History--U.S from Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA

Houston: Anson Jones Press, 1938. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Good dust jacket. Octavo. [10], 17-300 pp., frontis, plates, maps. First trade edition. Signed and inscribed by Houston. In publisher cloth with dust jacket; all plates are present and 10 of the 11 maps in the rear pocket are present (lacking Spine is a trifle sunned with some minor… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Bryan, Taylor & Co, 1895. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Large octavo. xvi, 534, 587-604 (index) pp., frontis, plates, illus. Second edition. Inscribed by Johnson on the first blank. In publisher's cloth with printed paper title label on the spine. Gap in pagination preceding the index is puzzling, but nothing appears missing--it has been checked against… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Dix & Edwards, 1856. Hard Cover. Good+ binding. 12mo . xvi, 724, iv (adverts) pp., illus. First edition. As issued, in brown embossed cloth; in-text woodcuts throughout. Ex-library copy with bookplate (marked withdrawn) on the verso of the first blank; evidence of a slip on the rear free endpaper; and the shelf-back numbering which has been… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1892. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo. xii, [2], 386, [2 (ads)] pp., frontis, maps, plates. First edition. In publisher's green cloth with medallion stamped on the front board; top edge gilt; all plates and maps are present as called for; partially unopened textblock. Spine dulled as so often with this "Great… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/near Very Good dust jacket. Octavo. [2], x, [2], 636 pp. First edition. Signed by Johnson. In publisher's cloth with dust jacket. Spine titling a bit dulled; foxing to the textblock edges; minor soiling to the bottom edge of both boards; contents are clean; dust jacket with… Ler mais sobre este item

[Washington]: Blair & Rives, 1844. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. 31, [1] pp., folding plates. Removed from volume. Early ink numeral on the top right corner of the title page; some separation of the leaves. There are six folding plates to illustrate the directions for mounting and weighing with balances.

[Washington], 1830. Disbound. Good binding. Octavo. 80 pp. Removed from volume, the document proper is preceded by three blank leaves (one with extensive writing by an early hand). Ink numeral in the top margin of the title page; foxed and dog-eared. Consists of the article of impeachment exhibited against District Judge James H. Peck in the… Ler mais sobre este item

City of Washington: A. & G. Way, Printers, 1808. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. [4] pp. Removed from volume. Light toning to the edges of the leaves else clean. Proposal on removing senators from office. Shaw & Shoemaker 16496.

Washington: Blair & Rives, 1837. Disbound. Good binding. Octavo. 105, [1] pp. First edition. Removed from binding. Light foxing to first and last pages; title page with number in early ink in the upper corner; two small holes near the inner margin, touching about two or three letters per page, not impacting legibility. Consists of Jackson's… Ler mais sobre este item

City of Washington: A. & G. Way, Printers, 1808. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. [4] pp. Removed from volume. Light toning to the edges of the leaves else clean. Proposal giving Congress the power to remove judges of both the supreme and inferior courts. Shaw & Shoemaker 16504.

Washington: Thomas Allen, Printer, 1838. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. 54 pp. First edition. Removed from volume. Holes in inner margin, not touching text; light foxing to the title page and several other pages; inked number "10" in an early hand on the title page. Contains copies of instructions and correspondence "with the Governors of any… Ler mais sobre este item

Washington City: Roger C. Weightman, 1815. Disbound. Good binding. Octavo. [4] pp. Removed from volume. Inner margin a little irregular. High praise for Commodore D. T. Patterson, Major Daniel Carmick, and for the officers, seamen, and marines under their respective commands, for the gallant and successful defense of New Orleans during the War of 1812. Resolutions submitted by… Ler mais sobre este item

Boston: Russell, Cutler & Co, 1814. Original Wrappers. Good binding. Octavo. 81, [1], [2] pp. First edition. Stitched in self-wrappers. Five-digit number rubber-stamped on the title page; minor damp-staining to the title page and final blank. Concerns the Napoleonic Wars, the troubled position of the U.S. as a neutral when such a stance was an invitation to belligerents… Ler mais sobre este item

[Washington], 1803. Disbound. Good binding. Octavo. 9, [1] pp. Removed from volume. Top corners of all pages are either chipped with loss (margin only) or nearly so; early ink page numbering to these corners, reflecting the sammelband whence this was removed; title leaf is detached but present. An interesting report outlining the estimated uncollected taxes and the various… Ler mais sobre este item

City of Washington: A. & G. Way, Printers, 1807. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. 11, [1] pp. Removed from volume. Pencil notation on the title page else clean. Message addressed to the Senate and the House on the use of gunboats for coastal defence, in coordination with land and floating batteries. With accompanying documents, including letters from General… Ler mais sobre este item

[Philadelphia: William Ross?], 1797. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. 6, [2 (blank)] pp. Removed from volume. Contemporary ink signature above the title. A claim centered around a portion of $37,000 entrusted by Major Burnett in December 1780 under the direction of General Greene and seen to by the paymaster of the southern army. Monies changed hands, agents were… Ler mais sobre este item

Washington City: R. C. Weightman, 1810. Disbound. Good binding. Octavo. 90 pp., 3 large folding tables. First edition. Removed from volume. Minor foxing throughout. Details on salaries, expenses, monies owed to Native American tribes, etc. Shaw & Shoemaker 21712.

[Brooklyn, NY], 1840. Original Wrappers. Very Good binding. Octavo. 38, xi (appendix), [1] pp. First edition. Stitched in self-wrappers. Removed from volume. Foxing throughout; some dog-earing; top corner of the title leaf is chipped in the margin; pencil notations. A history of a secession of the pastor and part of the congregation of the church, consequent… Ler mais sobre este item

Washington: Blair & Rives, 1836. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. [4], 78, [2] pp. Removed from volume. Binding residue on the inner margin of the title leaf and final blank; light foxing throughout, otherwise clean. Originally issued as a house document, but as a preliminary statement note, the importance of the information in the tables and in the… Ler mais sobre este item

[Washington]: [William A. Davis?], 1816. Disbound. near Very Good binding. Octavo. 39, [1] pp. First edition. Removed from volume. Toning throughout with occasional early tidelines in a few margins. Generally, a reasonable copy. "Presumably printed by William A. Davis, printer to the Senate during the first session of the Fourteenth Congress. Includes, on p. 7-39, the… Ler mais sobre este item