CARE, Henry. English Liberties: Or, the Freeborn Subject's Inheritance, Containing I. Magna Charta. First edition of one of the very first law books printed in colonial America. Contains the first American printing of the Magna Carta and other fundamental documents of individual liberty in Anglo-American law, including "seminal documents on.....
JAY, John. Founding father and important negotiator and statesman during the infancy of the United States. 3 page Autograph Letter Signed to his wife Sally dated July 6, 1794. It was at this time that Jay was residing in England to negotiate the now infamous "Jay Treaty," which Jay and.....
[AMERICAN REVOLUTION] Journals of Congress, Containing the Proceedings from Sept. 5, 1774 to Jan. 1, 1776. Philadelphia: Robert Aitken, 1777. First edition of volume I only. Contemporary calf rebacked to style retaining most of lettering labels. 8 x 5 inches (20 x 13 cm); This copy has 306 pages of.....
Important Archive of 2 Harry S. Truman Presidential Typed Letters Signed on Truman's battle against McCarthyism. At the time of these letters in July of 1951, Senator Joseph McCarthy had radically expanded his anti-Communist investigations into the private lives and political beliefs of American citizens, attempting to take alleged Communist.....
[Freedom of the Press] First Edition. Report of the Arguments of the Attorney of the Commonwealth at the Trials of Abner Kneeland. Boston: Beals, Homer, 1834. First Edition.Self-wrappers. 93 pages. 8vo. Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Abner Kneeland was a Massachusetts state court case originating from statements written by Kneeland in.....
"Illustrations of Political Economy, No. III: Brooke and Brooke Farm." Boston: Leonard Bowles, 1832. First American Edition. Quarto with cover in good condition. Interior pages with visible thumbing to edges and age related toning throughout. Occasionally staining, but overall text is unaffected. Part 3 of Martineau's 9 part series on.....
[Emancipation Proclamation]. New York Times. Vol. XII, No. 3519. Saturday, January 3, 1863. Four sheets, eight pages. 21 x 15 ½”. Printed on page 5. On January 1, 1863, as the US was entering its third year of bloody civil war, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing “all.....
A rare pamphlet published by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, New York city, April 1926, recording the Decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the Louisville Segregation Case (Buchanan v Warley 245 U.S. 60), argued in the Supreme Court of the United States April 11, 1916.....
Bradford Academy was the 3rd oldest post secondary institution in Massachusetts behind Harvard University and Williams College And the first coeducational institution in Massachusetts. Pamphle Volume 14 of 17: Acts for the State of Massachusetts, January 12th Session, 1804 [ Incorporation of Bradford Academy] Containing the original incorporation of Bradford.....
Pearl Buck archive of 3 items, a TLS and two typescripts. Pearl S. Buck was the first American female Nobel laureate, and used her work to advocate for child refugees and women. TLS 1 page 1957. The letter is signed in full by Buck. She states she is sending an.....
42nd US President. Bill Clinton Typed Letter Signed, one page, 8.5 x 11", State Of Arkansas letterhead, July 12, 1989. While governor, Clinton responds to a supporter and comments on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on flag burning. In part, Clinton writes, "Thank you for your letter regarding your concern.....
Early women's rights activist in the U.S., signer of the Declaration of Sentiments on behalf of women's legal equality, and a key participant in the woman suffrage movement. Autograph Quote Signed and dated 1871 on a card measuring 4 ¼ x 3 ". Mott writes in her hand in full.....
Hurlbut, E.P. Essays on Human Rights and their Political Guaranties: By...Counselor at Law in the City of New-York. New York: Greeley & McElrath. 1845. First Edition. Contemporary half leather and marbled boards with some rubbing. 219 pages. A treatise on social and political organization, the author enumerating the errors of.....
[Mother Teresa] Letter between two followers of Mother Teresa praising her work. 2 page Typed Letter Signed. 8 x 6 in. Dated Jan. 30, 1981. On Letterhead from Park Cottage, Robertsbridge, Sussex, UK. Letter regarding Mother Teresa's work and expressing a desire to educate children on whom she is. “You.....
Mother Teresa. Humanitarian and missionary. Stunning letter written by Mother Teresa perfectly captures her mission and spirit and can be seen as her instructions to us all on how to help others.Typed letter signed on Missionaries of Charity letterhead. No date. Missionaries of Charity Office, Calcutta, India. 1 page. Celebrated.....
Mother Teresa. Humanitarian and missionary. Stunning letter written by Mother Teresa perfectly captures her mission and spirit and can be seen as her instructions to us all on how to help others. Typed letter signed on Missionaries of Charity letterhead. August 7, 1989. Missionaries of Charity Office, Calcutta, India. 1.....
Bill Clinton, 42nd President. Typed letter signed as president, one page, 7" x 9", White House letterhead, dated October 15, 1998. Clinton writes to Reverend Stan Easty in North Carolina, one of his closest friends and spiritual advisors, who also advised him during the Monica scandal. In full: “Hillary and.....
An early report on the purpose and progress of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 (“IRA”). 14 pages written by John Collier, the Commissioner for the Bureau of Indian Affairs from 1933-1945 and the founder of the American Indian Defense Association which fought to protect Native Americans' religious freedom and.....
A Birdseye View of Indian Policy Historic and Contemporary. An early report on the purpose and progress of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 ("IRA"). 10.5" x 8" inches. Photomechanically reproduced typescript. 14 one sided loose leaves. Also included is an addendum of two stapled leaves entailing a "Summary of.....
Woodson, Carter G. Fifty Years of Negro Citizenship as Qualified by the United States Supreme Court. 53 pages. 9.5" x 5.75" inches. Bound in original printed wrappers. This pamphlet was reprinted from the Journal of Negro History, Vol. VI, No. I, January, 1921. Scarce; this printed article form is located.....
CAPOTE, TRUMAN. In Cold Blood New York: Random House, [1965]. Octavo, original first-state dust jacket as wrappers bound over burgundy paper, as issued. A bit of rubbing at extremities; A nice copies of the fragile advance reading copy that is much scarcer than the first edition and has a similar.....
[Firearms patent ] Dumoulin's Provisional Specification. No. 2696 for improvement of a shotgun trigger mechanism. Published by Malby & Sons, Photo-Litho. February 2, 1898. 1 page about 14 ¼ x 9 ¾ in. Linen backed. Original patent lithograph for F. Dumoulin’s improvement of a shotgun trigger mechanism. This lithograph was.....
[Americana]. All Impressments Unlawful and Inadmissible. Boston: Published and Sold by William Pelham, [c. 1808]. A Contemporary Response to the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair. 12 pp. Octavo, 9-1/4" x 5-3/4" inches. Stab-stitched pamphlet in self wrappers, untrimmed edges. One of two issues, both printed c. 1808. This pamphlet addresses the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair.....
BLACK PANTHERS. "Justice Amerikan Style". Vintage Double-sided photocopied flier, Folio size14 x 8 1/2 inches, illustrated with a photograph of Ericka Huggins raising her fist; Boston: Boston Panther Defense Committee, circa April 1970. The text of the document offers a detailed and lengthy explanation of the New Haven Nine case.....
La Revision Du Proces Dreyfus a La Cour de Cassation. Compte Rendu stenographique "in extenso". 1898. Paris: P.V. Stockm Editeur (ancienne Librarie Tresse et Stock). 9,10,11,12 Galerie Du Theatre-Francais, Palasi-Royal. First Edition. Small octavo. 271 pages. Publisher's original wrappers. Comprehensive documentation of the debates and inquiries conducted by the French.....