ADELPHIC UNION EXHIBITION. WILLIAMS COLLEGE, JULY 15, 1846
by Williams College
[Williamstown, MA, 1846. 4pp, Disbound. Very Good.
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WILLIAMS COLLEGE EPHEMERA, consisting of ADDRESS OF THE TRUSTEES OF WILLIAMS COLLEGE
by Williams College
1819. 7, [1 blank] pp. Foxed. Good+. [bound with] LAWS OF WILLIAMS COLLEGE. 1829. 22, [2 blank] pp. Very Good. [bound with] COMMENCEMENT. WILLIAMS COLLEGE, SEPTEMBER 3, 1823. 4pp. Lightly foxed, Good+. [bound with] COMMENCEMENT. WILLIAMS COLLEGE, SEPTEMBER 3, 1828. 4pp, Very Good. [bound with] EXHIBITION OF THE DELPHIC SOCIETY. WILLIAMS COLLEGE, AUGUST 5, 1829. 4pp, Very Good. [bound with] SENIOR EXHIBITION. WILLIAMS COLLEGE, DECEMBER 29, 1829. 3, [1 blank] pp. Very Good. [bound with] COMMENCEMENT. WILLIAMS COLLEGE, SEPTEMBER... Read More
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HIRCUS, PERTICA ET CAERULEA FLAMMA: OR INTEMPERANCE UNMASKED, TOGETHER WITH A FEW INCIDENTS IN THE LIVES OF ITS MEMBERS. BY CARLISLE. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERTI SCHMITZ, F.R.S. PROF. OF SYRIAC IN THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS PERE LA CHAISE
by [Yale College]
New Haven: For Sale by E. Richardson, 1853. 24pp. Disbound with light but persistent foxing. Lower blank margin of page [2] has small institutional rubberstamp and withdrawal. Good+. "The Goat, Perch and Blue Flames" is the English translation of the first five words. "To the students of Yale college, this work is most respectfully inscribed, as a tribute of regard, as being the future glory of our country." The OCLC entry calls this pamphlet "A satire on... Read More
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ANNUAL CIRCULAR OF THE MEDICAL INSTITUTION OF YALE COLLEGE, FOR THE LECTURE TERM OF 1839-40
by Yale College
New Haven: Woodward & Carrington, Printers, 1839. 8pp, stitched. Title page with a woodcut view of the medical school building. Wrappers absent, lightly spotted, Good+. The faculty included Benjamin Silliman as professor of chemistry. The course of study, including dissections, is explained, with fees, degrees awarded, the "organization of the institution," "means of instruction," donors. Among the advantages of New Haven for a medical school is "the general moral character of its population, and the freedom of the... Read More
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COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, APRIL 11 1793. RECEIVED OF ELIJAH ABEL THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTIONS OF STATE PAPER, BEING IN FULL OF A BALANCE DUE HIM. VIZ. 2 STATE NOTES ... AMOUNTING TO FORTY POUNDS 12/9 1/2 LAWFUL MONEY, FOR WHICH SUM THE COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN MAY 1792, ARE ACCOUNTABLE AGREEABLE TO THE DIRECTIONS CONTAINED IN AN ACT ENTITLED AN ACT FOR ENLARGING THE POWERS AND INCREASING THE FUNDS OF YALE-COLLEGE
by [Yale College]
[Hartford], 1793. Single printed leaf, 6" x 7-3/4,"completed in ink manuscript. Signed in ink at the end by one of the duly appointed Commissioners, "A. Kingsbury on acct of the State." Very Good. Andrew Kingsbury, along with John Trumbull and William Hart, was appointed a Treasury Commissioner of the State of Connecticut by Act of May 1792, to collect balances due on taxes owed to the State. According to Section 2 of the Act, amounts so collected... Read More
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WOODEN SPOON PROMENADE, JUNE 19, 1865
by Yale College
[New Haven, 1865. Printed ticket to the Wooden Spoon junior prom at Yale. 2-1/4" x3-1/2." Lightly dusted, small hole at lower left blank corner. Else Very Good. The "presentation of the Wooden Spoon, a custom going back to the earliest days of the promenade" [NY Times article, 7 March 1942], was the highlight of Yale's annual Junior Prom. "Beginning in 1847, the ceremony centered around the presentation of a wooden spoon to the member of the junior... Read More
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ANNUAL CIRCULAR OF THE MEDICAL INSTITUTION OF YALE COLLEGE, FOR THE LECTURE TERM OF 1841-2
by Yale College
New Haven: Stanley & Chapin, Printers, 1841. Original printed wrappers, with a woodcut view of the medical school building [repeated on the title page]. Stitched. 7, [1 blank] pp. 'Duplicate' rubberstamp on blank portion of front wrapper, plain rear wrapper addressed to Dr. Simeon Shurtleff of Simsbury. Light spotting and wear, Good+. The faculty included Benjamin Silliman as professor of chemistry. The course of study, including dissections, is explained, with fees, degrees awarded, the library, donors, and access... Read More
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THE CASE OF SATAN'S FIERY DARTS IN BLASPHEMOUS SUGGESTIONS AND HELLISH ANNOYANCES: AS THEY WERE CONSIDERED IN SEVERAL SERMONS, HERETOFORE PREACH'D TO THE CONGREGATION IN BRATTLE-STREET, BOSTON, MAY 1711. AND LATELY REPEATED TO THEM IN MAY 1743. AND NOW PUBLISH'D AT THE DESIRE OF SOME, WHO HAVING SUFFER'D BY SUCH TEMPTATIONS, WOULD THUS (BY THE WILL OF GOD) MINISTER TO THE DIRECTION AND SUPPORT OF OTHERS IN LIKE SPIRITUAL TROUBLE AND DISTRESS
by Colman, Benjamin
Boston: Printed by Rogers and Fowle, for J. Edwards in Cornhill, 1744. 95, [1 blank] pp, but lacking the half title. Light scattered spotting. Good+ in modern cloth. Colman was Senior Pastor of the Brattle Street church, one of the most prolific and best known of 18th century sermonizers and ministers, and "a strong believer in the evangelistic movement known as the Great Awakening" [DAB]. This is the Sermons' first publication. Colman explains that God, evidently... Read More
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OSSA JOSEPHI. OR, THE BONES OF JOSEPH. CONSIDER'D IN A SERMON, PREACHED AT THE LECTURE IN BOSTON, AFTER THE FUNERAL OF THE VERY HONOURABLE AND EXCELLENT JOSEPH DUDLEY, ESQ; LATE GOVERNOUR OF HIS MAJESTY'S PROVINCES OF THE MASSACHUSETTS-BAY, AND NEW-HAMPSHIRE, IN NEW-ENGLAND. WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE, APRIL 2. 1720. IN THE 73. YEAR OF HIS AGE
by Colman, Benjamin
Boston: Printed by B. Green, for Benj. Eliot, at his Shop, 1720. [2], iv, 44, [3], [1 blank] pp. Lacking the half title. Disbound with loosened leaves. Lightly toned but a clean text. Good+. Colman was Senior Pastor of the Brattle Street church, one of the most prolific and best known of 18th century sermonizers and ministers, and "a strong believer in the evangelistic movement known as the Great Awakening" [DAB]. Colman dedicates this early Boston sermon... Read More
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REPORT OF THE NAVAL COMMITTEE TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AUGUST, 1850, IN FAVOR OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LINE OF MAIL STEAMSHIPS TO THE WESTERN COAST OF AFRICA, AND THENCE VIA THE MEDITERRANEAN TO LONDON, DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE EMIGRATION OF FREE PERSONS OF COLOR FROM THE UNITED STATES TO LIBERIA: ALSO TO INCREASE THE STEAM NAVY, AND TO EXTEND THE COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES. WITH AN APPENDIX ADDED BY THE AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY
by Colonization
Washington, 1850. 79pp, disbound. .Minimal foxing. Very Good. This item is not a government-published document, although it prints this House Committee's report advocating an increase in the steam navy, partly to emulate England, partly as an appropriate response to the recent acquisition from Mexico of California and New Mexico; but primarily "for the great and beneficent object of removing the free persons of color from this country to the coast of Africa, and of suppressing the slave... Read More
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IN SOUTH CHEYENNE CANON WITH PEN AND CAMERA
by Colorado
[Denver: Hull Brothers, 1893. 23, [2]pp. Original printed and illustrated glossy wrappers. 9.5 x 17cm. Numerous photo illustrations. Light wear. Very Good.
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DIE VERFASSUNG DES STAATES COLORADO, VON DER CONSTITUIRENDEN CONVENTION ANGENOMMEN AM 14. MARZ 1876; SOWIE DIE ADRESSE DER CONVENTION, AN DAS VOLK VON COLORADO. ABSTIMMUNG: SAMSTAG, DEN 1. JULI 1876
by [Colorado]
Denver, Colorado: Colorado Journal, 1876. Original printed salmon wrappers, stitched, 86pp. 'Withdrawn' rubberstamp in blank portion of first and last page. Light blindstamp on front wrapper. Else Very Good. Colorado's 1876 Constitution, entirely in the German language. Translated: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, ADOPTED BY THE CONSTITUENT CONVENTION ON MARCH 14, 1876; AS WELL AS THE ADDRESS OF THE CONVENTION, TO THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO. VOTE: SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1876. With this Constitution, Colorado became... Read More
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FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNION COLONY OF COLORADO, INCLUDING A HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF GREELEY, FROM ITS DATE OF SETTLEMENT TO THE PRESENT TIME; WITH DESCRIPTIVE CHAPTERS ON AGRICULTURE, IRRIGATION, CLIMATE, MOUNTAIN SCENERY, FLORA, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, SOCIETIES, &C. PRICE 25 CENTS. WITH MAP OF GREELEY AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY, 75 CENTS
by Union Colony of Colorado
New York: George W. Southwick, 1871. Original printed wrappers [worn, spotted, blank extremity chips], bound into modern cloth with gilt-lettered morocco spine title. 40pp. Outer margins spotted, especially the final ten pages. The rear wrapper advertises the Chicago and Northwestern Railway as "the Pioneer Line between Chicago and Omaha and the direct route from the East to Colorado." Good or Good+. "Apparently the map mentioned on the title-page was not issued with the pamphlet" [Graff]. As the title... Read More
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THE JUNIUS TRACTS. NO. I. PUBLISHED EVERY SECOND MONTH. MARCH 1843. THE TEST; OR, PARTIES TRIED BY THEIR ACTS. BY JUNIUS
by Colton, Calvin
New York: Greeley & McElrath, 1844. 16pp, disbound, light foxing. Very Good. The Whigs have done a great job, despite the setback they suffered when they lost their President, William Henry Harrison; and the betrayal of Whig policies by his successor John Tyler. A similar piece was printed in 1843. FIRST EDITION [thus]. Sabin 14775. AI 44-1569, 44-1576.
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THE JUNIUS TRACTS. NO. VIII. PUBLISHED EVERY SECOND MONTH. MAY. 1844. THE PUBLIC LANDS. BY JUNIUS
by [Colton, Calvin]
New York: Greeley & McElrath., 1844. 16pp, disbound, caption title (as issued). Light foxing, Good+ or so. Supporting the Whigs, Junius argues that the proceeds from sales of public lands should be returned to the States for funding their internal improvements. He provides a scholarly discussion of the cession by the States of public lands to the United States government. FIRST EDITION. Sabin 14775n. AI 44-1573 [5].
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THE WESTERN TOURIST AND EMIGRANT'S GUIDE THROUGH THE STATES OF OHIO, MICHIGAN, INDIANA, ILLINOIS, MISSOURI, IOWA, AND WISCONSIN, AND THE TERRITORIES OF MINESOTA, MISSOURI, AND NEBRASKA. BEING AN ACCURATE AND CONCISE DESCRIPTION OF EACH STATE AND TERRITORY; AND CONTAINING THE ROUTES AND DISTANCES ON THE GREAT LINES OF TRAVEL. ACCOMPANIED WITH A LARGE AND MINUTE MAP, EXHIBITING THE TOWNSHIP LINES OF THE UNITED STATES' SURVEYS, THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTIES, AND THE POSITION OF CITIES, VILLAGES AND SETTLEMENTS, ETC., ETC.
by Colton, J.H.
New York: J.H. Colton, 1856. Bound in original gilt-decorated publisher's cloth, with title stamped in gilt on front cover and in blind on rear cover. Spine cloth missing but covers firm [extremities rubbed]. 89, [1 blank], 34, [1], [1 blank] pp. A clean text with occasional mild foxing. The large folding map, attached to the rear pastedown, has a few short edge splits. It is hand-colored and entitled, 'Guide Through Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin & Iowa...by J.... Read More
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MAP OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITH PARTS OF THE ADJOINING STATES AND CANADA
by Colton, J.H.: COLTON'S RAILROAD & TOWNSHIP
New York: Colton, 1863. Folded into original 16mo red cloth binding [a bit shaken], with title stamped in gilt on the front cover: MAP OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK ACCOMPANYING THE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Weed Parsons & Co. Map is @25" x 27 1/2", hand colored and enclosed within an ornamental border. Inner margin @10" tear, affecting the border but not the map, light occasional wear, else Very Good.
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COLTON'S RAILROAD & TOWNSHIP MAP OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITH PARTS OF THE ADJOINING STATES & CANADA
by Colton, J.H.
New York: Published by J.H. Colton, 1865. 16mo cloth, with title stamped in gilt on front board [a bit shaken]. Folding pocket map, with full period color, details of railroad lines and networks, decorated borders. @27-1/2" x 23". Very Good, a few archival repairs on verso. With statistical tables of population for New York counties.
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COLTON'S RAILROAD & TOWNSHIP MAP OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITH PARTS OF THE ADJOINING STATES & CANADA
by Colton, J.H.
New York: Published by J.H. Colton, 1862. 16mo cloth, with title stamped in gilt on front board. Folding pocket map, with full period color, details of railroad lines and networks, decorated borders. @28" x 26". Near Fine [pinsize closed splits at two fold intersections with no loss]. With statistical tables of population for New York counties. Information regarding State armories is pasted to the front pastedown. Not in Modelski.
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COLTON'S NEW RAILROAD MAP OF THE STATES OF OHIO, MICHIGAN, INDIANA, ILLINOIS, MISSOURI, WISCONSIN & IOWA. MINNESOTA, NEBRASKA & KANSAS. SHOWING THE TOWNSHIP LINES OF THE UNITED STATES SURVEYS
by Colton, J. H.
New York: Published by J. H. Colton, 172 William St., 1861. Brilliantly colored folded folio map, in a cloth case with title stamped in gilt on front cover. Inner hinges cracked, binding firm. Occasional minor fold split without loss. Near Fine. With inlays of Maidens Rock, census statistics. OCLC records only later printings.
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THE SOUTH: A LETTER FROM A FRIEND IN THE NORTH. WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE EFFECTS OF DISUNION UPON SLAVERY
by [Colwell, Stephen?]
Philadelphia: Printed for the Author by C. Sherman & Son, 1856. 46pp. Original printed front wrapper, roughly disbound and loosening, Good+. The author, whom Sabin identifies as Colwell, warns North and South about the consequences of their antagonism. "The rabid fanatics of the North have goaded the South until they have roused a class of fanatics there, not less mischievous nor less disposed to assume dangerous responsibilities than those of the North. The reciprocal action of these... Read More
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RECONSTRUCTION AND THE RELATIONS OF THE RACES IN THE UNITED STATES. LETTER FROM A COMMITTEE AT OBERLIN TO GEN. J.D. COX, THE UNION CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR. GEN. COX'S RESPONSE
by [Oberlin Committee]
Columbus: Ohio State Journal Steam Press, 1865. 13, [1 blanks] pp. Disbound. else Very Good. The people of this Ohio town, an anti-slavery stronghold, seek assurances from Jacob Cox, Union candidate for Governor, that he favors "modifying our Constitution so as to give the elective franchise to colored men;" and that, "in the re-organization of the Southern States the elective franchise [should] be secured to the colored people." The Committee says, "the distinction made... between white and... Read More
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DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION
by Illinois Democratic State Council Committee
Springfield, 1848. [4]pp, folded. Single printed page, interiors blank, folded and addressed for mailing in ink manuscript. Old folds for mailing. Springfield postal cancel [Feb. 23] and addressed in ink to a physician in Mt. Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois. Light wear, Very Good. The broadside is dated and signed at the end in type on February 18, 1848, by the members of the State Central Committee: J.R. Diller of Sangamon; John Moore of McLean; Peter Sweat of... Read More
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SALIENT POINTS OF THE CAMPAIGN. NO. 1. A TRACT ISSUED BY THE ILL. REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. CONTENTS. .
by Illinois Republican State Central Committee
[Springfield?, 1860. Caption title, as issued. Disbound, else Very Good. This Illinois campaign document leads with the letter of Edward Bates, the old Missouri Know-Nothing, to Orville Browning, endorsing the Lincoln-Hamlin ticket, denouncing the "wanton and reckless" Democrats, asserting that "the national government has sovereign power over the Territories, and that it would be impolitic and unwise to use that power for the propagation of negro slavery." Lincoln is "a sound, safe, national man. He could not... Read More
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STAND BY THE REPUBLICAN COLORS! SPEECH OF HON. HENRY WILSON, OF MASSACHUSETTS, AT GREAT FALLS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, FEBRUARY 24, 1872
by California Republican State Central Committee
[San Francisco: Republican State Central Committee, 417 Kearny St., 1872. 8pp, caption title [as issued]. Text in double columns, Very Good. On the Democrats' treasonous behavior, from Nullification through Civil War and Reconstruction. Additionally, "the difference between Republicans and Democrats is this: the Republicans try to discover and punish their thieves; the Democrats never punish theirs." The California State Central Committee published this speech in an effort to secure California for Grant and the Republicans. Not... Read More
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