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Washington Secretary David Humphreys' 1802 Anti-Slavery Poem dedicated to Prince Regent of Portugal by DAVID HUMPHREYS

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Title: Washington Secretary David Humphreys' 1802 Anti-Slavery Poem dedicated to Prince Regent of Portugal
Author: DAVID HUMPHREYS
Seller: Seth Kaller, Inc. (United States)
Description: David Humphreys served as an aide-de-camp to General George Washington during the Revolutionary War, and they kept up a voluminous correspondence after the war. After serving as ambassador to Portugal and then Spain, Humphreys imported a herd of merino sheep from Spain and founded the woolen industry in the United States. Humphreys' poem criticizes the institution of slavery that causes human suffering for American luxuries; praises the benefits of America's industrial capabilities, including wool; and the importance of education for American progress. Humphreys inscribed this copy to Prince Regent Dom Jo�o Maria Jos� Francisco Xavier de Paula Lu�s Ant�nio Domingos Rafael (1767-1826). From 1799, Prince John took the reins of government from his mother, Queen Dona Maria I (1734-1816), who had developed clinical depression. From 1816 until his death a decade later, he was King John VI of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves. After the recognition of Brazil's independence, he was the titular Emperor of Brazil and King of Portugal. DAVID HUMPHREYS. Autograph Manuscript Signed, "A Poem on American Industry," March 1802, Lisbon, Portugal. 32 pp. Excerpts[1] "Oh, could my song impressive horror bring,Of conscious guilt th' insufferable sting;From eyes untaught to weep the tear should start,And mercy melt the long obdur'd of heart.See naked negroes rear the sugar'd reeds!Behold! Their flesh beneath their driver bleeds!And hear their heart-heav'd groans! then say, how good,How sweet, the dainties drugg'd with human blood!" "Thou, slavery, (maledictions blast thy name!)Fell scourge of mortals, reason's foulest shame!Fly, fiend infernal! To thy Stygean shore,And let thy deeds defile my song no more." "Oh, might my guidance from the downs of Spain,Lead a white flock across the western main;Fam'd like the bark that bore the Argonaut,Should be the vessel with the burden fraught!Clad in the raiment my Merinos yield,Like Cincinnatus fed from my own field;Far from ambition, grandeur, care and strife,In sweet fruition of domestic life;There would I pass with friends, beneath my trees,What rests from public life, in letter'd ease." "From industry the sinews strength acquire,The limbs expand, the bosom feels new fire.Unwearied industry pervades the whole,Nor lends more force to body than to soul.Hence character is form'd, and hence proceedsTh' enlivening heat that fires to daring deeds:Then animation bids the spirit warm,Soar in the whirlwind and enjoy the storm.For our brave tars what clime too warm, too cold,What toil too hardy, or what task too bold?O'er storm-vex'd waves our vent'rous vessels roll,Round artic isles or near th' antarctic pole;Nor fear their crews the fell tornado's ire,Wrapp'd in a deluge of Caribbean fire.The wonders of the deep they see, while tostFrom earth's warm girdle to the climes of frost:Full soon to bid the battle's thunder roar,And guard with wooden walls their native shore." "Such sober habits industry prepares,And order guarantees for freedom's heirs.Say, in what state, so imbib'd the youthTh' eternal principles of right and truth?Where education such instruction spread?Where on the mind such influence morals shed?Where modesty with charms so fair appear'd?So honour'd age, and virtue so rever'd?" David Humphreys (1752-1818) was born in Connecticut and graduated from Yale in 1771. After graduating, he became the principal of a public school and then a private tutor. In 1776, he enlisted in the Continental Army in the 2nd Connecticut regiment. He wrote the first American sonnet, entitled "Addressed to my Friends at Yale College, on my Leaving Them to Join the Army." He served on the staffs of several generals, and in 1780, he became George Washington's aide-de-camp with the rank of colonel. He became a confidant and advisor to the general, and they became lifelong friends. After the Battle of Yorktown in 1781, Washington tasked Humphreys and another aide to deliver the surrendered British colors and his report on the battle to Congress. He was one of two aides who accompanied Washington when he resigned his commission to the Continental Congress. In 1785, he wrote "A Poem on the Happiness of America," which went through ten editions between 1786 and 1804. "With great pleasure I received the intimation of your spending the winter under this Roof," Washington wrote to Humphreys in 1787. "The invitation was not less sincere, than the reception will be cordial. The only stipulations I shall contend for are, that in all things you shall do as you please?I will do the same; and that no ceremony may be used or any restraint be imposed on any one." In May 1791, President George Washington appointed Humphreys as the first U.S. ambassador to Portugal. In 1797, President John Adams appointed Humphreys as the second U.S. ambassador to Spain. After his terms as ambassador, he introduced a herd of merino sheep from Spain into the United States in 1802. He established the first successful woolen mill factory in the United States. As a poet and author, he was one of the "Hartford Wits" and was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1804 and a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in June 1807. His play The Yankey in England (1814) was influential in establishing the stage character of the Yankee. Provenance: This manuscript descended in the Humphreys family until approximately 40 years ago, when the present seller, a now elderly art dealer in Vermont, acquired it. [1]>David Humphreys, "A Poem on the Industry of the United States of America,"in Vernon Louis Parrington, ed., The Connecticut Wits (Hamden, CT: Archon Books, 1963), 385-405.

ATLAS OF THE ENTIRE CITY OF BOSTON, BRIGHTON, FROM ACTUAL SURVEYS AND OFFICIAL PLANS by Bromley, George W. & Walter S.

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Title: ATLAS OF THE ENTIRE CITY OF BOSTON, BRIGHTON, FROM ACTUAL SURVEYS AND OFFICIAL PLANS
Author: Bromley, George W. & Walter S.
Seller: David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description: Philadelphia: G.W. Bromley & Co., 1925. Folio. 29 numbered double-page folio plates, colored, backed in linen; index and general map leaf. The plates are frequently dusted, and include contemporary, relevant notations. Loose covers and leaves. Good+.

The Whole Proceedings on the Trial of an Action Brought by Thomas.. by Trial; Roberts, William, Defendant

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Title: The Whole Proceedings on the Trial of an Action Brought by Thomas..
Author: Trial; Roberts, William, Defendant
Seller: The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (United States)
Description: 1794. taken in short-hand by Joseph Gurney.. taken in short-hand by Joseph Gurney. "Mr. Thomas Walker Commenced his Virulence Against Me..." [Trial]. Roberts, William, Defendant. Gurney, Joseph, Reporter. The Whole Proceedings on the Trial of an Action Brought by Thomas Walker, Merchant, Against William Roberts, Barrister at Law, For a Libel. Tried by a Special Jury at the Assizes at Lancaster, March 28, 1791, Before the Hon. Sir Alexander Thomson, Knight, One of the Barons of his Majesty's Court of Exchequer. Taken in Short Hand by Joseph Gurney. Manchester: Printed by Charles Wheeler, 1791 208 pp. Lacking half-title. [Bound with] [Roberts, William]. Supplementary Facts and Observations Occasioned by Mr. Walker's Publication of His Prosecution of Mr. Roberts; With Notes, &c. [Manchester?: S.n., 1791?]. 24 pp. Octavo (7-3/4" x 4-3/4"). Recent marbled boards, printed title label to spine, speckled edges. Moderate toning, light foxing and minor stains to a few leaves, light soiling to title pages, minor staining along gutter of the title page to The Whole Proceedings. A handsome volume. $500. * Only editions. Unhappy with his treatment by Walker during a lawsuit, Roberts circulated a flyer reading: "Mr. Thomas Walker commenced his virulence against me like a BULLY, has conducted it like a FOOL, has acted in it like a SCOUNDREL, has ended it like a COWARD, at last has turned BLACKGUARD and unworthy of association with, or notice of any Gentleman, who regards his own character." Walker won his case; Roberts paid damages of ?100. The Whole Proceedings is scarce, OCLC locates 9 copies in North American law libraries; Supplementary Facts is rare, OCLC locates 4 copies worldwide, 2 in North America, Princeton University, Temple University). English Short-Title Catalogue T99785, N37623.

Promotional portfolio for Spanish Jeweler Jaoquin Berao, with seven striking Mondigliani-like portraits of women wearing Berao pieces

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Title: Promotional portfolio for Spanish Jeweler Jaoquin Berao, with seven striking Mondigliani-like portraits of women wearing Berao pieces
Seller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Madrid, 1989. Portfolio, glossy card stock. Near Fine. This is a most unusual jewelry promotion, and while it is more modern than almost all of the ephemera and trade-related items we have in our stock, its singular artistry makes it something we are proud to have on offer. The portraits, each 31 by 22, have deliberately roughed, or uneven, edges. The palette employed is fleshy browns and oranges, with turquoise and silver eyes and touches of red and green providing a contrast. We assume a printing process was somehow employed, but the portraits come off as original watercolors. Berao's bold modernistic designs accessorize each of these women, a few, vaguely conjuring up Ava Gardner from "The Barefoot Contessa", but one would not know from the portraits themselves that these were prepared as part of a jewelry production. Rather, Berao is clearly promoting his jewelry by associating with an idealized strong, glamorous woman, one who is herself a work of art. Berao himself was born in 1945 and is still active, with his flagship store in Madrid and branches in Paris, Milan, Ibiza and Barcelona. The portraits have a tissue wrapping, and these slip into a fold in a portfolio of glossy card.

Detailed "House of Worth" 5.75" Paper Doll -- Upper Class French Blonde Beauty with Sixteen (16) Outfits with Twelve (12) Accessories

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Title: Detailed "House of Worth" 5.75" Paper Doll -- Upper Class French Blonde Beauty with Sixteen (16) Outfits with Twelve (12) Accessories
Seller: Eclectibles (United States)
Condition: Very good. Light dust soiling, heavy finger soiling to doll. A couple short tears. Neck break on doll with repairs.
Description: France, 1890. Very good. Light dust soiling, heavy finger soiling to doll. A couple short tears. Neck break on doll with repairs.. A handmade 5.75" paper doll depicting a slim upper class blonde beauty, accompanied by outfits and accessories inspired by the famed House of Worth. The outfits were produced earlier, for two dolls not present here, and this is a nice example of a child making her own doll to suit the outfits she has (perhaps been handed down by a sibling). The doll's hair evokes the then-trendy "Gibson Girl" style, and she faces the left in profile. The outfits face both sides, and she appears to elegantly look over her shoulder in the right-facing outfits (though it is obvious she was not original to those particular outfits). Made from scrap paper with French text on the back, each hand cut with original pencil and water color artwork. In total, there are sixteen (16) outfits and twelve (12) accessories (including hats and a veil, furs and robes). Includes slits to slip accessories over the doll. There is evening wear, day wear, outerwear, and even a swimming costume and grand wedding dress with veil. The House of Worth was a Fresh fashion house known for haute couture founded by Charles Frederick Worth in 1858, and reaching peak popularity in.

UNEARTH by AUSTER, Paul

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Title: UNEARTH
Author: AUSTER, Paul
Seller: Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Slight sunning to spine extending to cover. Near Fine
Description: (Weston, CT): Living Hand, (1974). First Edition. wraps. Slight sunning to spine extending to cover. Near Fine. Printed blue wraps. One of 1000 copies printed of this volume of poetry, the third volume of the publisher's series and Auster's first original work after two translations. Not published in hardcover.

The History of the U. S. Air Force by Anderton, David A.

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Title: The History of the U. S. Air Force
Author: Anderton, David A.
Seller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Description: New York: Crescent Books. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. A Fine edition with little rubbing to the edges of the boards and a previous owner's bookplate affixed to the front pastedown, housed in a Near Fine dust-jacket that sports some edgewear; This book traces the history of the United States Air Force from its inception to the present day. It covers the wars in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, as well as numerous other military actions. This book is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the history of the United States Air Force.; 4to; 255 pages .

Remains of the Rev. Carlos Wilcox, Late Pastor of the North Congregational Church in Hartford. With A Memoir of His Life by [Biography] [Religion] [Rev. Carlos Wilcox]

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Title: Remains of the Rev. Carlos Wilcox, Late Pastor of the North Congregational Church in Hartford. With A Memoir of His Life
Author: [Biography] [Religion] [Rev. Carlos Wilcox]
Seller: Americana Books ABAA (United States)
Condition: Fair
Description: Hartford: Published by Edward Hopkins. Printed by P. Canfield, 1828. First Edition. Leather bound. Fair. Octavo. [1], vi, pages 7-439, [1]. Brown sheepskin leather binding with title label on the spine. Leather is rubbed, cracked, and edge worn. Stitching cords visible in the hinges. Boards and contents still secure. Light to moderate toning to the contents.

The Essential Brigham Young (number 3 in the series, 'Classics in Mormon Thought') by Young, Brigham; Campbell, Eugene E.

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Title: The Essential Brigham Young (number 3 in the series, 'Classics in Mormon Thought')
Author: Young, Brigham; Campbell, Eugene E.
Seller: Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signature Books, 1992. Very Good. Young, Brigham. The Essential Brigham Young (number 3 in the series, 'Classics in Mormon Thought'). Campbell, Eugene E.. Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books, 1992. First edition.. 249pp. Indexed. 8vo. Book condition: Very good, with very light bumping to head of spine and light bumping to foot.. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good, with very light rubbing to front corners. In clear dust jacket protector..

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