SCOTT, Job. The Works of that Eminent Minister of the Gospel, Job Scott, Late of Providence, Rhode Island. Phila.: John Comly, 1831. 1st ed. thus. 2 Vols. viii,534,[1, errata]; viii,575,[1, errata]pp. Later cloth-backed boards, brown leather spine label. Light scattered foxing and toning, else very good. Howes S-228 (ref). Clark.....
[DOUGLAS, John]. A Letter Addressed to Two Great Men on the Prospect of Peace; And on the Terms Necessary to be insisted upon in the Negociation. London: A. Millar, 1760. 1st ed. [4], 56pp. Period-style brown crushed morocco-backed marbled board. A very good copy. Howes L-276. Sabin 40263. "This tract.....
PHILLIPS, Henry, Jr. Historical Sketches of the Paper Currency of the American Colonies, Prior to the Adoption of the Federal Constitution. First Series. Roxbury, MA: printed for W. Elliot Woodward, 1865. 1st ed. 233pp. Small 4to. Later 3/4 red morocco, raised spine bands, marbled endpapers, T.e.g. Small wear to corners.....
MONTGOMERY, James. A Practical Detail of the Cotton Manufacture of the United States of America; and the State of the Cotton Manufacture of that Country Contrasted and Compared with that of Great Britain; with Comparative estimates of the Cost of Manufacturing in Both Countries. Glasgow: John Niven, Jun., 1840. 1st.....
WILSON, Woodrow. The State: Elements of Historical and Practical Politics. A Sketch of Institutional History and Administration. Boston: D.C. Heath & Co., 1889. 1st ed. xxxvi,686pp. Orig. cloth, housed in custom red morocco solander case, inner cloth chemise. Rear inner hinge starting, else fine. Presentation inscription from the author on.....
[STARLING, Samuel]. An Answer to the Seditious and Scandalous Pamphlet, Entituled, the Tryal of W. Penn and W. Mead, at the Sessions Held at the Old Baily, London, the 1,3,4,5, of Sept. 1670. Contained in Four sections.. Written by S.S. a Friend to Justice, and Courts of Justice. London: Printed.....
EMERSON, George Douglass. The Niagara Campaign of 1759. Privately printed by the author, 1909. 81pp. Illus. Orig. boards, with paper title on front board. Top corner of front board bumped, else near fine. Presentation copy by the author on the front free endpaper. A scarce narrative on the Niagara campaign.....
LODGE, Henry Cabot. Speeches and Addresses 1884-1909. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1909. 1st ed. x, 462pp. Orig. cloth. Entirely unopened. t.e.g. Near fine in a very good slightly chipped non-priceclipped d/j.
AGRICOLA, Georgius. De Re Metallica. Libri xii. Quibus Officia, Instrumenta, Machinae, Ac Omnia Denique Ad Metallicam Spectantia. Basileae Helvet: Ludovici Regis. , 1621. 4to. Irregularly paginated: [10], 502, [58]pp. Illustrated with 270 woodcuts. Bound in contemporary speckled calf, six raised spine bands, elaborate tooled compartments, chauffeured edges. Hinges cracked but.....
ADAMS, Henry. Letters to a Niece and Prayer to the Virgin of Chartres ... with a Niece's Memoirs by Mabel La Farge. Original cloth, non-priceclipped dust jacket. Boston; Houghton Mifflin Company, 1920. BAL43. 1st ed. Fine in a chipped d/j, lacking head of spine panel. $75.00.
BRADY, Cyrus Townsend. Colonial Fights and Fighters: Stories of Exploration, Adventure & Battle on the American Continent Prior to the War of the Revolution. New York: McClure, Phillips & Co., 1901. 1st ed. xvi,341pp. Frontis., portraits, plates, maps. Orig. cloth, non-priceclipped d/j. A fine copy in a very good jacket;.....
[LEWIS & CLARK]. Original Journals of the Lewis & Clark Expedition 1804-1806. Edited by R.G. Thwaites. N.Y.: Antiquarian Press LTD, 1959. 8 vols. Complete with atlas. Limited to 750 copies. Unnumbered. Contemporary owner's name on front free endpaper, else near fine in orig. cloth. ...
(BAXTER, JAMES PHINNEY). GORGES, Ferdinando. Sir Ferdinando Gorges and His Province of Maine. Including the Brief Relation, the Brief Narration, His Defence, the Charter Granted to Him, His Will, and His Letters. Edited with a Memoir and Historical Illustrations by James Phinney Baxter. Boston: The Prince Society, 1890. 1st ed.....
BOWERS, Claude G. Jefferson in Power. The Death Struggle of the Federalists. Boston, 1936. 1st ed. Frontis., plates. 538pp. Orig. cloth, priceclipped d/j. Uncut. Cloth a bit soiled, internally clean. Very good.
LYELL, Charles. Travels in North America; With Geological Observations on the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia. Two vols. 1st ed. xiii, [3], 316; viii,272pp. Foldout Frontis., 6 plates, 1 map, illus. Bound in later cloth-backed marbled boards, leather spine labels. Howes L-575. Sabin 42761 (ref). Clark III, 199 (ref).....
(FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN). Lemay, J. A. Leo. The Life of Benjamin Franklin. Vol. 3: Soldier, Scientist, and Politician, 1748-1757. Phila.: University of Pennsylvania Press, [2009]. 1st ed. xx,746pp. Portrait frontis., illus., portraits, maps, map endpapers. Orig. cloth, non-priceclipped d/j. Fine.
MACKAY-SMITH, Alexander. The American Foxhound, 1747-1967. . [Milwood, VA]: The American Foxhound Club, 1968. 1st ed. 4to. xxxi, 416 pp. Portrait frontis., illus., portraits, maps, map endpapers. Errata slip. Orig. cloth. One of 1000 numbered copies signed by the author. A very good or better copy. Inscribed by the author.....
PARKMAN, Francis. France and England in North America: a Series of Historical Narratives. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1866-1874. 4 Vols. 3/4 gilt-ruled black morocco and marbled boards, raised spine bands, compartments gilt, marbled endpapers, T.e.g. Near fine. HOWES P-98 & 99. Large-paper edition, each volume limited to 75 copies.....
SMITH, William. Discourses on Several Public Occasions during the War in America, Preached Chiefly with a View to the Explaining the Importance of the Protestant Cause, in the British Colonies; and the Advancement of Religion, Patriotism and Military Virtue. Among Which Are a Discourse on Adversity; and also a Discourse.....
LIVINGSTON, Edward. Letter From Edward Livingston, Esq. To Roberts Vaux, on the Advantages of the Pennsylvania System of Prison Discipline, For the Application of Which the New Penitentiary Has Been Constructed Near Philadelphia, &c. &c. Phila: Jesper Harding, 1828. 1st ed. 15pp. Minor damp staining, else very good in orig.....
STOWE, Harriet. Palmetto-Leaves Illustrated. 321 pp. 8vo. Boston: Osgood, 1873. First edition. Pubisher's terra cotta cloth with black and gilt designs to cover and spine, rear cover blindstamped. Near fine; dampstain to top of pages starting at about page 260, not affecting text; ownership signature of Charles C. Everett, Boston.....
[FRANKLIN, James, Jr.]. SHEPHERD, Job. Poor Job, 1754. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord 1754 . By Job Shepherd . Newport: Printed and Sold by James Franklin, [1753]. [24]pp. Stitched as issued. Light toning and scattered foxing, most of leaf 3 excised, else very good. Evans 7117. Alden.....
(SOCIETY OF FRIENDS). To the Quarterly and Monthly Meetings of Friends in Great Britain, Ireland, and America. [No imprint, 1751]. Folio. 4pp. Miller B59. Evans 6671. Hildeburn 4627. Campbell 463. "This epistle sets forth the stand of the London Meeting for Sufferings of the Society of Friends toward the Parliamentary.....