New York: Henry Anstice, [1832]. Lithograph broadside, 8" x 9-1;/2." Trimmed to image, light to moderate foxing. Rare. Good plus. "Van Buren, whose nomination as Minister to London in 1831 was rejected by the Senate, was elected Vice-President in 1832" [Weitenkampf]. Formerly Jackson's Secretary of State, Van Buren lost the..... More
[Philadelphia: William Rice, Printer, 1856]. 8pp, disbound. Light scattered foxing, else Good+ to Very Good. Van Buren throws his support to Buchanan in the 1856 campaign. He decides to swallow Kansas-Nebraska, emphasizing that Popular Sovereignty can restrict slavery as well as extend it. He believes (mistakenly) that Buchanan will fairly..... More
[Washington: 1837]. Elephant folio broadside printed in seven columns. 18-1/2" x 24-1/2." Light foxing, light wear, Good+. Dated and signed in type at the end: "Washington 4th September, 1837. M. Van Buren." A rare broadside printing of Van Buren's Address, devoted entirely to the catastrophic Panic of 1837, which he..... More
[Washington: 1848]. 8pp, caption title (as issued). Folded folio leaf, untrimmed. Rubberstamp at blank upper margin. Good+. Supposedly angered at his Party's failure to nominate him as its candidate in 1844, Van Buren bolted to the new Free Soil Party in 1848, a precursor of the Republicans. This document exposes..... More
New York: H.R. Robinson, [1839]. Lithograph broadside, oblong 17" x 13-3/4." Uncolored. Signed in lower left with monogram 'H.D.' [Henry Dacre?]. Light foxing, else Very Good. With finely dressed men and women in the background, an angry Mrs. DeWitt Clinton snubs President Van Buren, who says, "Stay, Madam, I would..... More
Boston: Published by E. Littlefield, [1840]. 36pp, stitched, light scattered foxing. Very Good. Pro-Van Buren, this almanac charges that heirs of the Hartford Convention support Harrison. "Federal dandies in ruffled shirts and silk stockings- holding conventions in 'log cabins,' and drinking 'hard cider'" are "the height of the ridiculous." Miles..... More
Boston: Published by E. Littlefield, [1840]. 36pp, stitched, clean text. Very Good. Miles does not record this second edition, much scarcer than the first. Pro-Van Buren, this almanac charges that heirs of the Hartford Convention support Harrison. "Federal dandies in ruffled shirts and silk stockings- holding conventions in 'log cabins,'..... More
np: [1848]. 16pp, caption title (as issued), stitched, light tan. Very Good. This document mocks Van Buren's alleged transformation, from leader of the national Democratic Party to Free Soil antislavery candidate for President in 1848. Until rejected by the Democrats, and seduced by the allurements of the presidency, Van Buren..... More
New York: Printed at the Standard Office, 1832. 35pp, Disbound, trimmed closely on a couple of leaves but no text loss. Double columns, light wear. Good+. Also printed in Albany during the same year. Resolutions and meetings at Tammany Hall and Albany express New York Democrats' outrage at the rejection..... More
New York: H.R. Robinson, 1837. Folio lithograph broadside cartoon. 13-1/2" x 20." Chip at blank lower margin; lightly toned; blank left edge with shallow chipping. Very Good copy of a rare illustrated broadside. "A satire, probably issued during August or September 1837, on the tug-of-war for influence on the President..... More
Albany: Packard and Van Benthuysen, 1832. 47, [1 blank] pp. Stitched, untrimmed, uncut. Generously margined. Early leaves foxed, else Very Good. At head of title, 'Albany Argus Extra.' Resolutions and meetings at Tammany Hall and Albany express New York Democrats' outrage at the Senate's rejection of President Jackson's nomination of..... More
Albany: Printed by Thurlow Weed, 1840. 24pp. Disbound without wrappers, bit of minor corner wear, else Very Good. This pamphlet was printed in response to an inquiry from Greer W. Davis of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. A prominent and long-lived member of the Missouri Bar, Davis was "the last of the..... More