réf. 48228Paris Didot 1861. 2 feuillets. 56 pages. 25x16 Cm. Broché. Couverture imprimée. Plis et petits accrocs. Histoire et description détaillées de ce précieux manuscrit à miniatures du XVs. que Didot avait acheté aux enchères "contre la concurrence anglaise". Exemplaire très bien conservé. Paris, Didot, 1861. unknown
1794réf. 354283Philadelphia: Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine 1794. 8pp. Dbd. Contemporary ownership signature on titlepage and manuscript notes on final leaf. Very good. 8pp. Dbd. This copy bears the ownership signature of noted New York jurist and legal scholar James Kent who ran for Congress from New York in 1793 but was defeated by his brother-in-law Theodorus Bailey. He would go on to a distinguished career as a judge on the Chancery court and as an author of legal commentaries. At the conclusion of the text is a manuscript note: "Mr. Wadsworth stated in the House of Representatives the 19th May 1794 that within the last six months American vessels & property had been captured by the British Privateer in the W. Indies to the extent of one million of dollars - & that other nations had seized American property to ½ mil. dol. & that the total loss to our commerce was 1½ mil. dol." In this report to President Washington the new Secretary of State Edmund Randolph details the depredations against American shipping caused by the powers involved in the French Revolutionary Wars. He quotes from a study by the "committee of Philadelphia" on the interference with American trade by the British French Spanish and Dutch and summarizes the methods used by those countries. The British impress American sailors into service the French are embargoing American goods etc. He makes no recommendations as to an appropriate response. OCLC locates four copies. Scarce. EVANS 27917. OCLC 8090321 Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine unknown
réf. 123484Paris Chez P. G. Simon 1775. 4 pages. 25x19 Cm. Dérelié. Les deux feuillets presque complètement dereliés. Sous l'influence des Physiocrates une libéralisation du commerce des grains s'était opèrée en France à partir de 1763. Mais discréditée par la spéculation les mauvaises récoltes et les émeutes cette politique a subi divers aménagements dont cette incitation à l'importation de blé des Etats-Unis. Paris, Chez P. G. Simon, 1775. unknown
réf. a75306Washington 1859. 35th Congress 2d Session. Ex. Doc. No. 37. Lg.4to. 661pp. rebound in later wraps. Good light wear. . paperback
réf. 120264Versailles 1767. 4 pages. 25x20 Cm. Broché. Dérelié. Ce document royal de 1767 atteste de lextension temporaire pour deux ans du ressort de la commission de Reims aux généralités de Rouen Caen et Alençon dans le cadre de la lutte contre la contrebande. Il reflète les efforts de ladministration royale sous Louis XV pour centraliser et renforcer le jugement des trafiquants au moment où le commerce illicite notamment des marchandises fiscales comme le sel ou le tabac minait les finances du royaume. Dans le contexte des réformes pré-révolutionnaires cette mesure illustre la tension entre contrôle étatique et résistances locales typique de la période absolutiste tardive. Document en très bon état. Versailles, 1767. unknown
1802réf. 354336Washington 1802. 4pp. Dbd. Contemporary manuscript page inscription and early stain in upper outer corner not affecting text. Minor foxing and offsetting. Good. 4pp. Dbd. Congressional report calling for government encouragement of infant industries by allowing certain raw materials to be imported free of duty while imposing a 20% duty on imported fur hats brushes stone ware printing types saddles cannon ball and glass ware and other duties on gun powder cordage soap candles of tallow window glass and iron. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 3412 unknown
1802réf. 354332Washington 1802. 4pp. Dbd. Contemporary manuscript page inscription and early stain in upper outer corner throughout affecting some text. Minor foxing and offsetting. Good. 4pp. Dbd. Report on a House resolution that Thomas K. Jones a Boston wine merchant would receive drawback for Malaga wine he reshipped despite having added brandy for preservation. Shaw & Shoemaker locate two copies; OCLC locates none. Rare. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 3406. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 3406 unknown
1963réf. 382227Washington: Government Printing Office 1963. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. House Report No. 281 88th Congress 1st Session. Octavo. 2 494pp. In the original publisher's cloth. Ex-library with small ink stamp front pastedown and some ink ruling on the title page else near fine with no other markings. An investigation into the ownership and control of communications facilities prepared by the Office of Network Study of the Federal Communications Commission. A nice copy scarce in the trade. Government Printing Office hardcover
1904réf. 39516Copenhagen: forhen A. Christiansens Forlag Hermann-Petersen 1904. 50 Double-page colored plates after Rasmus Christiansen mounted on stubs. Introduction by Jul. Wulff. 1 vols. Oblong folio. Original leather-backed burgundy cloth lettered on cover in gilt. Spine repaired inner hinges strengthened. Some minor rubbing pencilled numbers in upper right margin of several plates. Very good. 50 Double-page colored plates after Rasmus Christiansen mounted on stubs. Introduction by Jul. Wulff. 1 vols. Oblong folio. DANISH TRADES FESTIVAL PARADE. In July 31/1 August 1904 a grand festival and parade was held in celebration of Danish Industry and Tradesmen. The elaborate floats representing the trades are depicted in these fine double-page colored plates including those of the printers the bakers the stroller-makers the pavers the bookbinders the furriers barrelmakers cigar and tobacco merchants bicyclewheel makers photographers metalsmiths hatmakers carriagemakers clockmakers wigmakers and many others. Under each illustration is text describing those involved. forhen A. Christiansens Forlag (Hermann-Petersen) unknown
réf. E13627reu. Hardcover. Fine. Overszied hardcover in navy blue cloth lettered in gilt. 426 pp. with index. Reropduction doule page map. Facsimile reprint of the 1908 edition printed by the Government Printing Office. Fine previous owner's name and date 199 on front free endpaper. Issued without dust jacket. hardcover
1746réf. 101446Boston November 15 1746. 1746. Very good. - A 3-1/8 inch high by 7-5/8 inch wide autograph document penned on laid paper as a receipt for payment received "Recd Boston Novbr 15 1746 of Mr. Obadiah Dickerson One Hundred Twenty five pounds two Shillings & Eight pence old Tenor. In full of All Amts." Signed "Saml. Sturgis". The receipt is further annotated on the verso. Once folded with some minor staining & darkening the document in inlaid into 7-1/2 inch high by 10-3/4 inch wide heavier cream stock with a black ink ruled frame such that the verso is visible. Near fine. The prominent Boston trader Samuel Sturgis was heavily involved in shipping & commerce. Later on May 31 1762 he and Samuel Crocker signed a contract with Thomas Hancock for chartering the ship Lucretia for transport to Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. Boston, November 15, 1746.
réf. 74125Trenton NJ: John A. Roebling's Sons Company. First edition. Small octavo. 24 pp. with a plethora of photographic illustrations. Publisher's sewn blue printed wrappers with a window in the front cover to display a biplane aloft. Small marginal tear not afecting any text. A very good copy. None located by OCLC. The Roebling's history in Trenton dates to 1848 when John A. Roebling purchased 25 acres of land in Chambersburg Best known today as the "father of the Brooklyn Bridge" Roebling and the company he founded supplied cables from Trenton to most of the major suspension bridges built in United States during the first half of the 20th century. Among the dozens of major bridges using Trenton-made cable are New York City's Williamsburg Manhattan and George Washington Bridges as well as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.Roebling Lofts converted the "Clark Street Rope Shop" Building 101 erected in 1917 during WW I. It was an ultra-modern facility for its time with massive windows and a fire resistant design. It replaced an older factory that burned down in late 1915 allegedly by German saboteurs. Building 101 specialized in light- and medium-gauge wire rope such as used in aircraft. Perhaps the factory's most famous customer was Charles Lindbergh who specified Roebling wire for The Spirit of St. Louis the plane he flew non-stop from New York to Paris in 1927. This has been called the single most influential flight in aviation history excepting the 1903 first-flight by the Wright Brothers who also used Roebling cables for bracing wings. Lindbergh used Roebling products for control cables to brace the wings for the ignition harness and the plane's lightning rod. The testing lab for the aircraft business was located on the 4th floor of the Clark Street factory including a massive machine designed to simulate stresses on wings. The machine survives in place on the 4th floor and is being preserved in a lounge for use by residents of Roebling Lofts. John A. Roebling's Sons Company unknown
réf. a535941959. 4to. 200pp. many monochrome photo illustrations wraps. Near VG light wear. . paperback
1865réf. 354277Detroit 1865. 8pp. printed in double columns. Dbd. Separating a bit at folds else very good. 8pp. printed in double columns. Dbd. An interesting post-Civil War economic tract this vigorous attack on the principles of free trade appeals to farmers workers and mechanics in the West and Northwest to push for protectionist trade policies. Ward contends that only by raising duties on imported goods can the United States "keep the principal part of our coin at home." unknown
1764réf. 28707Paris: Aux dépens de la Compagnie 1764. 1 vols. 12mo. 19th century marbled boards paper manuscript label. Blanks at front and back removed marginal repair to title some soiling at front and back else very good with the signature of La marquise des Armoises d'espineaux with the 1765 date throughout. 1 vols. 12mo. Not in Kress Aux dépens de la Compagnie unknown
1980réf. 2091502135420527Not Available 1980. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Not Available paperback
1823réf. 374695Montreal 1823. 1p. 1p. "I received yours of the 10 of November last and according to your wish I have inclosed to you my order to Mr. William MacIntosh to sell one of the 400 acre lots and pay you your demand which I hope he will do soon. I have left it unsealed for you to read it and afterwards seal it and deliver to him. I would wish to know how much Judge Thomas got from Mr. MacIntosh for the 400 acre lot which he sold by his order and let me hear from you what Mr. MacIntosh will do . unknown
1802réf. 374694Montreal 1802. 1p. Slight loss of paper caused by removal of wax seal on right margin not affecting text. Old fold. Else fine. 1p. An excellent autograph letter signed from this prominent fur trader explorer and author of TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN CANADA AND THE INDIAN TERRITORIES published in 1809. Henry was sixty-three at the time this letter was written and mainly occupied with directing fur operations from Montreal. He evidently writes concerning his son's bad debts: "My last to you was by last post was so much hurt by Robert's behavior that I scarcely remember what I wrote. his Horse and Gigg it is only just that the produce of it should go to pay those Gentm who indorsed his notes - how these Gentm could be persuaded to do such a thing is beyond my comprehension without consulting you. if he is turned loose he may be induced to commit some act worse than what he has already done - therefore if he can get clear of his imposing creditors - send him here as soon as possible - but dont come under any promise to any other to whom he owes only those acted by yr orders. unknown
1688réf. 368775Montreal 1688. In French. 2pp. recto and verso on a single leaf. Signed by Perrot Bleinz and notary Benigne Basset. With an English transcription. Quarto. Old folds. Near fine. Provenance: Archibald de Léry MacDonald; Lawrence Lande. Exhibition: An Exhibition of Early Documents and Printed Material Relating to the Beginnings of Trade in North America from the Private Collection of Dr. Lawrence M. Lande McGill University May 30-July 15 1985 with an 8-page exhibition catalogue. In French. 2pp. recto and verso on a single leaf. Signed by Perrot Bleinz and notary Benigne Basset. With an English transcription. Quarto. Scarce seventeenth century voyageur fur trade contract for an expedition to the wilderness to trade with the Ottawa signed by one of the most important early traders and explorers of Canada and the upper midwest. "Partnership agreements such as this one of Nicholas Perrot are of great rarity" Lande. Perrot 1644-1717 was an explorer interpreter trader commandant diplomat and seigneur. He was one of the best-known figures in the early fur trade of New France particularly during the latter part of the 17th century and took possession of large tracts of land in the Great Lakes region in the name of King Louis XIV. His travels commonly took him deep into unexplored territory and he was the first Frenchman to explore the Upper Mississippi in what is now Wisconsin and Minnesota. Perrot arrived in New France about 1660 as a young donné or contracted assistant in the company of Jesuit Missionaries and travelled to the western Great Lakes region where he gained the friendship of the local First Nations people by trading guns for furs believing that they were entitled to defend themselves from their enemies. He also took the opportunity to learn several Native languages which served him well during his career. Perrot soon entered the fur trade full time and began forming business partnerships. He enlisted himself as a translator with government authorities and participated in peacekeeping missions to bring warriors of several First Nations together to sign peace treaties. By 1685 he was appointed Commandant-in-Chief at Bais des Puants present day Green Bay Wisconsin and surrounding regions and travelled to the upper reaches of the Mississippi River in the territory of the Sioux tribes where he built Fort St. Antoine in present-day Minnesota. During the spring of 1687 in preparation for taking part in raids on Indian villages in the Seneca country Perrot left his store of furs with the Jesuits at St. Francois-Xavier mission in present-day Wisconsin. While out with the raid party a fire at the mission destroyed his entire fur inventory valued at more than 40000 livres. Financially ruined Perrot returned to Montreal to deal with creditors and renew partnership agreements like the present. In the summer of 1688 Perrot partnered with Simon Bleinz to undertake an expedition to trade with the Ottawa Indians and other Nations. Perrot had always been a staunch ally of Governor Frontenac and had obtained a fur trade license from the governor for this venture to ensure that his activities were in keeping with the rules and regulations of the trade. The agreement states that Perrot would supply Bleinz with goods food provisions a canoe and other necessary supplies for the voyage and that Bleinz would convey the goods to the trading area and do all that he was able for the success of the partnership. Bleinz had the option of taking at his own expense six shirts two capots or hooded coats of blanket cloth moosehide or other material and one rifle to trade for his own personal profit. The pelts resulting from the venture were to be distributed evenly amongst Bleinz another unnamed associate of the partnership and Perrot. An "apichimon" or bonus of six beaver pelts was to be paid to Bleinz by the partnership upon the successful conclusion of the expedition. "Perrot who was often unappreciated even during his lifetime was France's best representative among the Indians of the west. His knowledge of the languages of the country his natural eloquence the happy blend of daring and coolness that were the essence of his character had made it possible for him to win the esteem confidence and even affection of the Indians. The Potawatomis the Menominees the Foxes the Miamis the Mascoutens and the Sioux granted him with the honours of the pipe of peace the rights and prerogatives enjoyed by their own chiefs. His credit was not less among the Ottawas and the Hurons. During the last four decades of the 17th century at a time when alliance with the nations of the west was indispensable in order to ward off the Iroquois peril and allow access to new territories Perrot thanks to the influence that he had acquired rendered valuable assistance to the colony" Dictionary of Canadian Biography. The present document is from the famed collection of Lawrence M. Lande 1906-1998 detailed as item 107 in his second bibliography of his collection The Founder of our Monetary System John Law Compagnie des Indes & the Early Economy of North America Montreal: 1984. Lande began collecting manuscript material relating John Law the Compagnie des Indes and the fur trade - North America's first economy - as early as the 1960s principally working with dealers Izzy Ehrlich and Alfred Van Peteghem purchasing material from the collections of Thomas Phillips Philip Sang and historian Archibald Lery MacDonald the assemblage of which Van Peteghem termed an "unparalleled feat." All of the printed material and many of the documents were donated by Lande in his lifetime; however a grouping of the manuscript items including the present document were sold by his heirs after his death. Lande Founder of our Monetary System 107 unknown
1913réf. 22042Paris: Printed by D. Michaud 1913. First edition. Paperback. Light wear to wrappers pages slightly toned else very good. Printed green wrappers 12.5 x 9.5 inches 26 pp. illustrated. Trade catalogue of metal garden contructions including fences gates arbors topiary frames bird cages coops etc. The firm Maison Dutourleau Fils Beausejour 50 Parc Saint-Maur Seine is listed in the 1891 edition of Jardins de France. No copies of this catalogue found on OCLC/Worldcat. Printed by D. Michaud paperback
2002réf. SONG1903091020Brand: Format Publishing Ltd 2002-08-01. paperback. Used: Good. 8.27x0.39x11.69. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: Format Publishing Ltd paperback
réf. a44937NY 2000 United Nations. 2 volumes. In English and French. 4to. 1079pp. plus 46 pages of index in Volume 1 465pp. plus 155 pages of statistics in Volume 2 printed hardcovers. Fine no DJs. 2 volume set. . hardcover
1930réf. 22986Portsmouth: T. C. Newman Procter Printer n.d. circa 1930s. Paperback. Fine. 8.5 x 5.5 inches original pictorial wrappers 56 pp. engraved illustrations on nearly every page. Leather goods and tools of all kinds. Includes exotic leathers bookbinding leathers vellum and parchment etc. Not found on OCLC/Worldcat T. C. Newman (Procter, Printer) paperback
1835réf. 16876Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale 1835. First edition. 1 vols. Folio. Original red morocco-backed red cloth by Delauney with stamp with royal monogram on upper cover. Rubbed upper joint starting head of spine chipped. First edition. 1 vols. Folio. With a notation from John B. Murray that this "was one of 9 volumes presented by His Majesty Louis Phillippe King of the French to John B. Murray New York 1846 and is now given to his nephew Archie Murray June 1872." The last must have donated it to a library as there is a discreet gift notation in gutter following title and a subject heading in upper margin of title written in pencil. A good copy. De L'Imprimerie Royale unknown
réf. 617Stockton: Chamber of Commerce 1933. . Pages Single sheet printed both sides & folded.16� x 21� unfolded. Some soiling and wear. Some separation at creases. Stockton: Chamber of Commerce 1933. unknown
