Oxford. [ 1777]. 64pp. Gathered signatures. Stitched as issued. Untrimmed. Last leaf tanned. Otherwise a very good copy. Fourth edition. A reply to Burke's LETTER...ON THE AFFAIRS OF AMERICA (1777). "...if the liberty of our fellow-subjects in America are to be taken from them, it is for the ideot only.....
Oxford. [ 1777]. 64pp. Dbd. Titlepage a tad dusty, else very good. First edition. A reply to Burke's LETTER...ON THE AFFAIRS OF AMERICA (1777): "...If the liberty of our fellow-subjects in America are to be taken from them, it is for the idiot only to suppose that we can preserve.....
Oxford. [ 1777]. 64pp. Dbd. Titlepage a tad dusty. Else very good. Second edition, after the first of the same year. A reply to Burke's LETTER...ON THE AFFAIRS OF AMERICA (1777). "...if the liberty of our fellow-subjects in America are to be taken from them, it is for the ideot.....
Washington: Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1835. 94pp. Contemporary red straight-grained morocco, ruled in gilt; neatly rebacked with original spine laid down. Leaf tipped in preceding titlepage with presentation inscription from the author ("Gideon Hard from John Quincy Adams") and further inscriptions by several later owners passing along the book.....
Washington, D.C. Duff Green, 1835. 96pp. Original printed blue front wrapper, rear wrapper lacking. Wrapper worn around the edges, spine partly perished. Foxing. Good. Adams' speech honors the memory of Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette. Adams provides a review of Lafayette's contributions to American independence and his activities in.....
Washington: Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1835. 94pp. Contemporary red straight-grained morocco, ruled in gilt. Extremities lightly rubbed. Internally clean. Fine. In a cloth chemise and red half morocco and cloth slipcase, spine gilt. A presentation copy of Adams' speech honoring the memory of Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette.....
Quincy, [Ma.]: November 24, 1813. [2]pp. Quarto. Old fold lines. A few small spots of foxing, faint stain from wax seal. Very good. In a folio-sized half morocco and cloth clamshell box, leather labels. A warm letter from former President John Adams to his dear friend and writer, Mercy Otis.....
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.....
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.....
Providence & New York. 1980. Two volumes. xxx,536; [8],[537]-1102pp. Original cloth. Fine. A fundamentally important and exhaustive reference on British pamphlets of the American Revolution era, with collations and notes on first and subsequent editions. With useful appendices on disputes and exchanges, and indices.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and T. Cadell, London, 1830. Two volumes. vii,[1],iii,[1],339; [2],iii,[1],327pp. Frontispiece in first volume. 12mo. Contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled boards, black gilt morocco labels. Armorial bookplate on front pastedown of second volume, removed in first. Internally bright and clean. Near fine, in an attractive contemporary binding. An.....
Baltimore. 1819. Two volumes. xi,[1],592;xiii,[3],510pp. Contemporary calf, rebacked with later paper. Front hinge cracked on first volume, paper spine loose; front board detached on second volume. Boards heavily scuffed, corners worn. Bookplate on front pastedowns. Contemporary gift inscription on front flyleaf of first volume; later manuscript notes tipped in at.....
Baltimore. 1819. Two volumes. xi,[1],592; xiii,[3],510pp. Contemporary calf, spines gilt, leather labels. Extremities lightly worn, rear joint of second volume cracked but solid. Modern bookplate on rear pastedowns. Very good. Sabin states, "Although the name of Paul Allen is on the title, this work was written by John Neal 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.
Providence: Bennett Wheeler, 1782. [40]pp. 16mo. Self-wrappers, stab-stitched. Slight browning. Overall, very good. The present edition of the NORTH-AMERICAN CALENDAR... is most notable for its inclusion of the complete Articles of Confederation, which had passed into law upon Maryland's agreement to ratify on March 1, 1781. Published by Benjamin West.....
London. 1779. [2],400,[6]pp. Antique style calf and marbled boards, very good. The REMEMBRANCER, for the year 1778 and part of 1779, containing much material on the American Revolution. Almon, a British publisher, was the primary source for British publications concerning American political and military affairs throughout the Revolution. In this.....
Madrid: En la Oficina de Antonio Fernandez, 1778. 196pp. Small quarto. Modern calf, ruled in gilt, spine gilt with raised bands, gilt leather labels. One raised band scraped of its leather, bookplate on front pastedown (see below). Faint contemporary ownership inscription on titlepage. Very good plus. A compilation of material.....
Cleveland: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1917. Two volumes. 358; 396pp. including maps. Frontispiece maps. Original blue cloth, gilt, t.e.g. Light offsetting to front cover of second volume, corners lightly rubbed. Bookplate to rear pastedowns. Internally bright and clean. A very good copy. A thorough study of British imperial practices.....
Boston. 1976. 320pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Quarto. Cloth. In dust jacket. A very good copy. Issued in conjunction with the Bicentennial exhibition of early American art at the Yale Art Gallery.
New York: G. & R. Waite, 1805. [4],100pp. Contemporary calf, gilt leather label. Minor edge wear. Contemporary ink notations on front flyleaf, light foxing. Very good. Second American edition, condensed from the first American edition published in Baltimore in 1803. This edition presents eight biographies of various important American and.....
Paris. Feb. 23, 1783. 3pp. Quarto. Later marbled wrappers. Minor toning. Near fine. Decree from the King of France concerning payment of bills of exchange issued for naval service during the American Revolution.
[Boston: Benjamin Edes, ca. January 28, 1777]. Broadside, 13¾ x 8¼ inches. Docketed on verso. Expertly repaired separation along upper horizontal fold, short fold separation at left side of middle horizontal fold, moderate marginal dampstaining. About very good. Untrimmed. In a cloth chemise and half morocco and cloth slipcase, spine.....
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[Providence]: Printed by Southwick and Wheeler, 1779. Broadsheet, 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches, printed in two columns. Quarto. Wear, especially along one edge, and light soiling. Very good. This extra, issued the day after the first issue of this newspaper, has intelligence extracted from "Yesterday's Boston Paper" containing news.....
London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1776. 210,215-250,253-330,333-370,373-442,445- 470,473-614,617-654,657-678,681-828pp. Folio. Modern calf, spine gilt, raised bands. Each act has separate general titlepage; pagination and register are continuous. Slight shelf wear, occasional tanning, lacking one general titlepage and several blanks (see below). Very good. An impressive collection of the.....
Cambridge, Ma. John Wilson and Son, 1889. 167pp. Original printed wrappers. Covers slightly soiled, internally clean and fresh. A very good copy. A fine compilation of brief biographies of the generals of the Continental Army, "printed for sale at Mount Vernon."
