Three volume set. Each is bound in brown leather, but the third volume has spine labels in a darker brown and does not have the gilt cover edge decorations that the first two volumes have. There are numbered library spine labels at the bottom of each spine, which have worn in places. The covers are scuffed with edgewear. There are private fraternity library bookplates on the inside front covers and presentation inscriptions in the first two volumes. Minor foxing. Illustrated frontispieces. Vol. 1 has 596 pages, Vol. 2 has 553, and Vol. 3 has 749. Size: 6"x9"
- The History of the Political Parties in the State of New-York, from the Ratification of the Federal Constitution to December, 1840, 3 Volumes
- Jabez D. Hammond
- Phinney & Co., 1850
Owner's name is stamped on front endpaper. Some foxing. Corners and edges are worn, hinges tight. Includes some reference illustration in black and white.
- The Principles of Physiology Applied to the Preservation of Health and to the Improvement of Physical and Mental Education
- Andrew Combe, M.D.
- Harper & Brothers, 1834
- First Edition
Brown decorative cover with gilt lettering on the spine. Library spine label and bookplate on the front innerboard. Mild cover wear. Front endpaper is missing and the next endpaper has a presentation inscription on it. Pages are clean and binding is tight. 348 indexed pages.
- The Life of George Washington
- Edward Everett
- Sheldon and Company, 1860 First Edition
Green decorative cover with gilt lettering on the spine. There is a cover stain and the spine is worn and soiled. Library bookplate on front innerboard and presentation inscription on front endpaper. Mild foxing to outer pages but inner pages are clean. 377 pages. Size: 5"x7.5"
- A History of the Whig Party or Some of Its Main Features
- R. McKinley Ormsby
- Crosby, Nichols & Company, 1859
Bound in ORIGINAL brown cloth. Gilt lettering on the spine. Illustrated. Minor foxing to outer pages, but inner pages are generally clean. Bookplate on front innerboard and presentation inscription on the front endpaper. 808 indexed pages. Size: 6"x9"
- The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States
- Henry J. Raymond
- Derby and Miller, 1865
This book is bound in cloth boards with gilt spine lettering. Spine is faded; bookplate and inscription on front endpapers; foxing throughout. Tear on first two pages. This book covers the history of commercial fishing in the United States from the pre-Colonial period up to the time of its publication. 317 pages, including charts and tables; approx. 6"x9".
- Report on the Principal Fisheries of the American Seas: Prepared for the Treasury Department of the United States
- Lorenzo Sabine
- Robert Armstrong, 1853
Complete Three Volume Set bound in 3/4 brown leather with marbled covers and page ends. Gilt lettering and design on the spines. There is a numbered label on each spine and a fraternity library bookplate on each front innerboard. Presentation inscriptions on each second endpaper. Covers are rubbed with edgewear and there is foxing throughout the pages of each volume. Vol. 1 has 495 pages, Vol. 2 has 534, and Vol. 3 has 546 with an index. Size: 5"x8"
- History of the Girondists; or, Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution from Unpublished Sources, 3 Volumes
- Alphonse De Lamartine
- Harper and Brothers, 1854
Full brown leather cover and with lettering on the spine labels. Marbled endpapers and page ends. Bottom spine label is chipped and there is a library number label on the spine as well. Bookplate on front innerboard and owner's name on second endpaper. Some foxing throughout. 671 indexed pages. Size: 5.5"x8"
- Europe, Past and Present: A Comprehensive Manual of European Geography and History
- Francis H. Ungewitter
- Geo. P. Putnam, 1850
This handsome book contains biographies and speeches from prominent statesmen such as the Earl of Strafford, Lord Belhaven, Sir Robert Walpole, Lord Chesterfield, William Pitt, Edmund Burke, and others. 947 pages; 6 inches x 9 inches. Bound in 3/4 leather with marbled boards, gilt spine lettering and raised bands on the spine. Small ex-lib spine label remnants. Bookplate on front inner board. Marbled endpapers. Some foxing. Inscriptions on front endpapers.
- Select British Eloquence: Embracing the Best Speeches Entire, of the Most Eminent Orators of Great Britain for the Last Two Centuries
- Chauncey A. Goodrich, ed.
- Harper & Brothers, 1852
