Recent Arrivals from Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA

[Washington]: Blair & Rives, 1844. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. 31, [1] pp., folding plates. Removed from volume. Early ink numeral on the top right corner of the title page; some separation of the leaves. There are six folding plates to illustrate the directions for mounting and weighing with balances.

London: J. Roberts, 1719. Soft Cover. Good binding. Octavo. 32 pp. First edition. Later plain wrappers. Portion of the title page shows predation with partial loss of imprint; final leaf similarly gnawed in the fore-edge margin touching just a few letters without loss of legibility; light soiling and toning to the late 18th or early 19th century wrappers.… Read more about this item

[London], 1861. Disbound. Good binding. 16mo. 32 pp. First edition. Removed from volume. Title leaf is separated but present; light toning else clean. The title says it all. An interesting political and social review, with much on "Christian duty." NSTC 2E4979.

[Manchester], 1852. Disbound. Good binding. Octavo. [2], 207-235, [1] pp. Inscribed by the author. Removed from nonce volume. Minor foxing and chipping to the fore-edge margin of a few leaves. Mathematical essay by the Rev. Robert Harley, "Read January 7, 1851" and inscribed on the preliminary blank, "The Rev. Prof. Green, B. A., with the Author's very respectful… Read more about this item

London: Luke Hinde, 1762. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. xiv, [2], 162, [2 (publisher's ads)] pp. Seventh edition. Removed from binding. Light soiling; bottom corner of the final leaf is chipped in the margin. Pearson, a Quaker, researched tithes in 17th century. His principal work on them, "The Great Case of Tythes," originally appeared in 1657 going into… Read more about this item

[Washington], 1830. Disbound. Good binding. Octavo. 80 pp. Removed from volume, the document proper is preceded by three blank leaves (one with extensive writing by an early hand). Ink numeral in the top margin of the title page; foxed and dog-eared. Consists of the article of impeachment exhibited against District Judge James H. Peck in the… Read more about this item

New York: Robert Macoy, 1852. Original Wrappers. Very Good binding. Octavo. 31, [1] pp. First edition. In publisher's wrappers. Chipping to the rear wrapper; small colored-pencil mark on both the wrapper and the title page, else clean. This is as much a defense of Free Masonry as a celebration of Washington as a Mason and exemplary American. … Read more about this item

New York: John A. Gray, 1854. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. 19, [1] pp. First edition. Removed from volume; stitched. Small institutional stamp on the bottom corner of the copyright page else clean. A defense of Free Masonry, citing the example of Washington and other eminent Masons. Uncommon. OCLC locates only 3 institutional holdings.

[Washington], 1831. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. 4 pp. Removed from volume. Inked numeral in the top margin of the title page; light foxing, but generally very good. An overview of pioneering efforts in the education of the blind in both Europe and the United States. The memorialists state, "A few years ago a deaf and dumb person… Read more about this item

New Haven: Winchester Repeating Arms Co. a division of Olin Industries, 1940. Broadside. Very Good binding. Folded broadside. 19" x 14." Printing in red and black on both sides. Folds to 6" x 3.5." Soiling to what constitutes the "covers" when folded; some minor separation to some of the folds, but a very nice advertisement offering "12 sturdy,… Read more about this item

City of Washington: A. & G. Way, Printers, 1808. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. [4] pp. Removed from volume. Light toning to the edges of the leaves else clean. Proposal on removing senators from office. Shaw & Shoemaker 16496.

Washington: Blair & Rives, 1837. Disbound. Good binding. Octavo. 105, [1] pp. First edition. Removed from binding. Light foxing to first and last pages; title page with number in early ink in the upper corner; two small holes near the inner margin, touching about two or three letters per page, not impacting legibility. Consists of Jackson's… Read more about this item

City of Washington: A. & G. Way, Printers, 1808. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. [4] pp. Removed from volume. Light toning to the edges of the leaves else clean. Proposal giving Congress the power to remove judges of both the supreme and inferior courts. Shaw & Shoemaker 16504.

Washington: Thomas Allen, Printer, 1838. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. 54 pp. First edition. Removed from volume. Holes in inner margin, not touching text; light foxing to the title page and several other pages; inked number "10" in an early hand on the title page. Contains copies of instructions and correspondence "with the Governors of any… Read more about this item

London: James Ridgway; printed by S. Gosnell, 1807. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. 26 pp. Third edition. Removed from volume. Tape repair to the inner margins of front and final pages; faint library rubber-stamp to the title page. Forced to resign over attempts to allow Catholics to hold commissions in the armed services, this speech of the outgoing… Read more about this item

London: A. Baldwin, 1712. Disbound. Good binding. Octavo. 87, [1] pp. First edition. Removed from volume. Toning and soiling to the title page and final leaf; six-digit number rubber-stamped on the title page. Minor toning throughout else a clean copy. Asgill, expelled from the Irish House of Commons for the questionable state of his finances and… Read more about this item

Charleston, SC: H. C. M'Leod; Wm. Riley, printer, 1823. Disbound. near Very Good binding. 12mo. 32 pp. First edition. Presentation from the publisher. Removed from binding. Binding residue on the spine; silverfishing to the last two leaves touching a word or two on half a dozen lines--not impacting comprehension. Aaron Whitney Leland (1787-1871) was Massachusetts-born but… Read more about this item

Washington City: Roger C. Weightman, 1815. Disbound. Good binding. Octavo. [4] pp. Removed from volume. Inner margin a little irregular. High praise for Commodore D. T. Patterson, Major Daniel Carmick, and for the officers, seamen, and marines under their respective commands, for the gallant and successful defense of New Orleans during the War of 1812. Resolutions submitted by… Read more about this item

Boston: Russell, Cutler & Co, 1814. Original Wrappers. Good binding. Octavo. 81, [1], [2] pp. First edition. Stitched in self-wrappers. Five-digit number rubber-stamped on the title page; minor damp-staining to the title page and final blank. Concerns the Napoleonic Wars, the troubled position of the U.S. as a neutral when such a stance was an invitation to belligerents… Read more about this item

[Washington], 1803. Disbound. Good binding. Octavo. 9, [1] pp. Removed from volume. Top corners of all pages are either chipped with loss (margin only) or nearly so; early ink page numbering to these corners, reflecting the sammelband whence this was removed; title leaf is detached but present. An interesting report outlining the estimated uncollected taxes and the various… Read more about this item