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HAKLUYTUS POSTUMUS OR PURCHAS HIS PILGRIMES. CONTAYNING A HISTORY OF THE WORLD, IN SEA VOYAGES & LANDE-TRAUELLS, BY ENGLISHMEN & OTHERS...IN FIVE BOOKS....
Purchas, Samuel:
London: William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, 1625-1626.
Five volumes. Folio. Crushed blue morocco, gilt, by W. Pratt, covers with central gilt arabesques, spines lettered in gilt in.. more
Price: $200,000.00
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GARDNER'S PHOTOGRAPHIC SKETCH BOOK OF THE WAR.
Gardner, Alexander:
Washington: Philp & Solomons, [1865].
Two volumes. [53]; [53]pp. of text. Lithograph titlepages plus 100 original albumen photographs, each measuring approximately 7 x 9 inches.. more
Price: $200,000.00
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ADMIRANDA NARRATIO FIDA TAMEN, DE COMMODIS ET INCOLARUM RITIBUS VIRGINIAE...ANGLICO SCRIPTA SERMONE A THOMA HARIOT.
Hariot, Thomas, and John White:
Frankfurt: Johann Wechel for Theodor de Bry and Sigismund Feierabend, 1590 [but ca. 1608].
Engraved title to text, letterpress title to plates, engraved arms on dedication leaf, colophon leaf F6, blank D6. 1 double-page.. more
Price: $95,000.00
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NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA.
Jefferson, Thomas:
London. 1787.
[4],382pp. plus partially colored folding map and folding table. Contemporary calf, expertly rebacked. Upper board edges and corners restored, in.. more
Price: $67,500.00
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NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA.
Jefferson, Thomas:
London: Printed for John Stockdale, 1787.
[4],382pp. plus folding map, handcolored in outline, and 1 letterpress folding table. Expertly bound to style using 18th-century half russia.. more
Price: $67,500.00
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THE MARCHANTS MAPP OF COMMERCE. NECESARIE FOR ALL SUCH AS SHAL BE IMPLOYED IN THE PUBLIQUE AFAIRES OF PRINCES IN FORAINE PARTES. FOR ALL GENTLMEN & OTHERS THAT TRAVELL ABROADE FOR DELIGHT & PLESURE. AND FOR ALL MARCHANTS OR THEIR FACTORS THAT EXERCISE THE
Roberts, Lewes:
London: Printed for Ralphe Mabb, 1638.
[34],223,[3],262,[4],192,[1]pp., including five full-page maps. Portrait. Engraved titlepage. Folio. Contemporary dark brown goatskin, paneled and tooled in gilt on both.. more
Price: $65,000.00
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CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY OF THE UNITED STATES. TO WHICH IS ANNEXED A COPIOUS INDEX, ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED.
[Jefferson, Thomas]:
Washington: Printed by Jonathan Elliot, 1815.
[7],170,xxxii pp. Quarto. Antique-style calf, leather label, gilt. Very minor age-toning and dampstains, one leaf repaired and remargined. A very.. more
Price: $45,000.00
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ALBUM OF VIRGINIA; OR, ILLUSTRATION OF THE OLD DOMINION.
Beyer, Edward:
Richmond [but actually Dresden & Berlin]: Edward Beyer [but printed by Rau & Son of Dresden and W. Loeillot of Berlin], 1858.
Lithograph titlepage (with five vignettes) plus forty tinted lithograph plates. Oblong folio. Original gilt cloth boards bound onto larger modern.. more
Price: $45,000.00
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[AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM THOMAS JEFFERSON TO JAMES MADISON REGARDING EFFORTS TO APPOINT PHILIP PENDLETON BARBOUR AS A LAW PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. TOGETHER WITH AN AUTOGRAPH NOTE, SIGNED, FROM JAMES MADISON TO SAMUEL A. STORROW].
Jefferson, Thomas, and James Madison:
Monticello. March 29, 1825.
Jefferson note: [1]p. on a 5 x 8-inch slip of paper. Madison note undated but composed March 9, 1828: [1]p... more
Price: $20,000.00
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THE HISTORY OF THE FIRST DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA: BEING AN ESSAY TOWARDS A GENERAL HISTORY OF THIS COLONY.
Stith, William:
Williamsburg: William Parks, 1747.
viii,331,[1],v,[1],34pp. Antique paneled calf, gilt morocco label. Signatures X, Cc, and Dd tanned (as usual in this issue), else very.. more
Price: $15,000.00
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MATERIA MEDICA AMERICANA POTISSIMUM REGNI VEGETABILIS.
Schöpf, Johann David:
Erlangen, Germany. 1787.
xviii,170pp. 20th-century calf, spine gilt, leather label. Very good, with the bookplate of Kenneth K. Mackenzie, noted botanical collector. The.. more
Price: $15,000.00
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[AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM ROBERT E. LEE TO WILLIAM H. KIRKER REGARDING THE RECEIPT OF TARLETON'S HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION].
Lee, Robert E.:
Lexington, Va. March 26, 1869.
[1]p. on ruled paper, 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches. One horizontal and two vertical folds. Two small sets of.. more
Price: $15,000.00
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THE HISTORY OF THE FIRST DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA: BEING AN ESSAY TOWARDS A GENERAL HISTORY OF THIS COLONY. [bound with:] AN APPENDIX TO THE FIRST PART OF THE HISTORY OF VIRGINIA....
Stith, William:
Williamsburg: William Parks, 1747.
Two volumes bound in one, as usual. viii,331pp. (pp.305- 341 misnumbered 295-331); v,[1],34pp. Contemporary speckled calf, red gilt morocco label,.. more
Price: $12,500.00
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FLORA VIRGINICA EXHIBENS PLANTAS, QUAS NOBILISSIMUS VIR D.D. JOHANNES CLAYTONUS...IN VIRGINIA CRESCENTES OBSERVAVIT, COLLEGIT 7 OBTULIT D. JOH. FRED. GRONOVIO, CUJUS STUDIO & OPERA DESCRIPTAE & IN ORDINEM SEXUALEM SYSTEMATICUM REDACTAE SISTUNTUR.
Gronovius, Johannes Fredericus:
Leiden. 1762.
[12],176,[8]pp. plus folding engraved map. Quarto. Later 18th-century three quarter vellum over marbled boards, spine inscribed. Heraldic bookplate of Joseph.. more
Price: $10,000.00
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THE HISTORY AND PRESENT STATE OF VIRGINIA, IN FOUR PARTS...By a Native and Inhabitant of the Place.
[Beverley, Robert]:
London: Printed for R. Parker, 1705.
[12],16,[4],104,40,64,83pp. plus additional engraved titlepage, folding table, and fourteen plates. Modern calf, raised bands, with gilt spine, boards, and inner.. more
Price: $10,000.00
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VIRGINIA....
Smith, John, Capt.:
[Frankfurt. 1655].
Engraved map, 14 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches. Minor dust soiling. Single vertical fold line through center. Very good. This.. more
Price: $9,500.00
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A HISTORY OF THE CAMPAIGNS OF 1780 AND 1781, IN THE SOUTHERN PROVINCES OF NORTH AMERICA.
Tarleton, Banastre, Lieut.-Col.:
London. 1787.
vii,[1],518pp. (including errata) plus one folding map with routes marked by hand in color, and four plans (two of which.. more
Price: $9,000.00
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NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA.
Jefferson, Thomas:
Philadelphia: Prichard and Hall, 1788.
[4],244pp. plus folding table. Contemporary calf boards, rebacked in modern calf, spine gilt. Early bookplates on front pastedown. Closed tear.. more
Price: $8,500.00
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NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA.
Jefferson, Thomas:
Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey..., 1794.
[4],336pp. plus folding table and folding map. An extra folding plate bound in as frontispiece (see below). Contemporary tree calf,.. more
Price: $8,500.00
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REISE DURCH EINIGE DER MITTLERN UND SÜDLICHEN VEREINIGTEN NORDAMERIKANISCHEN STAATEN NACH OST-FLORIDA UND DEN BAHAMA-INSELN UNTERNONUNEU IN DEN JAHREN 1783 UND 1784.
Schöpf, Johann David:
Erlangen: Johann Jacob Palm, 1788.
Two volumes. [24],644,[1]; [6],xxxii,551,[1]pp. plus folding map. Modern half calf over marbled boards. Two volumes from different sets, bound uniformly... more
Price: $8,500.00
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A MANUAL OF PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE. FOR THE USE OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Jefferson, Thomas:
Washington. 1801.
[199]pp. 12mo. 19th-century marbled boards, later printed paper label. Faint rubbing. Contemporary faded ink ownership inscription on rear pastedown, minor.. more
Price: $7,500.00
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PLAIN FACTS: BEING AN EXAMINATION INTO THE RIGHTS OF THE INDIAN NATIONS OF AMERICA, TO THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES; AND A VINDICATION OF THE GRANT, FROM THE SIX UNITED NATIONS OF INDIANS, TO THE PROPRIETORS OF INDIANA, AGAINST THE DECISION OF THE LEGISLATU
[Wharton, Samuel]:
Philadelphia: R. Aitken, 1781.
164,[2]pp. Modern morocco by H. Zucker of Philadelphia, raised bands, spine gilt, a.e.g. Engraved bookplate of George Bancroft. Small old.. more
Price: $7,500.00
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TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR PARTS OF AMERICA; COMMUNICATING DISCOVERIES MADE IN EXPLORING THE MISSOURI, RED RIVER AND WASHITA, BY CAPTAINS LEWIS AND CLARK, DOCTOR SIBLEY, AND MR. DUNBAR; WITH A STATISTICAL ACCOUNT OF THE COUNTRIES ADJACENT. AS LAID BEFORE THE
[Jefferson, Thomas]:
London. 1807.
116pp. plus folding table. Antique style three-quarter calf and marbled boards. Titlepage slightly soiled. Very good. The first London edition.. more
Price: $6,000.00
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[SEAL OF LAWRENCE WASHINGTON, THE NEPHEW OF GEORGE WASHINGTON].
[Washington, Lawrence]:
[ca. 1795].
Gold holder containing the blue calligraphic seal of "LW." Seal face measures 22 x 25 cm. Ink number "6642" written.. more
Price: $6,000.00
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TEXAS AND THE GULF OF MEXICO; OR YACHTING IN THE NEW WORLD.
Houstoun, Matilda C.:
London: John Murray, 1844.
Two volumes. viii,314; viii,360pp. plus ten plates. 16pp. of publisher's advertisements dated "August 1845" at end of second volume. Ten.. more
Price: $4,750.00
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[AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, TO DR. DENNY FAIRFAX, CONTAINING A REPORT AND BALANCE SHEET REGARDING LEEDS MANOR AND SOUTH BRANCH MANOR IN VIRGINIA].
[Virginia]: Fairfax, Bryan:
Frederick County, Va. June 22, 1787.
[7]pp. letter plus integral address leaf, and [2]pp. balance sheet. Five folio sheets, skillfully inlaid and bound into half vellum.. more
Price: $4,500.00
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A JOURNAL OF THE SHIPWRECK AND SUFFERINGS OF DANIEL FOSS, A NATIVE OF ST. MARY'S (GEORGIA.) WHO WAS THE ONLY PERSON SAVED FROM ON BOARD THE BRIG THE NEGOTIATOR, OF ALEXANDRIA, WHICH FOUNDERED IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, ON THE 26th NOV. 1811 - AND WHO LIVED FOR
[Foss, Daniel]:
Boston: Thomas Hazard, [ca. 1816].
24pp. Frontis. Original plain wrappers, stitched into additional set of contemporary wrappers. Title-leaf reinforced. Roughly trimmed, without loss. Slight creasing... more
Price: $4,500.00
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THE MERCHANTS MAP OF COMMERCE: WHEREIN THE UNIVERSAL MANNER AND MATTER RELATING TO TRADE AND MERCHANDIZE, ARE FULLY TREATED OF....
Roberts, Lewes:
London: Printed for Thomas Horne, 1700.
[4],431,[15],67,[1]pp. Folio. Modern calf, leather label. Contemporary ownership inscriptions and bookplate. Some foxing and tanning to the text, but overall.. more
Price: $4,000.00
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A NEW MAP OF THE WESTERN RIVERS. OR TRAVELLERS GUIDE EXHIBITING THE MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, OHIO, AND ILLINOIS RIVERS, WITH ALL THE PRINCIPAL TOWNS, ISLANDS & DISTANCES.
Munson, Samuel Bishop:
Cincinnati. 1845.
Folding map, 12 x 22 inches, partially handcolored. Tipped to original board. Minor splits along folds, neatly repaired. Scattered foxing;.. more
Price: $4,000.00
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NEW TRAVELS AMONG THE INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; BEING A COMPILATION, TAKEN PARTLY FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS ALREADY PUBLISHED, OF CAPTAINS LEWIS AND CLARK TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES; AND PARTLY FROM OTHER AUTHORS WHO TRAVELLED AMONG THE VARIOUS T
[Lewis, Meriwether, and William Clark]: Fisher, William, comp:
Philadelphia: James Sharan, 1812.
[2],300pp. plus two portraits. Two titlepages. Antique calf. Small piece torn at bottom of p.145 with loss of a few.. more
Price: $4,000.00
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TRACTS AND OTHER PAPERS, RELATING PRINCIPALLY TO THE ORIGIN, SETTLEMENT, AND PROGRESS OF THE COLONIES IN NORTH AMERICA, FROM THE DISCOVERY OF THE COUNTRY TO THE YEAR 1776.
Force, Peter:
Washington. 1836-1846.
Four volumes. 19th-century three-quarter morocco and marbled paper, gilt, spines gilt. Spines slightly darkened. Bookplate on front pastedowns. Very light,.. more
Price: $4,000.00
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THE HISTORY OF KENTUCKY. EXHIBITING AN ACCOUNT OF THE MODERN DISCOVERY; SETTLEMENT; PROGRESSIVE IMPROVEMENT; CIVIL AND MILITARY TRANSACTIONS; AND THE PRESENT STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
Marshall, Humphrey:
Frankfort: Geo. S. Robinson, 1824.
Two volumes. v,[1],[3]-47,[1],465,[1],8; v,[1],524pp. Blue crushed morocco by Zaehnsdorf, ruled in gilt, spine gilt, raised bands, a.e.g., gilt inner dentelles... more
Price: $3,500.00
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A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF THE LATE CAPT. MICHAEL CRESAP.
[Jacob, John J.]:
Cumberland, Md.: Printed for the Author, by J.M. Buchanan, 1826.
123,[1]pp. 12mo. Contemporary three-quarter roan over marbled boards, spine gilt. Covers worn, top outer corner abraded. 19th-century ownership inscription on.. more
Price: $3,500.00
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CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUED, AND CONSTITUTIONS VINDICATED.
Taylor, John, of Caroline:
Richmond. 1820.
[2],iv,344pp. Contemporary tree calf, gilt leather label. Boards a bit scuffed and worn at edges. Early bookplate and ownership signature.. more
Price: $3,250.00
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A CONCISE ACCOUNT OF NORTH AMERICA: CONTAINING A DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL BRITISH COLONIES ON THAT CONTINENT...ALSO OF THE INTERIOR, OR WESTERLY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, UPON THE RIVERS ST. LAURENCE, THE MISSISSIPPI, AND THE GREAT LAKES....
Rogers, Robert:
London. 1765.
vii,[1],264pp. Modern half speckled calf and marbled boards. Titlepage and first text leaf separating at top of gutter, moderate tanning... more
Price: $3,250.00
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THE GENTLEMAN'S NEW POCKET FARRIER, COMPRISING A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE NOBLE AND USEFUL ANIMAL THE HORSE...ALSO, ANNALS OF THE TURF, OR VIRGINIA STUD BOOK.
Mason, Richard:
Richmond: Printed by Peter Cottom..., 1828.
300pp. plus five engraved plates including frontispiece. Modern half morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt, leather label. Foxed; one plate.. more
Price: $3,000.00
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[MANUSCRIPT BRITISH ROYAL COMMISSION ON VELLUM APPOINTING ROBERT DINWIDDIE AS INSPECTOR GENERAL OF CUSTOMS FOR THE COLONIES OF BARBADOS AND THE LEEWARD ISLANDS].
[Dinwiddie, Robert]:
London. March 29, 1739.
Original manuscript document on vellum, 13 3/4 x 16 3/4 inches. Embossed paper seal of the British Customs Commissioners Office.. more
Price: $2,850.00
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THE CASE OF THE MERCHANTS, AND PLANTERS, TRADING TO, AND RESIDING IN, VIRGINIA, AND MARYLAND [caption title].
[Virginia]:
[London? 1713].
Broadsheet. 2pp., including printed docket title on verso. Dbd. Small folio. Early folds and early stab holes in left margin... more
Price: $2,500.00
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VOYAGE A L'OUEST DES MONTS ALLÉGHANYS, DANS LES ÉTATS DE L'OHIO, DU KENTUCKY ET DU TENNESSÉE, ET RETOUR A CHARLESTON PAR LES HAUTES-CAROLINES....
Michaux, François André:
Paris. 1804.
vi,312pp. plus folding map. Half title. Contemporary half speckled calf and salmon boards, spine gilt, green leather labels. Some minor.. more
Price: $2,500.00
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A REVIEW OF THE MILITARY OPERATIONS IN NORTH-AMERICA; FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE FRENCH HOSTILITIES ON THE FRONTIERS OF VIRGINIA, IN 1753, TO THE SURRENDER OF OSWEGO, ON THE 14TH OF AUGUST, 1756...IN A LETTER TO A NOBLEMAN.
[Livingston, William]:
New York: Alexander and James Robertson, 1770.
170pp. Modern brown leather. Light scattered foxing, else very good. Lacks the half title. Second American printing of this highly.. more
Price: $2,500.00
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TRAVELS THROUGH THE MIDDLE SETTLEMENTS IN NORTH AMERICA, IN THE YEARS 1759 AND 1760; WITH OBSERVATIONS UPON THE STATE OF THE COLONIES.
Burnaby, Andrew:
London. 1798.
xix,[1],209pp., including two folding tables, plus two plates and folding map. Quarto. Contemporary three quarter calf and marbled boards, sympathetically.. more
Price: $2,500.00
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TRAVELS TO THE WESTWARD OF THE ALLEGANY MOUNTAINS, IN THE STATES OF THE OHIO, KENTUCKY, AND TENNESSEE, AND RETURN TO CHARLESTOWN, THROUGH THE UPPER CAROLINAS...WITH A VERY CORRECT MAP OF THE STATES IN THE CENTRE, WEST AND SOUTH OF THE UNITED STATES...Fait
Michaux, François André:
London. 1805.
xvi,350pp. plus [2]pp. of advertisements and large folding map. Modern three quarter calf and marbled boards, spine gilt, leather label... more
Price: $2,000.00
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THE AID-DE-CAMP; ROMANCE OF THE WAR.
McCabe, James D.:
Richmond: W.A.J. Smith, 1863.
113,[2]pp. Part of front wrapper only (upper half lacking). Old stamp on titlepage, slight chipping along upper margin of title-leaf... more
Price: $2,000.00
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ADDRESS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STATES BY THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED.
[Madison, James, et al]:
Philadelphia Printed...Boston Reprinted: The Honorable House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1783.
62pp. Dbd. Lightly tanned. Contemporary ownership signature on titlepage. Very good. The first Boston printing of this important report by.. more
Price: $2,000.00
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ADDRESS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STATES BY THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED.
[Madison, James, et al]:
Philadelphia Printed...Boston Reprinted: The Honorable House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1783.
62pp. Gathered signatures, stitched as issued. External leaves soiled. Moderate tanning. A very good copy. In a folding paper case... more
Price: $2,000.00
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ADDRESS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STATES BY THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED.
[Madison, James, et al]:
Philadelphia Printed...Boston Re-printed: By Order of the Hon. House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 17
62pp. Modern three-quarter calf and marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt. A very good copy. The first Boston printing of.. more
Price: $2,000.00
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THE PAPERS OF JAMES MADISON, PURCHASED BY ORDER OF CONGRESS; BEING HIS CORRESPONDENCE AND REPORTS OF DEBATES DURING THE CONGRESS OF THE CONFEDERATION AND HIS REPORTS OF DEBATES IN THE FEDERAL CONVENTION; NOW PUBLISHED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS...UNDER
Madison, James:
Mobile, Al.: Allston Mygatt, 1842.
Three volumes. lii,582,xxi; xxiii,[579]-1242; xvi,[1241]- 1624,clxviii pp. plus facsimiles. Half title in each volume. Contemporary speckled sheep, morocco labels, gilt... more
Price: $2,000.00
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ADDRESS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STATES BY THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED.
[Madison, James, et al]:
Philadelphia Printed...Boston Reprinted: The Honorable House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1783.
62pp. Modern green cloth, gilt-stamped spine. Bookplate of noted collector Matt B. Jones on front pastedown. "Town of Boston" written.. more
Price: $2,000.00
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JEFFERSON'S NOTES, ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA; WITH THE APPENDIXES - COMPLETE.
Jefferson, Thomas:
Baltimore: Printed for W. Pechin, 1800.
194,53pp. plus folding table. Contemporary calf, spine gilt, red morocco label gilt. Boards and spine moderately worn. Contemporary ownership inscription.. more
Price: $2,000.00
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