BROADSIDESBROADSIDESHow
Many? HODS
were in a
“Dale”
of Coal?
(A
Scots Broadside). [Anderson, Andrew]. Broadside.
Begins: “At Edinburgh, 170....”[Edinburgh, ca. 1700]. Folio (31.4
cm, 12.4"). [1] p.
Only
one holding of this item, in Scotland, is reported by ESTC.
• ESTC R172299; Wing (rev.) A3084B. Small portion of upper inner margin torn away. Tipped onto a leaf of 19th-century paper; now in a Mylar folder.
Protecting the
Families of the Condemned Abascal y Sousa, José Fernando. Broadside, begins: D. Jose Fernando de Abascal y Sousa, etc.. .. Por quanto se me ha comunicado por la Regencia del reyno el decreto de las Córtes generales y extraordinarias siguiente: ... Las Cortes generales y extraordinarias, atendiendo a que por el articulo 305 de la Constitucion .... Lima: no publisher/printer, 1813. Oblong folio (31.5 x 44 cm; 12.375" x 17.25"). 1 p.
Click the image for an enlargement. • Medina, Lima, 2875. Very good condition. Three small wormholes in each half of the sheet. (24508)
“Cancion
Patriotica de Caracas”
— Rare
BELLO
Poetry BroadsideBello, Andrés. Broadside, begins: “Cancion Patriotica de Caracas.” [Caracas: Gallagher y Lamb, 1810]. Folio (31 cm; 12.25"). 1 p.
Click the image for an enlargement.
It was sung for the first time by Cayetano Carreño and six other voices, the night of 23 April 1810 with the accompaniment of the military orchestra of the “Batallon Veterano.” The performance took place below the balcony on which were assembled the members of the Supreme Junta.
In addition to the historic collaboration of Bello and Carreño, this fabulous document has the distinction of having been printed by Venezuela’s first press, that of Gallagher and Lamb, which only arrived in Caracas in October of 1808, and was almost certainly printed on 24 April, the day after the hymn was first sung!
Very Rare. This broadside was unknown to both Medina and Pedro Grases. Searches of NUC, OCLC, and RLIN fail to find any copy at all, as is the case when searching the OPACs of the national libraries of Venezuela, Colombia, Spain, France, and England.
• Not in Medina, Caracas; not in Grases, Historia de la imprenta en Venezuela; not in Villasana. As issued. Worming in foremargin, repaired. A very good copy.
“Northern Liberties” Broadside. Partially printed, completed in manuscript, beginning: To --------- Esq. Attorney of the Court of Common Pleas, at Philadelphia in the County of Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania to any other Attorney of the said Court, or of any other Court elsewhere. Philadelphia: before 1790. Folio. 1 page (13.125" x 8").
Tyson and Walton signed the document on 24 August 1791.
An excellent display piece.
• Old folds with a few short tears. Residue of mounting tape at two points on the left margin. (14729)
Viceregal Decrees — A
DiverseCollectionCalleja, Felix María; & Francisco Javier Venegas. Collection of 21 broadside decrees with the force of law. Mexico City, 7 Feb. 1811 – 1 October 1813. Folio extra, folio, and small folio.
Some broadsides printed on blue paper. All are scarce, most are rare. 20 of the 21 are not traced via Medina; and in the far more comprehensive Garritz bibliography, 13 of 21 are not found. The dates on the broadsides are: 1) 7 February 1811, 2) 23 February 1811, 3) 30 March 1811, 4) 10 April 1811, 5) 4 September 1811, 6) 30 January 1812, 7) 24 February 1812, 8) 28 February 1812, 9) 28 March 1812, 10) 21 November 1812, 11) 27 November 1812, 12) 7 January 1813, 13) 29 January 1813, 14) 8 February 1813, 15) 17 March 1813, 16) 30 April 1813, 17) 4 May 1813, 18) 5 May 1813, 19) 4 July 1813, 20) 13 July 1813, 21) 1 October 1813.
• 1) Not in Medina; Garritz 1249. 2) Not in Medina; Garritz 1257. 3) Not in Medina; not in Garritz. 4) Medina, Mexico, 10642; Garritz 1129. 5) Not in Medina; Garritz 1279. 6) Not in Medina; not in Garritz. 7) Not in Medina; Garritz 1600. 8) Not in Medina; not in Garritz. 9) Not in Medina; Garrtiz 1591. 10) Not in Medina; Garritz 1620. 11) Not in Medina; Garritz 1621. 12) Not in Medina; not in Garritz. 13) Not in Medina; not in Garritz. 14) Not in Medina; not in Garritz. 15) Not in Medina; not in Garritz. 16) Not in Medina; not in Garritz. 17) Not in Medina; not in Garritz. 18) Not in Medina; not in Garritz. 19) Not in Medina; not in Garritz. 20) Not in Medina; Garritz 1702. 21) Not in Medina; not in Garritz. All items obviously removed from bound volumes, and so, with irregular left margins. Most are folded to fit into a standard Spanish folio volume of the era. 
All are in very good condition.
Indulgences — A BroadsideCatholic Church. Pope (1623–1644: Urbano VIII). Las formula [sic; de] las indulgencias concedidas por su santidad de nuestro señ[or] Papa Urbano VIII. alas [sic] coronas, rosarios, medallas, cruces, y imagines benditas. Roma: Emprenta de la Rev. Cam. Apostolica, 1628. Folio (28.2 cm, 11.1"). [1] f.
Click the image for an enlargement. • Removed from a nonce volume. Creased, with faint waterstaining to lower inner corner.
Patronage in New York — The Mayor vs. The GovernorClinton, DeWitt. Broadside. Begins, “Falsehood detected! To the public. The numerous and violent attacks which have been made upon my political character, have left me no room to doubt but they are the result of system, and that they have in most instances originated from the leaders of the faction denominated Quid or Lewisite.” New York state: no publisher/printer, 1807. Folio (47.8 cm, 19.3"). [1] f. (verso blank).
This is a very large wall posting, printed in four columns separated by vertical lines. The first two lines are in a larger font and bold letters.
Rare. We fail to trace any copies via OCLC.
• Not in Shaw & Shoemaker. As issued, with several old folds. Edges a little irregular. Print fading just a bit for a handful of words at outer edge. (24638)
Texians Receive Land & Indians
DO NOT Receive Fire Arms Coahuila & Texas (Mexico). Laws, statutes, etc. 19 April 1834. Broadside. Begins, “El gobierno valiendose de los recursos del Estado reprimirá la osadia de los indios salvajes para poner á cubierto de sus agreciones las vidas y propiedades de los ciudadannos.” Monclova: no publisher/printer, 1834. Folio (30.5 cm; 12"). 1 p.
Click the image for an enlargement. Texians obtain land under this law.
• Streeter, Texas, 806. Very Good copy. Contemporary notations in lower margin. (24620)
"THE PATRIOTIC DEAD" [Collins, William T., & Hanson E. Weaver]. Broadside.
Begins: "Headquarters Grand Army of the Republic, Adjutant General's Office, 411 F Street" Washington, 1870. 12mo (20.3 cm, 8"). [1] f. 
Single-click the image, for an enlargement.• One leaf, printed on one side and creased from folding into six parts. Top left and bottom right corners torn. Tear to lower margin resulting in the loss of one or two words of text. (6336)
WHO
Gets the Beer, &
Why?(Dunsinnan
vs. Ramsay). Broadside.
Begins: “Information for William Nairn of Dunsinnan, commissar clerk of
Edinburgh, against Mr. David Ramsay writer to the signet....”[Edinburgh,
ca. 1710]. Folio (31.2 cm, 12.35"). [2] pp.
This
is a scarce document, with no copies listed by ESTC, RLIN, OCLC, or NUC Pre-1956.
• In good clean condition, tipped onto a leaf of 19th-century paper; now in a Mylar folder.
For
Distribution inScotland?
— Scarce BROADSIDE(England
— Party Politics).
Broadside. Begins: “Queries. Whether any Parliament ever did better than
this has done...” [Edinburgh?]: J.M., 1710. Folio (30.8 cm, 12.1"). [2]
pp.
Searches
of ESTC, OCLC, RLIN, and NUC
Pre-1956 locate only two copies—one in Scotland,
one in England.
• ESTC T168050. Now in a Mylar folder; edges slightly ragged, repair at lower inner margin just touching letters on one side, small holes in lower center with loss of a few letters. Some letters in header cut off at top due to printer’s error. Tipped onto a blank leaf bearing a watermark of 1826.
(English
Political Broadside). Bluster, Humphrey [pseud.].
Humphrey Bluster’s letter to his father, respecting the Hull election. Hull:
Pr. for the author by W. Ross, [ca. 1818]. Folio (32.5 cm, 12.75"). [1] f.
There were American versions of “Humphrey Bluster” letters; in
1818 two such items respecting the Boston election were printed. At this writing
RLIN, OCLC, and NUC Pre-1956list
no holdings of the present, Anglo Bluster.
• Not in NSTC. On Graham, see: The Dictionary of National Biography, XXII, 328–32. Creased, with corners bent, otherwise good. A few early, lightly inked marginalia.
Napoleon,
AgainFernández,
Manuel. Broadside. Begins: "Ciudadanos.
Es llegado ya el momento en que el heroico pueblo Español...." [Cardona,
1823]. Folio. [1] f.
The five articles go so far as to proclaim that sharing of bad news is treason and
punishable as such.
• One fold.
New York's Gubernatorial Election 1820 — The Issue of Slavery “Forty Thousands”. Broadside. Begins, “To the 40 gentlemen who have addressed the independent federal electors of the state of New-York.” New York state: no publisher/printer, [1820]. Folio (34 cm, 12.75"). [1] f. (verso blank).
Nearly half of the text deals with the slavery issue. Ends as follows, “We shall not vote for Mr. Tompkins. This is the voice, not merely of forty, but of FORTY THOUSANDS.” A window into a turbulent period in New York politics
Rare. Not located via OCLC.
• Not in Shoemaker. As issued, with some later folds; edges a little irregular. Lightly foxed. (24634)
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