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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1939). First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Small rubbed spot on the spine of the fourth volume, otherwise books are sharp and clean. Fine, lacking the dustwrappers but in a Very Good example of the scarce original box with the large printed label on the top cover. Original cloth in 4 volumes after the printing of 525 deluxe copies. SIGNED by the author on the half-title page of the first volume. Illustrated with 414 halftones from photographs and 249 reproductions of cartoons, letters, and documents.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1939). First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Light foxing to a few pages. Near Fine, lacking the dustwrappers. Original cloth in 4 volumes after the printing of 525 deluxe copies. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the half-title page of the first volume to an Illinois school superintendent. Illustrated with 414 halftones from photographs and 249 reproductions of cartoons, letters, and documents.

[Boston]: [New England Loyal Publication Society], [1864]. Pamphlet. Occasional light foxing. Near Fine. Stitched wraps; 16 pages. INSCRIBED and SIGNED at the top of the title: "Mr. John Andrews/from his ancient school-fellow/Edward Everett." The last two pages contain a statement by the vice-president of the Confederacy: "The Rebellion Inexcusable: Warning and Protest Against It. By Alexdander H. Stephens, made at the capitol of Georgia, January, 1861." Edward Everett--a Unitarian minister, member of both the United States Congress and Senate, and also a governor of Massachusetts--is perhaps best known for his oratory powers. It is he who gave the "other" address at Gettysburg on 19 November 1863. The next day he wrote Lincoln saying, "I should be glad if I could flatter myself that I came as near the central idea of the occasion in two hours as you did in two minutes."

New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with light wear. SIGNED by Angle on the front endpaper: "To Joe De Caro/with the best wishes/of Paul M. Angle/April 11, 1947." In addition, laid in is a TYPED LETTER SIGNED by Angle telling the recipient to send him this book to be signed.