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By Aristides Heading(Burr, Aaron)Author[Van Ness, William P.]HeadlineCharges against Aaron Burr 1803PublisherPrinted by Ward and GouldDate Published1803 Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$687.50StatusSold View details 3 Check signed as Charles Carroll of Carrollton AuthorCarroll, Charles, Signer from MarylandHeadlineCharles Carroll Signer from MarylandDate PublishedApril 12, 1821 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$343.75StatusSold View details 4 Report of the trial of the Hon. Samuel Chase, one of the associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, before the High court of impeachment... for high crimes & misdemeanors, supposed to have been by him committed; with the necessary documents and official papers, from his impeachment to final acquittal AuthorChase, Samuel, defendentHeadlineTrial of Samuel Chase in original boardsPublisherPrinted for Samuel Butler and George KeatingeDate Published1805 Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$468.75StatusSold View details 5 Extracts From the Votes and Proceedings of the American Continental Congress, Held at Philadelphia on the 5th of September, 1774. Containing The Bill of Rights, a List of Grievances, Occasional Resolves, the Association, an Address to the People of Great-Britain, and a Memorial to the Inhabitants of the British American Colonies. Published by Order of the Congress Heading(Continental Congress - 1774)AuthorUnited States.HeadlineProceedings of 1774 Continental CongressPublisherSold by John Boyle... and Mills and HicksDate Published1774 Estimate$8,000 - $12,000StatusUnsold View details 6 Report of the Case of the Trustees of Dartmouth College Against William H. Woodward AuthorFarrar, TimothyHeadlineEarly court case on corporations 1819PublisherPublished by John W. FosterDate Published[1819] Estimate$1,200 - $1,800StatusUnsold View details 7 The Federalist: on the New Constitution, by Publius, Written in 1788. To Which is Added, Pacificus, on the Proclamation of Neutrality, Written in 1793. Likewise, the Federal Constitution, with All the Amendments. Revised and Corrected Heading(Federalist)AuthorHamilton, Alexander; John Jay; & James MadisonHeadlineFederalist Papers, rare 2nd edition, 1802PublisherPrinted and Sold by George F. HopkinsDate Published1802 Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Sold for$8,750StatusSold View details 8 The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, as Agreed upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787 Heading(Federalist)Author[Hamilton, Alexander; John Jay; & James Madison]HeadlineFirst Edition of Federalist Papers, 1788, Vol. IIPublisherPrinted and Sold by J. and A. M'LeanDate Published1788 Estimate$40,000 - $60,000StatusUnsold View details 10 Document signed by Benjamin Harrison as Governor of Virginia, appointing five individuals as justices of the peace and commissioners for trials of slaves AuthorHarrison, Benjamin, Signer from VirginiaHeadlineBenjamin Harrison Signer from VirginiaDate PublishedMay 10, 1782 Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,500StatusSold View details 11 Document Signed by Thomas Heyward, Jr., as judge, being a writ ordering the sheriff to bring two debtors to court AuthorHeyward, Thomas, Jr., Signer from South CarolinaHeadlineThomas Heyward Signer from South CarolinaDate PublishedDec. 12, 1786 Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold View details 12 Manuscript document signed by Stephen Hopkins as Governor of Rhode Island, directing the treasurer of the Colony of Rhode Island to pay Samuel Chase £20 for postage AuthorHopkins, Stephen, Signer from Rhode IslandHeadlineStephen Hopkins Signer from Rhode IslandDate Published1764 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold View details 13 Thoughts upon the political situation of the United States of America, in which that of Massachusetts is more particularly considered; with some observations on the constitution for a federal government, addressed to the people of the union Author[Jackson, Jonathan]HeadlineThoughts on U.S. politics 1788PublisherIsaiah ThomasDate Published1788 Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,625StatusSold View details 14 Manual of Parliamentary Practice Composed Originally for the Senate of the United States... The Constitution of the United States, and the Rules for Conducting Business in both Houses of Congress... AuthorJefferson, ThomasHeadlineEarly edition of Jefferson's parliamentary manual.PublisherPrinted and published by Jonathan PhillipsDate Published1848 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold View details 15 Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, from the Papers of Thomas Jefferson AuthorJefferson, ThomasHeadlineThomas Jefferson's Memoir in original boards 1829PublisherPublished by F. Carr, and Co.Date Published1829 Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$1,875StatusSold View details 16 Notes on the State of Virginia AuthorJefferson, ThomasHeadlineJefferson's Notes on Virginia 1801PublisherPrinted by M.L. & W.A. Davis for Furman & LoudonDate Published1801 Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,000StatusSold View details 17 Message and communication from the President of the United States to the Senate and House of Representatives, delivered on the commencement of the first session of the Seventh Congress, the 8th of December, 1801, with the accompanying documents... Author[Jefferson, Thomas]HeadlineMessage from President 1801PublisherPrinted by Samuel Harrison SmithDate Published1801 Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold View details 18 Manuscript document signed by William Livingston in receipt of interest paid to him on a debt AuthorLivingston, WilliamHeadlineWiliam Livingston Governor of New JerseyDate Published1768 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold View details 19 The Life of John Locke, with Extracts from His Correspondence, Journals, and Common-Place Books Heading(Locke, John)AuthorKing, Lord [Peter]HeadlineLife of John Locke 1829PublisherHenry ColburnDate Published1829 Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold View details 20 A collection of several pieces of Mr. John Locke, Never before printed, or not extant in his works. Publish’d by the author of the life of the ever memorable Mr. John Hales, &c AuthorLocke, JohnHeadlineWith Locke's Constitutions of CarolinaPublisherPrinted for R. FrancklinDate Published1724 Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSold View details 22 The Life of John Marshall Heading(Marshall, John)AuthorBeveridge, Albert J.HeadlineLife of John Marshall in fine bindingPublisherHoughton Mifflin CompanyDate Published[1916-1919] Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold View details 23 Engraved document on parchment, signed by Thomas McKean as Governor of Pennsylvania, being a grant of land in western Pennsylvania AuthorMcKean, Thomas, Signer from DelawareHeadlineThomas McKean Signer from DelawareDate PublishedAugust 13, 1806 Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold View details 24 Pay voucher for Valentin Opp, signed by Thomas Mifflin as Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives AuthorMifflin, ThomasHeadlineThomas Mifflin Signer from PennsylvaniaDate PublishedSept. 29, 1787 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold View details 25 Land grant document, signed by James Monroe as President AuthorMonroe, JamesHeadlineLand Grant signed by James MonroeDate PublishedFebruary 6, 1818 Estimate$1,200 - $1,800StatusUnsold View details 26 Certificate for ten shares in the North American Land Company, signed by Morris as President of the company, made out to John Barker Church AuthorMorris, Robert, Signer from PennsylvaniaHeadlineRobert Morris, Signer & Fiinancier of the RevolutionDate PublishedMay 8, 1795 Estimate$1,200 - $1,800StatusUnsold View details 27 Manuscript indenture on vellum, relating to the deed of conveyance transferring the province of East New Jersey from the estate of George Carteret to William Penn and his associates Heading(New Jersey)HeadlineKey document in founding of New JerseyDate Publishedc.1681-1682 Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold View details 28 Document relating to a legal judgement in favor of Robert Treat Paine, awarding him £600 for being defrauded in payment of rent, apparently, signed by Paine on the back of the document AuthorPaine, Robert Treat, Signer from MassachusettsHeadlineRobert Treat Paine Signer from MassachusettsDate PublishedFeb. 11, 1771 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$406.25StatusSold View details 29 The Trial of Thomas Paine, For a Libel, Contained in the Second Part of Rights of Man, Before Lord Kenyon, and a Special Jury, At Guildhall, December 18. With the Speeches of the Attorney General and Mr. Erskine, at Large Heading(Paine, Thomas)HeadlineTrial of Thomas Paine 1792PublisherC. and G. KearsleyDate Published1792 Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold View details 30 Common Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America AuthorPaine, ThomasHeadlineEnglish edition of Paine's Common SensePublisherJ. AlmonDate Published1776 Estimate$8,000 - $12,000StatusUnsold View details 31 Dissertation on First Principles of Government AuthorPaine, ThomasHeadlinePaine's First Principles of Government 1795PublisherPrinted at the English PressDate PublishedThird Year of the French Republic [1795] Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold View details 32 Letter Addressed to the Addressers on the Late Proclamation (caption title) AuthorPaine, ThomasHeadlinePaine's Letter to Addressers 1792Date Published[c.1792] Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold View details 33 Rights of Man; Part the Second. Combining Principle and Practice AuthorPaine, ThomasPublisherPrinted for H.D. SymondsDate Published1792 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold View details 34 The Works, of Thomas Paine, containing Common Sense. Answer to the Abbe Raynal. Letter to the Marquis of Lansdowne. To the authors of the Republican. To the Abbe Syeyes. Part I. Rights of Man. Part II. Rights of Man. Addressed to the addressers, on the late proclamation. Part I. Age of Reason. Part II. Age of Reason. Dissertation on first-principles, of government. His trial with the arguments of counsil [sic] for and against AuthorPaine, ThomasHeadlineThomas Paine's Works 1796Date Published1796 Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$562.50StatusSold View details 35 First editions of two important attacks on the Adams administration during Thomas Jefferson's presidential campaign, plus speeches in the case against Harry Croswell for libel on Jefferson AuthorPinckney, Charles, & James Thomson Callender, et al.HeadlineAttacks on John Adams by Jefferson's followersDate Published1799, 1800, 1804 Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$4,062.50StatusSold View details 37 American Account of the Battle of Camden. From the New Jersey Gazette, September 13 - in The London Chronicle Heading(Revolutionary War)HeadlineAccount of Battle of CamdenDate PublishedNov. 16-18, 1780 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold View details 38 Manuscript document signed by George Ross, as an attorney, being an obligatory bill summoning James Robb to appear in court and make payment of money owed to Jacob Huber AuthorRoss, George, Signer from PennsylvaniaHeadlineGeorge Ross Signer from PennsylvaniaDate Published1758 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold View details 40 Essays, Literary, Moral & Philosophical. By Benjamin Rush, M.D. and professor of the institutes of medicine and clinical practice in the University of Pennsylvania AuthorRush, BenjaminHeadlineEssays by Benjamin Rush 1798PublisherPrinted by Thomas & Samuel F. BradfordDate Published1798 Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$750StatusSold View details 41 Document signed by Samuel Huntington as Governor (i.e. "Captain General and Commander in Chief") of the State of Connecticut, appointing Ezra Gallet an ensign in the militia AuthorSamuel Huntington, Signer from ConnecticutHeadlineSamuel Huntington Signer from ConnecticutDate PublishedMay 19, 1795 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$625StatusSold View details 42 Manuscript document signed by James Smith as attorney, relating the indebtedness of James Sharp and David McCreigh to a James Reid AuthorSmith, James, Signer from PennsylvaniaHeadlineJames Smith Signer from PennsylvaniaDate Published1752 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold View details 43 The History of the Origin, Progress, and Termination of the American War AuthorStedman, CharlesHeadlineStedman's history of American Revolution, 1794PublisherPrinted for the author, and sold by J. Murray, et al.Date Published1794 Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$5,312.50StatusSold View details 44 An enquiry, concerning the liberty, and licentiousness of the press, and the uncontroulable nature of the human mind : containing an investigation of the right which government have to controul the free expression of public opinion, addressed to the people of the U. States AuthorThomson, JohnHeadlineDefense of Freedom of the Press 1801PublisherPrinted by Johnson & StrykerDate Published1801 Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,375StatusSold View details 45 Report made to the Chamber of Deputies on the abolition of slavery in the French colonies by Alexis de Tocqueville, July 23, 1839. Translated from the French AuthorTocqueville, Alexis deHeadlineTocquevelle on ending slavery in French coloniesPublisherJ. Munroe and Co.Date Published1840 Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold View details 46 The Constitution of the United States - in two issues of Gentleman's Magazine Heading(United States Constitution 1787)HeadlinePlan of U.S. Constitution 1787PublisherPrinted by John Nichols, for D. HenryDate PublishedNov. & Dec. 1787 Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$750StatusSold View details 47 The Constitution of the United States of America; as Proposed by the Convention, held at Philadelphia, September 17, 1787, and since ratified by the Several States. [With the several amendments thereto.] [Published by order of the House of Representatives.] Heading(United States Constitution 1787)HeadlineU.S. Constitution 1799PublisherPrinted by John H. OswaldDate Published1799 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold View details 48 Journal, Acts and Proceedings, of the Convention Assembled at Philadelphia, Monday, May 14, and Dissolved Monday, September 17, 1787, which formed the Constitution of the United States Heading(United States Constitutional Convention 1787)HeadlineSecret Journals of Constitutional Convention 1819PublisherPrinted and Published by Thomas B. WaitDate Published1819 Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$1,000StatusSold View details 49 A Collection of the Constitutions of the Thirteen United States of North-America: Containing the form of government, laws and regulations concerning their election of office-bearers, in courts and assemblies, in the provincial and Continental Congress, together with the treaty of general and united confederacy, &c. Published by order of Congress Heading(United States Constitutions)HeadlineScottish edition of U.S. Constitutions 1783PublisherJohn BryceDate Published1783 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$937.50StatusSold View details 50 The Constitutions of the United State, According to the Latest Amendments: To Which are Prefixed, the Declaration of Independence and the Federal Constitution, with the Amendments Heading(United States Constitutions)HeadlineConstitutions of U.S. 1802PublisherPrinted by William DuaneDate Published1802 Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSold View details 51 The Constitutions of the United States, According to the Latest Amendments, to Which are Prefixed the Declaration of Independence and the Federal Constitution; with the Amendments Thereto, This Edition Contains the Constitution of Vermont, Not in Any Former One Heading(United States Constitutions)HeadlineConstitutions of U.S. 1791PublisherFrom the press of Carey, Stewart, and Co.Date Published1791 Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold View details 52 Acts Passed at a Congress of the United States of America, Begun and Held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, in the year M,DCC,LXXXIX - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sessions Heading(United States, Acts...)HeadlineRare folio edition of Acts of Congress 1789-90PublisherPrinted by Francis Childs and John Swaine, Printers to the United StatesDate Published1789-1790 Estimate$40,000 - $60,000Sold for$100,000StatusSold View details 53 Acts Passed at a Congress of the United States of America, Begun and Held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the Fourth of March, in the year MDCCLXXXIX... Being the acts passed at the first session of the First Congress of the United States.... which Eleven States respectively ratified the Constitution of Government for the United States, proposed by the Federal Convention, held in Philadelphia, on the Seventeenth of September, One-Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Seven Heading(United States, Acts...)HeadlineActs of 1st Congress 8vo edition 1789PublisherPrinted by Hodge, Allen and Campbell... Also by T. LloydDate Published1789 Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$5,625StatusSold View details 54 Debates and Other Proceedings of the Convention of Virginia, Convened at Richmond on Monday the second day of June, 1788, for the purpose of deliberating on the Constitution recommended by the grand Federal convention. To which is Prefixed the Federal Constitution Heading(Virginia)HeadlineVirginia debates the new U.S. ConstitutionPublisherPrinted... for Ritchie & Worsley and Augustine DavisDate Published1805 Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$437.50StatusSold View details 56 Document signed by George Walton as Chief Justice of the state of Georgia, being a summons for a court proceeding having to do with debt AuthorWalton, George, Signer from GeorgiaHeadlineGeorge Walton Signer from GeorgiaDate Publishedc.1783-5 Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold View details 57 Document Signed by Oliver Wolcott as Governor (i.e. "Captain General and Commander in Chief") of the State of Connecticut, appointing Abel Gates a lieutenant in the militia AuthorWolcott, Oliver, Signer from ConnecticutHeadlineOliver Wolcott Signer from ConnecticutDate PublishedOct. 16, 1797 Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusUnsold View details 58 A Treatise Concerning Political Enquiry, and the Liberty of the Press AuthorWortman, TunisHeadlineImportant Treatise on Free Speech 1800PublisherPrinted by George Forman... for the authorDate Published1800 Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Sold for$8,125StatusSold View details 59 Secret proceedings and debates of the convention assembled at Philadelphia, in the year 1787, for the purpose of forming the Constitution of the United States of America. From the notes taken by the late Robert Yates, and copied by John Lansing, Jr., including "The genuine information", laid before the Legislature of Maryland, by Luther Martin; also other historical documents relative to the Federal compact of the North American Union AuthorYates, Robert, John Lansing, & Luther MartinHeadlineSecret Proceedings of Constitutional ConventionPublisherPrinted by Websters and SkinnersDate Published1821 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold View details 83 Miscellaneous Selections and Original Pieces in Prose and Verse : Consisting Principally of Pieces of Moral Instruction, Descriptions of Fine Scenery, Delineations of Distinguished Characters, &c. AuthorChase, ElizabethHeadlineElizabeth Chase Miscellaneous Selections 1821PublisherFor the editor by E.J. ColeDate Published1821 Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold View details 89 Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea AuthorDana, Richard HenryHeadlineFirst issue of Dana's Two Years Before the MastPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1840 Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,250StatusSold View details 90 The Story of My Life AuthorDarrow, ClarenceHeadlineInscribed by Clarence Darrow to Chicago union leaderPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1932 Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Sold for$1,875StatusSold View details 91 The Story of My Life AuthorDarrow, ClarencePublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1932 Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold View details 142 Autograph Letter Signed by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., to Arthur Conrad LeDuc, thanking him for a gift AuthorHolmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr.HeadlineLetter from O.W. Holmes Jr., framedDate PublishedXmas 1905 Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSold View details 143 The Common Law AuthorHolmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr.HeadlineFirst edition of O.W. Holmes Jr's 1st bookPublisherLittle, Brown, and CompanyDate Published1881 Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold View details 144 Dead, Yet Living. An Address Delivered at Keene, N.H. Memorial Day, May 30, 1884. Reprinted from the Boston Daily Advertiser, by the Author's permission AuthorHolmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr.HeadlineSpeech by O.W. Holmes, Jr. 1884PublisherGinn, Heath, and CompanyDate Published1884 Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold View details 145 Speeches by Oliver Wendell Holmes AuthorHolmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr.HeadlineO.W. Holmes Jr. Speeches inscribed 1896PublisherLittle, Brown, and CompanyDate Published1896 Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$687.50StatusSold View details 147 Researches, Concerning the Institutions and Monuments of the Ancient Inhabitants of America, with Descriptions & Views of Some of the Most Striking Scenes in the Cordilleras! AuthorHumboldt, Alexander deHeadlineResearches, Humboldt, 1814PublisherLongman, Hurst, Rees, et alDate Published1814 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$812.50StatusSold View details 166 Areopagitica: A Speech of Mr. John Milton, for the Liberty of Unlicens'd Printing, To the Parliament of England. With an introduction by James Russell Lowell AuthorMilton, JohnHeadlineMilton defends freedom of the PressPublisherThe Grolier ClubDate Published1890 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$531.25StatusSold View details 210 The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Sketches AuthorTwain, Mark [pseud. of Samuel L. Clemens]HeadlineTwain's Jumping Frog 1st editionPublisherC.H. WebbDate Published1867 Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$8,750StatusSold View details 211 Roughing It AuthorTwain, Mark [pseud. of Samuel L. Clemens]HeadlineMark Twain Roughing It First Edition, First IssuePublisherAmerican Publishing Co.Date Published1872 Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold View details 218 Catalogus Senatus Academici...Quique Aliquouis Gradu Exornati Fuerunt in Collegio Yalensii - 1796, 1808 and 1820 editions Heading(Yale University - early alumni lists)HeadlineYale Alumni 1796, 1808 & 1820PublisherThomas Green & S. ConverseDate Published[1796], 1808, 1820 Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold View details Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next