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THE POLITICAL FUGITIVE: BEING A BRIEF DISQUISITION INTO THE MODERN SYSTEM OF BRITISH POLITICS;...

THE POLITICAL FUGITIVE: BEING A BRIEF DISQUISITION INTO THE MODERN SYSTEM OF BRITISH POLITICS; AND THE UNPARALLELED RIGOR OF POLITICAL PERSECUTION: TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS ON THE ABUSES AND CORRUPTIONS OF THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT.

Butler, John:

New York: Thomas Greenleaf, 1794. 115pp. 19th-century red half morocco and paper boards, spine gilt. Corners bumped and worn, spine worn. Titlepage tanned; small tear at bottom edge, repaired with tape. Remainder of text lightly toned. About very good. Butler, a political refugee from England, dedicates his work to George.....

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THE POLITICAL PROGRESS OF BRITAIN: OR, AN IMPARTIAL HISTORY OF THE ABUSES IN THE GOVERNMENT OF...

THE POLITICAL PROGRESS OF BRITAIN: OR, AN IMPARTIAL HISTORY OF THE ABUSES IN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, IN EUROPE, ASIA, AND AMERICA...THE WHOLE TENDING TO PROVE THE RUINOUS CONSEQUENCES OF THE POPULAR SYSTEM OF TAXATION, WAR, AND CONQUEST.

Callender, James T.:

Philadelphia. 1795. 120pp. Dbd. Contemporary ownership inscription on titlepage. Minor soiling to outer leaves, some light scattered foxing. Very good. A broad attack on Great Britain and all of her policies, by this rabid politician and Republican. The titlepage styles this both "Third edition" and "Part the First" - both.....

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A SHORT HISTORY OF THE NATURE AND CONSEQUENCES OF EXCISE LAWS; INCLUDING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE...

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE NATURE AND CONSEQUENCES OF EXCISE LAWS; INCLUDING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE RECENT INTERRUPTION TO THE MANUFACTORIES OF SNUFF AND REFINED SUGAR.

[Callender, James T.]:

Philadelphia: Printed for the Booksellers, 1795. 116pp. Modern half morocco and cloth boards, spine gilt lettered. Remnant of contemporary marbled wrapper affixed to gutter of titlepage. Toning and foxing. Good. An early Callender pamphlet on taxation. The author is famous for his scandal mongering, two of his favorite targets being.....

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THE FOUR GOSPELS, TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK. WITH PRELIMINARY DISSERTATIONS AND NOTES CRITICAL...

THE FOUR GOSPELS, TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK. WITH PRELIMINARY DISSERTATIONS AND NOTES CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY.

Campbell, George, editor:

Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1796. viii,xvi,488,196,[16]pp. Quarto. Contemporary calf. Boards heavily rubbed, corners worn, front hinge cracked. Modern bookplate on front pastedown. Lightly foxed. Good. The first American edition, after the first London edition of 1789. The four gospels, with lengthy expositories by Campbell on the material. The work is dedicated.....

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JOYFULNESS AND CONSIDERATION; OR, THE DUTIES OF PROSPERITY AND ADVERSITY. A SERMON...UPON THE...

JOYFULNESS AND CONSIDERATION; OR, THE DUTIES OF PROSPERITY AND ADVERSITY. A SERMON...UPON THE OCCASION OF THE DEATH OF OUR LATE MOST GRACIOUS KING GEORGE THE SECOND.

Caner, Henry:

Boston: Green & Russell, and Edes & Gill, 1761. 31pp. Dbd. Moderately dampstained. Good. Memorial sermon for King George II, preached by Henry Caner, minister at King's Chapel in Boston.

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THE AMERICAN MUSEUM, OR, UNIVERSAL MAGAZINE, FOR MAY, 1792. Mathew Carey, ed

THE AMERICAN MUSEUM, OR, UNIVERSAL MAGAZINE, FOR MAY, 1792.

[Carey, Mathew, ed.]:

Philadelphia: Mathew Carey, 1792. [4],[181]-248pp. 20th-century three-quarter morocco and cloth, gilt. Titlepage and later typed sheet tipped in at front of text. Text lightly tanned. Very good. May issue for the last year of the AMERICAN MUSEUM..., containing an account of "Western Discoveries" in the "interior regions of America." The.....

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A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE MALIGNANT FEVER, LATELY PREVALENT IN PHILADELPHIA: WITH A STATEMENT OF THE...

A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE MALIGNANT FEVER, LATELY PREVALENT IN PHILADELPHIA: WITH A STATEMENT OF THE PROCEEDINGS THAT TOOK PLACE ON THE SUBJECT IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES.

Carey, Mathew:

Philadelphia: Printed by the author, Nov. 23, 1793. 103,[9]pp. Contemporary wrappers. Contemporary manuscript title on front wrapper. Heavy foxing on first two leaves, otherwise internally very clean and bright. Near fine, unopened. Noted second edition on the titlepage, printed soon after the first edition of the same year. "This pamphlet.....

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A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE MALIGNANT FEVER, LATELY PREVALENT IN PHILADELPHIA: WITH A STATEMENT OF THE...

A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE MALIGNANT FEVER, LATELY PREVALENT IN PHILADELPHIA: WITH A STATEMENT OF THE PROCEEDINGS THAT TOOK PLACE ON THE SUBJECT IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES.

Carey, Mathew:

Philadelphia: Printed by the author, Nov. 23, 1793. 103,[9]pp. Modern plain wrappers. Occasional light stains, else near fine, with James Kent's signature on the titlepage. Second edition of a vivid eyewitness account of the famous 1793 yellow fever epidemic that "doomed the supremacy of Philadelphia among American cities" (DAH). Carey.....

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CAREY'S AMERICAN POCKET ATLAS: CONTAINING THE FOLLOWING MAPS, VIZ. Mathew Carey

CAREY'S AMERICAN POCKET ATLAS: CONTAINING THE FOLLOWING MAPS, VIZ....

[Carey, Mathew]:

Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey, by Lang and Ustick, 1796. 16,13-58,79-118pp. (as issued) plus eighteen (of nineteen) folding maps, and ads. Lacks general map of United States. 12mo. Original quarter calf and marbled boards. Binding worn and stained, with bottom portion of front cover paper worn away. Top half of.....

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MEMOIR ON THE ANALYSIS OF THE BLACK VOMIT, EJECTED IN THE LAST STAGE OF THE YELLOW FEVER. Isaac...

MEMOIR ON THE ANALYSIS OF THE BLACK VOMIT, EJECTED IN THE LAST STAGE OF THE YELLOW FEVER.

Cathrall, Isaac:

Philadelphia: From the Press of R. Folwell, 1800. 32pp. Later marbled wrappers with handwritten paper label. Leaves detached. Internally near fine. "Read before the American Philosophical Society, on the 20th of June, 1800" - page 3. Cathrall was a Philadelphia physician trained in London, Edinburgh, and Paris. A personal survivor.....

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AN APPENDIX TO THE AMERICAN EDITION OF THE LIFE OF ARCHBISHOP SECKER: CONTAINING HIS GRACE'S...

AN APPENDIX TO THE AMERICAN EDITION OF THE LIFE OF ARCHBISHOP SECKER: CONTAINING HIS GRACE'S LETTER TO THE REVD. MR. MACCLANECHAN, ON THE IRREGULARITY OF HIS CONDUCT; WITH AN INTRODUCTORY NARRATIVE.

[Chandler, Thomas Bradbury]:

New-York: H. Gaine, 1774. xx,28pp. Contemporary blue paper wrappers. Very minor toning and foxing. Very good plus. A separately issued "Appendix" to the American edition of the biography of Thomas Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury. Attributed by Evans to Thomas Chandler.

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A SERMON, DELIVERED AT HARTFORD, AT THE FUNERAL OF MRS. ANNA STRONG, CONSORT OF THE REVEREND...

A SERMON, DELIVERED AT HARTFORD, AT THE FUNERAL OF MRS. ANNA STRONG, CONSORT OF THE REVEREND NATHAN STRONG, AND DAUGHTER OF THE LATE MR. JOHN M'CURDY, OF LYME.

Channing, Henry:

Hartford: Hudson and Goodwin, 1789. 15pp. Dbd. Tanned, some soiling. Final leaf torn with no loss. Good. Anna Strong died March 22, 1789, aged 30 years.

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ALL NATIONS OF THE EARTH BLESSED IN CHRIST, THE SEED OF ABRAHAM. A SERMON PREACHED AT BOSTON, AT...

ALL NATIONS OF THE EARTH BLESSED IN CHRIST, THE SEED OF ABRAHAM. A SERMON PREACHED AT BOSTON, AT THE ORDINATION OF THE REV. MR. JOSEPH BOWMAN, TO THE WORK OF THE GOSPEL- MINISTRY, MORE ESPECIALLY AMONG THE MOHAWK-INDIANS, ON THE WESTERN BORDERS OF NEW-ENGLAND....

Chauncy, Charles:

Boston: Printed and Sold by John Draper, 1762. [2],viii,50pp. Half title. Dbd. Ink inscription on half title. Very good. Chauncy (1705-87) was the minister of the First Church in Boston for sixty years and the most influential clergyman in Boston. The present sermon concerns the missionary activity among western Indians.....

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THE APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC ANSWERED, IN BEHALF OF THE NON- EPISCOPAL CHURCHES IN AMERICA;...

THE APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC ANSWERED, IN BEHALF OF THE NON- EPISCOPAL CHURCHES IN AMERICA; CONTAINING REMARKS ON WHAT DR. THOMAS BRADBURY CHANDLER HAS ADVANCED....WHEREIN THE REASONS FOR AN AMERICAN EPISCOPATE ARE SHEWN TO BE INSUFFICIENT, AND THE OBJECTIONS AGAINST IT IN FULL FORCE.

Chauncy, Charles:

Boston: Printed by Kneeland and Adams, 1768. 205,[1]pp. Half title. Modern blue cloth, spine gilt. Light, even tanning. Very good. Inscribed on the half title, almost certainly from Chauncy, "To the Hon. William Smith Jun. Esq. in New York." William Smith, Jr., was a prominent New York lawyer and son.....

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A LETTER TO A FRIEND, CONTAINING REMARKS ON CERTAIN PASSAGES IN A SERMON PREACHED, BY THE RIGHT...

A LETTER TO A FRIEND, CONTAINING REMARKS ON CERTAIN PASSAGES IN A SERMON PREACHED, BY THE RIGHT REVEREND FATHER IN GOD, JOHN LORD BISHOP OF LANDAFF, BEFORE THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS, AT THEIR ANNIVERSARY MEETING IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MARY-LE-BOW, FEBRUARY 20. 1767. IN WHICH THE HIGHEST REPROACH IS UNDESERVEDLY CAST UPON THE AMERICAN COLONIES.

Chauncy, Charles:

Boston: Kneeland and Adams, 1767. 56pp. Stitched as issued. Light wear and loss to lower left corner, light staining. About very good. Untrimmed. Chauncy's reply to criticisms levied in England that the people of the American colonies had not been rigorous in upholding and promoting the tenets of their faith.....

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MINISTERS EXHORTED AND ENCOURAGED TO TAKE HEED TO THEMSELVES, AND TO THEIR DOCTRINE. A SERMON...

MINISTERS EXHORTED AND ENCOURAGED TO TAKE HEED TO THEMSELVES, AND TO THEIR DOCTRINE. A SERMON PREACHED THE 7th OF NOVEMBER, AT THE INSTALMENT OF THE REV. MR. THOMAS FRINK TO THE PASTORAL CARE OF THE THIRD CHURCH IN PLYMOUTH.

Chauncy, Charles:

Boston: Printed by Rogers and Fowle, for S. Eliot, 1744. 45pp. Dbd. Light toning and foxing, heavier to titlepage. Just about very good. Installation sermon preached by Rev. Charles Chauncy, an influential and important Congregational minister in colonial New England.

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SEASONABLE THOUGHTS ON THE STATE OF RELIGION IN NEW- ENGLAND, A TREATISE IN FIVE PARTS. Charles...

SEASONABLE THOUGHTS ON THE STATE OF RELIGION IN NEW- ENGLAND, A TREATISE IN FIVE PARTS....

Chauncy, Charles:

Boston. 1743. xxx,18,424pp. Antique-style three-quarter calf and marbled boards. Blindstamp on titlepage. Very minor toning and foxing. Else very good. Chauncy (1705-87) was the minister of the First Church in Boston for sixty years, and the most influential clergyman in Boston. The author of several books on religious controversy, this.....

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AN UNBRIDLED TONGUE A SURE EVIDENCE, THAT OUR RELIGION IS HYPOCRITICAL AND VAIN. A SERMON...

AN UNBRIDLED TONGUE A SURE EVIDENCE, THAT OUR RELIGION IS HYPOCRITICAL AND VAIN. A SERMON PREACH'D AT THE BOSTON THURSDAY LECTURE, SEPTEMBER 10th. 1741.

Chauncy, Charles:

Boston: Rogers and Fowle, 1741. [3]-30pp. Lacks half title. Tipped into Gaylord binder. Later ownership inscription on verso of titlepage. Moderate wear and soiling. Lower portion of fore edge torn away on p.13, affecting last letters in nine lines of text. About good. Chauncy, great-grandson of the second president of.....

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MORALITY OF THE SANS-CULOTTES OF EVERY AGE, SEX, COUNTRY, AND CONDITION; OR, THE REPUBLICAN...

MORALITY OF THE SANS-CULOTTES OF EVERY AGE, SEX, COUNTRY, AND CONDITION; OR, THE REPUBLICAN GOSPEL.

Chemin-Dupontes, Jean Baptiste:

Philadelphia. 1794. [4],48pp. Dbd. Tanned, some dampstaining and foxing. Good. American translation of a French work for children on political philosophy. The translator hoped "that this little treatise...may assist in counteracting any unfavourable sentiments which the lovers of royalty and aristocracy, those haters of equality, are endeavoring to inspire in.....

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AN ACCOUNT OF THE GOSPEL LABOURS, AND CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCES, OF A FAITHFUL MINISTER OF CHRIST,...

AN ACCOUNT OF THE GOSPEL LABOURS, AND CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCES, OF A FAITHFUL MINISTER OF CHRIST, JOHN CHURCHMAN.

Churchman, John:

Philadelphia. 1779. 256pp. Contemporary calf, raised bands, handwritten paper label affixed to front board. Head of spine and outer hinges chipped. Endpapers and first few leaves lightly mildewed. Good. Churchman was a Quaker minister from Nottingham, Pennsylvania, who visited Quaker meetings in Virginia, Maryland, and New Jersey, as well. Reprinted.....

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A DEFENCE OF THE DIVINE RIGHT OF INFANT-BAPTISM...BEING IN REPLY TO DR. JOHN GILL'S BOOK,...

A DEFENCE OF THE DIVINE RIGHT OF INFANT-BAPTISM...BEING IN REPLY TO DR. JOHN GILL'S BOOK, INTITLED, THE DIVINE RIGHT OF INFANT-BAPTISM EXAMINED AND DISPROVED. AND IN VINDICATION OF THE LATE MR. JONATHAN DICKINSON'S BRIEF ILLUSTRATION AND CONFIRMATION OF THE DIVINE RIGHT OF INFANT-BAPTISM.

Clark, Peter:

Boston: Printed and Sold by S. Kneeland, 1752. [2],vi,453,[6]pp. Contemporary speckled calf. Head of spine a bit worn. Early ownership signature on titlepage. Text with light, even tanning. Very good. The question of whether an infant could, and should, be baptized, was a major controversy in mid-eighteenth century Anglo-American theology.....

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A BONE TO GNAW, FOR THE DEMOCRATS; OR, OBSERVATIONS ON A PAMPHLET, ENTITLED, "THE POLITICAL...

A BONE TO GNAW, FOR THE DEMOCRATS; OR, OBSERVATIONS ON A PAMPHLET, ENTITLED, "THE POLITICAL PROGRESS OF BRITAIN."

[ Cobbett, William]:

Philadelphia: Printed for the Purchasers, 1795. v,[1],66pp. [page 2 misnumbered 42]; viii,66,[2]pp. Modern blue cloth, leather label. Some scattered foxing, else a very good copy. Second edition of the first issue of Part I and the first issue of Part II. An early Cobbett work, the first part of A......

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A BONE TO GNAW, FOR THE DEMOCRATS; OR, OBSERVATIONS ON A PAMPHLET, ENTITLED, "THE POLITICAL...

A BONE TO GNAW, FOR THE DEMOCRATS; OR, OBSERVATIONS ON A PAMPHLET, ENTITLED, "THE POLITICAL PROGRESS OF BRITAIN."

[Cobbett, William]:

Philadelphia: Thomas Bradford, 1795. v,[1],66pp. Dbd. Minor toning and spotting. Contemporary annotations throughout. Ownership signature. Good. Second issue of the second edition of the first part of Cobbett's A BONE TO GNAW.... An early Cobbett work, the first part of A BONE TO GNAW... was written in response to the.....

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A KICK FOR A BITE; OR, REVIEW UPON REVIEW; WITH A CRITICAL ESSAY, ON THE WORKS OF MRS. S. ROWSON;...

A KICK FOR A BITE; OR, REVIEW UPON REVIEW; WITH A CRITICAL ESSAY, ON THE WORKS OF MRS. S. ROWSON; IN A LETTER TO THE EDITOR, OR EDITORS, OF THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REVIEW. BY PETER PORCUPINE.

[Cobbett, William]:

Philadelphia. 1796. 31pp. 19th-century three quarter morocco and marbled boards. Spine chipped and worn. Some light foxing. Good. The second edition, as styled on the titlepage, issued the same year as the first, of this reply to a review of Cobbett's "A Bone to Gnaw." This is a savage attack.....

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A LITTLE PLAIN ENGLISH, ADDRESSED TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES, ON THE TREATY, NEGOTIATED...

A LITTLE PLAIN ENGLISH, ADDRESSED TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES, ON THE TREATY, NEGOTIATED WITH HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY, AND ON THE CONDUCT OF THE PRESIDENT RELATIVE THERETO.... By Peter Porcupine.

[Cobbett, William]:

Philadelphia: Published by Thomas Bradford, 1795. 8,111pp. Half title. Modern half morocco and cloth, spine gilt. Early ink notes to half title and titlepage. Leaves tanned. Very good. One of three states, according to Gaines, of the first edition of this Cobbett work, with the last word on page 89.....

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