Richmond VA: Samuel Shepherd - Printer to Commonwealth 1843. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover original marbled paper cover boards half bound in leather with red and black labels to spine. Exterior shows scuffing and soiling with cracking in wear to the leather. Internal binding is good no hinge issues nothing torn or loose. Pages are toned due to age and foxing and spotting is present throughout. Front hinge is starting to open in the center. Previous owners names are written in several areas it appears as book was passed down from father to son with the front and rear pastedowns showing the name R. S. Brown - May 1886 in the first end page shows the name C. L. Brown. In addition the original owner signed 'Brown" twice on the title page. No other handwriting found in the book. Rear pastedown show some peeling to the edges. <br/> <br/> Samuel Shepherd - Printer to Commonwealth hardcover
Richmond: Thomas Ritchie 1825. Very Good binding. In two parts being “Acts of a public and general nature†and “Acts of a local and private natureâ€. An early and interesting edition of Virginia statutes dealing with everything from the Western Lunatic Asylum to the establishment of the town of Snickersville in Loudoun County. And of course slavery. 114 pages including index. Bound in later legal buckram with maroon and black spine labels. Pages uniformly toned. Scarce with only 4 copies located in OCLC. Very Good binding. Thomas Ritchie unknown
Richmond 1861. Original Wrappers. Very Good binding. Octavo. 72 pp. Confederate imprint. As issued stitched in self-wrappers. Staining principally to the outer leaves else minor foxing throughout; a fairly well-preserved copy. Parrish & Willingham 4404. unknown
Richmond: Thomas Ritchie 1826. Quarter Leather. Very Good binding. Large 8vo.; quarter calf over marbled boards with morocco label; 3 4-125 including the Index; this less common than the Acts later in the century.~~From the early days of the Republic when things were still being shaped in the Commonwealth. For example the town of City Point in Prince George County was established this year. We also note that there was a reward for killing crows. Very Good binding. Thomas Ritchie unknown
Richmond: Thomas Ritchie 1837. Quarter Leather. Very Good binding. Large 8vo.; quarter calf over marbled boards with morocco label; 338 including Index; 3 4-11 including Index.~~Contains acts about navigation roads canals in this era of expansion; as well as of course slaves. Very Good binding. Thomas Ritchie unknown
Richmond: Samuel Shepherd Printer to the Commonweath 1840. Very Good binding. 8vo. in later tan buckram with black and burgundy labels; 3 4-199 pages including the Index.~~From the age of expansion there is much on canals turnpikes roads bridges and the like. Very Good binding. Samuel Shepherd, Printer to the Commonweath unknown
Richmond: Samuel Shepherd & Co 1833. Full Leather. Good binding. Octavo. viii 584 pp. First edition. In original sheep. Binding a bit abraded and spine beginning to dry but generally a solid and fairly attractive copy; previous owner name and early family library stamps on the endpaper and preliminary blank leaf; contents toned at times heavily particularly the first half of the textblock. American Imprints 22498. Samuel Shepherd & Co unknown
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