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THE JACKSON WREATH, OR NATIONAL SOUVENIR. A National Tribute, Commemorative of the Great Civil Victory Achieved by the People, through the Hero of New Orleans. Containing a Biographical Sketch of General Jackson until 1819. With a Continuation until the Present Day, Embracing a View of the Recent Political Struggles
by WALSH, Robert, Jr. and McHENRY, James
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Light, sporadic foxing; plates quite clean thanks, in part, to the presence of the tissue guards; the map in beautiful shape wit
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Jacob Maas, 1829. First Edition. Hardcover. Light, sporadic foxing; plates quite clean thanks, in part, to the presence of the tissue guards; the map in beautiful shape with bright coloring. A lovely, close to Fine example of a book usually found missing the map or quite worn. Near Fine. Original gilt-decorated red morocco-backed marbled boards with matching morocco corners; 88 pages. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece of Jackson, an engraved title page, 4 plates (the Golden Wreath printed on white clay-coated stock, The Battle of New Orleans, The Hermitage, and The Capitol), 3 engraved leaves of music (Jackson Grand March and Quick Step), and a large hand-colored folding map of the U.S. (with portions of the Oregon Territory and Mexico, including Texas) measuring approx. 17" x 19" and tipped in at the rear. HOWES W-68; SABIN101164. Published in commemoration of Jackson's inauguration, the campaign biography by Walsh, BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF ANDREW JACKSON (Hudson, N.Y., 1828) here reissued with the addition of McHenry's substantial "Continuation of the Biography" and some additional matter.
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- Charles Agvent
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- Title
- THE JACKSON WREATH, OR NATIONAL SOUVENIR. A National Tribute, Commemorative of the Great Civil Victory Achieved by the People, through the Hero of New Orleans. Containing a Biographical Sketch of General Jackson until 1819. With a Continuation until the Present Day, Embracing a View of the Recent Political Struggles
- Author
- WALSH, Robert, Jr. and McHENRY, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Light, sporadic foxing; plates quite clean thanks, in part, to the presence of the tissue guards; the map in beautiful shape wit
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Jacob Maas
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1829
- Keywords
- Presidents, Biography, Native Americans, Americana, Indians, Biography, Illustrated Books, Military, Maps, American History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Biography; Presidents;
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Charles Agvent
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Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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