BANKING from David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC

]Philadelphia: Printed by Childs and Swaine, 1791. Folio broadside, 7-1/2" x 11-3/8." Disbound along left edge. A few light fox spots in margin. Very Good. A significant and rare Act of the First Congress, extending to all clerks employed in the Treasury Department the prohibitions against conflicts of interest contained in the original statute. The Act also requires… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey by Lang & Ustick, 1796. 149, [1 blank], [2 publ. advts.], as issued. Bound in original sheep, with gilt-lettered red morocco spine title. Hinges starting, else Very Good. This first American edition is the only 18th century American printing of Bentham's classic argument that market forces should determine the cost of money.… Read more about this item

New York: Evander Childs, 1856. Stitched in original printed wrappers [wrappers badly chipped]. Scattered foxing. Good+. New York's Mayor-- a secessionist at the opening of the Civil War, and a continual thorn in Lincoln's side-- orates on the life and accomplishments of America's most effective advocate of a strong central government. The biography is detailed and laudatory,… Read more about this item

London: William Ridgway, 1863. 58pp. Disbound, else Very Good. [offered with] JEFFERSON DAVIS. REPUDIATION, RECOGNITION AND SLAVERY. LETTER NO. II. OF HON. ROBERT J. WALKER, M.A. . . . London: William Ridgway. 1863 12pp. Disbound, else Very Good. [offered with] JEFFERSON DAVIS. REPUDIATION OF ARKANSAS BONDS. LETTER III. OF HON. ROBERT J. WALKER, M.A. . . . London: William… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: John Fenno, 1792. Folio. 228pp [last page numbered '224', as issued]. Original calf [short separations at upper and lower corners of front board; hinge starting], raised spine bands, gilt-lettered morocco spine label. A clean and bright text with only minor occasional foxing. Very Good plus. Inscribed in ink on front free endpaper: "The Speaker of the House of… Read more about this item

[Hartford]: P. Canfield, Printer, 1834. Attractive, illustrated folio broadside, 20" x 27." Minor wear. A Flag, with motto, "The Constitution and Laws," flanked on each side by the iconic Screaming Eagle, with "E Pluribus Unum" banner in its talons. Near Fine. The "Perish Credit, Perish Commerce" slogan is a reference to the Jacksonians' efforts to abolish the Bank… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Printed for the Proprietors, by William Young, 1792. 79, [1] pp. Disbound, else Very Good. This, along with the American Museum's January 1792 issue, is one of the earliest printings of Hamilton's foundation report on manufactures, One of them is its earliest magazine printing. Hamilton issued his report on December 5, 1791, which occupies pages 33-75… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Printed for the Proprietors of William Young, Bookseller, 1792. Pages 421-429, signed in type by Hamilton in several places, and dated November 30, 1792. The entire issue is [361]- 432 pp. Disbound, else Very Good. This is certainly one of the very earliest printings of Hamilton's ground-breaking Treasury Department Report, dated November 30, 1792. He issued it… Read more about this item

Northampton, Mass.: The Gazette Printing Co, 1877. Original printed and illustrated wrappers [edgeworn, detached, verso of front wrap an advertisement for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency]. 80pp, printed in double columns, stitched. Tanned, Good+. The entire proceedings of the sensational trial, with testimony of witnesses, arguments of counsel, the jury's guilty verdict, and a contemporary newspaper account.… Read more about this item

[Frederick MD, 1865. Broadside, 7-1/2" x 12." Very Good. Title in elegant Gothic type. Signed in type at the end by five members of the Board of Aldermen [David J. Markey, James Whitehill, Val S. Brunner, D.C. Winebrener, Andrew Boyd] and Edward Sinn for the Common Council, Ward 2. On July 9, 1864, Rebel General Jubal Early demanded… Read more about this item

Single leaf folded to [4] pp, in De Saussure's neat ink manuscript. Each page 7-3/4" x 9-3/4." A couple of fox spots, several archival repairs to old horizontal folds [a few letters affected]. Else Very Good. A leading citizen and lawyer, the author [1822-1886] held many trusted offices in his State: Brigadier General, Adjutant General, and Inspector… Read more about this item

Single leaf folded to [4] pp, in De Saussure's neat ink manuscript. Each page 7-3/4" x 9-3/4." All text is complete, but large number of early tape repairs. Docketed on page [4]. Good. A leading citizen and lawyer, the author [1822-1886] held many trusted offices in his State: Brigadier General, Adjutant General, and Inspector General of the… Read more about this item

Folio leaf, entirely in ink manuscript, folded to [4] pp. Each page 8" x 10-1/2." Folded for mailing, addressed on final page to Case in Lowell, Massachusetts. Red seal present. Very Good. Eliphalet Case was a Universalist minister, postmaster of Lowell, and editor of the Lowell [MA] Advertiser. According to the Lowell Historical Society, which houses his papers,… Read more about this item

New York: H.R. Robinson, 1838. Oblong lithograph broadside, 11-1/2" x 18-3/4." Lightly foxed, minor blank margin wear. Else Very Good. "The major figures in American national politics in 1838 are gently satirized, each characterized as riding a favorite issue of 'hobbyhorse'." [Reilly]. Van Buren's horse is "Sub-Treasury." He calls it his "old Hickory nag." Henry Clay… Read more about this item

New York: Lith. & Pub. by H.R. Robinson, 1840. Oblong broadside, 17-1/8" x 12-3/4." Mounted to a board. A few light fox spots, a couple of short closed tears laid down without loss. Blank verso with three mounting remnants and the ghost of a contemporary, macabre political broadside. Very Good. Signed 'H.D.' [Henry Dacre?] in lower left. President… Read more about this item

[Quincy, IL: Patriot Office. Gibson & Warren, Printers, 1854. Folio broadsheet bond, oblong 16-1/4" x 9-1/2." Old folds with a couple of short, marginal fold splits [no text affected]. Printed in a variety of type fonts and styles. Very Good. Signed in ink by Thompson Chandler, County Judge of McDonough County; Isaac Grantham, County Clerk; N. Bushnell, President of… Read more about this item

New York: Amerman, 1856. 44 [of 64] pp, stitched in original printed wrappers. Outline Map, and double-page map frontis. Some leaves foxed, light edge wear. INCOMPLETE. "The work is, in effect, a guidebook to Illinois." Eberstadt. Byrd records an 1855 Chicago imprint offering 2,500,000 acres, and notes that [in 1855] it was "Also printed in New York… Read more about this item

Boston: Printed by Rogers and Fowle, in Queen-Street, 1748. 27, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, with the half title. Light scattered foxing. Very Good. Bound in modern half black cloth and marbled paper over boards. Owner's rubberstamp on front pastedown. One of several sermons printed during 1748 on this fire, which destroyed public records and "other useful and… Read more about this item

[Fayetteville, NC?, 1865. 7" x 7-3/4". Completely in ink manuscript written on recto only. Old folds [short fold split, no loss], minor tanning. Very Good. [offered with] Four additional handwritten notes to his son Charles, all undated, measuring from 2-1/4" x 7-3/4" to 4" x 7-1/2". Dates estimated between 1860-1865. Minor wear. Very Good. Although Broadfoot… Read more about this item

[Washington, 1805. 237, [1 blank] pp. Disbound and lightly foxed. Good+.