Partly printed receipt for one quarter's tuition for a ___ Brevard
by CAMDEN ORPHAN'S SOCIETY ACADEMY
1837. CAMDEN ORPHAN'S SOCIETY ACADEMY. Partly printed receipt for one quarter's tuition for a ___ Brevard, 9 December 1837. Signed by M. Holbrook, preceptor.
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Manuscript affidavit and testimonial to the abilities of James Slack
by (TRENTON ACADEMY)
1814. (TRENTON ACADEMY). Manuscript affidavit and testimonial to the abilities of James Slack, a student and later a tutor at the Trenton Academy. Trenton, 10 June 1814. Signed by James Ewing, Charles Ewing, and Gideon Wells as trustees. One page, 4to. Fine.
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Home on a Furlough, a Sketch from Real Life
by A Civil War tale used to advertise a Civil War engraving in 1864
(CIVIL WAR FICTION). Home on a Furlough, a Sketch from Real Life. Philadelphia: Bradley & Co.; Rochester, N. Y.: R. H. Curran. [c1864] 15, [1] p. Terra-cotta wrappers. Stained throughout, but respectable. Advertising a Civil War steel engraving, "Home on a Furlough," published by Bradley & Co. of Philadelphia. The text contains a Civil War tale that is entirely different from the tale in the edition of almost the same title, Home on a Furlough, a Sketch... Read More
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Beskrifning om de Swenska forsamlingars forna och narwarande tilstand
by ACRELIUS, ISRAEL
1759. ACRELIUS, ISRAEL. Beskrifning om de Swenska forsamlingars forna och narwarande tilstand, uti det sa kallade Nya Swerige, sedan Nya Nederland, men nu for tiden Pensylvanien, samt nastliggande orter wid aelfwen De aa Ware, Wast-Yersey och New-Castle County uti Norra America.... Stockholm: Harberg & Hesselberg, 1759. 4to. [20], 449 [i.e., 448], 479-533, [1] p. Full burgundy morocco, inner dentelles and edges gilt. A rather heavily foxed copy. Early John Carter Brown oval stamp on second leaf and bookplate and... Read More
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List of the Minority in the House of Commons, who Voted Against
by (STAMP ACT)
1766. (STAMP ACT). A List of the Minority in the House of Commons, who Voted Against the Bill to Repeal the American Stamp Act. Paris: Chez J.W. [i.e., London: Almon?], 1766. 8 p. Neat modern half cloth. Edges quite brittle with some chipping, fore-edge of title repaired. First edition. Adams, American Controversy, 66-26.
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Pass for prisoner William Philips, Elizabethtown, 13 December 1780
by Adam, John (deputy commissary of prisoners at Eliz
1780. (AMERICAN REVOLUTION). Adam, John (deputy commissary of prisoners at Elizabethtown). Pass for prisoner William Philips, Elizabethtown, 13 December 1780, signed by Adam as "Com. of Pris'rs." One page, small quarto. Folds, else fine. "Mr. Wm. Philips Prisoner on Parole from New York hath Permission to pass from this Post to Goshin [sic] in the State of New York with his Baggage unmolested." The pass is addressed "To whom it may concern.
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Genealogy of the Lake Family of Great Egg Harbor
by ADAMS, ARTHUR
1915. ADAMS, ARTHUR, and SARAH A. RISLEY. A Genealogy of the Lake Family of Great Egg Harbor, in Old Gloucester County, in New Jersey, Descended from John Lake of Gravesend, Long Island. [N.p.], 1915. x, 376 p. Plates, folding genealogical charts. Cloth. Privately printed. An excellent genealogy of the Lake family of Atlantic County and South Jersey.
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Genealogy of the Descendants of Richard Haven, of Lynn, Massachus
by ADAMS, JOSIAH
1843. ADAMS, JOSIAH. The Genealogy of the Descendants of Richard Haven, of Lynn, Massachusetts.... Boston, 1843. 54 p. Printed wrappers. Minor soiling, wrappers a bit chipped at edges, but very good. Early printed genealogy. American Imprints 43-59.
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American Controversy. A Bibliographical Study of the British Pamph
by Adams, Thomas R.
1980. (AMERICAN REVOLUTION). Adams, Thomas R. The American Controversy. A Bibliographical Study of the British Pamphlets about the American Disputes, 1764-1783. Providence and New York, 1980. 2 vols. Cloth. Very fine. The essential bibliographical reference work on British pamphlets of the Revolutionary War period.
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Journey in Brazil
by AGASSIZ, LOUIS, and ELIZABETH AGASSIZ
1868. AGASSIZ, LOUIS, and ELIZABETH AGASSIZ. A Journey in Brazil. Boston, 1868. xix, 540 p. Illus. Plates. Cloth. Front inner hinge loose. A later printing.
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Stars in My Galaxy
by AGGER, E. E.
AGGER, E.E. Stars in My Galaxy. [N.p., 1960]. vi, 170 p. Wrappers. Autobiography of a New Jersey economist and Rutgers professor.
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Crime of the Century. The Lindbergh Kidnapping Hoax
by AHLGREN, GREGORY, and STEPHEN MONIER
1993. AHLGREN, GREGORY, and STEPHEN MONIER. Crime of the Century. The Lindbergh Kidnapping Hoax. [Boston, 1993]. 286 p. Illus. Cloth. Another going-over of the Lindbergh case, with, as always, inconsequential new evidence.
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Good Morning Judge!
by ALBANO, NICHOLAS
1932. ALBANO, NICHOLAS. Good Morning Judge! Newark, 1932. ix, [1], 249 p. Illus., port. Cloth. Stories about characters and criminals told by a longtime Newark police court magistrate.
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Lawrence Kearny. Sailor Diplomat
by ALDEN, CARROLL STORRS
1936. ALDEN, CARROLL STORRS. Lawrence Kearny. Sailor Diplomat. Princeton, 1936. xii, 231 p. Plates. Cloth-backed boards. One of 150 specially-bound copies printed for members of the Carteret Book Club. Kearny was a Perth Amboy resident and distinguished naval officer.
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Lawrence Kearny. Sailor Diplomat
by ALDEN, CARROLL STORRS
1936. ALDEN, CARROLL STORRS. Lawrence Kearny. Sailor Diplomat. Princeton, 1936. xii, 231 p. Plates. Cloth. Perth Amboy resident and distinguished naval officer. The same sheets in a different binding were issued by the Carteret Book Club.
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Alden's New-Jersey Register and United States' Calendar, for ... 1811
by ALDEN, TIMOTHY
1811. ALDEN, TIMOTHY. Alden's New-Jersey Register and United States' Calendar, for ... 1811. Newark: William Tuttle, [1811]. 160, [4] p. Sheep-backed boards. Ex-library, with title heavily stamped, first few leaves pasted over with early newspaper clippings, binding broken. Complete, but not beautiful. First issue of the first New Jersey register. Contains a highly useful list of New Jersey civil and military officers, courts, post offices, churches and ministers, colleges and schools, libraries, and other societies. Alden's register folded... Read More
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National Spirit
by ALDERMAN, EDWIN A.
1911. ALDERMAN, EDWIN A. The National Spirit. An Address ... Before the Washington Association of New Jersey ... February 22, 1911. [N.p., 1911]. 24, [1] p. Wrappers.
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Biographical Sketches of the Founder ... Alumni of the Log College ..
by ALEXANDER, ARCHIBALD
1845. ALEXANDER, ARCHIBALD. Biographical Sketches of the Founder, and Principal Alumni of the Log College. Together with an Account of the Revivals of Religion under their Ministry. Princeton, 1845. 369 p. Rebound in modern buckram. First edition. The so-called "Log College" was a school begun about 1726 at Neshaminy, Pennsylvania, by the Rev. William Tennent, Senior. Its purpose was to instruct candidates for the Presbyterian ministry. In addition to Tennent's own sons, the school also educated Samuel and... Read More
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Ho! For Cape Island!
by ALEXANDER, ROBERT CROZER
1956. ALEXANDER, ROBERT CROZER. Ho! For Cape Island! Cape May, [1956]. 136 p. Illus. Cloth. History of Cape May during the nineteenth century.
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Letter signed, New York, 5 February 1839. To William Gibbons of Madiso
by ALLAIRE, JAMES P.
1839. ALLAIRE, JAMES P. Letter signed, New York, 5 February 1839. To William Gibbons of Madison, Morris County. One page, with integral address leaf. In fine condition. A fine letter from the proprietor of the Howell Iron Works to one of the leading residents of Madison, discussing and quoting prices on iron pipe of various sizes. "I can furnish them so soon as my furnace at Howell is in blast....
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Alarm to Unconverted Sinners ...
by ALLEINE, JOSEPH
1802. ALLEINE, JOSEPH. An Alarm to Unconverted Sinners .... Whereunto are Annexed, Divers Practical Cases of Conscience Judiciously Resolved. Elizabeth Town: John Woods for Evert Duyckinck, 1802. 192 p. Contemporary sheep (worn, covers detached).
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History of the Methodist Episcopal Church and Societies of Irvington
by ALLEN, SARA WILSON
1931. ALLEN, SARA WILSON. History of the Methodist Episcopal Church and Societies of Irvington, New Jersey, 1845-1931. [N.p., 1931]. 4to. 280 p. Frontis. Cloth. Privately printed. Consists chiefly of transcriptions of many of the church's records. Essex County.
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American Standard of Orthography and Pronunciation, and Improved
by ALLISON, BURGISS
1815. ALLISON, BURGISS. The American Standard of Orthography and Pronunciation, and Improved Dictionary of the English Language. Burlington, N.J.: Printed by John S. Meehan, for D. Allinson [et al], 1815. 12mo. 16, [390] p. Contemporary reversed sheep. Binding soiled and with small damage at bottom of rear hinge, but very tight. Rear blanks wanting, text foxed and dampstained. A good copy only. Allison's dictionary was designed primarily for use in schools, and was based, in part, on Burlington... Read More
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Brief History of Church Life in Franklin, New Jersey
by ALLSUP, HERBERT JUSTIN
1934. ALLSUP, HERBERT JUSTIN. A Brief History of Church Life in Franklin, New Jersey. [Franklin], 1934. 50 p. Illus. Cloth. Presbyterian church in Franklin, Sussex County. Many local ads.
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Astronomical Diary; or, Almanack for the Year of our Lord Christ
by (ALMANAC)
1767. (ALMANAC). An Astronomical Diary; or, Almanack for the Year of our Lord Christ 1768 ... By Nathaniel Ames. Boston: By the printers and booksellers, [1767]. [24] p. Stitched. Usual toning and soiling, blank corner torn from title leaf without loss. Evans 10540; Drake 3160.
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