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MEMORIAL OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE "FREE TRADE CONVENTION," held at Philadephia, in September and October, 1831, to Prepare and Present a Memorial to Congress Remonstrating Against the Existing Tariff of Duties; With an Appendix

By: [Gallatin, Albert]

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York: Wm. A. Mercein, Printer, 1832.: 1832.

Seller ID: 25836

Condition: Very good

New York: Wm. A. Mercein, Printer, 1832.. 1832.. Very good. - sc Octavo, softcover disbound and removed. 87 deckle-edged pages. There is some scattered foxing thoughout and a tiny dampstain to the bottom edge of the title and another to the front edge of the last few leaves. There are stab marks along the left edge of the book. The contents are in very good condition.

First edition.

Albert Gallatin was the chairman of the committee. First Edition.
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WE ARE COMING FATHER ABRA'AM 300,000 MORE. Poetry by Wm. Cullen Bryant, Music by L.O. Emerson.

By: [Gibbons, James Sloan (1810-1892)]; (Bryant, William Cullen); Emerson, Luther Orlando (1820-1915).

Price: $200.00

Publisher: Boston: Published by Oliver Ditson & Co. 277 Washington St., 1862.: 1862.

Seller ID: 36672

Condition: Fair

- Folio, 13-1/4 inches high by 10 inches high. Printed buff self-wraps titled in black on the front cover. The spine of the toned, darkened and foxed covers has been reinforced with early tan paper. 5 & [1] pages, including the covers. There are several tears to the edges of the pages and covers, with some foxing and offsetting internally. First edition with Bryant's authorship indicated. This sheet music was inspired by President Abraham Lincoln's call for volunteers to fight in the Civil War. Later printings of the poem increase the number of troops called for from 300,000 to 600,000. [Ref....
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MEN AND MANNERS IN AMERICA. By the Author of Cyril Thornton, Etc

By: [Hamilton, Thomas]

Price: $125.00

Publisher: Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1833.: 1833.

Seller ID: 32716

Condition: Fair

Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1833.. 1833.. Fair. - Octavo, three-quarter brown calf & marbled boards. The covers are quite scuffed & rubbed, with some wear to corners. 410 pages. The hinges are cracked and the front endpaper has partially adhered to the pastedown. A previous owner's name is boldly penned on the front blank and 3 lines of notes in ink are penned at the top of the title page. Scattered foxing throughout and some staining to the inner edge of the last few leaves. Some marginal pencil lines. A complete copy.

First American edition. [Howes H-138].

The author, who emba...
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Image for A LETTER FROM A GENTLEMAN OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO ANOTHER. Concerning the Troubles which hapened in that Province in the time of the late Happy Revolution.

A LETTER FROM A GENTLEMAN OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO ANOTHER. Concerning the Troubles which hapened in that Province in the time of the late Happy Revolution.

By: [Leisler, Jacob; Mather, Increase; Milborne, Mary; Bellomont, Richard Earle of].

Price: $50.00

Publisher: [Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons & Co.,] [1850].: [1850].

Seller ID: 96453

Condition: Good

- Quarto, 11-3/8 inches high by 9 inches wide. Softcover, self-wraps disbound and removed from a larger work with stab marks along the left edge. [8] pages in all, consisting of the title page & pages [244]-250. Ex-library, de-acquisitioned by the "Rutgers Female Institute" with their faint red stamp at the top of the title page. Good. A reprint of the work originally "Printed & sold by William Bradford at the Sign of the Bible in New-York - 1698". Extracted from "Documentary History of the State of New York: Arranged Under Direction of the Hon. Christopher Morgan, Secretary of State by E. B. ...
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PRAYER IN THE DARTMOUTH CHAPEL, ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 19, 1862, AFTER THE LEAVING OF SEVERAL STUDENTS TO JOIN THE ARMY.

By: [Lord, Nathan (1793-1870)].

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Hanover, New Hampshire: Dartmouth Press, (1862).: (1862).

Seller ID: 95029

Condition: Good

- Octavo, 8-5/8 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide. Self-wraps, unbound and apparently removed from a larger collection of bound pamphlets as attested by stab marks along the left edge. A 4-page pamphlet. There is offsetting to the bottom edge of the cover page with spots of foxing at the top. Good.

A prayer for those Dartmouth students who are leaving the College to join the army to fight in the Civil War.

The U.S. Congregational clergyman and educator Nathan Lord (1793-1870) was the 6th President of Dartmouth College, serving from 1828 to 1863. A graduate of Bowdoin College and Andover Th...
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DIRECTORY OF NEWARK, FOR 1835-6. With an Historical Sketch. (Facsimile)

By: [National Newark & Essex Banking Company]

Price: $35.00

Publisher: [Newark, NJ: National Newark & Essex Banking Company, 1936].: 1936].

Seller ID: 19332

Condition: Good

[Newark, NJ: National Newark & Essex Banking Company, 1936].. 1936].. Good. - Small octavo, plain tan & gray paper covered boards backed with rust brown cloth. The boards are bumped & slightly darkened around the edges. The head & tail of the spine are rubbed & very lightly chipped. 24 & 102 pages plus 3 pages of ads. The pastedowns & endpapers are lightly spotted & there is minor darkening to the front edges & top corners of the text pages. There are some small pencil markings in the Historical Sketch. Good.
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Image for A JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE HON. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, At a session began and holden at Dover, on the first Wednesday of June, 1792, being the day appointed by the constitution for the annual meeting of the Hon. General-Court.

A JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE HON. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, At a session began and holden at Dover, on the first Wednesday of June, 1792, being the day appointed by the constitution for the annual meeting of the Hon. General-Court.

By: [New Hampshire].

Price: $200.00

Publisher: Portsmouth: Printed by J. Melcher, 1792.: 1792.

Seller ID: 94795

Condition: Very good

- sc Octavo, printed self-wraps consisting of stitched signatures. 88 untrimmed deckle-edged pages with a woodcut vignette illustration of the attactive pictorial state seal decorating the title page. The half-title which serves as front wrap is slightly darkened with a couple of light dampstains. Else only minor flaws detract from this otherwise near fine unopened copy of this rare book. First edition. Rare. [Evans 24582]. Christopher Toppan was the elected chairman for this session of the proceedings covering the votes and details of the many issues which came before New Hampshire's House of...
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LAWS OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.

By: [Perley, Martin Van Buren (1835-1926); and Lord, Nathan (1793-1870)].

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Hanover, New Hampshire: Dartmouth Press, 1855.: 1855.

Seller ID: 95030

Condition: Good

- Octavo, 8-5/8 inches high by 5-3/8 inches wide. Disbound pamphlet, apparently removed from a larger collection of bound pamphlets as attested to by stab marks along the left edge. [ii] & 16 pages, illustrated with an engraved frontispiece illustration of Dartmouth College by W. Watts. There is foxing throughout. Good.

A partially printed leaf bound in at the front and dated "Aug. 1859" in ink, certifies that "M.V.B. Perley is admitted a Member of Dartmouth College". Signed "N. Lord" by the College's president Nathan Lord with Perley's name penned in ink.

The U.S....
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PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY, L.I. (Includes Census and Names).

By: [Various officials].

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Albany: Weed, Parsons & Co., [1850].: [1850].

Seller ID: 35978

Condition: Good

- Quarto, 11-1/2 inches high by 9 inches wide. Softcover, bound in plain white wrappers with the title penned in black on the front cover. The covers are soiled and creased along the edges and corners with some chipping to the front edges and spine. The ink titling is slightly smudged. 32 pages consisting of the title and pages [87] through 116. The pages are darkened, especially along the edges, with some scattered foxing throughout. There is a small piece out from the front edge of the last leaf, not affecting the text.

Extracted from "The Documentary History of the State of New York:...
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CONTROVERSY BETWEEN NEW YORK AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, RESPECTING THE TERRITORY NOW THE STATE OF VERMONT.

By: [Wentworth, B.; Colden, Cadwallader; and others].

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Albany: Weed, Parsons & Co., [1851].: [1851].

Seller ID: 35971

Condition: Good

- Quarto, 11-1/2 inches high by 9 inches wide. Softcover, bound in plain white wrappers with the title penned in black on the front cover. The covers are soiled and creased along the edges and corners with chipping to the front edges and to the head and tail of the spine. There is a small hole to the front cover. 295 pages consisting of the title and pages [331] through 623, illustrated with a full-page engraved plate depicting Governor Jay, Lieutenant Governor V. Rensselaer, and The Hon. Dirk Ten Broeck, New York's Speaker of the House. Most of the pages are slightly darkened along the edges,...
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Category: Americana