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PRINTED & MANUSCRIPT AMERICANA

by Swann Auction Galleries

Platinum House 401 lots | 169 with images

March 26, 2009

Live Auction

104 East 25th Street

New York, NY, 10010 USA

Phone: 212.254.4710

Fax: 212 979 1017

Email: swann@swanngalleries.com

Viewing NotesExhibition & Sale Schedule: Sale 2174 - Printed & Manuscript Americana - begins at 1:30pm in New York on Thurs, March 26. All material in Sale 2174 on display at our premises in New York City, 104 East 25th Street, as follows - Sat, March 21: 10am to 4pm - Mon, March 23: 10am to 6pm - Tues, March 24: 10am to 6pm - Wed, March 25 10am to 6pm - Thurs, March 26: 10am to Noon.

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ADAMS, JOHN. A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America.

Lot 1: ADAMS, JOHN. A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America.

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Description: ADAMS, JOHN. A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America. 8vo, contemporary calf, varnished, worn, rear board detached; rehinged, early signature erased from title page, minor foxing; bookplate on front pastedown. London, 1787

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Lot 2: (ALASKA.) Report of the Behring Sea Commission, and Report of British Commissioners.

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Description: (ALASKA.) Report of the Behring Sea Commission, and Report of British Commissioners. 4 folding colored maps, 2 charts. Folio, removable modern wrappers; new page numbers added in manuscript. London, 1893

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Lot 3: (ALMANACS.) Ames, Nathaniel. An Astronomical Diary, or an Almanack for the Year of our Lord Christ [1743, 1757, 1759, 1761].

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Description: (ALMANACS.) Ames, Nathaniel. An Astronomical Diary, or an Almanack for the Year of our Lord Christ [1743, 1757, 1759, 1761]. 4 volumes. Various sizes and conditions, stitched or disbound. Boston, [1742-60]

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Lot 4: (ALMANACS.) "Anderson, John." Anderson Improved: Being an Almanack, and Ephemeris, for the Year of our Lord 1775.

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Description: (ALMANACS.) "Anderson, John." Anderson Improved: Being an Almanack, and Ephemeris, for the Year of our Lord 1775. Illustrated half-title. 12mo, stitched; unopened except first leaf; discreet library deaccession stamp on last page. Newport, RI, [1774]

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Lot 5: (ALMANACS.) "Anderson, John." An Almanack, and Ephemeris, for the Year of our Lord 1776.

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Description: (ALMANACS.) "Anderson, John." An Almanack, and Ephemeris, for the Year of our Lord 1776. 12mo, stitched; unopened; slightly soiled; discreet library deaccession stamp on last page. Newport, RI, [1775]

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