[UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES]. Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States, being the first session of the Eighteenth Congress...December 1, 1823... Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1823.
Sale 945 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
Lots 1-307
Nov 9, 2021
4:00AM CT
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Nov 10, 2021
4:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$200 -
$300
Sold for $375
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Lot Description
[UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES]. Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States, being the first session of the Eighteenth Congress...December 1, 1823... Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1823.
8vo (225 x 140 mm). (Some browning or spotting, a few leaves dampstained.) Modern calf. Provenance: Coast Artillery School (bookplate); New York State Library (duplicate sold stamp); Ford Mitchell (his sale, PBA Galleries, 20 October 2005, Sale 319, Lot 92).
FIRST EDITION, including the full text of the Monroe Doctrine, delivered to the Congress on December 2nd, establishing American neutrality in future European conflicts.
Property from the Collection of Dr. Brant Mittler
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