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[Washington]: Blair & Rives, 1844. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. 31, [1] pp., folding plates. Removed from volume. Early ink numeral on the top right corner of the title page; some separation of the leaves. There are six folding plates to illustrate the directions for mounting and weighing with balances.

[Washington], 1830. Disbound. Good binding. Octavo. 80 pp. Removed from volume, the document proper is preceded by three blank leaves (one with extensive writing by an early hand). Ink numeral in the top margin of the title page; foxed and dog-eared. Consists of the article of impeachment exhibited against District Judge James H. Peck in the… Read more about this item

New York: Robert Macoy, 1852. Original Wrappers. Very Good binding. Octavo. 31, [1] pp. First edition. In publisher's wrappers. Chipping to the rear wrapper; small colored-pencil mark on both the wrapper and the title page, else clean. This is as much a defense of Free Masonry as a celebration of Washington as a Mason and exemplary American. … Read more about this item

New York: John A. Gray, 1854. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. 19, [1] pp. First edition. Removed from volume; stitched. Small institutional stamp on the bottom corner of the copyright page else clean. A defense of Free Masonry, citing the example of Washington and other eminent Masons. Uncommon. OCLC locates only 3 institutional holdings.

[Washington], 1831. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. 4 pp. Removed from volume. Inked numeral in the top margin of the title page; light foxing, but generally very good. An overview of pioneering efforts in the education of the blind in both Europe and the United States. The memorialists state, "A few years ago a deaf and dumb person… Read more about this item

New Haven: Winchester Repeating Arms Co. a division of Olin Industries, 1940. Broadside. Very Good binding. Folded broadside. 19" x 14." Printing in red and black on both sides. Folds to 6" x 3.5." Soiling to what constitutes the "covers" when folded; some minor separation to some of the folds, but a very nice advertisement offering "12 sturdy,… Read more about this item

City of Washington: A. & G. Way, Printers, 1808. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. [4] pp. Removed from volume. Light toning to the edges of the leaves else clean. Proposal on removing senators from office. Shaw & Shoemaker 16496.

Washington: Blair & Rives, 1837. Disbound. Good binding. Octavo. 105, [1] pp. First edition. Removed from binding. Light foxing to first and last pages; title page with number in early ink in the upper corner; two small holes near the inner margin, touching about two or three letters per page, not impacting legibility. Consists of Jackson's… Read more about this item

City of Washington: A. & G. Way, Printers, 1808. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. [4] pp. Removed from volume. Light toning to the edges of the leaves else clean. Proposal giving Congress the power to remove judges of both the supreme and inferior courts. Shaw & Shoemaker 16504.

Washington: Thomas Allen, Printer, 1838. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. 54 pp. First edition. Removed from volume. Holes in inner margin, not touching text; light foxing to the title page and several other pages; inked number "10" in an early hand on the title page. Contains copies of instructions and correspondence "with the Governors of any… Read more about this item

Washington City: Roger C. Weightman, 1815. Disbound. Good binding. Octavo. [4] pp. Removed from volume. Inner margin a little irregular. High praise for Commodore D. T. Patterson, Major Daniel Carmick, and for the officers, seamen, and marines under their respective commands, for the gallant and successful defense of New Orleans during the War of 1812. Resolutions submitted by… Read more about this item

Boston: Russell, Cutler & Co, 1814. Original Wrappers. Good binding. Octavo. 81, [1], [2] pp. First edition. Stitched in self-wrappers. Five-digit number rubber-stamped on the title page; minor damp-staining to the title page and final blank. Concerns the Napoleonic Wars, the troubled position of the U.S. as a neutral when such a stance was an invitation to belligerents… Read more about this item

[Washington], 1803. Disbound. Good binding. Octavo. 9, [1] pp. Removed from volume. Top corners of all pages are either chipped with loss (margin only) or nearly so; early ink page numbering to these corners, reflecting the sammelband whence this was removed; title leaf is detached but present. An interesting report outlining the estimated uncollected taxes and the various… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank, 1784. Disbound. Good binding. Octavo. [53]-90 pp. Second edition. Removed from volume. Title page is separated but present; generally and evenly toned. This is the third of five titles that were published together under the title: "The necessity and divine excellency of a life of purity and holiness, set forth with pathetic energy, by an… Read more about this item

City of Washington: A. & G. Way, Printers, 1807. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. 11, [1] pp. Removed from volume. Pencil notation on the title page else clean. Message addressed to the Senate and the House on the use of gunboats for coastal defence, in coordination with land and floating batteries. With accompanying documents, including letters from General… Read more about this item

[Philadelphia: William Ross?], 1797. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. 6, [2 (blank)] pp. Removed from volume. Contemporary ink signature above the title. A claim centered around a portion of $37,000 entrusted by Major Burnett in December 1780 under the direction of General Greene and seen to by the paymaster of the southern army. Monies changed hands, agents were… Read more about this item

Washington City: R. C. Weightman, 1810. Disbound. Good binding. Octavo. 90 pp., 3 large folding tables. First edition. Removed from volume. Minor foxing throughout. Details on salaries, expenses, monies owed to Native American tribes, etc. Shaw & Shoemaker 21712.

[Brooklyn, NY], 1840. Original Wrappers. Very Good binding. Octavo. 38, xi (appendix), [1] pp. First edition. Stitched in self-wrappers. Removed from volume. Foxing throughout; some dog-earing; top corner of the title leaf is chipped in the margin; pencil notations. A history of a secession of the pastor and part of the congregation of the church, consequent… Read more about this item

Washington: Blair & Rives, 1836. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. [4], 78, [2] pp. Removed from volume. Binding residue on the inner margin of the title leaf and final blank; light foxing throughout, otherwise clean. Originally issued as a house document, but as a preliminary statement note, the importance of the information in the tables and in the… Read more about this item

[Washington]: [William A. Davis?], 1816. Disbound. near Very Good binding. Octavo. 39, [1] pp. First edition. Removed from volume. Toning throughout with occasional early tidelines in a few margins. Generally, a reasonable copy. "Presumably printed by William A. Davis, printer to the Senate during the first session of the Fourteenth Congress. Includes, on p. 7-39, the… Read more about this item