Lincoln’s treatment of Gen. Grant; Mr. Lincoln’s treatment of Gen. McClellan; The taint of disunion. . . In: Document No. 12. . . .

[New York: (printed by Thomas R. Dawley) 13 Park Row, and at all Democratic Newspaper Offices, 1864]. 8vo. [8 pp (unpaginated).], bound into mostly blank volume. Half-calf over marbled boards, marbled endpapers, raised bands on spine, red, black & gilt morocco spine labels (minor scuffing, wear to corners), still VG copy, from the library of noted New York City book collector, Thomas Bell with his bookplate designed by Nancy Barnhart on front pastedown, who was noted for his impressive library devoted mostly to Americana, with many titles on Lincoln, and sold at Anderson Galleries Auction in 1917. First edition of this scarce Democratic Party Copperhead influenced presidential campaign pamphlet perpetuating the complaints of mistreatment by Democratic candidate and former Civil War general George B. McClellan. This piece appears to have been published at the height of the Cold Harbor campaigns by the Union Army under command of Lieut. General Ulysses S. Grant, which were suffering heavy casualties, and significant blows to northern morale during the Civil War. The opening letter from President Lincoln denotes his complete confidence in Grant for the 1864 campaigns. In contrast, McClellan has presented all of the attempts by Lincoln to encourage move troops, and override orders from General as commander of the Union Army. In addition, the Democratic ticket under McClellan wanted to negotiate with the Confederates immediately and place the agreement before the voters. Subsequent Documents included further charges against President Lincoln’s arbitrary arrests, corruption and frauds, Republican opinions about Lincoln and more. Dawley was self-styled as the Publisher to the Million, and established himself at 13 and 15 Park Row as the “cheapest printer in the world,” whose most successful Civil War publication was the best seller, Incidents of American Camp Life. See: Nicolay & Hay, Complete Works of Abraham Lincoln, Bibliography, No. 271; Philip R. Bishop, Princes May Compete For, But Only Huntingtons Can Buy, Endpapers (2012), pp. 14-16.