[Detroit? 1856?]. [2], 10 pp, with the half title, which is usually lacking ['Speech of William H. Seward, at Detroit, October 2, 1856']. Disbound with some loosening. Trimmed closely at the upper margin, taking several page numerals but not affecting text. Good+. As the 1856 elections approached, Slavery was steadily... More
Pottsville, PA: The Miners' Journal Print. 1876. Original printed wrappers [light private rubberstamp, and numerical accession, on front wrapper], reinforced at the spine with transparent tape. Title page loose. 22pp. Text clean, one rubberstamp in blank margin of page 3. Good+. "'Fraternalism gone bad' might best describe the situation in... More
Auburn, N.Y. 1863. Broadside, 8" x 12-1/4". Very Good. Congressman Pomeroy of Auburn, who represented New York in Congress during the Civil War years and early Reconstruction, has high praise for Colonel Clark, serving on the staff of General Banks and recently wounded in the advance on Port Hudson. In... More
[New York? Ives, Blakeslee & Williams Company ? 1881?]. Six brightly colored cards printed on thick cardboard. Each full card measures 7" x 9"; each individual section measures 3" x 9". Six cards in all, a total of 18 sections. Light wear and spotting, all with copyright of March 22... More
[New York: Currier & Ives, 1871]. Lithograph, oblong 16-1/2" x 12". Light dusting, Very Good. This rare illustration is an extremely negative take-- complete with severed heads-- on Boss Tweed's hijacking of New York City's finances. "The 1870 New York City charter, written by Tammany Hall political boss William Marcy... More
Boston and Cleveland: 1856. Original printed wrappers [detached but present], stitched. Two ports. frontis of the candidates, with paper guard [foxing]. Pages [4], 36, 32, [4], as issued. Very Good. These campaign biographies of the first Republican presidential ticket print the first Republican Platform, urging Congress to prohibit from... More
London: Printed and Sold by Citizen Daniel Isaac Eaton, Printer and Bookseller to the Supreme Majority of the People, 1795. 44pp. Stitched, untrimmed and partly uncut. Several blank margin tears from careless opening. Last two leaves dirty, with a couple of small holes affecting about three letters. Good+. This is... More
[Washington? 1828]. 48pp. Stitched, caption title as issued, scattered toning and foxing. Blank inner margin wear to title page. Good+. The pamphlet consists of essays, each with caption title, culled from the columns of the National Intelligencer's June 21, July 3, August 7, September 4 and 23, 1828. Each demonstrates... More
[np]: 1828. [2], 36, [1], [1 blank] pp. Two binding holes and two later staples in blank inner margin. Scattered foxing, Good+. This is one of several variant printings, all anonymous. Perhaps the author concluded that revealing his identity would be unwise: he portrays Jackson as a violent, reckless, impulsive... More
[Hartford? 1844]. Folio broadsheet, 7 3/4" x 13". Preprinted form completed in neat ink manuscript, two columns: names of electors, number of votes received. Some printing on verso, and docketed there in manuscript: "The official returns of President and Vice President Nov. 4th 1844." Old folds, else Fine. Connecticut's popular... More
[Baltimore? 1864]. Broadside ticket, 2-3/4" x 5-1/4". List of delegates. Very Good. The Constitution of 1864, adopted in an extremely close vote, responded to President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which had no effect in the Loyal State of Maryland. Additionally, Maryland's existing Constitution of 1855 barred the Legislature from passing any... More
[Baltimore? 1864]. Broadside political ticket, 2-3/8" x 4-1/4", illustrated with an American flag. Uncolored. Very Good. The Constitution of 1864, adopted in an extremely close vote, responded to President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which had no effect in the Loyal State of Maryland. Additionally, Maryland's existing Constitution of 1855 barred... More
[New Orleans: Bradford & Anderson, 1807]. 47, [1 blank] pp. English and French on facing pages. Foxed and toned. Rubberstamp in blank lower margin of pages 46 and 47. Good+, in two-toned modern cloth with title printed on spine. A scarce New Orleans imprint. Jumonville advises that it is often... More
[Philadelphia? 1844]. Broadside, 9" x 10", printed in three columns. Very Good plus. Clay, who receives a severe tongue-lashing at the hands of the anonymous author, "is utterly unworthy of the suffrages of the friends of liberty." His speech to the Colonization Society made clear that he opposes Emancipation "of... More
New Orleans: Printed by Benjamin Levy, 1824. Folio. 164pp. Bound in attractive modern quarter calf with marbled boards, gilt-lettered morocco title label on spine. Rubberstamp on title page, else a clean text and Very Good. The author, a disciple of Bentham, presents the philosophical underpinnings of his penal system... More
Charleston: Published by the State Rights and Free Trade Association. Printed by E.J. Van Brunt. 1832. 24pp. Disbound with some loosening. Moderate foxing, generous margins. Good+. Harper was a State Rights Democrat, an enthusiastic advocate of a social order based on African Slavery, and Chancellor of South Carolina, the highest... More
![SIX CHILDREN'S CARDS, IN COLOR, EACH DEPICTING A WELL-KNOWN CONTEMPORARY PERSON: ULYSSES S. GRANT, BENJAMIN BUTLER, HENRY WARD BEECHER, JAMES GORDON BENNETT, THOMAS DE WITT TALMAGE, AND AN UNIDENTIFIED AFRICAN-AMERICAN. EACH CARD CUT INTO THREE DISTINCT PARTS [HEAD, TORSO AND LEGS] WITH WORDS NEXT TO EACH SECTION SO THAT PARTS CAN BE MIXED AND MATCHED TO CHANGE PHRASES AND APPEARANCE OF EACH CHARACTER'S BODY. Walter Stranders.](/pictures/thumb/35449_1.JPG?v=1547556896)
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