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Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln

"HISTORICALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT SERIES OF AMERICAN POLITICAL DEBATES"

LINCOLN, Abraham. Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln. Columbus, 1860.

First edition, first issue, of the most famous debates in American history, the event that transformed Lincoln into a national presidential candidate—a lovely copy in unrestored original cloth. $14,500.

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Carte-de-visite photograph

"SOJOURNER TRUTH STRIDES THROUGH AMERICAN HISTORY LARGER THAN LIFE"

TRUTH, Sojourner. Carte-de-visite photograph. Washington, D.C. 1864.

Rare vintage 1864 carte-de-visite photographic portrait of Sojourner Truth, her favorite and "most famous" portrait, the iconic image personally chosen by her as the engraving and cover image for the 1875 edition of her Narrative, a handsome portrait containing the distinctive printed caption below the image and printed copyright on the card verso. $12,500.

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Flags of the Army of the United States, 1861-1865

“THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LITHOGRAPHS POSSIBLE”

(CIVIL WAR) UNITED STATES ARMY. Flags of the Army of the United States, 1861-1865. Philadelphia, 1887.

First edition, publisher's special large folio edition containing two additional chromolithographed plates of Regimental Colors and the Engineer Battalion, along with the lithographed title and 87 chromolithographed plates designating flags carried by the U.S. Army during the Civil War and double-page title for Tabular Statements Showing the Names of Commanders of Army Corps, Divisions and Brigades. $8800.

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View of the Constitution of the United States of America

"IT DEPENDS ON THE STATE ITSELF… WHETHER IT WILL CONTINUE A MEMBER OF THE UNION"

RAWLE, William. A View of the Constitution of the United States of America. Philadelphia, 1825.

First edition of Rawle's groundbreaking study of the Constitution—the "first authoritative interpretation" of the right of state secession—a powerful influence on "subsequent leaders and supporters of the Confederacy, although in fact Rawle opposed secession. $8000.

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Photographic History of the Civil War

“THE GRANDFATHER OF CIVIL WAR HISTORIES”

MILLER, Francis Trevelyan, editor. Photographic History of the Civil War. New York, 1912. Ten volumes.

Second edition set of Miller’s famous and important 10-volume photographic history of the Civil War, containing “thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities.” Splendidly bound in the very scarce publisher’s morocco. $7800.

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R. E. Lee: A Biography. WITH: Lee's Lieutenants

“A TRIUMPH OF SCHOLARLY TRIBUTE”

(LEE, Robert E.) FREEMAN, Douglas Southall. R. E. Lee: A Biography. WITH: Lee's Lieutenants. New York and London, 1945, 1946. Together, seven volumes.

Later edition of Freeman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning four-volume biography of Robert Lee, along a later edition of his equally important three-volume study of Lee's officers, handsomely and uniformly bound by Maurin. $6500.

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History of Morgan's Cavalry

HISTORY OF MORGAN'S CAVALRY, WITH TWO PRESENTATION/ASSOCIATION INSCRIPTIONS FROM CONFEDERATE OFFICERS

DUKE, Basil W. History of Morgan's Cavalry. Cincinnati, 1867.

First edition, illustrated with engraved frontispiece portrait and several full-page maps, presentation/association copy with two presentation inscriptions: the first, an autograph inscription from a Confederate commander to a participant in many of the same battles as Morgan, reads "Genl. Wm. J. Hardee from M. Jeff Thompson"; the second, in an unidentified hand, passes the book along to a fellow Confederate officer: "Presented to Wm. K. McConnell by Lt. Gen. W.J. Hardee, Selma, Ala. July 13th, 1869." $6000.

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American Fugitive in Europe. Sketches...

"AN ENDURING FIGURE IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND LITERATURE"

BROWN, W[illia]m Wells. American Fugitive in Europe. Sketches… Boston / Cleveland / New York, 1855.

First edition of Brown's substantially revised and expanded Three Years in Europe (1853), newly titled as American Fugitive in Europe with 12 new chapters, issued within months of his return from years of exile, determined to continue his work as a soldier "against the prison-house of slavery," a core work in Brown’s "substantial legacy," with striking engraved frontispiece portrait, especially elusive in original cloth. $5800.

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Dred Scott v. Sandford

“THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL DECISION OF THE CENTURY, AND PERHAPS IN THE HISTORY OF THE SUPREME COURT”

(DRED SCOTT CASE) HOWARD, Benjamin. C. Dred Scott v. Sandford. Washington, D.C. 1857.

First edition of the complete report of the landmark Dred Scott decision that divided a nation, became “a prominent cause” of the Civil War, and ultimately generated the 14th Amendment, with complete opinions of all nine judges, including that of Chief Justice Taney. $5200.

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