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The Builder's guide and gentleman and trader's assistant : or A universal magazine of tables. Wherein is contained greater variety than in any other book of its kind, with several new and useful tables, never before published ...
The Builder's guide and gentleman and trader's assistant : or A universal magazine of tables. Wherein is contained greater variety than in any other book of its kind, with several new and useful tables, never before published ... / by William Salmon, junior, carpenter, of Colchester. London : Printed for James Hodges, at the Looking-glass, on London-Bridge, MDCCXXXVI [1736].
Price bound 3s.
Includes index.
Bookseller's advertisements pages [1]-[5] at end.
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Prices of carpenters work : submitted to the public
Prices of carpenters work : submitted to the public. London : Printed by Henry Fry, Moorfields, MDCCXCVI [1796]
Cover title: Carpenters prices 1796.
"Entered at Stationer's Hall."
Includes index.
Bound in full calf with cover title on red label dated 1796; all edges gilt and spine gilt; marbled endpapers. Stamp of The Institute of Builders on page 21.
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The Present method of inoculating for the small-pox : To which are added, some experiments, instituted with a view to discover the effects of a similar treatment in the natural small-pox
The Present method of inoculating for the small-pox. To which are added, some experiments, instituted with a view to discover the effects of a fimilar {sic} treatment in the natural small-pox / by Thomas Dimsdale, M.D. The fifth edition, corrected. London : Printed for W. Owen, in Fleet-Street, MDCCLXIX [1769].
Rockefeller Library copy with the stamp of the Boston Medical Library Association on title page verso and page [1].
Rockefeller Library copy with the signature of Ben Thompson (possibly Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von) at head of title page.
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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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The lady's, housewife's, and cookmaid's assistant : or, the art of cookery explained and adapted to the meanest capacity. Containing, I. How to roast and boil to perfection every thing necessary to be sent up to table. II. Of made-dishes. III. To make a number of pretty little dishes for a supper or side-dish, and little corner-dishes for a great table. IV. To dress fish. V. Of soups and broths. VI. Of puddings. Vii. Of pies. Viii. Of hogs puddings, sausages, &c. IX. To pot and make hams, &c. X. Of pickling. XI. Of making cakes, &c. XII. Of cheese cakes, creams, jellies, whip-syllabubs, &c. XIII. Of made-wines, brewing, French bread, mussins, &c. XIV. Jarring cherries, preserves. XV. To dress turtle, and make mock turtle. The whole designed to fit out an Entertainment In an Elegant Manner, and at a Small Expence
The lady's, housewife's, and cookmaid's assistant : or, the art of cookery explained and adapted to the meanest capacity. Containing, I. How to roast and boil to perfection every thing necessary to be sent up to table. II. Of made-dishes. III. To make a number of pretty little dishes for a supper or side-dish, and little corner-dishes for a great table. IV. To dress fish. V. Of soups and broths. VI. Of puddings. Vii. Of pies. Viii. Of hogs puddings, sausages, &c. IX. To pot and make hams, &c. X. Of pickling. XI. Of making cakes, &c. XII. Of cheese cakes, creams, jellies, whip-syllabubs, &c. XIII. Of made-wines, brewing, French bread, mussins, &c. XIV. Jarring cherries, preserves. XV. To dress turtle, and make mock turtle. The whole designed to fit out an Entertainment In an Elegant Manner, and at a Small Expence / by E. Taylor. Berwick upon Tweed : Printed by H. Taylor, for R. Taylor, Bookseller, MDCCLXIX [1769].
Includes index.
Subcription list: pages [iii]-xii.
"A Marketing Table"--pages [1]-[2] at end.
Rockefeller Library copy inscribed on page [1] at beginning: "Harriet Kidd. 1801. from her Grandmama Richardson" and "rebound by HK. 1845."
Rockefeller Library copy inscribed on title page: "Mrs. Richardson" ; "Mrs. Kidd" ; "Harriet Kidd." Label of Alex. Kidd on the 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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The proceedings of a convention of delegates, from the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode-Island, the counties of Cheshire and Grafton, in the state of New-Hampshire, and the county of Windham, in the state of Vermont-- : convened at Hartford, in the state of Connecticut, December 15, 1814
The proceedings of a convention of delegates, from the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode-Island, the counties of Cheshire and Grafton, in the state of New-Hampshire, and the county of Windham, in the state of Vermont-- : convened at Hartford, in the state of Connecticut, December 15, 1814. Hartford : Printed for Andrus and Starr, 1815.
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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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A compressed view of the points to be discussed, in treating with the United States of America : A.D. 1814, with an appendix and two maps
A compressed view of the points to be discussed, in treating with the United States of America : |b A.D. 1814, with an appendix and two maps. London : Printed for J.M. Richardson, Cornhill, by T. Davison, Whitefriars, 1814.
Appendix: On the conduct of the government of the United States towards the Indian tribes: p. [27]-39.
Attributed to Nathaniel Atcheson.
Map of Passamaquoddy Bay from actual survey -- A Map of the frontier of British North America and the United States describing the bounday line as fixed by the Treaty of 1783 which has never been respected by the American government.
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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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An oration delivered at the state-house, in Philadelphia : to a very numerous audience; on Thursday the 1st of August, 1776
An oration delivered at the state-house, in Philadelphia : |b to a very numerous audience; on Thursday the 1st of August, 1776 / by Samuel Adams, Member of the **** ********** the General Congress of The ****** ****** of America. London printed, London reprinted for : E. Johnson, No. 4, Ludgate-Hill, MDCCLXXVI [1776].
"Of this oration [never delivered], there was no Philadelphia edition [in spite of its being indicated by title-page]; it was, in fact a London forgery designed to show that the colonies were bent on independence."-- Howes, p. 15. No such oration was given by Adams.
Rockefeller Library copy from the library of Jay Snider with his bookplate.
Rockefeller Library copy bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London bookbinders.
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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; 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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An oration : delivered at the North Church in Hartford, at the meeting of the Connecticut Society of the Cincinnati, July 4th, 1787. In commemoration of the independence of the United States
An oration : delivered at the North Church in Hartford, at the meeting of the Connecticut Society of the Cincinnati, July 4th, 1787. In commemoration of the independence of the United States / by Joel Barlow, esquire. Hartford : Printed by Hudson and Goodwin, near the bridge, [1787?].
Title page inscribed: "To John Williams, Esq from his friend The Author."
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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.