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. extracted from the Epistle of the Yearly-Meeting of the People called Quakers, held at London in the Year 1748. 16pp. 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. Benezet was a leading Quaker abolitionist from Philadelphia. He was a friend of John Woolman. For many years Benezet was a teacher. He founded..... 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], 6-316pp. 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
Philadelphia: Charles & Ralston, 1800. Containing A History of the principal Events of his Life, with Extracts from his Journals, Speeches to Congress, and Public Addresses: Also, A Sketch of his Private Life. 243pp. 24mo, contemporary tree calf, red leather spine label, front hinge cracked but holding, spine ends and corners worn, many pages with light foxing, light dampstain to top margin of title-page and page 243, modern bookplate, previous ownership inscription dated 1803 on front flyleaf. Philadelphia: Charles &..... More
Philadelphia: Lang and Ustick, 1796. Frontis. 293pp. 16mo, contemporary calf, covers detached, spine worn, edges of corners worn, light foxing throughout, many pages dampstained on top half, many pages slightly wavy, back cover dampstained. Philadelphia: Printed by Lang and Ustick for M. Carey... 1796. First American Edition Printing and the Mind of Man 246, "Considered to be Condorcet's most original and most important work. In it he divided history into ten epochs, the first nine dealing with history up to..... 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
Northampton: William Butler, 1804. 362 pages. 12mo, full contemporary calf, spine blackened and crackled with label present; leather worn at corners and hinges, some foxing and toning throughout. Northampton: William Butler, 1804. 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
Boston: John Boyle and J. D. M'Dougall, 1779. Containing, Spelling, Reading, Writing, and Arithmetick ... folding plate of geometric diagrams, a few text diagrams. vi, 378, (1)pp. 16mo, contemporary calf, rubbed, some light foxing, some pages dampstained. Boston: John Boyle and J. D. M'Dougall, 1779. From the English edition of 1731; The first American edition was printed in 1748. Karpinski, pp. 59-62; Evans 16524. In this copy there is a tear in the first page of the preface with a...... More
Boston: T. Bedlington, 1819. 204 pages. 24mo, full contemporary calf; covers worn at edges, missing spine label, pages toned with some light foxing, contemporary ownership signature on end page. Boston: T. Bedlington, 1819. Third edition. A very good copy. Early American imprint. More
Middlebury: Samuel Swift, 1811. 256 pages. 12mo, full contemporary calf with red leather label; leather well worn at edges and spine, ex-library with book plate inside front cover, some notations in ink and pencil on flyleaf, pages foxed and toned. Middlebury: Samuel Swift, 1811. Second American edition. A very good(-) copy. Early American imprint. 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
Utica: William Williams, 1819. A book of hymns with lyrics and musical notations. 277 pages + index. 8vo, contemporary leather-backed boards; boards considerably worn, leather worn but strong, some signatures slightly loose but not detached, foxing and toning throughout. Utica: William Williams, 1819. A very good(-) copy. Early American imprint. More
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