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Lewis, Alonzo M.:

RECOLLECTIONS OF THE AMISTAD SLAVE CASE. FIRST REVELATION OF A PLOT TO FORCE THE SLAVERY QUESTION TO AN ISSUE MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS BEFORE ITS FINAL OUTBREAK IN THE CIVIL WAR - SEVERAL HITHERTO UNKNOWN ASPECTS OF THE CASE TOLD.

Hartford: The Connecticut Magazine, Volume XI, Number 1, 1907. Connecticut Magazine, First Quarter 1907. [6], 184, [28] pp. Original printed and illustrated wrappers, original staples. Front wrapper detached but present, with its lower corner torn away. Else Very Good. Reverend Lewis's article appears at pages 125-[129], with the iconic full-page..... More

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Cushing, Caleb:

OUTLINES OF THE LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICES, CIVIL AND MILITARY, OF WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON.

Boston: Weeks, Jordan and Company, 1840. Half title and portrait frontis of Harrison, as issued. 71, [1 blank] pp. Stitched in original printed wrappers. Some foxing and browning, Good+. Cushing, the Massachusetts Whig whom Henry Clay would soon expel from the Party in a dispute over the Bank of the..... More

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Buley, R. Carlyle:

THE OLD NORTHWEST. PIONEER PERIOD 1815-1840. VOLUME ONE [... AND VOLUME TWO].

Bloomington IN: Indiana University Press, 1962. Two matching volumes as issued, in original cloth with gilt-lettered title on red spine backing. In original slipcase. Fine. First published in 1950. More

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Young, Colonel Bennett H.:

THE BATTLE OF THE THAMES IN WHICH KENTUCKIANS DEFEATED THE BRITISH, FRENCH, AND INDIANS, OCTOBER 5, 1813. WITH A LIST OF THE OFFICERS AND PRIVATES WHO WON THE VICTORY. BY COLONEL BENNETT H. YOUNG, MEMBER OF THE FILSON CLUB.

Louisville, Kentucky: John P. Morton and Company, 1903. Folio, Filson Club Publications No. 18. Original dark cloth and spine label. Portrait frontis of Young with original tissue guard. xii, [4], [1]-274 pp. Illustrations with original tissue guards. Preliminary endpapers loosened. Mild spotting of rear endpapers. Very Good. More

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[Tennessee Slave]:

PRINTED DOCUMENT, COMPLETED IN MANUSCRIPT 7 NOVEMBER 1839, IN WHICH A DEPUTY SHERIFF OF HENRY COUNTY, TENNESSEE, SEIZES "ONE NEGRO BOY NAMED HENRY WORTH NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS" TO SATISFY A DEBT OWED BY WILLIAM THOMAS TO SAMUEL AND JOSEPH MEADE.

Henry County TN: 1839. Penal bond, posted by Thomas as security for his debt, 7-1/2" x 9-1/4." Probably missing the lower half of the bond, the retained portion noting the seizure of Henry. Otherwise, Good. Slaves owned by judgment debtors were often seized by their creditors in order to satisfy..... More

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[Reconstruction]:

FREEDMEN. LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TRANSMITTING A COMMUNICATION FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR IN REFERENCE TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN, AND ABANDONED LANDS.

Washington: 39th Cong., 1st Sess. HED123, 1866. 21, [3 blanks] pp. Caption title as issued. Disbound, one light persistent spot, else Very Good. Secretary of War Stanton reports on the operations of the Freedmen's Bureau in North Carolina, particularly concerns that the Bureau had been administered incompetently, indifferently, and by..... More

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Eaton, Daniel I.:

POLITICS FOR THE PEOPLE. VOL. II. NUMBER XI. PRICE TWO-PENCE.

London: Printed for D.I. Eaton, No. 74, Newgate-Street, 1794. Caption title, pages [161]-176, as issued. Disbound, some margin foxing. Good+. "Political satire and invective, radical politics, poetry, letters; primarily attacking Edmund Burke’s conservatism. Eaton was jailed at least once for the political views expressed in this publication" [ESTC]. "Eaton, a...... More

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1864 Presidential Campaign:

THE CHICAGO COPPERHEAD CONVENTION. THE TREASONABLE AND REVOLUTIONARY UTTERANCES OF THE MEN WHO COMPOSED IT. EXTRACTS FROM ALL THE NOTABLE SPEECHES DELIVERED IN AND OUT OF THE NATIONAL "DEMOCRATIC" CONVENTION. A SURRENDER TO THE REBELS ADVOCATED-A DISGRACEFUL AND PUSILLANIMOUS PEACE DEMANDED-THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHAMEFULLY VILLIFIED, AND NOT A WORD SAID AGAINST THE CRIME OF TREASON AND REBELLION.

Washington, D.C. Published by the Congressional Union Comomittee, 1864. 16pp, untrimmed and uncut. Tanned extremities, Very Good. The Republicans, having renamed themselves the Union Party for this wartime presidential election, denounce the Democrats as traitors, for their failure to support the War. FIRST EDITION. Sabin 12662n... More

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Johnson, Lyndon B.:

AUTOGRAPH SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH OF PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON, "WITH BEST WISHES, LYNDON B. JOHNSON"

Color photograph, 8" x 10", matted in contemporary black frame with gilt accent border [light wear, frame coming apart at one corner]. Bust portrait of the president wearinug a dark suit with red tie, facing forward. Good+. More

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THE CAMPAIGN. Lewis Cass

[Cass, Lewis]:

THE CAMPAIGN.

Washington: Ritchie & Heiss, 1848. 26 issues, each 16pp and printed in three columns per page. 9-3/4" x 15." 416 pp. Paginated continuously. The first issue [May 31, 1848] is browned, chipped at outer margins, several closed tears, loss of several letters. The second issue [June 7, 1848] has unsightly..... More

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VIVE LE CLAY! A NEW WHIG SONG WRITTEN & DEDICATED TO THE WHIGS OF THE UNITED STATES BY SETH H....

[Clay, Henry]:

VIVE LE CLAY! A NEW WHIG SONG WRITTEN & DEDICATED TO THE WHIGS OF THE UNITED STATES BY SETH H. SWEETZER.

Baltimore: Published by F.D. Benteen, [1844]. [5], [1 blank] pp. Disbound, each leaf 9-3/8" s 13-1/2." The cover bears an attractive portrait of Clay crowned in laurel by two angelic females. Moderate spotting, Good+. The song prints music and words, in support of Clay's 1844 presidential candidacy on the Whig..... More

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THE CAPITOL QUICK STEP, COMPOSED AND ARRANGED FOR THE PIANO FORTE. BY WILLIAM C. GLYNN....

[Clay, Henry]:

THE CAPITOL QUICK STEP, COMPOSED AND ARRANGED FOR THE PIANO FORTE. BY WILLIAM C. GLYNN. RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO THE HON. HENRY CLAY OF KENTUCKY.

Boston: Published by Henry Prentiss, [1844]. [3], [1 blank] pp. Disbound folio sheet, folded to 10" x 13-3/4." Large lithograph, by Bouve & Sharp, of a formally dressed Clay holding his top hat and astride his horse. Some spotting, Good+. The Capitol Quick Step prints music only, no words, in..... More

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THE GENERAL TAYLOR ALMANAC, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1848... ARRANGED AFTER THE SYSTEM OF THE...

[Taylor, Zachary]:

THE GENERAL TAYLOR ALMANAC, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1848... ARRANGED AFTER THE SYSTEM OF THE GERMAN CALENDARS.

Philadelphia: Griffith & Simon, 114 North Third Street. King & Baird, Printers, No. 9 George St. [1847]. Square 8vo. [36] pp, as issued, stitched in original printed and illustrated wrappers. The wrapper title is: THE GENERAL TAYLOR OR, "ROUGH AND READY" ALMANAC, FOR 1848. Tanned uniformly. Very Good. A...... More

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SWINGING AROUND THE CIRCLE. SUNG AT THE SOLDIERS & SAILORS CONVENTION AT PITTSBURGH, SEPT. 1866,...

[Johnson, Andrew]:

SWINGING AROUND THE CIRCLE. SUNG AT THE SOLDIERS & SAILORS CONVENTION AT PITTSBURGH, SEPT. 1866, BY THE AUTHOR, AND RECEIVED WITH UNBOUNDED APPLAUSE. COMPOSED BY E.W. LOCKE.

Boston: G.D. Russell & Company, 126 Tremont, [1866]. 4to. 5. [1 blank] pp. Disbound and lightly toned, Good+. A satire of Johnson's disastrous 'swing around the circle.' Attempting to rally voter support for his pro-Southern Reconstruction policies, he embarrassed himself and destroyed his hopes for political survival. Johnson's intemperate attacks..... More

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PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S GRAND MARCH AND QUICK STEP. BY E. MACK. NO. 1 GRAND MARCH. NO. 2 QUICK STEP....

[Johnson, Andrew]:

PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S GRAND MARCH AND QUICK STEP. BY E. MACK. NO. 1 GRAND MARCH. NO. 2 QUICK STEP.

Philadelphia: Lee & Walker 722 Chestnut St. [1865?]. 4to. [2], 5. [1 blank] pp. Original printed and illustrated wrappers, with attractive lithograph portrait of Johnson, by engraver G.F. Swain, Johnson's image surrounded by drapes and cherubs. Disbound and lightly spotted, with discrete oval rubberstamp of "Charlotte Blume, 43 Fifth Street..... More

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THE OLD ROUGH AND READY ALMANAC. 1849. Zachary Taylor

[Taylor, Zachary]:

THE OLD ROUGH AND READY ALMANAC. 1849.

Philadelphia and New York: Turner and Fisher, Publishers, [1848]. Stitched in original printed and illustrated wrappers. [36] pp. Engraving frontis of Captain Drum's victory at the Battle of Contreras. Rear wrapper illustration of "The Skirmish Between a Mexican Guerilla Party and the United States Dragoons, at the National Bridge." Other..... More

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GENERAL WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, CANDIDATE OF THE PEOPLE FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Isaac...

[Jackson, Isaac Rand]:

GENERAL WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, CANDIDATE OF THE PEOPLE FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

Philadelphia: Published by Jesper Harding. Stereotyped by L. Johnson, 1840. 4to. 16pp. A single uncut folio sheet with wrapper title [two short closed margin tears expertly repaired], as issued. The front wrapper depicts a Napoleon-like Harrison in full military uniform astride his white horse; the rear wrapper depicts the Battle..... More

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OFFICIAL NOTES, FROM THE MINISTER OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE UNITED...

[France]:

OFFICIAL NOTES, FROM THE MINISTER OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WITH A REPLICATION TO THE FIRST NOTE, BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

Philadelphia: Printed for J. Ormrod, No. 41, Chesnut-Street. By Ormrod and Conrad. [1796]. 42pp, as issued. "Authentic" printed at head of title. Lightly foxed. Bound in modern blue cloth and quarter morocco, gilt-lettered spine title. Title leaf dusted and reinforced at blank inner margin. Else Very Good. French Minister..... More

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England, John]:

PASTORAL LETTER OF THE MOST REVEREND ARCHBISHOP OF BALTIMORE, AND THE OTHER RIGHT REVEREND AND VERY REVEREND PRELATES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE UNITED STATES, IN COUNCIL ASSEMBLED AT BALTIMORE, IN OCTOBER, 1829 TO THE ROMAN CATHOLIC LAITY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Baltimore: Published by James Myers, Near the Cathedral, 1829. 29, [3 blanks] pp. Stitched in original printed wrappers [gum label]. Library marks, spotting, "withdrawn" stamp on front wrapper and title page. Verso of title page with label affixed on blank portion, "Collection of J. Gilmary Shea" in typescript. Otherwise, lightly..... More

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THERE'S LIFE IN THE OLD LAND YET. POETRY BY JAS. R. RANDALL, ESQ. MUSIC BY EDWARD O. EATON. James...

Randall, James R.:

THERE'S LIFE IN THE OLD LAND YET. POETRY BY JAS. R. RANDALL, ESQ. MUSIC BY EDWARD O. EATON.

New Orleans: Published by A.E. Blackmar & Bro. Lithograph titlepage and sheet music. Title leaf with image of an anchor, bearing the names of Randall and Eaton. At head of title, "To the Maryland Society, Richmond VA." Lightly toned, Very Good. Randall also wrote the State song of Maryland..... More

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ROSENTHAL'S ENGRAVING OF "DANIEL HUGER, MEMBER OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS." Max Rosenthal

Rosenthal, Max:

ROSENTHAL'S ENGRAVING OF "DANIEL HUGER, MEMBER OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS."

Philadelphia: [c. 1890]. Die sunk proof impression engraving by Max Rosenthal (1833-1918). Uncolored, 4" x 6," margins extending to 9-1/2" x 14." Huger's facsimile signature at the bottom. Fine. Born to a Jewish family in Poland in 1833, Rosenthal at the age of twelve "was sent to Paris to study..... More

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ADDRESS OF CHARLES E. HOOKER, ESQ., TO THE MEMORY OF GEN. JOHN A. QUITMAN, IN THE REPRESENTATIVE...

Hooker, Charles E.:

ADDRESS OF CHARLES E. HOOKER, ESQ., TO THE MEMORY OF GEN. JOHN A. QUITMAN, IN THE REPRESENTATIVE HALL, NOVEMBER 6, 1858. PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE LEGISLATURE.

Jackson [MS]: 1859. 24pp. Disbound, loosened, lightly to moderately foxed. Upper forecorners rounded, sometimes close to but not affecting text. Laid is a Natchez news obituary of Quitman's death, abrading a few letters of text. About Good+. Quitman was a Mississippi Southern Rights, pro-Slavery spokesman who had been the State's..... More

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ADDRESS OF HON. ALBERT G. BROWN, BEFORE THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF...

Brown, Albert G[allatin]:

ADDRESS OF HON. ALBERT G. BROWN, BEFORE THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, NOVEMBER 8, 1859.

Washington: Towers, 1859. 15, [1 blank] pp. Upper forecorners rounded. Disbound and lightly toned. Good+. This is the only printing of Brown's powerful statement of the Southern Rights position at the end of the 1850s. Brown denounces Republicans, "a fanatical horde who trample without remorse on the Constitution."... More

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THE HISTORY OF THE RISE, INCREASE AND PROGRESS, OF THE CHRISTIAN PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS; WITH...

Sewel, William:

THE HISTORY OF THE RISE, INCREASE AND PROGRESS, OF THE CHRISTIAN PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS; WITH SEVERAL REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES INTERMIXED. WRITTEN ORIGINALLY IN LOW-DUTCH, AND ALSO TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH. THE THIRD EDITION, CORRECTED.

Burlington, New-Jersey: Printed and Sold by Isaac Collins, 1774. Folio. xii,812,[16] pp, as issued. Original sheep with raised spine bands [rubbed, front board detached but present]. Light to moderate foxing and toning. Good+. Front pastedown with the ownership signature, "Sarah Paxson her Book 1797." The front flyleaf with a detailed..... More

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Horn, Stanley F.:

THE ARMY OF TENNESSEE A MILITARY HISTORY.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, [1941]. Original red publisher's cloth [some dusting and spotting] with endpapers serving as maps. Presentation inscription on front free endpaper. Portrait frontis of General Joe Johnston, other plates as collated. 503pp. Except as noted, Very Good. FIRST EDITION. Howes H643. More

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