[Washington. 1860]. 7pp. Folio, stitched as issued. Minor toning and wear. Very good. Concluded on October 1, 1859, at the Sac and Fox Agency, Kansas Territory, by Alfred B. Greenwood. The treaty provided for the cession of 153,000 acres of Kansas lands to satiate the land hunger due to westward.....
[Washington. 1860]. 7pp. Folio, stitched as issued. Minor toning and wear. Very good. Concluded on October 1, 1859, at the Sac and Fox Agency, Kansas Territory, by Alfred B. Greenwood. The treaty provided for the cession of 153,000 acres of Kansas lands to satiate the land hunger due to westward.....
[Washington. 1860]. 7pp. Folio, stitched as issued. Outer leaves lightly soiled, internally very clean. Very good. Concluded on October 1, 1859, at the Sac and Fox Agency, Kansas Territory, by Alfred B. Greenwood. The treaty provided for the cession of 153,000 acres of Kansas lands to satiate the land hunger.....
[Washington. 1868]. 9pp. Folio, stitched as issued. Light scattered foxing and toning. Very good. Concluded February 18, 1867, as ratified by the President October 14, 1868. Cedes more land in Kansas, and includes a table delineating the land selected for sale by certain American agents.
[Washington. 1865]. 7pp. Folio, gathered signatures. Light soiling to outer leaves, internally clean. Very good. Concluded October 12, 1863, ratification advised, with amendment, by Senate, March 7, 1864, amendment accepted November 24, 1864, proclaimed January 17, 1865. Proclaimed by Lincoln. An important western treaty. "The treaty stipulates a cessation of.....
[Washington. 1855]. 7pp. Printed on blue paper. Folio, stitched as issued. Gatherings loose. Edges toned, internally clean. Very good. Concluded September 10, 1853, proclaimed February 5, 1855. Concluded by Joel Palmer at Table Rock in Oregon Territory. The Rogue River tribe agrees to sell their lands between Rogue River and.....
[N.p. Sept. 1, 1946]. 10pp. Original self wrappers, stapled. Minor soiling. Contemporary ownership signature on front cover. Very good. In a red cloth folder. Tribal Relations Pamphlet 1B, which lists the Indian tribes organized under the various acts mentioned, and their populations.
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1904. 222,iii pp. Plus twenty plates (not paginated), and four folding maps. Original printed front wrapper, rear wrapper lacking. Wrapper loose and chipped. Internally neat, clean, and very good. Detailed geological examination of the Black Hills region. Includes many plates of mines and minerals as well.....
Washington: Printed by Duff Green, 1831. 15pp. Dbd. Darkened. Good. Annual speech that reviews all aspects of the United States. Most of the speech is about foreign affairs, especially with Great Britain and France. In general, Jackson views the United States as succeeding in all endeavors.
Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1828. 22pp. Three-quarter morocco and cloth, spine gilt. Minor foxing, light vertical crease. Very good. Untrimmed. A compilation of Jackson's letters to Secretary of War John Armstrong during the Creek War of 1814-15, tending to defend Jackson against persistent allegations that he acted unfairly to the.....
[London. 1839]. 79,[1]pp. Folio. Gathered signatures, stitched. Small ink numerals added to recto page numbers. Near fine. A dense and detailed collection of correspondence and statistics related to the current state of labor among the "negro population" of Jamaica in 1839, with much information on the impact of labor strife.....
[Washington. 1803]. [2],24pp. Folio. Contemporary plain blue wrappers, string-tied as issued. Wrappers lightly worn around the edges. Some small tears, creases, and a bit of soiling in the page edges. Very good. Untrimmed. This copy was sent by the State Department to the collector of Newport, as indicated by a......
London. 1794. [2],89,[4],[2],11,59pp. Contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled paper boards, gilt morocco label. Extremities worn. Bookplate removed from front pastedown, small ink stamp on titlepage, minor toning and old faint stain on titlepage. Overall very good. A rare and important collection of political correspondence between Thomas Jefferson and British Ambassador.....
[Washington]. 1802. 31pp. plus five large folding tables. Dbd. Untrimmed. Foxing throughout, else very good. Contains many letters from captains, naval insurance company officers and officials alerting the State Department that the Spanish Navy was actively taking American sailors prisoner and pillaging the ships of their goods. The State Department.....
[Washington. 1802]. 16pp. Dbd. Contemporary manuscript pagination throughout. Early stain in upper outer corner, not affecting text. Light scattered foxing. Overall very good. An early Army report transmitted by Jefferson as President, mostly concerning arms, supplies, and barracks expenditures. The listing of arms includes bar shoot, shells, brass cannon, brass.....
Washington: A. & G. Way, 1806. 171,[7]pp. plus folding table. Titlepage, pp. 30-31,177- 178, and folding table in facsimile. Without the very rare map. Octavo. Full antique style calf, leather label. Very good. The first official publication to provide any detailed account of the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the.....
Washington. 1805. 11pp. Modern half morocco and marbled boards. Some foxing and tanning, neat library discard stamp on verso of titlepage. Good. Jefferson's first State of the Union message in his second term. He devotes the better part of his speech to a discussion of the rising tensions between the.....
City of Washington: A. & G. Way, Printers, Nov. 8, 1808. 111pp. Dbd. Good. A State of the Union address that comments on the necessity of the embargo, relations with foreign countries, and the effects of the embargo upon American trade. Also includes supporting correspondence between diplomats like James Madison.....
Washington. 1876. 71pp. Illus. Folding map. Stitched, lacking wrappers. Titlepage chipped. Small library stamp on titlepage. Else good. Jenney took part in an expedition commanded by Custer and made this report to the government, which was anxious to gather information regarding gold findings. Contains a section on stock-raising. The map.....
Nashville. 1857. 26pp. Dbd. Small interior chip to titlepage, slightly affecting imprint. Light tanning and faint foxing. About very good. An official printing of Andrew Johnson's message to the state legislature as Governor in 1857. The message includes an account of the state's finances, a report on the operation of.....
Washington, D.C. Oct. 12, 1865. [1]pp., printed on a folded folio sheet. Light edge wear. Near fine. An important official printing of the presidential proclamation ending martial law in Kentucky in October 1865. Kentucky had not joined the Confederacy, so the proclamation of martial law there was a step President.....
[Washington. 1868]. 39pp. plus large color folding map. Modern maroon cloth, gilt maroon morocco label. Minor dust soiling in text. Map bright and clean. Overall very good. An application to Congress by the Northern Pacific Railroad, headed by Minnesota railroad magnate James J. Hill, for federal aid to support the.....
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1868. 39pp. plus large color folding map, 23 1/4 x 44 3/4 inches. Original printed wrappers. Presentation inscription on front wrapper (see below). Wrapper edges chipped, minor soiling and tanning to wrappers, spine partially chipped, old vertical fold to pamphlet. Light foxing and tanning and occasional.....
[Washington. 1851]. 400pp. Dbd. Very good. Jones served with great distinction in the navy during the War of 1812. In 1844 he was given command of the Pacific Squadron for the third time in his career. After the Mexican War he transported 300 refugees out of Lower California, drawing the.....
Washington. 1851. 136pp. Lacks folding map. Modern red cloth, stamped in gilt. Bookplate on front pastedown. Minor foxing and soiling. Very good. A very important work on California land titles, the first report after the American takeover to delve into the complicated problem of Spanish grants and land tenure. The.....
