London: S. Rousseau, 1808. 112 pages. 12mo, modern blue paper wrappers. London: S. Rousseau, 1808. A very good copy. More
London: J.S. Jordan. 119 pages. 12mo, recased in new blue paper wrapper; some light foxing throughout. London: J.S. Jordan, (1792, as indicated in advertisement at back page). Second edition. A very good copy. More
Salem: Pool and Palfray, 1808. 32 pages. 8vo, pamphlet stitched and unopened as issued; light toning and foxing, page edges worn but text unaffected. Salem: Pool and Palfray, 1808. Second Salem edition. A very good(-) copy. Early American imprint. More
New York: David Bliss, 1806. Translated from French. 288 pages. 12mo, varnished leather backed marbled boards; covers considerably rubbed, corners bumped and worn, hinges weak, leather missing from head and foot of spine, spine label worn, pages foxed and toned. New York: David Bliss, 1806. A very good(-) copy. Early American imprint. More
Boston: T. Bedlington, 1818. 190 + iii pages. 24mo, full contemporary leather; leather worn at front, edges, and hinges of covers, pencil scribbling on flyleaf, corners of flyleaf torn, some toning and considerable foxing throughout. Boston: T. Bedlington, 1818. A very good(-) copy. Early American imprint. More
Germantown: Christopher Sower, 1760. 16 pages. Slim 8vo, rebound in later 1/2 black leather, spine and edges of boards worn, small light dampstain to margins, small amount of light foxing, inner hinge weak. Germantown: Christopher Sower, 1760. Second edition. A very good(-) copy. Benezet was a leading Quaker abolitionist from Philadelphia. He was a friend of John Woolman. For many years Benezet was a teacher. He founded schools for the education of Blacks and young women. --Evans 8542; Sabin 4676..... More
Philadelphia: John Ormrod, 1793. 193pp. + publisher's ad page. 12mo, contemporary calf, leather label, lightly rubbed, scattered light foxing, mostly to margins, preliminary and last two blank pages at end have light browning to margins. Philadelphia: John Ormond, 1793. First American Edition Author was a Scottish minister who was a professor of moral philosophy at the University of Utrecht. Evans 25234. More
New London: Cady & Eells, 1806. 330 pages. 12mo, full contemporary calf; bottom right corner bumped, covers worn at corners and edges, spine blackened and label missing, end page loose, pages toned with some foxing throughout, final four pages torn but text remains legible. New London: Cady & Eells, 1806. Second Connecticut edition. A very good(-) copy. Early American imprint. More
Philadelphia: Printed for the Purchasers (Thomas Bradford), 1795. v, 66pp. 8vo, modern wrappers, a few pages with foxing, including the title page, otherwise very good. Philadelphia: Printed for the Purchasers, 1795. First Edition. This first edition was published by Thomas Bradford. Bradford's name appears on later editions. William Cobbett wrote this pamphlet in response to a pamphlet by James Thomson Calllender. Cobbett wrote on American politics and current political policies of the United States. Cobbett's pro-British point of view is..... More
Baltimore: F. Lucas, 1812. Illustrated with some small woodcut vignettes. x, [3], 6-316 pages. Short 8vo, original calf (well-rubbed and worn at edges; both joints repaired; light but persistent foxing throughout; page edges somewhat soft and with a handful of tears, several with some loss of text). Baltimore: F. Lucas, printed by G. Dobbin & Murphy, 1812. First edition. A very good(-) copy of this scarce American imprint, featuring 140 Irish and Scottish airs. More
Philadelphia: Printed for James Trenchard, by Trenchard and Stewart, 1789. 2 copper plates. pp. 329-384. 8vo, rebound in new wrappers, many pages with foxing, including plates, lower right corner margin of pages creased. Philadelphia: Printed for James Trenchard, by Trenchard and Stewart, [1789]. First Edition The Columbian Magazine was founded by Mathew Carey, James Trenchard, and 3 others in September, 1786. It was "...the first successful American magazine." Mott, History of American Magazines, 1741-1850, page 100. The magazine was published..... More
New London: Samuel Green, 1811. Illustrated with tables. 240 pages. 12mo, full contemporary calf; leather worn at covers, hinges and spine, corners bumped, pages toned and foxed. New London: Samuel Green, 1811. A very good(-) copy. Early American imprint. More
Hartford: Hudson and Goodwin, 1791. 42pp. 8vo, disbound, lacks half-title, light foxing to some pages. Hartford: Hudson and Goodwin, 1791. First Edition. Evans 23341. More
New Haven: T. & S. Green, 1795. Before the Connecticut Society of Cincinnati, and Published at Their Request.40pp. 8vo, disbound with half-title and blank leaf at end, uncut, margins chipped, dampstain to bottom margins, light browning to text. New-Haven: T. & S. Green, (1795). First Edition. Title-page chipped in top left corner with loss of the word, "The" from the title. Evans 28610. More
New Brunswick: A. Blauvelt, 1804. Includes 263 hymns. 568 pages. Thick 16mo, full contemporary calf, marbled end pages; covers scratched, leather worn at extremities. New Brunswick: A. Blauvelt, 1804. A very good copy. Early American imprint. More
Boston: William Andrews, 1809. 384 pages. 8vo, full contemporary calf; leather worn and scuffed on covers, hinges, spine and corners, corners bumped, lacking spine label, pages toned and foxed throughout. Boston: William Andrews, 1809. A very good(-) copy. Early American imprint. 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
Philadelphia: E. Bronson, 1802. 27 pages. 8vo, recased with new paper wrappers; title page lightly foxed. Philadelphia: E. Bronson, 1802. A very good copy. Early American imprint. More
Mexico City: 1879. Semimonthly. Vol. 1, numbers 1-22 (July 1, 1879 - June 15, 1880 and Vol.2 (July 1,1880 - June 15, 1881). Full page woodcut portraits. Small folio, contemporary red boards with tan leather spine (rubbed). Mexico City, 1879-1881. Very good. Rare Mexican medical journal. Each number contains reports from Mexican and foreign contributors on all aspects of medicine. Included are articles by or about Paul Bert, Chevreul, Charcot, Bernheim, Vulpian, Adrian Segura, Augustin Andrade, Luis Munoz, and Leopoldo..... More
Boston: Hosea Sprague, 1802. 72 pages. 16mo, original leather backed boards; covers soiled and worn at edges, leather worn at edges, hinges and joints repaired, contemporary ownership signature on free end page, half-title chipped, foxing and toning throughout. Boston: Hosea Sprague, 1802. A very good(-) copy. Early American imprint. More
Philadelphia: Henry Miller, 1775. 27 pages. Slim 8vo, rebound in older brown half morocco, rubbed. Philadelphia: Henry Miller, 1775. Published by request First edition. Some foxing throughout but still a near fine copy of this exceedingly rare tract that refers to Guy Johnson's influencing the Mohawk Indians against the American cause. In the fall of 1775, Jones, an army chaplain, preached his noted sermon to a group of Pennsylvania troops in which he took high ground for independence at a...... More
Litchfield: Collier & Adam, 1789. With some Determinations in the Supreme Court of Errors. v, [3], 456, [29]pp. Small 8vo, contemporary calf, leather label, spine ends and edges of corners worn, spine and covers rubbed, light foxing throughout, some light browning to text. a few pages chipped in margin. Litchfield: Collier & Adam, 1789. First Edition Author served in the American Revolution including the Battle of Bunker Hill. After the war, he lived in Litchfield where he practiced law. Later..... More
Portsmouth: John Melcher, 1797. with Its Proposed Amendments. 480pp. 8vo, contemporary calf, leather label, calf heavily rubbed, edges of corners worn and bumped, scattered light foxing and browning. Portsmouth: John Melcher, 1797. Lacks pages 481 to 492 of the index. Laid in the back and loose are facsimile copies of these pages. Evans 32536. More
Boston: James Loring and West & Richardson, 1816. 264 pages. 16mo, leather-backed marbled boards; boards considerably rubbed, corners bumped, leather worn at hinges, pages toned and foxed throughout, some contemporary notations in ink on a few blank pages. Boston: James Loring and West & Richardson, 1816. A very good copy. Early American imprint. More
London: J. Whiting, 1812. 20 pages. 12mo, modern brown paper wrappers. London: J. Whiting, 1812. A very good(+) copy. More
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You've got yourself one happy customer at this end, folks. I've been looking for another copy of "West of the Indus" for nearly twenty years (I know, it's such a cultural wasteland out here in the provinces), and I never expected to find one with a dust jacket. I am amazed. Thank you so much. I've enjoyed many books over the years, but this one has always been one of my favorites. Now if I can just figure out how to share it with my friends without losing it...