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186133882Richmond 1861. Small broadside ticket 3" x 4-3/4". Very good. <br/><br/> A rare Virginia Confederate electoral ticket for the Confederacy's first and only national election: Jefferson Davis for President Alexander Stephens for Vice President. Also listed are two at-large electors and sixteen others by District. <br/>Variant of Parrish & Willingham 5367 5368; Crandall 2744 noting "four variant printings and sizes"; and Hummel 4667-4669. OCLC 58833485 2- U GA Boston Ath. 702707722 1- Yale as of June 2017 different dimensions. unknown books
186133882Richmond 1861. Small broadside ticket 3" x 4-3/4". Very Good. <br /> <br /> A rare Virginia Confederate electoral ticket for the Confederacy's first and only national election: Jefferson Davis for President Alexander Stephens for Vice President. Also listed are two at-large electors and sixteen others by District. <br /> Variant of Parrish & Willingham 5367 5368; Crandall 2744 noting "four variant printings and sizes"; and Hummel 4667-4669. unknown
18811336103Washington: U.S. G.P.O. 1881. Hardcover. Octavo xii 281 pages; VG-; 3/4 bound in black leather red marbled boards gilt lettering to spine; marbled endpapers; moderate rubbing to hinges edges of boards head and tail of spine; 26 folding plates in rear; "March 3 1881.--Laid on the table and ordered to be printed."; name written on second free endpaper; Shelved in case 8 1/2. 1336103. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. [U.S. G.P.O.] hardcover books
1863WRCAM53688Winchester 1863. Broadside 5 x 3 3/4 inches. Toned minor soiling and wrinkling. Very good. An exceedingly rare Confederate Tennessee state election ticket from 1863 nominating Robert L. Caruthers for governor and eleven others as state senators. In 1863 state elections were due in Tennessee. The state was fractured by war and secession and both Unionists and Confederates expressed the desire to hold elections for state government. Confederate supporters held a convention in Winchester and nominated a governor the State Legislature and members for the Confederate Congress. It was a bit of a fool's errand. <br> <br> Isham G. Harris who still considered himself the governor of Tennessee issued a proclamation calling for the election to be held on the first Thursday in August. Just who voted and how many or how few will probably never be known. According to historians the State Archives in Nashville are scant and inconclusive; returns from only thirty-two counties are found some of which reported the vote of only one civil district. Not a single report was from West Tennessee counties and only eight Middle Tennessee counties made returns. Robert L. Caruthers was elected governor on the face of returns but he was never inaugurated and thus never served a day as governor of Tennessee. No Confederate State Legislature ever convened either. The Confederate Congressmen were the only lucky ones. Those who were elected in 1863 took their seats in Richmond however briefly. <br> <br> George Webb notes this copy in his NOT IN ALLEN bibliography in 2013. Not in Parrish & Willingham. The only other copy or shall we say copies resides at the Library of Virginia in an uncut sheet of six tickets. This will likely be the only copy ever available in the marketplace. WEBB NOT IN ALLEN 199 this copy. unknown books
184425849Charleston 1844. 40 pp. Bound in modern quarter red morocco and marbled paper over boards. Minor scattered foxing Very Good plus.<br/><br/> A rare Southern Nationalist tract opposing the election of Henry Clay in 1844 warning of the imminent threat to the South's cherished institution of slavery supporting the Texas annexation and denouncing the North's imposition of protective tariffs. <br/> It begins with Langdon Cheves's Letter opposing separate State secession by South Carolina. Though Northern aggressions-- including the recent rejection of the Treaty to Annex Texas-- and the Tariff are an "insufferable and insulting oppression.I do not think one State ought to resist alone." He urges grass-roots organization to ready the South for mass secession. For this stance Cheves was harshly criticized by Carolinians who urged a go-it-alone policy. His Letter is followed by an early Daniel Webster speech embracing the South's opposition to protective tariffs and support of free trade. John Quincy Adams's Letter illustrates northern "fanaticism" on the slavery issue; Andrew Jackson's Letter of August 1844 supports the annexation of Texas; and James Towles's tract 'The South in Danger' warns against the election of Henry Clay who opposes annexation. <br/>Howes S790 AI 44-5791 and Streeter 1535 each recording a variant issue only. unknown books
189443553n.p.: Hartman & Cadick 1894. First editions. Self wrappers. Good to very good. 8 pp. 8 pp. 8 pp. 8vo. The mid-term elections of 1884 were a disaster for the Democrats led by Grover Cleveland. Republicans and Populists in large part due to the efforts of Joseph Weeks Babcock 1850-1909 a Republican Congressman from Wisconsin who helped organize the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee in 1893 and was a major force in routing the Democrats in the 1894 House elections which cost the Democrats 113 of their 218 seats. They are most likely printed by Hartman & Cadick Republican printers. All follow the same format of quoting leading figures and using bold face type. 1: Caption title "If the Laboring Class be to Perish I Say the Whole Nation." A the head of the title: No. 1 - From the Congressional Record. The caption title is from the English Reformer William Cobbett followed by "You cannot reduce the laborer to a state of starvation and degradation without also destroying national prosperity" a quote from Joseph Norton Dolph 1835-1897 Senator from Oregon from one of his many speeches quoted here. OCLC locates only a single copy at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center. A very good copy docketed on front wrapper mail fold. 2: Caption title "The industrial side of the tariff controversy must not be overlooked. The four millions of people who work in our factory system are the most potent factors outside of agriculture in our civilization." - Hon. J. W. Babcock Wisconsin. A the head of the title: Record No. 3. Apparently unrecorded. We could find no copies in OCLC NUC or other reference sources. Chip to front wrapper else very good with docketing stamp. 3: Caption title "When you Rob the Laboring Men of their Employment you Rob the Farmers of their Customers." The quote from the caption title belongs to Charles Curtis 1860-1936 Republican from Kansas who would go on to become Hoover's Vice President. OCLC locates one copy at the Western Reserve Historical Society Library. A good copy browned some minor chipping docketing stamp on front wrapper. [Hartman & Cadick?] unknown books
1838609821838. Portugal Election Law. Carta De Lei De Nove De Abril De 1838 Para E Eleicao de Senadores E Deputados Half-title. Porto: Imprensa Constitucional 1838. 33 pp. Folding table. Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light toning foxing to a few leaves early hand-lettered page numbers to upper corners of leaves. $75. The Portuguese law of 1838 governing national elections containing 92 articles with numerous statistical tables relating to district representation. unknown books
1838609821838. Portugal Election Law. Carta De Lei De Nove De Abril De 1838 Para E Eleicao de Senadores E Deputados Half-title. Porto: Imprensa Constitucional 1838. 33 pp. Folding table. Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light toning foxing to a few leaves early hand-lettered page numbers to upper corners of leaves. $75. The Portuguese law of 1838 governing national elections containing 92 articles with numerous statistical tables relating to district representation. unknown
187339109Philadelphia: King & Baird 1873. 8vo 8.75". 206 pp. <br><br>Wrangling over a special election and the power of the conitituional convention. "The arguments are published from the stenographic report of R.A. West. Disbound retains front wrapper. King & Baird unknown books
184427407New York 1844. 6.5" x 8" one leaf. Three light vertical folds. Very Good.<br/><br/> In the 1844 election New York City's voters cast 35% more votes than there were people. Charles P. Brown to whom this letter was addressed was on the Board of Assistant Aldermen for New York City from 1843-44 and was foreman of the grand jury investigating the anomaly. He was also assessor and town supervisor of Alabama New York; and a representative from Genesee County in the General Assembly. unknown books
1861ZB579780Washington: 1861. 161 pp issued as 37th Congress 1st Session HMD 4; extraction roughness at spine else very good in self wrappers. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Washington: unknown
1856ZB579781Washington: 1856. 71 1 16 Minority Report pp issued as 34th Congress 1st Session HR 65; extraction roughness at spine light age staining self wrappers. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Washington: unknown
18801406246th Cong. 2d Sess.: SR497. 1880. 28 469pp. Disbound. Very Good. The Democrat Wallace and his committee seek to demonstrate that Massachusetts Republicans "dismissed or threatened with dismissal from employment or deprivation of any right or privilege" anyone who didn't vote Republican in the fall elections. SR497. unknown books
1828WRCAM56438N.p. 1828. Broadside 20 3/4 x 14 inches. Old folds small closed tears along most folds some separation at center fold. Residue and mild staining from previous tape repairs one older tape repair still in place. Minor edge wear and a few small chips even tanning. About very good. One version of the infamous "Coffin Broadsides" attacking Andrew Jackson in the presidential campaign of 1828. There was considerable mud-slinging between the Jackson and Adams camps during that campaign which eventually saw the defeat of incumbent John Quincy Adams and the election of Andrew Jackson. Across the top of the present broadside are six woodcut coffins bearing the names of six militiamen shot for mutiny on Jackson's orders during the War of 1812; an account of their wrongful execution follows. Below that there are more accounts of Jackson's evil and murderous deeds including twelve regular soldiers shot for desertion despite their "not guilty" pleas complete with twelve more coffin woodcuts; Jackson assaulting another man Samuel Jackson in the streets of Nashville and running him through with a sword while Samuel bent over to pick up a rock for defense with a woodcut of a demonic Jackson committing the murderous act; the tale of another soldier unfairly executed another woodcut coffin; and a brief account of some Indian prisoners executed on Jackson's orders four more coffins. The bottom portion includes a testimonial by Thomas Hart Benton who himself had fought a duel with Jackson. <br> <br> The "Coffin Handbill" was printed and reprinted in several sizes and formats. Sabin quotes John Spencer Bassett in his LIFE OF ANDREW JACKSON who notes that the "execution of mutinous militiamen in the campaigns of 1813 and 1814 was recalled to show Jackson's ferocious temper; and when a Philadelphia editor published a hand-bill showing a coffin with the victims standing by its side the idea was caught up eagerly and repeated in all parts of the country." SABIN 86569. OCLC 18042341 45888498. unknown books
1828WRCAM56513N.p. 1828. Broadsheet 19 x 9 inches text printed in two columns on both sides. Old folds some chips to edges minor loss to upper left corner and closed tear to bottom edge no text affected. Two small holes affecting just one word a few areas of soiling light foxing even tanning. Manuscript annotations to verso. About very good. A rare broadside recounting Andrew Jackson's infamous execution of Private John Woods published in 1828 by Jackson's opponents during the 1828 election. There was considerable mud-slinging between the Jackson and Adams camps during that campaign which eventually saw the defeat of incumbent John Quincy Adams and the election of Andrew Jackson. This dense broadside recounts the events of March 1814 at Fort Strother during the Creek Campaign when Jackson charged John Woods an eighteen year-old militiaman with disobedience disrespect and mutiny. According to the text the trial itself only occurred because Jackson's soldiers would not shoot Woods' at the moment of the offense despite Jackson's cries to "Shoot the damned rascal!.blow ten balls through the damned rascal!" The court martial followed soon after; Woods was found guilty and sentenced to die. Some testimonies here state that Jackson offered to spare Woods' life if he would enlist in the regular army but Woods refused; others disagree. He was executed thirty-six hours later. <br> <br> Then follows the sworn testimony of several witnesses: Thomas Couch Robert Ferguson Samuel Hanna George A. Brock Isaac Roberts James Harris William Stewart Joseph Alexander Isaac Anderson Abm. Whitney and John Williams all fellow-soldiers of Woods who witnessed or had personal knowledge of the facts in the case. Their accounts of Woods' supposed mutiny substantially downplay the severity of Woods' disobedience suggesting that it was likely a misunderstanding; they also emphasize the draconian nature of the punishment and make several mentions of Woods' aging and infirm parents. Williams' account closes: "It is not true that Woods on the ground of Execution with oaths and defiance refused to promise obedience. On the contrary he wept loud and bitterly." All of the testimonies are datelined in Tennessee in the first few months of 1828. The nature of the printing lends itself to the possibility of a Tennessee press. <br> <br> Though not as famous as the "Coffin Handbills" that appeared at the same time listing Woods' execution among many other crimes by Jackson this was definitely addressed to the same audiences. John Spencer Bassett in his LIFE OF ANDREW JACKSON notes that the "execution of mutinous militiamen in the campaigns of 1813 and 1814 was recalled to show Jackson's ferocious temper; and when a Philadelphia editor published a hand-bill showing a coffin with the victims standing by its side the idea was caught up eagerly and repeated in all parts of the country." <br> <br> Not in Wise & Cronin and we could find no listing for this broadside in OCLC or in American Imprints. It has only appeared at auction twice and then not since 1925 when Anderson Galleries offered a copy as part of the sale of the Henry De Puy collection which was strong in Andrew Jackson material. The only copy in the trade seems to be one offered by the Eberstadts in 1939. unknown books
186433879Indianapolis 1864. Folio 8 ½" x 14". 16 pp folded. Poll Book preprinted with introduction columns and headings names of candidates etc. First 5 pages and final 4 pages completed in neat ink manuscript. The first page contains an introduction at the top half followed by names of voters up through #279 on page 5. At page 13 is the pre-printed certification filled in and signed by three officers followed by a list of both preprinted and added names of those on the election ticket and the offices they seek with number of votes received by each in manuscript. The final page contains the docketing information. Signed by Andrew Griffin David McKee and John D. Dource and filed on October 13 1864. Quite clean. Very Good. <br/> with Tally Paper. 17" x 28". Preprinted with heading columns and names of candidates and offices they seek. Some additional candidates added in manuscript with manuscript tallies and calculations. Old folds with a few short splits at corner folds a few splits repaired with archival tape on verso some soiling of verso. At the head of the document are the signatures of Andrew Griffin David McKee and John D. Dource judges; and Benjamin F. Reeve and J.R. Hunt clerks. Tally sheet docketed on verso as filed October 13 1864 by B.F. Tingley Clerk. Very Good. <br/><br/> During Indiana's 1864 gubernatorial election Oliver P. Morton ran on the Union ticket against Democrat Joseph McDonald. Morton had been elected Lt. Governor under Gov. Henry Lane in 1860. Lane resigned two days after being confirmed in January 1861 so that he could take a seat in the U.S. Senate; Morton succeeded to his office. Morton won the election by more than 20000 votes. <br/> Names of the 279 who voted include: Lewis Smith Bradford Z. Norris John B. Reeve Owen Reynolds John W.N. Hunt William Carney Henry Long Hiram Smith Henry Armstrong John Ryan Thomas N. Smith George W. Brown David Johnson Alexander FitzJarrell William Quail Francis M. Patterson George Gray Lorenso D. Richardson Richard W. McKee. <br/> Benjamin F. Tingley 1823-1904 served as the Clerk of Rush County from 1864 to 1872 and he was a member of the local Freemason lodge where he held the position of treasurer for a time. Others who signed off on these documents as judges and clerks were primarily farmers by occupation. unknown books
186433879Indianapolis 1864. Folio 8 ½" x 14". 16 pp folded. Poll Book preprinted with introduction columns and headings names of candidates etc. First 5 pages and final 4 pages completed in neat ink manuscript. The first page contains an introduction at the top half followed by names of voters up through #279 on page 5. At page 13 is the pre-printed certification filled in and signed by three officers followed by a list of both preprinted and added names of those on the election ticket and the offices they seek with number of votes received by each in manuscript. The final page contains the docketing information. Signed by Andrew Griffin David McKee and John D. Dource and filed on October 13 1864. Quite clean. Very Good. <br /> with Tally Paper. 17" x 28". Preprinted with heading columns and names of candidates and offices they seek. Some additional candidates added in manuscript with manuscript tallies and calculations. Old folds with a few short splits at corner folds a few splits repaired with archival tape on verso some soiling of verso. At the head of the document are the signatures of Andrew Griffin David McKee and John D. Dource judges; and Benjamin F. Reeve and J.R. Hunt clerks. Tally sheet docketed on verso as filed October 13 1864 by B.F. Tingley Clerk. Very Good. <br /> <br /> During Indiana's 1864 gubernatorial election Oliver P. Morton ran on the Union ticket against Democrat Joseph McDonald. Morton had been elected Lt. Governor under Gov. Henry Lane in 1860. Lane resigned two days after being confirmed in January 1861 so that he could take a seat in the U.S. Senate; Morton succeeded to his office. Morton won the election by more than 20000 votes. <br /> Names of the 279 who voted include: Lewis Smith Bradford Z. Norris John B. Reeve Owen Reynolds John W.N. Hunt William Carney Henry Long Hiram Smith Henry Armstrong John Ryan Thomas N. Smith George W. Brown David Johnson Alexander FitzJarrell William Quail Francis M. Patterson George Gray Lorenso D. Richardson Richard W. McKee. <br /> Benjamin F. Tingley 1823-1904 served as the Clerk of Rush County from 1864 to 1872 and he was a member of the local Freemason lodge where he held the position of treasurer for a time. Others who signed off on these documents as judges and clerks were primarily farmers by occupation. unknown
186836501New York: Currier & Ives 1868. Lithograph illustrated broadside by Currier & Ives oblong 11" x 15-1/2". Matted. Light dusting Near Fine. Cartoon characters identified by name; in lower right corner "on Stone by Cameron." John Cameron was a talented artist employed at Currier & Ives. In lower left corner "Thos. Worth. Sketch." Worth designed many cartoon broadsides for Currier & Ives. <br/><br/> "An election-year cartoon invoking both Grant's humble beginnings as a tanner and his successful Civil War military career. Popular New York governor John Thompson Hoffman dressed as an Indian the 'Great Sachem of Tammany' presents Democratic candidates Horatio Seymour and Francis P. Blair Jr. to Grant. He addresses Grant 'Here General is a couple more hides to be tanned when will they be done' Grant smokes a cigar and wears the leather apron of a tanner rolled-up sleeves exposing his muscular arms. He replies 'Well I'll finish them off early in November.' <br/> "At right corner former Confederate generals Robert E. Lee Simon Bolivar Buckner and John C. Pemberton hold their rumps and hop about in pain. They announce 'This is to Certify that we have had our hides tanned and that the work was by him thoroughly done." Reilly AAS's entry asserts "Issued well before 1868 election." <br/>Reilly 1868-11. Weitenkampf 159. OCLC 191119896 2- AAS Villanova as of January 2020. Currier & Ives unknown books
1896200371896. n.p. 1896. 4 pp folded. Caption title as issued. Chipped at blank foremargin Good. A Republican campaign leaflet supporting the Republicans' gold standard against the free silver policy of William Jennings Bryan and the Democrats. Not located on OCLC. unknown books
189236912New York 1892. Folio broadside 10" x 13" printed in three columns beneath caption title. Minor wear at blank upper edge Very Good plus.<br/><br/> "The Republican party of 1860 was the exponent of the grandest ideas and the most ennobling sentiments but to what abysmal depths has it fallen in these times. It now stands for nothing more than a corrupting combination between plutocrats and politicians to plunder the people." <br/> Three former Republicans express their dismay at their Party's moral collapse in the Gilded Age and their indignation at Republican mistreatment of Union Civil War veterans. They announce their plans to vote for Grover Cleveland the Democratic candidate in the upcoming presidential election. They are confident "that the interests of the old soldiers are safe with the Democratic party and Grover Cleveland who has always been sincere who has always kept his promises." <br/> The three are William Green District Attorney of Fulton County NY; Harrison Clark "once Dep't Comd'r of N.Y. G.A.R. and George B. Loud Past Jun. Vice Dep't Comd'r of Florida G.A.R." They express their disappointment and anger in these printed letters dated in early October 1892 to Theodore F. Reed Secretary of the National Veterans' Tariff Reform League.<br/>Not located on OCLC as of June 2020 or the online sites of NYPL or NYHS. unknown books
188837352n.p.: n.p. 1888. First edition. Self wrappers. A very good copy. 4 pp. 8vo. First section title reads "Exorbitant Charge of Special Counsel in Bell Telephone Case - $75 per day - $100 while Sleeping en Route to Cincinnati." Goes on to accuse the Department of Justice of rights violations and cronyism. "The Citizen and his rights trampled upon in every direction through processes of law." Extensively quotes Samuel Jackson Randall 1828-1890 Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania whose power was waning at the time. OCLC locates only two copies: Library of Michigan and the Wisconsin Historical Society. n.p. unknown books
188028864Philadelphia: J.M. Armstrong & Co. Music Typographers and Printers 1880. 24pp stitched in original printed and illustrated wrappers worn at inner margin of wrappers with wrapper title as issued. Good.<br/><br/> Lots of songs with music celebrating the Republicans' Civil War achievements the life of 'Jim Garfield of the West' condemning 'The Bourbon Democracee' etc. The rear wrapper lists the number of each State's electoral votes. J.M. Armstrong & Co., Music Typographers and Printers unknown books
188013357np 1880. 4pp folded caption title as issued. A couple of closed margin tears expert inconspicuous repairs no loss and a few fox blotches. Good or so. <br/><br/> "Document No. 9" of the Democratic Party's 1880 campaign pieces. Hancock hero of Gettysburg accepts his Party's presidential nomination. Also printed is his 1876 letter to General Sherman demonstrating his obedience to civil authorities and constitutional processes as the chaotic election of 1876 worked itself out. unknown books
188012838np 1880. 4pp folded sheet caption title light upper corner spotting. Very Good. The pamphlet supports the Republican platform urges payment in full of the public debt and protection for the Nation's bondholders. Denouncing the Democrats for urging an infusion of paper money which would injure the bondholders it reminds the voters that "In our desperate struggle with the rebellion it was the spotless credit of the Government that enabled us to conquer and to preserve the Union." Democrats then sought to undermine the public credit just as they do now. FIRST EDITION. 489 NUC 0186372 1. unknown books
1880197421880. Caption title as issued. 8pp with light wear and old folds. 'No. 86.' printed at top of first page. Good. A Republican campaign pamphlet arguing that the triumph of the 'Solid South' would impoverish the country. Southerners have "the conceit of political sagacity. It is their boast that this country will never be properly governed until Southern statesmanship shall again bear sway." But when the numbers are crunched the South has lagged behind the North in every index of economic prosperity. The Solid South's share of the "commercial industrial financial and educational interests of the country" is disproportionately small. Its pretensions to "dictate the course of the National Government" is absurd. OCLC locates 12 under two accession numbers. unknown books
