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Chicago. [1910].. 213pp. plus illus. Frontis. Gilt cloth, pictorial onlay. Old stamp, else fine. The author ended up in Colorado with her miner husband, then in business by herself, and finally, it would seem, ran a tourist camp. The illustrations are posed to beat the band, with Mrs. Jack brandishing pistol and pickax. ... more information

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New York. 1835.. xvi,316pp. 12mo. Original patterned cloth. Some shelf wear, bit sunned, foxing. Good. A detailed work warning of the dangers of Jacksonism, and reviewing past presidential campaigns and administrations. SABIN 35383. HOWES P440. ... more information

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Baltimore. 1828.. Broadside, 13 1/2 x 10 inches. Old fold marks. Very good, untrimmed. A wonderful political broadside announcing the incoming results of the 1828 election, issued at Baltimore on Monday morning, Nov. 10, 1828, by a committee of Maryland Jacksonians headed by Roger B. Taney. There are four lines of interior headlines, in differing types, proclaiming "ALL HAIL NEW YORK," with letters indicating that Jackson has thirteen of its nineteen electoral votes; "ALL HAIL, MAINE," w... more information

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Philadelphia. 1824.. [5],4-104pp. Dsb. Leaves tanned, bit foxed, good. Patriotic pamphlet promoting Andrew Jackson's candidacy for president. "...every Democrat must look up to Andrew Jackson, as the destined preserver of principles vitally necessary to the existence of those equal rights..." WISE & CRONIN 536. MILES 11. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 19341. ... more information

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[Np. 1830?].. Small clipping, 20 x 7 cm. Very good. Jackson's clipped autograph, taken from a letter addressed to the Collector of Customs in New York. Jackson's writing says, "Yours in Haste, Andrew Jackson," and the address is in Jackson's hand. ... more information

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Washington. 1832.. 15pp. Bound in later orange wrappers, front wrapper detached, leaves bit tanned, housed in modern cloth case, leather label. Deaccessioned from Yale, withdrawn stamp on bookplates, overall very good. The text of Jackson's annual address to Congress, much on comments relations with Latin American republics. General observations on the political, financial and military state of the Union. From the Western Americana books of Frederick William Beinecke. ... more information

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Philadelphia: Walker & Gillis, 1846.. 412pp. Frontispiece portrait. Cloth. Very good. The volume is a remarkable collection of documents relating to the late President Jackson. ... more information

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Washington: Printed by Duff Green, 1831.. 15pp. Dbd. Darkened. Good. Annual speech that reviews all aspects of the United States. Most of the speech is about foreign affairs, especially with Great Britain and France. In general, Jackson views the United States as succeeding in all endeavors. ... more information

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Concord, N.H.: John F. Brown, 1837.. 429pp. Portrait frontis. Contemporary ornate blindstamped cloth, gilt- lettered spine. Top inch of spine neatly torn away. Minor foxing. Offsetting on titlepage, brief modern ink notes on front free endpaper. Overall very good. A collection of Jackson's most important messages, including a bevy of annual messages and his "Message in Relation to Texas, Dec. 21, 1836," to which is prefixed a brief biography. OCLC 3695336, 10472284, 12172989. ... more information

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Washington. 1815.. 4pp. Modern cloth, leather label. Very good. Congress thanks Jackson and his army and votes in favor of striking a gold medallion commemorating the victory. ... more information

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[ca. 1860?].. Photograph from a daguerreotype, trimmed to an oval. Good. Since Jackson died in 1845, this would appear to be an early photograph from an image. The picture shows Jackson as an old man, probably in the last few years of his life. An unusual Jackson item. ... more information

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[Washington. 1832].. 86pp. Modern half morocco and marbled boards. Minor tanning, else fine. A report, with many statements by officials and others in the fur trade, on robberies and murders suffered, as well as statistics regarding capital in the trade. Among those whose reports are included are William Clark, Alphonso Wetmore, Joshua Pilcher, Henry Schoolcraft, Chouteau, and Astor. The tables include information on prices paid for Indian goods in England, and the names of dozens of Americans killed while ... more information

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Baltimore. 1835.. 227pp. Large octavo. Original cloth backed paper boards, printed paper spine label (chipped). Front hinge starting, occasional light foxing, some contemporary ink marginal notes. Very good. Includes Jackson's important proclamation of Dec. 10, 1832, in which he denounced nullification as treason and rebellion and warned the South Carolinians that he would use all his power to enforce the laws. Also collected here are Jackson's Annual Message to Congress of 1829 through 1834, Veto M... more information

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Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1828.. 63pp. Gathered signatures, stitched. Lower inner corner of front wrapper torn away. Minor edge wear and browning. Good. Lacks the folding muster rolls. The controversy surrounding Jackson and his execution of several alleged deserters during the War of 1812 is here rekindled, no doubt due to Jackson's current presidential campaign. The present document reviews the court-martial trial at which the men were sentenced to death, particularly in regards to which term of... more information

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New York: Printed & Published by H.R. Robinson, [nd, ca. 1836].. Lithograph with contemporary handcoloring, 11 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches. A bit soiled and lightly foxed. Three old tape reinforcements on verso along the upper edge. Good. Matted. A marvellous anti-Jackson satirical print, taking Old Hickory to task for his war against the Bank of the United States, and his power to distribute funds among smaller so-called "pet banks." Jackson is shown smoking a pipe, seated upon huge bags labelled &qu... more information

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Washington. 1830.. Broadside, 25 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches, printed on silk and mounted on paper. Some scattered tears and slight silk loss, mainly in the margins, but with a few text tears. Expertly matted, and protected with a mylar sheet. A very striking broadside, evidently intended for presentation to members of Congress, as it bears the printed inscription: "Respectfully inscribed to the Twenty-First Congress...By the Publisher." The text is Jackson's first State of the Union Message, of Dec. ... more information

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Philadelphia. August 29, 1836.. [3]pp. written on folded sheet, docketed on verso. Old fold lines. Small piece torn out of p.3 where the letter was opened, affecting several words of text, which have been pencilled in later. Else very clean, near fine. Petition written to President Andrew Jackson by five workers in the federal navy yard in Philadelphia, asking that he limit the work day there to ten hours. Addressed to Jackson in Tennessee at the Hermitage, the letter recites the grievances and frustrations... more information

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London. 1905.. xv,[1],696pp. plus errata and perforated order form tipped in. Frontis. Illus. Large, thick quarto. Gilt cloth. Boards rubbed and scuffed; head and foot of spine worn. Bookplate on front pastedown. Internally quite nice. About very good. First edition. ... more information

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[Denver]. 1958.. 89pp. Illus. in color and black & white. Quarto. Cloth. Very good. In slightly edge- chipped and dampstained dust jacket. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on half-title. From an edition of 1000 copies. Reproduces dozens of watercolor and oil paintings of pioneer scenes made from memory in Jackson's old age. ... more information

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[Np, but possibly Augusta, Georgia, 1884].. 37pp. Original printed wrappers, fine. Several collected memorials occasioned by the death of Davenport Jackson, a noted Georgia lawyer. Scarce. Not in De Renne. OCLC 2042320. ... more information

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