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1844 - Laicus. The Testimony of the Fathers. By Laicus. Albany: Printed by J. Munsell. 1844. 8vo. 16pp. Pamphlet removed from bound volume. No wraps. Leaves foxed. Good. [Scriptural and Church Doctrine] Rare. $35

1851 - Lee, Alfred Bishop (1807 - 1887). A Letter to the Clergy and Laity of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Delaware, by Alfred Lee, Bishop of the Diocese of Delaware. Wilmington, Del.: Steam Power Press of Evans & Vernon. 1851. 8vo. 41pp. Original sand color printed paper wraps lightly rubbed with minor close tears to spine. Inscription in pencil to verso of title reads : "1852 March 9 gift of the Author Wilmington Delaware". Bishop Lee's father, Captain Benjamin Lee (1765 - 1828) English naval officer and colleague of Lord Nelson and the Duke of Clarence, narrowly escaped death after being found guilty of insubordination and subsequently emigrated to the United States. Bishop Lee's son, Dr. Benjamin Lee (b. 1833) was a respected orthopedic surgeon. An excellent copy, Fine or close to it. $65

1851 - Lee, Henry W., (Henry Washington), 1815-1874. Remarks Upon “The Papal Aggression:” Occasioned by the discourses of the Rev. H. W. Lee. Delivered in St. Luke's Church, Rochester, N.Y., on the second Sunday after Easter, 1851. Rochester: Press of Lee, Mann & Co. 1851. 12mo. 72pp. Disbound pamphlet no wraps. Title page with minor inner marginal chips (no loss). Scattered light foxing otherwise laves clean and bright. Very Good.

Prefatory note signed: E. [Papacy] OCLC: 22446577 [4] $25

About 150 or so patents were issued in 1821. Some quite interesting : Curing blindness in horses (Joseph Sater, Huntsville, N. C.), Repeating Rifle (Isaiah Jennings, New York), Machine for mincing whale’s blubber (John Brown, Providence, R. I.)…

1822 – Letter from the Secretary of State, Transmitting a List of the Names of Persons to whom Patents have been Issued for any New or useful Art, or Machine, Manufacture, or Composition of Matter, or Improvement Thereon, For One Year, prior to 1st January, 1822. January 8, 1822. Ordered to lie on the Table. Washington: Printed by Gales & Seaton. 1822. [First Edition] Tall 8vo. 11pp. Unbound sewn document removed from bound volume. Foredge with small tear, top margin of p. 7 with minor scrape. Leaves clean and bright with just a hint of age-toning. An excellent fresh copy. Very Good and better. Lists inventions, names of inventors, date issued, and residence in tables. $75

1867 - Lindsay, Colin (1819-1892). The Liberties of the Church. An Address Delivered at the Annual Meeting of the English Church Union, June 19th, 1867, / by The Hon. Colin Lindsay. London: The English Church Union Office. 1867. Inscribed by author. 8vo. 23pp. Pamphlet removed from bound volume. No wraps. Vertical crease to center. "When the Church is faithful to her own principles...she is a Power which no tyrant can shake, and no nation can coerce." Very Good. $45

1818 - Lloyd, Richard (1764/5-1834). Two Letters, Addressed to a Young Clergyman : Illustrative of His Clerical Duties in these times of Innovation and Schism. With an Appendix, Containing an Account of a Recent Attempt to Institute an Auxillary to the British and Foreign Bible Society, in the Parish of Midhurst. By Richard Lloyd. London : Printed for John Walker, 1818. 8vo. viii, 127pp. Sewn unbound pamphlet, no wraps. Fine or close to it. Contemporary notes attached to margins of p.54 and p.104. [British and Foreign Bible Society]. $80