THE BLOCKADE ON THE 'CONNECTICUT PLAN.' RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
by [Welles, Gideon]
New York: Currier & Ives, 152 Nassau St., 1862. Broadside uncolored Lithograph, 11" x 16-1/4." Light margin foxing, Very Good plus. "The artist ridicules the government's early efforts to overhaul and augment a somewhat outdated Union fleet in order to blockade Southern ports and effectively defend against Confederate privateers and blockade runners. Navy Secretary Gideon Welles of Connecticut is disparaged as two Union vessels- - essentially wooden washtubs armed with small cannons- - try to block the path... Read More
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AUTOGRAPH OF GIDEON WELLES ON SMALL PAPER: "GIDEON WELLES | HARTFORD | 10TH JULY 1877.
by Welles, Gideon
n.p., 1877. Small paper, 2 3/4" x 4 3/8"; possibly cut from a larger document. Neat ink manuscript. Signed less than 7 months before Welles's death. Light shadows at each corner of recto from four glue remnants on verso from previous mounting. Very Good. Gideon Welles [1802-1878] was a Connecticut politician, member of the Republican National Committee from Connecticut from 1856-65; and Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869. In his later years he spent most... Read More
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THE POLITICAL AND SECTIONAL INFLUENCE OF THE PUBLIC LANDS 1828-1842
by Wellington, Raynor G.
[Boston]: Riverside Press, 1914. Original publisher's maroon cloth, with title stamped in gilt on spine [bookplate on front pastedown, bit of lower spine discoloration]. [7], [1 blank], 131, [1 blank] pp. Light rubberstamp on blank portion of dedication page, Near Fine. An explanation of "how the public lands, owing to the growth of sections having conflicting economic interests, became a subject for political bargainings and sectional alliances.
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TO THE PEOPLE OF THE 27TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
by [Wells, Alfred]
Washington: H. Polkinhorn, Printer, 1861. 15, [1 blank] pp, uncut, untrimmed. Caption title [as issued]. Light tanning. Short closed tear in blank margin of first leaf. Signed in type: Alfred Wells, Washington, January 8, Very Good. Republican Congressman Wells, representing the people of the Ithaca area in his first and only term in Congress, explains the crisis of the Union: "Two causes render the happening of the present crisis inevitable. One is the slow but certain exhaustion... Read More
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CLAIMS, TO WHOM WAS REFERRED THE PETITION OF BENJAMIN WELLS, AND THE COUNTER PETITION OF SUNDRY INHABITANTS OF FAYETTE COUNTY, WITH THE REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THEREON. 21ST. APRIL, 1800. COMMITTED TO A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE TOMORROW. [PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.]
by [Wells, Benjamin]
[Philadelphia, 1800. 4pp, disbound. Near Fine. Wells's petition was motivated by losses sustained "in the four Western Counties of Pennsylvania in the destruction of property by the insurgents in" 1794, i.e., the Whiskey Rebellion. Evans 38847. NAIP w025657 [7].
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AN ORATION, DELIVERED ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, 1798, AT ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, BEFORE THE YOUNG MEN OF THE CITY OF NEW-YORK, ASSEMBLED TO COMMEMORATE THEIR NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE
by Wells, John
New York: M'Lean & Lang, 1798. 22pp, without the final blank. Bound in modern marbled wrappers. Light scattered foxing, Very Good. Wells "revised for publication the collected papers known as 'The Federalist', bringing out the fifth edition in 1802" [DAB]. A Federalist who allied himself with Hamilton, "he frequently crossed swords with Hamilton's opponent, James Cheetham" [Id.] Here he lauds the American "character as a brave, free and independent people." He warns that "FRANCE has advanced propositions,... Read More
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THE NORTH-AMERICAN CALENDAR: OR THE RHODE-ISLAND ALMANACK, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1783..
by West, Benjamin
Providence (Rhode-Island): Printed by Bennett Wheeler, and Sold at his OFFICE, on the West Side of the Great-Bridge, 1782. 12mo, 32pp, stitched. Uniformly toned. Several astronomical illustrations, Very Good. Housed in an attractive, modern, half-brown morocco slipcase, with the bookplate of Elisha Whipple McGuire, late 19th century New York lawyer and book collector. This year's North-American Calendar prints the "Treaty of Alliance, Eventual and Defensive," between France "and the Thirteen United States of America." As the Almanac's... Read More
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THE NORTH-AMERICAN CALENDAR: OR, THE RHODE-ISLAND ALMANACK, FOR THE YEAR OF LORD CHRIST 1785...BY BENJAMIN WEST, A.M. A.A.S.
by West, Benjamin
Providence: Bennett Wheeler, 1784. [32] of [36] ]pp. Lacking one leaf before the JANUARY entry; and one leaf after the description of Georgia. Stitched. Defective as described. Alden records two states: Ours, State A, has the phrase "for the year of Lord Christ" in the title, and the subtitle "Roads" at page [33]; State B prints "for the year of our Lord Christ," and, at page [33], "A List of Roads." In addition to the usual... Read More
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THE NEW-ENGLAND ALMANACK, OR, LADY'S AND GENTLEMEN'S DIARY, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD CHRIST 1778
by West, Benjamin
Providence, Rhode-Island: Printed and sold by John Carter, at the Post-Office, near the State-House, 1777. 12mo. [24] pp, stitched, light wear. Good+ or so. Included are terms of court in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire; a list of Presidents of Rhode Island under the First Charter, from 1647-1663; and of Rhode Island Governors, from 1663-1775; and tables of distance from Providence and other points in New England. Evans 15708. Alden 674. Drake 12850. ... Read More
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THE NORTH-AMERICAN CALENDAR: OR, THE RHODE-ISLAND ALMANACK, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD CHRIST 1786...BY COPERNICUS PARTRIDGE, A.M.
by [West, Benjamin]
Providence: Bennett Wheeler, 1785. 12mo, 24pp, string-tied, Very Good. With the contemporary ownership signature, "Sarah Deane." Contemporary manuscript notations. The author introduces himself, as if for the first time, with a section entitled "The Author to the Reader." He says, "I am a Stranger to that Part of the Public where my Labours are now to appear." Evans attributes authorship to West; previous almanacs in this series, and the one following, were signed by West. Also included... Read More
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THE NEW-ENGLAND ALMANACK, OR LADY'S AND GENTLEMAN'S DIARY, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD CHRIST 1777
by [West, Benjamin?]
Providence, Rhode-Island: Printed and Sold by John Carter, at Shakespear's Head, 1776. [24] pp [as issued]. Stitched, title and last leaf dirty, else scattered spotting. Good+. With an essay 'On the Advantage of Enemies,' court schedules, distances by road. Drake 12849. Evans 15216. Alden 632.
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THE NEW-ENGLAND ALMANACK, OR, LADY'S AND GENTLEMEN'S DIARY, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD CHRIST 1783: ... BY ISAAC BICKERSTAFF, ESQ: PHILOM
by [West, Benjamin?]
Providence: John Carter, 1782. 12mo, [24] pp [as issued]. Stitched, tanned with some wear to the blank edges, light circular impression on title page. Good+. "'Isaac Bickerstaff' is a common pseudonym in almanacs. Erroneously attributed by Evans to Benjamin West. The actual calculator appears to be Nathan Daboll. The extensive eclipse predictions are practically identical with those in The New England almanack and gentleman's and lady's diary for 1783 [New London], calculated by Daboll under the pseudonym... Read More
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BICKERSTAFF'S MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, NEWHAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT ALMANAC FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1799... FITTED TO THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF THE TOWN OF BOSTON, BUT WILL SERVE WITHOUT ESSENTIAL VARIATION FOR THE ADJACENT STATES
by [West, Benjamin?]
Salem: Nathaniel & John Coverly, 1798. 24pp. Stitched, untrimmed, spotted and light wear. Good+ "Evans attributes the almanac, as he does most of those issued under the Bickerstaff pseudonym, to Benjamin West. Most of these can be shown to have been definitely or probably the work of other calculators. Previous 'Bickerstaff' almanacs with similar titles issued by Coverly were calculated by Osgood Carleton and Samuel Bullard, and the calendar page notes in the present issue are in their... Read More
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THE NORTH-AMERICAN CALENDAR: OR, THE RHODE-ISLAND ALMANACK, FOR THE YEAR OF LORD CHRIST 1785...BY BENJAMIN WEST, A.M. A.A.S.
by West, Benjamin
Providence: Bennett Wheeler, 1784. 12mo, [36]pp. Stitched. Light dusting, couple of blank edge chips, untrimmed. Very Good. Contemporary manuscript notations. Alden records two states: Ours, State A, has the phrase "for the year of Lord Christ" in the title, and the subtitle "Roads" at page [33]; State B prints "for the year of our Lord Christ," and, at page [33], "A List of Roads." In addition to the usual astronomical data, a three-page "General Description of America"... Read More
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THE NORTH-AMERICAN CALENDAR: OR, THE RHODE-ISLAND ALMANACK, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD CHRIST 1787... THE ELEVENTH OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
by West, Benjamin
Providence: Printed by Bennett Wheeler, and sold at his Office..., 1786. 24pp, stitched and untrimmed. Scattered foxing, occasional annotations in ink by a farmer about his flocks and crops. Very Good. With a several-page account of Herschel's recent planetary discovery. Also included are Court schedules, roads and distances, a table of the weight and value of coins. One of several variants, this has the notation in Roman type, 'Eleventh of American Independence' on the title page. It... Read More
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THE NEW-ENGLAND ALMANACK, OR, LADY'S AND GENTLEMEN'S DIARY, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD CHRIST 1799: BY ISAAC BICKERSTAFF
by West, Benjamin
Providence, 1798. 12mo. 12 leaves, as issued, untrimmed. Stitched, early ink marginalia. Tanned. Good+. Including calendar, enumeration of courts, distances between New England towns, astrological diagram of human body. "Erroneously attributed by Evans to Benjamin West. The actual calculator was Nathan Daboll" [NAIP] Evans 35002. Drake 12961. Alden 1556. NAIP w015189.
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AN ALMANACK, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 1795
by [West, Benjamin?]
Boston: Thomas Hall- Sold by him, and at the several Bookstores, by the groce, dozen, or single, 1794. 12mo. [24] pp, as issued. Stitched, some spotting, corners turned, couple of short closed tears, inner margin wear. Good. Contemporary ownership signature of Joel Ware. "Evans attributes the almanac, as he does most of those issued under the Bickerstaff pseudonym, to Benjamin West" [NAIP]. With information on New England court schedules, "The New French Calendar," "useful receipts" for the... Read More
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BICKERSTAFF'S NEW-ENGLAND ALMANACK, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 1779
by [West, Benjamin]
Norwich: Printed and Sold Wholesale and Retail, by J. Trumbull, 1778. [24] pp. Stitched. Chip at inner corner of title page affects the first two letters of the title; some lightening to the text of the title page. Light edge wear, small closed tear to last leaf [text preserved]. Good+. A scarce Revolutionary War almanac; NAIP locates a copy at AAS and three in Connecticut. It expresses appropriate patriotic sentiments, and refers to the colonists as 'Americans' fighting... Read More
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SPEECH OF HON. T.R. WESTBROOK, DELIVERED AT A DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING, HELD AT CLAVERACK, COLUMBIA CO., ON THE 22ND DAY OF OCT., 1853
by Westbrook, T[heodoric] R.
[Claverack, NY, 1853. 10pp. Caption title [as issued], stitched. Institutional rubberstamp in blank margin of title and last page. Light spotting, Good+ Westbrook laments that some "Fellow democrats of the county of Columbia" reject the Democratic platform supporting slavery and the Compromise measures, and refuse to join resolutions of support for Democratic president Franklin Pierce. Reflecting the growing split in that Party over the slavery issue, New York Democrats had put forth two platforms and tickets, each arrayed... Read More
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SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF OUR WEST INDIA COLONIES, AND ON THE REGULATIONS WHICH INFLUENCE THEIR INDUSTRY AND TRADE. BY A WEST INDIAN PROPRIETOR
by West Indian Proprietor, A.
London: James Ridgeway, Piccadilly [Shackell & Baylis], 1830. [1-title], [1], 29, [1 blank] pp, disbound. Some repaired tears at fore-edge of title page [no text loss]. Perforated library stamp in blank margin of title page, two rubberstamps. Red ink underlines throughout text. Inscribed at head of title, "Wm. Smith Esq. with Wm. K. Douglas' complts." Good. "The foreign sugar-growing areas were enjoying the benefits of the slave trade and were sending increasing quantities of produce to the... Read More
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THE WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE CO. PITTSBURGH, PA. OFFICE AND WORKS: ROBINSON, LACOCK, AND DARRAGH STREETS, ALLEGHENY CITY, PA
by Westinghouse Air Brake Co.
Pittsburgh, Penna., 1876. Small folio, original publisher's cloth stamped in blind, front board stamped in gilt. Decorative endpapers. Spine stamped and decorated in gilt. 76pp plus engraved folding plates, full-page plates displaying the Westinghouse invention in technical drawings. Printed on glossy paper. Near Fine.
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ESSAYS ON LIBERTY AND NECESSITY; IN WHICH THE TRUE NATURE OF LIBERTY IS STATED AND DEFENDED; AND THE PRINCIPAL ARGUMENTS USED BY MR. EDWARDS, AND OTHERS, FOR NECESSITY, ARE CONSIDERED
by West, Samuel
Boston: Printed by Samuel Hall, 1793. 54pp, stitched in contemporary plain drab wrappers. Untrimmed, lightly foxed, Very Good. Evans 26469. ESTC W32048. [offered with] ESSAYS ON LIBERTY AND NECESSITY; IN WHICH THE TRUE NATURE OF LIBERTY IS STATED AND DEFENDED...IN TWO PARTS. PART SECOND. Newbedford, Massachusetts: John Spooner. 1795. 96pp + tipped-in errata slip on blank verso of title page. Later marbled wrappers, lightly toned, Very Good. Evans 29874. ESTC 32047. Reviewing West's 'Essays,' DAB explains... Read More
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A SERMON, PREACHED BEFORE HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES BOWDOIN, ESQ. GOVERNOUR; HIS HONOUR THOMAS CUSHING, ESQ. LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOUR; THE HONOURABLE THE COUNCIL, SENATE, AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, MAY 31, 1786: BEING THE DAY OF GENERAL ELECTION. BY...PASTOR OF THE CHURCH IN NEEDHAM
by West, Samuel
Boston: Adams and Nourse, 1786. 4to. 32pp, with half title as issued. Stitched, untrimmed, and Very Good. "To regulate this ruling passion" is a significant "design of the Christian institution." West reminds his audience that, "Whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant." "Civil government ought to be the result of mutual agreement, designed for the good of all." This principle is, "like the first principles of science in general, enstamped in human... Read More
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![CHRIST THE GRAND SUBJECT OF THE GOSPEL MINISTRY. A SERMON PREACHED AT THE ORDINATION OF THE REVEREND MR. SAMUEL WEST, TO THE PASTORAL OFFICE OVER THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN NEEDHAM. APRIL 25TH, 1764. BY SAMUEL WEST, A.M. PASTOR OF THE CHURCH IN DARTMOUTH. TO WHICH ARE ANNEXED, THE CHARGE BY HIS FATHER, THE REVEREND MR. THOMAS WEST, OF ROCHESTER. AND THE RIGHT HAHD [sic] OF FELLOWSHIP, BY THE REV. MR. BALCH, OF DEDHAM](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/966/699/96699966.0.l.jpg)
CHRIST THE GRAND SUBJECT OF THE GOSPEL MINISTRY. A SERMON PREACHED AT THE ORDINATION OF THE REVEREND MR. SAMUEL WEST, TO THE PASTORAL OFFICE OVER THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN NEEDHAM. APRIL 25TH, 1764. BY SAMUEL WEST, A.M. PASTOR OF THE CHURCH IN DARTMOUTH. TO WHICH ARE ANNEXED, THE CHARGE BY HIS FATHER, THE REVEREND MR. THOMAS WEST, OF ROCHESTER. AND THE RIGHT HAHD [sic] OF FELLOWSHIP, BY THE REV. MR. BALCH, OF DEDHAM
by West, Samuel
Boston: Samuel Kneeland, 1764. [4], 28pp. With the half title. Stitched, untrimmed, forecorners turned. small hole in last leaf slightly affecting a couple of letters, else Very Good. West says "the great concern" of ministers is "to preach the gospel of Christ in its native purity and simplicity, avoiding that parade of words and shew of learning, which tends to obscure rather than to set in a just light the true faith of Christ." He warns... Read More
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ESSAYS ON LIBERTY AND NECESSITY; IN WHICH THE TRUE NATURE OF LIBERTY IS STATED AND DEFENDED; AND THE PRINCIPAL ARGUMENTS USED BY MR. EDWARDS, AND OTHERS, FOR NECESSITY, ARE CONSIDERED. IN TWO PARTS. PART SECOND
by West, Samuel
Newbedford, Massachusetts: John Spooner, 1795. 96pp + errata. Stitched, contemporary plain wrappers, untrimmed, margin-foxed. Good+. This is West's "reply to the views of Jonathan Edwards...that divine prescience does not imply the necessity of future events; that self-determination is consistent with moral agency; that the Deity's permission of sin is proof for the self-governing power of men; and that volition is an effect which has a cause. Of all the replies to Edwards's Freedom of the Will, West's... Read More
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