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London: John Baskett, 1740.. Broadside, 12 x 15 inches, laid down on archival paper. Large woodcut royal insignia at head, additional elaborate vignette. Two fold lines intersecting in center. Very good. Expertly matted, and protected with Mylar sheet. A interesting proclamation by George II, encouraging private merchant vessels sailing under the British flag to seize and attack the ubiquitous "enemy" whenever the opportunity should arise in America, including ships, goods, settlements, factories,... more information

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London: John Baskett, 1735.. [5]pp. Folio. Dbd. Elaborate woodcut royal insignia on titlepage. Bright and fresh. Very good. An important act in the economy of the southern colonies, herein George II opens Europe as a viable market for colonial rice. British merchants on both sides of the Atlantic were eager for such trade with the continent to be legalized, and this act did much to increase available capital in the key southern colonies. The purpose of the present continuance was to settle any question in r... more information

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Bruxelles: J.L. de Boubers, 1779.. 223,[1],pp., plus one folding leaf of plates and one folding leaf of letterpress. Dbd. Text bright and clean. Near fine. The laws and regulations of Archduke Leopold, Grand Duke of Tuscany and later the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II. Only three copies in OCLC, all on the Continent. ... more information

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[Np. 1941].. [222]pp. printed on recto only. Quarto. Original front printed wrapper bound into gilt buckram. Crease, pencil notes and some mended tears to front wrappers, stamped "NEWS BUREAU FILES." Number stamp on first page of text, else very good. Prints official correspondence, news reports and first-hand accounts of the events of the first thirty hours after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, with the appearance of a mimeographed typescript. ... more information

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Madrid. 1783.. 11pp. Folio. Self-wrappers. Some soiling, old fold, but good. A Spanish royal decree, issued at the end of the War of American Independence, to take effect Jan. 1, 1784. This alters the basis for the tobacco trade set up as a monopoly under Philip V and establishing new regulations for the business. This decree mainly affected the American colonies, including Louisiana. ... more information

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Paris: Chez l'Auteur, Janvier 1856.. 240pp. Dbd., original rear wrapper present but detached. Quite clean internally, and in very good condition. In a half morocco box. A scarce French printing of the principles, history, laws, constitution, and status of the Icarian communities in the United States. Founded by Étienne Cabet, the Icarian Community was among the most interesting Utopian experiments in the United States during the 19th century. After an unsuccessful attempt to settle in Texas, the ... more information

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Boston. 1933.. 236pp. plus plates. Frontis. Cloth. Very good. Warm description of New Mexico by the wife of Interior Secretary Ickes. ... more information

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Lisbon: Na Regina Officina Typografica, 1777.. 31pp. Small quarto. Modern calf, maroon gilt morocco label. Internally fine. Very good. By this important treaty Spain and Portugal settled once and for all their territorial disputes in South America. Spain received Uruguay and Paraguay, while all of the Amazon basin (presently western Brazil) went to Portugal. As a consequence, Portugal stayed neutral in the war against Britain. Spain then joined the effort, resulting in their repossession of the Floridas. A ... more information

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Chicago. [1966].. xxv,601pp. Original cloth. Slightly soiled dust jacket with small tear near tail of spine. Near very good. ... more information

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New York: Samuel Campbell, 1793.. 260; 204pp. plus two (of three) folding maps backed on linen. 12mo. 19th century three-quarter morocco and marbled boards, a.e.g. Outer hinges rather worn, spines sunned, light tanning, occasional fox mark. Except for lacking one map, a very good set. First American edition of Imlay's A TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION..., originally published in London in 1792, and incorporating the second American edition of Filson's history of Kentucky, originally published in Wilmingto... more information

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[Harrisburg. 1863].. 4pp. Original printed wrappers. Soiled and rumpled, still a good copy. The report of three Pennsylvania state senators, made March 6, 1863. Evidently there was considerable trepidation in Pennsylvania that the Emancipation Proclamation would cause many former slaves to move north to Pennsylvania, something against which a group of petitioning citizens wanted legislature enacted. After much vaporing about supporting the national government, the senators concluded that the Blacks would pr... more information

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Buenos Aires: Imprenta de los Niños Expósitos, [1815].. Broadside, 12 x 7 inches. In Spanish. Tiny hole, affecting one character of text in publisher's imprint. Near fine. A fascinating Buenos Aires imprint, republishing a New Orleans newspaper's publication of correspondence from Mexico during that country's war of independence. The letters, sent from Xalapa on Nov. 5, 1814 and Vera Cruz on Jan. 14 and 15, 1815, are the work of a worried Mexican royalist lamenting the insurgents&#... more information

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Mobile. 1864.. Four volumes. 240; 240; 139; 152pp. First two volumes with original printed wallpaper wrappers bound into later three quarter calf and marbled boards, ornate gilt spine, black gilt morocco labels. Some tears in wrappers repaired on verso with no loss, light foxing. Third volume in gathered signatures. Light tanning. Fourth volume in original printed wrappers. Wrappers heavily worn, moderate tanning. Overall a very good set. All housed in a clamshell box. A complete offering of this "hist... more information

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[Richmond. 1862].. 4pp. printed on folded sheet. Very faint library stamp, closed tear in blank foremargin, tanned. Good. Jefferson Davis' Message of Feb. 15, 1862, addresses the recent "serious disasters" which had befallen the Confederacy on the battlefield, including the defeats at Roanoke Island and Fort Donelson, and explains the disadvantages under which the South continues to fight. PARRISH & WILLINGHAM 911. CRANDALL 618. ... more information

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[Richmond. Jan. 11, 1864].. 1p. Bit tanned, else very good. Prints Davis' request for an additional $17,000 for the Department of Justice. CRANDALL 828. PARRISH & WILLINGHAM 1668. ... more information

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[Richmond. Feb. 6, 1865].. 4pp. printed on folded sheet. Faint ex-lib. stamp, tanned, else good. Davis announces to the Confederacy the recent amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolishing slavery, adding that "the enemy refused to enter into negotiations with the Confederate States, or which any one of them separately, or to give our people any other terms or guaranties than those which the conqueror may grant...." Prints as well a REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS of Feb. 5, concerning a conference wi... more information

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Richmond. 1863.. 55pp. Gathered signatures, stitched. Marginal dampstaining throughout, else quite good. In folding cloth case, leather label. Addresses the issue of British consuls who resided in the South before the outbreak of the Civil War, and who continued to do so during the war, and what their political status should be. PARRISH & WILLINGHAM 1783. ... more information

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[Richmond]. [1864].. [1]p. Single leaf, very good. Authorization to pay $25,000 to patentees of improved sighting system, as compensation for use of the invention by the Confederate States of America. PARRISH & WILLINGHAM 700. ... more information

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[Richmond]. 1865.. [1]p. Single leaf, very good. Concerning relation of impressment laws to farms. PARRISH & WILLINGHAM 438. ... more information

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[Richmond, 1864].. 2pp. Single leaf, very good. Declares that honorably discharged privates and non-commissioned officers shall receive a bond equal to the amount which has been paid him while in service. PARRISH & WILLINGHAM 633. ... more information

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