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State Sovereignty and the Doctrine of Coercion... Together with a Letter from Hon. J.K. Paulding, Former Sec. of Navy by PORTER, William D - 1860

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State Sovereignty and the Doctrine of Coercion... Together with a Letter from Hon. J.K. Paulding, Former Sec. of Navy by PORTER, William D - 1860

State Sovereignty and the Doctrine of Coercion... Together with a Letter from Hon. J.K. Paulding, Former Sec. of Navy

by PORTER, William D

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Charleston, SC: Evans & Cogswell's Steam-Power Presses, 1860. Paperback. 8vo. Wrappers. 36pp. Very good. Mild age toning to front wrapper, else a tight, nice first edition of "Association Tract, No. 2." First edition of this pro-slavery, pro-secession speech "To the Men of the South." Rather scarce in this attractive condition. SABIN 64321.
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  • Place of Publication Charleston, SC
  • Date Published 1860

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Information for Army Meetings: November, 1864

Information for Army Meetings: November, 1864

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Philadelphia: James B. Rodgers, 1864. Paperback. 16mo. Pale red wrappers. 36pp. Very good. Overall a tight and attractive copy, though a bit of paper loss to rear wrapper. Reports on "Our Navy Work" (including a prayer meeting on the Monitor Onondaga), "Western New York," "Maryland," "The Shenandoah" and "Army of Potomac." The U.S. Christian Commission was a forerunner of the Red Cross.
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Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Virginia, Passed at Called Session, 1862, in the...

Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Virginia, Passed at Called Session, 1862, in the Eighty-Seventh Year of the Commonwealth

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Richmond: William F. Ritchie, 1862. Paperback. Small 4to. Tan wrappers. 36pp. Good. Some soiling, minor edge tears. First edition. Nice copy of this Confederate imprint. PARRISH 4387.
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Correspondence Relative to the Case of Messrs. Mason and Slidell

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Washington, D.C.: Department of State, 1861. Paperback. 8vo. Wrappers. 15pp. Good. Wrappers age toned, else fine. Close-cropped clipped signature of CSA diplomat John Slidell (1793-1871) tipped to front wrapper. Circa 1900 catalogue slip affixed to top of front cover. NEVINS I, 274.
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A Friendly Voice from England on American Affairs

A Friendly Voice from England on American Affairs

by COBDEN, Richard, and BRIGHT, John

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New York: Wm. C. Bryant & Co, 1862. Paperback. 8vo. Wrappers. 30pp. Good. Internally sound (some soiling to several pages), but outer wrappers soiled and a bit edgeworn. At a banquet honoring British member of Parliament Bright (1811-89), both Bright and his 1846 comrade-in-arms in repealing the corn laws, Cobden (1804-65), offer speeches supporting the Union cause. First edition. SABIN 14037.
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The Federal Union.--It Must Be Preserved. Number One

The Federal Union.--It Must Be Preserved. Number One

by WESTON, George M.

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N.p.: N.p., 1856. Paperback. Small 4to. Self-cover. 8pp. Very good. Slight overall age toning, mainly to outer wrappers; occasional light foxing. Interesting compilation of extracts from Congressional speeches "by Southern members, in which is avowed the purpose... of dissolving the Union and overturning the existing Federal Government." Slavery and the fugitive slave law crop up often, and the troubled author concludes: "The shadows, sir, of the COMING STORM already darken our pathway. It will soon be upon us WITH ALL ITS FURY." Not in Sabin.
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Information for Army Meetings: November, 1864

Information for Army Meetings: November, 1864

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Philadelphia: James B. Rodgers, 1864. Paperback. 16mo. Pale red wrappers. 36pp. Very good. Overall a tight and attractive copy, though a bit of paper loss to rear wrapper. Reports on "Our Navy Work" (including a prayer meeting on the Monitor Onondaga), "Western New York," "Maryland," "The Shenandoah" and "Army of Potomac." The U.S. Christian Commission was a forerunner of the Red Cross.
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Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Virginia, Passed at Called Session, 1862, in the...

Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Virginia, Passed at Called Session, 1862, in the Eighty-Seventh Year of the Commonwealth

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Richmond: William F. Ritchie, 1862. Paperback. Small 4to. Tan wrappers. 36pp. Good. Some soiling, minor edge tears. First edition. Nice copy of this Confederate imprint. PARRISH 4387.
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Correspondence Relative to the Case of Messrs. Mason and Slidell

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Washington, D.C.: Department of State, 1861. Paperback. 8vo. Wrappers. 15pp. Good. Wrappers age toned, else fine. Close-cropped clipped signature of CSA diplomat John Slidell (1793-1871) tipped to front wrapper. Circa 1900 catalogue slip affixed to top of front cover. NEVINS I, 274.
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A Friendly Voice from England on American Affairs

A Friendly Voice from England on American Affairs

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New York: Wm. C. Bryant & Co, 1862. Paperback. 8vo. Wrappers. 30pp. Good. Internally sound (some soiling to several pages), but outer wrappers soiled and a bit edgeworn. At a banquet honoring British member of Parliament Bright (1811-89), both Bright and his 1846 comrade-in-arms in repealing the corn laws, Cobden (1804-65), offer speeches supporting the Union cause. First edition. SABIN 14037.
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The Federal Union.--It Must Be Preserved. Number One

The Federal Union.--It Must Be Preserved. Number One

by WESTON, George M.

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N.p.: N.p., 1856. Paperback. Small 4to. Self-cover. 8pp. Very good. Slight overall age toning, mainly to outer wrappers; occasional light foxing. Interesting compilation of extracts from Congressional speeches "by Southern members, in which is avowed the purpose... of dissolving the Union and overturning the existing Federal Government." Slavery and the fugitive slave law crop up often, and the troubled author concludes: "The shadows, sir, of the COMING STORM already darken our pathway. It will soon be upon us WITH ALL ITS FURY." Not in Sabin.
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State Sovereignty and the Doctrine of Coercion... Together with a Letter from Hon. J.K. Paulding, Former Sec. of Navy

by PORTER, William D

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Charleston, SC: Evans & Cogswell's Steam-Power Presses, 1860. Paperback. 8vo. Wrappers. 36pp. Very good. Strip of modern archival binding cloth running along spine; mild age toning to front wrapper, else a tight, nice first edition of "Association Tract, No. 2." First edition of this pro-slavery, pro-secession speech "To the Men of the South." Rather scarce in this attractive condition. SABIN 64321.
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State Sovereignty and the Doctrine of Coercion... Together with a Letter from Hon. J.K. Paulding, Former Sec. of Navy

by PORTER, William D

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Charleston, SC: Evans & Cogswell's Steam-Power Presses, 1860. Paperback. 8vo. Wrappers. 36pp. Very good. Mild age toning to front wrapper, else a tight, nice first edition of "Association Tract, No. 2." First edition of this pro-slavery, pro-secession speech "To the Men of the South." Rather scarce in this attractive condition. Interesting copy, having the blue "Private Library" plate on inside front wrapper of GEORGE P. HAMBRECHT (noted Lincoln scholar and founder of the Lincoln Fellowship of Wisconsin), which notes that he purchased it in 1922 for five dollars. Tipped above this is the catalogue slip for this copy, which calls it "A very rare Lincoln item." SABIN 64321.
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State Sovereignty and the Doctrine of Coercion Together with a Letter From Hon. J.K. Paulding Former Sec. of Navy

by William D. Porter (Hon. Wm. D. Porter)

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Evans and Cogswell's Steam Power Presses, 1860. PAMPHLET. Collectible; Fine. Printed in 1860 in Charleston, SC. This hand stitched pamphlet is Fine. 36 pages with even toning. Small dampstain to lower corner, not effecting the text. Several page have uneven edges, not effecting text. This is a states rights confederate pamplet arguing the right of secession. Not a reprint.
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The Spur

The Spur

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New York: Julian Messner, 1951. Solid copy with light wear on covers and interior is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has small tears on top and bottom edges with creases and light crumpling. Otherwise jacket is bright and shows light wear. Novelized version of the man who killed Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good- Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Joe Brown's Army: The Georgia State Line, 1862-1865
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Macon Georgia: Mercer University Press, 1987. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. NF/F/1st ed. Clean, tight, square. No wear to Dust Jacket, which is covered with a mylar sleeve. 175pp. Culmulative Muster Rolls of the Georgia State Line, notes, b&w photos, maps, index. One of the very few sources about the 2 regiments that made up the Georgia State Line. I can have this in the mail to you tomorrow.
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The American Heritage History of American Presidency

The American Heritage History of American Presidency

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FELIX MOSES, THE BELOVED JEW OF STRINGTOWN ON THE PIKE [signed by Lloyd]:; Pages from the life...

FELIX MOSES, THE BELOVED JEW OF STRINGTOWN ON THE PIKE [signed by Lloyd]:; Pages from the life experiences of a unique character--a man whose romantic record challenges imagination

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Cincinnati: Caxton Press for the Author, 1930. Limited Edition. Original Cloth. Fine. pp: xxix, 354; 20 plates and text illus by J. Augustus Knapp. Bound in gilt-stamped brown cloth, illus mounted on cover. Small, private bookplate on front free-endpaper. 9.75" x 6.75" This second printing, preceded by an edition of 500. was limited to 1,000 copies, On the limitation page is a six-line inscription, signed by the author at Cincinnati, March 16th, 1932. Felix Moses of Kentucky served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR

PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR

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A STILLNESS AT APPOMTTOX

A STILLNESS AT APPOMTTOX: Fatefull last chapter of the army of the Potomac's dramatic saga

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Opposing Grant and the Army of the Potomac was Robert. E. Lee, the last great knight of the battle. He was a god to his men and scourge to his antagonists.
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Mourning Becomes Electra, A Trilogy
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O'Neill, Eugene: Mourning Becomes Electra, A Trilogy (1931 First Edition, Horace Liveright, Inc. w/Dj) DRAMA. Three Plays, or parts: Homecoming, The Hunted, The Haunted. RARE. Used. Very Good Condition/ Good- Original unclipped dust jacket. Original Cover Price is $2.50. Jacket has some loss at the spine. Now protected by mylar wrap. Please see our photos. Plot Summary: "Mourning Becomes Electra is a story styled after the Greek legend and the title refers to how the lead character is condemned to a life of mourning the disasters that befall her family. In the Greek legends, Electra is the sister to Orestes, and they are the children of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon."
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Bosque Redondo: An American Concentration Camp

Bosque Redondo: An American Concentration Camp

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A Heroine of the Wilderness: The Story of Lincoln's Mother (True First Edition)
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Remarkably well preserved copy of this rare hardback copyright 1906; pictorial boards (see photos) show light shelf wear and gently bumped corners; text block tight and square; one illustration missing; both hinges beginning to split but this has not significantly weakened the tightness of spine; 273 clean pages, showing signs of tanning CC.
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