[Peoria? 1846]. 3, [1 blank] pp. Folded, lightly worn, Very Good. This is the scarce record of Knox College's first graduation. Byrd suggested a Galesburg imprint for this item. But Tanner writes, "No press is known to have been active in Galesburg in 1846. It is more likely that this..... More
[Vicksburg: 1861]. Broadside, 7 3/4 x 14 1/4". Light old folds. Printed in two columns, signed in type at the end by Lake and dated Vicksburg, August 13, 1861. Signed, 'Hon. W.A. Lake' in ink at the top blank margin. Very Good. Lake started out in the Border State..... More
Northampton [MA]: Dec. 13, 1843. Broadside, 9-1/2" x 22". Printed in two columns, separated by a rule, and dated and signed in type by members of the District Liberty Committee: J.P. Williston, B.J. Johnson, Amzi Allen, Moses, Erastus Bridgman. Old folds, crimps affecting a bit of text on several lines..... More
[Peterboro (NY)]: October 17, 1846. Broadside, 9.5" x 12". Lightly foxed, old folds, Very Good. A call to the poor men of the County to vote the ticket of the anti-slavery Liberty Party, precursor of the Free Soil and Republican parties; and to recognize the interests that poor whites..... More
[Washington: Polkinhorn, 1873]. 3" x 5 3/4", mounted on the top margin of the blank verso on old card stock. Light wear, Good+ or so. 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
[Washington: 1909]. 60th Cong., 2d Sess. H.R. 25550. Light toning and wear, else Very Good. The Bill, introduced by Congressman Rodenberg, would appropriate $150,000 to purchase Oldroyd's entire collection "of Lincoln relics, containing three thousand pieces, more or less, and for the acquisition...of number five hundred and fourteen and five..... More
New York: Currier & Ives, 152 Nassau St. [c.1860-1865]. Folio broadside, 12" x 16". Black and white bust portrait of a well-groomed, bearded Abraham Lincoln. He wears a dark jacket and vest with a white button-down collared shirt and dark bow tie. In very small print below the caption appears..... More
[Ohio: 1864]. Broadside ticket listing Union Ticket candidates for elections in 1864, beneath illustration of the American Flag. Several candidates are listed for "Supreme Judge," plus candidates for Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller of the Treasury, Board of Public Works; and, for Congress, John A. Bingham. Some edge wear..... More
New York: Currier & Ives, 1860. Lithograph broadside, 13-1/2" x 18." Several closed tears, two of them repaired with old tape on verso [tear line affecting Seward's midsection]. Good+. This scarce lithograph is a detailed, humorous "parody on the field of presidential candidates and their supporters in the 1860 campaign."..... More
[Philadelphia]: Published by F. Bouclet, 1861. Rare, beautifully colored, 20" x 25-3/4" lithograph printed on wove paper, titled "Presidents of the United States". Displays all the Presidents through a beardless Lincoln, surrounding a vignette of Lady Liberty , the American eagle, a steamboat, and the Capitol (the dome complete as..... More
[New Orleans? 1870]. Folded decorative leaf, stamped in blind. [3], [1 blank] pp. Title printed in gilt lettering, text in beige lettering. Very Good. The University of Louisiana is the predecessor of Tulane University in New Orleans. The commencement program of each department is printed, noting the salutatorian and valedictorian..... More
Boston: [1861]. Broadside, @13" x 19". Minor spotting at blank upper corner, Very Good. The Burr Company has "procured a limited supply" of this remarkable product. It has "exclusive control of all the article known to commerce. It is ground and put up in one pound packages, and we are..... More
[New York: 1851 or 1852]. Uncolored lithograph broadside, drawn by Magee. 8-1/2" x 10-3/4". Near Fine copy of a rare item. "A satire critical of New York Courier & Enquirer editor James Watson Webb for his journalistic assaults on exiled Hungarian revolutionary leader Louis Kossuth. Weitenkampf dates the cartoon 1852..... More
[Allegany County, NY: 1822]. Broadside, 8" x 12-1/2". Inner margin lightly edge-chipped. Several fox marks in margins. Very Good. John Magee was the Sheriff of Allegany County in southwestern New York State, along its border with Pennsylvania. He was charged with abusing his office by "having improperly oppressed Mrs. Trovinger..... More
Philadelphia: Published by R, Magee, [@1847]. Oblong 10" x 14", lithograph colored by hand. Colors and image bright and clear, with light blank margin foxing. Very Good plus, in an archival mat with mylar sheet. A dramatic depiction of the clash between American and Mexican forces, with charging cavalry and..... More
New York: Chas. Magnus, 12 Frankfort St. [1861-62?]. Oblong, 3" x 5". Hand-painted cover illustrated with oval portraits of Lincoln and McClellan surrounded by flower wreaths, a soldier in a Union frock coat stands to the left, and a soldier in Zouave garb stands to the right. A banner beneath..... More
np: F. Ferguson, Printer, [1851-1852]. Broadside, 5" x 13". Light spotting and wear, two short closed margin tears. Good+. This pro-Temperance broadside rebuts the canard that the Sons of Temperance are the prime force behind enactment of the Maine Liquor Law. "Men of all denominations and parties are firm supporters..... More
[Augusta? 1863]. Broadsheet, 6-5/8" x 9". Caption title as issued. Each page printed in two columns. Some spotting, Good+. "The voluntary enlistment of Veteran Regiments and the rapid organization of Negro Brigades in the South, will amply recruit the tanks of the Union Armies." If the Administration's policies are "generously..... More
[NP: 1863]. Broadsheet, 7" x 6-1/2". Caption title as issued. Printed in two columns per page. Small piece torn from center of top blank margin where originally posted. Otherwise Very Good. This Republican Party broadsheet opposes the Democrat Bradbury's 1863 candidacy for Governor of Maine. His speeches-- as a Congressman..... More
[Kennebunkport, Maine? 1844]. Folio broadsheet, 11" x 16", printed in four columns recto and verso. Light scattered foxing, old folds, else Very Good. On July 4, 1844, Maine's Democratic Party Convention was held in Alfred. Joshua Herrick, a farmer, was Maine's Democratic Congressman for its First Congressional District during the..... More
Portland: 1832. Broadside, 11-3/4" x 19". Lightly foxed, generously margined and untrimmed with lower blank margins chipped, some old folds. Else Very Good. Matted. Dated in type at the end: Portland, Oct. 25th, 1832." The text of this rare broadside, urging the defeat of President Jackson in the upcoming presidential..... More
[Maine: 1826]. Folio sheet, folded to 8" x 9-1/2". One printed page, followed by three blanks. Addressed on final blank, with folds for mailing and remnant of wax seal, to William Thomas of Gorham, Maine. Spotted, Good or so. The document is signed in type at the end by Committee..... More
[np]: July 31, 1854. Broadside, 12" x 17". Some old folds, several fox spots, couple of short closed margin tears [no loss]. Good+. Signed in type at the end by about 140 loyal Aroostook Democrats. The Kansas-Nebraska Act opened the Mexican Cession to Slavery and thus repealed the 1820 Missouri..... More
Pensacola: 1867. One printed page, with integral blank leaf. 4to, signed in type at the end by Mallory. Evidently unrecorded. Very Good. Formerly United States Senator from Florida, and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Mallory became the Confederacy's Secretary of the Navy. He had long urged..... More