A Review of the Causes and Consequences of the Mexican War.
by Jay, William
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About This Item
Boston: Benjamin B. Mussey & Co, 1849. Second edition of American abolitionist and jurist William Jay's classic antiwar treatise. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, gilt titles to the spine. In good condition with some wear to the crown and foot of the spine. The son of Founding Father and U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Jay, William Jay was an enthusiastic proponent of a number of philanthropic enterprises and reforms, particularly antislavery and antiwar movements. He was removed from his position as the first judge of Westchester County in 1842 on account of his antislavery views and went on to draft the Constitution of the American Antislavery Society. He published four major political pamphlets throuhgout his career including War and Peace: the Evils of the First with a Plan for Securing the Last and A Review of the Causes and Consequences of the Mexican War.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 82412
- Title
- A Review of the Causes and Consequences of the Mexican War.
- Author
- Jay, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Benjamin B. Mussey & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1849
- Keywords
- A Review of the Causes and Consequences of the Mexican War, William Jay
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...