The Republican Club of the City of New York

New York, Republican of the City of New York, 1908. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 132pp. Light soil and spotting to covers, small tear to head of spine, contents are toned and clean and unmarked. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003127

Catalogue: American History, Government and Politics

Keywords: "By-Laws" Membership Incorporation

McCoy Amasa

Funeral Orration on the Death of Hon. Daniel Webster, Delivered at a Commeroation in the Presbyterian Church, Ballston Spa, N.Y., Monday Evening, November 8, 1852.

Boston, C.C.P. Moody, 1856. 3rd Edition. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 39pp. Grey printed wraps. Light wear and light soil to cover, contents are clean. INSCRIBED, SIGNED AND DATED BY AUTHOR on title page. Bound in at fron are 5 pages of endorsements from prominent individuals of McCoy's speech. Good.

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Book number: 004451

Catalogue: American History, Biography, Government and Politics

Keywords: Speech Oratory Autograph

Clemmer, Mary

Ten Years in Washington: Or, Life and Scenes in the National Capital, as a Woman Sees Them.

Hartford, CT, The Hartford Publishing Company, 1882. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 608pp. Marroon cloth, gilt spine lettering and gilt decoration, engraved frontispiece with tissue-guard, 48 full page illustrations. Corners very lightly rubbed, interior is age-toned, clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Nice copy. Very Good.

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Book number: 003728

Catalogue: American History, Social History, Government and Politics

Keywords: Washington Cabinet Congress "White House"

Cook, Elizur (Compiler)

The Connecticut Register and Manual : A State Calendar of Public Officers and Institutions for 1885

Hartford, Brown and Gross, 1885. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. iv, 302pp, folding diagram of Representatives Hall. Red cloth, gilt lettering and state emblem. Spotting and light soil to covers, 10 cent price on title page, contents evenly age-toned, binding and contents are sound. No map apparently issued with this edition. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001898

Catalogue: American History, Government and Politics, Collectible

Keywords: Reference Laws Officials Connecticut

Cummings, Thomas Harrison

The Webster Centennial. Proceedings of the Webster Historical Society at Marshfield, Mass., October 12, 1882. With an Account of Other Celebrations on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Daniel Webster

Boston, Webster Historical Society, 1883. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 272pp + index. Brown embossed cloth, gilt lettering. Abrasion and chipping along front joint, faint staining to front board, corners rubbed, text is age-toned but clean and the binding is tight and sound. Portrait frontispiece with tissue-guard and 2 photographs, one of the Home of Webster and the other of the Reception of the President and Guests by Mrs. Fletcher Webster. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002691

Catalogue: American History, Government and Politics

Keywords: Celebration Statesman Marshfield Massachusetts

U.S. Treasury Department

Letter from the Register of the Treasury, Transmitting Statements in Relation to the Trade of the United States with the West Indies and the British American Colonies, For the For Years Preceding the 1st October, 1818.

Washington, Gales & Seaton (Printers), 1820. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 8pp, folding chart of importations. Age-toned, foxed and lightly soiled. Good.

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Book number: 002780

Catalogue: American History, Government and Politics, Ephemera

Keywords: Navigation Imports Commerce

Dittenhoefer, Abram

How We Elected Lncoln

New York and London, Harper & Brothers, 1916. 1st Edition, 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Alice B. Woodward. 95pp. Blue cloth, gilt lettering and decoration to front board. Cover is in unworn condition, contents are age-toned, slight offsetting to endpapers. Dust jacket is worn and soiled, separated along spine, now protected in mylar cover, and no large pieces missing. Good/Poor.

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Book number: 004542

Catalogue: American History, Government and Politics, U.S. Civil War

Keywords: President "Civil War" Nomination Reelection 1864

Haberman, Maggie

Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America

New York, Penguin Press, 2022. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 9780593297346. Signed by Author(s). 597pp. Book and dust jacket are in near fine, unworn condition. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 004741

Catalogue: American History, Government and Politics

Keywords: Trump Politics "January 6" Election Impeachment 9780593297346

Herrick, Arnold and Askwith, Herbert (Editors)

This Way to Unity

New York, Oxford Book Company, 1945. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed By Editor. 462pp. Blue cloth, orange lettering. Covers are clean and unbldmished, text has one marginal notation and is otherwise clean. Dust jacket is crisp and clean , spine and rear panel mildly toned. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by Herbert Askwith on front free endpaper. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 002569

Catalogue: American History, Government and Politics, Short Stories

Keywords: Anthology Editorials

Houghtaling, C.E.

Houghtaling's Salary List of United States Officials.

Albany, NY, Chas. E. Houghtaling, 1885. First Edition, 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Flexible Boards. 128pp. Maroon leatherette stiff wraps, gilt lettering. Light wear to cover, occasional light foxing to interior, and book is in very good condition. A very comprehensive listing of United States officials and their salaries, from the President and Cabinet members, to mid-level and lower ranking positions including inspectors, collectors, clerks, railway messengers, millers, sawyers, blacksmiths and lighthouse keepers. A highly diverse collection of occupations and their incomes in the 1880s. Very Good.

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Book number: 004220

Catalogue: American History, Government and Politics, Collectible

Keywords: Reference "Pay Levels"

Kingdon, Frank

"That Man" in the White House; You and Your President

New York, Arco Publishing Company, 1944. First Edition, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft cover. 77pp. Stapled stiff wraps. Light edgewear, contents mildly toned but clean. A series of essays on World War II dealing with many of the issues current today. Includes a message by Rex Stout. Very Good.

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Book number: 003508

Catalogue: American History, Government and Politics

Keywords: Roosevelt "WW II"

Miller, Aaron David

The End of Greatness

New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 9781137279002. 280pp. Hardcover. Book is in clean and unmarked condition. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 002758

Catalogue: American History, Government and Politics

Keywords: Presidents Presidency Obama Roosevelt Washington Lincoln 9781137279002

Secretary of the Navy

Letter From the Secretary of the Navy, Transmitting Sundry Statements in Relation to the Privateer Pension Fund, Rendered in Obedience to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 15tth Instant. March 28, 1820.

Washington, Gales & Seaton, 1820. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 19pp, folding chart. Tanned, foxed and lightly soiled. Includes a list of "Persons disabled on board Private Armed Vessels, to whom Pensions have been granted. Good.

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Book number: 002781

Catalogue: American History, Government and Politics, Ephemera

Keywords: Pensioneers Military

Pierce, Franklin (President)

Message from the President of the United States,Transmitting the Despatch of the United States Minister Resident at the Court of Naples,Relative to the Saving of the Crew of the American Barque Parana from Shipwreck By the Officers of the Neapolitan Navy

Washington, House of Representatives, 1856. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 3pp. Lightly foxed. An interesting document commending the Neapolitan navy for rescuing the crew of the Parana, shipwrecked in the Gulf of Santa Eufemia near Calabria. Good.

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Book number: 002784

Catalogue: American History, Government and Politics

Keywords: Maritime Italy

Members of the House of Representatives

Selections from Journals of the Honourable House of Representatives, Of His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New -England

Boston, Committee on Rules of the General Court, 1949. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. 71pp, 12 plates. Tan boards, black cloth spine, gilt shield decoration. Book is clean and sound, very faint soiling, contents are clean and most pages still unopened. Commemorates the return of the Historic Paul Revere Liberty Bowl in 1949. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003169

Catalogue: American History, Government and Politics

Keywords: Boston Colonists