James Rumsey's A Short Treatise on the Application of Steam, Whereby is Clearly Shewn, From Actual Experiments, That Steam..., Philadelphia, 1788. An early printing on the development of steam power that would transform America in the 19th century. The bidding starts at $1,000.

Noah Webster's An American Dictionary of the English Language. First edition, two large quarto volumes in original boards with notes in Webster's hand. Bidding starts at $29,000.

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