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Antique Books
The Vanity of Man Considered
Commemorating the Death of George Washington
By Samuel Niles
Pastor of the Church in Abington, MA
Circa 1800
Printed in Boston in 1800 by John & Thomas Fleet
Printed sermon by Samuel Niles, Pastor of the Church in Abington [MA] titled "The Vanity of Man Considered In A Sermon Delivered February 22d, 1800, Commemorating The Death of George Washington, Late President of the United States," printed in Boston in 1800 by John & Thomas Fleet, on laid paper, 23 pages, rebound and recovered in suede, some staining and tears. (6 by 9-inches.)
Price: $245
110-375
An Answer to the Declaration of the American Congress, 5th Edition
Printed for T. Cadell
London, 1775
Written by John Lind with Jeremy Bentham. John Lind, a Tory jurist, was London agent for the King of Poland and a backroom propagandist for the North administration. 132 pages, rebound in gray cloth covers, dark blue spine with gold lettering.
Price: $235
XJT-51
The Address of the People of Great Britain to the Inhabitants of America
By Sir John Dalrymple, printed for T. Cadell
London 1775
Rebound in brown cloth covers. Pencil marks and notes throughout, some foxing and toning.
Price: $235
XJT-50
Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents by Edmund Burke
5th Edition
Printed for J. Dodsley
London, 1775
A discourse on the travails England was experiencing in the late 18th century, including problems with the American colonies by one of the foremost political thinkers in England. 118 pages, rebound with marbled covers and leather corners and spine.
Price: $235
XJT-53
"The History of Miss Villars" Pamphlet
Circa 1793
A printed pamphlet with wallpaper covers relating to the tribulations of Miss Villars, a young "woman of business" with "no inclination to marry" in patriarchal post revolutionary America.
It is inscribed on the inside of the cover: "Presented to Thomas Dewick by his Instructor _m Marcy".
There are also two cabinet cards of a Rebecca and John Minnekin of Fall River, MA.
Condition: cover is chipped, pages have tear in center, otherwise good.
Dimensions: 3.875 by 5.875-inches.
Price: $85
576-22
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