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Louisville, Alston Mygatt, 1844.. xi [1], 335pp. Original full calf. Blind stamped cover. Gilt stamped spine.Moderate rubbing and foxing, else a very good copy. One of the most important early collections of documents relating to the Federal Constitutional Convention. The first edition printed in Kentucky. SABIN 78749, citing an earlier edition. HOWES F3. ... more information

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Philadelphia: Published and Sold by J. Yeager, [1816].. Large engraving, approximately 15 x 19 1/2 inches, matted. Handcolored engraving, expertly laid down on another sheet. Trimmed close at margin, else very good. One of the earliest and most striking of views of the Battle of New Orleans, published by the Philadelphia engraver, Joseph Yeager, in November 1816. This is the first state of the print, without the added caption, but with the figure of Gen. Lambert weeping into a handkerchief next to the falle... more information

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Boston. 1862.. 267pp. Original cloth. Front joint splitting, some chipping at spine extremities, front board warped and dampstained affecting top margin of contents throughout, some tanning. A sound copy. Inscribed: "To the Attorney General in the Qeen [sic] v. William Palmer 1856 - from G.A. Somerby, Boston, Mass. U.S." The DNB devotes a long article to the character and celebrated case of William Palmer, the notorious "Rugeley poisoner." Palmer was tried at the Old Bailey on May 14, 18... more information

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London. 1875.. Two volumes. xii,370;[2],390pp. plus map and ads. Frontispiece portrait in each volume. Original cloth. Extremities worn, ex-lib. with shelf labels, bookplates, blind and rubber stamps. Hinges of vol. II cracking, occasional foxing. Good. Later edition of this popular work, first published in 1874, one of many, many works by Yonge. Includes accounts of visits to the Loyalty, New Hebrides, Northern New Hebrides, Shepherd, Oanuta, Tikopia, Banks, Santa Cruz archipelago, Solomon, and Sikania isl... more information

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Montreal. 1859.. 29,[7]pp. including ads and illustrations. 16mo. Original printed wrappers. Lightly soiled, else near fine. The illustrations include St. Lawrence Hall in Montreal, Russells' Hotel in Quebec, and Union Hall in Saratoga. Lists public buildings, churches, and the grandest hotels. The rear wrapper bears an advertisement for the United States Express mentioning that "it is also contemplated at an early day to extend its line Westward to Pike's Peak and the gold fields of Western Ka... more information

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[New York. 1819].. [21]-38pp. Dbd. A very good copy. Revised by-laws for the Medical Society of the County of New York, originally bound with STATUTES REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF PHYSIC AND SURGERY IN THE STATE OF NEW-YORK. The New York County Medical Society, which exists to this day, was founded in 1806 to represent Manhattan-based physicians. Scarce, not in Austin. www.nycms.org ... more information

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New York. 1805.. 15pp. Speckled boards. Some light foxing. Tiny hole in one leaf affecting a couple of letters. Very good. Defines the objectives of the Society, the officers and their respective duties, and other guidelines. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 9018. ... more information

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London. 1770.. [4]pp. Tall quarto. Dbd. Good. The Parliamentary Act allowing New York to issue paper money up to 120,000 pounds. ... more information

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Washington. 1826.. 20pp. Dbd. Bit foxed. Good. Prints correspondence regarding the collection of duties in various districts of the state. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 27166. ... more information

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New York. 1826.. 74pp. Contemporary three quarter calf and boards, printed paper label. Worn, boards detached. Internally good. An appendix prints twenty-five forms for the regulating of elections, as well as "an act for the apportionment of the Members of the House of Assembly of this State, and for the arrangement of the Senate Districts." ... more information

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[Brussels. 1781].. Engraving, 16 x 10 cm. Very good. This small, dramatic engraving shows New York on fire on Sept. 21, 1776, when a large part of the city was burned during the engagement between the forces of Washington and Howe. This imaginative view appeared in Michel Hillard D'Auberteuil's ESSAIS HISTORIQUES ET POLITIQUES SUR LES ANGLO-AMERICAINS (Brussels, 1781-82). OLDS, BITS & PIECES OF AMERICAN HISTORY 10. ... more information

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[Albany. 1866].. 22pp. Later three quarter cloth and marbled boards. Titlepage dust soiled, bookplate removed, else very good. Primarily an address to the landholders and tax payers of Albany County reassuring the citizens of their rights, attacking the vestiges of the manor system still in place in New York. ... more information

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Albany. 1812.. 40pp. Folding frontispiece map. Modern boards, leather label. Slight tanning, couple of fox marks. Very good. Discusses the progress in creating the first canal around Niagara, joining the Hudson River to the Great Lakes, with accompanying official documents appended. The map shows the "Straights of Niagara from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. 1815" and contains an inset "Vertical Section of the great slope which occasions the Falls...." ... more information

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Syracuse. 1871.. 307pp. including ads, plus population table and folding map. Original cloth. Slight fraying at extremities, scattered foxing, else very good. Includes brief histories of each of the united states and territories, a list and explanation of stamp duties, postal rates regulations, law maxims, and a list of weights and measures, as well as an extensive gazetteer and directory of Saratoga and Warren counties. The ads, many of them illustrated and printed on yellow paper, cover topics such as the... more information

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New York. May 4, 1714.. [1]p. Small oblong manuscript note. Old folds, bit tanned. Very good. The note reads: "We the Grand Jurors for our Sovereign Lady the Queen upon their oath, do present that the house in the City of new york, in Duck Street, Next to the house of Mr. Samuel Bayard, is a great Nucense to the Citty, the said house (as we are informe'd) belongs to Mr. Peter Pra. Nathtt: Marston." A rather intriguing bit of colonial New Yorkiana. ... more information

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New York. 1858.. 122,[blank leaf],27pp. Tall quarto, printed wrappers, spine bit chipped, else very good. Intriguing case concerning the management and sale of real estate in the city of San Francisco. Price had invested Keyes with power of attorney to act as agent for the properties in San Francisco. A subsequent transfer of responsibility to Edmond Scott resulted in the present controversy, with Price claiming damages of $500,000 for property allegedly sold by the defendants. ... more information

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Schenectada [sic]: Printed at the Reflector Office, 1836.. 93,[3]pp. 24mo. Original cloth backed paper boards, printed paper label. Some light edge wear, free endpapers lacking, else very good. Lacks the two plates. A rare traveller's guide, giving information on roads and canals in upstate New York, with details on where to stay in each town, railroads, tolls, etc., covering routes as far as Buffalo, and including Syracuse, Palmyra, Rochester and Niagara, as well as Canada and the Midwest. An interesti... more information

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Schenectada [sic]: Printed at the Reflector Office, 1836.. 93,[3]pp. 24mo. Original half cloth and paper boards, paper label on spine. Hinges cracked, rubbed, scattered foxing. Lacks rear free endpaper and the two plates. Good. Later edition, after the first of 1831, of this scarce traveller's guide. It provides information on roads and canals in upstate New York, with details on where to stay in each town, railroads, tolls, etc., covering routes as far as Buffalo, and including Syracuse, Palmyra, Roche... more information

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Washington: Printed by William A. Davis, 1816.. 6pp. Dbd. Good. A document explaining the Erie Canal to Congress with a copy of the act initiating the project passed in the New York legislature. ... more information

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Albany: J.B. Lyon Company, Printers, 1916.. 939pp. Old sheep, worn. Thorough report with information on repairs, constructions, and finances of New York highways as well as current and future routes. Contains many charts and tables and a couple of photographs from a construction project. ... more information

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