Washington. 1888. Two volumes. viii,545; vi,[2],738pp. plus numerous plates (many folding). Quarto. Contemporary three-quarter red morocco and cloth, spine gilt, marbled edges. Light soiling. Minor scattered foxing. Very good, a handsome set. The official report of Greely's expedition to explore the northwest coast of Greenland. Greely's THREE YEARS OF ARCTIC.....
Washington. 1884. [4],310,265pp. plus six folding maps and four plates. 20th-century tan cloth, gilt paper spine labels. Minor marginal dampstain to first few leaves. Internally clean. Very good. Records the government's inquiry into the tragic fate of Greely's Lady Franklin Bay expedition of 1881-84, the loss of the ship Proteus.....
Godthaab. 1859-1860. 22,10pp. Dbd. Leaves loosening. Minor soiling and wear. About very good. Annual report of the Danish Inspektoratet for Sydgrønland, for the years 1858-59 and 1859-60.
Washington: Gideon & Co., 1851. ix,[3-]171pp. plus two folding maps. Antique-style half morocco and marbled boards. Lower corner of folding map trimmed, slightly affecting image (only antarctic ocean). Light tanning and foxing. Very good. A scarce series of three speeches delivered by William McKendree Gwin on the floor of the.....
Washington. 1810. 62pp. Antique-style three-quarter calf and marbled boards. Very good. Lacks the folding chart and pp.41-48. The second edition of Hamilton's famous report of 1790 on the matter of a national bank. The fight over the Bank led to the violent division of Congress into the first American political.....
Nashville. 1859. 29pp. Original printed wrappers. A few small chips in front wrapper, passing through to initial leaves. An occasional fox mark. Good plus. Official printing of the annual message of the governor of Tennessee, Isham G. Harris, to the state assembly. Includes reports on the state's finances, the banking.....
Washington: A. & G. Way, 1807. 4pp. Dbd. Light dampstaining along top margin. Very good. A copy of a letter by William Henry Harrison encouraging the introduction of slavery to the territory, written during his time as governor. The Northwest Ordinance did not allow slavery in new territories organized in.....
Washington. 1893. 56pp. Original printed wrappers. Front wrapper torn, with some loss at perimeter; corners on rear cover chipped. Lightly toned, but internally clean. About very good. Treasury Department report on the commerce between the United States and Hawaii. With extensive statistical tables.
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1883. xviii,809;xxiv,[2],503pp. Illustrated with in text figures, plus numerous lithographic plates and maps (some folding). Large folding map in a pocket at the rear of second volume. Original cloth, spine gilt. Spine lightly spotted. Ex- library, with bookplates on front and pastedowns, and with several ink.....
Washington: Printed and Sold at the Office of Jonathan Elliott, Jan. 9, 1832. 47pp. Dbd. Scattered foxing. Good. Henry Clay proposed a resolution to abolish the duties on goods imported from foreign countries that do not compete with the United States. Hayne wants a gradual reduction on tariffs.
Washington. 1854. Two text volumes plus atlas. Text: [4],417pp. plus sixteen plates; [12],339pp. plus thirty-six plates and two folding maps. Atlas: Two large folding maps. Contemporary cloth, gilt-lettered spines. Minor edge wear, spines sunned, gilt on spines rubbed. Spine of atlas split. Moderate foxing and dust soiling. Contemporary presentation inscription.....
Washington. 1843. xxviii,223,vi,23pp. Contemporary sheep, gilt leather label. Minor edge wear, front joint split, rear joint starting. Contemporary ink ownership inscription on front pastedown, modern bookplate on rear pastedown. A compilation of laws relating to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps covering the years 1789 to 1836, with an appendix.....
Boise City: Frank Kenyon, 1866. 237,[1]pp. Original printed wrappers. Front wrapper chipped and torn, with some text loss. Small tears and paper loss slightly affectly text persist through initial leaves, with titlepage somewhat crudely repaired. Light tanning. Good. An extremely scarce Idaho imprint, publishing the journal from the third session.....
Boise City: Frank Kenyon, 1866. [iii-]viii,[1],516pp. Modern three-quarter calf and marbled boards, original gilt leather labels. Ownership inscription on titlepage. First few leaves with discreet repairs. Text lightly toned. Minor dampstaining across foot of text block. Very good. A scarce early Idaho imprint, publishing the laws passed by the second.....
Boise City: Frank Kenyon, 1866. xiii,329pp. Contemporary three-quarter sheep and marbled boards, gilt spine labels. Head of spine and labels chipped, edge and corner wear, boards scuffed. Light dampstaining along fore-edge of initial leaves, light tanning throughout. About very good. A scarce early Idaho imprint, publishing the laws passed by.....
[Washington. 1801]. 10pp. plus three folding tables. Dbd. Some foxing. Good. The tables illustrate monies collected by customs at various ports, as well as statistics regarding the number of seamen impressed by the British and their status.
Washington. 1880. 17pp. Dbd. Mildly chipped. Good. The slip bill printing, done in a limited number for the use of members on the floor of the Senate, of an amendment proposed as a substitute for the bill to accept and ratify the agreement submitted by the Ute Indians in Colorado.....
[Washington]. Feb. 9, 1892. [2]pp. Quarto sheet, printed on both sides. Several small, closed tears in margin, not affecting text. Edgeworn. Good only. A slip bill preliminary printing. Under this bill Indian tribes from New York that had been relocated to Kansas under an 1838 treaty would relinquish their claims.....
[Washington. 1817]. 5pp. Dbd. Foxed and tanned, else good. Proposes that the United States negotiate with tribes to exchange their lands in the East for land across the Mississippi - the beginnings of Removal - and suggests limiting the trade in the U.S. to American citizens.
Washington. 1820. 8pp. Dbd. Untrimmed. Stab holes in gutter. Tanned at extremities. Very good. A report from Thomas L. McKenney on the relations between Indian agents and Indians in Mississippi. He recommends forming closer trading bonds with the Indians so that they are less likely to destroy supplies and goods.....
[Washington. 1866]. 7pp. Folio. Gathered signatures. Small loss to bottom corner of front leaf, scattered foxing. Very good. Concluded Oct. 14, 1865; ratification advised, with amendment, March 5, 1866; proclaimed March 17, 1866. "Stipulates a cessation of hostilities and depredations by the various bands, and their withdrawal from the overland.....
[Washington. 1869]. 8pp. Folio, stitched as issued. Light toning. Near fine. Concluded July 3, 1868, ratification advised February 16, 1869, proclaimed February 24, 1869. Concluded at Fort Bridger in Utah Territory, with William Tecumseh Sherman among the commissioners. Establishes a reservation on the Sweetwater River and in the Wind River.....
[Washington. 1869]. 6pp. Folio, stitched as issued, outer leaves lightly soiled and separating at spine. Edges scuffed. Good. Concluded July 2, 1863, ratification advised, with amendment, March 7, 1864, amendment assented to August 31, 1865, proclaimed June 7, 1869. A significant western treaty, "opening the overland routes of travel to.....
[Washington. 1866]. 6pp. Folio. Printed wrapper. Fine. The treaty was concluded at Forty Sully, Dakota Territory, by Gen. H.H. Sibley and Newton Edmunds, ratified on March 5, 1866, and proclaimed by President Johnson on March 17.
[Washington. 1866]. 6pp. Folio, gathered signatures. Light toning. Very good. The treaty was concluded at Forty Sully, Dakota Territory, by Gen. H.H. Sibley and Newton Edmunds, ratified on March 5, 1866, and proclaimed by President Johnson on March 17. Agreeing to a cessation of violence between the tribe and the.....
