TREATIES

Their Judgment: FARCICAL Process, BUT
Enforceable Policy . . .

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•  The official, signed report of the Presidential Committee appointed to investigate the just-concluded “treaty of peace, commerce and navigation” with Great Britain. The report observes: “The present treaty is, letter for letter, the same as that concluded in 1837 in Lima by the Proctor of the Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation, and the same, also, bearing the date of 30 May 1838 that the Extraordinary Bolivian Congress (meeting in Cochabamba) approved” (our translation). With five members dissenting, the committee decides that the method of congressional approval, though “farcical,” was legal and binding.

Bearing signatures, among others, of Pedro Buitrago, Narciso Dulón, Eusebio Gutiérrez, M. de la Cruz Méndez, José M. Dalence, and Manuel Sagarnaga.

•  Very good condition. Two small tears at folds, not affecting text.  (3107)

“They Promise Each Other Reciprocal Peace & Friendship”

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•  Ten-article treaty of peace and friendship between Guatemala and the newly created nation of Los Altos. It achieved independence from Guatemala officially on 2 February 1838. This treaty is dated 18 December of the same year.

The state of Los Altos came into being because of political differences and tensions between Guatemala City and Quetzaltenango and other parts of western Central America.

No copy traced via WorldCat, COPAC, CCILA, or METABASE; there is no OPAC at the Biblioteca Nacional de Guatemala to be searched.

•  Almost-overall waterstain giving the paper an aged look. Upper margin with small area eaten by vermin and repaired with archival tissue; lower foremargin damaged with loss and repaired with undetermined tape. Overall good+.  (30884)

“Habrá Paz Perpetua y Perfecta y Amistad Sincera e Invariable”

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•  The text of this treaty is printed in parallel Spanish andGerman. At the top of the first page it reads: “Rafael Carrera, Presidente de la República de Guatemala, por cuanto entre la República de Guatemala y las ciudades libres anseáticas de Lubeck, Bremen y Hamburgo, se ha concluido y firmado en esta ciudad el dia veinticinco de junio del corriente año . . . un tratado de amistad, comercio y navegacion. . . .” It is dated in the text at the end 7 June 1850.

Searches of NUC, WorldCat, COPAC, CICLA, and Metabase locate only two copies, both in the U.S. However, we do know of a third copy at Tulane.

•  Not in Valenzuela.   Folded and stitched as issued; minor chipping in lower margins. Scattered faint foxing. A very good copy.  (31053)

FranceSadly Disappointed Him . . .

Harper, Robert Goodloe.

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•  Denunciation of France's aggressive stance, written by a politician who had been one of that country's most vocal American supporters during the Revolution. Harper, a prominent Federalist who served as a representative from South Carolina and later as a senator from Maryland, admits in this address his former pro-French sympathies before going on to critique the French assertions regarding various American actions and the U.S. treaty with Great Britain—in fact, he goes so far as to call for war. This much-discussed tract was reprinted numerous times throughout the United States and Great Britain, both in English and in French, immediately following its initial appearance in 1797.

•  ESTC T110138; Sabin 30433. On Harper, see: Dictionary of American Biography, VIII, 285–86. Recent quarter blue morocco with blue cloth sides, spine gilt-stamped with title within gilt-ruled raised bands and with trefoils at head and foot. Half-title lacking; one page (not the title) stamped by a now-defunct institution. Faint traces of waterstaining to lower outer margins of most leaves. A handsome copy of an important document. (4791)

Groveling Malice!  Mercenary Views!  Sordid Interests!

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•  Particularly biting attack on William Pulteney and Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke, focusing on the latter's “ingratitude and treachery to the late Duke of Marlborough and the Earl of Godolphin” (p. 11) as well as his alliance with the Pretender, various alleged diplomatic errors with Spain, and lust for power and wealth. This rebuttal to Bolingbroke's self-vindication in the Craftsman periodical opens with a woodcut pictorial headpiece and decorative capital; the present example isthe first edition of the several-times reprinted diatribe (which has sometimes been attributed to Walpole himself as well as to William Arnall), with the half-title marked “Price One Shilling” and the original headpiece.

•  ESTC T66320; Goldsmiths'-Kress 06912.   Recent marbled paper–covered boards, front cover with printed paper label. Title-page trimmed closely, touching final letters of title, with loss of a few letters from publication information. Pages age-toned, with light to moderate waterstaining in the inner portions of many and dust-soiling to first and last; title-page with small smudge and half-title with neat repair from verso to a short tear; two pages with upper portions offset from now-absent laid-in item; one page with a few early inked doodles.  (34395)

Russia & the U.S. — Navigation & Commerce

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•  Uncommon. Contains Jackson’s transmittal letter and a copy of the treaty (printed in double columns), concluded at St. Petersburg on 6/18 December 1832, and the ratifications which were exchanged in the city on 11 May 1833. The text is provided in English and French.

This is the first printing of the first treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and Russia; the only prior convention between the two nations was the convention of 1824 concerning the Pacific Northwest. This treaty establishes and confirms reciprocal trade, and commercial and navigation rights to vessels of both countries, and also applies the same rights to thekingdom of Poland.

Government document: 23d Congress, 1st Session. Doc. No. 415. Ho. of Reps. Executive.

•  Recent paper wrappers. Title-page with inked numeral in upper margin. Light spotting.  (12529)

“Not Vain Hath Been the Great Endeavour”

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•  Uncommon first edition: Tribute to the eminent Greek statesman Eleftherios Venizelos and his leadership while negotiating the historicTreaty of Lausanne, the peace treaty that settled the Anatolian and East Thracian parts of the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire. The poetic quotations here are given in their original languages (Italian, French, and English), with the text otherwise printed in an aesthetically pleasing Greek type. Kaklamanos (1872–1949) was a diplomat and writer who served as Second Greek Delegate at the peace conference, and signed the treaty alongside Venizelos.

WorldCat locatesonly three U.S. libraries reporting ownership ( MH, CSS, OCU).

Provenance: From the library of American collector Albert A. Howard, small booklabel (“AHA”) at rear.

•  Publisher's blue cloth, front cover with gilt-stamped title and gilt single fillet frame; spine sunned. A handsomely printed item not often seen on the market.  (39417)

Part of the TreatyFreed a Few Slaves

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•  Concerning the return of slaves and other property taken by the British during the War of 1812 by report of Secretary of State James Monroe dated 5 February 1817. This includes a letter of transmittal of James Madison dated 7 February 1817.

On pp. 82–83 is “A list of slaves and property to be given up with Cumberland-island, in conformity with the treaty lately concluded between Great Britain and the United States.”

Government document: Senate document (United States. Congress. Senate); 14th Congress, 2nd session, no. 82, with “[82]” printed at head of title and at corner of pages.

•  Shaw & Shoemaker 42662; Library Company, Afro-Americana (rev. ed.), 10641.   Removed from a nonce volume. One leaf with a crumple-tear in text without loss of words. A good+ copy.  (34957)

FearingFrance . . .

[Maynwaring, Arthur].

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•  Uncut copy of the first (or possibly second) edition of what the Henry Stevens Company described in its 1927 Catalogue of Rare Americana (#671) as a “secretly printed” pamphlet in which the anonymous writer (Arthur Maynwaring) studies what he sees as the problem of the growing power and influence of France in Europe and the New World (Canada, the West Indies, and potentially much of the Spanish empire). Such concern sprang from the Peace of Utrecht ending the War of the Spanish Succession, by which the French House of Bourbon assumed the Spanish throne following the death of the last of the Hapsburgs and a decade-long war.

There were two editions printed: This, with the pagination as above and with the title-page sporting a double-rule around the text area, and another with only 32 pp. and no border on the title-page. Precedence apparently not established.

•  Alden & Landis, European Americana, 711/177; Goldsmiths’ 4837; Kress 2743; ESTC 46891. Not in Sabin. Uncut, some chipping of edges. Recent, slate-grey light boards. Some cockling and staining. Six-digit number stamped on half-title. A good+ copy. (6289)

The 30 Years' Peace:  First American Edition, Much Enlarged

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•  First U.S. edition, significantly expanded from the English edition begun in 1849. Harriet Martineau (1802–76) was an intelligent, independent woman who successfully supported herself as an author and was a pioneer in observational sociology as well as a champion of women's rights. Here she offers a vividly written, populist account of the state of affairs in Britain and her global interests; this American edition adds a preliminary volume of background information on England's politics and economy during the 15 years prior to the start of the main history, as well as extending the closing date from the original 1846 to 1854. (Those interested in Martineau will definitely be interested in her “take” on this.)

•  NSTC 2M17389.   Publisher's textured brown cloth, spines with gilt-stamped title; vols. III and IV with spine heads chipped. Ex–social club library: paper shelving label on each spine head, call number on endpapers, title-pages and a few others rubber-stamped, no other markings. Light waterstaining to upper and lower inner portions of vols. I and II, upper only of vol. III; pages otherwise clean save for very faint age-toning. Paper a bit embrittled, with occasional short edge tears or corner chips, but the set quite suitable for use with reasonable care.  (28336)

Detailing Damages, Maritime

•  Detailed listing of monies paid under art. 21 of the treaty with Spain, for damage to or capture of American coastal vessels.

•  Evans 38779. Removed from a library-style pamphlet binding and in new wrappers.

The Louisiana Purchase PLUS

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•  Meaty document dealing with the Louisiana Purchase, U.S. relations with Spain, U.S. boundaries, and the cession ofFlorida to the U.S. that would occur in 1819. There is even discussion of the fate of the province ofTexas. [14th Cong., 2d sess. Senate. Doc.] 114.

•  Shaw & Shoemaker 42663.   Removed from a nonce volume. Title-page with edges browned and with War Department stamp; pages with minor offsetting.  (34943)

TheO'Gallala Trade Warfare for Farming?

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•  Printed version of the treaty between the United States government and the Oglala Lakota signed in print by Newton Edmunds (governor of the Dakota Territory), Edward B. Taylor (superintendent of Indian affairs for the northern superintendency), Gen. H.H. Sibley, Tan-tan-ka-has-ka (Chief Long Bull), Ma-lo-wa-ta-khe (The Charging Bear), Pa-ha-to-ne-je (The Man that Stands on a Hill), and others at Fort Sully, Dakota Territory, on 28 October 1865.

The treaty states that the United States will pay each family thirty dollars annually for twenty years for their decisions to “withdraw from the route overland already established,” ceasing all warfare with other groups, and to settle future disputes by using the president as an arbitrator. The government promises that it will provide protection from “annoyance or molestation on the part of whites or Indians” should members of the group settle permanently to engage in agricultural pursuits, and offers further incentives for their doing so.

It was ratified 5 March 1866 and later proclaimed by President Johnson on March 17.

•  Eberstadt 130.   Folded sheets, light age-toning, gently chipped along edges; light pencilling on upper margin of title-page.  (36650)

“A Treaty Was Made & Concluded at Fort Sully”

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•  Printed version of the treaty between the United States government and the Sans Arc Lakota signed by Newton Edmunds (governor of the Dakota Territory), Edward B. Taylor (superintendent of Indian affairs for the northern superintendency), Gen. H.H. Sibley, Wah-mun-dee-o-pee-doo-tah (The War Eagle with the Red Tail), Cha-tau-'hne (Yellow Hawk), Shon-kah-we-te-ko (The Fool Dog), and others at Fort Sully, Dakota Territory, on 20 October 1865.

The treaty states that the United States will pay each family thirty dollars annually for twenty years for their decisions to “withdraw from the route overland already established,” ceasing all warfare with other groups, and to settle future disputes by using the president as an arbitrator. The government promises that it will provide protection from “annoyance or molestation on the part of whites or Indians” should members of the group settle permanently to engage in agricultural pursuits, and offers further incentives for their doing so.

It was ratified 5 March 1866 and later proclaimed by President Johnson on March 17.

•  Eberstadt 130.   Folded sheets, light age-toning, gentle chipping along edges; light pencilling on upper margin of title-page, bottom corner of same chipped away.  (36651)

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