Hartford, CT: 1809. First Edition. Octavo, 16 pages; VG-; stitched pamphlet, with contemporary stitching retained; protected in a mylar sleeve; some shelf wear and soiling; corners bumped; lower right corner of first page missing, with small amount of text loss; some foxing and age-toning; pages clean; RW consignment; shelved Case 7. More
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
Paris: D. Pierres and Pissot, 1783. First French Edition. Octavo, [4], 540 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in contemporary mottled sheep with morocco label and gilt ornamentation to spine. Boards show light plus bumping to corners, light plus wear to joints and head/tail of spine, and light shelf wear overall. Textblock has very light foxing to edges. RW Consignment. Shelved in Case 7. More
Philadelphia: Francis Bailey, 1781. First Edition. Small Quarto (4.25 in x 6.5 in), [4], 226 pages, [4]; Bound in early brown calf with minor chipping to head and tail of spine, rubbing to corners of boards; Boards lightly worn; Textblock age-toned with numerous ownership inscriptions; Signature of Colonel George Corbin appears on ffep and bfep. Shelved Case 7. More
Boston: Manning and Loring, 1802. First Edition. Small Quarto, 15 pages; Bound in full brown calf with gilt titling to front board; Early wraps with handwritten titling preserved; Engraved frontispiece; Textblock foxed. Shelved Case 7. More
Washington, DC: 1832. First Edition. Octavo, 5 pages; G+; stitched pamphlet binding; housed in a mylar envelope; mild shelf wear and soiling; mild age-toning; 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
Philadelphia: John Fenno, 1795. First Edition. Octavo, 130 pages; VG-; Rebound in brown library binding, original leather spine preserved; Boards have light wear to head/tail of spine, and light bumping to corners; Textblock has moderate age-toning to edges, and light age-toning to pages interiorly; Bookplate of Harvard College Library appears on the front pastedown, and the Harvard College Library stamp appears on verso of the title page. Shelved Case 7. More
[Hartford], CT: Hudson and Goodwin, 1806. First Edition. Octavo, 16 pages; VG; spine fastened with contemporary straight pin; housed in a mylar sleeve; corners slightly bumped; later pencil notes at front cover; pages clean; RW consignment; shelved Case 7. More
Baltimore, MD: Robert Geddes, 1826. Presumed First Edition. Octavo, 143 pages; G; stitched pamphlet binding; some shelf wear and soiling; housed in a mylar envelope; some age-toning; pencil marking to upper right corner of front cover; number 2485 at front cover in iron gall ink; two-inch closed tear at page 81, with no text loss; RW consignment; shelved Case 7. More
London: John Stockdale, 1794. Tall octavo, three volumes; VG; Contemporary calf, rebacked, with red labels and gilt; Boards show moderate wear to corners and light wear to edges; Textblock has moderate age-toning to edges, light plus foxing to free-end pages, and some offsetting from Vol. I. frontispiece to title-page. Contents: Vol. I. ([2], 8, xxxii, 3-392 pages) -- Vol. II. ([4], 451 pages, [1]) -- Vol. III. ([4], 528 pages, [36]). More
Boston: Russell and Cutler, 1805. First Edition. Octavo, 248 pages. In Good minus condition. Bound in modern half black calf with black cloth boards. Front board separating, with cracking to rear hinge and chipping to leather at tail of spine. Both front free end papers chipped with closed tears near head of spine. Half title bears ownership inscription of an early previous owner. Text block age-toned and foxed with some light staining to title page. Open tear to margin of p. 55, not impacting text. Sabin 239. RW Consignment. Shelved in Case 7. More
Boston: Russell and Cutler, 1805. First Edition. Octavo, 248 pages; G+; Brown leather spine with red label and gilt lettering; 1/2-leather bound with marbled boards; Boards have moderate plus wear to corners and along hinges of spine, moderate shelf-wear overall, bumping to head/tail of spine, chips to the fore-edges of front and back covers, and some cracking/chipping to hinge of front cover near head of spine; Front board is loose from binding (but attached and intact); Textblock has light plus age-toning and foxing to edges and ink signature of former owner on title-page (appears to be Samuel M. Hopkins, 19th-century US Representative from New York). 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: Adams and Rhoades, 1803. First Edition. Octavo, 327 pages. In Very Good condition. Half-morocco bound with brown marbled boards, and spine banded with gilt lettering. Boards show moderate wear to edges and along joints, moderate plus wear to corners, and light wear to bands on spine. Textblock has light plus age-toning overall, and the bookplate of a former owner on the verso of the title page. RW Consignment. Shelved Room G. More
Middletown, CT: T. & J. B. Dunning, 1804. First Edition. Octavo, 34 pages; VG-; stitched pamphlet, with stitching present; unmarked ecru paper wraps; protected in a mylar sleeve; some shelf wear and soiling; corners bumped; edges of pages markedly worn; no text loss; pages clean; RW consignment; shelved. More
New York: Mott and Lyon, 1796. New Edition Corrected. 12mo., 258 pages; G+; Bound in full brown calf with red leather label to spine; Rubbing to head and tail of spine, edges and corners of boards; Crack starting at lower front joint; Front hinge cracked; Top third of title page separating from binding; Closed tear (2 in) to p. 255, impacting text; Damp staining to lower margin of text block near spine, p. 179-end; text block age-toned and foxed. More
Providence, RI: 1797. First Edition. Octavo, 7 pages. In Good plus condition. Stitched pamphlet binding housed in a mylar envelope. Some shelf wear, soiling, and chipping to corners. Contemporary and later pencil notes to front cover. Some age toning and foxing throughout. RW Consignment. Shelved Case 7. More
London: Various, 1759-1900. First Editions, Mixed. Octavos, 146 volumes; VG-; Most bound in light brown cloth, with red spine labels; Includes every volume of The Annual Register from 1758 to 1899, plus three general indices (1758 - 1780; 1781 - 1792; 1758 - 1819); All appear to be first editions, including the volumes for 1775 and 1776; All in G+ or better condition. 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
New York: Isaac Collins & Son for Abraham and Arthur Stansbury, 1802. First Edition. Octavo, xxxvii, [2], 648, clxvii, [1] pages. In Very Good condition. Rebound in quarter black leather, slightly faded, with marbled paper boards. Minor rubbing to corners of boards. Previous owners' names to top margin of title page. Textblock age-toned and foxed. Scattered ink annotations. Shelved case 7. RW Consignment. More
Columbia: A.S. Johnston, 1851. First Edition. Octavo, vii, 406 pages; VG-; Bound in original full brown calf presentation binding, with South Carolina state seal embossed on front board; Boards have light wear to beveled edges and corners, moderate chipping to head and tail of spine, and light shelf wear to back cover; Textblock shows light age-toning and foxing throughout interiorly; Presentation slip from members of the South Carolina legislature (W.D. Porter and Nelson Mitchell) is tipped in at title page; a.e.d. More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1843. First Edition. Octavo, 76 pages; G+; stitched pamphlet binding; some shelf wear and soiling; housed in a mylar envelope; corners bumped; half of spine stitching present; inscribed by Calhoun at upper right corner of front cover; four small soiled spots at front cover; two small soiled spots at back cover; mild age-toning and off-setting throughout; pages clean; RW consignment; shelved Case 7. More
![1352136 MATHEW CAREY COLLECTION [ONE BOOK AND TWO PAMPHLETS]. Mathew Carey, James Thomson...](https://secondstorybooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1352136.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1646247337)
Philadelphia: Mathew Carey; Robert Campbell, 1792; 1793; 1796. Mixed Editions. The American Museum, or Universal magazine, for July, 1792 [With "Mathew Carey's Catalogue of Books, For August 1792"] Octavo, [12], 67 pages, [1], [4], [8], [8]; G; Side sewn pamphlet in original light blue wrappers; Black text on spine, paper largely worn away (quires exposed; Covers show faint but substantial damp-staining, moderate wear to edges, and folding/creasing at corners; Textblock has light wear to untrimmed edges, light age-toning overall; Book catalogue sewn in at front, in 12mo. A Short Account of the Malignant Fever, Lately Prevalent in Philadelphia; Mathew Carey: Philadelphia, 1793; Second Edition. Quarto; Half bound in brown leather with gilt titling to spine and textured green cloth boards; Textblock age-tone and foxed with minor damp staining to fore edges of final two leaves; 103, [9] pages. A Friend to Regular Government; Callender, James Thomson; Swanwick, John; Carey, Mathew Robert Campbell: Philadelphia, 1796; Presumed First Edition. 12mo., 58 pages, [4]; VG-; Disbound side-sewn pamphlet; light plus age-toning overall, with some very light staining to title-page and light wear along disbound edge. Shelved Case 7. More
New York: Denniston and Cheetham, 1802. Second Edition. Small Octavo, 72 pages; VG; Modern quarter binding in black leather with green cloth boards; Rubbing to joints, head and tail of spine; very minor rubbing to edges and corners of boards; Textblock age-toned; Small area of staining to fore edge margin of final four leaves.; shelved case 7. More
Philadelphia: William Hall, Jun. & George W. Pierie, 1809. First Edition. Octavo, [4], 150 pages, 199 pages; G; Light brown paper on spine, no lettering; Boards show significant warping to front and back cover, light plus wear to corners and edges, chipping to head/tail of spine (quires partially exposed), 3-inch crack to hinge on front cover near head of spine, and moderate soiling overall; Textblock has light plus age-toning to deckled edges, light occasional foxing interiorly, and multiple pages remain uncut.; shelved case 7. More
London: [n.p.], 1787. First Edition. 12mo., xxiv, xlviii, 344 pages; VG; Significantly faded (to light brown) blue leather banded spine with gilt lettering; Boards show light occasional wear to edges; Textblock has light plus age-toning to edges and very light foxing to ffep/title-page; Text in French.; shelved case 7. More
Philadelphia: Self-Published, 1800. First Edition. Slim Octavo, 64 pages; G-; Quarter-morocco bound with marbled boards; Significant tears to joints, and several pages loose but intact. More
Philadelphia: William and Hall and Wrigley and Berriman, 1794. First Edition. Octavo, v, [3], [7]-13; [1], 513 pages; VG+; Quarter bound in tan leather with marbled paper boards and red label to spine; Textblock slightly age-toned and foxed; complete with all six folding tables. Shelved Case 7. More
Philadelphia: William and Hall and Wrigley and Berriman, 1794. First Edition. Octavo, v, [3], [7]-13, [1], 1-32, 39-513; Lacking pp. 33-38; All six foldout tables included; G+; Bound in full leather; Rebacked with endpapers replaced; Corners of boards rubbed and bumped; Text block age-toned and somewhat foxed; Some chipping to upper edge and fore-edge corner of title page and subsequent leaf; Tables with some small stains, damp staining to lower fore-edge corners, and minor additional creasing. Shelved Case 7. More
Philadelphia: Mathew Carey, 1796. Octavo, 48 pages; G+; Disbound; Text apparently complete from title page through page 48 (marked END OF THE FIRST PART); Textblock slightly foxed and age-toned with minor chipping to fore edges; Final page lightly marked.; shelved case 7. More
New York: George Adlard, 1839. Third American Edition. Octavo, xvi, 455 pages; G; Bound in full blind tooled cloth with gilt lettering to spine; Binding with generalized staining and fading, heavily bumped at corners and at head and tail of spine; Small hole in cloth on front board; Textblock lightly age-toned but significantly foxed, with damp staining to lower edge throughout. Shelved Case 7. More
Philadelphia: William Bradford, 1764. First Edition. Octavo, [2], iii, 45 pages, i - x [missing xi - xiii]. In Good condition. Pamphlet bound in maroon library binding, with black label and gilt lettering to spine. Boards show very light wear to corners and to head and tail of spine. Text block has moderate chipping to uncut edges, one instance of worming impacting bottom-right quadrant of all pages, a one-inch square tear in the center of page x of the appendix, and lacking the last two sheets of the appendix (pages xi - xiii). RW Consignment. Shelved in Case 7. More
Philadelphia: Abraham Small, 1824. First Edition. Octavo, [4], xxxiii, [4], 254 pages, [8]. In Very Good condition. Contemporary calf with black label and gilt lettering, covers tooled and gilt embossed edges. Boards show light wear to corners and bottom edges, some cracking to leather on spine, and some light wear to head/tail of spine. Textblock shows light age-toning and foxing to edges. Some light soiling to top edge, and moderate foxing throughout text. Inscription by author presenting this copy to Daniel Webster appears in ink at the top of the title-page. Bookplate of Daniel Webster appears on the front pastedown. Shelved in Case 7. More
Philadelphia: Abraham Small, 1821. First Edition. Octavo, 38 pages; VG; Fragile green paper wraps roughly sewn with part of a white paper label remaining on front wrap; Wraps much chipped and torn; Textblock age-toned; Top margin of title page cut, possibly to remove the name of a previous owner; Small patch of damp staining to top margin of most pages. Shelved Case 7. More
Paris: Denaix, 1837. First Edition. Octavo, 80 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Stitched pamphlet binding in original green wrappers, housed in a mylar envelope. Mild shelf wear and soiling, corners bumped, mild wear to spine with crown and tail of spine missing, pencil notes to front cover, and inscribed at half-title by d'Homergue. Mild age-toning throughout. Pages uncut. All text in French. RW consignment. Shelved Case 7. More
New-York: D. Appleton and Co., 1848. Octavo, 86 pages; VG-; Bound in age-toned paper wraps; Split starting at top of spine; Edges and corners bumped; Textblock foxed and slightly age-toned; Fine engraved portrait.; shelved case 7. More
Paris: Buisson, 1785. First Edition of French translation. Octavo, xvi, 234 pages; VG-; Bound in contemporary half calf, recased with worn corners, minor rubbing to board surfaces, and a 0.5 x 0.25 in chip to paper on rear board; Small piece excised from lower blank margin of title; Short tear in map fold repaired; Textblock minimally age-toned and foxed; Complete with half title, approbation leaf, and folding map. Shelved Case 7. More
Dublin: Printed for the Company of Booksellers, 1779 - 1785. First Editions. Octavos, Three Volumes; VG-; Newly rebound in half-leather and brown cloth boards, with red and black leather spine labels and gilt lettering; Textblocks have moderate age-toning and light foxing to edges; Lacking fold-out map; Fold-out chart of Bunker Hill casualties appears in volume III; Contents: Vol. I. ([2], vi, [1], vi-vii, [1], [9]-399) -- Vol. II. ([5], 6-427, [5]) -- Vol. III. ([4], xii, 432); Shelved Case 7. More
Hallowell: Glazier & Co., 1826. Octavo; 582 pages; VG; Newly rebound in quarter-dark brown leather and brown cloth boards; Spine banded with red leather label and gilt lettering; Textblock edges show light plus age-toning and and moderate foxing. More
Philadelphia: William Cobbett, 1798. First Edition. Small Quarto, 22 pages. In Very Good condition. With wraps. Age-toning to textblock with early annotation to bottom of p. 20. Housed in protective four-fold enclosure with leather spine and cloth boards. Wide margins. Shelved in Case 7. More
London: M. Richardson, 1765. Second Edition. Octavo, [8], iv, 566 pages; VG; Newly rebound in quarter dark brown leather and brown cloth boards; Spine banded with red leather label and gilt lettering; Textblock has light plus age-toning to edges and light foxing throughout interiorly; title-page bears signatures of First US Postmaster General Ebenezer Hazard and his son, Erskine. Shelved Case 7. More
Boston: Edes and Gill, 1773. First Edition. Small Quarto, 126 pages; VG; Half-bound in brown leather with marbled paper boards and gilt titling to spine; Minor chipping to leather, some rubbing to corners of boards and peeling to one section of paper; Textblock age-toned. Shelved Case 7. More
New York: George Forman, 1795. Octavo, 87 pages; G+; Disbound pamphlet; Textblock age-toned and lightly foxed; Purple ex-library stamp on page 50. More
New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1857. First Edition. 12mo., xii, 203 pages, 12 pages; G+; Full brown cloth, with embossed covers and spine, and faded silver lettering; Boards show moderate wear to corners and head/tail of spine, light wear to all other edges, and spine slightly cocked; Textblock has light plus age-toning to edges, and very light soiling to fore-edge; Bears the signature of former owner "R.H.K. [Robert Henry Kirkwood] Whiteley / U.S.A. / New York Feb. 28. 1857 -"; Whiteley was a career soldier in the U.S. Army, serving in multiple wars (including the Civil War) and retiring with the rank of brigadier general in 1875. More
Richmond, VA: T. W. White, 1830. First Edition. Octavo, 65 pages; G+; disbound stitched pamphlet; no stitching remaining; housed in a mylar envelope; mild shelf wear and soiling; corners bumped; multiple light pencil notes to title leaf; blank bifolio as front and back covers, with multiple pencil notes at front cover; mild age-toning throughout; pages clean; RW consignment; shelved Case 7. More
Dublin: Messrs. Moncrieffe, Jenkin, Walker, et al. 1785. First Dublin Edition. Octavo, [8], 280 pages, [4]. In Very Good minus condition. Full contemporary calf, with morocco spine label and gilt lettering. Boards show light plus bumping to corners, light wear to tail of spine, moderate chipping to leather at head of spine, faint cracking to leather along joints, and light wear overall. Textblock has light plus age-toning and moderate foxing to edges, and moderate foxing interiorly overall. RW Consignment. Shelved in Case 7. More
Richmond: Shepherd and Pollard, 1826. First Edition. Octavo, 71 pages; G+; Brown paper wraps roughly sewn housed in clamshell box with morocco spine; Wraps worn with several small open tears, but silked for strength; wraps and textblock age-toned. More
![1352113 The Papers of James Madison, Purchased by Order of Congress [Three Volumes]. James...](https://secondstorybooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1352113.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1646234571)
Washington: Langtree and O'Sullivan, 1840. First Edition. Octavos; Three volumes; G; Half bound in brown leather with boards covered in blue textured paper; Gilt lettering and ornamentation to spines; Binding of first volume signed "Hickman, Binder" near tail of spine on front board; Significant chipping to leather of spine on first and third volumes; Rubbing to heads and tails of spines, edges and corners of boards; Light rubbing to paper covering boards; Joints starting on all volumes; All three volumes with name of previous owner to front free endpaper; Textblocks minimally age-toned but moderately foxed. Contents: Vol. I (lx, 580 pages, xxii) – Vol. II (xii, [2], 581-1242 pages) – Vol. III (xiv, [2], 1243-1624 pages, ccxlvi, [34], [complete with 30 pages of facsimile manuscript pages]). More
Frankfort: George S. Robinson, 1824. Second Edition. Octavos, Two volumes; VG; Light brown calf with morocco labels and gilt lettering; Boards show light wear to corners and bottom edges; Textblock has moderate age-toning and foxing to edges, light plus foxing interiorly throughout, a library stamp appears on the front pastedown, and a former owner's signature appears in pencil on the sfep. Contents: Vol. I. ([4], v, iii - vii, pp. 11 - 465, pp. 8) -- Vol. II. ([4], v, 524 pages); Shelved Case 7. More
Frankfort: Henry Gore, 1812. First Edition. Octavo, 6 pp., 407 pages; VG-; Contemporary dark brown leather with faded red label and faded gilt lettering; Housed in dark green leather case with gilt lettering to "spine" edge; Boards show moderate wear to edges and corners, light plus bumping to head and tail of spine, moderate bowing to back cover, and light cracking to leather overall; Textblock shows light plus soiling and age-toning to edges, light age-toning throughout interiorly, and several ink emendations to title-page; Lacking rare plate; Bookplate of former owner appears on front pastedown. Shelved Case 7. More
