OUR COUNTRY: ITS PERIL AND ITS DELIVERANCE. FROM ADVANCE SHEETS OF THE DANVILLE QUARTERLY REVIEW, FOR MARCH, 1861. BY...PROFESSOR IN DANVILLE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
by Breckinridge, Rev. Robert J.
Cincinnati: Published at the Office of the Danville Review, 1861. 43, [3 blank] pp. Original green printed wrappers, stitched, light wear. Very Good plus. Breckinridge condemns the abolitionists-- "a small and fierce party, scattered through some of the Northern States"-- as well as the "spirit of lawlessness and anarchy" of the "extreme South". He contemplates with horror the destruction of the Union. Bartlett 583.
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THE DUTY OF MINISTERS, NOT ONLY TO ESTABLISH THEIR HEARERS IN A WELL-GROUNDED BELIEF OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, BUT TO EXHORT THEM THAT BELIEVE CAREFULLY TO MAINTAIN GOOD WORKS. REPRESENTED IN A SERMON PREACH'D AT THE CHURCH IN BRATTLE-STREET, BOSTON, MAY 29. 1748
by Breck, Robert
Boston, N.E.: Printed and Sold by Rogers and Fowle in Queen-Street, 1748. 22pp. Lacking the final blank. Disbound, trimmed closely at some margins but no text lost. Light rubberstamp on title page. Good+. A scarce Sermon by the Pastor of the First Church of Christ in Springfield. Evans 6103. ESTC W38260 [six locations as of May 2018].
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DRAFT OF AN ACT INCORPORATING THE CONGREGATION OF UNITED BRETHREN OF THE BOROUGH OF BETHLEHEM AND ITS VICINITY
by United Brethren
[Bethlehem PA?, 1850. 4" x 6", folded. 15, [1 blank] pp. Self-wrappers with wrapper title. A couple of small spots, Very Good. This rare pamphlet prints the Act incorporating the congregation. The Congregation of United Brethren is, the Draft notes, "commonly called Moravians of the Borough of Bethlehem and its vicinity." Not in Sabin, Cohen, Harv. Law Cat., Marke. OCLC 402597307 [1- Moravian Archives] [as of October 2014].
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REPORT AND BILL RELATING TO CHARLES RIVER AND WARREN BRIDGES. SD56
by Charles River Bridge
[Boston, 1839. 30pp. Disbound. Light scattered foxing. Very Good. [offered with] REPORT RELATING TO EXPENSES OF WARREN BRIDGE. HD29. 7, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, loosening. Light scattered foxing. Good+ to Very Good. Reports on the bridges that were the subject of the Supreme Court's landmark opinion in the Charles River Bridge Case. AI 57166 [2].
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A SERMON PREACHED BEFORE HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN HANCOCK, ESQ. GOVERNOUR; HIS HONOR BENJAMIN LINCOLN, ESQ. LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOUR;...OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, MAY 27, 1789. BEING THE DAY OF GENERAL ELECTION
by Bridge, Josiah
Boston: Printed by Adams & Nourse, 1789. 54pp, with the half title but lacking the final blank. Disbound. Half title and title leaves moderately foxed. Else a clean text. Good plus. Bridge speaks a few weeks after Washington's inauguration as President: "Man was originally formed for society, and furnished with faculties adapted thereto." But not just any society-- only one which, like the United States under its Constitution, "protects the subjects in the peaceable possession of their... Read More
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BRIGGS & CO. 'S PATENT TRANSFERRING PAPERS. PATENTED FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A WARM IRON PASSED OVER THE BACK OF THESE PAPERS TRANSFERS THE PATTERN TO ANY FABRIC. SOLE INVENTORS AND PATENTEES
by Briggs & Co.
New York, 1860. Original publisher's stiff cardboard wrappers, stamped in blind with front cover stamped in gilt. Extra-illustrated title page. [6], 184pp. The 184 pages are the Company's transferable patterns and designs. Light wear, Good+ or Very Good. Winterthur 665 [@1885]. Romaine 1882 [undated, 156pp].
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PROCEEDINGS, INCLUDING SPEECHES, OPINIONS AND VOTES IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, BY WHICH THE RIGHT OF THE HON. JESSE D. BRIGHT AND THE HON. GRAHAM N. FITCH TO THEIR SEATS AS SENATORS U.S. FROM THE STATE OF INDIANA WAS CONFIRMED
by [Bright, Jesse D.]
Washington: Geo. S. Gideon, Printer, 1858. Original printed pink wrappers [some discoloration], stitched. vii, [1 blank], 132pp. A few pages with a bit of inner margin spotting. Very Good. Inscribed above the title, "J.G. Woodbury Per J.D. Bright." The question was whether the State of Indiana had legally returned Senators Bright and Fitch to the Senate. Bright and Fitch were Democrats, elected by Indiana's Democratic Senate; the Republican members of the State Senate failed to participate in the... Read More
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J.P. BRISSOT, DEPUTY OF EURE AND LOIRE, TO HIS CONSTITUENTS, ON THE SITUATION OF THE NATIONAL CONVENTION; ON THE INFLUENCE OF THE ANARCHISTS, AND THE EVILS IT HAS CAUSED; AND ON THE NECESSITY OF ANNIHILATING THAT INFLUENCE IN ORDER TO SAVE THAT REPUBLIC. TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH
by [Brissot de Warvile, J.P.]
New York: Re-Printed by Childs and Swaine, for F. Childs and Co. Berry, Rogers, and Berry, and Thomas Allen, 1794. [2], 109, [1 blank] pp. Disbound and lightly foxed, Good+. Contemporary clergyman Joseph Bloomfield's copy, with his signature. This is the first and only 18th century American edition. Brissot was a leader of the Girondins, who opposed the radical Jacobins during the French Revolution. He represented Eure and Loire in the National Assembly, and advises his constituents on... Read More
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THE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; OR, A VIEW OF THE AGRICULTURAL, COMMERCIAL, MANUFACTURING, FINANCIAL, POLITICAL, LITERARY, MORAL AND RELIGIOUS CAPACITY AND CHARACTER OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
by Bristed, John
New York: James Eastburn & Co., 1818. xvi, 505, [1 errata] pp. Lightly foxed. Original paper over boards, spine paper perished. Lightly foxed, untrimmed, in entirely unsophisticated condition. Good+ or better, with the ownership signature of James Biddle, Commodore of the Navy and member of the prominent Philadelphia Biddles. Bristed dedicates the book to Chancellor James Kent. Bristed's prefatory Advertisement gloats that he successfully "oppose[d] the headlong current of popular opinion" that France's conquest of Europe was a... Read More
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SHIPPING ARTICLES FOR THE NAVAL SERVICE, FOR PERSONS TO SERVE NOT EXCEEDING FIVE YEARS. "WE, THE SUBSCRIBERS, SEAMEN, AND OTHERS, DO, AND EACH OF US DOES, HEREBY AGREE TO AND WITH_____ OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY... TO ENTER THE SERVICE OF THE NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES, AND IN DUE AND SEASONABLE TIME TO REPAIR ON BOARD SUCH VESSEL OF THE NAVY AS WE MAY BE ORDERED TO JOIN... [On verso: AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENLISTMENT OF BOYS FOR THE NAVAL SERVICE AND TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE ENLISTMENT OF SEAMEN... APPROVED, MARCH 2D, 1837.| AN ACT TO AMEND THE ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENLISTMENT OF BOYS FOR THE NAVAL SERVICE, AND TO EXTEND THE TERM OF ENLISTMENT OF SEAMEN... APPROVED, FEBRUARY 20, 1845]
by [Naval Broadsheet]
[Washington?, 1845. Broadsheet, 17" x 21.5". A printed form, to be completed in manuscript; this copy has no manuscript additions. The top section prints in three parts the Agreement for enlistment in the Navy. Eight columns follow, for enlistment date, the recruit's signature, rating, wages per month, wages advanced, bounty paid, signature of sureties for wages advanced and for bounty paid, and witnesses. The verso prints the Acts approved on March 2, 1837 and February 20, 1845. Light toning... Read More
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PUBLIC, READ! | AT THE SECOND MEETING OF THE CLUB OF BRAVES, HELD AT THE RESIDENCE OF RASTAS SPOTTEDHORSE, ON THE NIGHT OF THE 3D INST., ON MOTION, SANOHHIA ENOCH WAS CALLED TO THE CHAIR, AND CHALESTIA FREDQUICK APPOINTED SECRETARY..
by [An Undeciphered Broadside]
[np, 1850. Broadside, printed in two columns beneath caption title. 6-3/8" x 12-3/8". Old folds, closed tear at blank upper margin, lightly spotted at center. Good+. The broadside is filled with 'insider' references; they have resisted our effort to comprehend them. It consists of a series of complaints against one Hinchman, whose "advent among us was not agreeable, and he came without solicitation... The emigration of the said Hinchman from among us is the wish of each member... Read More
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WILLIAM L. FLORENCE AND GEORGE GRAVES PRESENT THE GRAND OLD OPRY PLAYERS IN THE DRUNKARD OF THE FALLEN SAVED. A MORAL DOMESTIC DRAMA IM [sic] 5 ACTS - 15 SCENES. DIRECTED BY MR. FLORENCE| DRAMATIS PERSONAE: MRS. WILSON... MISS MAE GORDON; MARY, HER DAUGHTER... MISS LOU CAROLLE; SQUIRE CRIBBS... MR. RICHARD DEVERS; EDWARD MIDDLETON... MR. JAMES GROVES; MISS SPINDLE... MISS JANE GILBERT; WILLIAM DOWTON... MR. DONALD MILLER; AGNES, HIS SISTER... MISS CHARLOTTE MARSHALL; FARMER GATES, ARDEN RENCELAW, LANDLORD... MR. ROBERT RISDEN; BAR-FLY... MISS MONA LAMONT... THE ELEGANT AND LAVISH SCENIC EFFECTS WERE DESIGNED BY: MR. RICHARD BESSETT| AND EXECUTED BY: DONALD MILLER, MARGARET AND ALBERT ERDMAN, DELORES LUCARELLO AND ALBERT GROVES. SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY WILL HONOR YOU WITH SONGS. "THE DRUNKARD" SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: EDDIE HALSTED| PRODUCTION STAFF: GEORGE GRAVES, ADMINISTRATION; WILLIAM FIELD, ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR; ROBERT RISDEN, PRESS REPRESENTATIVE; VICTOR VALIANT, COSTUMES; AGNES SWEETBREATH, MAKE-UP
by [Theater Broadside]
Broadside, 6" x 12". Printed in black ink on canary paper using several different typesettings. A few old folds, minor wear. Very Good. The play was popular in 19th century America, and was printed and performed many times. However, we do not locate a record of this broadside.
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DOCUMENT NO. 32. BOARD OF ALDERMEN, JANUARY 10, 1848
by Broadway
[New York, 1848. pp [489]-493, [1 blank] [as issued]. Spotted. Good to Good+. [offered with] 50. BOARD OF ALDERMEN, APRIL 24, 1848. PP [719-725, [1 blank] [as issued]. Spotted, Good to Good+. These Documents treat problems arising from Broadway's increasing congestion.
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ATLAS OF THE ENTIRE CITY OF BOSTON, BRIGHTON, FROM ACTUAL SURVEYS AND OFFICIAL PLANS
by Bromley, George W. & Walter S.
Philadelphia: G.W. Bromley & Co., 1925. Folio. 29 numbered double-page folio plates, colored, backed in linen; index and general map leaf. The plates are frequently dusted, and include contemporary, relevant notations. Loose covers and leaves. Good+.
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BY-LAWS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, IN THE CITY OF BROOKLYN. ADOPTED SEPT. 4, 1849
by Brooklyn
Brooklyn: Printed by I. Van Anden, 1849. Original printed wrappers, stitched. 46, [2 blanks] pp. Light occasional dusting, Very Good. The Board of Education was created by an 1843 statute. This, with other relevant laws relating to common schools in Brooklyn, is printed here. The pamphlet also lists the thirteen School Districts, with boundaries. "The whole city constitutes one district for colored children." Rules, regulations for the schools, and other documents are printed.
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AUTOGRAPH, "PHILLIPS BROOKS
by Brooks, Phillips [1835-1893]
np, nd. Card stock, oblong 5-1/4" x 2-7/8." Fine. "During the American Civil War he upheld the cause of the North and opposed slavery, and his sermon on the death of Abraham Lincoln was an eloquent expression of the character of both men. His sermon at Harvard's commemoration of the Civil War dead in 1865 likewise attracted attention nationwide.[3] In 1869 he became rector of Trinity Church, Boston" [Wikipedia].
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![AMERICAN NOTES AND QUERIES. VOLUME I, NOS. 1-4 [ALL PUBLISHED]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/419/130/1738130419.0.l.jpg)
AMERICAN NOTES AND QUERIES. VOLUME I, NOS. 1-4 [ALL PUBLISHED]
by Brotherhead, W[illiam]
Philadelphia: Published by William Brotherhead, Old Book and Print Seller, 83 S. Eighth St., 1857. 160pp, as issued. The four issues- - January, February, March, and April- - are paginated consecutively and all in original printed green or blue wrappers. Tape repair to a wrapper. Bound together. Widely scattered spotting, bit of loosening, else Very Good. Indulging a rare editorial impulse, Sabin writes that "The first edition of No. II. was canceled and reprinted. The work died, as... Read More
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WOOD BROTHERS, COACH BUILDERS. 49, 51 & 53 LAFAYETTE PLACE, N.Y.
by Wood Brothers
[New York, 1876. Oblong 4 1/2" x 3", with chromolithograph original illustrated and printed wrappers. 8pp plus wrappers. Lightly foxed, else Very Good. The covers depict colonial gentlemen and gentlewomen riding in horse-drawn carriages. The Company makes "Carriages and Road Wagons of the Best Quality." Each of the eight pages depicts a Company Carriage-- the Pony Phaeton, Grand Victoria, Cabriolet, etc. Wood Brothers was at the very top of the Carriage business: it built coaches for Presidents Lincoln... Read More
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THE EXCELLENCY OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION; EXHIBITED IN A SERMON, BEFORE THE EPISCOPAL CLERGY OF NEW-ENGLAND, CONVENED AT BOSTON: AND PREACHED AT CHRIST CHURCH, SEPT. 20, 1738. BY ARTHUR BROWNE, RECTOR OF PORTSMOUTH IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE, AND MISSIONARY TO THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS. PUBLISHED AT THE REQUEST OF SUNDRY OF THE AUDIENCE
by Browne, Arthur
Boston N. E.: Printed by S. Kneeland and T. Green for N. Green, 1738. [2], 20 pp. Disbound. Trimmed closely at the top margin, shaving portions of the running title and occasional portions of page numbers. Scattered foxing. Errata at bottom of page 20. Good plus. Our pagination tracks that of ESTC and AAS. However, ESTC calls for a half title, which is absent from our copy. AAS does not collate a half title. Browne shows that... Read More
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THE BRITISH TREATY. WITH AN APPENDIX OF STATE PAPERS; WHICH ARE NOW FIRST PUBLISHED
by [Brown, Charles Brockden]
America: Printed, unknown where, or by whom sold. London: Re-Printed for John Joseph Stockdale, 1808. 147, [1] pp. Disbound, Scattered light fox and soil, Good+. On the Treaty of 1806, negotiated by Pinkney and Madison but rejected by President Jefferson. Brown dedicates it "To Those Members of Congress Who Have the Sense to Perceive and the Spirit to Pursue the True Interests of their Country," the pamphlet attacks English invasions of American sovereignty. Referring to the... Read More
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![AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, FROM HAMPDEN [Maine], DATED FEB. 28, [18]64. WELL THOMAS, THE HUNT IS UP. AND THE LAST DAY OF GRACE FOR THE WICKED CITY OF AUGUSTA HAS PASSED... HAVING FAILED IN GETTING ANY KIND OF POSITION ABOVE THAT OF PRIVATE IN ANY MAINE ORGANIZATION [I ACTUALLY WAS REFUSED THE PLACE OF SERGT. MAJOR OF THE 31ST] I SO HAVE TURNED MY ATTENTION TOWARD WASHINGTON.| I AM NOW STUDYING TACTICS PREPARATORY TO PASSING AN EXAMINATION FOR A CAPTAINCY IN A COLORED REGIMENT. I SHALL GO TO WASHINGTON IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS AND PASS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/993/185/490185993.0.l.jpg)
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, FROM HAMPDEN [Maine], DATED FEB. 28, [18]64. WELL THOMAS, THE HUNT IS UP. AND THE LAST DAY OF GRACE FOR THE WICKED CITY OF AUGUSTA HAS PASSED... HAVING FAILED IN GETTING ANY KIND OF POSITION ABOVE THAT OF PRIVATE IN ANY MAINE ORGANIZATION [I ACTUALLY WAS REFUSED THE PLACE OF SERGT. MAJOR OF THE 31ST] I SO HAVE TURNED MY ATTENTION TOWARD WASHINGTON.| I AM NOW STUDYING TACTICS PREPARATORY TO PASSING AN EXAMINATION FOR A CAPTAINCY IN A COLORED REGIMENT. I SHALL GO TO WASHINGTON IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS AND PASS
by Brown, George E.
4.5" x 7". [2], [2 blank] pp, folded, ink manuscript. Light folds, minor wear. Very Good.
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AN ESTIMATE OF THE MANNERS AND PRINCIPLES OF THE TIMES. THE SEVENTH EDITION
by Brown, John
Boston: Green and Russell, 1758. [5], 10-110, [2 blanks] pp. Stitched in contemporary marbled wrappers [spine wrapper shorn and loosening]. Contemporary signature of 'Francis Green' on verso of front wrapper. Light wear, lower corners turned, else Very Good. Though styled the Seventh Edition, this is the "first American edition of this enormously popular satire on luxury" [Jenkins]. It was first published in London in the previous year. Brown examines the effects of trade and exorbitant wealth on... Read More
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AN ORDINATION SERMON PREACH'D AT ARUNDEL, NOVEMBER 4. 1730. AT THE GATHERING OF A CHURCH THERE; AND WHEN THE REVEREND MR. THOMAS PRENTICE WAS ORDAINED PASTOR OF THE CHURCH IN SAID TOWN. BY THE REVEREND MR. JOHN BROWN, PASTOR OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN HAVERHILL
by Brown, John
Boston, New-England: Printed by T. Fleet, for T. Hancock, 1731. 30, [2 blanks] pp. Stitched as issued, with the half title and final blank leaf. Very Good. With a contemporary inscription on the half title: "James Cushing's. The Gift of the Revd Author." A scarce, early 18th century Sermon, in unusually attractive condition. Brown [1696-1742] counsels the souls who have gathered in Arundel [now Maine] to establish this Church: "In undertaking a new Settlement, People should see the... Read More
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TO THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF FELLOWS TO REVISE THE COURSE OF STUDIES IN BROWN UNIVERSITY, THE PROFESSOR OF THE LATIN & GREEK LANGUAGES & LITERATURE BEGS LEAVE TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING REPORT IN ANSWER TO THE QUESTIONS WHICH THEY HAVE PROPOSED...
by [Brown University] Elton, Romeo?
[Providence, RI?, 1840. [8] pp, written on two folded folio sheets in ink manuscript. A couple of closed tears, repaired with a few letters affected. This is likely Elton's draft of a final Report, as it has lines which have been crossed out and replaced with others. Very Good. Our candidate for authorship, Romeo Elton, was the longtime Professor of the Latin and Greek Languages and Literature at Brown. Elton identifies and analyzes the text books in use... Read More
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WILL OF SYLVANUS BROWN
by [Brown, Sylvanus]
[Haverhill, MA, 1870. Broadside, 8.75" x 19.25", printed in three columns, laid down on paper. Age toned, untrimmed, light scattered spotting. Old horizontal folds, affecting legibility of portions of a few lines of text. Signed in type and dated at the end, March 22, 1870. Good. This is the will of Sylvanus Brown of Windham, New Hampshire, formerly of Derry. In addition to leaving property to family and friends, he left Derry a substantial sum of money,... Read More
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