Sectional Stress And Party Strength; A Study of Roll-Call Voting Patterns in the United States House of Representatives, 1836-1860.
4to, cloth. Nashville: Vanderbilt UP, 1967. More
4to, cloth. Nashville: Vanderbilt UP, 1967. More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1969. 424 pages. 8vo, blue cloth faded at spine. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1969. First edition. A very good(+) copy. More
New York: Wings Books, 1993. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Wings Books, (1993). Very good. An omnibus of three books: The Congress, The Presidency, and The Supreme Court, revised and updated. Signed by Richard Bernstein. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. 8vo, 1/2 maroon cloth, d.w. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. Near Fine. More
New York: Amistad, 1992. Foreword by L. Douglas Wilder. Illustrated xv + 412 pages, 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Amistad Press, (1992). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by the author on front free endpaper. More
New York: International Survey Company, 1900. Edited by the International Survey Company. 102pp. 8vo, red cloth, corners bumped, cloth lightly soiled. New York: International Survey Company, 1900. More
Washington: Way and Gideon, 1823. 2 volumes. Thick 8vo, contemporary calf, leather labels, partial browning to endpapers, front flyleaves, and last blank pages of both volumes, some pages with very light foxing in volume I, some light browning to pages of volume II. Washington: Way and Gideon, 1823. A tight, bright set. Both spines are worn, covers on both volumes scuffed and lightly worn, corners bumped on both volumes. This set covers the period from September 5, 1774 to July..... More
wash: Way and Gideon, 1823. 4 volumes. thick, tall 8vo, full contemporary calf, leather spine labels. Washington: Way and Gideon, 1823. Very good. A tight, bright set. All spines are lightly worn. All volumes have edgewear to the covers. Volume III has a light dampstain to the front flyleaf and following blank leaf, all volumes have some light foxing. More
Washington: United States Senate, 1989. A few Illus. 4to, original blue boards, ex-lib. (Washington): United States Senate, 1989. More
8vo, cloth, d.w. Washington: Regnery, (1992). vg. More
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, (1996). vg. More
Philadelphia: 1836. Historically important and unpublished letter, 4 pages (front and back) each measuring 10 x 8 inches, Philadelphia, March 18, 1836. In this letter, Du Ponceau strongly criticizes President Jackson's dissolving of the Bank of the United States, and his prediction of Secession of States and ultimately the Civil War, in very small part: "...When I saw baby Michigan & young Ohio, on the point of coming to blows, I seriously reflected on what may happen hereafter, if the..... More
Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1995. Illustrated (b/w). 136 pages. 4to, paper wrappers. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1995. A very good(+) copy. More
(pencil underlining). Urbana: Univ. of Illinois Press, 1961. More
Philadelphia: John Fenno, 1790. 4pp. 3 columns per page. Folio, uniformly toned, almost completely separated at the spine, some light dampstaining to all pages, slightly chipped on left margin of front page. Philadelphia: John Fenno, 1790. Contains an article of the first meeting of Congress on December 6, 1790 at the temporary capital at Philadelphia since it's move from New York City. "...Monday last being the day appointed for the meeting of the National legislature, in this city, now the..... More
facsimiles. 741 pages. Short thick 4to, cloth. Washington: GPO, 1906. More
New York: Thomas Crowell, 1962. Illus. 8vo, gray cloth, d.w. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, (1962). Near Fine. More
tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: New York UP, 1961. More
474pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards; (underlining). Garden City, 1960. More
Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs, 1900. Frontis. 244pp. 8vo, blue cloth, margins uncut, corners bumped, spine ends and edges of corners rubbed. Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs, (1900). Limited First Edition. One of 500 numbered copies. More
Armonk: M. E. Sharpe, 1997. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Armonk: M. E. Sharpe, (1997). Very good Inscribed by the author. More
Washington, D.C. 1866. 3 pages, each two-page fold-out measuring 7.75 x 10 inches, Washington, D.C., July 29, 1866, describing his ordeal in fighting the Radical Republicans. In part: "...For the last 8 or 10 days I have been the only Representative from Connecticut on the floor which has cast upon me all the labor of all the correspondence and work of the State - which is the reason I have not been able to do as much for my immediate..... More
Hungate Research Consulting, 1994. Illustrated with black and white photos. 136 pages, slim 8vo, blue leatherette, stamped in gilt. Hungate Research Consulting, 1994. A fine copy. Limited first edition, number 574 out of 1000. Presentation copy, signed in full and inscribed on the front free endpaper: December 17, 1996, To Dick Govinor, a man of dignity and culture. I wish some had rubbed off on me. This book is a shorthand account of what I have done with my life..... More
Washington, D.C. 1837. Museum-quality offering of Vice President Richard M. Johnson's personal autograph ledger book -- 87 leaves consisting of over 290 signatures, assembled during his tenure in office, 1837 - 1841, and containing most of the signatures of the 27th Congress, five United States Presidents, the complete Van Buren Cabinet, six Supreme Court Justices, and virtually every major national political figure of the era. More importantly, this book is a virtual roll call of the very Senators who elected..... More
New York: American Heritage, 1975. Over 300 Illus. 409pp. 4to, two-toned cloth, d.w. slightly chipped and repaired with tape. New York: American Heritage, (1975). More
I have received the book here in Egypt in excellent shape. I wish to express my extreme satisfaction for the excellent service you offered me. Thanks again!
Dear Argosy, Great great grandfather Campbell's bible just arrived. The repair/restoration is perfect! Hopefully, the succeeding generations will appreciate your gift. I do - THANK YOU!