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The Union Officially Welcomes a New State, the Westernmost Point in the Contiguous United States

The Union Officially Welcomes a New State, the Westernmost Point in the Contiguous United States by Benjamin Harrison

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The Union Officially Welcomes a New State, the Westernmost Point in the Contiguous United States
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Benjamin Harrison
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The Raab Collection (United States)
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11/11/1889. A true treasure, being the only admission order for statehood we have ever seenhttps://vimeo.com/916158914?share=copy Washington became the 42nd state of the United States on November 11, 1889, when President Benjamin Harrison issued a proclamation admitting it to the Union. After a hiatus of thirteen years when no new states were admitted to the Union, the United States Congress passed an act in February 1889 enabling the territories of Washington, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana to seek statehood. President Cleveland signed the act. Before statehood could be conferred, a state constitution had to be written and passed by the Territories.Washington’s constitutional convention was duly convened in Olympia, the territorial capital, on July 4, 1889, in crowded and swelteringly hot conditions. The delegates were chosen by a formula devised by Congress which required the governor and chief justice of the Supreme Court to divide the territory into twenty-five voting districts of approximately equal populations. Election was apportioned by the party affiliation: of the three delegates representing each district, two were of the majority party and one of a minority party.Some of the most contentious issues under discussion involved the disposition of school and state lands and the regulation or sale of tide lands. The regulation of railroads was also a much-debated topic. In the end the Constitution reflected the issues and concerns of its day: the restrictions placed on the Legislature, the many statewide elected officials that split the responsibilities of governance, and the amending formula. Washington citizens approved the State Constitution by a vote of 40,152 to 11,879 in the election called by Territorial Governor Miles C. Moore on October 1, 1889.On October 23, Moore wrote President Harrison stating that as Governor of the Territory of Washington, he certified that Washington had voted for statehood, and requesting “to be admitted to the Union on an Equal Footing with the Original States…” Harrison responded with the procedure to be followed to effect the admission, saying “Section Eight of the Enabling Act requires that the Governor shall certify ‘a copy of said Constitution’ etc. The copy sent is duly certified by the Secretary. Send another certified by you, and attested by the Secretary with the seal attached.” On November 4, in response to the President’s instructions, Moore sent Harrison “a copy of the Constitution of the State of Washington, certified in the manner prescribed in your telegram of this date, attested by the Secretary, with the seal of the Territory attached.” A week later, on November 11, 1889, the formalities perfected, Harrison proclaimed Washington a state.Harrison’s proclamation stated in part: “Whereas the Congress of the United States did by an act approved on the 22d day of February, 1889, provide that the inhabitants of the Territory of Washington might upon the conditions prescribed in said act become the State of Washington; and Whereas it was provided by said act that delegates elected as therein provided to a constitutional convention in the Territory of Washington should meet at the seat of government of said Territory, and that after they had met and organized they should declare on behalf of the people of Washington that they adopt the Constitution of the United States, whereupon the said convention should be authorized to form a State government for the proposed State of Washington; and…Whereas it has been certified to me by the governor of said Territory that within the time prescribed by said act of Congress a constitution for the proposed State of Washington has been adopted, and that the same has been ratified by a majority of the qualified voters of said proposed State in accordance with the conditions prescribed in said act; and…""Whereas a duly authenticated copy of said constitution and articles, as required by said act, has been received by me: Now, therefore, I, Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States of America, do, in accordance with the provisions of the act of Congress aforesaid, declare and proclaim the fact that the conditions imposed by Congress on the State of Washington to entitle that State to admission to the Union have been ratified and accepted and that the admission of the said State into the Union is now complete. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this 11th day of November, A. D. 1889…”All that was left was for the President to order implementation of the proclamation. Document signed, as president, November 11, 1889, the same day as the proclamation, implementing that proclamation by directing the Secretary of State to “cause the Seal of the United States to be affixed to my Proclamation announcing the admission of the State of Washington into the Union.” Harrison then wrote Governor Moore that Washington’s ""admission... into the Union is complete.""The news was immediately telegraphed to Olympia, setting off celebrations in the new state's capital, where elected officials and citizens have been waiting with increasing impatience for word that Washington is finally a state after 36 years as a territory. The announcement in the senate chamber that the proclamation had been signed touched off a raucous celebration: There was a moment of dead silence, followed by a roar which shook the ancient wooden capitol. Jubilation spread from the senate to the house and then down Main street to the town. The cannon, which had been charged for days awaiting the great event, fired unceasing salvos.A true treasure, being the only admission order for statehood we have ever seen.
George Washington's "To Bigotry No Sanction" Letter to the Newport Hebrew Congregation: Exceedingly Rare Broadside in Yiddish and English

George Washington's "To Bigotry No Sanction" Letter to the Newport Hebrew Congregation: Exceedingly Rare Broadside in Yiddish and English by GEORGE WASHINGTON

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George Washington's "To Bigotry No Sanction" Letter to the Newport Hebrew Congregation: Exceedingly Rare Broadside in Yiddish and English
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GEORGE WASHINGTON
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Seth Kaller, Inc. (United States)
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"All possess alike liberty of conscience, and immunities of citizenship. It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights. For happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection, should demean themselves as good citizens, in giving it on all occasions their effectual support?." GEORGE WASHINGTON. Broadside in English and Yiddish, featuring a facsimile of George Washington's original letter (in English) to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island, along with its translation into Yiddish. With blue and gold border, and a portrait of Washington on the top surrounded by George Washington's family crest with the motto Virtas Sola Nobilitas (Virtue alone ennobles, or more colloquially, Virtue is its own reward), and the Great Seal of the United States with its motto E Pluribus Unum (Out of Many, One). The text is printed over an outline portrait of George Washington in light bright yellow. Legend at bottom left: "Copyrighted by Julius Loeb, 10 Spruce St., N.Y., U.S." Ca. late 19th century, possibly for the centennial of the letter (1790) or of Washington's death (1799). 15.5 x 21.75 in., framed to 24.75 x 31 in. On August 17, 1790, Moses Seixas, a Newport merchant and banker, wrote a welcome address to George Washington on behalf of the Congregation Kahal Kadosh Yeshuat Israel. From fifteen Sephardic families who arrived in 1658, Newport's Jewish community grew to be the largest in the colonies by the Revolutionary War. Many Jews left during the British occupation, but a significant number returned. By the time of Washington's visit, there were approximately 300 Jews in the thriving Newport community. Seixas' letter expressed his hopes for the success of the new "government erected by the majesty of the people, a government which to bigotry gives no sanction, persecution no assistance, but generously affording to all Liberty of conscience." Washington echoed Seixas's words, and built on them, to make his most celebrated statement on religious freedom, describing a nation based on inclusion. Newport's Touro Synagogue is the oldest Jewish house of worship in North America. A public reading of George Washington's letter takes place every year in this synagogue.Professionally conservation treated, 2025. Provenance: "The Wayte Raymond Public Auction Sale, Part 4, December 6-8, 1978, New York City, lot no. 26" (according to the label attached to the reverse side of the frame) > Kedem Auction House, February 18, 2025, lot 334. Professionally conservation treated, 2025.
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Témoignage. by Jean Cocteau.

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Témoignage.
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Jean Cocteau.
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Marninart, Inc (ABAA-ILAB) (United States)
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Very Good
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Témoignage.Jean Cocteau. Pierre Bertrand Editeur Paris, 1956. Homage to Pablo Picasso in occasion of its seventy-fifth birthday. Limited in 125 numbered copies, of which this copy is n. 57. Illustrated with an original etching by Picasso depicting a nude turned on the back, dated, signed, and inscribed in plate, and an original etching by Paul Lemagny, a portrait of Picasso. In very good condition. Complete condition report on request as well extra pictures.
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Daphnis and Chloe by Longus

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Daphnis and Chloe
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Longus
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Marninart, Inc (ABAA-ILAB) (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Dafhnis and Chloe by Longus. Braziller 1977. Translate by George Moore. Illustrated by Chagall with 42 plates in color, of which several in double page, reproducing Chagall's original limited edition of 1961. A fine copy in pictorical dust jacket in fine condition, complete of slipcase.
Derrière le Miroir 211 Fiedler, 1974. With 4 original lithographs

Derrière le Miroir 211 Fiedler, 1974. With 4 original lithographs by Claude Esteban, Fiedler

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Derrière le Miroir 211 Fiedler, 1974. With 4 original lithographs
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Claude Esteban, Fiedler
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Marninart, Inc (ABAA-ILAB) (United States)
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Very Good
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Derrière le Miroir n. 211, Fiedler, 1974. With 4 original lithographs in color, 2 of which in double page. Includes 6 lithographs in color and 28 reproductions in B/W. Loose as issued. In very good conditions.
What the End is For

What the End is For by Graham, Jorie; Vendler, Helen (Introductory Essay); Lethbridge, Julian (Artist)

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What the End is For
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Graham, Jorie; Vendler, Helen (Introductory Essay); Lethbridge, Julian (Artist)
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Swan's Fine Books (United States)
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San Francisco: The Arion Press, 2014. Limited Edition. Hardcover. New. Julian Lethbridge. 11 by 9 inches, 238 pages. The type is Stymie, in 12 point for the poems, 10 point for the introduction and subsidiary material, composed and cast by Mackenzie & Harris in Monotype. The paper is mould-made, from the Magnani mill in Italy, 190-gram weight. The binding is in full violet cloth with titling in black. The book is housed in a full-cloth slipcase. The edition is limited to 300 numbered copies. The book is signed by both the author and the artist. This is a generous selection of fifty-five poems, written between 1977 and 2011, by Jorie Graham. She is in the front rank of American poets and the recipient of many prizes, including the Pulitzer Prize, and a MacArthur Fellowship. Jorie Graham was born in Rome in 1950. Her father, Bill Pepper, was the Mediterranean correspondent for Newsweek magazine. Her mother is the sculptor Beverly Pepper. At Harvard University she has succeeded Seamus Heaney as the Boylston Professor of Poetry. There she became a colleague of the critic Helen Vendler, who is the A. Kingsley Porter University Professor at Harvard. Vendler chose the poems for this volume in consultation with the poet, and she has written the introductory essay. Helen Vendler writes in her introduction: "This selection from Graham's hundreds of poems brings into view her deepest human concerns and her persistent inventiveness in poetic style. The poems have of course changed with Graham herself and with alterations in public concerns. Time - its nature, its flow, and its effect on human consciousness - has been her most acute cause of disquiet: the two words 'hurry' and 'delay' contend throughout her work. But Graham, in her recent poetry, is not merely the private person of her early books, before world events pressed her to global ecological overviews and arduous transhistorical narratives." The book contains sixteen color relief prints by Julian Lethbridge, who lives in New York City and is represented by the Paula Cooper Gallery. The abstract prints in the book were printed by letterpress in colors from photopolymer plates made using separate drawings by the artist. ___POSTAGE: Please note that this is an unusually large and heavy book additional postage may apply; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
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Kritische Besprechung der gegen die Bedeutung der Tuberkelbacillen gerichteten Publicationen [ drop title ] by Koch, R

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Kritische Besprechung der gegen die Bedeutung der Tuberkelbacillen gerichteten Publicationen [ drop title ]
Author
Koch, R
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Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
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A good copy; linen remnant of mounting stub along gutter of first page; small inst. blind stamp in the margin of the first page.
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Berlin: Deut. Med. Wochen., 1883. OFFPRINT.. dsbd.. A good copy; linen remnant of mounting stub along gutter of first page; small inst. blind stamp in the margin of the first page.. 8vo. A little known and important scientific paper. In the previous year Koch had announced his discovery of the tubercle bacillus and his work on cultivating the bacillus and producing experimental tuberculosis in animals - work for which he was to win the Nobel Prize in 1905. In the offprint offered here Koch responds to contemporary critics of this work. The critics are mostly American. Much to their regret Koch addresses each in turn highlighting the failings of their arguments or their shoddy research. The paper has a printed notice above the drop title stating it is a ' Separatabrduck ' . See G - M # 2331.
LAST ESSAYS

LAST ESSAYS by Conrad, Joseph

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LAST ESSAYS
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Conrad, Joseph
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Sumner & Stillman (United States)
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1926. With an Introduction by Richard Curle. Garden City NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926. Original dark blue cloth, with dust jacket. First American Edition of this posthumous collection of twenty essays, most of which had previously appeared in England in limited pamphlet form. In our experience the American edition of LAST ESSAYS is considerably scarcer than the English one. This is a fine copy; the dust jacket, which bears a portrait of Conrad (and the verso of which bears a large ad for Kipling's works) is also fine -- and quite uncommon thus. Supino A27.2.0; Keating 202.
Tested Receipts. Contributed by Members of the Froebel Society of Brooklyn, N. Y.

Tested Receipts. Contributed by Members of the Froebel Society of Brooklyn, N. Y. by [Froebel Society (Brooklyn, N.Y.)]

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Tested Receipts. Contributed by Members of the Froebel Society of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Author
[Froebel Society (Brooklyn, N.Y.)]
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Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink (United States)
Description
Brooklyn: The Society, 1897. Small octavo (18 x 13 cm.), 78 pages. Table of contents. Blank pages appended. FIRST EDITION. Approximately two hundred forty recipes, most of them attributed, if only with initials. Varied interests on the part of the Froebel mothers are in evidence. Sandhurst Pie would appear to be akin to British pub-style meat pies covered with mashed potatoes. An earthenware coffee biggin (the first "French" drip-brewing method) is proposed as the best way to make Coffee for Breakfast. Sorting out what An Italian Dish is will take some doing: it may be have been inspired by a tomato risotto, though the recipe calls for far too little moisture (pilafs are dryer, perhaps, but not especially Italian). The mystery ought to be solved, as we are told that "it is fit for a king." ~ The Froebel Academy, a school founded upon the early-childhood educational philosophy of Freidrich Fröbel (1782-1852 – the originator of the idea of Kindergarten – opened in September 1883, at 176-178 Brooklyn Avenue. The Society was established the following April by teachers and mothers of children in attendance. The present copy of Tested Receipts was owned by Mrs. Chauncey E. (Mary Thompson Frothingham) Low of Brooklyn Heights, a philanthropist and arts patron; articles of clothing she donated to the Brooklyn Museum can still be seen at the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute, where the relevant collection is now housed. Several text corrections in pencil; owner's surname in pencil on flyleaf, otherwise fine, in blue publisher's cloth with gilt lettering. Rare. [OCLC locates no copies; not in Brown or Cagle].
The Reds and the Blacks: A Personal Adventure [Inscribed]

The Reds and the Blacks: A Personal Adventure [Inscribed] by ATTWOOD, William

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The Reds and the Blacks: A Personal Adventure [Inscribed]
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ATTWOOD, William
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
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New York: Harper & Row, 1967. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (22cm). Red and black three-piece cloth binding, in grey, red, white, and black dust jacket; cartographic endpapers; x,341,[1]pp; black and white photographs. Inscribed by the author to Anne and J. Wayne Fredericks on half-title: "For Wayne-who was always passing through town, and Anne-who taught him all about protocol-With affection and admiration-Bill Atwood." With Fredericks' 1967 ownership inscription above. A sound copy, lightly rubbed with slight dustiness to top edge and very slight fading to edges, Very Good or better. Jacket unclipped (priced $5.95), gently edge-rubbed with tiny chips at spine ends, minor scuffing to lower spine: Very Good. Memoir of Attwood's time as the U.S. Ambassador to Guinea and Kenya during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, discussing the relationship between Kenyan politics and communism. Inscribed to J. Wayne Fredericks, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State from 1961-67. [61996].
Address Delivered Before the Historical Society of the University of North-Carolina, June 6, 1855

Address Delivered Before the Historical Society of the University of North-Carolina, June 6, 1855 by ATKINSON, [Thomas]

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Address Delivered Before the Historical Society of the University of North-Carolina, June 6, 1855
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ATKINSON, [Thomas]
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
Raleigh: Holden & Wilson, 1855. First Edition. Octavo (21.5cm.); removed; 32pp. Front signature separated but present, some shallow chips and tiny losses along margins, textblock rather foxed; Good only. Admiring account of the life and deeds of Oliver Cromwell by the Bishop of North Carolina. SABIN 2286.
Abstract Art Before Columbus

Abstract Art Before Columbus by ASHTON, Dore (text); Lee Boltin (photographs); André Emmerich (preface)

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Abstract Art Before Columbus
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ASHTON, Dore (text); Lee Boltin (photographs); André Emmerich (preface)
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
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New York: André Emmerich Gallery, 1957. First Edition. Laid in materials: three invitation cards, including one for this gallery exhibit, John Levee's exhibit on gouaches, and Lee Boltin's Pre-Columbian Objects exhibit; four André Emmerich Gallery pamphlets including the Pre-Columbian Sculpture exhibit, Adolph Gottlieb's artwork, John Levee's art exhibit on gouaches, and the artwork of Theodoros Stamos; one signed postcard to Dr. E.M. Mendelson from André Emmerich inviting him to see the new gallery; one illustrated gallery poster on Pre-Columbian Art / Mexico Central America Peru 1000BC - AD 1500 / Stone Pottery Textiles Jade and Gold; one pamphlet on A Seminar on the Art of the Ancient Cultures of the Americas. Quarto (27.5cm); orange paper-covered boards stamped in black in spine and covers; [6],7-40,[8]pp; black-and-white photographic (halftone) illustrations throughout. Lightly spine-faded, with light shelf-wear and soil, and modest rubbing to board edges; Very Good. This is Volume II in a continuing series of publications, with this text published in conjunction with its art exhibition of the same title in May 1967, and prefaced by the gallerist. [87782].
Russian Literature & Art: Auction 29 October, 2008 [Sale NY017]

Russian Literature & Art: Auction 29 October, 2008 [Sale NY017] by BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS

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Russian Literature & Art: Auction 29 October, 2008 [Sale NY017]
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BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
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New York: Bloomsbury Auctions, 2008. First Edition. Slim quarto (29.5cm.); publisher's pictorial card wrappers; 159pp.; color illus. throughout. Light shelf wear, shallow crease to bottom fore-edge corner of upper cover, else Very Good to Near Fine. Bilingual (English and Russian) promotional booklet laid in.
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AN APPEAL TO COMMON SENSE AND COMMON JUSTICE; OR, IRREFRAGABLE FACTS OPPOSED TO PLAUSIBLE THEORIES: INTENDED TO PROVE THE EXTREME INJUSTICE, AS WELL AS THE UTTER IMPOLICY OF THE EXISTING TARIFF. ILLUSTRATED BY A SKETCH OF THE POLICY AND SITUATION OF ENGLAND, FRANCE, AND HOLLAND by Carey, M[athew]

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AN APPEAL TO COMMON SENSE AND COMMON JUSTICE; OR, IRREFRAGABLE FACTS OPPOSED TO PLAUSIBLE THEORIES: INTENDED TO PROVE THE EXTREME INJUSTICE, AS WELL AS THE UTTER IMPOLICY OF THE EXISTING TARIFF. ILLUSTRATED BY A SKETCH OF THE POLICY AND SITUATION OF ENGLAND, FRANCE, AND HOLLAND
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Carey, M[athew]
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David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
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Philadelphia: Published by H.C. Carey and I. Lea., 1822. pp viii, [5]-92, as issued. Light to moderate foxing, Good+. Carey was one of the most articulate pre-Civil War advocates of a high protective tariff to encourage American enterprise. "He did more than anyone else, if we except Hamilton, to found the American nationalist school of economic thought." DAB. Here he analyzes the economic depression in Pennsylvania in 1818-1820, and attributes it to insufficiency of protection for "the interests of the grain-growing states." Some industries, such as potteries, have received a mortal blow from "the influx of foreign ware." Others, "particularly the woollens and coarse cottons," are just now recovering. A second edition was published in March, and a third in April, 1822. FIRST EDITION. AI 8259 [7].
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ON COLOUR: and on the necessity for a general diffusion of taste among all classes. With remarks on laying out dressed geometrical gardens. Examples of good and bad taste, illustrated by woodcuts and coloured plates in contrast by Wilkinson, Sir J. Gardner

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ON COLOUR: and on the necessity for a general diffusion of taste among all classes. With remarks on laying out dressed geometrical gardens. Examples of good and bad taste, illustrated by woodcuts and coloured plates in contrast
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Wilkinson, Sir J. Gardner
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Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
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Near Fine
Description
London: John Murray, 1858. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. A fine copy, recently rebound in plain blue cloth with gilt-stamped titles spine. New endpapers, original fly leaf then running as called for - xvi + 408 + 302, lacking errata. Evidence that the copy was minimally trimmed but no loss to any plates or text. Pity not in original binding as the internals are the nicest we've seen of this influential work.
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The Admirable Crighton [in Dramatic Form] by Barrie, James Matthew (author); Hugh Thomson (illustrator)

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The Admirable Crighton [in Dramatic Form]
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Barrie, James Matthew (author); Hugh Thomson (illustrator)
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
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Very good
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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1918. Second printing (?). Hardcover. Very good. Thomson, Hugh. 235, (1)pp. Pale green cloth decorated in dark green and red, spine lettered in green. Decorated title page, frontispiece, illustrations and cover design by Hugh Thomson.There are 20 tipped-in color plates, each with a guard sheet with a vignette and descriptive letterpress. plus numerous black & white text drawings. "Once a month, Lord Loam encourages his servants to enter the drawing room for tea. This ritual defiance of tradition disturbs Crichton, the butler, who regards the class system as "the natural outcome of a civilized society." When the entire household is shipwrecked and stranded on a desert island, a new social order emerges -- with comic results for master and servant. This classic English comedy, written by the author of Peter Pan, combines light entertainment with serious undertones concerning the class structure of British society during the early twentieth century. First produced in 1902, the play was adapted for radio and television and has been frequently revived on the stage"--Provided by reprint publisher (Dover)1.
Das Tapfere Schneiderlein (Brave Little Tailor)

Das Tapfere Schneiderlein (Brave Little Tailor) by Fairy Tales. Grimm Brothers

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Das Tapfere Schneiderlein (Brave Little Tailor)
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Fairy Tales. Grimm Brothers
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Very Good Minus
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Zurich: Globi-Verlag, 1944 Pictorial boards with cloth spine, a bit darkened, shelf wear, top corner slightly bumped. The famous Grimm fairy tales with stunning color artwork by well-known, Swiss graphic artist, Herber Leupin including a fabulous dual-page centerfold. Text in German.. Stated First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Herbert Leupin. Oblong 4to.
Inquiries Concerning the Intellectual Powers and the Investiation of Truth. From the second Edinburgh Edition

Inquiries Concerning the Intellectual Powers and the Investiation of Truth. From the second Edinburgh Edition by Abercrombie, John

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Inquiries Concerning the Intellectual Powers and the Investiation of Truth. From the second Edinburgh Edition
Author
Abercrombie, John
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Description
New-York: printed and Published by J. & J. Harper, 1832 First American edition. Harper's Family Library No. XXXVII. Original tan printed muslin. Twelvemo. Spine darkened. A very good copy, clean and tight. Abercrombie (1780-1844) was a celebrated Edinburgh physician, especially noted with his work with the poor. In 1828 he became physician to the Scottish King. In 1835 he received an honorary M.D. from Oxford, and was elected Lord Rector of marischal College in Aberdeen. The present work was very popular in both the British Isles and America. It contains numerous accounts of various mental phenomena. William Osler commended the section on Dreams in the Bibliotheca Osleriana. It is not particularly highly regarded as a work of philosophy.
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A BAD MAN by Elkin, Stanley

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A BAD MAN
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Elkin, Stanley
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New York Random House 1967 First printing INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. A blue cloth octavo withprinting in yellow, orange and purple. Slight fading of blue cloth along top edges. A little fading to bottom of spine, 1/4 inch spot of cloth discoloration to top of spine. The dark green pictorial dust jacket has slight edge wear and crease on back flap, otherwise clean and bright with the original price of $5.95 intact. Ink inscription on front free endpaper: "For Sidney fondly Stanley 11/25/68. Hardcover Very Good very good
Was That a Real Poem & Other Essays

Was That a Real Poem & Other Essays by Creeley, Robert

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Was That a Real Poem & Other Essays
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Creeley, Robert
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9780877040422
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Fine
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Bolinas: Four Seasons Foundation, 1979. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Edited by Donald Allen. With a Chronology by Mary Novik. Signed by Creeley on the title page. About Fine. Wraps lightly rubbed. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A collection of Creeley's essays and criticism which, as he puts it in the Preface, is "a random coherence.
Peter of Ailly and the Harvest of Fourteenth-Century Philosophy Studies in the History of Philosophy Volume Two
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Peter of Ailly and the Harvest of Fourteenth-Century Philosophy Studies in the History of Philosophy Volume Two by Kennedy, Leonard A.

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Peter of Ailly and the Harvest of Fourteenth-Century Philosophy Studies in the History of Philosophy Volume Two
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Kennedy, Leonard A.
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Brattle Book Shop (United States)
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9780889463073
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Queenston, Ontario: The Edwin Mellen Press 1986. Hardcover. 9" x 6". [6], 226 pp. Blue publisher's boards with gilt titles on spine. Very mild scuffing to boards. Near Fine. ISBN 0889463077 . LikeNew. Hardcover .
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Fossils and the history of life. Melvin Calvin's copy with his stamp by Simpson, George Gaylord

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Fossils and the history of life. Melvin Calvin's copy with his stamp
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Simpson, George Gaylord
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New York: Scientific American Library, 1983. [10], 239pp. Original cloth, dust-jacket. Very good. From the library of Melvin Calvin, recipient of the 1961 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his discovery of the Calvin cycle.
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Charlotte and Fortuna by WYNANTS, Miche

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Charlotte and Fortuna
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WYNANTS, Miche
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
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London:: Faber and Faber,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. B0000COCPT . Illustrated by the author. First British edition. Very good in a very good (minor edge wear with a few short closed edge tears), price clipped dust jacket. .
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Twelve Variations (1931). [Solo piano] by BRITTEN, Benjamin 1913-1976

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Twelve Variations (1931). [Solo piano]
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BRITTEN, Benjamin 1913-1976
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London: Faber, 1986. Paperback. Very Good. Quarto. Wrappers. 1f., 14 pp. First Edition. Banks, p. 11. BTC 718.

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