. 31 pp. 8vo. Half-title: Dr. Lewis's election sermon, May 11, 1797. "The primary object of civil institutions is to prevent those evils..to which men would unavoidably be exposed, in a state of...

[Small Archive of Japanese Movie Stills from the World War II Era]

[Japan. Cinema. World War II] · 1941

$450.00 (€408.27 | £340.56 | ¥71,868)

[Japan], 1941. Loose in a black clamshell box. 47 b/w photos. Approximately 6 x 4 inches. One duplicate. Most are group scenes from dramas, a few portraits, a few without characters; subject matter ranges from early historical dramas, to contemporary scenes, to the war and its...