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[Washington: Buell & Blanchard, 1856. 15, [1] pp. Stitched, with caption title [as issued]. Light wear and toning, untrimmed and uncut. Very Good. A catalogue of atrocities committed by the pro-slavery Lecompton government against the Free Staters headquartered at Lawrence, including eye-witness accounts of the burning of Lawrence by the "brutal and ungovernable mob of lawless invaders." Opponents of these crimes are urged to vote against the Buchanan Democrats in November. The last page lists the Republican Association's campaign documents for the election of 1856, the first presidential campaign contested by the Republicans. Some of the pamphlets may be obtained "in the German Language." Sabin 37056. LCP 5440. Not in Eberstadt, Decker, Dary.

Washington: Printed at the Union Office, 1856. 29, [1 blank] pp. Loose gathering, uncut, untrimmed. Light discoloration of outer leaves and exposed edges, a few light stains to topmost edge. Very Good. "An important document, continuously cited. Oliver was one of the committee of three who was sent out by government to investigate the turbulent affairs and border clashes then rife in the Territory. His was the minority report. Mr. Oliver hailed from Missouri." Eberstadt. 137 Eberstadt 459.

Boston: Damrell & Moore, 1856. 16pp, stitched, light toning and wear, else Very Good. A perceptive review of the South's predicament: the North's growing strength is producing a Free-State majority in the House of Representatives. The South's only hope is to maintain equality in the Senate by creating more slave states; and the only way to accomplish that is to place the issue of slavery in the territories "beyond the power of Congress." With the South's strength waning in every respect relative to the North's, "is it not infatuated folly in the South to alienate the feelings and rouse the indignation of its powerful neighbor, by Kanzas invasions, and burnings, and slaughter; by tampering with weak Presidents..; by Brooks assaults in the Senate House; by threats and insults and violence; by avowed violations of law, and the rights secured by law?" FIRST EDITION. Dary 25. Dumond 52. Rader 1396. Sabin 24456.

Peoria, Illinois, 1849. 16pp. Stitched, illustrated title page. Toned uniformly, closed tear at upper corner of last leaf [no loss, partial archival tape repair]. Good+. A rare Peoria imprint. "Look well and be sure you are not deceived!" The pamphlet is filled with information on the Arabian Liniment, and replete with enthusiastic testimonials. Hiram G. Farrell began his career in 1836 as a clerk in his brother's Peoria drugstore; he was fourteen years old. The two would have a falling-out: each advertised the Arabian Liniment, and claimed the other's was inferior. H.G. retired in 1903 at the age of 80, "a shrewd and industrious druggist" who "made a fortune from Farrell's Arabian Liniment" [Bogard, 'Peoria's Pioneer Druggists, the Farrells, and Farrell's Arabian Liniment', in 24 Pharmacy in History 99-105 (1982)]. Not in Byrd or McMurtrie [Peoria imprints]. Not located on OCLC.

[New Haven: Eli Hudson, 1810. 24pp. Original plain drab wrappers, separated from the stitched text block. Caption title, as issued. Contemporary ownership inscriptions. Widely scattered light foxing. Good+. This is volume 2 of a two-volume work. The first volume-- 47, [1] pp-- is entitled 'The Elements of Arithmetic Illustrated...' Both volumes were printed by Hudson in New Haven in 1810. AAS Catalog Record #277030. AI 20041. OCLC records facsimiles.

[np, 1916. Original printed stiff paper wrappers, with large color folding map, index of places on its verso. Near Fine.

Philadelphia: Emmor Kimber; Solomon W. Conrad, Printer, 1804. 12mo. [48] pp., stitched, partly untrimmed. Toned, some spotting, complete. AI 6594 [3]. Drake 10673.

Germantown: Michael Billmeyer, 1798. 60pp, untrimmed and partly uncut, original stiff plain wrappers. In a cloth slipcase, with gilt-lettered front cover. Very Good. ESTC W9487. Evans 33701.

New York: Published by the Author., 1857. 54, [10 advts.] pp, many illustrations. Original printed wraps [light wear, spine ends chipped]. Front wrapper illustration of blindfolded Initiate, his hat falling from his head, riding a goat. Clean text, Very Good. A satire on secret rituals of this Society, with initiation rites and ceremonies for the various Degrees. Amusingly illustrated. The advertisements are for Stearns & Co.'s books and prints. FIRST EDITION. OCLC records ten locations under three accession numbers as of June 2019. Not in Sabin, Eberstadt, Decker.

[np, 1846. Broadside, 9 1/2 x 13", illustrated. Caption title printed in large font, double columns, surrounded by ornate border. Four illustrations of the invention, detailed descriptions of each illustration. Light margin spotting and wear. Small shadow at each blank corner from mounting tape on verso [small hole through one]. Attractive, Very Good. Knapp's patent was issued in September, 1846. [Journal of the Franklin Institute. Third Series. Vol. XV. Whole No. Vol. XLV. Philadelphia: Franklin Institute. 1848. Page 29.] OCLC 7645640 [1-SUNY]. Not in Winterthur, Romaine, Eberstadt, Decker, Sabin.

Boston, 1788. 7.5" x 12". [2], [1 blank], [1] pp, manuscript deed on watermarked paper. Light horizontal folds, minor age toning. Signature of Catherine Marriott accompanied by seal, witnessed by Samuel Barnett and Elizabeth King. Very Good.

[Champaign County, Ohio, 1816. Broadside, 8" x 12.5". Printed bond completed in manuscript. Tanned at margins and along old folds. Signed in ink by Clemans, Thomas, and Anderson. Docketed on verso. Very Good. This is a bond requiring distillers to keep a detailed accounting of the amounts of liquors distilled, with separate accounts for foreign and domestic materials. The books were reviewed quarterly by a local Collector, who would assess the duties owed to the United States. The bond's text tracks Section 2 of Chapter XV of the Act of Congress passed at the 3d Session of the 13th Congress. "John Thomas settled about three miles south of Urbana, about where Mrs. Newell now lives, and had a distillery up the creek, between where the Newell and Donavan houses now stand... "Thomas Anderson was a noted well-digger in Salem Township at the same time Richard Stanhope was here. He was a soldier of the war of 1812; was not as steady a man as Richard; he would sometimes 'drink too much and fight too… Read More

[Philadelphia, 1835. Broadside, 10" x 16". Entirely in elegant ink manuscript. A few very small edge chips [a letter or two affected at outermost edges]. Folds repaired on verso with archival tape. Blindstamp of the Franklin Institute in the bottom blank margin featuring a bust profile of Benjamin Franklin. Signed by James Ronaldson as President of Franklin Institute. Docketed with the Prothonotary on verso. Very Good. The Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts, the name later shortened to The Franklin Institute, was founded in 1824. Its main purpose was to honor Benjamin Franklin and advance the use of his inventions, and to train artisans and mechanics in the fundamentals of science. In 1835, the Masonic Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania agreed to convey to the Franklin Institute the Masonic Hall and lot. This document is part of the purchase agreement. [Wahl: THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE... A SKETCH OF ITS ORGANIZATION AND HISTORY. Philadelphia: 1895. Pages… Read More

[Boston, 1865. Broadside, 7-1/2" x 9-1/2", docketed on verso. Printed form completed in ink manuscript. Signatures of Leendert Meyer, A.R. Hawthorne and Edward A. Gibson. Old folds [a few short splits at fold edges], light toning, three very small punch holes [no loss]. Very Good. [offered with] KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT I, JOHN M. LINBERG... Identical form for another seaman from the U.S.S. Alabama, completed in manuscript. Old folds [a few splits, one repaired with archival tape on verso], minor light staining where something was spilled on it, three very small punch holes [two letters slightly affected]. Good+ to Very Good. Prize laws authorized ship personnel to receive a portion of the value of goods seized from enemy ships. Pursuant to the Act of June 30, 1864, the goods of vessels legally seized by the U.S. Navy would be inventoried, appraised, and auctioned. The proceeds, after costs, would be distributed to the Government for disabled veterans, to squadron commanders, and the… Read More

Boston: Re-printed and Sold by Fowle and Draper, 1759. 28pp, with the half title. Stitched in contemporary plain wrappers [some writing and light wear to the wraps]. Very Good, with the ownership signature of Moses Brown, co-founder of Brown University and New England industrialist. The first American edition of this popular sermon, originally printed in London and Edinburgh, and styled here as the fourth edition. A footnote to the text lists Hervey's published writings. Page 28 has the printer's advertisement for a work by Reverend Elliott, "now in the Press." FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Evans 8484.

Boston, 1759. 28pp, but lacking the half title. Disbound, lightly worn and foxed. Good+. The first American edition of this popular sermon, originally printed in London and Edinburgh, and styled here as the fourth edition. A footnote to the text lists Hervey's published writings. Evans 8484. ESTC W13077.

Newbury-Port: John Mycall, 1783. 40pp, with the half title. Lightly toned and worn, mild foxing, in a later cloth binding [bookplate of W.S. Appleton]. Very Good. A scarce sermon, with the half title, which is apparently lacking in AAS's copy. Evans 17877. NAIP w013078 [9]. Williamson 2266.

[Peoria?, 1846. 3, [1 blank] pp. Folded, lightly worn, Very Good. This is the scarce record of Knox College's first graduation. Byrd suggested a Galesburg imprint for this item. But Tanner writes, "No press is known to have been active in Galesburg in 1846. It is more likely that this item was printed in Peoria by Samuel H. Davis, who printed another item for Knox College at about the same time." Knox College was chartered in 1837 by the Illinois legislature, which numbered Abraham Lincoln among its members. Knox's website states, "Our founders opposed slavery in all forms—physical, spiritual, intellectual—and believed deeply in the potential of every human being to learn, grow, and contribute to the greater good of the community. This was a radical idea at the time. . . The fifth Lincoln-Douglas debate was held on campus in 1858. Lincoln used the occasion to denounce slavery on moral terms for the first time. This was not a coincidence." Each graduate delivered an Oration. Themes varied:… Read More

Chicago: Press & Tribune Book & Job Printing Office, 1860. Original printed wrappers [some dustsoil]. Stitched, 131pp. Minor wear to blank lower edges of several leaves. Near Fine. Interdenominational strife between Presbyterians and Congregationalists brought forth this pamphlet. The Board of Trustees of Knox College, founded by Presbyterians, protests "the fallacies, and misrepresentations of the pamphlet above named," a report adopted by the Congregational General Association of Illinois. Bailey, commissioned by the Trustees, issues this scarce rebuttal "with the earnest desire that it may prove instrumental in correcting the many errors which have of late been widely circulated concerning the College." He recounts the College's founding by Presbyterian churches and ministers, emphasizing the Herculean labors of Presbyterian minister George Gale. "Of the thirty-four Subscribers who founded Knox College, thirty-three were Presbyterians, and one only was a Congregationalist." The Congregational… Read More

Philadelphia: Gedruckt bey Carl Cist, in der Zweyten-strasse, 1784. [10], 140pp. Original calf with raised spine bands. Light scattered foxing. Very Good. Christoph Schulz [a/k/a Christopher Schultz] [1718-1789] was born in Silesia, Germany; his parents were well-to-do farmers and followers of the Schwenkfelder religion based on the teachings of the German Protestant Reformer Caspar Schwenckfeld von Ossig [1489-1561]. The Schwenkfelders were severely persecuted in Silesia by the Catholics, and many of them fled to the United States. Schulz's family were with a group who fled to Pennsylvania in the 1730s. Schulz was a devout follower of the Schwenkfelder religion and one of the leaders in promoting its religious body in Pennsylvania. He was chosen to prepare this catechism at a general conference held in 1762; the first printing was issued in 1763 under title: Catechismus, oder Anfänglicher Unterricht Christlicher Glaubens-Lehre. This 1784 is a second edition of that work with a variation of the… Read More