A Sammelband of Five Pamphlets Concerning Freedom of Speech, Published 1793 - 1800 by Various Authors - 1793

Philadelphia, New York, and London : Various, 1793. Five works in all, each bound without original wrappers, in order of binding: The Speech of Albert Gallatin, delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States on the first of March, 1798, upon the Foreign Intercourse Bill, 2nd Edition, with an Appendix [Philadelphia, Printed by Richard Folwell, 1798] 48 p., Sabin 26996. shallow chip and prior owner name in ink top edge of title page, evenly browned, WITH The Political Censor for Nov. 1796, Remarks on Citizen Adet's notes to the Secretary of State [ no place (Philadelphia) no author(Peter Porcupine) no publisher (William Cobbett) 1796] 5 - 78 p., Evans 30226. pages 73-78 with top and bottom fore corner chips, not affecting text, a few widely scattered spots of browning. WITH A New Year's Gift to the Democrats; or Observations on a Pamphlet entitled "A Vindication of Mr. Randolph's Resignation" Second Edition [Philadelphia, Published by Thomas Bradford, Printer, by Peter Porcupine (William Cobbett)] 71 p., shallow chip fore edge of title page, early writing top edge of title page, evenly browned. WITH Persecution, The Case of Charles Pigott; contained in the Defence He Had Prepared, and Which Would Have Been Delivered by Him on His Trial, if the Grand Jury had not thrown out the bill preferred against him [London, Printed for D. I. Eaton, 1793, by Charles Pigott] vi, 52 p. lacking the half-title, slight toning else clean and lovely. WITH A Dissertation Concerning Political Equality, and the Corporation of New-York[New York, Printed by D. Denniston, by James Cheetham, 1800] 50 p.,Shaw & Shoemaker 37171. evenly toned. Overal Very Good, bound in contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, spine label titled "Pamphlets" in gilt on darker brown calf, the binding rubbed and worn at the corners yet solid. Gallatin's Speech last seen at auction 1961, not found in current commerce. The Case of Charles Pigott not found in current commerce, one in dealer's catalogue in 2020, no auction record at RBH. Cheetham's Dissertation on Political Equality last seen at auction 1946, none in current commerce. . Quarter Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.