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[Chicago, 1913]. [2], 7-24 pages, plus frontispiece portrait of the author. Original printed blue wraps. [17.4 cm.] A little fading to wraps; soiling to rear wrap. Slightest hint of marginal foxing to title; tiny bit of staining to gutters of leaves near center from staple used in binding. Still very good. FIRST EDITION. Scarce. The author discusses Lincoln's gradualism regarding the abolition of slavery and offers it as a lesson to those looking to fulfill the promise of '76 in the present day. He argues against legislative action as a quick solution to issues such as Filipino independence, women's suffrage, the abolition of Jim Crow, and the ending of "industrial slavery." Herman Page (1866-1942), an Episcopalian Minster, later became the bishop of the dioceses of Spokane, Idaho, Michigan, and Northern Michigan. Monaghan 2079.

Cincinnati: Moore, Wilstach & Baldwin, 1866. 159 pages. Original cloth. [19.3 cm.] Ex-Sondley Reference Library with internal markings only. Tasteful bookplate on front pastedown, embossed stamp on title and one other leaf, and number stamp on verso of title and in margin of one other page. Else good only. Cloth mostly faded from original purple to tan, with some wear and spotting; shallow chips to spine ends; one centimeter split to front hinge; light scattered foxing. FIRST EDITION. Scarce. Cornelius Neff was an officer in Co. H, 54th Ohio Infantry, who rose to the rank of captain by the end of the war. He fought with Sherman's army until Dec. 13, 1864, when he was severely wounded in the leg during the attack on Fort McAllister. He returned to service two months later, landing at Hilton Head on Feb. 20. He traveled to Charleston, where he visited Fort Sumter, and was stationed at the nearby encampment at St. Andrew's Depot. He rejoined his unit at Goldboro in April, passing through… Read More

Philadelphia: C. Sherman & Son, Printers, 1862. 26 pages. Original printed wraps. 24 x 15 cm. Multiple chips to the wraps, not affecting printed matter; spine worn and split for 3 cm at top and 6 cm at base, but wraps holding well. Wraps also show a few creases, toning, and several small spots. Small chip to base of gutter of title page and to upper corner of the same; other corners slightly worn; a few marginal creases and minuscule edge tears. Excepting a minor spot on the final page, the text is clean. Good only. FIRST EDITION. Charles Ingersoll was a former Pennsylvania Congressman who had long been critical of abolitionism. His "Letter to a Friend in a Slave State," published in 1862, criticized the Union war effort and called for compromise and reconciliation with the South. In this pamphlet, Russell argues against Ingersoll and insists that the country will only be reunified after the military defeat of the Confederacy. Though raised in Virginia, Martin Russell Thayer… Read More

. New York: The Bowling Green Press, [printed and bound by William Edwin Rudge, Mt. Vernon, N.Y.], 1928. 34, [1] pages. Original white paper spine and blue paper covered boards, lettered in gilt. [23.2 cm.] Near fine in original unprinted parchment dust jacket. Spine a trifle sunned, upper corners slightly bumped. Jacket sunned on the spine panel and a little wrinkled with several tiny tears on the top edge. FIRST EDITION. One of 800 copies set by Bertha M. Goudy at the Village Press, Marlborough, N.Y., using types designed by Frederic W. Goudy. The text is an essay on Lincoln's legacy by the English playwright, John Drinkwater (1882-1937).�