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186322448.01New York N.Y. 1863. No binding. Fine. New York Journal of Commerce. Newspaper. New York Journal of Commerce. New York N.Y. January 3 1863. 4 pp. 24 x 32 1/2 in. An early report of the Emancipation Proclamation where the editors describe Lincoln's bold move as ""a farce coming in after a long tragedy.Most of the people regard it as a very foolish piece of business."" Historical BackgroundThe Emancipation Proclamation was the single most important act of Lincoln's presidency. Its text reveals the major themes of the Civil War: the importance of slavery to the war effort on both sides; the courting of border states; Lincoln's hopes that the rebellious states could somehow be convinced to reenter the Union; the role of black soldiers; Constitutional and popular constraints on emancipation; the place of African Americans in the United States and America's place in a worldwide movement toward the abolition of slavery. In sounding the death knell for slavery and the ""Slave power"" the President took a decisive stand on the most contentious issue in American history and the United States joined other western nations in embracing a future of free labor.In addition to the moral impact of this ""sincerely believed.act of justice"" the Proclamation aided the Union cause tangibly and decisively. Because it focused on territory still held by the Confederacy only small numbers of slaves compared to the total slave population were immediately freed. However the Proclamation deprived the South of essential labor by giving all slaves a reason to escape to Union lines. Failing that it freed slaves immediately upon the Union Army's occupation of Confederate territory. The Proclamation also encouraged the enlistment of black soldiers who made a crucial contribution to the Union war effort. Moreover England and France who had already abolished slavery were restrained from supporting the Confederacy which would have been in their own economic interests. Lincoln summed up the Proclamation's importance in 1864: ""no human power can subdue this rebellion without using the Emancipation lever as I have done.""Nonetheless the editors of the Journal of Commerce disagreed and their opinion reflects the truly controversial nature of the act for many contemporary Americans. books
186711003Cambridge: Privately Printed Press of John Wilson and Son 1867. Second Edition / Limited Edition. Cloth. Near fine. Selected Songs Sung At Harvard College signed by Robert Todd Lincoln. Octavo vii 1 100pp 1. Bound in modern sheepskin new endpapers. Solid text block. Stated "second edition" on copyright page with a limitation of 200 copies. Uncut leaf ends. Signed by Robert Todd Lincoln on front free endpaper. An exceptionally scarce Harvard song book by itself with the additional signature of Robert Todd Lincoln. Robert Todd Lincoln 1843-1926 the son of President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln remained active in politics after the untimely death of his father. After the Civil War he finished law school in Chicago and began a successful practice in the midwest. He served as Secretary of War during the Garfield and Arthur Administrations and United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom during the Harrison administration. He was mentioned various times as a potential Republican presidential or vice-presidential candidate but declined every time. Privately Printed, Press of John Wilson and Son unknown books
18661009808vo one sheet printed on both sides. Even toning and aging small closed tear to the upper margin; otherwise very good. This is a rather scarce government document that informs the military that the "Thirteenth Amendment" has passed and slavery is officially abolished. Article XIII states "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude except as a punishment for a crime whereby the party shall have been duly convicted shall exist within the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction." This document is signed in type by William H. Seward 1801-1872 as the Secretary of State. Congress would follow with a Civil Rights Act of 1866 to give African Americans the same rights as all citizens but this small printed document presenting the essence of the "Thirteenth Amendment" is an important piece of history. ANB.
1772In the Savoy London: Printed by Tho. Newcomb for James Collins in the Temple-passage from Essex-street; and sold at the Kings-head and the Angel in VVestminster-Hall 1679. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. ii 116pp. A2 B4-P4 Q2. Nineteenth-century red morocco with the arms of a Barlow family on the upper cover. ESTC R236210; Wing B840. With remarks by some members of the same Barlow family regarding the author. The arms on the covers belong to this family. They do not however find any kinship with the author. <br/> <br/> In the Savoy [London]: Printed by Tho. Newcomb, for James Collins in the Temple-passage from Essex-street; and sold at the Kings hardcover
1928151527Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company 1928. First edition of this complex and revealing biography of one of the most popular Presidents of the United States. Octavo two volumes bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands marbled endpapers top edge gilt illustrated tissue-guarded frontispiece to each volume. In near fine condition bookplate to each pastedown. Praised for his biographies of Chief Justice John Marshall and President Abraham Lincoln American historian and United States Senator Albert J. Beveridge has introduced the public to the realities of the lives of revered historical figures. Using analysis and thorough investigation Beveridge was able to contextualize the actions of America's sixteenth president with his traditions and influences in his four-volume biography 'Abraham Lincoln 1809-1858' published post-humously in 1928. His contributions to historical study cannot be understated and the American Historical Association's Beveridge Award exists to demonstrate as much. Houghton Mifflin Company unknown
15860Abraham Lincoln. "The Gettysburg Address" contained in "Report of the Select Committee Relative to the Soldiers' National Cemetery Together with the Accompanying Documents as reported to the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania March 31 1864." Harrisburg: Singerly & Myers State Printers 1864. Lincoln's famous speech was originally delivered at the Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg; this early volume following shortly after that dedication records the events of the day details of the cemetery and the soldiers interred there and the original text of the Gettysburg Address. <br/><br/>The Gettysburg Address is a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg Pennsylvania on the afternoon of Thursday November 19 1863 four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg. It is one of the best-known speeches in American history. This is the first Pennsylvania printing of the Address. It occupies the second unnumbered page of this volume on the recent consecration of the Soldier's National Cemetary near the end. Included also in the Report is material on the creation of the cemetery with statistical data names of the soldiers buried there and the program at the dedicatory ceremonies including the benedictions and the oration of the featured speaker Edward Everett. Wills's study of the Address discusses its textual variations and the surprising difficulty in determining precisely what Lincoln said. As printed here it tracks what Wills has identified as the likely text spoken by Lincoln; but differs in several respects from the 'final version' for example the omission of 'poor' in 'our poor power to add or detract.' In fair condition. Foxed frequent margin spotting. Original cloth worn at spine and extremities of boards with cardboard below cloth revealed. One full-page map of the battlefield and hospitals; one folding map of the cemetery grounds. unknown books
18661009808vo one sheet printed on both sides. Even toning and aging small closed tear to the upper margin; otherwise very good. This is a rather scarce government document that informs the military that the "Thirteenth Amendment" has passed and slavery is officially abolished. Article XIII states "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude except as a punishment for a crime whereby the party shall have been duly convicted shall exist within the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction." This document is signed in type by William H. Seward 1801-1872 as the Secretary of State. Congress would follow with a Civil Rights Act of 1866 to give African Americans the same rights as all citizens but this small printed document presenting the essence of the "Thirteenth Amendment" is an important piece of history. ANB. books
large scale engraved map (1165 x 1440 mm), with contemporary outline colouring, dissected into 32 sections and laid on linen, calligraphic title and dedication and mileage scale, slight browning and faint offsetting, folding into contemporary slipcase which is worn and torn, manuscript label pasted on upper cover "Hunting Map, H. Lowe". The first issue of this rare map of Belvoir Castle and the surrounding area, King issued a corrected edition in 1836 which is of similar rarity.
18562209140064Boston: Nathaniel Noyes 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Disaster in the White Mountains 12mo. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean unmarked pages. 72 pages. Early signature of "N.R. Preston Boston 1857" on front end page. <br> "Dr. Ball a Harvard graduate went for a hike on a rainy autumn afternoon up the unfinished Mount Washington carriage road. Though aware of both the late hour and the lateness of the season and having knowledge of the death of Lizzie Bourne from exposure on the mountain the month before Ball did not turn back when rain turned to sleet and then snow. He endured three days and two nights in a blizzard protected solely by his umbrella. This was a survival so unparalleled in the past and so unlikely to be repeated in the future as to be worthy of putting into print. Ironically Ball survived the cold of Mount Washington only to die of the heat in Panama at age 39." - Sotheby's Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana 2020. Refs: Bent p. 2; Hammond p. 20; Sabin 2933. Nathaniel Noyes hardcover
1782248642Philadelphia 1782. 2 pp. plus integral address leaf. Folio. Old folds very minor foxing and toning very good. In a blue half morocco and cloth clamshell case spine gilt. Some separation between leaves. 2 pp. plus integral address leaf. Folio. Releasing Loyalists at the End of the Revolution. Letter written by Secretary of War General Benjamin Lincoln to New Jersey Governor William Livingston regarding the release of prisoners of war into New York state.<br/><br/>Benjamin Lincoln served as a major general in the Continental Army noted for being the commanding officer at the surrender of Charleston May 1780 and for accepting Lord Cornwallis's sword at the time of his surrender at Yorktown. He subsequently served as Secretary of War and Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor. In this letter he writes to Governor Livingston informing him that many prisoners of war likely Loyalists in New York have expressed a wish to return to their employment and he has been petitioned for their release.<br/><br/>"Dear Sir Mr. Stewart informs me that there are a number of inhabitants of your state now in gaol as prisoners of war who went from you some time since and joined the enemy. As many of them are good forge men and colliers & wish to return to their former employment he has requested that I would permit it. I do not think myself authorised to turn such men into your state without your permission. Should you think proper to have them liberated a line from you to the commissary of prisoners at Lancaster expressing your wish will be sufficient for I will direct him to relegate all such of your inhabitants as you shall name." Given Livingston's strong anti-Loyalist sentiments it may be doubtful that he had the men released no matter what their occupation and abilities.<br/><br/>A reluctant politician William Livingston nevertheless rose to prominence in colonial New York and New Jersey in part due to his wealth and family connections. He was the first governor of the state of New Jersey holding that office from 1776 until his death in 1790. Livingston was extremely popular with his constituents and was fiercely anti-Loyalist. During this time Livingston was constantly on the move to avoid assassination bringing him into close contact with his constituents. This sensitized him to their needs in a way few others in his station would know additionally fuelling his desire for reforms including the abolition of slavery.<br/><br/>A nice letter from the Secretary of War regarding POWs in the American Revolution. unknown books
19581283242Milwaukee WI/Mundelein IL/Washington DC: The Bruce Publishing Company/Canon Law Digest St. mary of the Lake Seminary Chicago Province/Canon Law Society of America 1958. Hardcover. Near fine. 14 volumes total including the separate index. Set contains Vols. 1-13 plus the index volume for Vols. 1-12. A set of fourteen hardcover books bound in brick-red cloth. Near fine condition overall. Gilt on spines of Vols. 1-5 is slightly dulled although still visible; the remaining volumes are all in fine condition. Former woner's name else unmarked. Text clean and binding tight. Volumes 1 through 13 of this series of documents on the Catholic Code of Canon Law. Text is in English. Publication dates span 1958-2009. The Bruce Publishing Company/Canon Law Digest, St. mary of the Lake Seminary, Chicago Province/Canon Law Society of America hardcover
2023BIBHB0101693722023. Hardcover. New. About The Book : This title has 11 volume. volume 1 includes that part of the New York colonial history beginning with the first Assembly in 1683 and ending with the Revolution Much history is contained in volume-2. The volume also contains general historical notes relative to Federal affairs including the establishment of the government and the national revenue system. In Volume 3 covers the administrations of Governors Volume 4 contain The administrations of Governors Bouck Wright Young Fish Hunt Clark and the first administration of Governor.Volume 5 contain covering twelve years includes the administrations of Governors King Morgan Fenton and the second administration of Governor Seymour. Volume 6 This period witnessed the adoption in 1869 of the new judiciary article proposed by the Constitutional Convention of 1867 Volume 7 contain the constitutional amendments of 1876 relative to the administration of prisons and canals were put into operation canal tolls were abolished a civil service law was enacted. Governor Hill's seven years fill the eighth volume. The Governor and the Legislature were not in political accord and there were frequent differences of opinion between them on public questions.Volume 9 includes the administrations of Qovemors Flower Morton and Black. During this period the Constitutional Convention of 1894 was held and a new Constitution was approved at the general election in that year. Volume 10 contain The administrations of Governor Roosevelt two years Governor Odell four years and Governor Higgins two years. And Volume XI contains a table of cases cited in previous volumes a table of constitutional references memorandums on approval of bills an index of vetoes and a general index of the entire work. In the messages and other documents persons are often mentioned only by their surnames About The Editor : Charles Zebina Lincoln1848-: On the 18th July 1905 Governor Heggins appointed Charles Z. Lincoln editor of the Governors messages. The editor was given a substantilly free hand in the performance of the task commetted to him and he has tried to keep constantly in mind the primary object of the plan. He edited many books as- The colonial laws of New York from the year 1664 to the Revolution including the charters to the Duke of York the commissions and instructions to colonial governors the Duke's laws the laws of the Dongan and Leisler Assemblies the charters of Albany and New York and the acts of the colonial legislatures from 1691 to 1775 inclusive. ;Report of the Commissioners of code revision. Appointed by the governor under 1036 laws 1895; Special report of the Commissioners of Statutory Revision : containing schedules of city laws transmitted to the Legislature January 26 ; Special report of the Commissioners of Statutory Revision in relation to villages submitted to the Legislature February 25 1897. The Title 'State of New York Messages from the Governors : Comprising Executive Communications to the Legislature and Other Papers Relating to Legislation From the Organization of the First Colonial Assembly in 1683 to and Including the Year 1906 written/authored/edited by Edited by Charles Z. Lincoln' published in the year 2023. The ISBN 9788121298636 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 11300 Pages. The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Politics and government�History. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: Volume 11 Vols. Set hardcover
186444789Boston: Little Brown and Company 1864. Original full black cloth blind embossed boards spine lettered in gilt. Frontispiece "Map of the Gettysburg Battlefield and Hospitals." Folding plate "Map of the Grounds and Design For the Improvement of the Soldiers' National Cemetery Gettysburg PA. 1863." The scarce Erratum slip is laid in. Wear and chipping to spine and edges old dampstain affecting the bottom portion of the text. Contains the first authorized appearance of Lincoln's Gettysburg address in book form. Scarce. See photos. First Edition. Hard Cover. Little, Brown and Company Hardcover
2023Gyan-9788121298636Gyan Publishing House 2023. 11 Vols. Set. Hardcover. New. 14.34 x 22.59 x 113. English Gyan Publishing House hardcover
2023Gyan-9788121298636Gyan Publishing House 2023. 11 Vols. Set. Hardcover. New. 14.34 x 22.59 x 113. English Gyan Publishing House hardcover
1827AQ19356London: Printed by Luke Hansard and Sons 1827. 56pp. With four lithographed folding plans by William Webb. Contemporary perhaps original publisher's roan-backed boards morocco lettering piece gilt to upper board. Rubbed with slight loss to spine and short cracks to joints at head and foot. Some spotting and damp-marking to plates. A handsome copy of a comprehensive account of the governance and operation of Lincoln county gaol at Lincoln Castle founded in 1789 which includes the specific rules surrounding prisoners' labour discipline religious observance and diet in Lincoln and extracts of prevailing Regency penal legislation including references to female prisoners and the manner of removing the bodies of executed prisoners. The four plans illustrate executed by William Webb illustrate three floor plans of the gaol and a general ground plan of the Castle. Rare. COPAC locates only four copies in the UK BL NT Royal Society and Senate House; OCLC adds four copies in North America Chigago Georgia Ohio State and Simon Fraser and three elsewhere Auckland Hong Kong University and Queensland. . First edition. Quarto. Printed by Luke Hansard and Sons hardcover
1865235590Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co 1865. First edition front wrapper without portrait of Lincoln appearing in later issues. Engraved title and piano score; 5 pp. 1 vols. Folio. Loose as issued; split along spine with some chipping to extremities. First edition front wrapper without portrait of Lincoln appearing in later issues. Engraved title and piano score; 5 pp. 1 vols. Folio. Donizetti died 17 years before Lincoln having gone mad from syphilis. His Funeral March gained a measure of recognition in America after it was performed during Lincoln's funeral ceremonies. It is a heavy solemn piece in a minor with droning octaves in the bass a haunting chromatic figure in the middle register and a lyrical upper voice. see Barret Sale Lot 693; Stern Collection of Lincolniana Oliver Ditson & Co unknown
1860377692New York: Horace Greeley & Co 1860. 32pp. 8vo. Disbound. 32pp. 8vo. An early campaign biography of future president Abraham Lincoln written by John Locke Scripps of the New York Tribune. Scripps reports on the life of Abraham Lincoln in eight chapters touching on the major events of his life and career beginning with his early life and his move to Illinois through his transition from merchant to lawyer and legislator and covering his time in Congress with accounts of Lincoln's opposition to the Mexican-American War his support of the Wilmot Proviso and his involvement with the organization of the Republican Party. <br /> <br /> Wessen states that this edition was printed by Horace Greeley "from plates cast from the same type forms" as the 1860 Chicago edition which is considered the first published biography of Lincoln. An advertisement for the Tribune and the Tribune Almanac fills the bottom two thirds of the last page. <br /> <br /> "Most authentic of Lincoln campaign biographies" - Howes. Howes S247a "aa"; Managhan 79 note; Wessen Campaign Lifes of Abraham Lincoln 12 ref; Miles 418a; Abraham Lincoln: His Life in Print p. 85 Horace Greeley & Co unknown
146474Engraved oval portrait of Abraham Lincoln the sixteenth president of the United States. Displayed in an antique wooden frame. The engraving measures 4.5 inches by 6 inches. The entire piece measures 10.75 inches by 12.75 inches. In near fine condition. Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He led the United States through its Civil War and in doing so preserved the Union of the United States of America abolished slavery and strengthened the federal government. Lincoln began constructing his cabinet on election night and sought to create a cabinet that would unite the Republican party. His eventual cabinet would include his primary rivals for the Republican nomination and although his appointees held differing views on economic issues all were opposed to the expansion of slavery into the territories of the United States. The most senior cabinet post of Secretary of State was appointed to William Seward who had recently failed to win the 1860 Republican presidential nomination and Lincoln's choice for Secretary of the Treasury was Ohio Senator Salmon P. Chase Seward's primary political rival and the leader of a radical faction of the Republican party that sought the immediate abolition of slavery. unknown
161871449San Francisco:: The Flag's Evening Dispatch April 16 1865. single sheet folded to form four pages. Light horizontal crease is neatly reinforced with tissue; slight use at edges. . Folio. Two small engraved illustrations. Mourning borders throughout. Nearly the entire newspaper is devoted to assassination news including "A Wail for President Lincoln" written for the Flag's Dispatch. The Flag's Evening Dispatch, unknown
186482099New York:: National Union Executive Committee 1864. Creased where folded vertically and multiple times horizontally; some minor use to edges and a few tiny losses at folds; very attractive. . 11-1/2 x 8-3/4 inches. A Lincoln re-election broadside setting forth in detail and contrasting The Chicago Platform proposing "immediate efforts be made for a cessation of hostilities" and The Baltimore Platform "quelling by force of arms the rebellion." National Union Executive Committee, unknown
186340887New York: Office of the Metropolitan Record 1863. Original printed wrappers. Stitched. 29 1 blank 1- advertisement for 'The Washington Despotism Dissected' 1 blank pp. Light wear and fox. About Very Good.<br /> <br /> The Metropolitan Record whose Prospectus is printed on the rear wrapper calls itself "an unswerving opponent of fanaticism in every form and an advocate of constitutional liberty and the rights of the citizens against despotic usurpation." <br /> This pamphlet is "A mock trial wherein Lincoln was charged with treasonable intent purposes and designs and of having committed among other unconstitutional acts the following: 'Declared War against Sovereign States under pretence of repossessing himself of certain forts and other property; arresting citizens without process of law; suppressed liberty of speech; stopped publication of certain newspapers; placed the military power above the civil power; overthrown State Sovereignty; forced unconstitutional acts through Congress.' At the conclusion of the trial the Court addressed the 'Criminal' as follows: 'You have been tried and found wanting. You have been given the opportunity of saving a nation but you have stabbed it to the heart. You have converted your country into a despotism'." Eberstadt.<br /> "Quotations from Lincoln and others selected to discredit his administration" Monaghan. A second edition was printed in 1867. Sabin Monaghan and LCP do not collate the advertisement at page 31.<br /> FIRST EDITION. 111 Eberstadt 332. Monaghan 252. Sabin 41234. LCP 10399. Office of the Metropolitan Record unknown
25.07Lincoln13<p>THE WORKS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. <br />Limited Sponsors Edition. <br />By Nicolay and Hay.<br />Complete in 12 volumes. </p><p><br />In remarkable condition for the age. <br />Good to very good overall. <br />Some extremity micro spine chipping and abrasions. </p><p><br />The bindings are original. <br />The bindings are the publisher's original full leather bindings. <br />The hinges are all sound. <br />An exceptional set. <br />In remarkable condition for the age. <br />Minor extremity wear. <br />Minor extremity chipping. <br />Small chip st head if volume two and base of volume six. <br />Hinges all sound. <br />The paper is high quality. </p><p>These are large volumes measuring approximately 9.25 inches tall. </p><p><br />This is a complete 12 volume set of the Works of Abraham Lincoln. <br />Copyrighted in 1894. <br />No date on title page. <br />This is the limited Sponsor's Edition by the Lincoln Memorial University. <br />The historical record dates this set as 1926. </p><p>by John G. Nicolay and John Hay these books are in very good condition. Thick heavy paper. Each of the 12 books has around 350 pages and measures 9.25" long 6.25" wide and 1.5" thick. </p><p>The main condition flaw is minor extremity chipping as shown in the pictures. <br />Small chip at the head of volume two base of volume six. <br />Light generalized abrasion. <br />Hinges sound. <br />Paper is high quality rag paper. </p><p><br />Includes signed limitation page from John Wesley Hill the Chancellor of Lincoln Memorial University. Monaghan 1471. </p><p>An exceptional set.</p><p>The Complete Works of Abraham Lincoln first published in 1894 was edited and compiled by President Lincoln's private secretaries John G. Nicolay and John Hay. The 1894 edition was the first scholarly attempt to collect and publish the complete writings of Lincoln. The New and Enlarged Complete Works of Abraham Lincoln was issued in 1905 by the Francis D. Tandy Company. This edition from 1926 The Sponsors Edition was published using the plates from the New and Enlarged work with an introduction by the Chancellor of Lincoln Memorial University.</p><p><br />This set will be well protected for shipping. </p><p>Please see my other listings for similar books. </p><p>25.07</p>
