AMERICANA TO 1820
AMERICANA TO 1820
“Northern Liberties” 
Broadside. Partially printed, completed in manuscript, beginning: To --------- Esq. Attorney of the Court of Common Pleas, at Philadelphia in the County of Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania to any other Attorney of the said Court, or of any other Court elsewhere. Philadelphia: before 1790. Folio. 1 page (13.125" x 8").
Tyson and Walton signed the document on 24 August 1791.
An excellent display piece.
• Old folds with a few short tears. Residue of mounting tape at two points on the left margin. (14729)
“Natural Equality”
— Newark,
1802
Brown, William Lawrence. An essay on the natural equality of men; on the rights that result from it, and on the duties which it imposes.... The second American edition. Newark: John Wallis, 1802. 12mo (17.3 cm, 6.8"). [2 (1 blank)], 141, [1 (blank)] pp.
• Shaw & Shoemaker 1953. On Brown, see: Dictionary of National Biography, VII, 37–38 (under William Laurence Brown). Relatively unworn library buckram; library name pressure-stamped on covers and its bookplate to front pastedown. Hinges reinforced at rebinding with cloth and first few pages fragile along line of reinforcement; front free endpaper separated. Title-page and a few others faintly stamped, title-page with crossed-out ownership inscription. Some offsetting; a very few instances of pencilled underlining; corners occasionally dog-eared or chipped. Overall a fairly decent copy, suffering a bit from earlier "conservation."
“Natural” Law
in ourAMERICAN
Background
Burlamaqui, J[ean] J[acques]. The
principles of natural law.... Translated into English by Mr. Nugent. The third
edition, revised and corrected. London: J. Nourse, 1780. 8vo (21.2 cm, 8.3").
[2], xvi, [24], 312 pp.
The foot of the first recto in each gathering is marked "Vol. I"; Sweet
& Maxwell cite a second volume not printed until 1784. All 14 chapters
listed in the table of contents are present here, and Burlamaqui seems to
come to a rather thundering conclusion at the end of the work, one that affirms
the validity of the Christian religion and the honorable nature of the "happy
agreement between natural and revealed light." 
Definitely, a satisfactory stand-alone.
• Sweet & Maxwell 592. Recently trimly rebound in quarter calf over marbled paper sides, spine with gilt-ruled raised bands, small gilt-stamped floral devices in compartments, and gilt-stamped morocco title label. Pages gently age-toned, some with light spots of foxing. Pleasing copy of a significant text in the history of law.
What’s Going on Here?Burnside, Thomas. Document Signed. Clearfield, PA, 1811. Double folio (39.5
cm, 15.5"). [1] f.
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The Irish-born Burnside, then treasurer of Clearfield, Pennsylvania, was later a justice of the Pennsylvania state supreme court.
A notary’s seal is affixed to the document, which was signed by both Burnside and Patton.
• Creased and slightly age-toned, with the folios separated and some offsetting from seal; a few small holes, touching text without notable loss.
First
AMERICAN
Hudibras
—Troy, 1806Butler, Samuel. Hudibras, in three parts: Written in the time of the late wars... First American edition. Troy (NY): Wright, Goodenow, & Stockwell, 1806. 12mo (17.7 cm, 7"). xi, [1], 286, [14 (index)] pp.
• Shaw & Shoemaker 1178. Contemporary speckled sheep, worn
and rubbed; joints cracked, spine with cracking gilt-stamped leather label
and chipped paper shelving label. Front pastedown with small institutional
bookplate. 
One
“somewhat immodest” proverb carefully excised from footnotes,
with no other loss of text.
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