Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1850. 3 volumes. Thick 8vo, original blind-stamped brownish cloth, lettered in gilt; corners bumped, rubbed. Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1850. A very good set. More
1024pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. chipped. New York, 1955. More
1822. 40pp. 8vo, later 3/4 roan, spine and edges of corners worn, some pages with foxing, mostly to margins, page margins uncut. N.p., (Montpelier?), 1822. First Edition Heman Allen, the plaintiff, was awarded $4500.00 in damages from the defendants, Silas Hathaway and Uziel Pierson. The case was heard before the Vermont Supreme Court. Silas Hathaway petitioned the legislature of Vermont to grant him a new trial after the Vermont Supreme Court denied his request. Heman Allen argued that if the..... More
8vo, black cloth, d.w. N.Y., (1968). More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006. Illustrated. xvi + 414 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; pages quite age-toned. New York: Simon & Schuster, (2006). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Richmond: Bell Book & Stationery, 1913. Illus. 8vo, red cloth, endpapers, front flyleaf, and last blank page partially browned. Richmond: Bell Book & Stationery, 1913. Very good. More
Norwalk: Easton, 1991. Illustrated. 667pp. Thick 8vo, gilt-stamped burgundy leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1991). First edition. A fine copy, signed by the author. More
New York: Peter Lang, 1996. 603pp. 8vo, purple boards. New York: Peter Lang, (1996). Fine Inscribed to Shirley Hazzard from the publisher, Peter Lang. From the library of Shirley Hazzard. More
New York: Appleton, 1868. 3 vols., thick short 4to, 3/4 contemporary brown morocco, marbled boards; (dampstain to t.p. and frontispiece of one volume; some foxing to 2 vols., boards have some wear). New York: Appleton, 1868, 1869. Very good (+). Volumes III, IV, and V encompassing the years 1863, 1864, 1865. "Encyclopedic yearbooks for each year of the war: excellent for congressional summaries, and still a most useful tool." Civil War Books II, p. 3. More
Compiled by a Member of the Philadelphia Bar. viii, 531pp. 8vo, contemporary calf, leather label; (rubbed, otherwise very good). Philadelphia: Desilver, Thomas, 1836. First Collected Edition. Collection of speeches mostly delivered in the House of Representatives and the Senate on important bills by members of Congress. Four are by Patrick Henry on the adoption of the Constitution by Virginia. Other speeches are by Edward Livingston, John Randolph, Gouverneur Morris, John C. Calhoun, Daniel Webster, and others. Sabin 11173... More
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
New York: Putnam, 1964. 283 pages, 8vo, blue cloth. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1964). A very good(+). More
New York: Africana, 1976. xx + 331 pages, 8vo, black cloth, d.w. (wrapper spine lettering quite faded, ink inscription front free endpaper). New York and London: Africana Publishing Company, (1976). A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. A UNITAR Regional Study, No. 2. More
b/w photo illus. 389pp. 8vo, cloth-backed bds., d.w.; (red ink writing on inner part of d.w.). New York, (1990). More
271pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y: Random House, 1973. More
486pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Washington: Public Affairs, (1967). vg. More
New York: Henry Holt, 1947. 593pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. rubbed and lightly soiled. New York: Henry Holt, (1947). More
52pp. small 8vo, disbound; (light foxing throughout). Dublin: P. Byrne, 1888. More
8vo, cloth. London: Hamish Hamilton, (1947). vg. More
Paris: Plon, 1889. 24 plates, frontispiece portrait, tissue guard, 9 heliogravures, 6 eaux forts and 8 folding facsimilies. 630 pages, tall thick 4to, 1/2 brown morocco (rubbed), marbled boards. Paris: Plon, 1889. Very good (+). More
New York: Times, 1992. Illustrated. xix + 380pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; inked inscription on front free endpaper. New York: Times Books, (1992). First U.S. edition. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Boston: John Folsom, 1794. 227pp. 12mo, disbound; (last page loose and chipped with some loss of text, light foxing). Boston: John Folsom, 1794. First American Edition. "Both Swift and Pope ascribe this (work) to Arbuthnot...It is an ingenious and lively attack upon the war policy of the whigs; and, if it wants the force of Swift's profounder satire, it is an admirably effective and still amusing party squib." DNB I, p. 535. Evans 26574. More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1963. Translated by W.S. Hett. 16mo, green cloth, d.w. Cambridge: Harvard Univ. Press/ London: Heinemann, (1963). Reprint Edition. Fine. Loeb Classical Library, no. 307. Text in Greek and English. More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1966. 820p. 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled, spine of cloth lightly dampstained, corners of cloth bumped. Garden City: Doubleday, 1966. More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1964. Jefferson, and Andrew Jackson. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. slightly chipped and lightly soiled. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1964. More
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