MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF ANTHONY BENEZET
by Vaux, Roberts
Philadelphia: Parke, 1817. v, [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], 136 pp, with frontis of the 1757 Indian Peace Medal with Benezet's facsimile autograph. Untrimmed, uncut, in original publisher's printed paper over boards [spine and joint wear]. Very Good. First edition of the life of the great Quaker anti-slavery crusader and pamphleteer, by one of Philadelphia's most active early 19th century reformers. LCP 10738. Sabin 98704.
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![REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CLAIMS, TO WHOM WAS REFERRED, ON THE 25TH ULTIMO, THE PETITION OF JOHN BAPTISTE VERDIER. COMMITTED TO A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE, ON MONDAY NEXT. [PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/677/693/140693677.0.l.jpg)
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CLAIMS, TO WHOM WAS REFERRED, ON THE 25TH ULTIMO, THE PETITION OF JOHN BAPTISTE VERDIER. COMMITTED TO A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE, ON MONDAY NEXT. [PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.]
by [Verdier, John Baptiste]
[Philadelphia, 1800. 21, [1 blank] pp, disbound. A few light fox spots, Very Good. Evans incorrectly dated this item as 1798; the printed date '28th April, 1800' appears on page 19. Verdier claims that his certificates of registered debt, owed by the United States to him, "were erroneously paid to Robert Morris." Verdier was awarded the certificates for services rendered in the Revolution as a Captain in Colonel Armand's legion. The Committee, examining the supporting documentation... Read More
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STATUTES OF THE STATE OF VERMONT, PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH 1787
by [Vermont]
Windsor: Printed by George Hough and Alden Spooner, Printers to the General Assembly of Said State, 1787. Quarto. 171, [1 blank] pp [pp 101-104 misnumbered 102-105, as issued]. Endpapers are pale blue. Minor wear, Very Good plus in original sheep, with ribbed spine. Ownership signature of George M. Powers [1861-1938] of Morrisville, Vermont, Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, a Republican, and prominent office-holder. The Statutes are preceded by the Constitution of Vermont,... Read More
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ACTS AND LAWS, PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF VERMONT, AT THEIR SESSION AT NEWBURY, THE SECOND THURSDAY OF OCTOBER, 1787
by [Vermont]
[Windsor, VT: Printed by Hough and Spooner, 1787. Small folio. 16pp, with caption title, as issued. Disbound. Lower corner tear at leaf 3-4, affecting the printed margin side note. Good+. McCorison has supplied the imprint information. The Acts include the public support of Ministers; various county and taxation rules; public lands; education. McCorison 139. Evans 20828.
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THREE PRINTED BROADSIDE LETTERS ON STATIONERY OF THE UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS, CONCERNING APPOINTMENTS AND A RECOMMENDATION FOR A RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOK ON 'THE ABOLITION CRUSADE'
by [United Confederate Veterans]
New Orleans, 1915. Three printed broadside letters, each signed in facsimile by Wm. E. Mickle, Adjutant General and Chief of Staff, dated 27 February 1904; 17 June 1912; and 1 Nov. 1915. First letter signed in type by Stephen D. Lee, Lieutenant General Commanding; the others signed in type by Bennett H. Young, General Commanding. Light edge wear, else Very Good. Fifty-two delegates representing nine Confederate veterans' organizations elected General John B. Gordon of Georgia as their first... Read More
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AN INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ECONOMY
by Vethake, Henry
Philadelphia: Nicklin 7 Johnson, Law Booksellers, 1838. pp xvi, [13]-415. Scattered heavy tanning, modern cloth. Good to Good+. Vethake "was opposed to practically every form of governmental interference in economic life...One of the earliest in a long line of scholars proficient in the mathematical and natural sciences who expounded political economy, he appreciated the limitations and at the same time the difficulties of social studies. By the time he published [this book] he had broadened his concept... Read More
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NEW-YORK TRIBUNE. SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1863
by [Civil War]: [Battle of Gettysburg]: [Siege of Vicksburg]
New York, 1863. Elephant folio, 8pp. Disbound and lightly worn. Each page printed in six columns. Upper blank corners of last page with remnants of old matting. Very Good. Exciting material on the "Rebel Invasion" and "The Fighting at Gettysburg" is printed, with "The Rebels still Desperately Contesting" the Siege at Vicksburg. General Order No. 5, prohibiting Copperhead "Secret Societies," is also printed; as is material on "Colored Enlistments.
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LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR, IN ANSWER TO A SENATE RESOLUTION. COMMUNICATION IN ANSWER TO A SENATE RESOLUTION OF MARCH 28, 1878, INFORMATION IN RELATION TO THE PRESERVATION OF THE WATER-FRONT AT VICKSBURG, MISS
by Vicksburg
1878. 45th Cong., 2d Sess. SED. No. 55. 1878. 10pp. Three folding maps and charts, disbound. Very Good.
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NO BERTH CONSIDERED ENGAGED UNTIL THE PASSAGE MONEY IS PAID; AND IN NO CASE/ PASSAGE REGISTER, STEAMER VICTORIA. GENTLEMEN'S CABIN
by Steamer Victoria
[Pittsburgh]: Johnston and Stockton, 1855. Folio broadside, 9 3/4" x 15". Printed using different sizes and styles of fonts, small vignette of a steamer ship within the caption title. Five columns with numbered state rooms listed down first column and columns for names, embarkation, destination, and remarks. Light dustsoiling, age toning, minor foxing and edgewear. Our research shows there was usually a second page for the women's' cabin which also had a partially printed year to be filled in.... Read More
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VINTON'S ADDRESS, ON THE RECEPTION OF THE NEWPORT ARTILLERY, BY THE TOWNSMEN, ON THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1842, AT 3 O'CLOCK, P.M.
by Vinton, [Francis]
Providence: Benjamin F. Moore, Printer, 1842. Broadside, 11-3/4" x 19-1/2", printed in three columns. Toned, mild edge wear, a few fox spots. Else Very Good. In small type, beneath the title: "From the Newport Herald of the Times- Extra." The broadside reports the celebration in Newport with the arrival of the Newport Artillery. Reverend Vinton gives thanks for the defeat of the Dorr forces. "Instead of the triumph of the dogmas of political fanaticism and the conspiracy of... Read More
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THE NEW CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA, WITH THE AMENDED BILL OF RIGHTS, AS ADOPTED BY THE REFORM CONVENTION OF 1850-51, AND AMENDED BY THE CONVENTION OF 1860-61. [Richmond: 1863?] 29, [1 blank] pp
by Virginia
1861. Disbound. Lightly tanned, Very Good. Crandall and Parrish suggest the 1863 publication date, because their copies were bound with Virginia's Acts for the Called Session of 1862. Crandall 2256. P&W 4354.
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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, FOR THE SESSION OF 1865--66
by Virginia
Richmond: Allegre & Goode, Printers, 1866. Original half sheep and marbled boards [rubbed, front cover detached but present]. 550pp. Lightly toned, Good+. The Session began on December 4, 1865. Governor Peirpoint's opening message observes, "The former slaves of the state have become freemen. Much apprehension is felt in regard to the future of these people." Fears of "an indisposition on the part of the negroes to work" should not result in new legislation. "Freedom, in its great essential,... Read More
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SURVEY OF MILFORD HAVEN, VIRGINIA. LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR, TRANSMITTING, WITH LETTER OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, REPORT OF A SURVEY OF MILFORD HAVEN FROM PIANKATANK RIVER, VIRGINIA
by Virginia
53rd Cong. 3rd Sess. HED299. [Washington, 1895. 4 pp, folding map. Disbound rather roughly, loosened. Good+.
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SUPPLEMENT TO THE REVISED CODE OF THE LAWS OF VIRGINIA: BEING A COLLECTION OF ALL THE ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF A PUBLIC AND PERMANENT NATURE, PASSED SINCE THE YEAR 1819, WITH A GENERAL INDEX. TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED, THE ACTS ORGANIZING A CONVENTION, THE DECLARATION OF RIGHTS, AND THE AMENDED CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA
by Virginia
Richmond: Samuel Shepherd, 1833. Original sheep [rubbed, joints splitting, large piece of spine bottom missing, split running part way through spine]. viii, 584pp. Endpapers removed, manuscript notations on pastedowns and in blank margin of title page. Foxed, index leaves browned. Good to Good+. The new Acts include a detailed Code restricting the rights of slaves and Free Negroes, passed after the Nat Turner insurrection. The laws prohibit their religious instruction, except upon permission of their ministers, and... Read More
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SKETCHES OF THE ACTS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA, AT ITS SESSION IN 1852
by Virginia
[Richmond?, 1852. 48pp, gathered signatures, untrimmed and uncut. An entirely unsophisticated copy. Light spotting, Very Good. A rare summary and explanation of the Acts and Resolution of the Virginia General Assembly for this Session. Sabin records an item with similar title, but for the 1863-'64 Session only. FIRST EDITION. Not in Haynes, Swem, Sabin, Eberstadt, Decker, Harv. Law Cat., Marke. 549 NUC 0595337 [1].
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SAMMELBAND, CONSISTING OF FIVE SEPARATE IMPRINTS: PROCEEDINGS OF A SPECIAL GRAND COMMUNICATION OF THE GRAND LODGE OF VIRGINIA...ON THE TWENTY-SECOND OF FEBRUARY, A.L. 5858, A.D. 1858
by Freemasons in Virginia
Richmond: Chas. H. Wynne, Printer to the Grand Lodge, 1858. 43, [1 blank] pp. [bound with] PROCEEDINGS OF A GRAND ANNUAL COMMUNICATION OF THE GRAND LODGE OF VIRGINIA...13TH DAY OF DECEMBER, A.L. 5858, A.D. 1858. Richmond: Wynne. 1859. 166pp. [bound with] PROCEEDINGS OF AN OCCASIONAL GRAND LODGE OF ANCIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, AT WILLIAMSBURG, ON TUESDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF OCTOBER, A.L. 5859, A.D. 1859. Richmond: Wynne. 1860. 42, [2 blanks] pp. [bound... Read More
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HOT SPRINGS, BATH COUNTY, VIRGINIA; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THEIR MEDICINAL PROPERTIES, AND AN ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS, WITH CASES OF CURE OF GOUT, RHEUMATISM, DISEASES OF THE LIVER, PARALYSIS NEURALGIA, CHRONIC, DIARRHEA, ENLARGED GLANDS, OLD INJURIES, DEAFNESS, ETC., ETC., ETC.
by [Virginia]
Richmond: Gary, Clemmitt & Jones, Printers, 1869. iv, [5]-92 pp, as issued. Disbound without outer wraps. Light blindstamp in blank margin of title page. Good+, with folding map [laid in, short closed tear without loss]: "Showing the Location of, and Routes of Travel to the Hot, the Healing and the Rockbridge Alum Springs of Virginia. By Jed. Hotchkiss, Top. Eng. Staunton, Va. March, 1868." This is the first edition, reprinted in 1870. The book describes the baths,... Read More
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MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA, AND ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS
by [Virginia]
Richmond: William F. Ritchie, Public Printer, 1861. Original printed wrappers, stitched, later staples. Pages [i]-lv, [1 blank], as issued. At head of title: "Doc. No. 1." Wrappers chipped at blank extremities. Wrapper title: "Governor's Message." Except as noted, Very Good. The separately issued printing of Governor Letcher's Message dated January 7, 1861, after South Carolina had seceded but before the Deep South States did so later in January. Governor Letcher states: "The country is torn by dissension...... Read More
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ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, PASSED AT CALLED SESSION, 1862... [bound with] ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, PASSED AT ADJOURNED SESSION, 1863... [bound with] THE NEW CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA, WITH THE AMENDED BILL OF RIGHTS, AS ADOPTED BY THE REFORM CONVENTION OF 1850-51, AND AMENDED BY THE CONVENTION OF 1860-1861
by Virginia
Richmond, 1863. 36, 154, 29 pp. Bound in contemporary cloth [spine label eroded]. Scattered foxing and toning, Good+. Three Confederate imprints, treating issues of the War and the reorganization of the Government under the Confederacy. Parrish & Willingham 4387, 4388, 4354.
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SKETCHES OF THE ACTS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA. 1857-58
by Virginia
[Richmond?, 1858. 76, [1], [1 blank], [1], [1 blank] pp. Stitched, untrimmed, scattered spotting. An entirely unsophisticated copy. Good+. A rare summary and explanation of the Acts and Resolution of the Virginia General Assembly for this Session. OCLC records copies only at the University of Virginia and the Library of Virginia. FIRST EDITION. Not in Haynes, Swem, Sabin, Eberstadt, Decker, Harv. Law Cat., Marke. OCLC 7062484 [2].
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THE VIRGINIA RELIGIOUS MAGAZINE, FOR THE YEAR 1806. PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE SYNOD OF VIRGINIA, BY THE EDITORS. VOLUME II
by Lutheran Synod of Virginia
Lexington [VA]: Samuel Walkup, 1806. vi, 7-384 pp. The general title page and Preface comprise pages i-vi. Volume II, Nos. 1 through 6. Published every other month: January [64pp], March [64pp], May [56pp], July 64pp], September [64pp], November 1806 [72pp]. Contents list and imprint are printed at the end of each issue. The November issue includes an errata list and the Contents for this Volume II. A clean text with infrequent foxing.. [with] THE VIRGINIA RELIGIOUS MAGAZINE, FOR THE... Read More
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ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, PASSED AT CALLED SESSION, 1863, IN THE EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR OF THE COMMONWEALTH. [bound with] ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, PASSED AT SESSION OF 1863-4, IN THE EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR OF THE COMMONWEALTH
by Virginia
Richmond: William F. Ritchie, Public Printer, 1864. 57, 107 pp. Rubberstamped title page of the first item, else uniformly toned with light foxing and Very Good. Bound in modern buckram [institutional stamp on front cover]. Crandall 2275, 2276. Parrish & Willingham 4390, 4391.
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SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS. GOVAN'S EXECUTOR VS. CLARKES, AND CLARKES VS GOVAN'S EXECUTOR. REPLY TO THE NOTES OF THE HON. JAMES LYONS AND J. LANE STERNE, ESQ., COUNSEL FOR THE CLARKES
by Virginia
1877. Original blue printed wrappers [chipped], stitched, 21pp. Text clean and Very Good. The question is whether the Estate of Edward Govan included certain slaves and, if so, their value. Many years after the transactions that were the subject of the suit had occurred, the Clarkes-- who evidently became obsessed with the perceived injustice to them-- claimed that William John Clarke, their ancestor, owned the slaves and had merely lent them to Govan, whose estate was liable... Read More
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A COLLECTION OF ALL SUCH ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF VIRGINIA, OF A PUBLIC AND PERMANENT NATURE, AS ARE NOW IN FORCE; WITH A TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL MATTERS. TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED THE DECLARATION OF RIGHTS, AND CONSTITUTION, OR FORM OF GOVERNMENT
by Virginia
Richmond: Augustine Davis, 1794. Folio. Bound in sturdy 20th century cloth. 380pp. Except for several institutional stamps on the title page, Very Good. A compilation of all Virginia Laws through December 1794, with a detailed alphabetical table of contents. "On Dec. 28, 1792, an act providing for the publication of this volume of laws was passed. This revisal contained all the general laws in force at the time of publication, including those of the session beginning November,... Read More
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ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, PASSED AT THE REGULAR SESSION, HELD DECEMBER SECOND, 1861, AT THE CITY OF WHEELING
by West Virginia
Wheeling [WV]: Printed at the Daily Press Book and Job Office, 1862. 111, [1 blank] pp. Disbound. Minor foxing at edges of leaves, else clean. Very Good. Norona 931.
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