Kaskaskia, I.T: Berry and Blackwell-Printers to the Territory, 1818. First edition. 21 cm. 104 pp., including contents leaf at end. Disbound pamphlet, early and later leaves quite foxed and browned. Byrd 12. Buck 1219. The final volume of territorial laws which were codified by the General Assembly of the newly..... More
Vincennes (IN): Harvey, Mason, and Co., 1858. Second edition (first published in 1839), with additions. 8vo. vii, 156, (1) pp. Howes L-152. Sabin 39317. Gephart 5472. Ownership signature at the end of the dedication, rather persistent foxing, but a very good copy. Original embossed green cloth (somewhat soiled), gilt spine..... More
Athens, (GA): Published by request of the society (Printed at the Southern Whig Office), 1842. First edition. 8vo. 29 pp. Not in American Imprints. This Athens printing apparently not recorded on OCLC (with does locate 11 copies of an Augusta printing). Disbound pamphlet (persistent light foxing). Very good. More
Savannah, (GA): The society, 1840. First edition. 8vo. 43 pp. Review of the founding of the colony of Georgia. Disbound pamphlet. More
NY: John A. Voorhies, Law Bookseller and Publisher, [1852]. 4to, 2 leaves, printed rectos only. Promotional flyer printed on blue paper, a prospectus with testimonials and press notices for John A. Rockwell's A COMPILATION OF SPANISH AND MEXICAN LAW IN RELATION TO MINES AND TITLES TO REAL ESTATE...then recently published..... More
Hazelhurst: nd [ca. 1870s?]. Business card, 3 ¼ x 2 inches, printed in several styles and sizes of type; also offering references from Oxford (Prof. Wm. F. Stearns), Jackson (Att’y Gen’l. Thos J. Wharton and Wiley P. Harris), and New Orleans; we have been unable to uncover any information regarding..... More
Philadelphia, [PA]: Printed by William S. Martien, and for sale by the booksellers generally, 1840. First edition. 8vo. [5], 6-295 pp. Original printed front wrapper, rear wrapper lacking. Bound into recent plain blue paper wrappers, covering the original. OCLC: AAS, Huntington, Cornell, Social Law Lib., Fenimore Art Museum, British Lib...... More
NP: np, 1871. First edition. 8vo. 26 pp. Involving the manner of distributing assets to creditors of an insolvent company. OCLC locates one copy (College of Charleston, a microform). Disbound pamphlet (trimmed closely along right edge, resulting in the loss of a letter of letters down the pages, but sense..... More
(Philadelphia: np, 1850. First edition. 8vo. 18 pp. From a prominent South Carolina family and a career United States naval officer, Middleton was unsuccessful in an attempt to divorce his wife in his home state, based on stories of her infidelity; he then attempted to have a special law for..... More
NP: np, (1874). First edition. 8vo. 109 pp. Complete financial statement by William J. Gayer, as receiver for the bank. Disbound pamphlet, lacking outer wrappers; some pencil markings and notes, but a good solid copy. More
Albany, [NY]: Whiting, Leavenworth and Whiting, 1802. First edition. 8vo. 796 pp. Original blue-grey paper over boards (soiled), uncut, front board loose, rear board detached, paper spine perished, with an 8-line printed notice (rubbed) pasted to the front cover from the publishers to their subscribers, appealing to their subscribers the..... More
Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Civic Commission, February, 1911. Small 4to. xvi, 169 pp. Illustrated with photographs, maps, graphs, and tables. Large folding map opposite page 92. Original brown cloth, slightly soiled. A very good copy. More
New York: Mason Brothers, 1860. First edition. 8vo. xvi, [11]-492 pp. With the half-title. Howes O-77. Sabin 57241. Clark Old South III, 481: "A record of Olmsted's observations made during a trip through Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, and the back country of the Carolinas and Virginia. He passed through such towns..... More
Prepared under the direction of the Committee on City Planning; adopted by the commission December, 1910. (Pittsburgh, PA): Pittsburgh Civic Commission, 1911. 4to. 18, 88-91 pp. Illustrated, double-page map, double-page colored plan, large folding color map. Original printed dark tan wrappers. Fine. The prospectus for Olmsted's Pittsburgh planning report. OCLC..... More
