Government & Law from THE BOOK VAULT

Adams, County, Illinois circuit court, 1844. 1 sheet of paper 13" X 8" wide. Very minor wear: VERY GOOD or better condition. This deed is for a parcel of land that was lost for non-payment of $4.55 in taxes(!) and sold at auction.. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket.

Defence Threat Reduction Agency, U.S.A., 1999. 8.5" X 6" in green heavy paper covers. A little shelf wear; wear at corners and spine ends; Otherwise, clean, tight, unmarked: VERY GOOD. 192pp. [CA033]. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

NYS Reformatory at Elmira, NY, 1899. 9" X 6.25" in brown cloth. Moderate soil; lettering faded but still legible; small crack at bottom of inside hinge: GOOD. Interesting state prison "Yearbook" report on operations at the Elmira facility over a century ago. Nifty photos. 126pp. [BD075]. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Charles Van Benthuysen & Sons, 1867. 13.75" X 10" in sturdy red library buckram. Almost certainly EX-LIBRARY but without all the usual paraphernalia. Pages slightly darkened, but otherwise, clean, tight, unmarked: VERY GOOD PLUS or better condition. 743pp. A remarkable achievement considering that the data had to be compiled without computers or even adding machines. Jam-packed with tables of all… Read more about this item

Sweet Water Press, Birmingham Al., 2017. 9.375" X 6.25" in light brown leather-like material with metallic blue cover decoration and gilt titles. Tiny amount of soil - very close to new condition. Clean, tight unmarked: FINE PLUS condition. 628pp. [CC107]. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.

Weed, Parsons and Company, Albany, 1861. 5.875" X 4.75" in red leather with gilt scroll work and lettering. All edges gilt. A little soil on the leather covers; spine darkened with age but fully legible; 2 TINY breaks in the leather hinges at top and bottom of front cover. NOTE that the prior owner's name and the donor of the… Read more about this item

Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1894. 10.5" X 7" in black embossed cloth with gilt titles. Soiled mostly back cover; wear at spine ends and edges, corners; name on flyleaf; front hinge just starting to crack: GOOD. 126pp. [CC077]. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Harper & Brothers, New York, 1856. 9.375" X 6.25" in brown leather. Heavily scuffed and worn. Soiled. Front hinge cracking, but intact; Light to moderate foxing throughout. All edges and end papers marbled. No writing. FAIR condition. 737pp. [BC056]. 1856 American edition.. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

Huntington Library Press, 1998. 12.75" X 9" in dark brown cloth with gilt titles. Slight "dustiness" to the covers; otherwise clean, tight, unmarked: NEAR FINE or better condition. 59pp. [CC014] Reprint, but FIRST EDITION THUS.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Weed, Parsons and Company, Albany, NY, 1875. 8.25" X 5.75" in green cloth. Wear at corners and spine ends which are just starting to fray. Light soil; Gilt titles still bright; Erasure inside front cover; Binding sound: VERY GOOD condition. 333pp. Nice portrait of Gov. Tilden as frontis piece. [BE008]. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Ginn and Company, 1916. 7.5" X 5.25" in brick-red cloth. A little soil; minor wear at spine ends; name on flyleaf; tight, clean, otherwise unmarked: GOOD PLUS condition. 423pp + 86pp of appendices. Detailed civics textbook from 100 + years ago. [BE009]. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Baltimore District Corps of Engineers, 1969. 10.625" X 8.125" in blue heavy paper covers. Minor wear, a little soil; bump at top edge front cover: VERY GOOD condition. This is a very detailed and highly technical report on areas subject to flooding in the Triple Cities area of the Southern Tier. Numerous color fold-out flood plain maps. Important subject matter..… Read more about this item

THE REFORMATORY, ELMIRA, NY, 1897. 8.75" X 6" in gray cloth. Front cover heavily soiled and stained; Fraying at corners; front and back hinges cracking; first page of table of contents partially detached. Balance of the book is OK: POOR PLUS.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket.

Weed, Parsons and Company, Albany, 1864. 5.75" X 4.5" in red embossed covers. Wear at corners, a little scuffed 3 ink stains on front cover; owner's dedication on flyleaf; a little foxing inside both covers: just GOOD. Binding is very sound, Fold-out floor plans of Legislative Chambers, also filled with facts and stats about New York State - like a… Read more about this item

Chief of Revision Dept. New York State assembly, 1904. 9.375" X 6.5" in cream colored cloth.Moderately soiled and smudgy, but tight, clean, and unmarked inside: GOOD PLUS. 479pp.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

NYS Reformatory at Elmira, NY, 1894. 8.75" X 6.25" in two-tone cloth with fancy Victorian-style lettering. Inside front and back covers [only] darkened. Reason unknown; wear, esp. near fore edge of front cover; some puckered cloth on back cover. The balance of the book is clean, tight, and unmarked: VERY GOOD MINUS. Interesting photos of prison and inmates. 2 fold-out… Read more about this item

U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1947. 9.25" X 6" in light blue buckram with silver titles. Some soil on covers; owner's name inside front cover; top corner of title page and page following soiled. NO MAP in pocket at end of book: Otherwise clean and tight: GOOD. 613pp.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Foreign Languages Publishing House, Moscow, 1960. 6.5" X 4.25" in paper covers with red lettering. Smudged and moderately soiled: GOOD. 128pp.. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

Foreign Languages Publishing House, Moscow, 1960. 7 7/8" X 5" in heavy paper covers. Moderately soiled. Otherwise, OK: GOOD PLUS. 82pp.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

The Summary Press, 1916. 8.375" X 6.625" in orange cloth with black lettering. Soiled spot lower right, back cover; minor soil elsewhere; backstrip seems slightly faded, but is still quite legible. Bookplate of former owner inside front cover. Clean, tight, unmarked - but cocked slightly forward: VERY GOOD condition. 143 numbered pages, but approx. half the book is made up… Read more about this item