[Philadelphia: 1865]. Engraving laid down on card stock, 6-1/4" x 9-3/4". Some fox spots in the blank margins, else Very Good. A print, depicting President Johnson and Cabinet members, from Schmucker's 'History of the Civil War in the United States...', engraved by Duval. More
[Cincinnati: 1850. [4]pp. One folio leaf, folded to 8" x 13 1/2". Old folds. Hole in blank margin where wax mailing seal was opened. Folded for mailing, with postal cancel from Cincinnati, and mailed "Care of the Post Master at "Martinsville | Morgan Co. | Ia." Very Good. Easton... More
Washington DC: July, 1855. Broadside, 8" x 12.5". Mounted with tape along blank inner margin of verso. Old folds and light dusting, Very Good. Signed in type: Samuel A. Peugh. Administrator of John Edgar, deceased; A.H Lawrence, Attorney for Petitioner. On verso in manuscript: "No. 56. Saml. A. Peugh, Admr... More
[np: ca. 1845]. Broadside, 10.75" 16.5". Two illustrations of the apparatus at the top, caption-title followed by eight lines of verse. Light foxing, light old folds, lower blank right corner torn [no text loss]. Early ink notation above illustrations. Description is followed by an invitation to view a demonstration. The... More
[Washington: 1828]. 4pp. Caption title as issued. Spine reinforced. Signed in type at the end, 'MANY.' Dated in type, 'Washington, March 24, 1828.' Toned, light wear, Good+. A rare examination of shifting political coalitions preceding the 1828 presidential election, stimulated by the bill, pending in the House of Representatives, to... More
Baltimore: 1844. Folio printed sheet folded to 8" x 10". Caption title, as issued. [1], [3 blanks] pp. Last page addressed to a man in Westminster Maryland, and postmarked Baltimore Oct. 21. Old folds from mailing, red seal remnant on last page. Very Good. Members of the Maryland Democratic State... More
[Hamilton, NY? 1844-1845]. [1], [3 blanks] pp. Folded octavo sheet. Illustration of American Flag with "Polk and Dallas" ribbon surrounding it. Light wear and old folds. Very Good. The invitation lists 24 'Managers', and Clark R. Nash and Alphonso Gilbert as 'Room Managers.' "TICKETS- $1,25, to be had at... More
Nashville: 1844. Folio sheet, folded to [1], [3 blanks] pp. Addressed in manuscript on the last page to Thomas H. Seymour of Hartford, Connecticut. Postal cancel from Nashville dated July 10, and free frank stamp. Manuscript return address, "Felix Robertson Esq. et al Nashville Te." Old folds from mailing, red... More
[Bangor? 1848]. Folio sheet, folded to 7-3/4" x 10". Printed on first page only; second page blank; third page with a manuscript letter urging the recipient [whose last name is Chandler] to campaign vigorously for the Taylor-Whig ticket. Very Good. A plea to get out the vote for Taylor. "If... More
[Richmond? 1852]. Broadside, 3-3/4" x 5/1/4". Text surrounded by a decorative border. Lightly toned and dusted, Very Good. The fifteen electors included Alexander Rives, Joseph Segar, Robert Mayo Jr., Alexander Boteler, and H.H. Marshall. More
np: [1864]. Broadside, 9" x 11 1/2". Toned with old folds and short fold splits. Good+. A Republican recitation of the Democrats' Platform and the Republicans' Platform in 1864, and an analysis of their 'Points of Difference.' "The Union platform looks to the ending of the war through the... More
[New York: 1864]. Broadside wood engraving, oblong 9-5/8" x 7-7/8". Blank verso uniformly toned, Very Good. "Columbia repudiates Democratic presidential candidate George Brinton McClellan's endorsement of the platform devised at the August 1864 Democratic convention in Chicago. The text below the picture provides the dialogue, descriptive notes, and identification of... More
[Sacramento? 1868]. Electoral ticket, 2-1/2" x 7-1/2", with a color illustration of a star-studded Lady Liberty and the American Flag. One small fox spot, else Fine. The presidential electors included John B. Felton [San Francisco lawyer and future Mayor of Oakland], O.H. La Grange [who became Superintendent of the San... More
[np: nd - 1880]. 4pp, folded sheet, caption title, light upper corner spotting. Very Good. The pamphlet supports the Republican platform, urges payment in full of the public debt, and protection for the Nation's bondholders. Denouncing the Democrats for urging an infusion of paper money, which would injure the bondholders... More
[Madison, CT? 1836]. Broadside, 5-3/4" x 12". Printed in two columns separated by a rule, several type fonts and styles. Light spotting, Very Good. This rare broadside, issued by the Democratic Republicans of the Town of Madison, reports the results of their meeting on March 23, 1836. The assembled members... More
[Buffalo? 1876]. Unfolded folio sheet, two pages, each with three columns, endorsing the Republican Hayes-Wheeler ticket and the State Republican candidates, with a speech by Congressional candidate Elbridge Spaulding of Buffalo. A printed letter from George W. Curtis warns that a "United South" is "the new danger to the Republic."... More
[Elryia, OH? 1861]. Broadside, 5" x 9.75", printed on yellow paper using different sizes and typesettings. Light edgewear, some spotting [mostly in blank margins]. A few old folds, occasional very small holes along folds [no text loss]. The program lists twenty-five performances, including a 'Woman's Rights Convention,' and the names... More
[Boston: October 21, 1886]. Broadsheet, 6" x 13." Printed in double columns, Near Fine. Faxon is a "temperance Republican." Opposing the "wily" Brackett and Lodge, he says "these political aspirants have voted for whiskey." They must be taught that fame and honor do "not lie in the direction of the dram-shop." More
[Cumberland RI: October, 1839]. Broadside, printed in three columns. 8.5" x 16" with caption title [as issued]. Lightly foxed, Very Good plus. A heartfelt Jacksonian protest against banking institutions during the hard times that followed the Panic of 1837. Rhode Island's banks have "utterly refused payment of all claims... More
[Providence? 1831]. Broadside, 11" x 18". Printed in three columns. Browned uniformly. Several holes along the blank vertical line separating the second and third columns but text unaffected. Old folds, some spotting. Good to Good+ Governor Fenner, Rhode Island's leading Jacksonian, was opposed by the Whig Lemuel Arnold in the... More
[np: 1856]. Broadside, printed in two columns. 9 1/2" x 12 1/2". Several fold splits at blank margins; small holes affecting 5-6 letters. Light foxing. Good+. Former President Fillmore was the presidential candidate in 1856 of the American or Know-Nothing Party, which had formed to counter the allegedly excessive influence... More
[Philadelphia: 1791]. Small folio broadside, 7.5" x 11.25". Three paragraphs, each line numbered in the left margin. Blank edge a bit rough, Very Good. A rare, unusual imprint of the First Congress, still in slip bill form, probably for proofing by the designated Clerks before final printing. In this... More
[Philadelphia]: King & Baird Printers, [1865?]. Broadside, 7.5" x 9.25". Printed with red and blue inks. Lightly browned at top edge, Very Good. A curious item, generally agreed to have issued in the late stages of the American Civil War. But the United States Flag had 26 stars only... More
Washington: 1827. Broadside. Light tan, Very Good. More
[Jefferson County, Kentucky: January 20, 1782]. Manuscript, 8" x 12-1/2". 29 lines, plus pen and ink sketch of the property. Several short fold splits and small holes, but text preserved. This survey, a contemporary copy, was likely written by Alexander Woodrow, the deputy surveyor for Jefferson County at the time... More