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28 June 1919
Treaty of peace between the allied and associated powers [Versailles]
Uncut. With fold-out maps. Signed on cover by Evan C. Mac Veagh. Contains Treaty of Versaille and League of Nations Covenant.
GLC08532
29 July 1856
Tappan, Mason W. (Mason Weare), 1817-1886
Modern "Democracy," the ally of slavery. Speech of Hon. M. W. Tappan of New Hampshire, in the House of Representatives, July 29, 1856.
Printed by Greeley & McElrath (the New York Tribune). Tappan, a United States Representative from New Hampshire, declares, "There is... but one hope left for Freedom in Kansas, and that the people of this country are about to avail themselves of....
GLC08541
1865
Swain, Leonard, 1821-1869
A nation's sorrow. A sermon preached on the Sabbath after the assassination of president Lincoln, in the Central Congregational Church, Providence, April 15, 1865
States that with the death of president Lincoln must come an oath from the people to put an end to slavery, with no compromises. Argues that justice, not vengeance must be taken against the traitors. Asserts that the country had been blinded by the...
GLC08542
1893
Boies, Henry M., fl. 1893
Prisoners and paupers [criminal justice]
Printed by Putnam.
GLC08549
circa 1838
[Pair of abolitionist slave tokens]
One token, dated 1838, depicts a kneeling, shackled female slave, accompanied by the words: "Am I not a woman & a sister." Verso depicts a laurel wreath surrounding "Liberty 1838." Other token depicts a male figure with inscription "Am I not a man...
GLC08551
Coffin, Charles Carleton, 1823-1896
Following the Flag. From August, 1861 to Nov. 1862
Written under the pseudonym of "Carleton." Printed by Tichnor and Fields.
GLC08556
1862
Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864
Decision of Chief Justice Taney in the Merryman case, upon the writ of habeas corpus.
Printed by John Campbell. Published by John Campbell. Second addition. Taney states "The Constitution provides, as I have before said, that 'no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property, without due process of law.' It declares that...
GLC08557
1952
Barrett, Oliver Roger, 1873-1950
The immortal autograph letters, documents, manuscripts, portraits, personal relics, and other Lincolniana...
(title continues)... collected by the late Oliver R. Barrett, Chicago, sold by order of the executors of his estate and of Roger W. Barrett, Chicago. Published by Parke- Bernet Galleries, Inc. Lists items auctioned 19 and 20 February.
GLC08580.01
Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877
Sketches of the rise, progress, and decline of secession; with a narrative of personal adventures among the rebels.
Printed by George W. Childs in Philadelphia and in Cincinnati by Applegate & Co. With engraving of the author and signature in facsimile.
GLC08580.03
1864
Abott, Abott A., fl. 1864
The Life of Lincoln
Campaign biography printed by T.R. Dawley, Publisher for the Million. With adverts at the end.
GLC08581.01
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
The state papers of Abraham Lincoln / Raymond, Ed.
GLC08581.02
1860
Helper, Hinton R., 1829-1906
Compendium of the impending crisis of the south.
Published by A.B. Burdick, New York and printed by George Russell and Co.
GLC08581.03
Redpath, James, 1833-1891
Public life of Capt. John Brown, by James Redpath, with an auto-biography of his childhood and youth.
Tells John Brown's life in heroic terms, praising him as a hero and a martyr. Signed by Alfred Chesebrough. Same book as GLC00267.212.
GLC08581.05
Gasparin, Agenor de, fl. 1862
Uprising of a Great People [Pro-Union Work by Frenchman, Translation]
GLC08581.06
Gurowski, Adam, fl. 1862
Diary from March 4, 1861 to November 12, 1862
GLC08581.07
1863
Hunnicutt, James W., 1814-?
The Conspiracy Unveiled. The South Sacrificed; or, the Horrors of Secession
Written by Reverend Hunnicutt who was the editor of the "Fredericksburg [Virginia] Christian Banner." Published by J.B. Lippincott & Co. Introductory remark says "The author of this unpretending volume being a Southern man by birth and education, by...
GLC08581.08
Farrar, C.C.S., fl. 1864
The War, Its Causes and Consequences
First edition published by Blelock & Company. Discusses the causes of the Civil War.
GLC08581.09
1917
Norwood, T.M., 1830-1913
A true vindication of the South
GLC08581.10
Scripps, J. L. (John Locke), 1818-1866
Life of Abraham Lincoln
Printed by the Chicago Press and Tribune.
GLC08589
Campaign biography for the 1860 presidential election. Printed by Horace Greeley & Co. New York edition, Tribune tracts no. 6.
GLC08590
1889
Justice and Jurisprudence [judicial theory re: 13th thru 18th amendments]
GLC08591
1793
United States. Congress (1st : 1789-1791). Senate
Acts passed at a second Congress [Bill of Rights]
Printed by E. Oswald.
GLC08592
Pamphlets related to Horace Binney's essay on President Abraham Lincoln's suspension of the writ of habeas corpus [Decimalized .01-.12]
On 1861, President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus for military related cases. This decision directly defied Article I of the United States Constitution, which states "The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be...
GLC08599
1840
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
Life of Major General William Henry Harrison.... [election campaign biography]
Election campaign biography. Bound in green paper boards with glazed cloth spine. Frontispiece and three plates. Printed by Grugg and Elliot. (The only printing cited by Howes.) Howes H246, Miles 133.
GLC08607.01
1819
Waldro, S. Putnam, fl. 1819
The Tour of James Monroe, President....
Describes Madison's tour in the northern and eastern states in 1817, his tour in 1818 and a brief biographical sketch. Printed by Silas Andrus.
GLC08607.03
Report of the select committee relative to the Soldiers' National Cemetery, together with accompanying documents, ...
Title continues, " ... as reported to the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, March 31, 1864. First edition printed by Singerly & Myers, state printers, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Early printing of Abraham Lincoln's...
GLC08611
1711
Great Britain. Acts.
An act for... erecting a corporation to carry on a trade to the South-Seas
Establishing the South Seas company. Overspeculation in the company's stock led to the "bubble" and the crash, when it came, saw the first modern depression. With exchange stamp of Harvard's Baker Library
GLC08613
Columbus, Christopher, 1451-1506
Letter of Christopher Columbus to Rafael Sanchez, written on board the caravel while returning from his first voyage.
Title continues: "Published at Barcelona, May, 1493." Facsimile of the first publication concerning America. First 20 pages, Latin text in facsimile (black letter, with illustrations); followed by English translation. Published in Chicago by the W...
GLC08615
1963
Morison, Samuel Eliot, 1887-1976
Journals and other documents on the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus.
Translated and edited by Samuel Eliot Morison. Illustrated by Lima de Freitas. Printed for members of the Limited Editions Club. One of 1500 copies, signed by the artist.
GLC08616
1863 [?]
Franklin Pierce Indian peace medal by S. Ellis and J. Wellson
7.5 cm in diameter.
GLC08619
1966
Menconi, Ralph, 1915-1972
[Thomas Jefferson medal]
Issued by the Society of Medalists and based upon Jean-Antoine Houdon's portrait of Jefferson.
GLC08626
[Election of 1860 campaign token]
Republican election token from the 1860 presidential election with photographic portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin on opposite sides. With hole punched at top.
GLC08627
1900
McKinley, William, 1843-1901
McKinley-Roosevelt campaign button with ribbon by Whitehead & Hoag
GLC08628
1897
McKinley-Roosevelt campaign button [no ribbon]
GLC08629
1884
Flower, Frank A., fl. 1884
History of the Republican Party [with 2 facsimile election tickets]
GLC08631
The Lincoln catechism wherein the eccentricities & beauties of despotism are fully set forth. A Guide to the Presidential Election of 1864.
A vitriolic racist attack on Lincoln in the form of a mock catechism. A list of sarcastic questions and answers which accuse Lincoln of tyranny and the Republicans of destroying the Constitution. Title page proclaims the pamphlet is "A guide to the...
GLC08632
1796
Paine, Thomas, 1725-1802
Decline and fall of the English system of finance
Printed by John Page and B.F. Bache.
GLC08637
Bell, John, 1797-1869
Political token: Ferrotype portrait of Bell and Edward Everett
GLC08641
1836
Grimke, Angelina E., 1805-1879
Appeal to the Christian women of the south
Published by the American Anti-Slavery Society. Among other arguments, Grimke denounces Biblical justifications of slavery. Loosely bound with string.
GLC08642
Common sense [with seven other pamphlets from the 1790s]
Paine, Thomas. COMMON SENSE, bound with seven other tracts by Paine. Altogether eight works (in nine parts, one title consisting of two separately issued parts.) A fine collection bound in a single volume, contemp. sheep rubbed, crudely but neatly...
GLC08643
1867
Boutwell, George Sewall, 1818-1905
Speeches and Papers Relating to the Rebellion and the Overthrow of Slavery
Published by Little, Brown & Co. in Boston. Stereotyped and printed by John Wilson and Son in Cambridge. Dedicated to the citizens of Groton, who supported Boutwell in his career as a public servant. Contains 35 chapters, each one a different speech...
GLC08645
1802
Callender, Tom, fl. 1802
Letters to Alexander Hamilton, king of the Feds
GLC08659
Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898
Acts of the anti-slavery apostles.
Printed by Cuppley, Upham & Co. Contains biographical chapters on William Lloyd Garrison and Nathaniel Peabody Rogers. Subsequent chapters cover a history of anti-slavery in America, including a discussion of other individuals active in the cause...
GLC08666
1861
The Constitution of the state of Texas.... [and] of the Confederate States...
Printed by John Marshall
GLC08669
West Viriginia General Assembly
Acts of the General Assembly, Passed at the Regular Session, Held December Second, 1861, at the City of Wheeling
Printed at the Daily Press Book and Job Office. These acts were passed to set up West Virginia as a state. Pages 3-91 contain the various acts with descriptive summaries printed in smaller font in the margin next to the pertinent text. Each act is...
GLC08670
circa 1863
An Appeal to the Federal Soldiers
Written by "A New Englander, Now A Confederate Soldier." Dated from first line: "Two years of our sanguinary conflict..." Says he is going to lay aside "weapons of strife" and reason together on the lessons the war can teach. Says it was ill-will...
GLC08676
circa 1864
[Election of 1864 Abraham Lincoln campaign shield]
Heraldic gold shield with photograph of Abraham Lincoln in center. With loop at top for hanging.
GLC08684
1779
Hamilton, A. Jr., fl. 1769-1785
Town and country magazine or Universal Repository of Knowledge, Instruction and Entertainment for the Year 1779. [Vol 11, (1779)]
11th annual volume of a periodical journal that resembles the Gentleman's Magazine and London Magazine in format and style. 12 monthly issues plus supplement for 1779 containing reports on the War of Independence. Issues are not bound together....
GLC08686
1781
Henry, David, 1710-1792
The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle. [Vol. 51 (1781)]
Accounts of historical news and occurrences throughout the empire, the world and the American colonies. 12 issues plus supplement for 1781 containing reports on the war and news from America, plus a report with fold-out copper plate of "American...
GLC08687
1789 ca.
United States. Treaties, etc.
Collection of treaties
Three major treaties printed in full, including ones between the United States and the Shawnee Nation (31 January 1786), with Morocco (January 1787), and France (November 1788). Disbound from the 3 volume set of United States Acts.
GLC08688
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