An Act for the Amendment of the Laws with Respect to Wills; Passed 3d July 1837.
Dublin: Printed by George and John Grierson, 1828. First edition (?). 8vo. 16 pp. Not recorded on OCLC. Disbound pamphlet. Very good. More
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ACTS CONCERNING THE RELATION OF GUARDIAN AND WARD, IN THE STATE OF OHIO.
Cincinnati (OH): Robert Clarke & Co. 1863. First edition (?). 8vo. 16 pp. OCLC records four editions, 1866-1870, each with a single location, but not this one. Owner's name at the head of the front wrapper, else very good. Original printed green wrappers (darkened near the spine, some soiling). (#6175). More
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA, PASSED AT THE SESSION OF 1836-37, COMMENCING 5th DECEMBER, 1836, AND ENDING 31st MARCH, 1837. IN THE SIXTY-FIRST YEAR OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
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
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, PASSED AT THE EXTRA SESSION, HELD JULY FIRST, 1861, AT THE CITY OF WHEELING.
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
ACTS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO, TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION.....
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
Acts of the Province of Maryland, Made and Passed at a Session of Assembly, Begun and Held at the City of Annapolis, on Wednesday the Twenty-second Day of November, in the Eighth Year of the Dominion of the Right Honourable Frederick, Lord Baron of Baltimore, Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon, &c. Annoqye Domini 1758
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
Acts passed at the eighth session of the General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas : which was begun and held at the town of Little Rock, on Monday, the seventh day of October, and ended on Saturday, the sixteenth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.
Little Rock: Printed by William E. Woodruff, Printer to the Territory, 1834. 20 cm.; 119, iii p. Stitched signatures, unopened and untrimmed. Very good. Allen 35 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
ACTS PASSED AT THE THIRD SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, BEGUN AND HELD IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON... ON THE NINETEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN.
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
THE BORDER RUFFIAN CODE IN KANSAS [caption title].
(NY: New York Tribune), nd [1856]. 8vo. 15 pp. [partly printed double-column]. Map of the United States, showing the division of slave and non-slave states, printed on the rear wrapper. Original self-wrappers (some wear at extremities); paper browned, but very good. First edition. Gives extracts of the code "notoriously forced... More
BY-LAWS OF KEYSVILLE LODGE, A.F. & A.M. NO. 154, ADOPTED JANUARY 10, 1874.
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
The Case of Dred Scott in the United States Supreme Court: The Full Opinions of Chief Justice Taney and Justice Curtis, and Abstracts of the Opinions of the Other Judges; With an Analysis of the Points Ruled, and Some Concluding Observations.
NY: The Tribune Association, 1860. 8vo. 104 pp. Self-wrappers (a little soiled), stitched. Very good. One of three reprint editions published in 1860 for use in the 1860 political campaigns (first published in 1857). Sabin 70258. Blockson Catalogue 2556 (for the first edition). No edition in Work. More
CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES. CLEMENT W. BENNETT, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND AGENTS FOR CLAIMS, CORNER OF H AND 11th STREETS, WASHINGTON, D.C. Approximately 1854.
4 pp. promotional letter offering sevices for Revolutionary claims and pensions. Was folded in letter format and bears postmark. Some small tears at folds, else very good. More
CODE OF LAWS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Prepared under the Authority of the Act of Congress of the 29th of April, 1816, Entitled "An Act Authorizing the Judges of the Circuit Court, and the Attorney for the District of Columbia. to Prepare a Code of Jurisprudence for the Said District."
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
A Collection of All Such Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, of a Public and Permanent Nature, as Are Now in Force. With a New and Complete Index; to which are prefixed the Declaration of Rights, and Constitution, or Form of Government
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
Constitucion Politica del Estado de Hidalgo
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
THE CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW-YORK; TO WHICH ARE ADDED, THE ACT OF INCORPORATION, AND THE LAWS OF THE CORPORATION AND STATE RELATING TO FIRES.
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
Constitution of the State of North-Carolina, Together with the Ordinances and Resolutions of the Constitutional Convention, Assembled in the City of Raleigh, Jan. 14th, 1868
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
Constitution of the United States of America, as Proposed by the Convention Held at Philadelphia, September 17, 1787, and Since Ratified by the Several States; with the Amendments Thereto, Marginal Notes, and Index; Also, "An Act to Establish a Territorial Government for Utah," Approved, September 9, 1850. Published by authority, 1000 copies ordered to be printed.
G[reat] S[alt] L[ake] City, U.T. 1852. First edition. Small 8vo. 48 pp. Disbound pamphlet. Very good. More
Constitutional Convention. / Independent Candidate! / [followed by a public letter to General John H. Young, urging him to run for a spot in the state constitutional convention, signed by 30 citizens, and Young's reply]
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
Course of Study and Rules and Regulations of the Public Schools of the City of San Marcos, Texas, for the Year Beginning September First, 1906.
San Marcos, TX: Democrat Print, 1906. First edition (?). Small 8vo. 24 pp. Ads for local businesses. Includes course of study for each grade and lists teachers for a "Mexican School" and a "Colored School." Not recorded on OCLC. Original printed tan wrappers (spine shows some wear), stapled.; some stray... More
[Cut of the American Eagle, 5 x 11 inches] / Pensions!! Justice for the Soldier!! / Soldiers, Attention! / $86,000,000 for / PENSIONS / 1883 / [followed by 11 lines explaining some new laws related to Civil War pensions]. Signed in type at the end "J.W. Flenner."
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
DAMAGE WARRANT. DANIEL McCROSKEY vs. WILLIAM ELIS, SEPT. 4th, 1865.
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
David G. Harding vs. Thomas J. Watts and Thomas J. Woodall, a complete manuscript copy of the case, its petitions, depositions, hearings, and trials, as it headed for final resolution in the Texas Supreme Court, 28 November 1849; docketed by Thomas Green, "Filedf Dec. 12. 1849. / Green / Clk."
Folio. 44 pp. [rectos only]. Tied in upper margin; some wear along bottom edge of each leaf, out leaf with substantial wear and browning. Still very good. In January 1845 Harding filed suit against Watts and Woodall, trying to gain payment for property, including farmland on two San Augustine County... More
Debates and Other Proceedings of the Convention of Virginia, Convened at Richmond, on Monday the Second Day of June, 1788, for the Purpose of Deliberating on the Constitution Recommended by the Grand Federal Convention. To which is prefixed the federal Constitution; Taken in short hand, by David Robertson of Petersburg
Richmond, (VA): Printed at the Enquirer-Press, for Ritchie & Worsley and Augustine Davis, 1805. Second edition (first printed in three volumes in Petersburg, 1788-1789). 8vo. viii, 477 pp. From the new preface for this edition: "On the fundamental principles of the constitution, on the sanctity of the will of the... More
DEBATES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, DURING THE FIRST SESSION OF THE FOURTH CONGRESS... [in two parts].
Philadelphia [PA]: printed for Benj. Franklin Bache, by Bioren & Madan, 1796. First edition. 8vo.; 386; 362 pp. Part I: UPON THE CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS OF THE HOUSE, WITH RESPECT TO TREATIES [bound with] Part II: UPON THE SUBJECT OF THE BRITISH TREATY. Contemporary leather binding; gilt stamped black morocco spine... More