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The American Presidency, an Interpretation

The American Presidency, an Interpretation

by Harold J Laski

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TO THE PEOPLE. THE REAL STATE OF THE CASE

TO THE PEOPLE. THE REAL STATE OF THE CASE

by [Election of 1828]

[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 increase tariffs on woolens. It's a terrible bill: "The provisions of this bill are such, in the opinion of the most intelligent farmers and manufacturers, that no rational... Read more about this item
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JAMES MONROE 5TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

JAMES MONROE 5TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

by [Currier, Nathaniel?]

[np, nd]. An undated [but contemporary], unattributed lithograph half length portrait of a seated James Monroe, with his hands on documents resting on a table in front of him. Draperies and portion of a column in the background. Very Good. The Currier firm produced a similar item but this one, like the copy at the National Museum of American History, was issued without an imprint. National Museum of American History Catalog No. 60.3189.
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JEFFERSON PAPERS. MEMORIAL OF THOMAS JEFFERSON RANDOLPH, OF VIRGINIA, IN REGARD TO THE PURCHASE AND PUBLICATION BY CONGRESS OF THE MANUSCRIPTS OF MR. JEFFERSON. 30th Cong., 1st Sess. HMD7

JEFFERSON PAPERS. MEMORIAL OF THOMAS JEFFERSON RANDOLPH, OF VIRGINIA, IN REGARD TO THE PURCHASE AND PUBLICATION BY CONGRESS OF THE MANUSCRIPTS OF MR. JEFFERSON. 30th Cong., 1st Sess. HMD7

by Jefferson, Thomas

1847. 3pp, disbound, light wear and fox. Very Good. Randolph was the devisee of Jefferson's manuscript papers. Lacking the funds to publish them himself, he offers them here to the Congress "for a consideration they may deem adequate." The Joint Committee on the Library recommends purchasing them, and presents a draft statute to do so for $25,000.
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COMPROMISE WITH THE SOUTH. DEDICATED TO THE CHICAGO CONVENTION

COMPROMISE WITH THE SOUTH. DEDICATED TO THE CHICAGO CONVENTION

by Nast, Thomas

[New York?, 1864. Carte-de-visite print, oblong 4" x 2-3/8." Very Good. At a gravestone on which is printed, "In memory of the Union Heroes who died in a useless war," a wounded and utterly defeated Union soldier and a proud, energetic Confederate soldier shake hands. Flags of the United States and the Confederacy flank the scene. The United States flag, hanging upside down with several lines of text, reads in part : "Tenn.| Virginia| Murfreesboro| Morris Island| Emancipation of the Slaves| Fort... Read more about this item
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LETTER OF HON. WILEY P. HARRIS, TO COLONEL J.F.H. CLAIBORNE, OF MISSISSIPPI, ON FOREIGN IMMIGRATION, THE NATURALIZATION LAWS, AND THE SECRET ORDER OF KNOW-NOTHINGS

LETTER OF HON. WILEY P. HARRIS, TO COLONEL J.F.H. CLAIBORNE, OF MISSISSIPPI, ON FOREIGN IMMIGRATION, THE NATURALIZATION LAWS, AND THE SECRET ORDER OF KNOW-NOTHINGS

by Harris, Wiley P

[Washington: Office of the Congressional Globe, 1855. 8pp, disbound, caption title [as issued], printed in double columns. Some loosening and light foxing, else Very Good. The Mississippi Congressman makes his position crystal clear on the increasingly powerful American, or Know-Nothing Party, whose anti-Catholic, anti-immigration message attracted support from Whigs and Democrats. It would field its own presidential candidate, former president Millard Fillmore, in the upcoming presidential election.... Read more about this item
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AN IMPARTIAL AND TRUE HISTORY OF THE LIFE AND SERVICES OF MAJOR-GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON

AN IMPARTIAL AND TRUE HISTORY OF THE LIFE AND SERVICES OF MAJOR-GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON

by [Jackson, Andrew]

[np, 1828. 36pp, disbound and lightly worn. Else Very Good, with caption title as issued. A scarce and bitter attack on Jackson's career as a duelist and street fighter. After a cursory review of his youth and early manhood, the anonymous author examines in detail the 1806 Dickinson duel, resulting from a quarrel "on the race ground; the scene of General Jackson's favorite pursuit and pleasure." Contemporary accounts record the death of Dickinson, who had shot first, and Jackson's "deliberate aim thus... Read more about this item
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The Inaugural Address of John Fitzgerald Kennedy President of the United States Delivered At The Capitol / Washington January 20, 1961 [MINIATURE BOOK]

The Inaugural Address of John Fitzgerald Kennedy President of the United States Delivered At The Capitol / Washington January 20, 1961 [MINIATURE BOOK]

by Kennedy, John Fitzgerald

Worcester: Achille J. St. Onge, 1959. leather_bound. Orig. black morocco front cover lettered in gilt. Aeg. Fine. 30 pages. 7 x 5 cm. Half title. Frontispiece a tipped-in black and white photograph of JFK. Printed on Lutcetia type in an unstated limited edition by Joh. Enschede en Zonen, Haarlem, Holland. Marbled endpapers. As new copy.
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NZ$170.22
TWO SPEECHES, DELIVERED IN THE NEW-YORK STATE CONVENTION, SEPTEMBER, 1824, WITH THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION

TWO SPEECHES, DELIVERED IN THE NEW-YORK STATE CONVENTION, SEPTEMBER, 1824, WITH THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION

by [Clinton, De Witt]

New York: G.F. Hopkins, 1824. v, [6]-88 pp. Light margin spotting and occasional light inner margin wear, occasional tanning. Good+ or so, in modern cloth [bookplate on front pastedown, bit of lower spine discoloration]. Light numerical rubberstamp in blank margin of page [iii]. Political "cabals," "King Caucus," and Clinton's other enemies sought to deny him the gubernatorial nomination in 1824, with arguments and speeches "in language of pointed reprehension." Here, "the friends of Mr. Clinton"... Read more about this item
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ADDRESS OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, TO THE PEOPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA

ADDRESS OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, TO THE PEOPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA

by Democratic State Central Committee of Pennsylvania

[Harrisburg?, 1856. 14, [2 blanks] pp. Bound into modern plain wrappers, light foxing. Good+. This pamphlet was issued during the 1856 presidential campaign, urging election of Pennsylvania's favorite son, James Buchanan. Warning that the new Republican Party threatens the Union, the Committee argues, "Let a President of the United States be elected exclusively by the votes of one section, and on a principle of avowed hostility to the men, the measures, the domestic institutions, the feelings and the... Read more about this item
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A SIGNED AND WITNESSED WAGER BETWEEN ROBERT H. WATKINS AND JACOB K. SWOOPE ON THE OUTCOME OF THE 1840 PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST BETWEEN INCUMBENT PRESIDENT MARTIN VAN BUREN AND WHIG CHALLENGER WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON

A SIGNED AND WITNESSED WAGER BETWEEN ROBERT H. WATKINS AND JACOB K. SWOOPE ON THE OUTCOME OF THE 1840 PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST BETWEEN INCUMBENT PRESIDENT MARTIN VAN BUREN AND WHIG CHALLENGER WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON

by [Election of 1840]

[Courtland, Lawrence Cty., Alabama, 1840. Single page, 7-3/4" x 12-3/4." Entirely in ink manuscript. Dated June 20, 1840, and signed at the end by Watkins and Swoope, with Jno. J. McMahon as witness. Inner edge is irregular. Closed tear [no loss] repaired expertly at blank bottom margin. Very Good. This documents records the terms of a wager on the outcome of the 1840 presidential election. "Watkins betts Swoope Ten Bales Cotton of Best quality weighing Five Hundred Pounds Each, on each State in the... Read more about this item
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THE OLD ROUGH AND READY ALMANAC. 1849

THE OLD ROUGH AND READY ALMANAC. 1849

by [Taylor, Zachary]

Philadelphia and New York: Turner and Fisher, Publishers, 1848. Stitched in original printed and illustrated wrappers. [36] pp. Engraving frontis of Captain Drum's victory at the Battle of Contreras. Rear wrapper illustration of "The Skirmish Between a Mexican Guerilla Party and the United States Dragoons, at the National Bridge." Other illustrations profusely scattered throughout. Some blank margin chipping, untrimmed. Else Very Good. A scarce almanac, popular Mexican War history, and laudatory... Read more about this item
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THE CORRECTOR, OR, INDEPENDENT AMERICAN

THE CORRECTOR, OR, INDEPENDENT AMERICAN

by [New York Politics]

New York, 1816. Number 1. 45, [3 blanks] pp, disbound. Lightly tanned, Good+ or so. [offered with] THE CORRECTOR, OR, INDEPENDENT AMERICAN. NO. 2. New York: 1816. 50pp, stitched, untrimmed. Original printed wrappers [lightly worn and soiled]. Scattered spotting. Very Good. This scarce Democratic publication ended after the 1817 issue, its third. The first issue opens with an essay on the Fourth of July, noting, "It is not only astonishing, but really humiliating, to observe with what veneration a... Read more about this item
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THE CRISIS: ON THE ORIGIN AND CONSEQUENCES OF OUR POLITICAL DISSENSIONS. TO WHICH IS ANNEXED, THE LATE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN. BY A CITIZEN OF VERMONT

THE CRISIS: ON THE ORIGIN AND CONSEQUENCES OF OUR POLITICAL DISSENSIONS. TO WHICH IS ANNEXED, THE LATE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN. BY A CITIZEN OF VERMONT

by Vermont, A Citizen of

Albany: Hosford, 1815. Disbound. 96pp, lightly toned and foxed, a couple of closed tears [no loss]. Good+ or so. Fearful of "the spirit of party," which "for twenty-five years has raged in this country," the author battles these "seeds of dissolution of our republic." The problem is "this hopeless and ruinous war," which has brought with it a "formidable array of evils." The cause of the current distress is the Virginia Dynasty, which has captured the presidency and "persists in proscribing and... Read more about this item
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ADDRESS OF JOHN A. McCLERNAND, OF ILLINOIS, TO HIS CONSTITUENTS. TO THE VOTERS OF THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS:..

ADDRESS OF JOHN A. McCLERNAND, OF ILLINOIS, TO HIS CONSTITUENTS. TO THE VOTERS OF THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS:..

by McClernand, John A

[Washington: Printed at the Congressional Globe Office, 1848. 8pp. Caption title [as issued], loose, untrimmed. Light wear and dust, Good+. McClernand was a contemporary of Lincoln's in Illinois. A Democratic Congressman, he was an ally of another Illinois politician, Stephen A. Douglas. As a Civil War general, a rank he gained largely through political maneuvering, he was considered incompetent and relieved of command in June 1863. Here McClernand addresses the voters of his congressional district... Read more about this item
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Abraham Lincoln 1809-1959 The Address By Carl Sandburg Before The United States Congress Washington, D.C. February 12, 1959 [MINIATURE BOOK]

Abraham Lincoln 1809-1959 The Address By Carl Sandburg Before The United States Congress Washington, D.C. February 12, 1959 [MINIATURE BOOK]

by Sandburg, Carl

Worcester: Achille J. St. Onge, 1959. leather_bound. Orig. brown morocco front cover decorated and lettered in gilt. Aeg. Fine. 38 pages. 7 x 5 cm. Frontispiece is a tipped-in one cent United States postage stamp of Lincoln. Printed on "Antiqua" paper by Joh. Enschede en Zonen, Haarlem, Holland and bound by Proost and Brandt, Amsterdam, Holland. Marbled endpapers. As new copy.
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TORCH LIGHT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ORIGIN, POLICY, AND PRINCIPLES OF THE OPPOSITION TO THE ADMINISTRATION, AND AN EXPOSITION OF THE OFFICIAL CONDUCT OF THOMAS H. BENTON, ONE OF THE SENATORS FROM MISSOURI

TORCH LIGHT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ORIGIN, POLICY, AND PRINCIPLES OF THE OPPOSITION TO THE ADMINISTRATION, AND AN EXPOSITION OF THE OFFICIAL CONDUCT OF THOMAS H. BENTON, ONE OF THE SENATORS FROM MISSOURI

by [Curtius] [pseud.]

St. Louis: Printed at the Missouri Republican Office, 1826. 8vo. 71, [1 blank] pp. Gathered signatures, stitched as issued. Scattered, generally light foxing. Untrimmed. Good+ or so. Signed in type at the bottom of page 56, preceding the Appendix, 'Curtius.' Contemporary inscription at the head of the title page, "Secretary of the Treasury. Washington," suggesting ownership of Richard Rush, President J.Q. Adams's Secretary of the Treasury. Rush was Adams' 1828 vice presidential running mate. This is... Read more about this item
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Memorial Addresses Delivered Before The Two Houses of Congress ....Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley

Memorial Addresses Delivered Before The Two Houses of Congress ....Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley

by Cushman, Charles Rowley

Washington, DC: GPO, 1903. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. brown cloth lettered in gilt. Teg. Very good. 246 pages. Large 4to, illustrated. Memorial addresses delivered after presidential assassinations -- George Bancroft for Lincoln, James Blaine for Garfield, and John Hay for McKinley. Ex-library; no exterior marking. Rubbing to corners and backstrip extremities.
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THE GREAT MATCH AT BALTIMORE, BETWEEN THE "ILLINOIS BANTAM," AND THE "OLD COCK" OF THE WHITE HOUSE

THE GREAT MATCH AT BALTIMORE, BETWEEN THE "ILLINOIS BANTAM," AND THE "OLD COCK" OF THE WHITE HOUSE

by [Democratic Party in 1860]

New York: Currier & Ives, 1860. Illustrated broadside, lithograph on wove paper. 17-1/2" x 13-1/4". Light toning at blank margins from prior matting, else Fine. The 1860 presidential nominating competition split the Democratic Party into Northern and Southern branches, paving the way for the election of Abraham Lincoln. Southern Democrats refused to support Stephen A. Douglas, the nominee at the Baltimore Convention. His Popular Sovereignty doctrine had rendered him anathema to Southerners and had... Read more about this item
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John Adams 1735-1826

John Adams 1735-1826

by Page Smith

New York: Doubleday, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. gray cloth, red spine label decorated in gilt. Near fine. 2 vols. 1170. 24 x 15.5 cm. Illustrated. Extensive Index.
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS

by Van Buren, Martin

[Washington, 1837. Elephant folio broadside printed in seven columns. 18-1/2" x 24-1/2." Light foxing, light wear, Good+. Dated and signed in type at the end: "Washington 4th September, 1837. M. Van Buren." A rare broadside printing of Van Buren's Address, devoted entirely to the catastrophic Panic of 1837, which he calls "the revulsion through which we have just passed." Issues of bank failures, specie payments, the question of a National Bank and other political reforms are reviewed in the first six... Read more about this item
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THE PEACE DEMOCRACY ALIAS COPPERHEADS. THEIR RECORD. SPEECHES AND VOTES OF VALLANDIGHAM, AND OTHERS, IN CONGRESS.-- HIS SPEECHES OUT OF CONGRESS.-- THE ENDORSEMENT OF HIS ACTS AND SENTIMENTS BY HIS PARTY

THE PEACE DEMOCRACY ALIAS COPPERHEADS. THEIR RECORD. SPEECHES AND VOTES OF VALLANDIGHAM, AND OTHERS, IN CONGRESS.-- HIS SPEECHES OUT OF CONGRESS.-- THE ENDORSEMENT OF HIS ACTS AND SENTIMENTS BY HIS PARTY

by [Vallandigham, Clement]

[np, 1863. 16pp, stitched, caption title as issued. Light toning. Very Good. "U.L.A.' at head of title. This attack on Vallandigham was printed by the Union League of America during his run for Governor of Ohio in 1863. Arrested in early 1863 on Lincoln's orders and banished to the Confederacy, he fled to Canada and from there campaigned for election. The pamphlet demonstrates that he favored secession, sought to thwart the Union war effort at every turn, opposed raising volunteers, objected to an oath... Read more about this item
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WHAT GENUINE DEMOCRATS THINK OF THE REBELLION

WHAT GENUINE DEMOCRATS THINK OF THE REBELLION

by [Republican Party]

[New York: National Union Executive Committee, 1864. Broadsheet, 9" x 11.5". Caption title [as issued], printed in double columns. Light spotting, mild wear, Good+. An 1864 campaign broadsheet, attacking the Democratic Party for refusing to condemn "those leaders of the old Democratic party who plotted the overthrow of the Government and the disruption of the Union." Instead, at their Chicago Convention "they denounced the war against the Rebellion." The opinions of War Democrats who support the... Read more about this item
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GEORGE WASHINGTON ENTERING TRENTON 1789

GEORGE WASHINGTON ENTERING TRENTON 1789

by [Washington, George] Kurz, Louis

Chicago: copyrighted 1907 by Kurz & Allison, 1907. Illustrated broadside, uncolored, 19-1/2" x 16". "The Defender of the Mothers | The Protector of the Daughters | Dec. 26 | 1776" at top of the illustration. George Washington doffs his hat, and rides triumphantly in Trenton toward his presidential inauguration. Adoring girls and women bearing flowers greet him, and men too. American flags are waved; Washington's staff rides behind him. Trenton's residences are on either side of the throng. Minor wear.... Read more about this item
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SKETCH OF THE ADDRESS OF HON. R.H. GILLET, OF WASHINGTON, D.C., AT THE MASS MEETING OF THE CITIZENS OF LEBANON, NEW YORK

SKETCH OF THE ADDRESS OF HON. R.H. GILLET, OF WASHINGTON, D.C., AT THE MASS MEETING OF THE CITIZENS OF LEBANON, NEW YORK

by Gillet, Ransom H

Washington: Printed at the Union Office, 1856. 13, [3 blank] pp., [page 13 misnumbered as page 12]. Disbound, minor wear, Very Good. This scarce campaign pamphlet reviews the qualifications of the three 1856 presidential candidates-- Buchanan the Democrat, Fillmore the Know-Nothing, Fremont the Republican-- and pronounces for Buchanan, who "is ripe in years, and his character is without a blemish." He is eminently qualified by experience for the job. Fillmore always opposes democratic reforms, like... Read more about this item
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FREEDOM TO THE SLAVES. PROCLAIMED JANUARY 1ST. 1863, BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. "PROCLAIM LIBERTY THROUGHOUT ALL THE LAND UNTO ALL THE INHABITANTS THEREOF." LEV. XXV. 10

FREEDOM TO THE SLAVES. PROCLAIMED JANUARY 1ST. 1863, BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. "PROCLAIM LIBERTY THROUGHOUT ALL THE LAND UNTO ALL THE INHABITANTS THEREOF." LEV. XXV. 10

by [Lincoln, Abraham]

New York: Currier & Ives, 1865. Color print, 11-3/4" x 15-1/2" [by sight]. A black man, newly freed from slavery, kneels at Lincoln's feet, his shackles broken. He kisses Lincoln's hand. His wife and babies stand behind him. Lincoln's right arm is raised and pointing heavenward. Light uniform toning, but brightly colored. Two blank margin tears at lower right corner, one blank margin tear at upper left corner. Framed in wood [a few small dings] to overall size 16" x 20." Very Good. "This commemorative... Read more about this item
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