Lexington, KY: Transylvania University, 1823. First Edition. Octavo, 16 pages; G+; stitched pamphlet binding; some shelf wear and soiling; protected in a mylar envelope; modern pencil notes at front cover; some age-toning and foxing throughout; modern purple check marks throughout; RW consignment; shelved Case 7. More

Hartford, CT: Charles Hosmer, 1815. First Edition. Octavo, 39 pages; VG-; disbound pamphlet, with contemporary stitching; traces of leather spine still extant; housed in a mylar sleeve; some shelf wear and soiling; some age-toning to textblock; lower right corner of front page missing, with no text loss; pencil scribble at page 24; RW consignment; shelved Case 7. More

New York: Derby and Jackson, 1856. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 210 pages, 131 pages; G-; contemporary dark green cloth binding; spine with significantly rubbed gilt lettering; covers protected with a mylar wrapper; ex-library, with usual marks; significant shelf wear and mild soiling; corners bumped and shredded; joints split; spine entirely and inexpertly repaired with clear tape; crown and tail of jacket spine missing; hinges almost entirely split; library stamps at front free endpaper, and title page; light pencil underlining throughout; shelved Case 5. More

Hartford: Hudson and Goodwin, 1799. Presumed First Edition. Small Octavo, 80 pages; G+; Side-sewn pamphlet in original wraps; Housed in blue cloth chemis cover, with toned paper label on “spine”; Textblock age-toned with damp staining to final five leaves; Generous margins, apparently untrimmed but with some bumping and minor tars (not impacting text); Scattered early ink annotations throughout text; "N. Goodwin” written on title page in an early hand.; shelved case 7. More

Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 346 pages; VG/VG-; spine age-toned white, with faded red and blue lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; mild shelf wear and soiling; multiple scrapes at jacket spine; some fading and age-toning to jacket spine; price uncut '$7.50'; previous owner's sticker at front free endpaper; signed flat by Bowen at title page; light pencil marginalia throughout; shelved Case 1. More

Boston: J.H. Wilkins & Company, 1835. First American Edition. Octavo, 335 pages; VG; bound in full pebbled green cloth, faded black label with gilt titling to spine; mild wear and rubbing, chipping to head and tail of spine; foxing throughout; contemporary name to title page; scarce; shelved case 7. More

Paris: Chez Didot, 1744. First Edition. 12mos., Four Volumes; G; Full calf, with dark brown leather spine labels and gilt lettering, spines banded with gilt tooling; Lacking Volumes V and VI; Boards show moderate plus wear to corners (boards exposed), significant cracking to leather along joints, moderate cracking to leather overall, and spine labels in varying degrees of wear; Textblocks have light plus shelfwear and occasional light soiling to red-dyed edges, and light plus age-toning to pages interiorly throughout; One map in Vol. I, and two maps and one plate in Vol. II, extend slightly beyond the textblock edge due to mis-folding, resulting in some minor chipping and age-toning; Ink emendations in an 18th-century hand appear on the verso of the ffeps of all four volumes; The ownership inscription of "Luis de Artaud" appears in ink on the sfep of all volumes, and the signature of former owner "Vivian Sorrelle" appears in pencil on the sfep of all volumes also; Lacking several maps (compared against description in Backer-Sommervogel): Vol. I - Three out of five fold-out maps intact // Vol. II - Two out of five maps intact // Vol. III - One out of two maps intact // Vol. IV - Complete (All five fold-out maps and one fold-out plate intact, in addition to all 43 botanical plates); CONTENTS: Vol. I ([4], [4], viii, 454 pages, [1]) -- Vol. II ([4], 501 pages, [2]) -- Vol. III ([4], 465 pages, [2]) -- Vol. IV ([4], 388 pages, [2]). Sabin 12136n; Faribault 132; Backer-Sommervogel 2:10178. RWO. More

Philadelphia: William Bradford, 1764. First Edition. Octavo, [2], iii, 45 pages, i - x [missing xi - xiii]; G+; Pamphlet bound in maroon library binding with black label and gilt lettering; Boards show very light wear to corners and to head and tail of spine; Textblock has moderate chipping to uncut edges, one instance of worming impacting bottom-right quadrant of all pages, a one-inch square chip appears in the center of page x of the appendix, and the last two sheets of the appendix (pages xi - xiii) are missing.; shelved case 7. More

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, 1886. First Edition. Octavo, [2], 66 pages; VG; Rebound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to front cover; Boards have light wear to corners and tail of spine; Textblock has moderate age-toning overall; RWO. More

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2016. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xxv pages, 370 pages; VG/VG; White and black spine with red, white, and black lettering; Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$27.95'; has minor shelf wear, primarily to the head and tail of the dust jacket; signed flat by both Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter S. Onuf on the title page; pages are clean; shelved in U.S. Political Biography. More

New York: The Grolier Club, 1904. First Edition, Limited. Large Octavo, xxx, 334 pages; G+; Full brown calf, with gilt tooled covers and gilt lettering to spine; Boards show moderate wear to bottom edges and corners, and significant cracking to leather along front joint; Textblock has very light soiling to deckled edges; Multiple color plates; Limited to 325 copies. RWO. More

Philadelphia, PA: Lindsay and Blakiston, 1857. First Edition. Octavo, 357 pages; VG-; full contemporary dark brown cloth binding; spine with gilt lettering; some shelf wear and soiling; corners shredded; small chips in cloth at front and back boards; small chips missing at crown and tail of spine; spine cocked; binding sound; mild soiling to all edges; foxing throughout; black and white frontispiece; pages clean; shelved Case 1. More

Hanover, NH: Hanover Historical Society, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 142 pages; VG/VG; spine gray, with black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; mild shelf wear and soiling; two small closed tears at upper edge of jacket back; spine cocked; contains black and white illustrations; signed flat at half title by Hoefnagel and Close; pages clean; shelved US Regional--New England. More

New York: D. Appleton Company, 1914. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 329 pages; G-; contemporary full green publisher's cloth binding; spine with gilt lettering; significant shelf wear and mild soiling; corners bumped and exposed; cloth rubbed and boards exposed at fore-edges; joints starting, back joint almost entirely spine; some wear to crown and tail of spine; binding shaken; both hinges starting; previous owner's inscription at front free endpaper; contains 27 full-color illustrations; page 119 loose; pages clean; shelved Case 1. More

New York: The New York Historical Society, 1872 - 1875. First Editions. Tall Octavos, Four Volumes; VG-; Full green publisher's cloth, with gilt lettering to roundback spines; Boards show light plus bumping to corners and heads/tails of spine, and light shelfwear overall and to corners; Textblocks have light age-toning to edges, and the ex librii of a former owner appears on the front paste-down of each volume; All pages uncut; The complete four volume set of "The Lee Papers" published by the New York Historical Society, which comprises volumes iv - vii of the New York Historical Society Publication Fund series. Contains the correspondence and writings of Revolutionary War General Charles Lee; CONTENTS: Vol. I. "1754-1776" ([12], 494 pages) -- Vol. II. "1776-1778" ([10], 494 pages) -- Vol. III. "1778-1782" ([12], 494 pages) -- Vol. IV. "1782-1811" ([12], 500 pages). RWO. More

Newark, DE: University of Delaware Press, 1993. First Edition. Octavo, 499 pages; VG/G+; spine purple, with white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; some shelf wear to jacket; mild shelf wear to volume; wear to upper and lower edges of jacket all around; small closed tears to edges of jacket front; mild wear to crown and tail of jacket spine; bookseller's sticker to jacket back; lower corner of front flap creased; pages clean; shelved below Front Counter. More

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1962 - 1981. Mixed Editions. Octavos, Six Volumes; VG-/G-; Alternating color spines with white lettering; Dustjackets have varying degrees of wear, with light wear and chipping to corners and heads/tails of all volues, light discoloration to spines, a half-inch chip to bottom edge of front cover on Vol. 5, and significant wear to bottom quarter of the front cover of Vol. 3; Prices Unclipped ("$25.00"); Navy cloth boards have light wear to bottom edges; Textblocks have some light age-toning to edges; t.e.d. RWO-LC. More

New York: HarperCollins, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 638 pages; VG/VG; white spine with red, black, and gold lettering; dust jacket protected in a mylar covering, price uncut '$29.95', minor shelfwear; title page signed flat by Walter A. McDougall, pages otherwise clean; shelved American History 1700s. More

Albany: James B. Lyon, 1894 - 1896. First Editions. Large Octavos, Five Volumes; G+; Full brown buckram (20th century rebind) with red and black spine labels and gilt letter; Boards show light bumping to corners and heads/tails of spine, with very light shelfwear overall; Textblocks have very light age-toning to edges, some minor shelfwear to bottom edges, moderate plus uneven aget-toning to leaves near front and back (with some instances of crumbling edges), and one library-stamp to titlepage of each volume; Ex-library ("Historical Records Survey New York City"). RWO-LC. CONTENTS: Vol. I. "1664-1719" (xxii, 1092 pages) -- Vol. II. "1720-1737" ([2], 1113 pages) -- Vol. III. "1739-1755" ([2], 1181 pages) -- Vol. IV. "1756-1769" ([2], 1187 pages) -- Vol. V. "1770-1775" ([2], 931 pages). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1972. First Edition. Quarto, 2 vols.; VG/VG-; spines brown, with white lettering; in VG black slipcase; mild shelf wear and soiling; spines faded; small closed tear to crown of vol. 1 jacket spine; prices cut on both vols.; both vols. with black and white and full color illustrations; pages clean; shelved Front Table. More

Williamsburg: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1989. Second Printing. Large Octavo, xiii, 442 pages; VG-/G+; Light blue pictorial spine with blue lettering; Dustjacket has light wear to edges, two small closed tears to head of spine, light age-toning to inside flaps, and light shelfwear overall; Price unclipped; Boards have very light bumping to tail of spine and minor discoloration to top edge; Textblock show one instance of faint staining to fore-edge, and light shelfwear to bottom edge. RWO. More

Washington: Library of Congress, 1976 - 1992. First Editions. Large Octavos, Nineteen Volumes; VG-; Blue and red buckram cloth, with gilt lettering to spine and to front covers; Boards show light bumping to corners and heads/tails of spines, some light wear overall; Textblocks have minimal shelfwear to the bottom edges of several volumes, and several volumes have light age-toning to edges (Vols. 4, 6-8, 11, 13); The first nineteen volumes of a twenty-four volume set. RWO-LC. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More

Washington, DC: 1803. First Edition. Octavo, 24 pages; VG-; sewn as issued, never bound; protected in a mylar sleeve; housed in white paper mailing envelope; mild shelf wear and scuffing; later pencil notes at front cover; some wear to corners and fore-edges; no text loss; pages clean; RW consignment; shelved Case 7. More

Philadelphia: [R. Aitken]; John Dunlap; David C. Claypoole, 1777 - 1784. First Editions, Mixed. A collection of seven volumes of the Journals of Congress, including volumes II - V and VII - IX. All are in original boards, except for volume II. All are in G to VG- condition. Title: Journals of Congress [Containing the Proceedings from January 1, 1776, to January 1, 1777] [Volume II] [Philadelphia]: [R. Aitken], 1777; First Edition. Octavo, [2], 513 pages, [22], [1]; VG-; Early 19th century black calf, tooled; Spine banded with embossed gilt lettering; Boards show light plus wear to top and bottom edges, light bumping to bottom corners, some minor wear to head/tail of spine, slight gouge to leather near tail of spine (presumably from removed embossed text), and very light wear overall; Textblock has light age-toning and very minor soiling to edges, and an extensive pencil emendation on the ffep from prior owner William Hunt (whose name appears in ink on the front paste-down). Aitken was authorized by Congress to undertake the printing of the Journals in September of 1776, and the first volume contained reprints of his “cartridge paper” editions, which were released in installment and covered the first four months of 1776. The present volume includes the first publication of the Journals from June through December. Only 532 copies were printed before Congress was forced to flee Philadelphia in late 1777, and many copies were presumed to have been destroyed by British forces. Title: Journals of Congress; Containing the Proceedings from January 1, 1777 to January 1, 1778. Volume III. Philadelphia: John Dunlap, 1778; First Edition. Octavo, [2], 603 pages, xxii, [10], [4]; G+; Original boards, paper to spine largely worn away (quires exposed); Covers show moderate bumping to bottom corners, light bumping to top corners, light plus wear to edges and tail of spine, and light soiling overall; Textblock shows light plus age-toning to edges, light plus shelf-wear to bottom edges, light plus age-toning throughout, and several instances of light soiling to pages interiorly; The name of a previous owner ("Abner H. Canfield") appears on the title-page; Multiple pages remain unopened; Contains the rare 10 page index to Volume I. Title: Journals of Congress; Containing the Proceedings from January 1st, 1778, to January 1st, 1779. Volume IV. Philadelphia: David C. Claypoole, 1779; First Edition. Octavo, [2], 748 pages, [2], lxxxix, [7]; G+; Original boards, lacking back-strip, with later paper label on spine and handwritten lettering; Covers show moderate plus wear to bottom corners, light plus wear to edges, moderate soiling overall, and all pages 735 to end (and back cover) are detached from binding; Textblock has moderate age-toning to uncut edges, light shelf-wear to bottom edge, and pages 743 - 748 are missing; The name of former owner "Eyre" appears on the front cover, and the name of another former owner "Manuel Hunt" appears on both he front pastedown and the ffep. Title: Journals of Congress. Containing the Proceedings [fro]m January 1st, 1779, To January 1st, 1780. Published by Order of Congress. Volume V. Philadelphia: David C. Claypoole, 1782; [Second Edition]. Octavo, [4], 464 pages, [16], lxxiv, [6]; G+; Original boards, with significant wear to paper on spine and paper spine label with handwritten lettering; Covers have moderate wear to bottom corner of front covers, light bumping to corners generally, quires exposed near head and tail of spine, light plus shelf-wear overall and moderate soiling overall; A former owner's signature ("J. Dunham") appears on the front cover; Textblock has moderate age-toning to uncut edges, moderate shelf-wear to bottom edge, a former owner's signature ("Abner H. Canfield") on the ffep, light foxing throughout, and several instances of light soiling interiorly near bottom edges; A later corrected edition printed by Claypoole in 1782, authorized by Congress in 1780 due to the scarcity of the initial release. Title: Journals of Congress, And of the United States in Congress Assembled. For the Year 1781. Published by Order of Congress. Volume VII. Philadelphia: David C. Claypoole, 1781; First Edition. Octavo, [2], 522 pages, [6], lxxix, [3]; G; Original boards, with paper label to spine and handwritten lettering; Covers show light plus wear to edges and corners, moderate plus wear to tail of spine (quires exposed), and moderate soiling overall; Textblock edges are untrimmed, with significantly uneven page lengths (from 7.8" to 8.7") and uneven board sizes (7.9" front cover, 8.25" back cover); Untrimmed edges have moderate age-toning and shelf-wear, light age-toning throughout interiorly, and a crease impacting all pages up to page 8. Title: Journal of the United States in Congress Assembled: Containing the Proceedings from the First Monday in November 1782, To the First Monday in November, 1783. Volume VIII. Philadelphia: David C. Claypoole, 1783; First Edition. Octavo, [4], 483 pages, [5]; G; Original boards, lacking back-strip; Covers show moderate plus wear overall, with mild warping near edges and light soiling overall; Textblock has moderate age-toning to untrimmed edges, moderate shelf-wear to bottom and fore-edges, mild curling to pages along fore-edge, occasional faint foxing interiorly, and several instances of light soiling interiorly; A former owner's signature appears in ink on the front cover ("J. Dunham"); lacking the index. Title: Journal of the United States in Congress Assembled: Containing the Proceedings from the Third Day of November, 1783, to the Third Day of June, 1784. Volume IX. Philadelphia: John Dunlap, 1784; First Edition. Octavo, [6], 317 pages, [3]; G; Original Boards, with paper on spine largely worn off, and a paper spine label with handwritten lettering; Boards have moderate wear to edges of back cover, significant wear to paper on spine (quires exposed), some slight warping to the front cover, and light plus soiling overall; Textblock has moderate age-toning to untrimmed edges, moderate shelf-wear to bottom edge, occasional light foxing to pages interiorly, and chipping to the top edge and bottom corner of the ffep; Lacking the index. Shelved case 7. More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1931 - 1944. First Editions. Octavos, Thirty-Eight Volumes; G+; Three-quarter pigskin leather and brown buckram boards, with gilt lettering to spines; Complete but for Volume 11; Boards show light plus wear to corners, very faint occasional soiling to buckram, and minor wear to joints; Textblocks have very light age-toning to pages interiorly, with some mild shelfwear to the bottom edges on several volumes; All edges marbled, with marbled endpapers; Set belonging to longtime South Carolina Congressman John L. McMillan (1898 - 1979); Includes 36 of 37 text volumes, plus two index volumes. RWO-LC [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More