Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 14 August, 1847, certifying that William Garrett who made this copy of the 1828 act was, in fact, Secretary of State, this certification signed by Joshua S. Martin as Governor and Garrett, as Secretary of State, with the state seal affixed (eroded). The copy presents: “An Act Defining..... More
Dublin: Printed by George and John Grierson, 1828. First edition (?). 8vo. 16 pp. Not recorded on OCLC. Disbound pamphlet. Very good. More
Williamsburg, (VA): Published by order of the General Assembly. Printed by W. Rind, A. Purdie, and J. Dixon, 1769. Third and final compilation of the laws of colonial Virginia to be printed in Virginia, all Williamsburg imprints, 1733, 1752, and 1769, respectively; prior to these, the compiled laws of Virginia..... More
Columbia, (SC): Printed by D. & J. J. Faust, State printers, 1808. First edition. Thick 8vo. Two volumes bound in one: (2, title page), (80, index), 394, (9, titles of the acts); 567, (13, titles of the acts) pp. The index prints 34 entries under "Negroes," almost all pertaining to..... More
Richmond [VA]: printed by Thomas Ritchie, 1837. 8vo.; 338pp. Bound with ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA, PASSED AT THE EXTRA SESSION, COMMENCING ON THE 12th, AND TERMINATING ON THE 24th JUNE, 1837... Richmond: printed by Thomas Ritchie, 1837. 8vo.; 270pp. Full leather; gilt stamped leather spine label (gilt..... More
Wheeling: Printed at the Daily Press Book and Job Office, 1861. 8vo. 65 pp. Self-wrappers, stitched (lacks outer printed wrappers); some foxing, a little staining, but very good. First edition. Includes the ordinances of the convention, with a separate title page. More
Santa Fe, N. M. New Mexican Printing Company, 1889. First edition. 8vo. xv, 408 pp. Among the acts passed this session: a bill to prevent women from entering saloons for drinking or other reasons; protection and propagation of fish; an act preventing adulterated food or drugs being sold in the..... More
Annapolis: Printed by Jonas Green, 1758. First edition. Folio. 8 pp. Rare; various bibliographies and reference sources locate a total of five copies. Not in Evans. Shipton & Mooney 40968 (Maryland Diocesan Library). Bristol B-1957 (Library of Congress, Harvard-Law, Peabody Institute, Maryland Historical Society). Wroth "History of Printing in Colonial..... More
Little Rock: Printed by William E. Woodruff, Printer to the Territory, 1834. 20 cm. 119, iii pp. Stitched signatures, unopened and untrimmed. Very good. ALLEN 33 OCLC: AAS, Univ. of AR Fayetteville, Univ. of AR Law, Georgetown Univ., Georgetown Univ. Law, Law Library of LA, Univ. of Houston, Univ. of..... More
New-Orleans, (LA): John Gibson, State Printer, 1829. First edition. 8vo. 200, 21 pp. Printed in English and French, the same text on facing pages; the second section prints the "Constitution or Form of Government of the State of Louisiana." Includes various acts related to slavery. American Imprints 39326. Persistent light..... More
Washington: Rapine & Elliott, 1815. 202pp., 30pp. table of contents & index. Included is the official printing of the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812. Original plain wraps (chipped). Spine reinforced with paper tape contemporarily, now mostly chipped away. Faint old staining to early pages, some foxing. Text..... More
Raleigh, (NC): Edwards & Broughton Printing Co., 1915. First edition. 8vo. 25, (1) pp. Frontispiece of the statue. Cover title: "Thomas Ruffin / 1787-1870." Ruffin, a native of Virginia, graduated from Princeton before studying law in North Carolina under Archibald Murphey, commencing his practice in Hillsborough where he was elected..... More
Charlotte C. H. Charlotte Gazette Printing Office, 1874. 16mo. 10 pp. Original printed blue wrappers. Very good. First edition (?). Includes a list of the lodge's officers. Scarce; apparently unrecorded on OCLC. More
[Washington, DC: np, ca. 1854]. 4 pp. promotional letter offering services for Revolutionary claims and pensions. Was folded in letter format and bears postmark. Some small tears at folds, else very good. More
Washington, (DC): Printed by Davis & Force, 1819. First edition. 8vo. 575 pp. Ownership signature of James F. Haliday, who served on the District's Common Council in the early 1840s, at the head of the title page. Sabin 20300. American Imprints 47836. Cohen 10307. Original paper-backed drab boards (rubbed), printed..... More
Richmond, (VA): Printed by Samuel Pleasants, Jun., and Henry Pace, 1803. 4to. (2), v, 454, 72 [Index] pp. With a nice Virginia provenance, inscribed by an early owner at the head of the title page "M. C. [?] Fitzhugh his Book / Bot. of General John Hungerford / Price 6#..... More
Boston, (MA): By Thomas Adams, printer to the Honourable, The General Court, 1792. 22 x 18 cm. 8pp. Stitched sheets, splitting across center of the first leaf where text had been folded, with loss of a word or two, edges worn. EVANS 24521. Lists what is rateable including Mulattoes, Negroes..... More
Philadelphia [PA]: printed and sold by Andrew Bradford, 1722. 18 1/2 cm.; (8), xii, 232 pp. Bound with THE OFFICE, DUTY AND AUTHORITY OF SHERIFFS, HOW AND IN WHAT MANNER TO EXECUTE THE SAME, ACCORDING TO THE COMMON AND STATUTE LAWS OF GREAT-BRITAIN, WHICH ARE NOW IN FORCE AND USE..... More
Mexico: Imp. de I. Cumplido, 1870. First edition. 8vo. 31 pp. The first constitution of the Mexican state of Hidalgo which was created January 15, 1869. In 1861 a plan to create the new state of Hidalgo out of parts of the state of Mexico was advanced by Federal deputies;..... More
NY: Printed by Vanderpool & Cole, 1826. 8vo. 41, (1) pp. Original plain brown wrappers, stitched; old ink calculations on blank rear endpaper, corners of some leaves curled, but a very good untrimmed copy, virtually as issued. First edition to incorporate the laws passed 1813-1824. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 25535. OCLC locates..... More
San Angelo [TX]: Whitsitt Printing Co., nd [1956]. Black lettered buff paperwraps, stapled. 16 cm. [2 blank], [11] [1 blank] pp. Ink note on front wrapper, "Secretary's Copy." Signed in ink on the last page by Patricia H. Marschall, Secretary-Treasurer of the Tom Green County Bar Association, 20th February 1956..... More
Raleigh, NC: Joseph W. Holden, Convention Printer, 1868. First edition. 8vo. 129, iv pp. "A relatively progressive document that borrowed from the previous state constitutions and added new provisions. It abolished slavery and provided for universal male suffrage … voters' rights were increased, with male citizens no longer required to..... More
Urbana, OH: John H. Young, 1873. Printed broadside, 14 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches, with a larger bold head and the letters printed in bold face. Influenced, however, by your letter and by the solicitations of a large number of citizens of both parties," Young agreed to become an Independent..... More
Washington, DC: J.W. Flenner, 1883. Printed broadside, 19 x 12 inches, employing several sizes and styles of type, including a large display type (3 1/4 inches) in the head. A solicitation for the business of Civil War veterans and their widows, especially deserters and the disabled. "Pensions, Increase, Bounty, Back..... More
Single sheet of lined paper, measuring 7 1/2 x 12 in. A manuscript warrant from Sumner County, Tennessee from J.H. Caldwell, Justice of the Peace, authorizing the Sheriff or any constable of the said county to summon William Elis to appear to answer the complaint of Daniel McCroskey regarding the..... More
