![[VIRGINIA LAW] PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION, OF 1829-30. TO WHICH ARE SUBJOINED, THE NEW CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA, AND THE VOTES OF THE PEOPLE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/965/823/1671823965.0.m.jpg)
[VIRGINIA LAW] PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION, OF 1829-30. TO WHICH ARE SUBJOINED, THE NEW CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA, AND THE VOTES OF THE PEOPLE
by Virginia State Convention; Ritchie; Cook
Richmond, VA: Samuel Shepherd & Co, 1830. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/no dust jacket. Large 8vo.; in mottled calf boards, lacking a title label to the spine; there is the beginning of separation at the ends of the front joint; there is a previous owner name on the endpaper; iv, [1], 2-919, [920].~~In the Preface, Ritchie... Read More
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![[TWO CAMPAIGN PAMPHLETS FOR GEORGE H. PENDLETON] THE COPPERHEAD CANDIDATE FOR VICE-PRESIDENT. | THE GREAT SURRENDER TO THE REBELS IN ARMS. THE ARMISTICE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/000/725/1247725000.0.m.jpg)
[TWO CAMPAIGN PAMPHLETS FOR GEORGE H. PENDLETON] THE COPPERHEAD CANDIDATE FOR VICE-PRESIDENT. | THE GREAT SURRENDER TO THE REBELS IN ARMS. THE ARMISTICE
by Union Executive Congressional Committee | [James Harlan]; [D. N. Cooley]
Washington, D.C., 1864. Original Sewn Wrappers. Very Good binding. Two campaign pamphlets criticizing George Pendleton, who ran as the 'Copperhead' vice-presidential candidate in 1864 against Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. The 'Copperhead' party favored peace with the Confederacy, a platform the pamphlets lambast: "[They] encourage the armed enemies of the country, and [...] foster secession and treason of all... Read More
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LIONEL LINCOLN; OR, THE LEAGUER OF BOSTON. VOL. I & II. (TWO VOLUMES)
by [James Fenimore Cooper]
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea, & Carey, 1827. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Stated Second Edition, complete in two volumes; first published in 1825. Foxing throughout, and dampstaining to the preliminaries of Vol. II. Fully rebacked in cloth with modern leather labels, over the publisher’s paper boards. (BAL 3832). Very Good binding.
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RED ROVER, A TALE. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I & II. (TWO VOLUMES)
by [James Fenimore Cooper]
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Carey, 1828. First US Edition. Half Leather. Very Good binding. Preceded by the First English Edition and First French Edition, which were both published in three volumes a year prior. This First US Edition is complete in two volumes. Publisher's advertising leaf present at the end of Vol. II, and Vol. II dated 1827... Read More
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SATANSTOE, OR THE LITTLEPAGE MANUSCRIPTS. A TALE OF THE COLONY (2 Volumes Bound as One)
by [James Fenimore Cooper]
New York: Burgess, Stringer & Company, 1845. First American Edition. Very Good binding. The BAL notes that while Satanstoe was issued as a two volume set in yellow wrappers, it was "[a]lso issued two-volumes-in-one, bound in black T cloth, stamped in gold and in blind. In this form the book appears to be made up of the sheets... Read More
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![[PHILOSOPHY] KNOWLEDGE, NATURE, AND THE GOOD. ESSAYS ON ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/420/973/1680973420.0.m.jpg)
[PHILOSOPHY] KNOWLEDGE, NATURE, AND THE GOOD. ESSAYS ON ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
by John Madison Cooper
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2004. Hard Cover. Fine binding. 8vo.; in the publisher’s tan cloth binding; without dustjacket as issued; x, 410 pages, including the Index.~~There are no marks of any kind in the book. Fine binding.
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![[CONFEDERATE DOCUMENT] REGULATIONS. GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 14](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/082/538/1383538082.0.m.jpg)
[CONFEDERATE DOCUMENT] REGULATIONS. GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 14
by S. [Samuel] Cooper
[Richmond], 1861. An original printed document, 8 x 5 1/4"m printed front and back, Richmond, October 4th, 1861. By order of the Secretary of War, S. [Samuel] Cooper. In which certain procedures for operations were outlined: "The following regulations are published for the information of the army, and it is earnestly enjoined upon commanding officers to enforce prompt... Read More
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[AMERICANA] THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE
by H. L. Mencken | Gary Gallagher’s Copy
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 2003. Fourth Edition. Near Fine binding/Very Good dust jacket. Large 8vo; in the publisher’s black cloth binding; with decorations on the upper board and titling on the spine in gilt in dust jacket; xi, 769 pages, xxix, (2); small red mark on the front of the jacket.~~This book was acquired by us directly... Read More
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![[MYSTERIES] POSTMORTEM](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/416/973/1680973416.0.m.jpg)
[MYSTERIES] POSTMORTEM
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1990. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. Signed. 8vo; in quarter black cloth over red boards; with titling on the spine in silver; 293 pages; a near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket protected by mylar; signed Patricia Daniels Cornwall on the title page.~~A beautiful copy of Patricia Daniels... Read More
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MAPS ... AND HOW TO UNDERSTAND THEM
by Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, 1940. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. Small 4to; in printed wrappers; 32 pages; with a number of illustrations, drawn as well as photographic. Proudly claiming “No spot of earth is more than 60 hours’ flying time from your local airport.”. Very Good binding.
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Two Holographic Poems. Metaphor: Like: = I [&] Metaphor Like = II
by Gregory Corso
1980. Writ Out for Fred Martin, 1980" and signed by Gregory Corso.~A two-part poem penned by Gregory Corso for his friend Fred Martin, Managing Editor at New Directions. Apocryphally at least, Corso "writ out" the poem for Martin at a bibulous evening at one of New York's watering holes. In his time at New Directions, Martin worked with Corso,... Read More
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![[COOKERY] FAMILY LIVING ON $500 A YEAR: A DAILY REFERENCE BOOK FOR YOUNG AND INEXPERIENCED HOUSEWIVES](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/718/332/1681332718.0.m.jpg)
[COOKERY] FAMILY LIVING ON $500 A YEAR: A DAILY REFERENCE BOOK FOR YOUNG AND INEXPERIENCED HOUSEWIVES
by Juliet Corson
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1888. Early Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. 8vo.; in the publisher’s green cloth, with a decorative beehive in gilt and in red, and with titling black and in gilt;; vi, 437, [3] pages, with Index and advertisements.~~Juliet Corson preceded Fannie Farmer and had her own sphere of influence.~~This is a nice copy... Read More
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MATHILDE. PRECEDE D'UN TABLEAU HISTORIQUE DES TROIS PREMIERES CROISADES (5 Volumes)
by [Madame Sophie Ristaud Cottin]
Paris: Chez D'Authereau, 1827. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Mme. Sophie Cottin's romance set in the Crusades. A charming little set in five volumes; full leather in rose straight grained morocco, double ruled at the perimeter; spine with decorations in gilt, gilt edges and gilt turn-ins. With compatible marbled endpapers. Black morocco title labels.... Read More
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![[PHILOSOPHY] STRICKEN BY SIN, CURED BY CHRIST AGENCY, NECESSITY, AND CULPABILITY IN AUGUSTINIAN THEOLOGY [RELIGION]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/807/105/1700105807.0.m.jpg)
[PHILOSOPHY] STRICKEN BY SIN, CURED BY CHRIST AGENCY, NECESSITY, AND CULPABILITY IN AUGUSTINIAN THEOLOGY [RELIGION]
by Jesse Couenhoven
Oxford, 2013. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. Octavo, in blue paper covered boards with titling on the spine in gold; in an unclipped dust jacket; xiv, 258 pages including the Index. Near Fine binding / Near Fine dust jacket.
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MANUAL OF FIELD WORKS (ALL ARMS)
by Army Council
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1925. Hard Cover. Good binding. 8vo., in worn and chipped printed paper covered boards backed in green cloth with titling on the spine. 279 pages, followed by 207 line drawn plates, several folding; with 18 pages of ads for military books on the pastedowns and at the front and rear of the... Read More
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[VIRGINIA] KING WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA
by County Council, King William County
Garrett and Massie, 1925. Stapled Pamphlet. Near Fine binding. A 60 page booklet with numerous black and white photographic illustrations; a number of which are quite interesting: the West Point fire station; the Dining Salon on the Richmond and Chesapeake Steamship Line; and others. There is a very faint and quite small stain to the front wrapper; otherwise... Read More
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FAMILIAR FACES AND QUIET PLACES: A Pictorial and Narrative History of Jefferson Count, Florida
by Derylene Delp Counts
Virginia Beach, Virginia: The Donning Company, Publishers, 2005. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Signed. Signed by the author on the title page. A clean fresh copy bound in green with gilt lettering. The dust jacket is bright, is not price clipped and is now protected in a new mylar cover. Very Good binding... Read More
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LEST IT BE FORGOTTEN: A SCRAPBOOK OF CAMPBELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA
by Historical Committee of The Bicentennial Commission of Campbell County
Altavista Printing Company, 1976. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. There are two very small spots of surface loss to the pastedown from scotch tape. There is now writing or underlining in the book. The white dustjacket has some soiling; it is now protected with a new mylar cover. Very Good binding... Read More
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SONS OF THE RED ROSE. A STORY OF THE RAIL IN THE EARLY ‘80'S
by M. B. de Courcy
Washington, D. C.: J. William Gannon, 1905. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good binding. First Edition of M. B. de Courcy's Sons of the Red Rose. The preface sassily states that "the writer [...] was the victim of an attempt to work single track from a double track stand point. The result, of the old endeavor to pass two... Read More
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QUESTIONS ON THE HISTORICAL BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, DESIGNED FOR BIBLE CLASSES AND SABBATH SCHOOLS
by James Covel
New York: J. Emory and B. Waugh, 1831. Hard Cover. Good binding. A copy of Questions on the Historical Books of the New Testament, Designed for Bible Classes and Sabbath Schools. Folding map of Judea bound in at the rear. Collates complete; 148 pp; map. Minor foxing throughout; blindstamp on the front flyleaf; some soiling, wear, and spots... Read More
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ON THE ADVANTAGES WHICH RESULT FROM CHRISTIANITY; AND ON THE INFLUENCE OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES ON THE MIND AND CONDUCT
by James Cowe
London: J. Robson; P. and C. Rivington; et al., 1799. First Edition. Disbound. A discourse derived from several sermons given by Vicar of Sunbury, some delivered at an Anniversary Meeting of two Friendly Societies of poor tradesmen and day-labourers in Sunbury. The object: to make the reader more conversant with the Sacred writings. Charmingly, the vicar encourages... Read More
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ON GARDENS. TWO ESSAYS [THE ASTOLAT OAKLEAF SERIES]
by Francis Bacon; Abraham Cowley
Guildford: A. C. Curtis, The Astolat Press, 1903. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Title leaf printed in red and black, and printed with red initials throughout. 23 pages. Attractively bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in green morocco, with floral devices and lettering in gilt; boards ruled at the perimeters, turn-ins with inner and outer rules, and... Read More
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ACCOUNT OF THE RUSSIAN DISCOVERIES BETWEEN ASIA AND AMERICA. TO WHICH ARE ADDED THE CONQUEST OF SIBERIA, AND THE HISTORY OF THE TRANSACTIONS AND COMMERCE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND CHINA. THE THIRD EDITION REVISED AND CORRECTED
by William Coxe
London: J. Nichols, 1787. Third Edition. First published in 1780, this is the Third and Revised Edition of Coxe's Account of the Russian Discoveries, which added "The History of the Transactions and Commerce between Russia and China". According to Sabin, this edition has 3 folding maps and a chart, while Howes records it as having 4 maps and... Read More
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![[MASONIC] HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ROCKINGHAM UNION LODGE, No. 27, A.F. & A.M., HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA. 1789-1889](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/803/488/1061488803.0.m.jpg)
[MASONIC] HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ROCKINGHAM UNION LODGE, No. 27, A.F. & A.M., HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA. 1789-1889
by J[oshua] Wilton; S[amuel] K[eener] Cox
Prepared for the centennial celebration of the Rockingham Lodge in October of 1889. Comprised of several addresses, and records of the proceedings. 46 numbered pages; in the original printed wrappers.
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[SIGNED] [VIRGINIANA] LEE CHAPEL AT 150. A HISTORY
by R. David Cox
Buena Vista, VA: Mariner Publishing, 2018. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine binding. Quarto; in pictorial photographic boards; xvi, 300 pages including the Index; with illustrationss, mostly color, throughtout; there is a faint stain at the top of the leading edge of the text block; this copy is signed with a personal inscription by the author David Cox... Read More
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