np: nd. Card stock, oblong 5-1/4" x 2-7/8." Fine. "During the American Civil War he upheld the cause of the North and opposed slavery, and his sermon on the death of Abraham Lincoln was an eloquent expression of the character of both men. His sermon at Harvard's commemoration of the..... More
[Washington: Buell & Blanchard, 1856]. 8pp, caption title [as issued]. Disbound with some loosening, but a clean copy. Signed at the end in type by Thomas Webb. Housed in a modern dark slipcase with gilt-lettered spine title. Good+. The New England Emigrant Aid Society was formed in 1854 to promote..... More
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Amesbury MA: 1890. Card stock, oblong 5-3/8" x 2-7/8." "I am truly thy friend, John G. Whittier, Amesbury, 2nd Mo m15, 1890". Very Good. More
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London: James Phillips, 1784. 15, [1- publ. advt] ] pp. Blank margins of several early leaves reinforced; some spotting. Good or Good plus, in modern quarter morocco. . This is the second printing, the first having issued in 1783. ESTC says, "Authorship often wrongly attributed to Anthony Benezet. This work..... More
Chicago: Times Steam Book and Job Printing House, 1864. 64pp. Stitched. Title leaf with some fox spots; last leaf with a small hole affecting 5-6 letters [in lists of Executive Committee and Members]. Good+. Democrats oppose continuation of the War, pledge to end it by negotiation, denounce President Lincoln for..... More
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Sumter, S.C. 1864. 5-3/4" x 7-3/4", completely in ink manuscript. [2] pp. Old folds, light toning and minor ink ghosting. Overall, Very Good. The letter has been endorsed on the verso by Singletary, Charleston 4 Dec. 1864, affirming that "the Boy Bob" is "the property of Mr. Nettles. At the..... More