OPINION OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, IN THE CASE OF THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, VERSUS WILLIAM H. WOODWARD, ESQ. PRONOUNCED AT PLYMOUTH, IN THE COUNTY OF GRAFTON, AT THE NOVEMBER TERM, 1817. PRESENT, HON. WILLIAM M. RICHARDSON, CHIEF-JUSTICE. HON. SAMUEL BELL, HON. LEVI WOODBURY, JUSTICES
by [Dartmouth College Case]
Concord: Printed by Isaac Hill, 1818. 27, [1 blank] pp. Stitched, untrimmed. Tear to top inside corner of title page [no text loss]. Light toning and scattered focing. About Good+. This is the original lower court opinion in the famous Dartmouth College Case, brought because the anti-Federalist legislature of New Hampshire had abolished Dartmouth's Charter and turned it into a State university. Daniel Webster was not original counsel in the Superior Court, but delivered Dartmouth's summation at... Read More
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THE CASE OF DRED SCOTT IN THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. THE FULL OPINIONS OF CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY AND JUSTICE CURTIS, AND ABSTRACTS OF THE OPINIONS OF THE OTHER JUDGES; WITH AN ANALYSIS OF THE POINTS RULED, AND SOME CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS
by Dred Scott Case
New York: Greeley & McElrath, 1857. 104pp, in later half leather. Upper corners of first two leaves renewed, costing several letters on page 4. Else, a couple of fox spots and an otherwise clean and Very Good text. The Dred Scott case "is the most famous legal case involving slavery," "the most controversial decision of the century, and perhaps in the history of the Supreme Court" [Finkelman]. "This pamphlet contains the two most important opinions in the... Read More
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BATTLE OF THE MINE
by Case, Ervin T.
Providence, 1879. Original printed wrappers, stitched, untrimmed and uncut, lightly worn. 37, [3 blanks] pp. Very Good. No. 10 of the Personal Narratives of the Battles of the Rebellion. This one treats the Battle of the Crater, near Petersburg, in 1864.
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TRANSCRIPT OF RECORD. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER TERM, 1951. NO. 111 JULIUS ROSENBERG AND ETHEL ROSENBERG, PETITIONERS, VS. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. NO. 112 MORTON SOBELL, PETITIONER, VS. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI AND EXHIBIT THERETO. FILED JUNE 7, 1952
by National Committee to Secure Justice in Rosenberg Case
New York: National Committee to Secure Justice in the Rosenberg Case, 1952. Eight volumes, bound in original printed tan title wrappers. 1715, [3 Index] pp. Each page printed in two columns, each column numbered as a page. Oblong 8vo, 7-1/4" x 5-1/4". Stapled as issued. Some toning of wrappers, else Near Fine. Nearly seventy years after they were executed for espionage, even after the opening of the USSR's secret Venona files, the guilt or innocence of Julius... Read More
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A PLAIN STATEMENT OF FACTS FOR THE PERUSAL OF THOSE INTERESTED. NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 14, 1872
by [Cash, Thomas M.]
New York, 1872. Original printed wrappers [which are chipped and very dirty], stitched. 43, [1] pp, plus three separate printed leaves, each from a prominent citizen asserting that the facts stated by Cash in the pamphlet are true. The text is clean, except for some light margin spotting. Good+. "I have published this pamphlet not for general circulation, but only for the perusal of those who know us, in order that they may fully understand the reason why... Read More
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SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICES OF LEWIS CASS
by [Cass, Lewis]
[Washington: Printed at the Congressional Globe Office, 1848. 8pp, printed in double columns. Caption title [as issued]. Some fox blotches and light wear. Bound in modern cloth [spine sunned]. Good+. Dated June, 1848 at the end. The pamphlet emphasizes Cass's military service in the War of 1812, his outstanding record as a Michigan Democratic Congressman and Senator, his service as Secretary of War under Andrew Jackson and Superintendent of Indian Affairs, his friendship with President Jackson, his... Read More
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NOW AND THEN, OR HOW TO MEET AN OLD FRIEND WITH A NEW FACE
by [Cass, Lewis]
New York: Peter Smith [Currier & Ives], 1848. Folio lithograph broadside, oblong 14" x 19." Copyright information in manuscript at blank lower margin. Mounted to a thin board [chip at top right corner of board], light dusting. Very Good. Though little known today, Cass was a leader of the Democratic Party for thirty years, its 1848 presidential candidate, and the author of the Popular Sovereignty Doctrine, later taken up by Stephen A. Douglas. Cass's resume was impressive indeed:... Read More
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KANSAS-THE TERRITORIES. SPEECH OF...OF MICHIGAN, DELIVERED IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, MAY 12-13, 1856
by Cass, Lewis
[Washington, 1856. 24 pp. Disbound with caption title, as issued. Good+. Sabin 11349n.
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WHY MRS. TUBBS KICKED...CHILDREN CRY FOR PITCHER'S CASTORIA
by Pitcher's Castoria
[New York?, 1890. Broadside, 8" x 11.75", mounted on a red paper covered cardboard. Advertisement set inside border measuring 5" x 8.25", illustrated. "Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria" printed beneath bottom border. Two small chips at edges of broadside, two small pinholes [no text loss]. Light dustsoiling, a few small stains. A few light creases from having been folded. Verso has postal stamp, 'HAYFIELD MAR 29 1891'. Good+. On the virtues of Pitcher's Castoria, including testimonials.
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LETTER OF AN ADOPTED CATHOLIC, ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE KENTUCKY DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITY, ON TEMPORAL ALLEGIANCE TO THE POPE, AND THE RELATIONS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND CATHOLICS, BOTH NATIVE AND ADOPTED, TO THE SYSTEM OF DOMESTIC SLAVERY AND ITS AGITATION IN THE UNITED STATES. THE SPEECH OF HON. W.R. SMITH, OF ALABAMA..."ON THE AMERICAN PARTY AND ITS MISSION," REVIEWED
by Catholic, An Adopted
[Washington, 1856. 8pp, caption title [as issued]. Disbound, mild toning. Good+. An insightful critique of the common political base shared by the Republican and Know-Nothing Parties, and their members' similar deplorable voting patterns. "The higher law doctrine of the Republicans" produced the political climate that permits Know-Nothings to disregard foreign-born citizens' and Catholics' "ancient privileges and rights of conscience as guarantied by the Constitution and laws of the United States." The author rebuts the disgusting charges... Read More
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![LETTERS AND NOTES ON THE MANNERS, CUSTOMS, AND CONDITION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. WRITTEN DURING EIGHT YEARS' TRAVELS AMONGST THE WILDEST TRIBES OF INDIANS IN NORTH AMERICA. IN TWO VOLUMES, WITH FOUR HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS, CAREFULLY ENGRAVED FROM HIS ORIGINAL PAINTINGS. VOL. I. [AND VOL. II]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/359/598/1733598359.0.l.jpg)
LETTERS AND NOTES ON THE MANNERS, CUSTOMS, AND CONDITION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. WRITTEN DURING EIGHT YEARS' TRAVELS AMONGST THE WILDEST TRIBES OF INDIANS IN NORTH AMERICA. IN TWO VOLUMES, WITH FOUR HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS, CAREFULLY ENGRAVED FROM HIS ORIGINAL PAINTINGS. VOL. I. [AND VOL. II]
by Catlin, Geo.
London: Published by the Author, at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Printed by Tosswill and Myers., 1841. Vol. I: viii, 264. Vol. II: viii, 266 pp. Plus maps and uncolored plates (some erratic numbering]. Early half calf over marbled boards, gilt-decorated spine with raised spine bands. Occasional foxing to Volume II. Very Good. Volume I: tipped in errata slip precedes frontis illustration. Folding map titled 'Outline Map of Indian Localities in 1833' [several fold splits expertly repaired without loss].... Read More
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![CATLIN'S NOTES OF EIGHT YEARS' TRAVELS AND RESIDENCE IN EUROPE, WITH HIS NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN COLLECTION. WITH ANECDOTES AND INCIDENTS OF THE TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF THREE DIFFERENT PARTIES OF AMERICAN INDIANS WHOM HE INTRODUCED TO THE COURTS OF ENGLAND, FRANCE, AND BELGIUM. IN TWO VOLUMES, OCTAVO. VOL. I. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. FOURTH EDITION. [AND VOL. II. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. THIRD EDITION]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/229/598/1733598229.0.l.jpg)
CATLIN'S NOTES OF EIGHT YEARS' TRAVELS AND RESIDENCE IN EUROPE, WITH HIS NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN COLLECTION. WITH ANECDOTES AND INCIDENTS OF THE TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF THREE DIFFERENT PARTIES OF AMERICAN INDIANS WHOM HE INTRODUCED TO THE COURTS OF ENGLAND, FRANCE, AND BELGIUM. IN TWO VOLUMES, OCTAVO. VOL. I. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. FOURTH EDITION. [AND VOL. II. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. THIRD EDITION]
by Catlin, George
London: Published by the Author, at His Indian Collection, No. 6, Waterloo Place, 1848. Two volumes in matching half green morocco [some rubbing, covers firm], marbled endpapers and edges, gilt-decorated spines. xvi, 296 pp, frontis with tissue guard, 8 numbered plates; xii, 336 pp, plates 9-24. Bookplate on front free endpaper of Volume I. Very Good. The Descriptive Catalogue of Catlin's Indian Collection is printed at pages 248-296 of volume I. Sabin 11533.
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THE ADDRESSES, DELIVERED AT THE DEDICATION OF THE INDIAN HILL CEMETERY; WITH THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION, BY-LAWS, &C., &C
by Indian Hill Cemetery
Middletown: Charles H. Pelton, Printer, 1850. Contemporary plain wrappers [worn, spine shorn], large folding plan of the cemetery. 48, [2] pp. Scattered foxing, Good+. This Rural Cemetery was constructed to prevent the rising tide of urbanization from causing "desecration of the remains of friends and relatives." A list of Stockholders and their chosen cemetery lots is included; as are a list and brief biography of 'Indian Proprietors of Mattebeseck, and their Descendants, Whose Names Appear in the... Read More
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THE EVERGREEN CEMETERY DEDICATION MEMORIAL. WATERTOWN, CONN. SEPTEMBER 4TH, 1854
by Evergreen Cemetery
Waterbury: E.B. Cooke, 1854. 27, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, else Very Good. Inscription on front wrapper: 'C. Brainerd Esquire with kind regards of Saml A. Foot." The pamphlet prints the Order of Exercises, with the Prayer of Invocation, the Dedicatory Prayer, Samuel Foot's Address, and the closing benediction. An Appendix prints the names of Officers, the Articles of Association, the By-Laws, Rules and Regulations for Proprietors of Lots, and Rules for Interments and Superintendents. OCLC 664233213 [1-... Read More
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THE RIVERSIDE CEMETERY, AT WATERBURY, CONN. ITS ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION, BY-LAWS AND RULES AND REGULATIONS, WITH THE DEDICATION ADDRESS, &C. DEDICATED, SEPT. 24TH, 1853
by Riverside Cemetery
Waterbury: E.B. Cooke, 1853. Stitched in original printed wrappers [a bit of extremity chipping and wear], 31 clean pages. Very Good. Green Kendrick delivered the Dedication Address. The dedication proceedings are faithfully recorded, as is a description of the location and layout of the cemetery. FIRST EDITION. Not in Sabin, Eberstadt, Decker. 650 NUC 0107754 [3]. OCLC 48767235 [2].
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HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, PUEBLA, AUG. 6, 1847. GENERAL ORDERS - NO. 249. SOME DISCREPANCIES, NO DOUBT ACCIDENTAL, EXISTING BETWEEN CERTAIN REPORTS OF SUB-COMMANDERS IN THE BATTLE OF CERRO-GORDO, AND COL. RILEY, ONE OF THOSE COMMANDERS, CONCEIVING THAT NEGLECT OR INJURY HAS THEREBY RESULTED TO A PART OF HIS BRIGADE AS WELL AS TO HIMSELF, THAT OFFICER HAS DEMANDED A COURT OF INQUIRY TO INVESTIGATE THE WHOLE SUBJECT SO FAR AS RESPECTS ANY ALLEGED NEGLECT TO HIMSELF OR ANY PART OF THE BRIGADE
by Mexican-American War [Battle of Cerro-Gordo]
Puebla, Mexico, 1847. 5-1/4" x 8". 4pp. Signed in ink by H.L. Scott, A.A.A.G., "By command of Major-General Scott." Disbound, spine reinforced, else Very Good. This is the report of the Court of Inquiry, whose President was Gideon Pillow; its Recorder was Robert Anderson. The Court concludes that the "movements of Col. Riley's brigade had an important influence in the achievement of that brilliant victory, that Col. Riley had an active participation in them, and that his conduct... Read More
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ENGRAVED, ILLUSTRATED BAPTISM CERTIFICATE IN GERMAN LANGUAGE ANNOUNCING THE BIRTH OF JACOB HINNERSCHITZ ON 11 FEBRUARY 1807, SON OF HEINRICH AND MAGDALEHNA HINNERSCHITZ, IN BERKS COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA
by [German-American Baptism Certificate]
Berks County PA: C.F. Egelmann, 1807. 12-1/2" X 15-1/2." Baptism certificate in a wooden frame, engraved by C.F. Egelmann. Light foxing to the margins. Illustrated with several religious images, as well as iconic Screaming Eagle illustration, with "E Pluribus Unum." Very Good. With the legend, in German, "Go forth in all the world, teach all people, and baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost." From the web site of the Free... Read More
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PLAIN TRUTH: ADDRESSED TO THE INHABITANTS OF AMERICA. CONTAINING REMARKS ON A LATE PAMPHLET, INTITLED COMMON SENSE: WHEREIN ARE SHEWN, THAT THE SCHEME OF INDEPENDENCE IS RUINOUS, DELUSIVE, AND IMPRACTICABLE... WRITTEN BY CANDIDUS. SECOND EDITION
by [Chalmers, James]
[London] Philadelphia, Printed: London, Reprinted for J. Almon, 1776. [4], 47, [1- publ. advt] pp. A Fine copy in modern quarter morocco and plain paper over boards, with gilt-lettered spine title. This is the famous response by a Maryland Loyalist to Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense'. Howes calls it the "most famous answer to Paine's advocacy for independence in 'Common Sense'." Thomas Adams's definitive study, 'Authorship and Printing of Plain Truth by Candidus,' published in Vol. 49, Papers of... Read More
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BARNES' WIRE CHECK ROWER. FIRST AND ONLY ENTIRELY SUCCESSFUL WIRE CHECK ROWER EVER INVENTED. DIRECTIONS FOR USING. MANUFACTURED BY CHAMBERS, BERING, QUINLAN cO., DECATUR, ILLINOIS
by Chambers, Bering, Quinlan Co.
Decatur: Republican Job Rooms Print, 1883. 3.5" x 6". 15, [1] pp, illustrations. Wrapper title [as issued]. Original printed blue wrappers [light wear], stitched. Rear wrapper with illustration of a farmer using the check rower, with two horses. Light wear and age toning. Good+. Several text illustrations, instructions for usage, explanation of Company products. Chambers, Bering, Quinlan Company manufactured the Barnes' Wire Check Rower, Brown's Elliptical Hog Rings, The Champion Hog Ringer, and many more farming implements.... Read More
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SPEECH OF JUDGE CHAMBERS, ON THE JUDICIAL TENURE, IN THE MARYLAND CONVENTION, APRIL, 1851
by Chambers, [Ezekiel F.]
Baltimore: Murphy, 1851. Modern plain wrappers, 41pp. Scattered light soil, Good+. Judge of the Maryland court of appeals, Chambers was a delegate to the State "convention which framed a new constitution. There he made himself unpopular by his unsuccessful fight against the provision that the people elect their judges. As a result, under the new constitution he was not elected to his old position" [DAB]. Chambers' passionate argument was based on his fear that popular majorities... Read More
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ADDRESS OF GEN. JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN AT THE DEDICATION OF THE MAINE MONUMENTS ON THE BATTLEFIELD OF GETTYSBURG, OCTOBER 3, 1893
by Chamberlain, Joshua L.
Augusta: Maine Farmers' Almanac Press, 1895. Original printed wrappers, stitched. 15, [1 blank] pp. Title page lightly toned, Near Fine. Chamberlain's gallantry at Little Round Top saved the day for the Union at Gettysburg, and gained him a Congressional Medal of Honor, awarded to him in 1893. Chamberlain delivered identical remarks on 3 October 1889 at the dedication of the Monument to the 20th Maine. We have not found any historical evidence that he was present at... Read More
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TO THE REPUBLICAN VOTERS IN THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF MAINE
by [Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence et al.]
[Portland?, 1884. Broadside, 5-3/4" x 11-3/4". Printed in two columns separated by a rule. Near Fine. Chamberlain, the Hero of Gettysburg, and five other members of a Republican Committee in Portland refuse to vote for Thomas B. Reed for Congress, because he is not a friend of civil service reform, and because he refused to reappoint as Postmaster J.W. Crawford, a partially disabled Civil War veteran, fully qualified. Crawford had been Postmaster for one term, done an excellent... Read More
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REPORT ON WATER FOR LOCOMOTIVES FOR BOILER INCRUSTATIONS: MADE TO THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS OF THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD. BY... PROFESSOR OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY IN THE SCHOOL OF MINES, COLUMBIA COLLEGE, NEW YORK
by Chandler, Charles F.
New York: Trow, 1865. Original printed wrappers, stitched. 35, [1 blank] pp. Light tanning, Very Good. A "leading authority on water supplies, sanitation, oil refining, and assaying" [DAB], Chandler here studied how to diminish, "as far as possible, the bad effects of the impure water supplied to locomotives on the section of the New York Central Railroad between Syracuse and Rochester. The large quantities of sulphate of lime and of the carbonates of lime and magnesia give... Read More
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THE APPEAL FARTHER DEFENDED; IN ANSWER TO THE FARTHER MISREPRESENTATIONS OF DR. CHAUNCY
by Chandler, Thomas Bradbury
New York: Hugh Gaine, 1771. vi, [1 errata], [1 blank], 240 pp. Stitched and untrimmed, as issued. Occasional light dusting, Very Good plus. Housed in a custom box, with gilt-lettered spine title. Chandler was a Connecticut-born Episcopal priest and Yale graduate. His pamphlets were an important addition to the Church of England's arsenal in its dispute with Chauncy and others who resisted the Church's influence in America. Proof that politics follows religion, Chandler bitterly attacked the Continental Congress,... Read More
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SELF-CULTURE. AN ADDRESS INTRODUCTORY TO THE FRANKLIN LECTURES, DELIVERED IN BOSTON, SEPTEMBER, 1838
by Channing, William E.
Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, Printers, 1838. 81, [1 blank], [1] pp. Original printed blue wrappers [inconspicuous rubberstamp on front wrap]. Scattered foxing, Good+. Ownership signature of Thomas B. Ripley. AI 49645.
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