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THE WAR OF 1812 AMERICA'S SECOND WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE.
Lawson, Don:
New York. [1966].
160pp. Illus. Facsimiles. Original cloth. Very good in rubbed dust jacket. Causes of and major events in the war, aimed.. more
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AMERICAN ART: 1750 - 1800. TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE.
[American Art]:
Boston. 1976.
320pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Quarto. Cloth. In dust jacket. A very good copy. Issued in.. more
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THE W. WRIGHT HAWKES COLLECTION OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR DOCUMENTS.
[Hawkes, W. Wright]:
Schnectady: Union College, 1968.
xv,[1],48pp. Original tan wrappers. Minor wear along fore-edge of front wrap. Near fine. .. more
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TYPEFOUNDING IN AMERICA, 1787 - 1825.
Silver, Rollo G.:
Charlottesville. 1965.
139pp. Publisher's half cloth and decorative boards. Very good. A history of American typefounding beyond the colonial period, offering information.. more
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A SERMON, PREACHED AT BYFIELD....
Parish, Elijah:
Newburyport. 1811.
30pp. Dbd. Good. The second edition. .. more
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MEDITATIONS OF AN AUTOGRAPH COLLECTOR.
Joline, Adrian H.:
New York. 1902.
x,316pp. plus facsimiles. Frontis. Original brown cloth. Slight edge wear. Bookplate on front pastedown. Very good, untrimmed. Joline built a.. more
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AN ADDRESS TO THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CONGREGATION IN MORRIS-TOWN, N.J. DELIVERED FEB. 28, 1813.
Fisher, Samuel:
[Np, New Jersey? ca. 1813].
pp.51-63. Dbd. Very good. Fisher's answer to charges of preaching politics. .. more
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EXPANSIONISTS OF 1812.
Pratt, Julius W.:
New York. 1925.
309pp. Cloth. Notes and underscoring, else very good. From the library of historian Charles Beard, with shelf number. .. more
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POLITICAL AND COMMERCIAL REGISTER.
[Philadelphia Newspaper]:
Philadelphia. Oct. 13, 1814.
4pp. Vol. 21, No. 86. Folio. Splitting at folds, else good. Some War of 1812 news. .. more
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A SOLEMN PROTEST AGAINST THE LATE DECLARATION OF WAR, IN A DISCOURSE DELIVERED ON THE NEXT LORD'S DAY AFTER THE TIDINGS OF IT WERE RECEIVED...SECOND EDITION.
Osgood, David:
Exeter. 1812.
16pp. Printed self-wrappers, stitched. Historical society stamp, foxing, otherwise a very good copy. The first edition was printed in Cambridge... more
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MR. LLOYD'S SPEECH, IN THE SENATE...ON THE BILL MAKING FURTHER PROVISIONS FOR THE EMBARGO....
Lloyd, James:
[Washington. 1808].
7pp. Dbd. Slight loss to text at the bottom of first leaf, not affecting the sense. Good. .. more
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A SERMON PREACHED BEFORE HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR...MAY 27, 1812, BEING THE DAY OF ANNUAL ELECTION.
Foster, Edmund:
Boston. 1812.
22pp. Dbd. Very good. Glorifies government. .. more
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A DISCOURSE, OCCASIONED BY THE NEWS OF PEACE, DELIVERED AT THE SOUTH MEETING-HOUSE IN HARTFORD, FEBRUARY 14, 1815.
Flint, Abel:
Hartford. 1815.
11pp. Dbd. Library stamp. Very good. .. more
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"THE SPIRIT OF PARTY." HAMILTON & JEFFERSON AT ODDS.
Christman, Margaret C.S.:
Washington. 1992.
64pp. including illustrations. Quarto. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. Catalogue of a National Portrait Gallery exhibition focusing on the most famous political.. more
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A SERMON, PREACHED IN BOSTON, AUGUST 20, 1812, THE DAY OF HUMILIATION AND PRAYER, APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT...IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN.
Channing, William E.:
Boston. 1812.
15pp. Three quarter calf and marbled boards. Front board neatly detached, calf rubbed. Light scattered foxing. Very good .. more
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A SERMON, PREACHED IN BOSTON...THE DAY OF THE PUBLICK FAST...IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN.
Channing, William E.:
Boston. 1812.
20pp. Dbd. Good. Presents religious reasons for anti-war sympathies. .. more
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THE AMERICAN PRINTER 1787 - 1825.
Silver, Rollo G.:
Charlottesville. 1967.
189pp. Cloth. Fine. .. more
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THE PRINCIPLES AND MAXIMS ON WHICH THE SECURITY AND HAPPINESS OF A REPUBLIC DEPEND: A SERMON, DELIVERED BEFORE THE GOVERNOR, THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR...OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, MAY 29, 1811.
Thacher, Thomas:
Boston. 1811.
31pp. Dbd. Foxed. Good. Urges a peaceful settlement of foreign differences. .. more
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HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN FRONTIER 1763 - 1893.
Paxson, Frederic L.:
Boston & New York. 1924.
[20],598pp. Maps (one in color). Gilt cloth. Slightest edge wear, else fine. Contains much material on westward expansion, its effect.. more
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THE STORY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
Malone, Dumas:
New York: Oxford University Press, 1954.
282pp. Cloth. Pictorial dust jackets. Some minor chipping on the jackets; leaves slightly tanned. Near fine. Illustrated history with hundreds.. more
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A DISCOURSE DELIVERED IN THE AUDIENCE OF HIS EXCELLENCY CALEB STRONG, ESQ....ON THE ANNIVERSARY ELECTION, MAY 31, 1815.
Flint, James:
Boston. 1815.
31pp. Stitched signatures. Some staining. Good. .. more
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THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF THE WAR. A SERMON, DELIVERED IN SALEM, AUGUST 20, 1812....
Emerson, Brown:
Salem. 1812.
16pp. Dbd. Very good. .. more
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THE TREATIES OF 1778 AND ALLIED DOCUMENTS.
Chinard, G., ed:
Baltimore. 1928.
xxv,70pp. plus folding facsimile. Quarto. Half cloth and printed boards, printed paper spine label. Very good, partially unopened, in tattered.. more
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ISAAC T. HOPPER: A TRUE LIFE.
Child, L. Maria:
Boston. 1853.
xvi,493pp. Portrait. 12mo. Original cloth. Worn at extremities with chipping to head and toe of spine, bookplate removed, front hinge.. more
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A DISCOURSE, DELIVERED AT BOSTON, AT THE SOLEMN FESTIVAL IN COMMEMORATION OF THE GOODNESS OF GOD IN DELIVERING THE WORLD OF MILITARY DESPOTISM.
Channing, William E.:
Boston. 1814.
16,8pp. Dbd. Spotted. Good. .. more
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A JOURNEY TO OHIO IN 1810.
Dwight, Margaret Van Horn:
New Haven. 1920.
viii,64pp. Cloth backed boards, printed paper label. Fine. Later printing. First publication of Mrs. Dwight's diary kept during her trip.. more
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THE JOURNAL OF MAJOR GEORGE WASHINGTON OF HIS JOURNEY TO THE FRENCH FORCES ON OHIO. FACSIMILE OF THE WILLIAMSBURG EDITION 1754. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY J. CHRISTIAN BAY.
Washington, George:
Cedar Rapids, Ia. 1955.
19,28,[1]pp. Cloth backed green boards. Some pages uncut. A fine copy. A privately distributed facsimile production of Washington's first publication... more
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ADDRESS OF OF THE STATE COMMITTEE OF CORRESPONDENCE, TO THE CITIZENS OF PENNSYLVANIA.
[Pennsylvania]:
[Philadelphia. 1808].
10pp. Dbd. Foxed. Good. .. more
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SPEECH OF THE HON. JOSEPH PEARSON, THE ACT FOR THE MORE PERFECT ORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES; AND ON THE BILL...FOR RAISING AN ADDITIONAL MILITARY FORCE.
Pearson, Joseph:
Georgetown. 1813.
12pp. Stitched signatures. Old folds, but very good. Stands opposed. Unusual imprint. .. more
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SERMON. THE QUESTION OF WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN, EXAMINED UPON MORAL AND CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.
[McKean, Joseph]:
Boston. 1808.
14pp. Dbd. Near fine. .. more
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AN ORATION DELIVERED BEFORE THE ASSOCIATED DISCIPLES OF WASHINGTON....
Knapp, Samuel L.:
Newburyport. 1812.
23pp. Dbd. Good. .. more
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LAFAYETTE IN AMERICA 1777 - 1783.
Gottschalk, Louis:
Arveyres, France: L'Esprit de Lafayette Society, [1975].
[20],184,[6],364,[6],458pp. plus six plates. Gilt "buffalo." Fine. Signed by the author. A deluxe edition of Gottschalk's account of Lafayette's role.. more
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TECUMSEH. CHIEF OF THE SHAWANOES A TALE OF THE WAR OF 1812.
Gordon, H.R.:
New York. 1898.
[6],312pp. Frontis. plus plates. Original pictorial cloth. Very good. The story of this great Indian leader's fighting exploits in Ohio.. more
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A GREAT PEACE MAKER: THE DIARY OF JAMES GALLATIN, SECRETARY TO ALBERT GALLATIN 1813 - 1827.
Gallatin, James:
New York. 1914.
314pp. plus plates. Portrait. Gilt cloth, t.e.g. Fine. Important primary source on Gallatin's role in the treaty ending the War.. more
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MOTION SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION. APRIL 1, 1808.
[Chesapeake-Leopard Affair]:
Washington: Printed by R.C. Weightman, 1808.
[3]pp. Dbd. Very good. A brief Senate motion relating to the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair. .. more
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A JOURNEY THROUGH THE GENESEE COUNTRY, FINGER LAKES REGION AND MOHAWK VALLEY FROM PATRICK CAMPBELL'S Travels in the Interior Inhabited Parts of North America in the Years 1791 and 1792.
[Campbell, Patrick]:
[Rochester]. 1978.
17pp. plus [unpaginated]. Portrait. Half cloth and boards. Fine. In board slipcase, with promotional leaflet and order form laid in... more
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MIRROR FOR AMERICANS LIKENESS OF THE EASTERN SEABORAD 1810.
Brown, Ralph H.:
New York. 1943.
xxxii,312pp. Illus. Quarto. Gilt cloth. Fine. In chipped and edgeworn dust jacket with some tears. An interesting work describing the.. more
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE GENERALS OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY OF THE REVOLUTION.
[American Revolution]:
Cambridge, Ma.: John Wilson and Son, 1889.
167pp. Original printed wrappers. Covers slightly soiled, internally clean and fresh. A very good copy. A fine compilation of brief.. more
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CLAIMS, OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE U. STATES, ON THE MEMORIAL OF BOWIE & KURTZ & OTHERS...FOR COMPENSATION FOR THE SHIP ALLEGHANY, LOST WHILE IN THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES, ON A VOYAGE TO ALGIERS....
[Algiers]:
Washington. 1816.
7pp. Dbd. Foxed, else good, unopened. Narrates the seizure of this U.S. vessel by the Dey of Algiers in 1812... more
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A MONOGRAPH ON THE REV. ISRAEL EVANS, A.M. CHAPLAIN...DURING THE ENTIRE REVOLUTIONARY WAR....
Thorne, John C.:
New York. 1907.
32pp. Quarto. Dbd. Very good. Abbott reprint. Evans was also a minister in Concord, N.H. .. more
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REMARKS ON THE REPORT OF THE LEGISLATURE ON OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Sully [pseud]:
Boston. 1810.
12pp. Dbd. Very good. Attacks the Administration's foreign policy. .. more
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CITY OF INDEPENDENCE. VIEWS OF PHILADELPHIA BEFORE 1800.
Snyder, Martin P.:
New York. 1975.
304pp. Color frontis. plus plates. Quarto. Cloth. Some soiling to covers. Else very good. Lacks dust jacket. A finely illustrated.. more
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AMERICAN NAVAL BROADSIDES, A COLLECTION OF EARLY NAVAL PRINTS (1745 - 1815).
Smith, Edgar Newbold.:
New York: Philadelphia Maritime Museum, Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1974.
225pp. Large quarto. Cloth. Fine in edge worn dust jacket. Beautifully illustrated collection of American naval prints arranged by the.. more
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DIALOGUES OF A NEW REPUBLIC. AN EXHIBITION OF SELECTED ITEMS FROM THE PIERCE WELCH GAINES COLLECTION OF AMERICANA.
Sheidley, Harlow W.:
Storrs, Ct. 1980.
53pp., printed in double columns, including illustrations. Quarto. Original pictorial wrappers. Wrappers lightly thumbed and soiled, else near fine. Annotated.. more
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SPEECH OF...IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES...5TH JANUARY, 1812, ON THE BILL IN ADDITION TO THE ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO RAISE AN ADDITIONAL MILITARY FORCE," AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Quincy, Josiah:
Alexandria. [1813].
36pp. Dbd. Very good. Sabin notes the appearance of this speech in editions from New York, Boston and Alexandria, with.. more
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THE BOOKS OF A NEW NATION UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, 1774 - 1814.
Powell, J.H.:
Philadelphia. [1957].
170pp. Cloth. Fine. In somewhat dust soiled jacket. A fine assessment of foundation government publications. .. more
Price: $35.00
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THE MASSACRE OF WYOMING. THE ACTS OF CONGRESS FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE WYOMING VALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, 1776 - 1778: WITH THE PETITIONS OF THE SUFFERERS BY THE MASSACRE OF JULY 3, 1778, FOR CONGRESSIONAL AID.
[Pennsylvania]:
Wilkes-Barré, Pa. 1895.
xxiv,85pp. Frontis. Green cloth, spine gilt. Very good. An account of the Revolution's Battle of Wyoming, in which a small.. more
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SEQUEL TO THE NEW ENGLISH READER: OR, ELEGANT SELECTIONS IN PROSE AND POETRY....
Murray, Lindley:
New York. 1806.
396pp. 12mo. Contemporary calf. Lacks front free endsheet. Good. Second edition. .. more
Price: $35.00
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT...TRANSMITTING INFORMATION TOUCHING THE FRENCH DECREE PURPORTING TO BE A REPEAL OF THE BERLIN AND MILAN DECREES...
[Madison, James]:
Washington: A. and G. Way, Printers, 1813.
44pp. Dbd. Last few leaves loose. Very clean, good copy. Documents (mainly diplomatic letters) relating to the French repeal of.. more
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SUPPLEMENT TO THE LATE ANALYSIS OF THE PUBLIC CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN OUR CABINET AND THOSE OF FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN.
[Lowell, John]:
[Boston. 1809?].
28pp. Dbd. Very good. Lowell continues his series of attacks on Madison. Shaw & Shoemaker enthusiasts will note that a.. more
Price: $35.00
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