The Earliest Diary of John Adams, June 1753-April 1754, September 1758-January 1759
by ADAMS, John
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1966. hardcover. very good. Ed. by L. H. Butterfield. Illus. 4to, green cloth. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1966. Very good
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The Papers of John Adams: Volume 7 & 8
by ADAMS, John
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1989. hardcover. fine/near fine. 2 volumes. ix + 462 pages and xxxviii + 433 pages, tall 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1989. A fine set in near fine dust wrappers. Volume 7: September, 1778 - February, 1779. Volume 8: March, 1779 - February, 1880.
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A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America. Volume I.
by ADAMS, John
London: C. Dilly, 1787. First. hardcover. near fine. [ii], xxxi, [1], 3-392 pages. 8vo, neatly rebound in black pebbled cloth with red leather spine label. London: Printed for C. Dilly, in the Poultry, 1787. First English edition. Light scattered foxing throughout, heavier on title and first several pages, still a near fine copy of this landmark book. Complete in itself, this first volume was issued separately, and two subsequent volumes were published later in 1787 and 1788. ... Read More
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Autographed Document Signed - War Date Promissory Note
by ADAMS, John (1735 - 1826)
1780. framed. near fine. American statesman, diplomat and signer of the Declaration of Independence who also served as the second President of the United States (1797 - 1801). Outstanding war-date A.D.S., a promissory note, 12mo. 1 p. [Mass.], Oct. 24, 1780, to fellow patriot and signer of the Declaration of Independence: THOMAS STONE - (1743 - 1787) - American planter, patriot and delegate from Maryland, written one day before Adam's draft of the Massachusetts Constitution was adopted, buying... Read More
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A Letter to the Hon. Harrison Gray Otis, a Member of the Senate of Massachusetts, on the Present State of our National Affairs; with Remarks upon Mr. Pickering's Letter to the Governor of the Commonwealth
by ADAMS, John Quincy
Salem: Pool and Palfray, 1808. Second. pamphlet. very good(-). 32 pages. 8vo, pamphlet stitched and unopened as issued; light toning and foxing, page edges worn but text unaffected. Salem: Pool and Palfray, 1808. Second Salem edition. A very good(-) copy. Early American imprint.
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A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America,; Against the Attack of M. Turgot in his Letter to Dr. Price, Dated the Twenty-Second Day of March, 1778
by ADAMS, John
London: John Stockdale, 1794. Second. hardcover. 3 volumes. [4], 8, xxxii, [3]-392; [4], 451, [1 binder's directions]; [4], 528, [36 index] pages. Frontispiece portrait in first volume, and half titles (History of the Principal Republics in the World) in all volumes; folding map "Chart of the River Scheldt" bound in volume two. 8vo, handsomely bound in 19th Century 3/4 mottled calf with ornately gilt-stamped spines and red labels; marbled boards and matching endpapers. London: John Stockdale, 1794. Second complete... Read More
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Lettres sur la Silesie, ecrites en 1800 et 1801, durant le cours d'un voyage fait dans cette province
by ADAMS, John Quincy
Paris: Dentu, 1807. First. hardcover. near fine. Illustrated with one folding map of Silesia, colored in outline, drawn by Lapie, and engraved by B. Tardieu. Translated from the English by J. Dupuy. [4], iv, 421 pages. 8vo, contemporary calf-backed plain boards. Paris: Dentu, 1807. First French edition. A near fine clean copy. First French edition of Adams's very extensive correspondence with his brother, Thomas Boyleston Adams, comprising a travel journal of considerable interest, written during Adams's stint... Read More
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The Book of Abigail And John; Selected Letters of the Adams Family, 1762-1784
by ADAMS, John and Abigail
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1975. hardcover. near fine/near fine. Edited by L.H. Butterfield, et al. Color frontispiece, and some other black-and-white illustrations. 411 pages. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1975. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.
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Legal Papers of John Adams
by ADAMS, John
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1965. hardcover. fine/near fine. dited by L. Kinvin Wroth and Hiller B. Zobel. A few illustrations. 3 volumes, 8vo, black cloth, d.w. (spines sunned). Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1965. First Edition. A fine set in near fine dust wrappers Includes the Boston Massacre Trials. Spines on all volumes lightly rubbed. Corners lightly bumped on all volumes. A tight, bright set.
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A Collection of State Papers, Relative to the first Acknowledgement of the Sovereignity of the United States of America,; and the reception of their Minister Plenipotentiary, by their High-Mightinesses the States-General of the United Netherlands
by [ADAMS, John]
The Hague: Privately Printed, 1782. First. hardcover. very good. 96 pages. Slim 8vo, rebound in modern brown polished calf (some light dampstaining in gutter of first several leaves, otherwise rather clean; untrimmed pages a bit soft at fore-edge margin). The Hague, 1782, probably printed for private distribution. True first edition [reprinted in London later the same year]. A very scarce printing in which Adams, as commissioner to the Netherlands, secured the treaty by which that country recognized our... Read More
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Observations on Morbid Poisons, Chronic and Acute.; The first comprehending syphilis, yaws, sivvens, elephantiasis, and the anomala confounded with them. The second, the acute contagions, particularly the variolous & vaccine
by ADAMS, Joseph
London: Callow, Crown Court, 1807. Second. hardcover. very good(-). Illustrated with 4 colored stipple engravings (foxed), & further commentaries on the doctrines of Mr. Hunter. 4to, contemporary 3/4 brown calf, marbled boards & endpapers (rather worn and chipped at ends; joints strengthened; ex-library copy with various stamps). London: Callow: Crown Court, 1807. Second Edition. Very good(-). Proksch I, 259. The chief work of Adams (1756-1818), a respected practitioner and physician to the Small Pox Hospital. In this... Read More
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Shakespearean Playhouses
by ADAMS, Joseph Quincy
hardcover. good. A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration. Fold-out map. 473pp. Thick 8vo, red cloth (worn & inner hinge near front cracked). London: Constable, n.d. A good copy.
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Observations on Morbid Poisons, Chronic and Acute.; The first comprehending syphilis, yaws, sivvens, elephantiasis, and the anomala confounded with them. The second, the acute contagions, particularly the variolous & vaccine
by ADAMS, Joseph
London: Callow, 1807. hardcover. very good. Illustrated with 4 exquisite colored stipple engravings (foxed) & further commentaries on the doctrines of Mr. Hunter. 4to, rebound in green cloth. London, 1807. Second Edition. Very good. Proksch I, 259. The chief work of Adams (1756-1818), a respected practitioner and physician to the Small Pox Hospital. In this work Adams defends John Hunter, of whom he was a great admirer, against various attacks by his detractors, as well as presents... Read More
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Observations on Morbid Poisons, Chronic and Acute.; The first comprehending syphilis, yaws, sivvens, elephantiasis, and the anomala confounded with them. The second, the acute contagions, particularly the variolous & vaccine
by ADAMS, Joseph
London: Callow, Crown Court, 1807. Second. hardcover. good. Illustrated with 4 exquisite colored stipple engravings, & further commentaries on the doctrines of Mr. Hunter. 4to, disbound with covers lacking but still firmly sewn. London: Callow: Crown Court, 1807. Second Edition. A good only copy. Proksch I, 259. The chief work of Adams (1756-1818), a respected practitioner and physician to the Small Pox Hospital. In this work Adams defends John Hunter, of whom he was a great admirer,... Read More
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Legal Usage in Drafting Corporate Agreements
by ADAMS, Kenneth A.
Westport: Quorum Books, 2001. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Westport: Quorum Books, (2001). Fine
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Meissen Portrait Figures
by ADAMS, Len & Yvonne
Leicester: Magna, 1992. Reprint. hardcover. fine/fine. 224pp., many b/w illustrations and a few in color. Thin 4to, glossy pictorial boards, d.w. (Leicester: Magna Books, 1992). Fine in fine dust wrapper.
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Science in the Changing World
by ADAMS, Mary, ed
London: Allen & Unwin, 1933. hardcover. very good. 286pp., 12mo, green cloth. London: George Allen & Unwin, (1933). Very good.
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Domestic Architecture & Old Furniture
by ADAMS-ACTON, Murray
London: Bles. hardcover. near fine. Many photo illustrations. Small folio, blue cloth. London: Geoffrey Bles, n.d. [1930]. Presentation copy, 1930, to Mr & Mrs Woods Bliss, with the Dumbarton Oaks bookplates of both Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss.
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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill: SOM Since 1936
by ADAMS, Nicholas
Milan: Electaarchitecture, 2008. hardcover. fine/fine. Profusely illustrated in color and b/w. 338 pages. Square 4to, black cloth, pictorial d.w. Milan: Electaarchitecture, (2008). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.
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On the Other Hand
by ADAMS, Rachel
New York. hardcover. very good/very good. Illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1963). Spine a bit mottled, otherwise a very good copy.
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Six-Guns and Saddle Leather; A Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets on Western Outlaws and Gunmen
by ADAMS, Ramon F.
hardcover. 426pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Univ. of Oklahoma Press, (1954). First Edition. vg
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The Rampaging Herd; A Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets on Men and Events in the Cattle Industry
by ADAMS, Ramon F.
hardcover. 463pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Univ. of Oklahoma Press, (1959). First Edition. vg
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The Old-Time Cowhand
by ADAMS, Ramon F.
hardcover. illus. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Macmillan, 1961. vg
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The Gateway To American History
by ADAMS, Randolph G.
hardcover. illus. 4to, cloth. Boston, 1927. Discovery and early settlement of the United States.
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Social Change in Latin America: Its Implications for United States Policy
by ADAMS, Richard N., et al.
New York: Harper, 1960. First. hardcover. fine/very good. 353pp. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. New York: Harper, (1960). Very good
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