Source : Bibliotheca Munselliana

Source Title A Catalogue of the Books and Pamphlets issued from the Press of Joel Munsell
Description Joel Munsell, the important printer in Albany, New York in the mid to late 19th century issued a bibliography of his printed productions in 1872.

Joseph Sabin, the preeminent American bibliographer in the same period, spoke highly of Munsell in his magazine, The American Bibliopist, and included many of his works in his 1877 Bibliography of Bibliography.
Scope of Text 172 pages of citations. There are more than 2,211 items in this bibligraphy of Munsell printings. And while this list extensive it is hardly complete. The collector, scholar and dealer will find material that is not included as well as material that is misattributed by date.
Total Records in AED 2331
  • Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000.