Alexandria: S. Snowden, 1812. 35pp, disbound [some loosening]. Scattered foxing. About Good+. An important illustration of New England opposition to the War and precursor to the Hartford Convention, this is an early symptom of the Secession Virus that would continue to afflict the country until after the Civil War. It..... More
Windsor: Thomas M. Pomroy, July, 1812. 31, [1 blank] pp. Stitched, untrimmed. Uniformly toned, Very Good. This is an important illustration of New England opposition to the War and precursor to the Hartford Convention-- this is an early symptom of the Secession Virus that would continue to afflict the country..... More
[np: 1812]. 16pp, caption title [as issued]. Disbound, some loosening, moderately worn. Good to Good+. Federalists from New England, led by George Sullivan, assert they "could not consider the war into which the U.S. have, in secret, been precipitated as necessary, or required by any moral duty, or any political..... More
[np Boston? nd,1812?]. Caption title [as issued], 8pp. Untrimmed and uncut, lightly foxed and worn. Very Good. A meeting at Concord, Mass., on July 15, 1812, protesting "the momentous and calamitous state of our country" and denouncing the national government for having "unnecessarily declared an offensive war." Congress has "trifled..... More
Portsmouth, N.H. [1812]. 27pp, with the half title. Untrimmed, disbound, scattered foxing and an ink numeral, Good+. A fine speech blending the celebration of July 4 with recollections of Washington's achievements. "Our national anniversary, and the fame of WASHINGTON are mutual guarantees for each other, that neither shall be forgotten."..... More
Harrisburg: R.S. Elliott, 1839. Stitched, 42, [2 blank] pp. Light wear, else Very Good. This pamphlet records the first national convention for the first successful Whig presidential campaign. The delegates attack President Martin Van Buren, Democratic successor to Andrew Jackson, for having "devoted his whole life to an exaggerated egotism..... More
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. Howes Y20. More