A Pocket Almanack For the Year of our Lord 1794. Being the Second after Leap Year,...Calculated chiefly for the Use of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Bound with The Massachusetts Register for 1794 By T. and J. Fleet

Boston , T. & J. Fleet, 1794. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 148pp. Marbled boards, leather spine and leather backing. Rear board detached but present, front board barely holding, first 5 leaves separated (including title age), contents age-toned but clean and unmarked. A fascinating journal of a day's activities, by a former owner, is written on a blank leaf and is titled "A Journal.", all clearly legible. The first portion of the book is the almanack, and the latter portion is The Massachusetts Register for 1794, which includes much information about Massachusetts, its government, its institutions, including its military, judiciary, religious institutions, schools etc. Drake 3517. Fair.

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Book number: 004759

Catalogue: Reference, Government and Politics, History

Evening Post Association

Evening Post Annual, 1883. Biographical Sketches [With Portraits] of State Officers, Representatives in Congress, Governor's Staff, and Senators and Members of the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut.

Hartford, Conn. Evening Post Association, 1883. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. 200pp +16pp ads. Green cloth, gilt lettered, all edges gilt. Small amount of edgewear, 2 small spine perforations, text evenly tanned, contents clean, and book is in overall sound condition. Biographies and portraits of Connecticut officials. Good.

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Book number: 002804

Catalogue: Government and Politics, Reference

Keywords: Congress Senate Hartford

Brockett, L.P.

Handbok of the United States of America, and Guide to Emigration; Giving the Latest and Most Complete Statistics

New York, Times Print Shop, 1886. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Jos. Laing & Co. 205pp. Brick colored cloth decorated in gold and black, bevelled-edge boards, all edges gilt. Light wear to edges and spine ends, front free endpaper is soiled, has a tear and is missing a 1 1/2 inch strip along edge, text is mildly age-toned and clean. Front pastedown endpaper has an intricately detailed engraving of the "New York and Brooklyn Suspension Bridge" (now known as the Brooklyn Bridge. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004626

Catalogue: American West, Government and Politics, Reference

Keywords: NY "New York" Government Statistics Emigration "The West"

Daboll, Nathan

The Connecticut Register, and United States Calendar, for the Year of our Lord 1814: Being the Thirty-eighth of the Independence of the United States.

New London, Samuel Green, 1814. 1st Edition, 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Soft cover. 160pp. Marbled paper wraps. Spine is worn and missing piece at bottom, contents age-toned and very occasionally foxed, binding is tight, and book has held p very well since 1814. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004699

Catalogue: History, Reference, Government and Politics

Keywords: Almanac Connecticut "New London" Government

Brown & Gross

The Connecticut Register Being a State Calendar of Public Officers and Institutions for 1863.

Hartford, Brown & Gross, 1863. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Hardcover. 192pp. Brown embossed cloth, gilt lettering. Corners rubbed, spine ends chipped, ex-library (Wesleyan University) with usual markings, former owner's name on front free endpaper, contents age-toned and lightly foxed, binding is strong. Good.

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Book number: 003699

Catalogue: Government and Politics, Reference

Keywords: "State Officials" Astronomical Government

Office of the Secretary of State

The Connecticut Register : A State Calendar of Public Officers and Institutions for 1878

Hartford, Brown and Gross, 1878. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 212pp. Brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt lettering and Connecticut shield to front cover. Wesleyan University LIbrary bookplateon front pastedown, number on spine, very slight chipping to spine ends and light rubbing to corners, contents are age-toned but clean. A nice tight copy. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002066

Catalogue: Government and Politics, Reference

Keywords: Connecticut Governor Hartford

Secretary of State

Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of New York, 1867

Albany, Weed, Parsons and Comapny, 1867. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 416pp. Red embossed leather boards and spine, gilt lettering and scroll decoration to spine, 2 foldout diagrams, one of the Senate Chamber and one of the Assembly Chamber, both in nice condition. Covers are lightly edgeworn and moderately stained, contents are lightly age-toned, tiny abrasion to corners of a few pages, but contents are crisp and clean. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002415

Catalogue: Government and Politics, Reference, Ephemera

Keywords: Counties Districts Laws