![REGLAMENTO PROVISORIO SOBRE LOS RECURSOS DE SEGUNDA SUPLICACION...[caption title].](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/857/698/1773698857.0.l.jpg)
REGLAMENTO PROVISORIO SOBRE LOS RECURSOS DE SEGUNDA SUPLICACION...[caption title].
by [Argentina]:
[Buenos Aires. , June 21, 1811].. An official printing of thirteen regulations governing the submission of petitions to the government for monetary redress. Given unstable political conditions and the paucity of materials necessary for printing, such Argentine imprints are extremely rare. OCLC locates only two copies. Dbd. Leaves nearly detached. Moderate soiling in upper margin of recto of first leaf. Old institutional stamp on recto of first leaf and on verso of last leaf. Good. ... Read More
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![CIRCULAR. DESDE QUE D. JOSÉ ARTIGAS VIÓ RECOMPENSADOS PRÓDIGAMENTA SUS PRIMEROS TRABAJOS...[caption title].](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/877/698/1773698877.0.l.jpg)
CIRCULAR. DESDE QUE D. JOSÉ ARTIGAS VIÓ RECOMPENSADOS PRÓDIGAMENTA SUS PRIMEROS TRABAJOS...[caption title].
by [Argentina]:
[Buenos Aires. , March 30, 1815].. News of the Independence Fight A lengthy broadsheet description of the activities of Banda Oriental liberator Don José Artigas, and the tenuous hold of the independence fighters over the province of Buenos Aires. Such Argentine imprints are extremely rare. Not in OCLC. Broadsheet, 12 x 7½ inches. Trimmed close, occasionally affecting text. Old library stamp on recto and verso. Overall quite clean. Very good.
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![BANDO. EL EXMO. CABILDO JUSTICIA Y REGIMINETO DE EST MUY NOBLE Y BENEMÉRITA CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES A TODOS SUS DIGNOS HABITANTES NO MENOS QUE A LOS DE LA PROVINCIA Y COMPAÑA HAVE SABER [caption title].](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/838/699/1773699838.0.l.jpg)
BANDO. EL EXMO. CABILDO JUSTICIA Y REGIMINETO DE EST MUY NOBLE Y BENEMÉRITA CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES A TODOS SUS DIGNOS HABITANTES NO MENOS QUE A LOS DE LA PROVINCIA Y COMPAÑA HAVE SABER [caption title].
by [Argentina]:
[Buenos Aires. , Feb. 11, 1820].. A broadside proclamation regarding the Bando Oriental, recently annexed by Brazil during Buenos Aires' struggle for independence. Not on OCLC. Moderate edge wear. Old library stamp on recto and verso. Very good.
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A NARRATIVE OF THE EXPEDITION TO, AND THE STORMING OF BUENOS AYRES, BY THE BRITISH ARMY, COMMANDED BY LIEUTENANT-GENERAL WHITELOCK. By an Officer, Attached to the Expedition.
by [Argentina]:
Bath: William Meyler,, 1807.. Britain Invades South America During the Napoleonic Wars An anonymous, straight-forward account of the British attack on Buenos Aires in 1807, written "without any flourishing or prolix declamation on the calamities of war, the effects of courage, or the pursuit of wealth and fame." The unidentified author includes extensive details on the final engagements leading to the defeat of the British troops under Lieut. Gen. John Whitelocke by the Spanish citizen army of Creoles... Read More
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JOURNALS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF ARIZONA. AS PROVIDED FOR BY THE ENABLING ACT OF CONGRESS APPROVED JUNE 20th, 1910. HELD IN THE HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE CAPITOL OF THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, AT PHOENIX, ARIZONA, OCTOBER 10 TO DECEMBER 9, 1910.
by [Arizona]: Cronin, Con. P., compiler:
Phoenix. , 1925.. Official Typescript of the Arizona Constitutional Convention Proceedings: Governor Hunt's Copy The full journals of the 1910 Arizona constitutional convention, the first and only constitutional convention for the state. This copy was presented by the compiler, Arizona State Librarian Con. P. Cronin, to Arizona Governor George W.P. Hunt, who presided over the 1910 convention and who served seven terms as governor. Laid into this volume is a copy of Hunt's calling card, as well... Read More
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THE GRAND CAÑON OF ARIZONA THROUGH THE STEREOSCOPE. THE UNDERWOOD PATENT MAP SYSTEM COMBINED WITH EIGHTEEN ORIGINAL STEREOSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHS.
by [Arizona]: [Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel]:
New York: Underwood & Underwood,, 1908.. Stereoscopic Views of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, including Thomas Moran at Work A wonderful collection of Grand Canyon scenes, including a charming snapshot of a weather-beaten Thomas Moran, the noted western American artist, sketching from an outcropping high above the canyon. The cards are captioned as follows: 1) "A Wonder to the primitive inhabitants - Santa Fe Train crossing Canon Diablo Arizona." 2) "From Red to San Francisco Mountain - a... Read More
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MIGUEL CERVANTSE, GENERAL DE BRIGADA, Y GOBERNADOR DEL DISTRITO FEDERAL.
by [Arizona]:
[Mexico City. , October 18, 1830].. An early printing of this important Mexican government decree, dividing the former state of Sonora y Sinaloa into separate states of Sonora and Sinaloa. At this point, the new state of Sonora comprised part of what is now Arizona. A document of great importance in the history of occidental Mexico. Not in OCLC. Slight edge wear, faint browning. Very good.
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![[CONSECUTIVE COLLECTION OF LATE-19th-CENTURY SESSION LAWS FROM THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA].](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/057/052/1767052057.0.l.0.jpg)
[CONSECUTIVE COLLECTION OF LATE-19th-CENTURY SESSION LAWS FROM THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA].
by [Arizona]:
Prescott or Phoenix. , 1889-1899.. A Run of Arizona Territorial Laws A late-19th-century collection of session laws for the territory of Arizona, encompassing the fifteenth through twentieth sessions of the legislative assembly. The first volume here was printed in Prescott, the remainder in Phoenix, after the capital of Arizona moved for the final time from Prescott to Phoenix in 1889. An interesting peek into the issues involved in maintaining order in Wild West Arizona, this run ending... Read More
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![ADVANTAGES OF INCORPORATING UNDER THE LAWS OF ARIZONA...AND...A CORPORATION'S ADVANTAGES OVER AN INDIVIDUAL OR A FIRM...ALSO ARIZONA CORPORATION LAWS WITH A FULL EXPLANATION AND ANNOTATION OF THE SAME...[wrapper title].](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/569/698/1773698569.0.l.jpg)
ADVANTAGES OF INCORPORATING UNDER THE LAWS OF ARIZONA...AND...A CORPORATION'S ADVANTAGES OVER AN INDIVIDUAL OR A FIRM...ALSO ARIZONA CORPORATION LAWS WITH A FULL EXPLANATION AND ANNOTATION OF THE SAME...[wrapper title].
by [Arizona]:
[Phoenix: Arizona Corporation Charter Guarantee Company,, ca.1907].. Issued only with a wrapper title, this copy bears a copyright date of 1905 on the verso of the front wrapper, but also includes the text of an Act Relating to Corporations of March 1907. The text, prepared by the Arizona Corporation Charter Guarantee Company, touts the advantages and affordability of incorporating in Arizona as opposed to other states, and also the services offered by the company. We do not... Read More
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![JOURNALS OF THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA.... [with:] JOURNALS OF THE SECOND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA....](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/282/052/1767052282.0.l.jpg)
JOURNALS OF THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA.... [with:] JOURNALS OF THE SECOND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA....
by [Arizona]:
Prescott, Az.: Office of the Arizona Miner,, 1865-1866.. Establishing Government in Arizona Two very early and significant Arizona imprints, being the first two legislative journals which document the creation of formal government in Arizona Territory, including considerable content on the rocky relationship with local Native American groups. The First Legislative Assembly ran for forty-three days in the fall of 1864. The men met in a newly built two-room log cabin and established the first laws of Arizona as... Read More
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CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA. THE GARDEN OF AMERICA.
by [Arizona]: Farish, Thomas E.:
[Phoenix?] , 1889.. Promoting Arizona for Agriculture and Health A rare 19th-century promotional for Arizona, singing the praises of the arid lands of the territory for health and agriculture, and including some important historical data, with charming woodcuts depicting cattle, hogs, and fruit growing. Two editions were printed the same year, without priority: a thirty-nine page edition printed in Tucson, and this forty-eight page edition attributed to Phoenix. Farish, Arizona Territory's Commissioner of Immigration, later wrote one... Read More
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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. FRAMED AND ADOPTED BY THE CONVENTION WHICH ASSEMBLED AT LITTLE ROCK, JANUARY 7th, 1868....WITH MARGINAL NOTES, A FULL DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE CONSTITUTION, AND A COPIOUS INDEX....
by [Arkansas]: Pomeroy, James M.:
Little Rock. , 1870.. Littell Copy of Arkansas' Reconstruction Constitution The Littell copy of Arkansas' unsurprisingly contentious Reconstruction Constitution. While it allowed Arkansas to rejoin the Union, restrictions on rights for former Confederates and other ideas considered "Radical Republicanism" resulted in anger and violence in response. This constitution strengthens the power of the Governor's office, recognizes "the equality of all persons before the law" regardless of "race, color, or previous condition," enfranchises Blacks, grants property rights to... Read More
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![[CONSECUTIVE RUN OF MID-19th-CENTURY ARKANSAS STATE SESSION LAWS].](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/254/052/1767052254.0.l.0.jpg)
[CONSECUTIVE RUN OF MID-19th-CENTURY ARKANSAS STATE SESSION LAWS].
by [Arkansas]:
Arkadelphia or Little Rock. , 1853-1859.. Early Arkansas Laws An interesting consecutive run of Arkansas session laws from the state's general assembly, covering the ninth through twelfth sessions, and running up to just before the Civil War. The first volume was printed in Arkadelphia, the remainder in Little Rock. The issues covered in these sessions are typical of a southern American state in the mid-1800s, especially with regard to slavery and "free negroes." Four volumes. Uniform 20th-century... Read More
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JOURNAL OF THE CONVENTION OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. WHICH WAS BEGUN AND HELD IN THE CAPITOL IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ON MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF MARCH, ONE THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY ONE.
by [Arkansas]:
Little Rock: Johnson & Yerkes,, 1861.. Arkansas Debates Secession in the Month Before the Attack on Fort Sumter, and Offers a Staunch Defense of Slavery An account of the proceedings at the first meeting of the Secession Convention held in Arkansas, in March 1861. This was the beginning of the secession debate in Arkansas - they would put off the final decision until August. This convention calls for an election over the issue of secession, includes a... Read More
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A CONNECTED VIEW OF THE WHOLE INTERNAL NAVIGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL; PRESENT AND PROSPECTIVE. WITH MAPS.
by [Armroyd, George]:
Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea,, 1826.. One of the First Examinations of the American Canal System, with Excellent Maps One of the first detailed and comprehensive overviews of the American canal system. "Collects every scrap of contemporary fact...regarding the entire Canal System, and the thousands of miles of natural navigation throughout the U.S. [Armroyd] describes and discusses the Post Roads, the public lands, the existing transportation system in the old Northwest Territory; the commerce and development... Read More
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PAPERS RELATIVE TO FRENCH AFFAIRS.
by [Armstrong, John]:
[Washington. , 1808].. Relating to American complaints that the French privateers have seized ships protected by the Berlin Decree of November, 1806. Most of the papers are correspondence between John Armstrong, minister to France, and various French officials. Also included is an excerpt of a letter from Armstrong to James Monroe elucidating the finer points of the decree and its applications. In French and English (with English translations of the French). Printed self-wrappers, stitched. Very good, untrimmed.... Read More
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NOTES ON THE QUARTER MASTERS BILL, RESPECTFULLY SUGGESTED AND SUBMITTED.
by [United States Army]:
[Washington? , 1811 or 1812].. Reorganizing the Way the Army is Provisioned, on the Eve of the War of 1812 An interesting unofficial handbill relating to the U.S. Army Quartermaster Department on the eve of the War of 1812, with references to the impending war with Britain, Indian business, and the Barbary powers. In 1811, Congress introduced "A Bill for the Establishment of a Quarter-Master's Department," which the anonymous author of the present document notes "merges the duties... Read More
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POEMS. BY THE LATE JOSIAS LYNDON ARNOLD, ESQ; OF ST. JOHNSBURY (VERMONT) FORMERLY OF PROVIDENCE, AND A TUTOR IN RHODE-ISLAND COLLEGE.
by Arnold, Josias Lyndon:
Providence: Carter and Wilkinson,, 1797.. With Interesting Rhode Island Provenance First edition of this posthumously published collection of poems and "[t]he first volume of verse ever published by a resident of Vermont," this copy with interesting provenance to a member of a prominent Rhode Island family (Coates). The text includes an introduction by James Burrill, Jr., who edited this posthumous collection from Arnold's papers and periodical publications. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Josiah Lyndon Arnold (1768–1796) earned degrees at... Read More
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MANIFESTACION....
by Arrangoiz y Berzabal, Francisco de:
[New York]. , 1855.. Refuting Santa Anna after the War Very scarce work regarding unresolved financial issues as a result of the Mexican-American War. After the war Arrangoiz was commissioned by Santa Anna to act as a "special agent," filling orders and accounts of land surrendered. Arrangoiz reportedly attempted to collect the standard commission fee for these services. Santa Anna refused to pay, slandering his name. Manifestacion... is Arrangoiz's public refutation of Santa Anna's conduct,... Read More
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EXPEDIENTE GEOGRAFICO-ESTADISTICO POR EL CIUDADANO FRANCISCO JAVIER ARRIAGA....
by Arriaga, Francisco Javier:
Mexico City: Imprenta del Gobierno, en Palacio,, 1873.. Building a National Highway in Puebla, Mexico, with a Map A report on a project for the construction of a national highway in the Sierra Norte of Puebla, between Zacapoaxtla and the port of the Jackal, Garranchos or La Junta. The proposal came during the single presidential term of Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada Corral, successor to Benito Juárez, who continued and completed many of Juárez's infrastructure projects, most notably highways... Read More
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MODEL OF ANCIENT JERUSALEM, ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE SACRED SCRIPTURES AND THE WRITINGS OF JOSEPHUS.
by [Art]:
Boston. , 1849.. Exhibition guide issued for the Boston showing of Brunetti's model of ancient Jerusalem. The folding plate is a map of the model. There was also an engraving published which this explained. 36pp. folding plate. Original printed wrappers. A trifle dust soiled. Some chipping at spine. Else very good.
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DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF PAINTINGS, BY THE GREAT MASTERS, OF THE ITALIAN, VENETIAN, SPANISH, FLEMISH, DUTCH, FRENCH, AND ENGLISH SCHOOLS. BY PERMISSION, IN THE ROTUNDA OF THE CAPITOL; AND SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNMENT, AND PATRONS OF THE ARTS IN GENERAL, AS SUITED FOR THE FOUNDATION OF A NATIONAL GALLERY.
by [Art]:
Washington. , 1834.. Arguing for a National Gallery of Art One of the first detailed proposals for national patronage for the arts, including in-depth descriptions of forty paintings displayed in the rotunda of the Capitol to encourage the establishment of a national gallery of art. With a testimonial by Jonathan Trumbull. Dbd. Occasional foxing, else very good.
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THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. MURAL PAINTINGS IN THE COLORS OF THE ORIGINALS. WITH THE LIBRARY QUOTATIONS, THE POEMS OF THE POETRY SERIES, AND THE GREEK HERO MYTHS.
by [Art]:
New York & Washington. , 1902.. A color plate book illustrating the mural art in the Library of Congress. Oblong octavo. Original cloth backed boards. Pasted illustration to front cover. Negligible shelf wear. Very good.
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ILLUSTRATIONS OF RIP VAN WINKLE...FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN ART-UNION.
by [Art]: Darley, Felix O.C.:
[New York]. , 1848.. The first edition of this handsome production of detailed line drawings. 11pp. plus six line drawings plates by Darley. Oblong folio. Original printed wrappers. Somewhat foxed, but still very good. HAMILTON 597.
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![THE ARTIST'S REPOSITORY AND DRAWING MAGAZINE, EXHIBITING THE PRINCIPLES OF THE POLITE ARTS IN THEIR VARIOUS BRANCHES. Vol. I [-] IV.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/687/699/1773699687.0.l.jpg)
THE ARTIST'S REPOSITORY AND DRAWING MAGAZINE, EXHIBITING THE PRINCIPLES OF THE POLITE ARTS IN THEIR VARIOUS BRANCHES. Vol. I [-] IV.
by [Art]: [Fitzgerald, Francis], editor:
London: C. Taylor,, [1785-1788].. With Voluminous Illustrations An important and beautifully produced periodical on art instruction and appreciation. Edited by Francis Fitzgerald, The Artist's Repository and Drawing Magazine... was published by Charles Taylor, and many of the illustrations are by the famed engraver, Francesco Bartolozzi. The text takes the form of lectures and covers a wide variety of subjects of interest to the students and consumers of art, including human and animal physiognomy, human figures and character, architecture, landscape,... Read More
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