London: Printed by Edward Owen, 1756. 64pp. Modern half morocco over linen boards, spine gilt. Contemporary manuscript annotation on titlepage. Titlepage lightly stained and dusty, internally clean and crisp. A very good copy. A restatement of Britain's claims in the dispute over Nova Scotia and the area south of the.....

[Philadelphia. 1798]. 8pp. Dbd. Small marginal tear to fore-edge of final leaf. Very good. Untrimmed. In a message regarding the XYZ Affair, with attached correspondence, President Adams states to Congress that he, "Will never send another Minister to France, without assurances, that he will be received, respected and honored, as.....

Paris. 1850. 3pp. Plain wrappers. A very good copy, in modern folder. An extract from COMPTES RENDUS DES SEANCES DE L'ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES, TOME XXXI. A rare separately printed piece about a balloon trip taken by Bixio et Barral, presumably in France.

Baltimore: Warner & Hanna, 1806. 49pp. Errata slip laid down in lower margin of last leaf. Dbd. Light uniform browning, old library stamp at head of titlepage. Very good. This petition, one of many from various merchant organizations, lobbies the President of the United States and Congress to defend American.....

Paris: P.G. Simon, 1779. 8pp. Quarto. 20th-century marbled wrappers. Minor wear to wrappers. Minor foxing in text. Very good. In a red morocco and cloth folder. Scarce account of French motivations for joining with the rebellious American colonies and going to war against Great Britain during the American Revolution, published.....

[Lisbon. Dec. 8, 1778]. [4]pp. Self-wrappers. Light foxing, minor edge wear. Very good. An interesting issue of this long-running Portuguese newspaper, containing information relevant to the progress of the Revolutionary War. Included is word of Admiral Byron's capture of the French ship, Valor, en route to Boston to reinforce D'Estaing's.....

Paris: P.G. Simon & N.H. Nyon, 1783. 4pp. Quarto. Modern marbled boards. Slight browning, else very good. City of Paris edition of the official proclamation of peace between France and Great Britain, ending the war in the American colonies, and originally printed by the Imprimerie Royale. This Parisian reprint, in.....

Paris: L'Imprimerie Royale, 1778. 8pp. Quarto. Light dampstaining to lower corner; minor foxing. Very good. Describes the agreement between the United States and France by which American privateers can bring their prizes into French ports and the French can enter American ports. Agreed to on Sept. 27, 1778, this was.....

[Paris. 1778]. pp.281-284; pp.297-298. Quarto. The first SUPPLEMENT printed on a folded folio sheet; the second on a single quarto sheet. Small tear (paper flaw) in second sheet of first item. A bit tanned. Very good. In a half morocco and cloth folding case, spine gilt. Two supplementary issues to.....

Geneva. 1780. [2],[97]-144,[1]pp. plus a 4pp. Supplement laid in. Gathered signatures, stitched. Fine. Untrimmed. With original printed advertising band. The July 15, 1780 issue of the French political periodical, JOURNAL HISTORIQUE ET POLITIQUE.... This issue contains political news from Turkey, Russia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Spain, Great Britain, and France. The.....

[Washington. 1808]. 19pp. Printed self-wrappers, stitched. Very good, untrimmed. Relating to American complaints that the French privateers have seized ships protected by the Berlin Decree of November, 1806. Most of the papers are correspondence between John Armstrong, minister to France, and various French officials. Also included is an excerpt of.....

London. 1795. 68pp. Dbd. Some soiling, else very good. Second edition. Auckland, a close associate and friend of William Pitt, presents his views on the French Revolution and war, supposedly incorporating the ideals of Pitt as well.

New York: David Denniston, 1801. 40pp. Dbd, some leaves loose. Small tear to top of titlepage, not affecting text, ink notation above title. Light foxing to first and last leaf. Internally very clean. Good. Scarce pamphlet by poet and diplomat Joel Barlow, proposing actions for the United States at the.....