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(PENNSYLVANIA.) Williams, Aaron.
The Harmony Society at Economy,
Penn’a., Founded by George Rapp.
12mo, publisher’s cloth gilt, minor wear; internally
clean; later bookplate on front pastedown, early bookseller’s tag on rear pastedown.
Pittsburgh, PA, 1866
[400/600]
A history of the Harmony Society, a utopian Christian sect which practiced celibacy and
communal ownership of property. Includes a chapter on their earlier settlement in Indiana.
Howes W445; Streeter sale VII:4278.
234
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(PENNSYLVANIA.) Wright, William.
The Oil Regions of Pennsylvania.
12mo, publisher’s cloth, somewhat musty; small bookplate and bookseller’s tag on front
pastedown.
New York, 1865
[200/300]
“Author made extensive tour of Oil Regions early in 1865 as correspondent for New York
Times. Book widely read and highly regarded”—Swanson, Oil and Gas, page 35.
235
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PERRY, MATTHEW CALBRAITH; Francis L. Hawks, editor.
Narrative of the
Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.
22 maps, 117
plates (most tinted or colored lithographs, and one duplicate), 16 tables, text illustrations. 3
volumes. 4to, publisher’s cloth, moderate wear, two backstrips faded; recased, endpapers
renewed, minor wear to maps. 33rd Congress, 2nd Session, Senate Ex. Doc 97.
Washington, 1856
[800/1,200]
The voyage that opened Japan to the United States. Lacking, as usual, the suppressed nude
bathing plate. Hill, Pacific Voyages 1332; Sabin 30968.
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(POST OFFICE.)
Third
Congress of the United States at
the First Session . . . An Act to
Establish the Post-Office and Post-
Roads.
34, [8], 13, [1] pages. 4to,
contemporary heavy paper wrappers,
detached and worn; minor wear to
contents.
[Philadelphia, 1794]
[1,000/1,500]
An apparently unrecorded compilation of
government documents intended for the
use of post-masters. It has no title page,
but the gatherings suggest that it is com-
plete and stitched as issued. The inside
cover is marked “Rec’d 15 August 1794”
in a contemporary hand.
Contents include: Pages [1]-19, “An Act
to Establish the Post-Office and Post-
Roads,” 8 May 1794, signed in type by
George Washington (this was also issued
as an 11-page folio printing, Evans
27849) * Pages [21]-34, “Regulations
to be Observed by the Deputy Postmasters
in the United States,” 30 June 1790 * 8 pages of unpaginated sample documents dated January
through April 1794 * Pages [1]-13, a table titled “Post-Roads in the United States,” undated *
One page titled “Memorandum,” offering commentary on both the Post-Roads table and the Regulations.
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