Philadelphia: Printed and published, by H. Maxwell, 1804. vii,[3]-53,[1]pp. Half title. Dbd. An occasional bit of foxing. Very good. In a half morocco and cloth folding box, spine gilt. Dedicated to Hamilton's widow, Elizabeth. About half the text is a condemnation of the practice of duelling. Heavily footnoted, with allusions.....

Boston. 1808. 32pp. Dbd. Foxing, particularly on outer leaves, else very good. The second edition of this pamphlet by the future President, discussing the embargo.

Philadelphia. 1797. Three volumes. 6,xxxiii,[3]-392; [4],451; [2],528,[44]pp. Antique-style half calf and marbled boards, spines gilt, leather labels. Contemporary ownership inscription on titlepage of first volume, later institutional blind stamps on titlepages. Light tanning and an occasional fox mark. Very good. In a three-quarter morocco and cloth clamshell box. Styled the.....

Paris. 1792. Two volumes. [4],xxiv,547; [2],503pp. Half title in each volume. Bound in original wrappers of yellow printer's wastepaper, with other wastepaper used as the inner wrapper; original printed paper labels. Wrappers lightly stained. An occasional fox mark, else internally pristine. A fine set, in original, completely unsophisticated condition, untrimmed.....

Boston: White and Adams, 1780. 18pp. Lacks half title. Modern half calf and marbled boards, gilt leather label. Tanned, minor soiling. Very good. Although primarily written by John Adams, this explanation of the new constitution was issued by James Bowdoin, convention president. After the rejection of the 1778 Massachusetts constitution.....

[Philadelphia. 1800]. 8pp. Folded sheet. Light soiling and wear. Very good. Untrimmed. Contains a list of claims by American ships adjusted under the 21st article of the Treaty with Spain ratified in 1799, by which Spain paid fines for ships seized during the "Quasi- War" in 1797-98.

Lancaster. 1803. 154pp. Lacks the 14pp. appendix at rear. Later three-quarter morocco and cloth, bit sunned, untrimmed, some foxing, else very good. Without the 14pp. appendix at rear. Addison, a pugnacious reactionary (he defended the Alien and Sedition Acts), was impeached and removed from the bench on a charge of.....

New York: David Longworth, 1808. 56pp. Dbd. Faint institutional ink stamp and embossed blindstamp to titlepage, minor toning, light foxing. Overall, very good. A curious and rare account of the trial of Alexander Whistelo, a Black man accused of leaving Lucy Williams, a mulatto, with child. A controversy ensued as.....

Washington. 1816. 7pp. Dbd. Foxed, else good, unopened. Narrates the seizure of this U.S. vessel by the Dey of Algiers in 1812. Not in Shaw & Shoemaker.

Philadelphia: Richard Folwell, [ 1799]. 50,[3],[52]-240,vii,[4],[244]-561,[4],[4]- 26,iv,[48]pp. Contemporary calf, blind ruled, neatly rebacked in matching style. Contemporary ownership inscriptions on front free endpaper and titlepage. Light foxing. Very good. The scarce official printing of the collected laws passed by the Fifth United States Congress, which include the notorious Alien and.....

Boston: S.N. Dickinson & Co., 1845. xi,[1],86pp. Dbd. Minor foxing. Very good. Gathered extracts of primary source material relating to the founding of the United States. Relatively scarce. Howes lists only a 1857 edition, not this earlier issue.

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.....

[Providence]: Printed and published by John Carter... 1800. [4]pp. printed on folded sheet within heavy black border. Expertly silked, reinforced at joining of sheets. Wear at old folds with some loss of text, some spotting, pencil signature. Else good. This is one of the many newspapers to elaborately announce the.....