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1833. March 4th 1833, Autograph letter by Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux to a Mr. Beaumont of Bradford. Written in the 3rd person, consistent with Brougham's style, this original letter presents his compliments to Beaumont and acknowledges receipt of a Petition from Bradford for the abolition of slavery. The Chancellor (Brougham) will take an early opportunity to present the petition to the House of Lords. Brougham was Lord Chancellor of England from 1830-1834 and is most well-known for being instrumental in passing the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act in August, which abolished slavery throughout the British Empire, 1833, a few months after writing this letter. Fine.. Signed by Author. Single Page. Fine. 4.5 x 7".

Boston: Wright & Potter, 1887. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1887 edition. 8vo. Cloth spine with paper covered boards. 1403 p. Index. A fascinating snapshot of a time in the history of Massachusetts. Includes acts and resolves and other governmental and legal matters of the State. Everything from an act relating to the trapping and snaring of ruffled grouse to an act to change the name of the temporary asylum for the chronic insane at Worcester to an act to make the first Monday in September the Labor Day holiday. Wear and staining to paper covered boards. Corners bumped. Interior clean and tight. Very good..

Boston: Little, Brown, 1878. Boston: Little, Brown, 1878. First edition. 8vo. Three-quarter brown calf over antique marble boards. All edges matching marble, marble end papers. 529 pp. Choate was an American lawyer, orator and Congressman. Light rubbing to corners and along board edge. No writing inside. Hinges sound. Very good.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

San Francisco: Golden Gate National Park Association, 1991. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presumed first edition. 8vo. Soft cover. 164 p. Black and white photographs. An inmate's fascinating view of life on "The Rock." Inscribed and signed by author inside front cover. Additional gift inscription. Minor edgewear. Very good+..

Boston: Button and Wentworth, 1835. Boston: Button and Wentworth, 1835. SIGNED BY WILLIAM STURGIS on cover and free front endpaper. Tall 8vo. Antique ex-library (Sturgis Library) with hand-numbered (419) and hand-dated (January 1, 1867) bookplate. William F. Sturgis was a Boston merchant in the China trade, the California hide trade and the Maritime fur trade. Binding sound. Text block bright. very good.. Signed - Association Copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Tall 8vo..

New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2003. Book. Fine. Quarter Cloth. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2003. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over sepia-colored boards with gilt lettering embossed on spine and front board, black endpapers, 402 pp. Dust jacket has minor rubbing and a few shallow scratches on rear panel but still bright and shiny. Appears unread. Fine in a very good+ dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2000. Book. Fine. Quarter Cloth. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2000. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Brown quarter cloth over mustard-colored boards with gilt lettering embossed on spine and front board, gold-colored endpapers, decorated title page, 429 pp. Dust jacket has minor shelf-wear, rubbing and a few shallow scratches on rear panel, but it is still bright and shiny. Text block appears unread or gently read. Fine in a very good+ dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

London: Selden Society, 2003. Book. New. Cloth. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. London: Selden Society, 2003. New book, cloth binding, reprint. Please allow up to 6 weeks for fulfillment..

New York: Random House, 1976. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 367 p. Black and white photographs. A biography of the turbulent and dysfunctional life of poet Harry Crosby. A fascinating cultural history and literary biography. Minor soiling at edges of cream boards. Jacket has edgewear and remnants of price sticker on cover. Near fine in very good dustjacket in mylar cover..

New York: Oxford University Press, 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo. New York: Oxford, 1982, reprint. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 473 pp. Spotting to page edges. Hinges sound, no writing inside. Dust jacket is stained, price-clipped with occasional chipping. Very good in good dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

London: University College Library Letter. Very Good. No Binding. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 128 pp. of photocopied correspondence acquired through the University College Library. Very good condition..

London: George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1851. London: George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1851. First edition. Disbound pages, 18 pp. A complete Parliamentary Act, disbound from a larger volume. Original 1851 document. Fine.. First Edition. Disbound. Fine. 4to..

London: George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1842. London: George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1842. First edition. Anno Quinto & sexton Victoriae Reginae. Disbound pages, 15 pp. A complete Parliamentary Act, disbound from a larger volume. Original 1842 document. Fine.. First Edition. Disbound. Fine. 4to..

London: George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1857. London: George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1857. First edition. Disbound pages, 6 pp. A complete Parliamentary Act, disbound from a larger volume. Original 1857 document. Fine.. First Edition. Disbound. Fine. 4to..

New York, NY: Doubleday, 1994. Book. Fine. Quarter Cloth. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Doubleday, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo. Plum colored quarter cloth over gray boards with gilt lettering embossed on spine and front board, maroon endpapers, 486 pp. Appears unread or gently read. Fine in a very good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

New York, NY: Doubleday, 1994. Book. Fine. Quarter Cloth. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Doubleday, 1994. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Plum quarter cloth over gray boards with gilt lettering embossed on spine and front board, plum-colored endpapers, decorated title page, 486 pp. Fine in a very good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

New York, NY: Doubleday, 1993. Book. Near Fine. Quarter Cloth. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Doubleday, 1993. Reprint. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over gray boards with gilt lettering embossed on spine, dark blue endpapers, decorated title page, 422 pp. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

Washington, DC: Byron S. Adams, 1914. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presumed first edition. 8vo. Cloth. 83 p. Proceedings of the conference, including an introduction and opening remarks by Elihu Root, an American lawyer and statesman and the 1912 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served in the United Sates Senate, as well as U. S. Secretary of War and U. S. Secretary of State. Moderate shelfwear. Very good..

London and Glasgow: Richard Griffin, 1856. Book. Fine. Half-Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. Half brown morocco over marble boards, all edges marble, matching marble endpapers. In three volumes (complete), pp. (7), 507, including index to Volume I; (5), 544, including index to Volume II; and (5), 512, including index to Volume III. Lord Brougham was a tireless reformer responsible for virtually all the freedoms we enjoy today: a scientist, passionate abolitionist, a voice for the laboring man and woman, an advocate for educational and economic opportunity for all. Lord Brougham went up against all the entrenched interests of his day. A founder of the Edinburgh Review, he wrote over 300 articles in just the first few years. These essays form a window into his much more extensive body of writings. They include Rhetorical Articles (Cicero, Demosthenes, the Pulpit, Lord Erskine); History and Historical Memoirs (George III and IV, Queen Caroline,… Read More

London, United Kingdom: Selden Society Book. New. Cloth. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint. Cloth binding. As new condition. 158 pp. including index. Anglo-French and English in facing pages..