New York in the American Revolution.
New York: Scribner, 1929. Illustrations. 302 pages. Tall 8vo, blue cloth with paper title label on spine. New York: Scribner's, 1929. First Edition. A very good copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More
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The South in the New Nation, 1789-1819
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1976. Maps. 529pp. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. heavily dampstained, d.w. sunned on spine portion, pages wrinkled from exposure to dampness, pages lightly dampstained on bottom margin. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (1976). More
The Grand Idea: George Washington's Potomac and the Race to the West
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. Illustrated. 367 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards; edges of front cover sunned. New York: Simon & Schuster, (2004). Lacking dust wrapper, a near fine copy. More
Letters of Mrs. Adams, the Wife of John Adams. With an Introductory Memoir by Her Grandson, Charles Francis Adams
Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1841. Frontispiece in each volume. 2 Vols. 12mo, original blind-stamped brown cloth, scattered light foxing, mostly in margins, edges of corners bumped, spine ends lightly worn and expertly repaired on both volumes, some top margins of volume II are chipped. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1841. Third Edition. More
The March Of Democracy; The Rise of the Union.
New York: Scribner, 1932. Illus. 428pp. 8vo, tan cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled. New York: Scribner's, 1932. More
The March Of Democracy; The Rise of the Union.
New York: Scribner, 1932. Illus. 428pp. 8vo, tan cloth, cloth lightly soiled. New York: Scribner's, 1932. More
Defense des Constitutions Americaines, ou, De la necessite d'une balance dans les pouvoirs d'un gouvernement libre
Paris: Chez Buisson, 1792. 2 volumes. 8vo, 1/2 contemporary calf, leather spine labels, spine ends and edges of corners lightly worn on each volume, corners lightly bumped, boards lightly rubbed, small amounts of light foxing to some pages of both volumes. Paris: Chez Buisson, 1792. First French Edition "The serious divisions in the States led Adams to study principles of government....The first volume (of the American edition of this work) appeared in America while the convention for framing a constitution..... More
The Revolutionary Writings of John Adams
Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2000. Frontis. 8vo, pr. wrs. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, (2000). From the library of Wendell Garrett with his rubber stamp on the front flyleaf and his ink marks in some margins. Wendell Garrett was the co-editor of the Diary and Autobiography of John Adams. More
Oration on the Life and Character of Gilbert Motier de Lafayette. Delivered at the Request of Both Houses of the Congress of the United States, Before Them, in the House of Representatives at Washington, On the 31st December, 1834.
Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1835. 94 pages. 8vo, recased in new green paper wrapper; some foxing and toning throughout. Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1835. A very good copy. More
John Adams; A Biography in His Own Words.
New York: Newsweek, 1973. Ed. by James Bishop Peabody. Color plates, b/w Illus. 2 Vols. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. lightly soiled on both volumes. New York: Newsweek, (1973). More
John Adams; A Biography in His Own Words.
New York: Newsweek, 1973. Ed. by James Bishop Peabody. Color plates, b/w Illus. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Newsweek, (1973). The Founding Fathers series. More
A Collection of State Papers, Relative to the first Acknowledgement of the Sovereignity of the United States of America,; and the reception of their Minister Plenipotentiary, by their High-Mightinesses the States-General of the United Netherlands.
The Hague: Privately Printed, 1782. 96 pages. Slim 8vo, rebound in modern brown polished calf (some light dampstaining in gutter of first several leaves, otherwise rather clean; untrimmed pages a bit soft at fore-edge margin). The Hague, 1782, probably printed for private distribution. True first edition [reprinted in London later the same year]. A very scarce printing in which Adams, as commissioner to the Netherlands, secured the treaty by which that country recognized our independence. Includes an account of the..... More
Collection of Engravings representing the Different Events of the war which led to the
New York: Bank of New York, 1976. Independence of the United States of America. After the Edition published in the XVIIIth Century by M. M. Ponce and Godefroy, Designers and Engravers. 16 Illus. Very Thin Folio, pr. wrs., front wrapper lightly dampstained. (New York): Bank of New York, 1776. More
Works of Fisher Ames; With a Selection From His Speeches and Correspondence. Volume II only
New York: Da Capo Press, 1969. Edited by Seth Ames. 442pp. 8vo, green cloth, corners lightly bumped, cloth lightly soiled. New York: Da Capo Press, 1969 Pages 3-91 contains the text of four speeches. The rest of the text are essays, most of which are political. From the library of Wendell Garrett with his ownership signature. More
Travels through the Interior Parts of America. In a Series of Letters
New York: Arno Press, 1969. Folding map, 7 plates, some folding. 2 Volumes. Thick 8vo, bound in full green leather. (New York: Arno Press, 1969). One page in volume 2 is misfolded from binder's error, still a very good copy. "Capt. Anburey served with Burgoyne, but this account of his travels was largely plagiarized from Burnaby, Smyth and Others." Howes A-226. Map depicts the United States from New Hampshire to Virginia. Facsimile of the London, 1789 edition. More
Journal of a Lady of Quality; Being the Narrative of a Journey from Scotland to the West Indies, North Carolina, and Portugal
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1923. in the years 1774 to 1776. Illus. 8vo, 3/4 gray cloth, boards worn on edges, pages slightly wavy throughout. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1923. Author stayed in St. Kitts, Antigua, Wilimington, North Carolina, and Lisbon. More
A Literary History of the American People; Volume Two: From 1750-1815
New York: Knopf, 1931. 8vo, black cloth, chipped d.w. New York: Knopf, 1931. More
New York City's Buried Past; A Guide to Excavated New York City's Revolutionary War Artifacts, 1776-1783.
New York: R & L Publishing, 1992. Many Illus. 8vo, pr. wrs. (New York: R & L Publishing, 1992). Fine. More
Thomas Paine
New York: Atheneum, 1988. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Atheneum, (1988). Very good. More
Paul Revere's Horse
Garden City: Doubleday, 1949. Maps. 12mo, red cloth. Garden City: Doubleday, 1949. Very good(+) Sketches of American military events from the American Revolution through the Spanish-American War. More
The Bride of Fort Edward. Founded on an Incident of the Revolution
New York: S. Colman, 1839. 174pp., Small 8vo, brown embossed cloth with paper spine label; some foxing, and damp-staining in the margins. New York: S. Colman, 1839. First Edition. A novel in the form of a dialogue, based on an incident in Benedict Arnold's life before the West Point treason. Scarce. More
Historic Pilgrimages in New England; Among Landmarks of Pilgrim and Puritan Days and of the Provincial and Revolutionary Periods.
Boston: Silver, Burdett, 1898. Illus. 475pp. 8vo, decorated cloth, pages throughout are slightly wavy, some pages in front of book have a small dampstain to the upper right corners margins, spine darkened. Boston: Silver, Burdett, (1898). More
To Begin the World Anew; The Genius and Ambiguities of the American Founders.
New York: Knopf, 2003. illus., some in color. 8vo, 1/2 purple cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, 2003. Very good. More
A General View of the Origin and Nature of the Constitution and Government of the United States, deduced from
Clark: Lawbook Exchange, 2004. Political History and Condition of the Colonies and States, from 1774 until 1788. 8vo, green cloth. (Clark): Lawbook Exchange, (2004). Fine Facsimile of the Philadelphia, 1837 edition. More
Reprint of a Short Biography of Colonel Ebenezer Allen, Known in the New Hampshire Grants, as Captain or Major,
Plattsburgh: J. W. Tuttle, 1852. A. D. 1777, before and after. Also Short Biographies of Lieutenant Samuel Allen and Dr. Jacob Roebeck. In addition some reminiscences of Lake Champlain, reprinted in part. 32pp. + errata slip. 8vo, beautifully bound in modern 1/2 red morocco, a few words in pencil in margin of one page, slightly underlined on a few pages, margins of title page and last page are lightly soiled. Plattsburgh: J. W. Tuttle, 1852. Ebenezer Allen served with Ethan..... More