(LAWS). A Collection of the Public General Statutes ... London: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1797-1802. 5 vols. 1st eds. Contemporary tree calf with gilt-ruled raised spine bands and gilt-lettered morocco spine labels. Some slight toning and some edgewear, a few minor wormholes not affecting text, else a near fine.....
(NORTH DAKOTA). Collections of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Grand Forks, ND: State Historical Society of North Dakota, 1906-1925. 1st eds. 7 vols. Illus., portraits, maps. Vols. 1-4 in later cloth, Vols. 5-7 in orig. cloth. Light scattered foxing, else a very good or better set. Articles include.....
(MASSACHUSETTS). The Colonial Laws of Massachusetts. Reprinted from the Edition of 1672, with the Supplements Through 1686.... Containing a New and Complete Index. Boston, 1887. x, 395pp. Orig. 3/4 morocco and cloth. Spine faded, else fine. Facsimile reprint.
(COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION). The Columbian Exposition Album, Containing Views of the Grounds, Main and State Buildings, Statuary, Architectural Details, Interiors, Midway Plaisance Scenes, and other Interesting Objects Which Had Place at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Chicago, [1893]. Oblong 4to. Photographs with captions. Very good in orig. cloth.
(MINNESOTA). (ST. PAUL). Commercial Advertiser Directory for the City of Saint Paul, To Which is Added, A Business Directory, 1858-1859. St. Paul: Printed by T.M. Newson, 1858. [7],[19]-165pp. With ads printed on endpapers and boards. Illus. Original printed boards, expertly rebacked in leather. Internally clean. Overall very good. Drake,p.333. Minnesota.....
COMMERCIAL DIRECTORY; Containing, A Topographical Description, Extent and Productions of Different Sections of the Union, Statistical Information Relative to Manufacturers, Commercial and Port Regulations.... Phila.: J.C. Kayser, 1823. 4to. 1st ed. viii, 242,[2],41pp. Additional engraved title page, 6 engraved plates, folding map colored in outline. Antique style calf-backed marbled boards.....
(MASSACHUSETTS). (BOSTON). Complete Business Directory of Boston, for the Year 1857. Commerical Edition. Volume I. Boston: Damrell & Moore and George Coolidge, [1857]. [2],196,[3]pp. Original newly rebacked in linen. Very good. SPEAR, p.56. The first directory compiled by Damrell & Moore and George Coolidge, publishers of the Boston Almanac. Otis.....
(AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY). Concise Dictionary of American Biography. N.Y., [1964]. 1273pp. Orig. cloth. Very good.
(SAYBROOK CONVENTION). A Confession of Faith Owned and Consented to by the Elders and Messengers of the Churches in the Colony of Connecticut in New-England, Assembled by Delegation at Say Brook, September 9th, 1708. New-London: Printed by Timothy Green, 1760. 118pp. Later red morocco, gilt-ruled, floral decorations in corners, raised.....
(CONNECTICUT LAND COMPANY). The Connecticut Gore Title, Stated and Considered, Showing the Right of the Proprietors, to the Lands Lately Purchased by them, from the State of Connecticut: Lying West of the Delaware River. Hartford: Printed by Hudson & Goodwin, 1799. 80pp. Dbd. Original stitching holes evident. Nineteenth-century inscription on.....
(TARIFFS). Considerations Against Laying Any New Duty upon Sugar; Wherein Is Particularly Shewn, that a New Imposition Will Be Ruinous to the Sugar Colonies, Insufficient for the Purposes Intended, and Greatly Conducive to the Aggrandizement of France. London: Printed for J. Roberts, 1744. 1st ed. [4],iv,30pp. Later marbled wrappers. Near.....
(HAWAII). Constitution and Laws of His Majesty Kamehameha III., King of the Hawaiian Islands, Passed by the Nobles and Representatives at their Session, 1852. Honolulu. 1852. 88pp. Dbd. A few pencil notes. A very good copy. FORBES 1868. JUDD, LAWS OF HAWAII, p.3. CARTER, p.108. This scarce volume prints the.....
(PAINE, THOMAS). Constitutional Letters, in Answer to Mr. Paine's Rights of Man. London: Printed for G. Riley, 1792. 1st ed. 39pp. Disbound. Faint scattered foxing, annotated in contemporary hand, else very good. Rare, Worldcat locates 8 copies. We can trace no sales in 100 years. The author argues against Paine.....
(MASONS). The Constitutions of Freemasons, 1723: Reproduced in Facsimiles from the Original Edition: With an Introduction by Lionel Vibert. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1923. 4to. 1st ed. thus. lii,[4],91, [1]pp. PLATE. Orig. cloth-backed boards, printed paper label. Small bookplate, else near fine. Much of the book is a facsimile of the.....
(CONSTITUTIONS). Constitutions of the Several Independent States of America; The Declaration of Independence; The Articles of Confederation between the Said States; The Treaties between His Most Christian Majesty and the United States of America. Phila.: Printed by Francis Bailey, 1781. [2],226pp. Bound to style in old calf, spine gilt, morocco.....
(GROSVENOR CAUSE). Copies of the Depositions of the Witnesses Examined in the Cause of Divorce Now Depending in the Consistory Court of the Lord Bishop of London, at Doctor's-Commons. Between the Right Honourable Richard Lord Grosvenor, and the Right Honourable Henrietta Lady Grosvenor, His Wife As They Were Severally Taken.....
(PRESBYTERIAN). Declaration and Testimony, for the Doctrine and Order of the Church of Christ, and Against the Errors of the Present Times. To which is Prefixed, a Narrative, Concerning the Maintainance [sic] of the Reformation-Testimony. Phila.: Printed and Sold by R. Aitken, 1784. 59,[1, errata];99pp. 1st ed. Period-style blind-ruled full.....
(DEERFIELD ACADEMY). Deerfield Academy. Deerfield, MA: 1929. 1st ed. Folio. Unpaged. Frontis., photographic plates, pictorial endpapers. Orig. calf-backed linen. Minor wear to spine, else very good or better. One of a limited edition. Promotional account of this private school.
(DELAWARE). Delaware: A Guide to the First State. Compiled by the W.P.A. N.Y., 1948. Illus. folding map. Fine copy in d/j.
(DELAWARE). Delaware's Industries. An Historical and Industrial Review. Phila., 1891. Illus. 452pp. Orig. cloth, very good.
(DELAWARE). Delaware: A Guide to the First State. N.Y., 1938. 1st ed. Illus. maps. Very good in orig. cloth. Part of the WPA American Guide series.
(OIL). The Derrick's Annual Review of Oil Fields of United States, Mexico and Canada for 1926. Complete Statistical Review. Oil City, PA: The Derrick Publishing Company, 1926. 1st ed. 21pp. Orig. printed wrappers. Fine.
(NEW YORK CITY). Doggett's New York City Directory, Illustrated With Maps of New York and Brooklyn. 1848-1849. N.Y., [1848]. Illus. maps. advts. Orig. calf-backed printed boards, outer front hinge cracking, else very good.
(NEW HAMPSHIRE). The Dover, Great Falls, and Rochester Directory for 1871-72. Boston, 1871. 200, 8 pp. Illus. advts., some on colored paper. Orig. cloth-backed printed boards. Very good.
(ILLINOIS). Du Page County. A Descriptive and Historical Guide 1831-1939. American Guide Series...Re-Edited for Publication in 1948 by Marion Knoblaugh. Elmhurst, [1948]. 1st ed. Illus. folding map. 253pp. Fine in d/j. Scarce.