Executive Documents House Representatives First, First Edition (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. This is Volume 34 ONLY out of a 35-volume set. This volume contains Executive Report #354, "Eighth Special Report of the Commissioner of Labor. The Housing of the Working People", prepared under the direction of Carroll D. Wright, Commissioner of Labor, by E. R. L. Gould, Ph.D. Bound in full, light brown sheepskin leather, covers are bear a blind tooled border around the edges, but are otherwise plain. Hubbed spine bears two leather labels, one in red and one in black. The black label was mistakenly added upside-down by the publisher. This copy contains illustrated inserts: diagrams, floor plans, and building designs, (many of which are fold out), in black and white. xviii, 461 pp.CONDITION: External cover shows moderate wear and leather shows stripping spots as is common with sheepskin. Hinges are starting, yet boards are still well affixed and the binding is sound. Illustrations are wonderful. Leaves have mildly toned and are generally free from foxing. Unmarked except for previous owner's and bookseller's marks within the front endpapers. A solid piece of American history. Full refund if not satisfied.

Full calf. Condition: Fair. First Edition, First Impression. 1866 First edition, first impression. Size octavo, 717 pages. Brown calf binding. Condition fair, the front board is detached but present and the backstrip is missing from the spine, label of the Union College Library to front paste-down and blind-stamp of Virginia University to title page, no other markings, the pages are slightly toned, the first and last few pages are heavily toned around the edges and quite brittle and a few bits have chipped from the edges of the end-papers, title page and rear end-papers, else contents clean. Thie is volume I of 16 and contains all the Diplomatic documents and correspondence, including foreign. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Full leather with two spine labels. Vol III only. Leather is rubbed/worn, edges exposed. Contents are damped/foxed and browned, but binding is firm. Various pagination. Includes index. Documents 83-103, inclusive. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

First Edition. 8vo original sheep, morocco spine label. Some edge darkening to endpapers, and some very mild aging; near fine. This work contains significant and historically important government reports from the first year of the Civil War. The Civil War material includes the cost for funding the Union Army ($27 million), deployment of the Merrimack, concerns about Missouri pulling out of the Union, and the efficiency of a volunteer army. Also includes reports on conducting the 8th census, public works expenditures from 1789-1860, the condition and treatment of the Indians, and participation in the London Industrial Exposition I 1862.