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A Compleat body of distilling : explaining the mysteries of that science, in a most easy and familiar Manner ; containing an exact and accurate method of making all the compound cordial-waters now in use with a particular account of their several virtues ...
A Compleat body of distilling : explaining the mysteries of that science, in a most easy and familiar Manner ; containing an exact and accurate method of making all the compound cordial-waters now in use with a particular account of their several virtues ... In two parts / by George Smith, of Kendall in Westmorland. [4th edition]. London : Printed for Henry Lintot, 1749.
Includes index.
Rockefeller Library copy bound in full calf; blind tooled.
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A speech intended to have been delivered in the House of Commons : in support of the petition from the general Congress at Philadelphia
A speech intended to have been delivered in the House of Commons : in support of the petition from the general Congress at Philadelphia / by the author of An appeal to the justice and interests of Great Britain. London : Printed for J. Almon, opposite Burlington-House, in Piccadilly, MDCCLXXV [1775].
With a half-title.
Signatures: [A]², B-I⁴, K² (verso of K² blank).
Rockefeller Library copy imperfect: half-title wanting.
Rockefeller Library copy stamped "M. J. Kohler ..."--title page.
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A practical treatise to render the art of brewing more easy : wherein is exemplified the method of brewing the several sorts of malt liquor most generally esteemed ... inculcating the use of the saccharometer in their production ... : also, particular directions for the general management of the brewery, with tables of the net excise duties on strong and table beer. The whole rendered familiar for the public or private brewer ...
A practical treatise to render the art of brewing more easy : wherein is exemplified the method of brewing the several sorts of malt liquor most generally esteemed ... inculcating the use of the saccharometer in their production ... : also, particular directions for the general management of the brewery, with tables of the net excise duties on strong and table beer. The whole rendered familiar for the public or private brewer / by E. N. Hayman, common brewer. Third edition, improved. London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, Pater-Noster Row, 1825.
Includes index.
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Every man his own brewer, or, A compendium of the English brewery : containing the best instructions for the choice of hops, malt, and water ... the most approved methods of brewing ... and of manufacturing pure malt wines ... together with a variety of maxims and observations ..
Every man his own brewer, or, A compendium of the English brewery : containing the best instructions for the choice of hops, malt, and water ... the most approved methods of brewing ... and of manufacturing pure malt wines ... together with a variety of maxims and observations .. / by a gentleman lately retired from the brewing business. London : Printed for the author : and sold by J. Almon, opposite Burlington House, in Piccadilly ; and Mess. Robinson and Roberts, in Pater-noster Row, MDCCLXVIIII [1768].
Authorship attributed by Kress S4517 and Mansell 106:650.
With: books printed for J. Almon... on pages [257-260].
With a half-title.
Signatures: A⁶⁻¹ (-A6) B-L¹² M⁶ ; F2 signed D2.
Includes index.
Rockefeller Library copy imperfect: pages vii-viii wanting.
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A compressed view of the points to be discussed, in treating with the United States of America : with an appendix
A compressed view of the points to be discussed, in treating with the United States of America : with an appendix / by the author of "American encroachments on Britsh rights." [London : s.n.], |c 1815.
Detached from the Pamphleteer, London, v.5, p. [105]-139.
Rockefeller Library copy from the library of James Strohn Copley with his bookplate.
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An enquiry into the principles on which a commercial system for the United States of America should be founded : to which are added some political observations connected with the subject ...
An enquiry into the principles on which a commercial system for the United States of America should be founded : to which are added some political observations connected with the subject ... [Philadelphia] : Printed and sold by Robert Aitken, at Pope's Head, in Market Street, MDCCLXXXVII [1787].
" ... Read before the Society for Political Enquiries, convened at the house of his Excellency Benjamin Franklin, Esquire, in Philadelphia May 11th, 1787."
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-F⁴ G².
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An Address of the Honorable Edmund Pendleton, of Virginia, to the American citizens, on the present state of our country
An Address of the Honorable Edmund Pendleton, of Virginia, to the American citizens, on the present state of our country. Boston : Printed and sold by Benjamin Edes, Kilby-Street, 1799.
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Travels in the interior parts of America : communicating discoveries made in exploring the Missouri, Red River and Washita, by Captains Lewis and Clark, Doctor Sibley, and Mr. Dunbar; with a statistical account of the countries adjacent
Travels in the interior parts of America : communicating discoveries made in exploring the Missouri, Red River and Washita, by Captains Lewis and Clark, Doctor Sibley, and Mr. Dunbar; with a statistical account of the countries adjacent / As laid before the Senate, by the President of the United States. In February, 1806, and never before published in Great Britain. London Printed for Richard Phillips, 6 Bridge Street, Blackfriars, by J.G. Barnard, 57 Snow-hill, 1807.
Original edition, Washington, 1806, published under title: Message from the President of the United States communicating discoveries made in exploring the Missouri, Red River and Washita.
Folded table follows page 24 at front, with verso blank.
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The journal of a two months tour : with a view of promoting religion among the frontier inhabitants of Pensylvania, and of introducing Christianity among the Indians to the westward of the Alegh-geny Mountains To which are added, remarks on the language and customs of some particular tribes among the Indians, with a brief account of the various attempts that have been made to civilize and convert them, from the first settlement of New England to this day
The journal of a two months tour; |b with a view of promoting religion among the frontier inhabitants of Pensylvania, and of introducing Christianity among the Indians to the westward of the Alegh-geny Mountains. To which are added, remarks on the language and customs of some particular tribes among the Indians, with a brief account of the various attempts that have been made to civilize and convert them, from the first settlement of New England to this day / by Charles Beatty, A.M. London : Printed for William Davenhill, No. 8 in Cornhill, and George Pearch, No. 12 in Cheapside, MDCCLXVIII [1768].
Rockefeller Library copy from the John Carter Brown library with its bookplate.
Release stamp of the JCB Library on the bookplate.
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Oration, delivered July the Fourth, 1810, at the request of the selectmen of Boston, on the feelings, manners, and principles, that produced American independence
Oration, delivered July the Fourth, 1810, at the request of the selectmen of Boston, on the feelings, manners, and principles, that produced American independence / by Alexander Townsend. Boston : From the Press of John Eliot, Jun., 1810.
Includes bibliographical references.
Last page blank.
Rockefeller Library copy from the library of James Strohn Copley.
Rockefeller Library copy inscribed: "S. Cobb Esq. from the writer."
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An oration, pronounced, July 4, 1798, at the request of the inhabitants of the town of Boston : in commemoration of the anniversary of American independence
An oration, pronounced, July 4, 1798, at the request of the inhabitants of the town of Boston : in commemoration of the anniversary of American independence / by Josiah Quincy. Boston : Printed by John Russell, 1798.
Includes bibliographical references.
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Plain facts : being an examination into the rights of the Indian nations of America, to their respective countries; and a vindication of the grant, from the Six united nations of Indians, to the proprietors of Indiana, against the decision of the legislature of Virginia; together with authentic documents, proving that the territory, westward of the Allegany mountain, never belonged to Virginia, &c.
<p>Plain facts : being an examination into the rights of the Indian nations of America, to their respective countries; and a vindication of the grant, from the Six united nations of Indians, to the proprietors of Indiana, against the decision of the legislature of Virginia; together with authentic documents, proving that the territory, westward of the Allegany mountain, never belonged to Virginia, &c. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by R. Aitken, bookseller, in Market-Street three doors above the coffe-house, MDCCLXXXI [1781].</p>
<p>Signatures: [A]-W⁴</p>
<p>This pamphlet, which has been variously attributed to Anthony Benezet, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine, was prepared by Samuel Wharton, as is attested by P.E. Du Simitière in his note-books preserved in the Library of Congress. It relates to a large tract of land within all limits of the present state of West Virginia, granted by the Indians 1768 to certain traders, including Wharton, and called by them "Indiana."</p>
<p>The present pamphlet is an enlargement of one published by Wharton in 1776, under title: View of the title to Indiana. cf. Boston athenæum, Catalogue of the Washington collection, 1897, p. 223-224.</p>
<p>Errata: page [1] at end.</p>
<p>Rockefeller Library copy from the library of George Bancroft with his bookplate.</p>
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Considerations on the present state of the intercourse between His Majesty's sugar colonies and the dominions of the United States of America
Considerations on the present state of the intercourse between His Majesty's sugar colonies and the dominions of the United States of America. [London, s.n., 1784]
Title from caption.
Signed: James Allen, secretary.
At a meeting of the West-India planters and merchants, resolved, that the following Considerations ... be printed, and sent, in the name of this meeting, to every member of both houses of Parliament ...
A reply to Lord Sheffield's Observations on the commerce of the American states.
Rockefeller Library copy from the library of James Strohn Copley with his bookplate.
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Elijah Fisher's journal while in the war for independence, and continued two years after he came to Maine, 1775-1784
Elijah Fisher's journal while in the war for independence, and continued two years after he came to Maine, 1775-1784. Augusta [Me.] : Press of Badger and Manley, 1880.
Transcribed and edited by Wm. B. Lapham.
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The West India merchant : Being a series of papers originally printed under that signature in the London Evening Post
The West India merchant : Being a series of papers originally printed under that signature in the London Evening Post / with corrections and notes. By the author. London : |b Printed for J. Almon, opposite Burlington House, in Piccadilly, |c MDCCLXXVIII [1778].
Page 12 wrongly numbered 11.
Rockefeller Library copy from the library of James Strohn Copley with his bookplate.
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Cui bono? Or, an inquiry : what benefits can arise either to the English or the Americans, the French, Spaniards, or Dutch, from the greatest victories, or successes, in the present war? Being a series of letters, addressed to Monsieur Necker, late controller general of the finances of France
Cui bono? Or, an inquiry : what benefits can arise either to the English or the Americans, the French, Spaniards, or Dutch, from the greatest victories, or successes, in the present war? Being a series of letters, addressed to Monsieur Necker, late controller general of the finances of France. Second edition, corrected / With a plan for a general pacification by Josiah Tucker, D.D. Dean of Glocester. Glocester : Printed by R. Raikes, for T. Cadell in the Strand, sold also by Evans and Hazel, in Glocester, MDCCLXXXII [1782].
Signatures: A-S⁴.
Bookseller's advertisement on page [2] at end.
Rockefeller Library copy from the library of James Strohn Copley.
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Cui bono? or, An inquiry : what benefits can arise either to the English or the Americans, the French, Spaniards, or Dutch from the greatest victories, or successes in the present war? Being a series of letters, addressed to Monsieur Necker, late Controller General of the Finances of France
Cui bono? or, An inquiry : what benefits can arise either to the English or the Americans, the French, Spaniards, or Dutch from the greatest victories, or successes in the present war? Being a series of letters, addressed to Monsieur Necker, late Controller General of the Finances of France / by Josiah Tucker, D.D. Dean of Glocester. Glocester : Printed by R. Raikes, for T. Cadell, in the Strand, sold also by Evans and Hazell, in Glocester, MDCCLXXXI [1781].
Publisher's advertisements: pages [2]-[3] at end.
Signatures: A-S⁴
Rockefeller Library copy from the library of James Strohn Copley.
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The true interest of Britain, set forth in regard to the colonies : and the only means of living in peace and harmony with them, including five different plans, for effecting this desirable event / by Jos. Tucker ... to which is added by the printer, A few more words, on the freedom of the press in America.
The true interest of Britain, set forth in regard to the colonies : and the only means of living in peace and harmony with them, including five different plans, for effecting this desirable event / by Jos. Tucker ... to which is added by the printer, A few more words, on the freedom of the press in America. Philadelphia : Printed and Sold, by Robert Bell, in Third-Street, MDCCLXXVI [1776].
A reprint of Tract 4 of the author's Four tracts, together with two sermons, on political and commercial subjects, Glocester, England, 1774.
Signatures: pi1 A-H⁴ I⁴( -I4).
"A few more words, on the freedom of the press, addressed by the printer, to the friends of liberty in America": pages [1-2] at end.
"A short answer to some criticism": pages [3-4] at end.
Bookseller's advertisements: pages [5-6] at end.
Rockefeller Library copy from the library of James Strohn Copley with his bookplate.
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A series of answers to certain popular objections against separating from the rebellious colonies, and discarding them entirely : being the concluding tract of the Dean of Glocester, on the subject of American affairs.
A series of answers to certain popular objections against separating from the rebellious colonies, and discarding them entirely : being the concluding tract of the Dean of Glocester, on the subject of American affairs. Glocester : Printed by R. Raikes, and sold by T. Cadell, in the Strand, London, MDCCLXXVI [1776].
Advertisements:pages [6-11] at end.
Rockefeller Library copy from the library of James Strohn Copley.
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Four tracts on political and commercial subjects
Four tracts on political and commercial subjects / by Josiah Tucker, D.D. Dean of Glocester. The third edition. Glocester : Printed by R. Raikes, and sold by T. Cadell, in the Strand, London, MDCCLXXVI [1776].
Edition statement precedes author statement on title page.
With a half-title.
Signatures: A-O⁸.
Rockefeller Library copy bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London bookbinders.
Rockefeller Library copy from the library of James Strohn Copley with his bookplate.
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Tract V : the respective pleas and arguments of the mother country, and of the colonies, distinctly set forth, and the impossibility of a compromise of differences, or a mutual concession of rights plainly demonstrated : with a prefatory epistle to the plenipotentiaries of the late congress at Philadelphia
Tract V : the respective pleas and arguments of the mother country, and of the colonies, distinctly set forth, and the impossibility of a compromise of differences, or a mutual concession of rights plainly demonstrated : with a prefatory epistle to the plenipotentiaries of the late congress at Philadelphia / by Josiah Tucker, D.D. Dean of Glocester. Glocester : Printed by R. Raikes, and sold by T. Cadell, in the Strand, and J. Walter, Charing-Cross, London, MDCCLXXV [1775].
Signatures: a-b⁴ B-F⁴ G².
Publisher's advertisement: page [1] at end.
Rockefeller Library copy from the library of James Strohn Copley.