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Early Autographs, Books & Imprints

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 203		[1711 British Military Pamphlet - War of Spanish Succession]. Two titles: "An Account of the State and Progress of the Present Negotiation of Peace. With the Reasons For and Against a Partition of Spain, &c." 2nd Edition, London, 1711 40pp plus 7pp post script, 7½ x 4½". Fine and rare thus. With "three Articles of the Grand alliance With the Late Preliminaries of Peace, In the Year 1709. And An Account of the Several Successes…by his Grace the Duke of Marlborough….," 15pp, 7¾ x 4½". Front and back pages detached. The War of the Spanish Succession was fought in 1701-1714 in Europe and included Queen Anne's War in North America. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150
Lot 204		1713 British Pamphlet: "Europe a Slave When the Empire is in Chains". "Shewing the Deplorable State of Germany From the Invasion of the French, And the Fatal Consequence of it to Us and all Europe." London: A. Baldwin, 1713. Printed on laid, watermarked paper. An interesting diatribe against the French. The Treaty of Utrecht ended the War of the Spanish Succession in 1713. Front and back pages detached, otherwise fine and scarce. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $75
Lot 205		[1722 English Law]. "The Fourth Part of Modern Reports, Being a Collection of Several Special Cases in the Court of King and Quen's Bench…In the 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, and 6th Years of the Reigns of King William and Queen Mary and 7th Year of King William…." Second Edition, published by E. Nutt, R. Nutt and R. Gosling. A highly interesting trial record from 1690 to 1695. Oversized book, 12¾ x 8¼", 424pp, plus index. Printed in gothic typeface. Original worn board covers; front cover detached and spine missing; internally bright and clean, with light toning only. Owner's name, "Graham Newell" penned on title page; early book plate on inside cover. Estimated Value $250 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 206		[1733] English Law. "Modern Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Queen's Bench at Westminster, In The Second and Third Years of Queen Anne…." Third Edition, published in the Savoy: E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, 1733. Covers a multiplicity of court cases from 1703 and 1704. Printed in gothic typeface, 314pp, plus index. 12½ x 8½". Original calf boards old and work; front cover detqched; partial spine loss. Owner's name, "Graham Newell" penned on title page; early book plate on inside cover. Internally bright and clean with light age toning. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 207		A Collection of the Works of William Penn. "In Two Volumes. To Which is Prefixed A Journal of His Life. With Many Original Letters and Papers Not Before Published." London: J. Sowle, 1726. Including essays such as "An Address to Protestants" and "Liberty of Conscience Debated," as well as "Reflections and Maxims." These very large editions each measures 13 x 8½ x 2½". Both books have been professionally rebound in three quarter marble board covers and red calf-leather spines with gold-stamped titles. Total of over 1700 pages. Vol. i has approximately 50 pages with some expertly repaired margin flaws; otherwise, both volumes are clean and bright with handsome dark typeset print. A rare and desirable set of the writings of the founder of Pennsylvania. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 208		Acts of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, 1790-92. Two volumes combined as one, Philadelphia: Hall and Sellers, 1791 and 1792, 12½x8". The first xxxiv pages of Volume I contain a printing of the Constitution of the United States, signed in print by George Washington and the delegates, followed by the Consitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This is followed by 104 pages plus a table of contents, with acts such as a grant to "Big-Tree," a Seneca Chief for an island on the Allegany River and a grant to the Seneca Nation of 800 dollars for corn planting. Also, an act "for appointing a time, place, and manner of holdong elections for representatives of the people in this State in the Congress of the United States and of electors of a President and Vice President of the United States." Volume II has 286 pages plus a table of contents. Original board covers are very worn; front cover is detached and back cover partially detached. Title tage has penned name of a former owner. Bookplate on inside back cover from The Washington County Historical Society. Some toning internally but pages are overall tightly bound and clean. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 209		Acts of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, 1793-1797. Philadelphia: Hall and Sellers, 1793 and 1794, 12¾x8 inches, 793 pages plus index. A period handwritten note laid to the front cover says: "Laws / Jany 1796 to Febr 1795 / parts wanting," and Acts though 1797 are interspersed throughout the volume. Original marbleized board covers, worn; front cover is detached and back cover loose. Internally toned but overall bright and clean. An entry in April of 1794 reads: "The Government is authorized and required to cause the building intended for the accommodation of the President of the United States to be finished and completed…The whole expense not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars." The President's House, located at 5th and Market Street, was demolished in 1951. Recent excavation shows secret underground slave quarters separate from the President's living space. A fascinating record of the Federalist period in Pennsylvania during Washington's presidency. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 210		Call to Ministry of Margret Lucas, 1800. Philadelphia: B. & J. Johnson, 1800, 134 pages plus book ad. Original leather covers scuffed with wear, page toning and ink spotting on page edges. Pen inscribed on inside cover, "Aunt Hannah Chambers give this book to Sarah B. Chambers." Evans #37858. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 211		"Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union Between the States…." Disbound, pages numbered 547-58, 8 x 4¾", from an original 3-volume set of "The Laws of the United States of America." Published in 1796 by Richard Folwell of Philadelphia. Includes the complete text of the 1785 "Articles of Confederation…." and is signed in print by all of the representatives of the states who signed The Articles. This, of course, was the precursor to our Constitution. Light overall toning; printed on laid watermarked paper. Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 212		Early Recipe Books From Philadelphia. Two handwritten recipe books, c. 1850s and later. Original boards and wrapper. Includes recipes for blackberry wine, pastry, ice cream, sauces, and jellies, as well as home remedies for cholera, fever and ague, dropsy of the heart, snake bite, etc. Includes some late 19th and early 20th century entries. Mostly in pen and ink, some pencil, and a few pasted-in, printed recipes. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 213		Edited by William Temple Franklin. Private Correspondence and Public Negotiations of Dr. Franklin…. "Now First Published From the Original Mss. Comprising the Private Correspondence and Public Negotiations of Dr. Franklin, and A Selection From His Political, Philosophical, and Miscellaneous Works." Three volumes, edited by Franklin's grandson, William Temple Franklin, and published in London 1817 and 1818. With frontispiece portrait of Franklin and seven plates. Over 1400 pages total, each volume measuring 11 x 8½". Boards with paneled calf, spines with new Morocco labels and gilt decorations. Some spine and edge wear, some tone spotting within, but overall a bright, clean set. This is the first publication of the autobiography as written by Franklin and the third part in any form. William Temple Franklin was the illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin's illegitimate son, William, and his grandfather's literary heir. He was secretary to the American diplomatic mission during the American Revolution and secretary to the American delegation at the Treaty of Paris in 1782-1783. He was a bon vivant and a wastrel who died in poverty in Paris in 1823. Estimated Value $750 - 950. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $920
Lot 214		Grace, Robert - A Co-founder of the Library Company of Philadelphia. Autograph letter signed ("Rob. Grace"), one page with integral docket leaf, 7½ x 6", Philadelphia, July 29, 1739. To Mr. John Yeates, a merchant in Barbados, ordering that once Yeats has received the debt owed Grace by Conrad Adams, the balance of Grace's account should be shipped to him in rum if it could be bought at 15 pence per gallon, otherwise to send cash. Minor soiling, else fine. Written on Rittenhouse Paper Mill watermarked paper. Penned and signed boldly in dark ink. Grace's family came from Barbados in the early 1700s. He was a close friend of Benjamin Franklin and, with Franklin, was one of the original founders of the Library Company of Philadelphia in 1731. The first shipment of books, ordered from England, were housed in Grace's home on Jones Street until the Library's building was ready. The Library Company is still in existence today, housing many rare prints and books about Philadelphia. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 215		Grimston, Sir Harebotle. The Second Part of the Reports of Sir George Croke…Cases…during the Reign of…King James. Second Edition, London, 1669. Large 4to, 700 pages plus index. Original board covers worn; back cover detached; partial spine cover loss. Printed in gothic type; internally bright and clean with light toning. Name of an earlier owner is penned on the inside cover with ink transfer to next page. The foreword dedicates the book "To The Students of the Comon-Laws of England." Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 216		Laws of the State of New-York, 1789. "Comprising The Constitution, and the Acts of the Legislature since the Revolution, From the First to the Twelfth Session, inclusive." Two volumes bound as one. New York: printed by, 1789. Hugh Gain. Oversized volume, 15½ x 10¾ x 2½". Over 800 pages, plus appendix and index. Includes many legislative acts during the Revolution, such as "Act for completing the five continental battalions raised under the direction of this state, passed 1st April 1778," as well as acts for lotteries, regulating the militia, preventing the spreading of small pox, dealing with deserters, etc. Pen inscribed on blaank front page "The Town of Rochester Laws." Original calf leather boards showing normal age wear, with some splitting on spine ends. Front cover glue repair to spine with paper reinforcement on title page and front inside cover. Light water spotting on title page; majority of interior is bright and clean. Vol. Two back index page with some paper loss. Weighs hefty 8½ pounds. A terrific history of New York under Governor George Clinton. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 217		[Lutheran Bible] Biblia Das ist Die ganze heilige Schrift / Deutsch, 1618. Massive Bible published in Wittenberg, 1618, containing the Old and New Testaments translated from Latin to German by Dr. Martin Luther. 702 pages, 15 in. by 9½ in. by 5½ in. thick, weighing 14 pounds. Original leather on wood boards, old green spine label, "Georg Keiner, Wittenberg, 1618." Hundreds of woodcuts, including full page woodcuts of German princes who supported Luther's Reformation and a full page portrait of Martin Luther himself. Text in Alt Deutsch. First 20 or so pages have crude tape repairs with faults to the large portraits and text; occasional lighter page faults throughout, not affecting the engravings. Back 20 or so pages with engravings of the Apocalypse have multiple page-edge faults with minor damage to some of the woodcut prints. Missing the two metal latches; obvious cover wear from almost 400 years of use. Normal light toning throughout. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $483
Lot 218		Massachusetts Speaks Out in Support of A Second National Bank. A 7pp pamphlet issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts concluding that Congress has the power, vested in the Constitution to establish a National Bank, 9¼ x 5¾". The pamphlet contains a report on the history of the Bank of the United States and offers eight resolutions, which were read and accepted by the state legislature. A true copy, signed by A. Bradford, Secretary of the Commonweath. Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 219		The Memorial History of the City of New York. Four-volume set published by the New York History Company, 1892-93. Over 2100 pages of the history of New York from the first settlement to the year 1892. Edited by James Grant Wilson. Lavishly illustrated, including some full page steel engravings. Original burgundy cloth covers, each book measuring 11 x 7½". Printed on high-quality, smooth paper. The set weighs a hefty 24 pounds. Vol Two with title text wear and Vol Four with some slight pin-hole spine damage and front of binding slightly shaken. A monumental reference work. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 220		[New Hampshire]. Printed circular letter headed "Executive Department" and signed by William Plumer (1759-1850) Governor of New Hampshire, 1 page, 9½ x 8", Concord, Dec. 12, 1812. Addressed on verso to "His Excellency The Governor of Georgia," transmitting a "Resolution of the Legislature of this State, agreeing to an amendment [not present] to the Constitution of the United States, as proposed by the Congress thereof." Toning and seal tear, not affecting text. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 221		Very Early William Penn Land Grant to His Infant Son. Document signed ("Wm Penn"), 1 page, vellum, 20 x 50", Worminghurst, Sussex (England), October 22, 1681. Wax seal is intact. Some separation and a few holes at folds, otherwise quite good, with an especially fine signature. With typed transcription. In March 1681, Penn received his charter from Charles II for the colony of Pennsylvania. Seven months later he "leases and releases" 5,000 acres of Pennsylvania to his seven-month-old infant son, William Penn, Jr, for 100 pounds. The land was "bounded on the East by Delaware River from Twelve Miles Distance Northward of Newcastle Town to the Three and fortieth Degree of Northerne Latitude and Extendeth Westward five degrees in Longitude and is bounded on the South by a Circle drawn at Ten Miles distance from Newcastle aforesaid Northwards and Westwards to the beginning of the fortieth Degree of Northerne Latitude and then by a straite line Westward to the Limit of Longitude above mentioned. William Penn…shall and will…Cleare acquitt and Discharge…Five Thousand Acres…from all manner of Titles and Claymes of any Indian Native of the said Tract or Province…." This is possibly the earliest grant made by William Penn in America. William Penn, Jr. was born at Worminghurst, his mother's estate in Susses on March 14, 1681, ten days after his father received the charter from the King. William Jr. came to Pennsylvania in 1704 but, fortunately, did not stay. While there he broke with the Quakers, lived lavishly, had bar fights, exceeded his father's limit on expenses, kept a kennel of hounds, and supposedly engaged in affairs with unmarried women. He returned to England and at some point before his death in France in 1720, sold the manor at Williamstadt which had, as this early document establishes, been laid out for him at the founding of the colony. Estimated Value $15,000 - 18,000. Ex the Henry E. Luhrs Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 222		Phipps, Joseph. Original, and Present State of Man, Briefly Considered by the…Quakers. Published by Joseph Crukshank, Philadelphia, 8vo, 209 pages. Originally published in London, this is the first American edition (not listed in "Smith"), Evans #18739. Original leather boards are heavily worn and most of spine is missing; front cover is loose but attached. Light to heavy toning. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 223		"The Power of Religion on the Mind," 1793. Printed by Joseph Crukshank, Philadelphia, 1793, 140 pages. Original leather boards, 2nd edition. Some wear to covers; toning throughout. Contains the thoughts of famous people such as Isaac Newton, John Locke, Joseph Addison, et. al on religion. Back section has writings "against the entertainments of the stage and other vain amusements," and a 4 page advertising section of books published by Joseph Crukshank. Owners' names from 1827 and 1896 are on a front end page. Evans #25853; not in Joseph Smith. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 224		Reed, John - 1760 Land Grant. A 1771 vellum copy of a 1760 land grant headed "By the Proprietors" and made to famous map maker John Reed for a lot "Joining our nephew William Penn's High Street lot, between Seventh and Eighth Street," 10 x 19¼". This writ is directed to Nicholas Scull, Surveyor General, and warrants a survey of the lot. Marked as a true copy by Peter Thomson; the original document was signed by James Hamilton, who was mayor of Philadelphia and Lt. Gov. of Pennsylvania. Very fine condition. John Reed had an ongoing argument with the Penn Family over original land grants and "liberty" grants given to first settlers, which Reed's ancestors were. Reed's 1774 map was made to resolve some of that disagreement. This particular Philadelphia tract was probably tied to his ancestors' first settlers' purchase. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 225		Reed, John. An Explanation of the Map of the City and Liberties of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Nicholas Brooks, 1774. A rare Companion Book to the John Reed Map of Philadelphia. 64pp, 9 x 7", printed on laid paper, watermarked paper. This paper-cover booklet contains a forward by John Reed, William Penn's various letters concerning the city, a list of Liberties granted to the first purchasers, copies of original papers proving the boundaries of the Liberties, and most importantly, an alphabetical list of all the First Purchasers, referring to the map by numbers so that each land owner could see the size and place of the land he purchased. The book also contains the date of surveys of all the lots in the city of Philadelphia as far as Eight-Street from the Delaware River. Wrappers are worn and creased; spine is rebacked with stitched old cloth. Small damp stain on title page. There is a Judaica association with the owner's name, Benjamin Myers, penned on title page and front wrapper. Also, a period signature of John M. George is on the front wrapper. This book was issued separately but contemporaneously with "John Reed's Important Philadelphia Map of 1774." The original map, which measures an enormous 5 feet by 3 feet, is exceedingly rare. If sold at market today, it would easily bring $35000-40,000. The small copy of the map included with this book is courtesy of the DuPont-Winterthur Museum, Delaware. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 226		Sewel, William. The History of the Rise, Increase and progress of the Christian People Called Quakers." 1774 Third Edition. Burlington, New Jersey: Printed and Sold by Isaac Collins, 1774, 806pp, plus addenda and index, 12½ x 8 x 2¼ " The owner's name: Edward Black, is penned three times on a front end leaf, one with the date 1774 and one with 1795, probably father and son. The book has been completely rebound in full calf leather with gold-stamped titles and date. Light wear to covers. Normal age toning and foxing to interior. Isaac Collins was a famous New Jersey printer who printed many important Colonial books before the Revolution. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 227		Sewel's History of the the Quakers, 1811. 2 volumes, Philadelphia: B.& T. Kite, and S. Pike, 1811, 578 and 603 pages, plus index. Dedicated to King George III. Leather binding with red spine labels. Some spine scuffing and edge wear, but still a handsome set. Inscribed on first end paper, "Dr. Elliott Richardson, from ICT 10 Mo 1. 1877." Internal toning but generally bright and clean. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 228		1st and Only American Edition of "The Life.of Mary Neale." 1796. Philadelphia imprint, Joseph Crukshank, 1796, 118 pages. Original leather boards are scuffed; the pages have toning and foxing and several are loose. This is the first and only American edition. Evans #30834; Sabin #52167. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 229		[The Trial of the Earl of Strafford], 2 Vols. Vol. 1 is a pamphlet, "A Briefe and Perfect Relation, Of the Answers and Replies of Thomas Earl of Straffort to the Articles against him…1641," London, 1647, 8vo, 108 pages. Some staining to first two pages and lower right corner of most pages. Vol 2 is "The Tryal of T. EArl of Strafford," London, 1700, large 4to. Complete edition, 778 pages plus index. Back cover and spine cover missing; front cover detached. Needs professional rebinding. Internally clean; light toning. Terrific history related to the English Civil War. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150
Lot 230		Vermont Proposes a Constitutional Amendment To Limit the Power of the Courts, 1807 VERMONT PROPOSES A CONSTITUTIONAL. Manuscript document, 2pp, 9¾ x 7¾", "In council November 6th 1807," attested by the clerk and the ecretary of state. being a true copy of a proposed amendment to the constitution. Fragile and toned, with fold splits, edge chips, and show-through from verso. While appearing reasonable, the State of Vermont is here proposing an amendment to :"…empower the President of the United States to remove any of the judges of the Courts of the United States upon address to him made for that purpose by a majority of the House of Representatives and two thirds of the Senators in Congress assembled…". While the intentions of this bill are good, it is apparent in hindsight that the adoption of this amendment would severely weaken the power of the judiciary branch. The Supreme Court, for example, now makes decisions concerning the constitutionality of cases brought before it, knowing that they are appointed for life, and that their decisions will not jeopardize their position in the court. With the passage of this amendment,however, a party possessing strong majorities in both houses could remove any and all judges opposed to its policies. A fascinating look into "what might have been". Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 231		[Virginia] The State of Virginia Sponsors An Unsuccessful Amendment, 1808. Document signed by J. Pleasants, Jr., Keeper of the Rolls, 1 page, 9¾ x 7¾", Jan. 13, 1808. A true copy of a proposed amendment by the state of Virginia allowing for the removal of United States senators through a vote of their state legislatures. Toned, with some marginal paper loss, not affecting text. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 232		Acts of Assembly, Province of Pennsylvania, 1744-1758. Large volume entitled "Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the Province of Pennsylvania," Philadelphia: Henry Miller, 1774, 856 pages. The book has complete records from October 15, 1744 to September 30, 1758. Contains all of the votes of the Assembly, speeches by various governors of the period, treaties with Indians and various issues with the tribes, correspondence with governors of other colonies, and messages to and from the King of England. Benjamin Franklin's name appears many times. Pages 280-81 records a letter in French (with English translation) from the Commandant of the French forces in Ohio discussing the recent visit of George Washington who had ordered delivered a letter to the French from Governor Dinwiddie. This letter shortly predates the French and Indian War. Pages 638-39 record the start of the Pennsylvania Hospital, showing Benjamin Franklin as president, listing all expenses, and a 14 month list of patients' names and ailments, including "Negro Plato, lunatic, cured and discharged August 9th." The back book plate reads, "Property of Washington County Historical Society, presented Nov. 1905." Original board covers in very rough condition, loose but attached. Internal toning; pages 225-236 are partially disbound, but all pages are present, with no tears or omissions noted. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460