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A New Essay [By the Pennsylvania Farmer] On the Constitutional Power of Great-Britain Over the Colonies in America; With the Resolves of the Committee for the Province of Pennsylvania, and Their Instructions To their Representatives in Assembly.

Philadelphia Printed; and London Re-printed for J. Almon...1774,
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A Plain Statement, Addressed to the Proprietors of Real Estate, in the City and County of New-York. By a Landholder.

New York: Published by J. Eastburn and Co., Clayton & Kingsland, Print, 1818
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A View of the United States of America, in a Series of Papers, Written at Various Times, between the Years 1787 and 1794, ...Interspersed with Authentic Documents: The Whole Tending to Exhibit the Progress and Present State of Civil and Religious Liberty, Population, Agriculture, Exports, Imports, Fisheries, Navigation, Ship-Building, Manufactures, and General Improvement.

Philadelphia: Printed for William Hall... and Wrigley & Berriman, 1794
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Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, Performed in the Years 1819 and '20, By Order of The Hon. J. C. Calhoun, Sec'y of War: Under the Command of Major Stephen H. Long. From the Notes of Major Long, Mr. T. Say, and other Gentlemen of the Exploring Party. Compiled by Edwin James, Botanist and Geologist for the Expedition.

Philadelphia: H. C. Carey and I. Lea, 1823, first edition, two volumes, octavo, and separate atlas, iv, [1] - 503; vii, 442, xcviii, pp., this set has an additional set of the suite of eight plates bound in to the text, albeit…
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Affaires De L'Angleterre Et De L'Amérique.

Anvers: (i.e. Paris) 1776-79, octavo, 14 (of 15 volumes) bound in 11 volumes: The arrangement of the volumes differs from the "collation" compiled by Ford (see below) and lacks only the last volume number fifteen per Ford. The last volume, here missing,…
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Almanach Américain, Asiatique et Africain, ou État Physique, Politique, Ecclésiastique & Militaire des Colonies d'Europe en Asie, en Afrique & en Amérique...

Paris: Chez L'Auteur, Lamy, Merigot, Royez, Leroy... 1785, 12mo, [iv], [1] - 54-78, 79-92-94, 95- 120-123, 123-156-174, 175-390; [1] - 132 pp., bound in contemporary calf, worn and scuffed, spine gilt, spine labels, portions of leather missing on front board, else a…
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Album

New York: Published by J. C. Riker, [n.d. circa 1840]
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American Patriotism Farther Confronted with Reason, Scripture, and the Constitution: Being Observations on the Dangerous Politics Taught by the Rev. Mr. Evans, M.A. and the Rev. Dr. Price. With a Scriptural Plea for the Revolted Colonies.

London: Printed by R. Hawes, and Sold at the Foundry in Moor-fields; and at the Rev. Mr. Wesley's Preaching Houses..., 1777
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An Impartial Account of a Late Debate at Lyme in the Colony of Connecticut, (on the three following heads, viz. I. The Subjects of Baptism. II. The Mode of Baptizing. And III. The Maintenance of the Ministers of the Gospel) giving a Summary of What was There Delivered, on both sides. Publish'd at the Desire of Some then Present. Together, with a disswasive not to Depart from the Wholesome Truths, which People have Been Instructed in. Also giving some Account of the rise of the Antipedo-Baptist perswasion.

N. London [i.e., New London, Conn.]: Pr. and Sold by T. Green, 1729, first edition, sm. octavo, [1] f., 199, [1] pp. (lacks half-title). A small piece on the margin of pages 3-4 is restored. A printed slip inserted, as an erratum,…
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Observations on the Inhabitants, Climate, Soil, Rivers, Productions, Animals, and other matters worthy of notice. Made by Mr. John Bartram, In his Travels from Pensilvania to Onondago, Oswego, and the Lake Ontario, in Canada. To which is annex'd, a curious Account of the Cataracts at Niagra. By Mr. Peter Kalm, A Swedish Gentleman who travelled there.

London: Printed for J. Whiston and B. White, 1751
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