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Girling, J.L.S. . PEOPLE'S WAR
NY 1969. 8vo., 244pp., index, hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a18839)
$20.00 (new york state) . JOURNAL OF THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 29th SESSION 1806
Albany 1806 Twenty-ninth Session. Narrow folio, 179pp., index, original stringbound wraps. Fairly Good, pages frayed on edges; some light chipping; light staining, occasional creasing. Contents: begins with concerns about "belligerent powers of Europe", maritime security, New York ports and harbors, militia, taxation, real estate, religious freedom and much more. (a19858)
$600.00 Teagarden, Oressa M. . JOHN ROBERT SHAW AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THIRTY YEARS
Athens (Ohio) 1992. OU Press. Hardcover. First edition. octavo, 187pp., index. Fine in Fine DJ. (a20942)
$20.00 Johnston, Henry P. . THE STORMING OF STONY POINT ON THE HUDSON MIDNIGHT JULY 15, 1779. ITS IMPORTANCE IN THE LIGHT OF UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS
NY 1900 White. 8vo., 231pp., illustrations, color foldout map, index, hardcover. Good, cover rubbed, spotted. (a21609)
$65.00 Whiting, Joseph . MANUSCRIPT RECEIPT BOOK
Octavo, 10 leaves (first leaf torn out), ink mss., handmade book, string bound with cover. 2 pages blank. Records services and items purchased in 1798, 1799, 1800 and part of 1801. Messy but legible. (a23894)
$190.00 Whitten, David O. (editor) . ELI WHITNEY'S COTTON GIN 1793-1993
Washington 1994 1st Agricultural History Society. Hardcover. Octavo, 268pp., cloth. Near Fine, slight soiling on top fore-edge, no DJ. (a28814)
$30.00Wilson, Jasper. A LETTER COMMERCIAL AND POLITICAL ADDRESSED TO THE RT. HONORABLE WILLIAM PITT
London 1793 3rd ed. "In which the real interests of Britain are considered and some observations are offered on the General State of Europe." Removed from binding, now in later plain wraps. Small puncture hole in top margin throughout. Small piece of paper glued to bottom margin of title page. Good Plus, no tears, no chips, no owner marks. (a28896)
$65.00 (north carolina) . PAPERS RELATING TO SAMUEL CORNELL, NORTH CAROLINA LOYALIST
NY 1913. In the Bulletin of the New York Public Library, Vol. XVII, Number 6. Lg.8vo., pp. 443-484, wraps. Small pen numbers at left front margin. VG. (a28970)
$40.00 Isenberg, Col. James . GEORGE ROGERS CLARK FORT HARROD'S PIONEER HERO OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Harrodsburg 1927. 8vo., 27pp., illus., blue printed wraps. VG. (a31029)
$23.00Whitehead, John (editor). PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW JERSEY SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION FROM ITS FOUNDATION IN 1889 TO 1893
Morristown 1893 Banner Steam Print. Lg.8vo., 381pp., illustrations, hardcover with mounted leather spine. Good, corners and spine label worn, some light water stains on fore-edges not into pages. (a33040)
$39.00 Bennett, Getrude Ryder . THE HESSIAN LIEUTENANT LEFT HIS NAME
Francestown 1976. 8vo., 272pp. VG in Good DJ, some wear, soiling, one or two small chips. (a33125)
$35.00 Debray, Regis . STRATEGY FOR REVOLUTION
NY 1969 1st Monthly Review. Edited with introduction by Robin Blackburn. 8vo., 256pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a38365)
$26.00 (daugher of the american revolution) . DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MAGAZINE 11 VOLUMES
Philadelphia 1913-1918. Published by National Society of DAR. Unbroken run from July 1913 to December 1918, in 11 volumes. 4to., photo illustrations, blue cloth with gilt lettering. VG some light wear on covers, some chipping of spine lettering on a few volumes. 11 volumes: (a45542)
$450.00 Stevens, John Austin . YORKTOWN CENTENNIAL HANDBOOK. HISTORICAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL GUIDE TO THE YORKTOWN PENINSULA. RICHMOND, JAMES RIVER AMD NORFOLK
NY 1881. Sm.8vo., 124pp., ads, rebound in later wraps. Good, final leaf a bit rumpled, some light chipping on edges of title page. (a49897)
$32.00 Tallmadge, Samuel et al . ORDERLY BOOKS OF THE FOURTH NEW YORK REGIMENT, 1778-1780 THE SECOND NEW YORK REGIMENT, 1780-1783 BY SAMUEL TALLMADGE AND OTHERS WITH DIARIES OF SAMUEL TALLMADGE, 1780-1782 AND JOHN BARR 1779-1782
Albany 1932 University of State of New York. 4to., 933pp., photo illustrations, index, hardcover. Institute bookplate (with discard stamp ), stamps on top and lower fore-edges, slight residue of label at heel of spine. Good, light fraying of spine ends. (a53123)
$115.00 Robson, Eric . THE EXPEDITION TO THE SOUTHERN COLONIES, 1775-76
London 1951. Article (23pp.) in The English Historical Review. Whole issue with several articles. Lg.8vo., wraps. VG. (a53636c)
$35.00 Paltsits, Victor Hugo (editor) . MINUTES OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR DETECTING AND DEFEATING CONSPIRACIES IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK ALBANY COUNTY SESSIONS, 1778 -1781 (3 VOLUMES COMPLETE)
Albany 1909-1910. State of New York. 3 volumes. 4to., 836pp. (2 volumes), 268pp., index, hardcovers. Small town library stamp in middle of titlepages. Good, inner hinges cracked. 3 volumes. (a54309)
$149.00 Martens, Frederick H. (text); Rob Roy Peery (music) . GREAT DAYS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION - EIGHT PATRIOTIC CHORUSES FOR SCHOOL USE
Phildelphia 1932 Presser. Sm.4to., 63pp., sitff wraps. A few small ink numbers on front. VG. (a56649)
$35.00Clain-Stefanelli, Vladimir and Elvira. MEDALS COMMEMORATING BATTLES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Washington 1973 National Museum of History and Technology. Lg.8vo., 43pp., illustrations, original stiff paper folder with title in silver. In original slip case. Booklet on the medals, 4to wraps. Included is a blue felt-covered board designed to hold 11 medals, each 1-1/2 inch in diameter. THERE ARE NO MEDALS mounted in the case except ONE - a pewter medal for The Department of the Treasury 1789. Near Fine (very slight foxing on booklet) in VG slipcase (lightwear on slipcase.) No owner marks. (a58085)
$29.00 Gilmer, Thomas W. . MEMORIAL ON CERTAIN CLAIMS OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA AGAINST THE UNITED STATES
Washington 1831. House of Representatives Document No. 20. Petition from the General Assembly of Virginia believing that their State has a valid and substantial claim on the United States for various large sums of money...on account of the services of the troops of her State...during the war of the revolution. 8vo., 62pp., rebound in later wraps. Good. (a58343)
$45.00 Sparks, Jared . REPLY TO THE STRICTURES OF LORD MAHON AND OTHERS, ON THE MODE OF EDITING THE WRITINGS OF WASHINGTON
Boston 1852 Little Brown. 8vo., 35pp., in hard-to-find original tan printed wraps. Good, folded in half lengthwise, a few small chips on top edge of front, (a59155)
$25.00 Everett, Edward . AN ADDRESS DELIVERED AT LEXINGTON ON THE 19TH (20TH) OF APRIL 1835
Worcester 1875 Tyler & Seagrave. Reprint of 1835 edition. 8vo., 35pp., frontis illustration of Tongue of the Old Church Bell, original printed tan wraps. Signed on top margin of cover by T. W. Wellington in presentation to Geo G. Taylor. Near VG, light browning on front, some chipping on spine. (a59157)
$35.00 Low, Nathanael . AN ASTRONOMICAL DIARY OR ALMANACK FOR...1792
Boston 1792 T and J Fleet. 12mo., 12 leaves, stringbound wraps. Drake 3469. Lists eclipses expected in 1792; has a poem for each month of year; one page essay on meaning of patriotism. Good, worn, a few ink doodles on front page. (a5985)
$89.00 Lincoln, Hon. Frederic W. . PROCEEDINGS OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT ASSOCIATION AT THE ANNUAL MEETING JUNE 17, 1890
Boston 1890 Bunker Hill Monument Association. Tall octavo, 30pp., frontis, hardcover. Historical society bookplate and stamp on title page. A few number stamps. VG. (a61753)
$26.00 Ames, Edward C. . THE HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF THE DAY- AN ORATION
Providence 1870 Hammond Angell. About American Revolution. Octavo, 29pp., original blue printed wraps (lacks rear wrap). Good, cover a bit chipped. (a61900)
$25.00 Diffenderffer, F. R. . GENERAL WAYNE IN 1777-1778
Lancaster 1899. In Papers Read Before the Lancaster County HIstorical Society, at pp. 185-202, map. Two other articles in same issue. Octavo, original grey wraps. Blind stamp on title page. Good, wraps a bit chipped and worn.. (a61912a)
$45.00 Diffenderffer, F. R. . A GENERAL KNOX LETTER
Lancaster 1899. In Papers Read Before the Lancaster County HIstorical Society, at pp. 212-215. Two other articles in same issue. Octavo, original grey wraps. Blind stamp on title page. Good, wraps a bit chipped and worn. (a61912b)
$45.00 Long, Hon. Henry G. . SOME EARLY PRINTERS
Lancaster 1899. In Papers Read Before the Lancaster County Historical Society, at pp. 203 - 212. Two other articles in same issue. Octavo, original grey wraps. Blind stamp on title page. Good, wraps a bit chipped and worn. (a61912c)
$45.00Sparks, Jared. REMARKS ON A REPRINT OF THE ORIGINAL LETTERS FROM WASHINGTON TO JOSEPH REED DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION REFERRED TO IN THE PAMPHLETS OF LORD MAHON AND MR SPARKS
Boston 1853 LIttle Brown. Octavo, 32pp., stringbound wraps. VG, light wear. Original printing. (a61974)
$69.00 Campbell, Douglas . CENTRAL NEW YORK IN THE REVOLUTION AN ADDRESS DELIVERED AUGUST 15TH 1878 AT THE UNVEILING OF A MONUMENT IN COMMEMORATION OF THE MASSACRE AT CHERRY VALLEY, NEW YORK IN 1778
New York 1878 F. J. Ficker. Octavo, 34pp., original printed wraps. Good, chipped, split at spine, disbound but complete. Scarce. (a62069)
$50.00 (doctor absalom baird) . COPIES OF AUTHENTIC LETTERS AND PAPERS THROWING SOME LIGHT ON THE HISTORY OF DOCTOR ABSALOM BAIRD OF THE ARMY OF THE REVOLUTION WHO DIED AT WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA IN 1805 LIKEWISE REFERRING TO HIS ASSOCIATES
Pittsburgh 1909 Read & Witting Press. Printed soley for their preservation among his descendants. Octavo, 109pp., original printed wraps. Good, 1/2 inch chip along right margin of front (not affecting text), light wear. Scarce. (a65400)
$125.00 Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson . FATHER KNICKERBOCKER REBELS NEW YORK CITY DURING THE REVOLUTION
NY 1948 1st Scribners. Sm.4to., 308pp., illustrations, hardcover. Near Fine in VG DJ. (a65475)
$24.00 Hutchinson, William Thomas . THE BOUNTY LANDS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN OHIO
NY 1979 Arno. Reprint of 1927 University of Chicago Department of History Dissertation. Hardcover. Octavo, 275pp., 12pp., cloth. Owner bookplate. Near Fine,slight discoloration on cover, no DJ. Rare. (a66768)
$90.00 Hazen, Charles Downer PhD . CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN OPINION OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
Baltimore 1897 1st Johns Hopkins. Octavo, 315pp., dark bluegreen cloth hardcover. Fine. (a66823)
$100.00 (americana) . ORDER OF THE FOUNDERS AND PATRIOTS OF AMERICA - SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO THE REGISTER OF 1926
NY 1960 Authority of the General Court of the Order. Sm.4to., about 400pp., blue cloth hardcover. Near Fine, no DJ. (a67243)
$80.00 (bunker hill) . ADDRESS OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT ASSOCIATION TO THE SELECTMEN OF THE SEVERAL TOWNS OF MASSACHUSETTS
Boston 1824 Gazette Press, A Sampson printer. Small octavo, 12pp., wraps. woth later paper spine. Good, some stains. (a67760)
$30.00 Colburn, Forrest D. . MY CAR IN MANAGUA. ISBN 0-292-75123-0.
Austin 1991 1st University of Texas. ISBN 0-292-75123-0. Princeton Professor Colburn here with a successful combination of humor and insight writes a book which will be of interest to anyone seeking greater understanding of revolutionary Nicaragua." Octavo, 135pp., Illustrated by Roger Sanchez Flores, hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ (a67766)
$45.00 Guest, Moses . POEMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. TO WHICH ARE ANNEXED, EXTRACTS FROM A JOURNAL KEPT BY THE AUTHOR WHILE HE FOLLOWED THE SEA, AND DURING A JOURNEY FROM NEW-BRUNSWICK , IN NEW JERSEY, TO MONTREAL AND QUEBEC
Cincinnati 1824 2nd Looker & Reynolds. Revolutionary War poetry. 12mo., 160pp., original marbled boards with later paper spine. Lacks front blank end papers (opens to title page; does not have the Lafayette poem which preceeded title page in some copies of the second edition). Howes 4330. Good, foxed throughout. (a67826)
$130.00 (Child, David Lee) . AN INQUIRY INTO THE CONDUCT OF GENERAL PUTNAM IN RELATION TO THE BATTLE OF BUNKER, OR BREED'S HILL AND REMARKS UPON MR. S SWETT'S SKETCH OF THAT BATTLE
Boston 1819 Printed by Thomas G. Bangs. Octavo, 58pp., later machine sewn wraps. Untrimmed. Small printed Number 3 on front and Date stamp on rear in lower margin (December 1935). Good plus, light browning in text block and occasional very light foxing. Scarce. (a68628)
$250.00 Arnove, Robert F. . EDUCATION AND REVOLUTION IN NICARAGUA. ISBN 0-275-92138-7
NY 1986 1st Praeger. ISBN 0-275-92138-7. Octavo, 106pp., gilt printed hardcover. Near Fine, very slight cover wear. (a68756)
$70.00Hamlton, Major. PROSPECTS ON THE RUBICON: OR, AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE POLITICS TO BE AGITATED AT THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT
London 1817 W. T. Sherwin. Originally published in York-Street, St. James's Square, August 20, 1787. Octavo, 34pp., removed and rebound in later wraps. Good, toned and page edges curled. Mahor Hamilton was ex-governor of South Carolina. (a69868)
$45.00Paine, Thomas. PUBLIC GOOD BEING AN EXAMINATION INTO THE CLAIM OF VIRGINIA TO THE VACANT WESTERN TERRITORY AND OF THE RIGHT OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE SAME
London 1817 W. T. Sherwin. ...to Which are Wdded, Proposals for Laying off a New State, to be Applied as a Fund for Carrying on the War, or Redeeming the National Debt, Written in the Year 1789. First London edition. Octavo, 35pp., removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a69870)
$75.00Paine, Thomas. DISSERTATIONS ON FIRST PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT
London 1817 W. T. Sherwin. Believed to be the first London. Octavo, 28pp., removed and bound in later wraps. VG. (a69872)
$150.00Paine, Thomas. A LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE ABBE RAYNAL ON THE AFFAIRS OF NORTH AMERICA; IN WHICH THE MISTAKES IN THE ABBE'S ACCOUNT OF THE REVOLUTION OF AMERICA ARE CORRECTED AND CLEARED UP
London 1817 W. T. Sherwin. Believed to be the first London edition. Octavo, 59pp., iii, removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. Original printing, not modern reprint. (a69873)
$75.00 Brown, Marvin L. Jr. . AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE THROUGH PRUSSIAN EYES: A NEUTRAL VIEW OF THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS OF 1782-1783: SELECTIONS FROM THE PRUSSIAN DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
Durham 1959 1st Duke. Hardcover. Octavo, 216pp., hardcover. Some ink notes on rear end paper. VG in VG DJ. (a70228)
$30.00 Gephart, Ronald M. (comp.) . REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA 1763-1789 A BIBLIOGRAPHY 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
Washington 1984 1st Library of Congress. ISBN 0-8444-0359-8; 0-8444-0379-2. Hardcovers. Two volumes. 4to., 1672pp., black cloth. "Discard" (probably from publisher) stamped on front end paper of each volume. Near Fine, no DJs. 2 volumes. (a72157)
$89.00White, William Charles and David Everett. ORATION IN COMMEMORATION OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DELIVERED IN BOSTON JULY 4th 1809...TO WHICH IS ADDED AN INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS (by David Everett)
Boston 1809 Belcher. Octavo, 19pp., removed and rebound in later wraps. Final page gives details about a Bunker Hill Parade in Honor of July 4th. Good, some toning. (a73258)
$45.00 Linn, William . THE BLESSINGS OF AMERICA, A SERMON PREACHED IN THE MIDDLE DUTCH CHURCH ON THE FOURTH JULY 1791 BEING THE ANNIVERSARYOF THE INDEPENDENCE OF AMERICA AT THE REQUEST OF THE TAMMANY SOCIETY OR COLUMBIAN ORDER
NY 1791 1st Thomas Greenleaf. Octavo, 39pp., original stringbound wraps. Signed on front by John Croes, who was a Protestant Episcopal Bishop. Good, small stain on rear panel, lightly toned, light fraying of edges. Scarce. (a73352)
$275.00 Race, Henry M.D. . THE TWO COLONELS JOHN TAYLOR, AN HISTORICAL SKETCH
Flemington 1892. Hunterdon Historical Series, No. 2. About two American Revolution colonels, both from New Jersey.Small booklet, 4.5 x 3.5 inches, 13pp., original printed wraps. Laid in is slip of paper with printed information about the semi-annual meeting of the Hunterdon County Historical Society, Oct 17, 1903. Fine. (a73592)
$45.00 Rivers, Lou . SOLDIERS OF FREEDOM (A DRAMA IN 2 ACTS)
c. 1977. American Revolutionary war drama. Note on title page: This play was first presented in 1977 by the American Theater Company, New York, New York. Richard Kuss, Producer and Thurman Scott, Director.4to., 93 leaves Imimeo on rectos only), student report binder. One sheet of music for a song which is used in the drama is laid in. VG. (a73758)
$145.00 Sparks, Jared . LETTER TO LORD MAHON BEING AN ANSWER TO HIS LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE EDITOR OF WASHINGTON'S WRITINGS
Boston 1852 LIttle Brown. Octavo, 48pp., original tan printed wraps. Good plus, some fraying on cover edges, (a74753)
$25.00 Webking, Robert H. . THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND THE POLITICS OF LIBERTY
Baton Rouge 1988 1st Lousiana State. ISBN 0-8071-1438-3.Hardcover. Octavo, 181pp., cloth. Fine in VG DJ. (a76072)
$25.00 Porcupine, Peter (William Cobbett 1763-1835) . DIE BLUT-FAHNE AUSGESTECKET ZUR WARNUNG POLITISCHER WEGWEISER IN AMERICA ODER EINE GETREUE ERZAHLUNG EINER GROSSEN ANZAHL HANDLUNGEN DER ABSCHEULICHFTEN FGRAUSAMKEITEN, SOLCHE ALS NIE EIN AUGE GESEHEN...EHE DIE FRANZOSISCHE REVOLUTION ...WELCHEM EIN UNTERRICHTENDER BERSUCH
Reading 1797 Gottlob Jungermann. Translation for the Pennsylvania Dutch community of Cobbett's The Bloody Bouy. Anti-Jacobin tract. Small octavo, (10), 198pp.,1 plate (of 4), original paper covered boards with leather spine. Signed by Peter Spang Jr. Febuary (sic) 18th 1842. The plate shows "Shooting of men, women and chidren, Drowning men and women tied naked together called republican marriages" is Good with toning/staining on margins but image good, not foxed, not ton. Book overall is fair to poor, one internal leaf has large chip at lower corner with loss of several lines, one of the preface pages has a one-inch square cut from the text, corners bumped and worn, spine ends frayed, paper on cover chipped, leaves a bit worn and toned, some staining in text, one small puncture in final two leaves (taking out only a tiny number of letters). Sold as is. (a77809)
$95.00 Seed, Geoffrey . A BRITISH SPY IN PHILADELPHIA 1775-1777
1961. Article on pp. 3-37 in single issue of The Pennsylvania Magazine. Several additional articles in issue as well. Octavo, later wraps. Good. (a78070)
$35.00 Hans, Nicholas . FRANKLIN, JEFFERSON AND THE ENGLISH RADICALS AT THE EDN OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
1954. 4to., pp. 406-426. a few photo facsimiles, removed from Studies for the Library of the American Philosophical Society and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a78411)
$20.00 Seward, William H. . SPEECH ON THE PROPOSED PROTEST OF THE UNITED STATES AGAINST THE ARMED INTERVENTION OF RUSSIA IN THE HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 9, 1852
Washington 1852. Delivered in the Senate of the Unired States March 9, 1852. Octavo, 16pp., later wraps. Signed by contemporary owner, L. P. Lyon, on front. Good, toned and edges lightly frayed. (a78550)
$38.00Howard, John Tasker. THE MUSIC OF GEORGE WASHINGTON'S TIME
Washington 1931 George Washington Bicentennial Commission. 4to, 34pp., text and some musical scores as illustrations, wraps. VG (a79191)
$23.00 Svinine, Paul . SOME DETAILS CONCERNING GENERAL MOREAU AND HIS LAST MOMENTS FOLLOWED BY A SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR. TO WHICH IS ADDED A FUNERAL ORATION
Boston 1814 1st Rowe and Hooper. Pronounced at St.Petersburg in honor of General Moreau Translated from the French to English. Jean Victor Moreau, b. 1763, had an interesting life. He was a French soldier of Revolutionary and Napoleonic armies until 1800 when he headed a Republican and Royalist conspiracy against Napoleon and was exiled. He then lived near Trenton, New Jersey, from 1805-13, when he entered the Russian service (!) and was killed at the Battle of Dresden in August, 1813. Hardcover. 12mo., 156pp., marbled boards with later paper spine. Ink numbers on spine. Poor, opens to title page which has a few tears (one taped), numerous ink numbers and one signature in ink, some water staining throughout, final leaf chipped and missing a few words, tearing along outer hinge. (a7945)
$25.00 Roberts, Hon. Ellis H. . THE BATTLE AT ORISKANY PROCEEDINGS OF THE CELEBRATION AUGUST 6,1877
no place no date (pencilled note on half title gives place as Albany, 1879). Battle in American Revolution. Sm.4to., 149p., engraved frontis portrait of Nicholas herkimer, two full page illustrations, original wraps. remounted on later wraps. Includese appendix on the Herkimer Monument. Good, small hole in half title (no loss of text.) (a79996)
$45.00 Renaut, Francis P. . LA POLITIQUE DE PROPAGANDE DES AMERICAINS DURANT LA GUERRE D'INDEPENDANCE (1776 - 1783)
Paris 1922 1st Editions du Graouli. In French. Sm.4to., 344p., original wraps bound in later marbled green and red boards, linen spine with mounted leather spine label. Very attractive bookplate (Staunton Hill Bruce). Near Fine, text lightly evenly toned. Beautiful refined binding. (a80841)
$85.00 (americana) . THE MILITARY JOURNALS OF TWO PRIVATE SOLDIERS 1758-1775 WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIVE NOTES TO WHICH IS ADDED A SUPPLEMENT CONTAINING OFFICIAL PAPERS ON THE SKIRMISHES AT LEXINGTON AND CONCORD
Poughkeepsie 1855 Abraham Tomlinson. Hardcover. Octavo, 128pp., frontis illustration (Fort Ticonderoga), later professional recovering in green cloth. Owner signed on title page (M. Tole). Good, occasional light spots of soiling in text, small chip from corner of frontis. (a81387)
$150.00 Gilly, Adolfo . THE GUERRILLA MOVEMENT IN GUATEMALA PART TWO
1965. Article at pp. 7-40 in one complete issue of Monthly Review. Other articles in this ssue. Octavo, original wraps. VG. (a81565)
$29.00Blythe, LeGette. ALEXANDRIANA THE REVOLUTION IN THE SOUTH 1768-1781
Harrisburg 1940 1st Sedition. Stackpole Sons. Hardcover. Octavo, 445pp., cloth. Near Fine, light toning of end papers; no owner marks. in Good DJ, (dj is somewhat worn.) Historical fiction. (a81683)
$30.00 Marraro, Howard R. (editor) . PHILIP MAZZEI VIRGINIA'S AGENT IN EUROPE
New York 1935 NYPL. Large octavo, 106pp., small frontis portrait of Mazzei, wraps. VG. (a82352)
$75.00 Tarleton, Lieutenant-Colonel . A HISTORY OF THE CAMPAIGNS OF 1780 AND 1781 IN THE SOUTHERN PROVINCES OF NORTH AMERICA (1787)
Dublin 1787 1st Printed for Colles, Exshaw, White (etc). Octavo, 533pp., full leather. Opens to title page (lacks blank end papers). About 1/5th final page gone with small loss of text. Unusual bookplate - no personal name printed on it, shield with 3 couchant lions and banner reading "Fulmines Instat" with a tree and a globe and a caduceus. No map is called for in this edition. Name "John Gallatin is written about 5 times in text margin in light ink. Good, leather worn with a few cracks, 2 inch chip on rear cover and chips on lower spine end, occasional soiling on text. Original book, not a reprint. (a82559)
$1500.00 Smith, Myron J. Jr. . NAVIES IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Metuchen 1973 1st Scarcrow. ISBN0-8108-0569-3. American Naval Bibliography Volume. I. Hardcover. Octavo, 219pp., blue cloth. Fine. (a82648)
$20.00 (americana) . THE YORKTOWN BOOK 1781 - 1931 THE OFFICIAL CHRONICLE AND TRIBUTE BOOKS ISSUED BY THE YORKTOWN SESQUICENTENNIAL ASSOCIATION
Richmond 1932 First Edition, Whittet & Sehpperson. Hardcover. 4to., 130pp., color frontis, monochrome photo illustrations, about 30 pages of local advertisments, cloth. Good plus, slight water stain on top corner all pages, slight water effects on inner hinge front board, no DJ. (a82826)
$35.00 Winthrop, Henry . MARGINAL ASPECTS OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN CULTURE
New York 1972 first edition MSS Information Corporation. Author "seeks to present a few of the contemporary trends in American culture and to venture an explanation ." Author looks mostly at sexual revolution, the pop intellecutal as Antichrist, Heroes and Anti-Heros. ISBN 0-8422-5070-0. Hardcover. Octavo, 138pp., cloth. A few ink lines in some margins. Good, cover lightly soiled, no DJ. Scarce, (a83586)
$89.00 Dawson, Henry B. . BUNKER'S HILL WITH ILLUSTRATIVE DOCUMENTS
1968. Pages 321-441 comprising all but one page of one complete issue of The Historical Magazine, June 1968. Magazine published in Morrisania, New York by editor Henry B. Dawson. Sm.4to., original printed blue wraps. Owner signed (John H. James 21 '69). Fairly Good, spine chipped, rear panel quite worn and frayed, some chips in front. Text clean and largely uncut. Scarce. (a83736)
$110.00 Robertson, E. Arnot . SPANISH TOWN PAPERS SOME SIDELIGHTS ON THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
London 1959 Cresset. Hardcover. Octavo, 199pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Good, two small hole in outer hinge, in Good DJ. (a8522)
$25.00 (new york state) . MINUTES OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR DETECTING AND DEFEATING CONSPIRACIES IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK ALBANY COUNTY SESSIONS 1778-1781 VOLUME 2: 1780-1781
Albany 1909.State of NY. Sm.4to., 836pp., hardcover. Good, hinges just beginning to crack. (a9122)
$50.00 (france) . DECRET DE LA CONVENTION NATIONALE DU 1 JUILLET 1793...RELATIF AU MEURTE COMMIS SUR LE NAVIRE AMERICAIN THE LITTLE CHERUB
Paris 1793. In French. 4to., 3pp., original separate decree. VG. (j159)
$180.00