Americana: Colonial to Early Republic
Jonathan Swift, Contests and dissentions (Boston 1728): The first Irish book published in America
Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745). A discourse of the contests and dissentions between the nobles and the commons in Athens and Rome : with the consequences...
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Jonathan Edwards. Two Dissertations. First edition. (1765)
Edwards, Jonathan (1703 – 1758). Two dissertations: I. Concerning the end for which God created the world. II. The nature of true virtue. Boston: Prin...
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Thomas Jefferson, Observations sur la Virginie (1786), first edition in original binding
Jefferson, Thomas. Observations sur la Virginie, par M. J***, Traduites de L'Anglois [by abbé André Morellet]. Paris: Chez Barrois l'ainé, Paris, 1786...
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The Boston Chronicle: a Tory paper from the library of a prominent loyalist (1767-1768)
The Boston Chronicle, volume 1, Nos. 1-54, plus supplements. 21 December 1767 to 26 December 1768. 28 cm (4to.) Irregularly paginated, with some pages...
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Harvard College alumni register, annotated by Isaiah Thomas (1803)
Harvard University. Catalogus eorum qui in Universitate Harvardiana, Cantabrigiae, in republica Massachusettensi ab anno MDCXLII, ad annum MDCCCIII, a...
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A 1797 Hudson Printing of George Washington’s Farewell Address
Washington, George. America's lecacy [sic]: being the address of G. Washington, on his declining a re-election to the presidency, to the people of th...
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A Biblical imprint from the Ohio frontier
Bible. New Testament. The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Translated Out of the Original Greek, and with the Former Translations Di...
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A Puritan text from the library of William Stoughton, the hanging judge of Salem
Owen, John (1616 – 1683). The doctrine of the saints perseverance, explained and confirmed. Or, The certain permanency of their 1. Acceptation with Go...
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Astronomy and Murder: Bickerstaff's Boston almanack for 1792
[West, Benjamin (1730-1813) and Amos Pope (1772-1837)] . Bickerstaff's genuine Boston almanack, or, Federal calendar, for 1792. [Boston] Printed by E....
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Boston broadside blasting beer: an experimental printing in black and gold
Dod, John (ca. 1549-1645). Sermon on Malt. Boston: [Isaac R.] Butts, [ca. 1840]. Broadside, 24 x 19 cm. Printed in gold ink on paper with a glossy bla...
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Document Signed by Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury, 1793
Hamilton, Alexander (1755 – 1804). Signed Treasury Receipt addressed to Samuel Gerry, Collector at Marblehead. Partially printed document dated June 2...
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Lemuel Cox's labor contract for Londonderry Bridge, 1790
Cox, Lemuel (1736-1806). Articles of Agreement for the construction of a bridge in Londonderry, Ireland. 7 February 1790. Ink on vellum, about 73 x 43...
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