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1816Best.-Nr. 029196Washington: Printed By William A. Davis 1816. 438 33 Appendix 1 62 Index. With day-by-day proceedings votes on a variety of material under consideration by the Senate including a petition from sundry residents of Texas for lands in Louisiana; messages regarding the slave trade; bounty in land to the heirs of deceased soldiers; fixing the peace establishment of the Marine corps; Mississippi Territory; appropriations for the Library of Congress; Trading houses with the Indian tribes; bill to set apart and dispose of certain public funds for the encouragement of the cultivation of vine & olive; also with the tallies of votes on various issues reports and other government considerations. Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/8" size; bound in marbled-paper covered boards leather spine spine label with gilt titles and simple line-rules. Some edge & tips wear & rubbing to the binding; slight foxing; in very good condition. First Edition. Leather. Very Good. Printed By William A. Davis
1868Best.-Nr. 241030001Government Printing Office 1868. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. First edition of the official transcript of the dramatic impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson. Three volumes handsomely re-bound in black calfskin with gold gilt spine printing and five raised spine bands. Original owner name written on front free end paper of each volume. Clean odor-free pages. Government Printing Office hardcover
1859Best.-Nr. 006183Washington: Beverley Tucker Printer 1859. According to Acts of Congress of March 3 1853 May 31 1854 and August 5 1854. Senate. 33d Congress 2nd Session Ex. Doc. No. 78. Contents of Volume X: Parts III IV--General report upon the zoology of the several Pacific Railroad routes. Zoological Portion of the reports by Lieutenant E.G. Beckwith; Nos. 2-5 of Part IV of the report by Lieutenant A.W. Whipple; Zoological portion of the report by Lieutenant J.G. Parke; Part IV of the report by Lieutenant R.S. Williamson; No. 4 of Part IV of the report by Lieutenant Henry L. Abbot. Brown cloth binding worn.corners and some wear to cover faces. Spine with gilt lettering dulled but legible. Spine reads "U.S. War Department. Explorations and Surveys For a Railroad Route From the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean. 10." Spine's ends bent and rubbed. Small rubbed circles exposing cloth covers on spine near back joint. Exterior is Good. Ex. library embossed stamp on front title page identification numbers on contents page and on bottom of spine in gilt. Many full page colored and b/w lithographs plates. Some watermarks on plates' borders and one slightly on print. Interior foxing. Foxing mainly on and around prints. Overall text is clean. Some soiling. Overall interior is Good. Appendices and Indexes. An important and historical document. Howes P3. . Cloth. Good to Good-. Illus. by Plates Tables Figures illustrations Foldouts. Size: Approx. 9" x 11 3/4". Exploration. Beverley Tucker Printer Hardcover
1918Best.-Nr. 024980Washington DC: Washington Government Printing Office 1918. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Book is clean with some damage to both boards. It appears as if the book was stored improperly lending itself to have an upward bend of entire right edge of book and pages. Bumped corners top right of front board and top left of back board. Book has small stains on page edges. Book is free from any apparent marks on the interior and has a wonderful aroma when flipping the pages. Binding is tight. A remarkable piece of American history. This book dated 1918 contains the rules and orders of the Standing Senate of the time. with only 4500 copies in the original print run this book is a unique addition to any law library. It encompasses The Constitution of the United States Declaration of Independence Articles of Confederation The Ordinance of 1787 Jefferson's Manual Senators of the United States from First to the Sixty-Fourth Congress Ratifications of the Constitution States admitted Into The Union Since the Adoption of the Constitution The Territories Electoral Vote for Presidents and Vice-President from March 4 1789 to March 4 1917 Justices of the SUpreme Court from 1789 to 1915 Cabinet Officers from 1789 to 1915 and a General Index. The book you see in the images is the actual book we have for sale. Why pay more When you buy this book from us you are helping to support a small brick and mortar family owned store. We have been curating our collection for three generations and currently have over 250000 volumes in stock. Please feel free to call for more stock. Washington Government Printing Office hardcover
1501Best.-Nr. 1603100036Washington : Printed by William A. Davis 1815-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Contemporary 1/4 leather binding over blue boards. Toning throughout. 649 17 68 pages index. Shaw et Shoemaker 39485. 7th year of James Madison's presidency. Much of the major legislation dealt with issues related to the War of 1812. Maj. General Jackson was given a large land grant for his service. Additional Acts dealt with an important treaty with the Cherokee tribe; Yazoo claimants from the land speculation affair; issues in Mississippi Illinois Missouri Ohio New Orleans; planning for a new capital the previous one had been burned by the British in 1814; Indiana Statehood Dec. 11 national transportation improvements proposed by then nationalist John Calhoun; the authorization of the Second Bank of the United States; and a new tariff. Washington : Printed by William A. Davis hardcover
1871Best.-Nr. 260615-MB25Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1871. Original 1871 edition Rebound with original boards binding resewn Very Good condition Primary source material from March 10 1871. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Cover. Government Printing Office Hardcover
Best.-Nr. 536034to. One page approximately 100 words in part: "I think there must be good and legal reason why you have not paid these taxes. I cannot think that you who has been selected to administer and declare and enforce the law can refuse to pay what the law requires." Folded. A little browned but very good. A native of Fauquier County Virginia Hunton practiced law serving as commonwealth's attorney and gained the upper ranks of the Virginia militia before the war; he commanded the 8th Virginia until gaining a brigade in 1863 fighting in most of the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia being wounded at Gettysburg. In addition to his national political service following the war he wrote an autobiography that was not published until 1933; it is one of the rarest and most sought after of Civil War memoirs. unknown
Best.-Nr. 536034to. One page approximately 100 words in part: "I think there must be good and legal reason why you have not paid these taxes. I cannot think that you who has been selected to administer and declare and enforce the law can refuse to pay what the law requires." Folded. A little browned but very good. A native of Fauquier County Virginia Hunton practiced law serving as commonwealth's attorney and gained the upper ranks of the Virginia militia before the war; he commanded the 8th Virginia until gaining a brigade in 1863 fighting in most of the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia being wounded at Gettysburg. In addition to his national political service following the war he wrote an autobiography that was not published until 1933; it is one of the rarest and most sought after of Civil War memoirs. unknown books
1954Best.-Nr. 65378Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office 1954. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ink notation on front cover. Cover has some wear and soiling. Ink notation on spine. vi 540g p. PART 1 ONLY. This is a major part of the official record of one of the most dramatic aspects of the American political engagement during the Cold War. The Senate consider the conduct of Senator McCarthy as bringing that body into disrepute and chartered a Select Committee to consider Censure charges against "Tailgunner Joe". The committee found few precedents to serve as a guide because previous instances were typically based on single occurances not a prolonged period of misconduct. There were over forty instances of alledged misconduct that the Select Committee considered. The committee set forth to analyze the charges to investigate the charges and to hold hearings where the committee could present witnesses and documentary evidence for the purpose of placing on record for later use by the Senate the evidence and other information gathered during the preliminary investigation period. The committee agreed that Senator McCarthy had the right to be present at the hearings and to be represented by counsel. United States Government Printing Office paperback
1973Best.-Nr. 80200Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1973. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Fair. v 1 890 pages. Statements. Communications. Maps. Illustrations. References. Additional Information. Appendix Some damp stains noted. Project Rio Blanco was an underground nuclear test that took place on May 17 1973 in Rio Blanco County Colorado approximately 36 miles 58 km northwest of Rifle. Three 33-kiloton nuclear devices were detonated nearly simultaneously in a single emplacement well at depths of 5838 6230 and 6689 feet 1779 1899 and 2039 m below ground level. The tests were conducted in fine-grain low-permeability sandstone lenses at the base of the Fort Union Formation and the upper portion of the Mesaverde Formation. This was the third and final natural-gas-reservoir stimulation test in the Plowshare program which was designed to develop peaceful uses for nuclear energy. The two previous tests were Project Gasbuggy in New Mexico and Project Rulison in Colorado. The United States Atomic Energy Commission conducted the test in partnership with CER Geonuclear Corporation and Continental Oil Company. A placard erected in 1976 now marks the site where the test was conducted. The site is accessible via a dirt road Rio Blanco County Route 29. Peaceful nuclear explosions PNEs are nuclear explosions conducted for non-military purposes. Proposed uses include excavation for the building of canals and harbors electrical generation the use of nuclear explosions to drive spacecraft and as a form of wide-area fraking. PNEs were an area of some research from the late 1950s into the 1980s primarily in the United States and Soviet Union. In the U.S. a series of tests were carried out under Project Plowshare. Some of the ideas considered included blasting a new Panama Canal the use of underground explosions to create electricity and a variety of geological studies. The largest of the excavation tests was carried out in the Sedan nuclear test in 1962 which released large amounts of radioactive gas into the air. By the late 1960s public opposition to Plowshare was increasing and a 1970s study of the economics of the concepts suggested they had no practical use. Plowshare saw decreasing interest from the 1960s and was officially canceled in 1977. The Soviet program started a few years after the U.S. efforts and explored many of the same concepts under their Nuclear Explosions for the National Economy program. The program was more extensive eventually conducting 239 nuclear explosions. Some of these tests also released radioactivity including a significant release of plutonium into the groundwater and the polluting of an area near the Volga River. A major part of the program in the 1970s and 80s was the use of very small bombs to produce shock waves as a seismic measuring tool and as part of these experiments two bombs were successfully used to seal blown-out oil wells. The program officially ended in 1988. As part of ongoing arms control efforts both programs came to be controlled by a variety of agreements. Most notable among these is the 1976 Treaty on Underground Nuclear Explosions for Peaceful Purposes PNE Treaty. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty of 1996 prohibits all nuclear explosions regardless of whether they are for peaceful purposes or not. Since that time the topic has been raised several times often as a method of asteroid impact avoidance. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
2005Best.-Nr. 65858Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2005. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket. Cover has slight wear and soiling. iv 1474 p. Includes illustrations. S. Hrg. 108-868. This group of hearings addressed the treatment of prisoners by the U.S. military. It addressed the abuses that were reported at the Abu Ghraib prison and the report of General Taguba's investigation. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
2001Best.-Nr. 17892Place_Pub: Washington DC: GPO 2001. very good. 540 wraps footnotes. S. Hrg. 106-1059. GPO paperback
1900Best.-Nr. 13559Washington: Government Printing Office 1900. First Edition. Very Good. 4to 11.5x9.5in; vii 856 pp. indices by report and Indian tribes 27 fold out maps plate images and illustrations in text; Half calf with marbled paper over covers gilt lettering on ribbed spine marbled end papers all edges trimmed with marbled ink stain; Shelf wear rubbing and splitting to covers edges and corners splits at top and bottom of front joint and hinge corners worn through heavy wear to leather binding and moderate wear scratches and stains on cloth marbled ink edges to text worn and soiled maps are fine with minimal and minor closed tears at hinge. Wickersham 9544. From Wickersham "Report submitted by Mr. Carter from the Committee on Military Affairs to whom was referred resolution no. 189 agreed to Dec. 9 1897 directing the committee to report to the Senate on the extent of explorations by the United States army in Alaska etc. S. Rep. 1023 56th Cong. 1st Sess. in v. 11.". Title page states "April 18 1900. - Reported from the Committee of Military Affairs by Mr. Carter and Ordered to Print." This is an excellent reference resource if exploration in the first 30 years that Alaska was owned by the United States. The expeditions were led by C.W. Raymond 1869; C.O.O. Howard 1875; Ivan Petroff 1880; F. Schwatka 1883; P.H. Ray 1884 1897 1898; W.R. Abercrombie 1884 1898; H.T. Allen 1897; E.H. Wells 1898; E.F. Glenn 1899; and W.P. Richardson 1899. Government Printing Office unknown
Best.-Nr. H389Washington Government Printing Office 1900. First edition large quarto 56th Congress 1 session report 1023. Half-calf over marbled paper covered boards. 51 reports and subreports of explorations made by U.S. army between 1869 and 1899 – possibly the most comprehensive documentation on these first three decades after the purchase of Alaska by the U.S. Numerous maps photographic plates and text-illustrations. As stated in the preface: “The reports of these explorations and reconnaissances of military explorers in Alaska are here for the first time presented in connected narrative form.” Not a very common item in almost pristine condition! Collation: 1 nn leaf title-page crossed-out stamp of former owner Adriance Memorial Library Poughkeepsie N.Y. April 18 1901 – verso: Joint University Libraries Nashville Tenn. table of contents pp i-vii list of all the different reports preface 1 page introduction pp 5-16 text pp 21-825 index pp 827-851 index of indian tribes pp 853-856. Many very large folding-maps numerous photographs of unique documentary value lithograph-plates text illustrations. This wealth of historic illustrative material above all the original photographic plates make this book a treasure-box for the documentation of early Alaskan scenery native groups natural habitats! An ideal sourcebook for sub-polar ethnography topography as well as geography. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 7H-74C4-UA2HLeather Bound. Good. Washington: Gales & Seaton 1860. Large Hardcover in original half-leather and marbled boards. 6 viii 991pp. Ownership stamping on front blank of former Civil War Officer Boards detached with t.p. and prelims leather worn minor foxing otherwise a good complete copy of this rare and important title. NOT EX-LIBRARY. hardcover
1900Best.-Nr. 54584Washington Governemnt Printing Office 1900. Large 4to. Orig. red full cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Spine dusty. VII856 pp. textillustrations 33 plates and 27 folded maps. Internally clean and fine. hardcover
1900Best.-Nr. 54584Washington, Governemnt Printing Office, 1900. Large 4to. Orig. red full cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Spine dusty. VII,856 pp., textillustrations, 33 plates and 27 folded maps. Internally clean and fine.
1844Best.-Nr. 36140Washington D.C.: n.p. 1844. First edition. Removed. A very good copy. 1 pp. 8vo. The Maine resolution was an attack on the heinous process of re-enslaving freed blacks: "Resolved. That we do most solemnly in behalf of the people of this State protest against the existence of any laws in any of the States of Territories of this Union which subject our free colored citizens to the liability to be arrested and imprisoned and to be sold into slavery for the payment of the costs of such arrest and imprisonment; that we do protest against such laws as unconstitutional and as endangering the Union." Maine approved this on March 22 1843 sent a copy to all members of the House and Senate and to all the governors of States and Territories. OCLC locates no copies. Not in Sabin Blockson Dumont Work LCP. Afro-Americana Clark: New England in U.S. Government Publications 1789-1849: 1145. n.p. unknown
1844Best.-Nr. 36140Washington D.C.: n.p. 1844. First edition. Removed. A very good copy. 1 pp. 8vo. The Maine resolution was an attack on the heinous process of re-enslaving freed blacks: "Resolved. That we do most solemnly in behalf of the people of this State protest against the existence of any laws in any of the States of Territories of this Union which subject our free colored citizens to the liability to be arrested and imprisoned and to be sold into slavery for the payment of the costs of such arrest and imprisonment; that we do protest against such laws as unconstitutional and as endangering the Union." Maine approved this on March 22 1843 sent a copy to all members of the House and Senate and to all the governors of States and Territories. OCLC locates no copies. Not in Sabin Blockson Dumont Work LCP. Afro-Americana Clark: New England in U.S. Government Publications 1789-1849: 1145. n.p. unknown books
1866Best.-Nr. 43052Washington D.C.: n.p. 1866. First edition. A very good copy with inch marginal closed tear light soiling faint marginal stain. Broadside. 6 x 9 1/2 inches. Michigan senator Jacob Merritt Howard 1805-1871 who had worked closely with Lincoln in drafting and passing the Thirteenth Amendment was a strong supporter of his measures including "emergency actions during the secession crisis and advocated 'severe exemplary and speedy punishment of the rebels. He was especially vocal on all matters pertaining to the confiscation of rebel property and the emancipation of slaves. He was also one of the most forceful advocates of the 1863 Conscription Act" ANBO. His ire extended to trying for treason the Confederate leaders. In December he wanted to know why Davis had not been put on trial and now despite it being well-known that Davis did not have complicity in Lincoln's murder he declared in this resolution that Davis be "charged with the crimes of having incited the assassination of Abraham Lincoln President of the United States and with the murder of soldiers of the Unites States held a prisoners of war during the rebellion and other cruel and barbarous practices in violation of the rules and usages of civilized war." Clement C. Clay was also to be tried. It appears that Merritt's resolution never made it to the floor for a second reading as was required by law. Scarce. We could find only one in auction or dealer sales records in 1964. OCLC locates only one copy: Univ. of Mississippi OCLC669843127 in its "Civil War: Primary Source Publications Related to Mississippi." Owen: Bibliography of Mississippi p. 685. Eberstadt 165-210. ANBO 04/04-00529. n.p. unknown
1866Best.-Nr. 43052Washington D.C.: n.p. 1866. First edition. A very good copy with inch marginal closed tear light soiling faint marginal stain. Broadside. 6 x 9 1/2 inches. Michigan senator Jacob Merritt Howard 1805-1871 who had worked closely with Lincoln in drafting and passing the Thirteenth Amendment was a strong supporter of his measures including "emergency actions during the secession crisis and advocated 'severe exemplary and speedy punishment of the rebels. He was especially vocal on all matters pertaining to the confiscation of rebel property and the emancipation of slaves. He was also one of the most forceful advocates of the 1863 Conscription Act" ANBO. His ire extended to trying for treason the Confederate leaders. In December he wanted to know why Davis had not been put on trial and now despite it being well-known that Davis did not have complicity in Lincoln's murder he declared in this resolution that Davis be "charged with the crimes of having incited the assassination of Abraham Lincoln President of the United States and with the murder of soldiers of the Unites States held a prisoners of war during the rebellion and other cruel and barbarous practices in violation of the rules and usages of civilized war." Clement C. Clay was also to be tried. It appears that Merritt's resolution never made it to the floor for a second reading as was required by law. Scarce. We could find only one in auction or dealer sales records in 1964. OCLC locates only one copy: Univ. of Mississippi OCLC669843127 in its "Civil War: Primary Source Publications Related to Mississippi." Owen: Bibliography of Mississippi p. 685. Eberstadt 165-210. ANBO 04/04-00529. n.p. unknown books
1828Best.-Nr. SKU1017953Duff Green 1828. Leather. Acceptable. Senate; Washington 1828. Complete in 3 volumes. Leather. First edition. Fair only label off but laid in to vol 3/rear hinge also cracked to that volumes foxing to text throughout some old moisture issuesmusty/staining a good working set. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. Duff Green hardcover
Best.-Nr. BN215062Greenwood PressLondon. Hardcover. Juvenile Delinquency Juvenile Delinquency United States Congress Senate Committee on the Judiciary Greenwood Press,London hardcover
1838Best.-Nr. SKU1000162Gales and Seaton Washington D.C. 1838. Hardcover. Very Good. Volume I : 614 page hardcover with a 24 page index bound in calf boards with border decorations and 2 title labels on spine red and black well preserved inner hinges with clean end papers showing some foxing some cracking to outer edge of spineVolume II: 1117 page hardcover in calf boards with border decorations and 2 title labels red and black well preserved inner hinges with clean end papers showing some foxing scuff to middle of front cover board upper edge Gales and Seaton Washington D.C. hardcover
1976Best.-Nr. 64120Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1976. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some pencil erasure and sticker residue. Stamp on back cover. vi 841 p.; 24 cm. Illustrations. This was an important set of hearings during the last third of the 20th century that sought to 'reform' federal lobbying laws. While recognizing the role that advocacy could positively have in the democratic process the committee was concerned that to assure public confidence "the lobbyist must work in the open. " Time had changed since the Federal Lobbying Act of 1946 and these hearings explored ways to update and modernize the transparency and procedures of lobbying. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
