The William K. du Pont Collection: Important Americana from Rocky Hill

(Fore-Edge Painting) — Peter Coxe The Social Day: A Poem in Four Cantos. London: Printed by J. Moyes for James Carpenter and R. Ackermann, 1823 Large 8vo (10 1/8 x 6 7/8 in.; 269 x 175 mm). Engraved title, 32 plates, some foxing and faint offsetting. Contemporary purple straight-grained green morocco, covers elaborately bordered in gilt and blind, spine with semi-raised bands in five compartments, second and fourth gilt-lettered, others elaborately gilt, all edges gilt, fore-edge with hunting scene, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers; extremities rubbed with some minor loss, relatively short tears to head of spine.

View 1 of Lot 153: (Fore-Edge Painting) — Peter Coxe

(fore-edge painting) — peter coxe

The Ted Benttinen Library of Exploration and Adventure

Coxe, William Account of the Russian Discoveries between Asia and America. To which are added, the conquest of Siberia, the history of the transactions and commerce between Russia and China. London: J. Nichols for T. Cadell, 1780 4to (271 x 212 mm). Four folding maps, one folding plate of Maimatschin; offsetting of maps and plate onto text, a few stray spots, some instances of more significant foxing, some browning. Contemporary brown speckled calf, edges speckled red; rebacked preserving original spine. First edition. A history that chronicles "the principal Russian discoveries and explorations made in northwestern America in their attempts to open communications with Alaska and the Aleutian Islands" (Hill 391). REFERENCES: ESTC T134277; Howes C834; Sabin 17309 PROVENANCE: Sir James Miller (armorial bookplate to front pastedown)

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coxe, william | russian exploration in northwestern america

64 and 34 pages, large paper copy, c.36.8x 27.5cm, frontispiece engraved portrait of Handel, dedication, advertisement, subscribers' list, engraved portrait of J.C. Smith, engraved music, label of the Pull Court Library, nineteenth-century half calf, browning and staining to a few pages, two small tears to upper margin of one leaf of the music examples, covers rubbed

anecdotes of george frederick handel, and john christopher smith. with select pieces of music, composed by j. c. smith, london: w. bulmer and co., 1799

3 volumes, large paper copy, limited to 50 copies (see footnote), 4to (325 x 245mm.), half-titles in each volume, 15 engraved maps and plans, including Moscow and St Petersburg, 9 folding or double-page, 13 engraved plates, a few engraved illustrations, advertisement leaf at end of volume 3, contemporary red straight-grained morocco by staggemeier & welcher, with ticket in volume 1, gilt edges, some maps with spotting and/or offsetting, joints slightly rubbed, head of spine of vol.1 repaired

travels in poland, russia, sweden, and denmark… sixth edition. london: printed by luke hansard for t. cadell and w. davies, 1803

Exploration &amp; Discovery 1576-1939: The Library of Franklin Brooke-Hitching Part I, A-C

FIRST EDITION, 4to (270 x 212mm.), viii, 9-32pp., half-title, red morocco, gilt ruled border to sides, flat spine gilt, marbled endpapers

a comparative view of the russian discoveries with those made by captains cook and clerke; and a sketch of what remains to be ascertained by future navigators. london: j. nichols for t. cadell, 1787

PF1323

Voyage en Pologne, Russie, Suède, Dannemarc... traduit de l'anglais, augmenté d'un Voyage en Norvège par P.H. Mallet. A Genève, chez Barde, Manget & Comp., et à Paris, chez Buisson, 1786. 4 volumes in-8 veau blond, triple filet doré en encadrement, dos à nerfs ornés, pièces d'armes Luynes, pièces de titre de maroquin rouge, tomaisons sur pastille de maroquin vert (Reliure de l'époque).

Voyage en Pologne, Russie, Suède, Dannemarc... traduit de l'anglais, augmenté d'un Voyage en Norvège par P.H. Mallet. A Genève, chez Barde, Manget & Comp., et à Paris, chez Buisson, 1786. 4 volumes in-8 veau blond, triple filet doré en encadrement, dos à nerfs ornés, pièces d'armes Luynes, pièces de titre de maroquin rouge, tomaisons sur pastille de maroquin vert (Reliure de l'époque).Première édition française. 13 cartes et un fac similé "Echantillon de la typographie russe", 3 portraits : Stanislas, Catherine II et Pugat. Le nombre de cartes et planches varie selon les exemplaires, de 3 à 4 portraits et de 11 à 13 cartes.

coxe, william. voyage en pologne, russie, suède, dannemarc... traduit de l'anglais, augmenté d'un voyage en norvège par p.h. mallet.

Coxe, William. Lettres de M. William Coxe à M. W. Melmoth sur l'état politique, civil et naturel de la Suisse. Traduit de l'anglais. A Paris, chez Belin, 1781. 2 parties en un volume in-8 veau brun, dos à nerfs orné, pièce d'armes Luynes, pièce de titre bordeaux (Reliure de l'époque). Rousseurs.

Coxe, William. Lettres de M. William Coxe à M. W. Melmoth sur l'état politique, civil et naturel de la Suisse. Traduit de l'anglais. A Paris, chez Belin, 1781. 2 parties en un volume in-8 veau brun, dos à nerfs orné, pièce d'armes Luynes, pièce de titre bordeaux (Reliure de l'époque). Rousseurs. Zur-Lauben, baron de. Histoire militaire des Suisses, au service de la France, avec les Pièces justificatives. A Paris, chez Desaint et Saillant, Hérissant & Vincent, 1752. 6 volumes in-12 veau blond aux armes Luynes, dos à nerfs, pièces de titre et tomaisons de maroquin bordeaux (Reliure de l'époque). Watteville, Alexandre-Louis de. Histoire de la Confédération helvétique. Se vend à Berne, chez Gottschal & Compagnie 1754. 2 tomes en un volume in-12 veau blond aux armes Luynes, dos à nerfs orné (Reliure de l'époque). Restauration au dos, charnière fendue. (8)

suisse. coxe, william. lettres de m. william coxe à m. w. melmoth sur l'état politique, civil et naturel de la suisse,  zur-lauben, baron de. histoire militaire des suisses; et autres

China in print and on paper, including the Library of Bernard Hanotiau and the Floyd Sully Collection

FIRST FRENCH QUARTO EDITION, 4to (250 x 195mm.), half-title, 4 engraved folding maps and one folding engraved view, contemporary brown marbled calf, spine with raised bands, tooled in gilt, scattered spotting and dampstaining, red pencil notes on preliminary leaves, small tears to maps, light wear and repair to binding 

les nouvelles découvertes des russes, entre l'asie et l'amérique: avec l'histoire de la conquête de la sibérie & du commerce des russes & des chinois. paris: hotel de thou, 1781

coxe, william

4to (330 x 253mm.), FIRST EDITION, LARGE PAPER COPY, 3 VOLUMES EXTENDED TO 6, half-titles in volumes 1 and 2, errata leaf in volume 2, engraved portrait frontispiece in volume 1 and four engraved facsimiles in volume 2, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH 371 ENGRAVED PORTRAITS, POLITICAL CARTOONS, VIEWS AND BROADSIDES, 10 WATERCOLOURS AND WASH SKETCHES AND TWO OFFICIAL LETTERS relating to diplomatic business dated 1716 bound in at end of volume 1 part 4, CONTEMPORARY CALF, COVERS WITH GILT FILLET ENCLOSING BLINDSTAMPED PANEL, SPINES GILT, GILT EDGES, lacks half-title of vol. 3, some plates cropped This lot contains 1 item(s).

coxe, william. memoirs of the life and administration of sir robert walpole, earl of orford. london: t. cadell, jun. and w. davies, 1798

Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History Including the Library of Colin and Joan Deacon

FIRST EDITION, 3 volumes, 4to (279 x 213mm.), divisional half-titles in volumes 1 and 2, 26 engraved plates, maps and charts (some folding), list of subscribers, advertisement leaf at end of volume 3, contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt, red and black morocco labels, slipcase, minor spotting, a few minor tears, neat repaired to joints and extremities

travels into poland, russia, sweden and denmark. london: j. nichols for t. caddell, 1784-90

(Russia) Collection of works, in Russian, English and other languages Lot includes: Sauer, Martin. An Account of a Geographical and Astronomical Expedition to the North Parts of Russia. London: A. Strahan for T. Caddell, 1802. Original boards. First account in English — Castren, M.A. Elementa Grammatices Tscheremissæ. Kuopio: J. Karsten, 1845 — Grieve, James. The History of Kamtschatka, and the Kurilski Islands, with the Countries Adjacent. Glocester: R. Raikes for T. Jeffreys, 1764. First English translation — Staehlin, Jakob von. An Account of the New Northern Archipelago, Lately Discovered by the Russians in the Seas of Kamtschatka and Anadir. London: C. Heydinger, 1774 — Coxe, William. Account of the Russian Discoveries between and Asia and America. London: J. Nichols, 1787 — (In Cyrillic) Shokalskii. Polar Expeditions 1868-1899. St Petersburg: 1900 — (In Cyrillic) Brushilov, G.L. Logbook of the Schooner St. Anna. Petrograd: 1914 — (In Cyrillic) Grigoriz, S. Around the South Pole. Mascow: 1906, and others Mixed bindings Sold as a group lot, not subject to return.

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(russia) | collection of works

PF1333

Cox, Hiram. Voyage [...] dans l'Empire des Birmans. Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1825 ; 2 volumes in-8 demi-veau havane, dos lisses ornés. 1 carte dépliante de l’Empire Birman, 1 gravure au premier volume et 1 gravure dépliante en frontispice au deuxième volume. Rousseurs. - Coxe, William. Travels in Switzerland... Basil, James Decker ; Paris, Leyrault frères, 1802 ; 3 volumes in-8 demi-basane blonde. - Voyage [...] dans la Suisse occidentale. Neuchatel, Société typographique, 1781 ; 2 volumes in-8 veau brun. - Bourgoing, J. Fr. Voyage du [...] duc Du Chatelet, en Portugal. Paris, F. Buisson, An VI (1798) ; 2 volumes in-8 demi-veau vert. - Walsh, comte Théobald. Voyage en Suisse, en Lombardie et en Piémont. Paris, Hivert, 1834 ; 2 volumes in-8 demi-veau vert. - Careri, Gemelli de. Voyage du Tour du Monde, Paris, Fraullé, 1776 ; 6 volumes in-8 demi-basane brune (Reliure postérieure). Tome I : De la Turquie, portrait  et 1 planche. Tome 2 : De la Perse, 2 planches. Tome 3 : l’Indostan, 24 planches simples et 1 dépliante. Tome 4 : De la Chine, 7 planches. Tome 5 : Des isles Philippines, 3 planches. Tome 6 : De la Nouvelle Espagne, 13 planches, 2 cartes et 1 calendrier dépliants. Rousseurs.- Delaporte, Abbé. Le Voyageur françois ou la connoissance de l’ancien et du nouveau monde. A Paris, chez L. Cellot, 1772 ; 24 volumes in-12 veau blond, dos à nerfs ornés. - Leguat, François. Voyage et avantures de François Leguat & de ses compagnons en deux isles desertes des Indes orientales. A Londres, chez David Mortier, 1721; 2 volumes in-12 veau brun. Frontispice, grande carte dépliante, 3 plans et cartes et 25 planches. Reliure usagée. - Joints :Divers volumes de voyages dont: Barthelemy, abbé. Italie. - Riedesel, baron. Sicile. - Bory de Saint Vincent, J. B. Espagne. - Millin, Aubin-Louis. Midi de la France ; 4 volumes. - Dutens ; 3 volumes. - Caumont, Seigneur de. Jérusalem.

Cox, Hiram. Voyage [...] dans l'Empire des Birmans. Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1825 ; 2 volumes in-8 demi-veau havane, dos lisses ornés. 1 carte dépliante de l’Empire Birman, 1 gravure au premier volume et 1 gravure dépliante en frontispice au deuxième volume. Rousseurs. - Coxe, William. Travels in Switzerland... Basil, James Decker ; Paris, Leyrault frères, 1802 ; 3 volumes in-8 demi-basane blonde. - Voyage [...] dans la Suisse occidentale. Neuchatel, Société typographique, 1781 ; 2 volumes in-8 veau brun. - Bourgoing, J. Fr. Voyage du [...] duc Du Chatelet, en Portugal. Paris, F. Buisson, An VI (1798) ; 2 volumes in-8 demi-veau vert. - Walsh, comte Théobald. Voyage en Suisse, en Lombardie et en Piémont. Paris, Hivert, 1834 ; 2 volumes in-8 demi-veau vert. - Careri, Gemelli de. Voyage du Tour du Monde, Paris, Fraullé, 1776 ; 6 volumes in-8 demi-basane brune (Reliure postérieure). Tome I : De la Turquie, portrait  et 1 planche. Tome 2 : De la Perse, 2 planches. Tome 3 : l’Indostan, 24 planches simples et 1 dépliante. Tome 4 : De la Chine, 7 planches. Tome 5 : Des isles Philippines, 3 planches. Tome 6 : De la Nouvelle Espagne, 13 planches, 2 cartes et 1 calendrier dépliants. Rousseurs.- Delaporte, Abbé. Le Voyageur françois ou la connoissance de l’ancien et du nouveau monde. A Paris, chez L. Cellot, 1772 ; 24 volumes in-12 veau blond, dos à nerfs ornés. - Leguat, François. Voyage et avantures de François Leguat & de ses compagnons en deux isles desertes des Indes orientales. A Londres, chez David Mortier, 1721; 2 volumes in-12 veau brun. Frontispice, grande carte dépliante, 3 plans et cartes et 25 planches. Reliure usagée. - Joints :Divers volumes de voyages dont: Barthelemy, abbé. Italie. - Riedesel, baron. Sicile. - Bory de Saint Vincent, J. B. Espagne. - Millin, Aubin-Louis. Midi de la France ; 4 volumes. - Dutens ; 3 volumes. - Caumont, Seigneur de. Jérusalem. Ensemble d'environ 80 volumes.

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History of…Frederick the Great. 1859-1865, mixed edition, 6 vol., original cloth--Coxe, William. History of the House of Austria…second edition, corrected. 1820, 5 vol., original boards--Hertzberg, Count. An Historical Memoir of…Frederick William II. 1788, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt--Mirabeau, Count. The secret History of the Court of Berlin. 1789, 2 vol., contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt, and 9 others on Germany, Austria, and Prussia, 8vo (23)

carlyle, thomas.

Books, Manuscripts & Music

William Langham The Garden of Health, Conteyning the sundry rare and hidden vertues and properties of all kindes of Simples and Plantes, together with the maner how they are to be used and applyed in medicine for the health of mans body, against divers diseases and infirmities most common amongst men. London: [Deputies of Christopher Barker], 1579 [i.e. 1597] FIRST EDITION, 4to (184 x 128 mm), title-page with date of publication corrected in ink to 1597 in a contemporary hand, woodcut initial and headpiece, modern black morocco, housed in modern quarter morocco slipcase, dampstaining, some modern annotations in ballpoint pen, sold not subject to return First edition of this early, and exhaustive, guide to herbal remedies. The text includes an index of "simples" (from abhorring meat to preserving youth) with the herbs used to cure them. PROVENANCE: "Theophilus Coxe": contemporary ownership inscription to title LITERATURE: ESTC S108214 ("Some copies have the date changed in MS. to 1597, others to 1598"); NLM/Durling; Wellcome I, p.36

View 1 of Lot 35: William Langham | The Garden of Health, 1579 [i.e. 1597], first edition of an early guide to herbal remedies

william langham | the garden of health, 1579 [i.e. 1597], first edition of an early guide to herbal remedies

rev. charles kingsley, discussing his plans for travel and preaching, referring to richard burton ("...my friend Lieutenant Burton of questionable Mecca & Medina notoriety...") and attacking the Oxford Movement ("...they hate me worse than ever, & I intend that ... they shall hate me worse still; for whoever is right, they are wrong..."), 6 pages, 8vo, Eversley, Hampshire, 30 July 1856; alexander rose, Bishop of Edinburgh, on the forthcoming Act of Toleration (“…We are here much affrayed of a tolleration…”), 1 page, 12 January 1712; Charles Simeon (two), on Calvinism and Arminianism (“…It is true that in my own private Sentiments I am a Calvinist…”), 3 pages, 1784; Alexander Jolly, Bishop of Moray (two), 2 pages, 1809-13; e.b. pusey, unsigned letter and a signed printed declaration, 4 pages, letter split; john keble (two), 6 pages, 1864-5; archibald campbell tait, Archbishop of Canterbury, 4 pages, 26 January 1877; edward benson, Archbishop of Canterbury, 4 pages, 20 June 1884; g.a. selwyn, then Bishop of Lichfield, 2 pages, 27 January 1873; s.a. crowther, the black anglican bishop of western africa, 2 pages, 15 June 1882; A. Cleveland Coxe, bishop of western new york (two), 6 pages, 1888; the chief rabbi Nathan Adler, 2 pages, 8 August 1870; the Baptist preacher C.H. Spurgeon on his library, 2 pages, 1 October 1881; H.H. Milman, Dean of St Paul’s, discussing the history of the Jews, 4 pages, 14 June 1830; j.a. froude (two), on his brother’s involvement in Tractarianism, 7 pages; the scholar Joseph Bosworth, on scripture, 1 page, 15 January 1866; William Stubbs, historian and Bishop of Oxford; J.R. Woodford, Bishop of Ely; Daniel Rock (three); Rev. John Mason Neale; Rev. Henry F. Tozer; S.R. Maitland; Edward Churton; E.M. Goulburn, Headmaster of Rugby and Dean of Norwich (five); Rev. W.E. Heygate; and Josiah Pratt; also including autograph letters signed by: Olga Novikoff, 1 page; the colonial governor Arthur Gordon, 2 pages, 1883; and the writer Arthur Helps, 1 page, 1873; most letters mounted, having been removed from two albums, general wear and tear (50 items)

a collection of autograph letters signed, mostly written to rev. william denton, including letters by:

Purveyor's Office, Philadelphia, November 15, 1808. A note of sundry denominations and descriptions of Merchandise, which are occasionally purchased for the service of the United States. … None but handsome, useful, and strong goods, at moderate prices, for cash, need be offered. … [Philadelphia, 1808]

Purveyor's Office, Philadelphia, November 15, 1808. A note of sundry denominations and descriptions of Merchandise, which are occasionally purchased for the service of the United States. … None but handsome, useful, and strong goods, at moderate prices, for cash, need be offered. … [Philadelphia, 1808] Broadside on a full sheet of paper (16 1/4 x 13 1/4 in.; 412 x 336 mm, uncut; watermarked w & J with federal eagle); a few light creases.

coxe, tench

The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman | Highly Important Printed and Manuscript Americana 

(Washington, George) A group of seven titles by or about George Washington Lot includes: Corry, John. The Life of George Washington, late President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States of America. [London:] B. Crosby & Co., 1802. 12mo (170 x 102 mm). Frontispiece portrait of Washington; frontispiece and title foxed, otherwise a few stray spots throughout. Disbound; final leaf loose. "The first full-length English biography of Washington" (Howes). Howes considered this the second edition. Howes C790; Sabin 16913 — Coxe, Tench. A View of the United States of America in a Series of Papers. Philadelphia: Printed for William Hall, and Wrigley & Berriman, 1794. 8vo (200 x 115 mm). 6 folding tables; foxing, browning, and staining. Contemporary calf, flat spine with gilt rules and gilt-lettered red morocco lettering piece, contemporary ownership inscription of Lawrence Washington, nephew of President George Washington, to front free endpaper; rubbed, joint weak, close tear and minor loss to front free endpaper. First edition. ESTC W29660; Evans 26829; Federal Hundred 46; Howes C833; Larned 2844; Sabin 17307 — Eisen, Gustavus. Portraits of George Washington. New York: Robert Hamilton, 1932. 3 vols., 4to. Profusely illustrated: some foxing. Half green morocco over cream linen-covered boards, covers lettered and decoratively ruled in gilt, spines with gilt lettering and filigree, top edges gilt; foxing, some crackling to spines, tear to spine cap of Vol. I. Limited edition, one of 300 copies. Considered the standard work on Washington portraiture. — Jackson, William. Washington’s Monuments of Patriotism. Philadelphia: Printed for J. Ormrod by Francis & Robert Bailey, 1800. 8vo (208 x 125 mm). Frontispiece portrait; browned, foxed, and stained. Contemporary calf, flat spine with gilt rules, gilt-lettered red morocco label to spine, contemporary ownership inscriptions to front free endpapers; upper joint restored, lower joint weak, vertical crack to spine, overall rubbed with corners restored. In custom clamshell case. First edition of a rare work produced by the secretary to the Constitutional Convention to commemorate the first president's death. Bound with: Jackson, William. Eulogium, on the Character of General Washington. Philadelphia: John Ormond, 1800. Sabin 101748 — Lee, Henry. A Funeral Oration on the Death of George Washington late President & Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States of America. London: [printed by J. Bateson] Sold by Button, Paternoster Row; Conder, Bucklersbury; Stower & Huffam, Southwark; and by Brown, James, & Cottle, Bristol, 1800. 8vo (198 x 112 mm). Title within woodcut border, woodcut headpieces; lacking half-title, some soiling and offsetting, a few stray spots. Contemporary tree calf, marbled endpapers; overall rubbed with some loss, chip to head of spine, remnants of label to front pastedown. First London edition. ESTC T141505; Federal Hundred 83; Sabin 39749 — Morse, Jedidiah. A Prayer and Sermon, delivered at Charlestown, December 31, 1799. On the Death of George Washington. London: Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, 1800. 8vo (206 x 128 mm). Half-title within mourning border, list of subscribers and publisher's advertisements at end; some foxing primarily to preliminary and final leaves. Contemporary marbled paper wraps; rubbed. In custom slipcase. ESTC T179187; OCLC 945087366; Provenance: James S. Copley (bookplate to slipcase) — [Washington, George]. Letters from General Washington to Several of His Friends. Philadelphia: Republished at the Federal Press, 1795. 8vo (220 x 131 mm). Small repair to verso of title and margin of [A1], some foxing. Navy crushed morocco bound by Bradstreet's, spine gilt-lettered; spine darkened with a small split at the head. A collection of spurious letters first published in London in 1777, and variously attributed to John Vardill ("Poplicola") and to John Randolph, the last royalist attorney general of Virginia. ESTC W20675; Evans 28969; Howes W137; JCB 3765; Sabin 101741. Provenance: Frank Deering (bookplate to front pastedown) Sold as group lot, not subject to return.

View 1 of Lot 528: (Washington, George) | A group of seven titles related to the first president

(washington, george) | a group of seven titles related to the first president

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A group of 17 works in 29 volumes (one duplicate), various formats and bindings (some contemporary), condition generally good, including:

A group of 17 works in 29 volumes (one duplicate), various formats and bindings (some contemporary), condition generally good, including: The American Museum Repository... For January 1787. Philadelphia: Carey, Stewart and Co., 1790. 12 volumes. —Bibliotheca Americana, A Chronological Catalogue of... Books, Pamphlets, State Papers, etc. London: J. Debrett, J. Sewell, R. Baldwin, and J. Bew, 1789. — Evans, Oliver. The Young Mill-Wright & Miller's Guide. Philadelphia, 1795. — The London Society of Cabinet Makers. The Cabinet-Makers' Book of Prices. London: W. Brown and A. O'Neil, 1793 .—Minto, Walter. An Inaugural Oration on the Progress and Importance of the Mathematical Sciences. Trenton: Isaac Collins, 1785. — Moxon, Joseph. Mechanik Exercises: Or the Doctrine of Handy-Works. London: J. Moxon, 1693. — Coxe, Tench. A View of the United States of America. Philadelphia: William Hall, Wrigley & Berriman, 1794. — The Pennsylvania Magazine: Or, American Museum Monthly. Philadelphia: R. Aitken, June 1776. —The Pennsylvania Magazine: Or, American Museum Monthly. — Philadelphia: R. Aitken, October 1776. — and 8 others.  

periodical, reference, and related materials

3 printed handbills relating to military ordnance:

3 printed handbills relating to military ordnance: a) "Black Walnut Gun Stocks, suitable for the muskets of the United States, are purchased by this office. …" Solicitation handbill (6 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.; 171 x 200 mm, uncut), issued over the name of Tench Coxe, Purveyor of Public Supplies. [Philadelphia, ca. 1808]b) "Whereas, Henry Dearborn, Esq. Secretary of the War Department of the United States, has invited proposals for the manufacturing of musquets with bayonets by a public advertisement. …" Contract handbill (13 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.; 337 x 207 mm, uncut), unaccomplished, for the purchase of arms from a private manufacturer by the Purveyor of Public Supplies. [Philadelphia, ca. 1808]  c) "Instructions relative to the packing of Small Arms in boxes, for preservation and transportation. …" Ordnance Department handbill (10 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.; 257 x 206 mm, with integral blank), detailing the proper method of packing muskets. [Washington, 1814]

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