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[Washington: Polkinhorn, 1873. 3" x 5 3/4", mounted on the top margin of the blank verso on old card stock. Light wear, Good+ or so.

[Middletown, 1882. Elephant folio broadside, 15-7/8" x 22." Beneath the quoted title, eight columns of printed women's names, each column containing about one hundred names. Old folds, shallow blank margin tear. Very Good. Beneath the lists of names is the announcement: "A COUNTY TEMPERANCE CONVENTION! Will be held in the large Dining Hall at FENWICK, This Week SATURDAY, Sept. 30, 1882." Transportation instructions are printed. Not located on OCLC as of December 2023, or online sites of AAS, Yale,

Elephant folio printed broadsheet, completed in neat ink manuscript and signed by Captain Charles N. Hunt and Captain George Nelson. Old folds, several fold splits repaired, minor loss. Else Very Good. The 39th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry was organized at Camp Stanton in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, August 13 through September 2, 1862, and mustered for a three-year enlistment under the command of Colonel Phineas Stearns Davis. Originally assigned to the defense of Washington, the Regiment later saw action with the Army of the Potomac at the major battles in Virginia. This carefully detailed muster roll was written soon after the Battle at Weldon Railroad in late August 1864. It reflects the consequences of that battle, noting soldiers wounded, ill, and taken as prisoners of war.

[Netherlands?, 1780. Oblong cartoon engraving, 7-1/4" x 11-1/4." Matted on paper backing. Minor dusting, Very Good. The engraving, which initially appeared in Westminster Magazine in February 1778, was frequently re-engraved. Our version, offered here, was issued without a date or credit line. It is thought to have been printed in the Netherlands. The Westminster Magazine described the scene as follows: " I. The commerce of Great Britain, represented in the figure of a Milch-Cow. "II. The American Congress sawing off her horns, which are her natural strength and defence: one being already gone, the other just a-going. "III. The jolly, plump Dutchman milking the poor tame Cow with great glee. "IV and V. The Frenchman and Spaniard, each catching at their respective shares of the produce, and running away with bowls brimming full, laughing to one another at their success. "VI. The good ship Eagle laid up, and moved at some distance from Philadelphia, without sails or guns, ... all the rest of the… Read More

San Francisco, 1970. The group is a representative sampling of radical political literature in the Bay Area during this period. Several issues of THE CRISIS, by the Socialist Labor Committee; critiques of the ongoing Vietnam War; "The Truth About INFLATION; "Capitalism Can't Last Forever;" "Brinksmanship in Southeast Asia," with a cartoon rendering of Nixon; pamphlets touting candidates for office; broadsides, some illustrated, announcing upcoming rallies and meetings; "Can the Workers Run the Country? The Socialist Labor Party says 'Yes!' - but a top labor leader says we're wrong;" Two issues of "The Weekly People," Published by the Socialist Labor Party; "Greatest Robbery in History-- The Exploitation of Wage-Labor;" and others with similar messages. Occasional light wear, Very Good.

Boston: Engraved by E. Tappan & A.C. Warren, 39 State St., 1840. Broadside, 4-1/2" x 5-3/4". With a head-and-shoulders cut of Harrison in military uniform; another of Harrison at his plow [his famous log cabin in the background]; and two other engravings of Harrison astride his horse with sword in hand, performing valiant military feats. Text [a 40-line biography of Harrison, in small type] surrounded by decorative border. Blank left margin spotted, else Very Good. A rare broadside biography of Harrison, attractively engraved. Miles 71. OCLC 29891491 [1- Lib. of VA] as of December 2022. Not in American Imprints, Sabin, Cronin & Wise.

[Montgomery, Alabama, 1861. Autograph document, entirely in ink manuscript, in the hand of Alex. B. Clitherall, Assistant, and signed "J.J. Harper, Secretary per Alex B. Clitherall Asst." Letter written by Clitherall, an Alabama lawyer and assistant to Burton Harrison, Jefferson Davis's private secretary. Written on the recto of first leaf; docketed, in the probable hand of Harrison, on recto of second leaf: "Commn to European Powers. For the President." Blank verso of second leaf is laid down. Very Good. "The Congress being in Executive Session Mr. Rhett from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, made the following report: "The Committee on Foreign Affairs, to whom was referred the nominations by the President, of W. L. Yancey, P.A. Rost, and A. Dudley Mann as Commissioners to the European Powers, respectfully report, that they have had the same under consideration, and recommend that the Congress do advise and consent to the nominations of W.L. Yancey, and P.A. Rost,' "Which report was unanimously… Read More

[Providence, 1860. Folio, [4] pp folded to 8-1/2" x 14-1/8". Pale blue paper, printed on middle two pages only. Final blank leaf with contemporary accounting notes, evidently by a Rhode Island farmer. Very Good. Members of the Coddington family were politically prominent in Rhode Island's and Newport's civic and political life from the 17th century onward. This memento of the Coddington savings bank appears to be unrecorded. "Deposits made by married women personally may be legally withdrawn by them." Not located on OCLC, or the online sites of AAS, U RI, Brown University as of February 2020.

[np, 1894. Broadside, 5-7/8" x 10," printed in two columns separated by a rule. Uniformly toned, Very Good plus. After a successful career as a mining company owner, investor, and landowner, Fletcher became politically prominent, first as a Whig and then as a Democrat. Fletcher was "an original Greenbacker, and believed in the people's money." When President Cleveland and the Democrats opposed Greenback policies, Fletcher "found a home with the People's party. . . and served three terms as its chairman" [Fletcher's online obituary at the Arkansas Democrat, 22 February 1900]. This Address, which Fletcher and Secretary J.W. Dollison sign at the end in type, asserts that with the decline of farm prices and wages, "There is no hope of relief save through the triumph of the measures proposed by the People's party." The 1894 elections resulted in a Democratic Governor; the People's Party candidate got just under 20% of the vote. Denouncing Republican and Democratic frauds, Fletcher urges exposure and… Read More

[Baltimore?, 1848. Printed folio broadside, 13" x 17." Three densely printed columns, each column separated by a rule. Signed at the end in type by Henry S. Sanderson, President of the Democratic City Convention; and, as Secretaries, W.A. Stewart and John Carson. Old horizontal folds, expertly repaired closed margin tear. Very Good. A rare Baltimore broadside, urging the election of veteran Democratic politician Lewis Cass to the presidency. "We do not believe that there is in America, a Statesman more cultivated and accomplished than Lewis Cass." Certainly that assertion was true when compared with his Whig opponent, General Zachary Taylor, a political cypher "who had never in his life voted with either political party." The third candidate, former President Martin Van Buren, running on the Free Soil ticket, is now a "fanatical incendiary." He would usher in a national nightmare by prohibiting slavery "West of the Rocky Mountains," and abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia. He is "the… Read More

Boston: Eastburn's Press, 1841. Broadside, 13-3/4" x 22". Printed in three columns separated by rules. Signed at the end in type by Thos. Kinnicutt and 39 others [including Edw. Dickinson, father of Emily Dickinson]. Mild spotting, Very Good. This rare Massachusetts broadside endorses the Whig program and its candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, John Davis ["his fame as extended as the borders of the land"] and George Hull ["a specimen of the republican simplicity of the American farmer"]. This was a turbulent year for Whigs: their elected President, William Henry Harrison, had just died; his successor, John Tyler of Virginia, having vetoed several staples of the Whig program, was proving unsound. Whigs reacted with "deep-toned expression of dissatisfaction" and "mortification." But, emphasizing the bright side, the Central Committee is pleased with the abolition of the Sub-Treasury and the enactment of "a uniform system of bankruptcy." Rallying the troops, the authors emphasize the… Read More

Portland, 1832. Broadside, 11-3/4" x 19". Lightly foxed, generously margined and untrimmed with lower blank margins chipped, some old folds. Else Very Good. Matted. Dated in type at the end: Portland, Oct. 25th, 1832." The text of this rare broadside, urging the defeat of President Jackson in the upcoming presidential election, is printed in three columns. It is followed by six columns, consisting of hundreds of printed names of Portland citizens endorsing its sentiments. Despite his promises to the contrary, Jackson has expanded the power of the presidency, reneged on his promise to serve only one term, and enthusiastically practiced the Spoils System. "The expenses of his administration have largely exceeded those of any of his six predecessors." He has claimed the power of "interpreting for himself" the Constitution, although contradicted by "the Supreme Judiciary." AI 10824 [1- Harvard]. OCLC 58786948 [3- AAS, NYHS, Harvard] as of November 2023.

[np], 1831. Printed folio broadside, 7-7/8" x 12-1/4." The printed list of lands for sale consists of "Lands Relinquished to the United States Under the Act of March 21, 1828." The verso lists in ink manuscript other lands for sale, with the ink signatures of Joseph Kitchell, Register; and Smith as Receiver, dated in ink manuscript July 25, 1831. Old horizontal folds [a few short splits, some repaired]. Very Good. "Palestine was organized as a village in 1811 and became the seat of newly formed Crawford County in 1818. Its U.S. Land Office drew many visitors, including 21-year-old Abe Lincoln, who stopped for several days en route to the Springfield area. The following year Robert Kinzie came to buy 102.29 acres of land, which subsequently became the core of Chicago" [article on Palestine IL at online Advisory Council on Historic Preservation]. It is located in southeast Illinois, near the Indiana line. Palestine's Register, Joseph Kitchell [1780-1843] was a "Delegate to the first Illinois… Read More

New York: E. & H.T. Anthony, 1866. Carte de Visite, 2" x 3-1/4." Albumen photograph of Nast's illustration, on original card mount with publisher's backmarks. The caption beneath the image of Johnson: "A Study [smudge] Nature by A. Johnson." Good+. Nast's facsimile signature in lower left corner of photograph. John Forney was Secretary of the U.S. Senate and editor of the Washington Chronicle, which opposed President Johnson's efforts to thwart Congressional Reconstruction and deny equal rights for freedmen. Johnson, who had previously enjoyed a friendly association with Forney, dismissed Forney's charges scornfully, allegedly stating: "I do not waste my ammunition on dead ducks." Campaigning for his policies in the midterm 1866 elections, Johnson was rebuked with the election of a veto-proof Republican majority. Hence, as the photograph suggests, Johnson himself was the "dead duck." See the online article on Forney at the website of the U.S. Senate.

[Providence?, 1842. Folio broadside, 11" x 15". Light toning, old folds, Very Good. A rare broadside, probably printed in 1842 at the height of the Dorr Rebellion. David Parmenter, a Providence lawyer, was an ally and confidante of Thomas Dorr. This broadside, intended to discredit Parmenter and the Dorr organization, prints documents from the Massachusetts case of Commonwealth vs. Parmenter, demonstrating that Parmenter had committed the crime of forgery in 1827 but escaped conviction on a technicality: "Thus, through that small hole, the GREAT DAVID escaped the honor of wearing the State's uniform at the celebrated public institution at Charlestown..." The Algerine Law, enacted by the Rhode Island legislature, rendered illegal the elections held by the Dorrites in April 1842, made it a crime to run for office in their elections, and called it treason for anyone to do so or to hold a statewide office under the People's Constitution. DeSimone, Broadsides of the Dorr Rebellion 14. OCLC 24389916 [1-… Read More

New York: H.R. Robinson, 1838. Oblong lithograph broadside, 11-1/2" x 18-3/4." Lightly foxed, minor blank margin wear. Else Very Good. "The major figures in American national politics in 1838 are gently satirized, each characterized as riding a favorite issue of 'hobbyhorse'." [Reilly]. Van Buren's horse is "Sub-Treasury." He calls it his "old Hickory nag." Henry Clay and Daniel Webster share the "United States Bank" hobbyhorse. Thomas Hart Benton rides the "Specie Currency." A glaring John C. Calhoun is on his "State Rights & Nullification" horse. In full military uniform, William Henry Harrison is on "Anti-Masonic." John Quincy Adams, riding "Ebony," says, "This horse, instead of being my Topaz, is my Ebony." "Each makes remarks on the state of affairs" [Weitenkampf]. Reilly 1838-1. Weitenkampf 53. OCLC 299944539 [2- DLC, Clements], 1136569680 [1- AAS] as of December 2022.

New York: For Sale at J. Katzenelenbogen, 35 Ludlow Street, New York, 1891. Oblong Broadside, 9" x 14." The English alphabet is printed, with each English letter in type and typescript, upper and lower case. Edge-chipped, old vertical center fold with splits not affecting text, Each English letter in type is followed by its Hebrew counterpart. Mounted attractively in a dark modern frame. Good+. This lower Manhattan firm printed many works in the Hebrew language. Goldman 471 records a 1918 publication printed by this firm when its office was at 266 Grand Street.

Washington, D.C.: B.B. Russell, 1872. Broadside print, 14" x 19" [by sight], in a contemporary frame. Twenty-Nine oval portraits of American Methodist preachers, including African-American preacher Francis Burns. A central vignette of "Pioneer Preacher" John Wesley riding a horse into a small village where rural citizens await him in front of a log cabin. Light dusting and minor spotting, Beneath the illustration are the names of the artist, lithographer and printer. Very Good. Reverend Francis Burns was the "first Black bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Elected in 1858, he served as a missionary bishop in Liberia. His rise to ministry and the episcopate happened against a background of American racism, colonialism, and imperialism. His early life was spent in Greene County, NY. His family was poor, and at the age of four he was indentured to a farmer. At age eight, he was indentured to the Atwood family. Mrs. Atwood was a Methodist class leader. She permitted Francis to attend school with… Read More

[Philadelphia, 1849. Broadside, 6" x 12 1/4", text in several type styles and surrounded by ornamental border. Announcing the Order of Exercises, Music, recipients of degrees [Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Doctor of Medicine]. Very Good. Thomas Bache, Caldwell Biddle, Edward Shippen are among the graduates.

Luzerne County, 1847. Folio sheet printed on pale blue paper, folded to [4] pp. 8" x 10". [1], [3 blanks] pp, the last page addressed, with postal cancel and wax seal remnant, to four people in Plainsville PA [which is part of Luzerne County]: Samuel Saylor, Peter Winter, John Black, William Lobar. Their names are also written in ink on page [1]. Light wear, chip to final blank, Very Good. This evidently unrecorded Circular is a war cry mobilizing the Democratic troops for the upcoming State elections, "from Governor down to Auditor." The Circular warns, "That the enemy are secretly organizing for a desperate onset on Tuesday, the 12th of October, is manifest...We recommend that active, vigilant, and faithful men be selected, whose duty it shall be to attend the polls early to supply if need be, every Democratic voter with the genuine ticket, and to guard against imposition or deception." Emphasizing the "formidable attempt of the aristocracy to subdue the Democratic spirit," and the "clandestine… Read More