REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE CITIZENS OF CINCINNATI, APRIL 26, 1838, TO ENQUIRE INTO THE CAUSES OF THE EXPLOSION OF THE MOSELLE, AND TO SUGGEST SUCH PREVENTIVE MEASURES AS MAY BE BEST CALCULATED TO GUARD HEREAFTER AGAINST SUCH OCCURRENCES
by [Cincinnati]
Cincinnati: Published by Alexander Flash. Looker & Ramsay, Printers, 1838. [2], 76 pp, with frontis illustration of the safety device "Proposed by Dr. Locke," a "New Spring Manometer." Bookplate of Cincinnati native Charles Theodore Greve on blank portion of the title page's verso. Bound in modern paper over boards, Very Good. "The Moselle was a new boat, plying between Cincinnati and St. Louis. On Wednesday, April 25th, 1838, immediately on leaving Cincinnati, her boilers, four in number, exploded,... Read More
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THE INSTITUTION AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI, FORMED BY THE OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES, AT THE CANTONMENT ON THE BANKS OF HUDSON'S RIVER, MAY 10, 1783: WITH THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI, FROM ITS ORGANIZATION, JUNE 9, 1783, TO JULY 4, 1811
by Society of the Cincinnati
Boston: Printed by Thomas B. Wait and Co., 1812. 112pp, with engraved frontispiece by Graham and tissue guard. Original paper over boards, title printed on front cover. Front hinge cracked but holding. Text untrimmed, with endpapers and tissue guard browned. A date stamp from a library is present on margins of a few pages. Good+. This copy has the bookplate of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, noting that the book is the gift of Mrs. Frederick Silsbee... Read More
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RARE CARTE DE VISITE OF DWARF JOHN MCGUIRE STANDING NEXT TO AN ORNATE CHAIR WHILE WEARING A SUIT AND TOP HAT AND HOLDING A CANE IN HIS HAND
by [Circus] McGuire, John
[n.p., 1875. Carte de Visite format, 2-1/2" x 4", albumen print on card mount: Photographic portrait of John McGuire, a dwarf, dressed in the usual fancy suit and top hat popular with dwarf performers at the time. No printed caption or imprint appears. A pencil notation beneath the photo "Coll. Mcguire." Minor dust. Very Good. Col. John McGuire, a dwarf perfomer, has been the subject of a only handful of carte-de-visites from what our research showed. There... Read More
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TO THE PEOPLE
by Citizen of Massachusetts, A.
[np: Massachusetts, 1820. Broadside, 8-3/4" x 11-1/4." Toned, chipped at blank edges, some foxing, a couple of small holes affecting about three letters. Good. Signed in type at the end, "A Citizen of Massachusetts." This apparently unrecorded broadside denounces "the enormous salaries of our public officers" in Massachusetts. The author defends his call for reform during an era of political complacency. "As we are enjoying peace at home and abroad, and every one can sit under his... Read More
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LAWS AND ORDINANCES, ORDAINED AND ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COMMONALTY OF THE CITY OF NEW-YORK, IN COMMON COUNCIL CONVENED; FOR THE GOOD RULE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE INHABITANTS AND RESIDENTS OF THE SAID CITY. PUBLISHED THE TENTH DAY OF MAY, 1793, IN THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE MAYORALTY OF RICHARD VARICK, ESQ
by New York City
New York: Printed by Hugh Gaine, 1793. 51, [2], 79, [4], 96 pp, as issued. Rubberstamp on title page, with date and accession number stamped on its verso; accession number stamped in blank margin of last page. Else a clean, bright, and Very Good text in modern legal buckram, with gilt-lettered morocco spine labels. The laws prescribe a tax and oath for "each Person hereafter to be admitted and made a Freeman" of the City; regulate public markets,... Read More
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BY-LAWS OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN YOUNG MEN'S GENERAL COMMITTEE. PASSED JANUARY 27TH, 1848
by New York City
New York: Casper C. Childs, 1848. 18mo. Contemporary plain wrappers, stitched, 18pp, contemporary marginalia and light wear. Good+. Listing ninety members of the Committee, with addresses by Ward. They would support Lewis Cass of Michigan later this year in his contest with Zachary Taylor for the Presidency.
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COMMUNICATION FROM HIS HONOR THE MAYOR, TRANSMITTING THE OPINION OF JUSTICE ROOSEVELT, GIVEN ON THE 9TH JULY, 1859, ON SETTING ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ALL SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS IN THE WEST WASHINGTON MARKET CASE. DOCUMENT NO
by New York City
1859. 6. New York: 1859. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 29pp. Foxed, Good+. A dispute over a lease granted by the State of New York's Land Office Commission to James B. Taylor "of the entire land, known as West Washington Market, with the piers adjoining the same." Taylor immediately sought the eviction of 186 tenants "who occupied stands for market purposes on the land." The City of New York intervened, claiming that it had rightful ownership and possession of the... Read More
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REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, RELATIVE TO THE CATASTROPHE IN HAGUE STREET, ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 4TH, 1850. PRESENTED BY ALDERMAN GRIFFIN
by New York City
New York: McSpedon & Baker, Printers to the Common Council, 1850. 116pp, in original publisher's cloth [stamped in blind, with gilt spine title, chipped at spine ends]. Text lightly toned. Except as noted, Very Good. This was one of the most dramatic of New York City's many fires, explosions, riots, and other disasters. February 4, 1850 in New York was marked "by the explosion of a steam boiler in the building known as Nos. 3 and 5... Read More
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ELECTION DISTRICTS OF THE SEVERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK AND THE BOUNDARIES THEREOF, AS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF POLICE, JULY 22D, 1879
by [New York City]
New York, 1879. 116pp, stitched and early staples; some loosening of text. Blank portions of inner lower corners chewed on first few leaves. Original printed wrappers [worn, chipped]. Blank portions of title page with remnants of old newspaper clipping. The text is otherwise quite clean. More than 20 color maps (some folding) of the various Assembly Districts. Maps in Very Good condition; overall the pamphlet is Good+. This document establishes the boundaries of the various election districts... Read More
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SUPREME COURT, NEW YORK COUNTY. DECISION OF JUDGE VAN BRUNT SUSTAINING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE NEW YORK ARCADE RAILWAY COMPANY'S CHARTER. [Caption title: SUPREME COURT. JOHN JACOB ASTOR ET AL. VS. NEW YORK ARCADE RAILWAY COMPANY, SPECIAL TERM DECR. 1886.]
by New York City
[New York, 1886. 14, [2 blank] pp. Original printed blue wrappers, stitched. Near Fine. New York State authorized Alfred E. Beach in 1868 to construct pneumatic tubes beneath New York City and Brooklyn for the purpose of conveying letters and parcels; an 1873 Act authorized Beach to construct an underground railway in New York City. The Beach Pneumatic Transit Company was incorporated in 1868; it became the New York Arcade Railway. Above-ground property owners, including Astor, opposed... Read More
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MEMORIAL FROM THE AUCTIONEERS, OF THE CITY OF NEW-YORK
by New York City
[New York?, 1824. 12pp, disbound with some loosening and light wear. Good+ to Very Good. The Memorial is "Addressed to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in opposition to a petition of 'the Merchants, Traders, and other Citizens of the city of New-York,' that Congress impose a duty of 10 percent upon sales at auction. Includes statistics dated through Dec. 31, 1823. Signed at end: M. Hoffman, Son & Pell, J. & P. Hone & Co.... Read More
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SUPPLEMENT TO THE DAILY ADVERTISER, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1794
by [New York City]
[New York: Francis Childs], 1794. Large folio broadside, 19" x 26". Old folds, light wear, Very Good. The broadside prints "An Account of Cash Paid Out by Order of Common Council, from the Tax Granted the Seventh Day of December, 1792, for the Maintenance of the Poor and other Contingent Expences [sic] of the City and County of New York, and from the Excise Collected in the same." Ten horizontal columns contain dollar totals for a variety... Read More
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THE METROPOLIS EXPLAINED AND ILLUSTRATED IN FAMILIAR FORM, WITH A MAP
by New York City
New York: Devlin and Company, 1871. viii, [9]-61, [2 advts], [1 blank] pp. 4" x 6". Original cloth-covered wrappers with gilt lettering on front, blind stamped on back. Several text illustrations. LACKS the folding map. Light wear. Rubberstamps of "Peirce Watches and Jewelry...New Orleans, LA." Private bookplate on front pastedown. Good+. This work devotes much attention to Central Park; and describes other Public Squares and Parks [including Brooklyn's Prospect Park]. Churches and about 25 synagogues are listed, as are... Read More
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VOLUNTEER REFRESHMENT SALOON, SUPPORTED GRATUITOUSLY BY THE CITIZENS OF PHILADELPHIA, PA
by [Civil War Lithograph] Queen, James
Philadelphia: Lith & Printed by W. Boell 311 Walnut St. Pub. by B. S. Brown, 1861. Elephant folio broadside lithograph, 22-1/4" x 19-1/2." Uncolored. Matted. Closed tear visible at blank upper margin. The matting conceals blank margin chipping and blank corners taped to the lower mat. Good+. This print depicts the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, located at the southwest corner of Swanson and Washington Avenues in Philadelphia during the American Civil War. "A rather important print, published... Read More
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. DECEMBER TERM, 1870. JOHN BLYEW AND GEORGE KENNARD, VS. THE UNITED STATES. NO. 205. IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. BRIEF OF THE UNITED STATES
by [Civil Rights Act of 1866]
[Washington?, 1870. Caption title, as issued. 40pp. Text clean, bound in modern plain wrappers. Very Good. Signed in type at the end by B. H. Bristow, Solicitor General of the United States. This case demonstrates the Supreme Court's grudging recognition of -- indeed, its reluctance to implement -- the Reconstruction Congress's efforts to provide black citizens with equal treatment under the law. Blyew and Kennard, adult "white persons," were convicted in a Kentucky federal court for having murdered... Read More
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THE IMMIGRANT'S DAY IN COURT
by Claghorn, Kate Holladay
New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1923. Original printed wrappers. [20], 546 pp, with half title. From the AMERICANIZATION STUDIES series directed by Allen T. Burns. Bound in original publisher's cloth. Several light wrapper chips, Near Fine. Claghorn [1864-1938] was a pioneering woman sociologist, author, reformer, and economist. "In her 1923 book, The Immigrants' Day in Court, Claghorn argued that the legal aid available at the time was inadequate, focusing primarily on legal minutiae rather than... Read More
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A COMPLETE ROSTER OF COLONEL DAVID WATERBURY JR. 'S REGIMENT OF CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS. THE FIRST REGIMENT OF INFANTRY RESPONDING TO A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR THE DEFENCE OF NEW YORK CITY AGAINST THE BRITISH IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME PRINTED FROM MANUSCRIPT RECORDS IN THE POSSISSION OF THE PUBLISHER, WITH NOTES, COMPILED FROM AUTHENTIC HISTORICAL SOURCES
by Clark, A.H.
New York: A.S. Clark, 1897. Tall 8vo, original printed wrappers. 20pp. Stapled as issued. Wraps dirty with some wear, else Very Good.
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INTERSTATE EXTRADITION. IN RE ROBB. REVIEW BY ALFRED CLARKE, OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR, OF THE CRITICISM BY MR. SAMUEL T. SPEAR (29 ALBANY LAW JOURNAL, 207) OF THE DECISION OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, RE ROBB, I WEST COAST REP. 439
by Clarke, Alfred
San Francisco: A. L. Bancroft & Co., Printers, 1884. Original printed wrappers with wrapper title as issued. Stitched. 12pp. Lightly worn, Very Good. The U. S. Supreme Court considered the issue in Robb v. Connelly, 111 U. S. 624 [1884]. OCLC 426226162 [2- U MI U MI Law].
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![RAILWAY MACHINERY: A TREATISE ON THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OF RAILWAYS: EMBRACING THE PRINCIPLES AND CONSTRUCTION OF ROLLING AND FIXED PLANT; ILLUSTRATED BY A SERIES OF PLATES ON A LARGE SCALE, AND BY NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD. VOLUME FIRST - TEXT. [with] VOLUME SECOND - PLATES](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/819/839/1673839819.0.l.jpg)
RAILWAY MACHINERY: A TREATISE ON THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OF RAILWAYS: EMBRACING THE PRINCIPLES AND CONSTRUCTION OF ROLLING AND FIXED PLANT; ILLUSTRATED BY A SERIES OF PLATES ON A LARGE SCALE, AND BY NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD. VOLUME FIRST - TEXT. [with] VOLUME SECOND - PLATES
by Clark, Daniel Kinnear
Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, New York: Blackie and Son, 1855. Volume First: Folio. Contemporary half morocco, bookseller ticket of Kerr & Richardson, Glasgow. Inscription to "Henry H. West from Sir John Falshaw Bart." xxiv, 335, [1 blank] pp. Volume Second: Folio. Matching half morocco and bookseller ticket. Plates collated as issued [Plates I - LX, with Plates X, XI, L bound out of order; Diagram-Plates I - X]. Light scattered foxing. Very Good. Clark explains, "Dissatisfied with the state... Read More
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ON THE CONSTITUTION
by [Clark, George W.]
[Rochester?, 1860. 4pp, folded leaf, caption title [as issued]. Near Fine. Writing from Rochester in March 1860 Clark, author of anti-slavery songsters, argues passionately that slavery "is an alien" to our fundamental law, "a loathsome gangrene eating at the very core and centre of our Religious, Literary and Political Institutions." Slavery is "in perpetual and 'irrepressible conflict' with" freedom. FIRST EDITION. Sabin 13290. Not in Dumond, LCP, or Work.
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THE LIBERTY MINSTREL. BY GEO. W. CLARK
by Clark, George W.
New York: Leavitt & Alden. . ., 1845. iv, [5]-184, [3 - Index] pp. Lightly foxed and spotted throughout. Inner hinges starting. Bound in original publisher's cloth [lightly worn], with gilt-lettered title on front cover. Good plus. This is the second edition, first published the previous year. More than one hundred songs, listed alphabetically in the Index, are accompanied by music through page 177; many were written and scored by the author. Pages 178-184 list poems and songs... Read More
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SHIP FEVER, SO CALLED; ITS HISTORY, NATURE, AND BEST TREATMENT. THE FISKE FUND PRIZE DISSERTATION FOR 1849. BY ...M.D. MEMBER OF THE BOSTON SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL IMPROVEMENT
by Clark, Henry Grafton
Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850. Original paper-covered boards [paper worn along spine and hinges], printed paper title label on front cover. Institutional bookplate, withdrawal and rubberstamp. 48pp, one tinted lithograph plate. Faint pencilled presentation inscription on front cover. Good+. Though known by different names, the disease is named for its appearance "on board emigrant ships, in the quarantine hospitals, and among emigrants newly arrived from Europe." Dr. Clark distinguishes the disease and its manifestations from typhoid fever, with... Read More
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CIRCULAR ADDRESS OF JAMES CLARK, TO HIS CONSTITUENTS. TO THE VOTERS OF THE THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY, CONSISTING OF THE COUNTIES OF FAYETTE, WOODFORD, AND CLARK. FELLOW CITIZENS:..
by Clark, James
[np, 1831. 42, [2 blanks] pp. Caption title [as issued]. Untrimmed, broken stitching, light wear, else Very Good. Clark was an anti-Jackson Kentucky Congressman and a prominent figure in Kentucky politics before and after his congressional service from 1825-1831. This pamphlet, his swan song as a Congressman, denounces the Jackson Administration for extravagance, blatant patronage, corruption, efforts to control the press and create a "Government Press," and "hideous...systematic attempts to blacken the reputations of their victims" with... Read More
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JANUARY 13, 1853, WASHINGTON CITY, D.C.| DEAR SIR: I TAKE THE LIBERTY OF ADDRESSING YOU A FEW LINES TO KNOW IF YOU CAN PURCHASE LAND WARRANTS IN YOUR COUNTRY? IF SO, I WILL TAKE ALL YOU CAN SEND ME, AND PAY THE FOLLOWING PRICES: $140 FOR 160 ACRE WARRANTS. $70 FOR 80 ACRE WARRANTS. $35 FOR 40 ACRE WARRANTS..
by Clarke, John M.
Washington, D.C., 1852. Broadside, 8" x 12.5". Printed with some manuscript notations and changes. Light old folds, some tanning along folds. Signed in type by John M. Clarke. Very Good. Clarke twice made manuscript changes to the date on this solicitation, originally printed as September 1st, 1852-- to Dec. 29 and then January 13, 1853. He also changed by hand the printed prices. Clarke lists twenty references, including Judges, Senators, Congressmen, Governors. Congress awarded Bounty Land Warrants in... Read More
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A DISCOURSE, DELIVERED AT THE FIRST CHURCH IN BOSTON, FEBRUARY 15, 1787. AT THE INTERMENT OF THE REV. CHARLES CHAUNCY, D.D.A.S. ITS SENIOR PASTOR, WHO EXPIRED, FEB. 10, 1787. BY...SURVIVING PASTOR OF THE FIRST CHURCH
by Clarke, John C.
Boston, 1787. 34, [4] pp, with the half title. Disbound, else Very Good. Chauncy who, with Jonathan Edwards, was the leading New England minister of his time, "was honest as a patriot, and amiable as a private Christian," as well as "illustrious as a minister of religion." The Appendix consists of an "account of his family," and a bibliography entitled "catalogue of the printed works of Dr. Chauncy." Clarke was Chauncy's assistant, and took over his ministerial duties.... Read More
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