Twenty Years of Congress: From Lincoln to Garfield by Blaine, James G

Boston: L. C. Page & Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1909. First Edition; 1st Printing stated. Hardcover. Brown cloth, six color pictorial spine and top board, bright. Glossy b/w frontis, tissue intact, 5 additional full-page illustrations, all VG. 8pp ads. Front hinge weak, name ffep, moderate soil bottom board, else contents clean and sound.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo ; 364 pages. bx 138

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1836. First Edition. Small Octavo. 273pp., compiled by H.R. Howard.Contains the trials, confessions, and execution of a number of Murrell's associates in the state of Mississippi during the summer of 1835, and the execution of five professional gamblers but the citizens of Vicksburg, on the 6th of July, 1835. This is the earliest account of a detective's experiences in bringing to justice the Murrell gang of outlaws. Nicely rebound in 3/4 brown leather over marbled paper covered boards, spine gilt, new endpapers. [Adams-one-fifty, #73].

New York; (1861): Johnson, Fry & Co. First Edition. Quarto. In two volumes , 488pp, 470pp. portrait frontispieces, engraved vignette title page, regular title page, with portraits from original full length paintings by Alonzo Chapell of presidents, jurist authors, naval and military heroes, etc. with biographical and historical narratives by the author. A very handsome set bound in publisher's full dark brown morocco, central title and flourishes gilt within blind stamped decorative border, raised bands, compartments lettered in gilt and decorated in blind, all edges gilt. Only minor post of rubbing to binding, faint circular dampstains to title page of volume one. Very nice set.

Washington, D. C., 1833-1834: Printed By Francis Preston Blair for the Department of State. Octavo. ....the Adoption of the Constitution, March 4, 1789. In 7 volumes published under the direction of the Secretary of State from the original manuscripts in the Department of State, conformably to an act of Congress, approved May 5, 1832. Among the most important records of Primary Documents, it is part of what is now known as the most complete published documentary record that any nation gave to its people. all volumes bound in original sheep, double black morocco spine labels gilt, some rubbed a bit, volume three is a deaccessioned library copy, dated stamp of 1897, and has been professionally rebacked. All volumes display some scuffing but tight. Internally clean with some intermittent scattered foxing. Previous owner's small name plate.

Octavo (8 3/4 X 5 3/4 inches) Philadelphia: Printed For Gratuitous Distribution, 1863. Original First Edition. 16 page sewn paper pamphlet in wrappers, minor discoloration to edges of covers, old $2 price, and old library call numbers written in pencil on top of front cover, old 15 cent price, and calculation figures not related to text written in pencil on back cover, contents clean and unaffected.

In this pamphlet, Judge Leavitt states his reasons (based on historical fact and the Constitution) for his ruling that denied a writ of habeas corpus for the defendant C. L. Vallandigham; leader of the "Peace Democrats," and Supreme Commander of the "Sons of Liberty."

The accused was charged with "mischievous disloyalty" in his opinions and statements; and subsequently arrested at the orders of General Burnside. Lincoln became involved when, in May of 1863, he wrote to Stanton stating that suspension of habeas corpus, as Stanton wanted, would not be necessary in this case.

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Boston: L. C. Page & Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1909. First Edition; 1st Printing stated. Hardcover. Brown cloth, six color pictorial spine and top board, bright. Glossy b/w frontis, tissue intact, 5 additional full-page illustrations, all VG. 8pp ads. Front hinge weak, name ffep, moderate soil bottom board, else contents clean and sound.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo ; 364 pages. bx 138

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1836. First Edition. Small Octavo. 273pp., compiled by H.R. Howard.Contains the trials, confessions, and execution of a number of Murrell's associates in the state of Mississippi during the summer of 1835, and the execution of five professional gamblers but the citizens of Vicksburg, on the 6th of July, 1835. This is the earliest account of a detective's experiences in bringing to justice the Murrell gang of outlaws. Nicely rebound in 3/4 brown leather over marbled paper covered boards, spine gilt, new endpapers. [Adams-one-fifty, #73].

New York; (1861): Johnson, Fry & Co. First Edition. Quarto. In two volumes , 488pp, 470pp. portrait frontispieces, engraved vignette title page, regular title page, with portraits from original full length paintings by Alonzo Chapell of presidents, jurist authors, naval and military heroes, etc. with biographical and historical narratives by the author. A very handsome set bound in publisher's full dark brown morocco, central title and flourishes gilt within blind stamped decorative border, raised bands, compartments lettered in gilt and decorated in blind, all edges gilt. Only minor post of rubbing to binding, faint circular dampstains to title page of volume one. Very nice set.

Washington, D. C., 1833-1834: Printed By Francis Preston Blair for the Department of State. Octavo. ....the Adoption of the Constitution, March 4, 1789. In 7 volumes published under the direction of the Secretary of State from the original manuscripts in the Department of State, conformably to an act of Congress, approved May 5, 1832. Among the most important records of Primary Documents, it is part of what is now known as the most complete published documentary record that any nation gave to its people. all volumes bound in original sheep, double black morocco spine labels gilt, some rubbed a bit, volume three is a deaccessioned library copy, dated stamp of 1897, and has been professionally rebacked. All volumes display some scuffing but tight. Internally clean with some intermittent scattered foxing. Previous owner's small name plate.

Octavo (8 3/4 X 5 3/4 inches) Philadelphia: Printed For Gratuitous Distribution, 1863. Original First Edition. 16 page sewn paper pamphlet in wrappers, minor discoloration to edges of covers, old $2 price, and old library call numbers written in pencil on top of front cover, old 15 cent price, and calculation figures not related to text written in pencil on back cover, contents clean and unaffected.

In this pamphlet, Judge Leavitt states his reasons (based on historical fact and the Constitution) for his ruling that denied a writ of habeas corpus for the defendant C. L. Vallandigham; leader of the "Peace Democrats," and Supreme Commander of the "Sons of Liberty."

The accused was charged with "mischievous disloyalty" in his opinions and statements; and subsequently arrested at the orders of General Burnside. Lincoln became involved when, in May of 1863, he wrote to Stanton stating that suspension of habeas corpus, as Stanton wanted, would not be necessary in this case.

Lincoln is not referred to in… Read More