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A Great Treasure: The United States Receives French Cession of the Louisiana Purchase and Instructions from Napoleon to Deliver to President Jefferson by James Monroe|Thomas Jefferson|Napoleon Bonaparte

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Title: A Great Treasure: The United States Receives French Cession of the Louisiana Purchase and Instructions from Napoleon to Deliver to President Jefferson
Author: James Monroe|Thomas Jefferson|Napoleon Bonaparte
Seller: The Raab Collection (United States)
Description: 23/05/1803. James Monroe and Robert Livingston receive the Treaty signed by Napoleon, notification of French ratification, and instructions from the French: Deliver this ""to the President of the United States without delay to do what must be done"" and secure American ratification This doubled the size of the United States and is one of the most significant moments in American history; In 2019, this document was saved from a fire at the Karpeles Manuscript Library and survivedThis document, central to the Louisiana Purchase, is among the most important we have ever carried https://vimeo.com/1180578110?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Hear more on Inspired by History: The Louisiana Purchase stands as one of the most transformative acts in American history, instantly doubling the size of the young republic and securing U.S. control of the Mississippi River and the vital port of New Orleans. Negotiated at a moment of shifting global power—amid Napoleon’s imperial ambitions, the threat of imminent renewed war with Great Britain, and the collapse of French plans in the Caribbean—the agreement reshaped the geopolitical balance of North America and set the United States on a path toward continental expansion and emergence as a major world power.As the United States had spread across the Appalachians, the Mississippi River became an increasingly important conduit for the produce of America’s West (which at that time referred to the land between the Appalachians and the Mississippi). Since 1762, Spain had owned the territory of Louisiana, which included 828,000 square miles. The territory made up all or part of fifteen modern U.S. states between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains. The Pinckney Treaty of 1795 had resolved friction between Spain and the United States over the right to navigate the Mississippi and the right for Americans to transfer their goods to ocean-going vessels at New Orleans. With the Pinckney treaty in place and the weak Spanish empire in control of Louisiana, American statesmen felt comfortable that the United States’ westward expansion would not be restricted in the future.This situation was threatened by Napoleon Bonaparte’s plans to revive the French empire in the New World. He planned to recapture the valuable sugar colony of Haiti from a slave rebellion, and then use Louisiana as the granary for his empire. France acquired Louisiana from Spain in 1800 and took possession in 1802, sending a large French army to St. Domingue and preparing to send another to New Orleans. Americans became very apprehensive about having the more-powerful French in control of the Mississippi and New Orleans. President Thomas Jefferson noted, “There is on the globe one single spot, the possessor of which is our natural and habitual enemy. It is New Orleans.” He determined to do something to change this situation.In addition to making military preparations for a conflict in the Mississippi Valley, in April 1803 Jefferson sent former Minister to France James Monroe to join present Minister to France, Robert Livingston, to try to purchase New Orleans and West Florida for as much as $10 million. Failing that, they were to attempt to create a military alliance with England. Meanwhile, the French Army in St. Domingue was being decimated by yellow fever, and war between France and England was on the horizon. Napoleon decided to give up his plans for Louisiana, and offered a surprised Monroe and Livingston the entire territory of Louisiana - all 828,000 square miles of it - for $15 million. That was three cents per acre. Although buying all of Louisiana far exceeded their instructions from President Jefferson, Monroe and Livingston saw the golden opportunity and agreed. The treaty was signed on April 30, 1803.The treaty itself actually consisted of three linked agreements: the Treaty of Cession, by which France transferred the Louisiana territory to the United States and guaranteed rights of property, religion, and eventual citizenship to its inhabitants; a first convention establishing that the United States would pay 60 million francs (about $11.25 million) to France through government bonds as the purchase price; and a second convention by which the United States assumed 20 million francs (about $3.75 million) in claims owed to American citizens for prior French seizures and commercial losses. Together, these three instruments formed the full legal structure of the purchase, bringing the total cost to 80 million francs, or roughly $15 million.The French ratification of the Louisiana treaty and conventions was dated May 22nd and signed by Bonaparte, Foreign Minister Talleyrand, Minister of the Treasury Barbé de Marbois, and Hugues Bernard Maret, who, as the secretary of state, was responsible for promulgating laws and decrees. It was delivered to the representatives of the United States, Robert R. Livingston and James Monroe, who here sign to acknowledge receipt of the treaty to be sent to President Thomas Jefferson ""without delay.""Historic manuscript DS signed ""Jas. Monroe,"" ""Rob. R. Livingston,"" and ""Barbé Marbois,"" in French, Paris, May 23, 1803, being the monumental document recording France's sale to the US of Louisiana, just approved by Napoleon Bonaparte and the French government.""Today, May 23, 1803, we Barbé-Marbois, Minister of the Public Treasury named by the French People as Minister Plenipotentiary, and Robert R. Livingston, Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, and James Monroe, Minister Plenipotentiary and envoy extraordinaire of the said States, at a meeting in one of the rooms of the Hotel du Public Treasury in Paris, Citizen Barbé-Marbois transmitted to us, Robert Livingston and James Monroe: 1. The treaty concluded and signed by us on 10 Floreal an 11 (30 April 1803) and the two conventions concluded and signed by us on the same date. Said treaty and conventions in three separate instruments, written on vellum parchment and bearing the grand seal of the French Republic imprinted in red wax, ratified by the First Consul [Napoleon] of the French Republic, signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ch. Mau. Talleyrand, and countersigned by the Secretary of State Hugues B. Maret; therefore the said treaty and conventions are to be sent by us to the President of the United States without delay and for him to take the necessary steps. For which we have signed the present document in two copies, one for the French ambassador and one for the American ambassadors."" With loss to one letter of Monroe's signature.It is interesting to note that Barbé Marbois, who played a key role in negotiating the Louisiana Purchase Treaty and delivered the signed ratification, was former ambassador to the United States and had lived in the U.S. for years, spoke English, and married an American. He was well connected in the U.S. and was elected a Foreign Honorary Member to both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (John Hancock and John Adams were also members), and the American Philosophical Society (Thomas Jefferson was also a member, and the two dealt extensively). He was a logical choice to negotiate the treaty.There was some delay in getting the ratified treaty to the United States, and Jefferson did not see the treaty until early July 1803. When news of the sale reached the United States, people were incredulous and mostly elated. President Jefferson, however, was in a quandary. He had always advocated strict adherence to the letter of the Constitution, yet there was no provision empowering him to purchase territory. Given the public support for the purchase and the obvious value of Louisiana to the future growth of the United States, however, Jefferson decided to ignore the legalistic interpretation of the Constitution and forgo the passage of a Constitutional amendment to validate the purchase. This decision contributed to the principle of implied powers of the federal government.Because the treaty stipulated that the American ratification must be concluded by October 30, Jefferson hurriedly convened a special session of Congress on October 17. The United States Senate consented to ratification of the treaty with a vote of 24 to 7 on October 20. On the following day, October 21, 1803, the Senate authorized Jefferson to exchange the ratification document with France, take possession of the territory and establish a temporary government.In very good condition, with repaired loss to the right edge, truncating the final letter of Monroe's signature.This document, central to one of the most significant moments in American history, is one of the most important we have ever carried. It is from the famed collection of The Karpeles Manuscript Library, from which it was rescued during a fire in 2019.

The Blue and Brown Books by Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Title: The Blue and Brown Books
Author: Ludwig Wittgenstein
Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good +
Description: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1958 1st American edition of Wittgenstein's "Preliminary Studies for the 'Philosophical Investigations' Generally Known as the Blue and Brown Books". Tight and VG+ (light soiling to the pastedowns, very light offsetting at the endsheets) in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of very light staining at the spine crown and a tiny amount of light creasing to the foot of the spine. Still though, attractive and very presentable. Wittgenstein's "talks to his classes at Cambridge in the nineteen-thirties" became "the 'Blue Book' and the 'Brown Book', which he dictated in English to students between 1933 and 1935" and which "represent the teaching which accomplished what is sometimes called a 'revolution in philosophy'" (Walter Kaufmann).

THE UNPOSSESSED by Slesinger, Tess

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Title: THE UNPOSSESSED
Author: Slesinger, Tess
Seller: Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts (United States)
Description: 1934. Slesinger, Tess. THE UNPOSSESSED. Simon & Schuster, NY, 1934 (1st printing, per publisher's 1928 statement). 8vo., cloth, DJ, 357pp. A classic of the 30s. Fading to cloth at spine and edges, DJ has small losses along the flap folds and spine extremities. Overall still a Very Good copy in a Very Good DJ. A scarce book in the first printing, and rare in the DJ.

L'Art de la Crete: Neolithique et Minoenne by Zervos, Christian

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Title: L'Art de la Crete: Neolithique et Minoenne
Author: Zervos, Christian
Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition: G Cover has staining, general discoloration. some corner/edge damage. Book block has light age toning and foxing. Bookplate of p
Description: Paris: Editions Cahiers d'Art, 1956. Hardcover. G Cover has staining, general discoloration. some corner/edge damage. Book block has light age toning and foxing. Bookplate of previous owner on interior front cover. White cloth boards with blue lettering; light blue dj with dark blue lettering; 523 pp; richly illustrated throughout in bw and color, including a fold-out map. Text is in French. Also contains an article entitled: "La Chronologie minoenne", by Nicolas Plato, which occupies p. 509 to 512.

Moscow

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Title: Moscow
Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition: VG- (Ex-lib., label inside front cover; Inscription at ffep; Light wear to cloth; Front board slightly warped)
Description: Moscow, 1963. Hardcover. VG- (Ex-lib., label inside front cover; Inscription at ffep; Light wear to cloth; Front board slightly warped). Blue cloth over boards; Unpaginated, approx. 120 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color photos. Parallel text, Russian and Spanish; A wonderful collection of color photos depicting Moscow--its architecture, natural beauty, monuments, industrty, and people; Short introductory text by Nikita Khruschev; A wonderful snapshot of the time; Scarce.

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Sonderdruck aus Der Maler Federico Zuccari: Ein Romischer Virtuoso von Europaischem Ruhm: Akten des Internationalen Kongresses der Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rom und Florenz, 23 - 26. Februar 1993 by Zuccaro, Federico; Winner, Matthias; Heikamp, Detlef

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Title: Sonderdruck aus Der Maler Federico Zuccari: Ein Romischer Virtuoso von Europaischem Ruhm: Akten des Internationalen Kongresses der Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rom und Florenz, 23 - 26. Februar 1993
Author: Zuccaro, Federico; Winner, Matthias; Heikamp, Detlef
Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
ISBN: 9783777481401
Condition: VG-. Bump to top fore edge corner and some sunning along to edge of spine.
Description: München: Hirmer Verlag, 1999. Softcover. VG-. Bump to top fore edge corner and some sunning along to edge of spine.. Quarto. Softcover. Tan paper wraps with black titles. Pages 43-81. B&w illustrations. 30 cm. Text in German.

Black Religion and Black Radicalism: An Examination of the Black Experience in Religion [Kenneth Rexroth's copy] by Gayraud S. Wilmore

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Title: Black Religion and Black Radicalism: An Examination of the Black Experience in Religion [Kenneth Rexroth's copy]
Author: Gayraud S. Wilmore
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1972. Very Good/Very Good. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1972. First Edition, stated. Octavo; [xvi], 344pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $7.95 price intact; bound in black cloth with red lettering to spine. Jacket edgeworn with a few tiny chips and tears at spine ends, smudging down folds, and some dust soiling and toning to surface. Boards are sturdy with a bit of fading along edges and nudging at spine ends. Moderate to heavy pen and pencil marginalia and highlighting throughout first half of book ending at p. 111; latter half clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. Formerly the copy of San Francisco Renaissance and Beat-adjacent poet Kenneth Rexroth, with his UC Santa Barbara English Department ownership stamp on front free endpaper.

[Maryland in the 1880s]

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Title: [Maryland in the 1880s]
Seller: The Kelmscott Bookshop (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: New York: Arbuckle Coffee Company, 1889. Fine. A charming color lithograph with original color of the state of Maryland in the nineteen century. The colorful miniature map was produced by the Arbuckle Company as an incentive to buy their coffee. The area, population, major cities, towns and rivers are identified. The surrounding views depict canned goods and oyster dredging on the Chesapeake. . Matted and in fine condition. Measures 2 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches. MAPS/121624.

Southern Exposure. Vol. VI

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Title: Southern Exposure. Vol. VI
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description: Chapel Hill, NC: Institute for Southern Studies, 1978. Four issues in lightly shelfworn wraps, 8.5x11 inches. Includes issues on health care and unhealthy work conditions, and prison life in the South.

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The Oxygen Man by Yarbrough, Steve

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Title: The Oxygen Man
Author: Yarbrough, Steve
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9781878448859
Description: Denver: MacMurray & Beck, 1999. Hardcover. SIGNED. 280pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] 1/4 blue cloth with blue paper covered boards and a silver stamped title on the spine. Near fine. The spine is ever so slightly rolled. The dust jacket is in very good condition. The front panel is slightly scratched. Signed by the author on the title page. From the jacket- "A searing first novel that resonates like Larry Brown's Father & Son and E. Annie Proulx's Postcards.

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