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The New Rebellion Against Nationality. Speech of Hon. William Windom, of Minnesota, in the Senate of the United States, May 12, 1879.
Windom, William.
/ Washington: 1879
first edition; 23 pp, light general age toning but overall very good thread tied into self wrappers; objections to repealing the Force Acts but also a more general attack on Democrats who are once again attaching highly controversial political legislation on necessary appropriation bills, blocking the wheels of government, and continuing the Civil War by trying to pit a Solid South against a Solid North in Congress (this is the "against nationality" part). Volumes
Included: 1
ISBN: NA
Subject/Keywords: Force Acts, voting, Democratic Party, RBH
Item #: 869007
$25.75
Recent Elections in the State of Florida. Minority Report. The views of the minority of the committee of the House of Representatives to investigate the recent election in Florida ,,,
Woodburn, William, & Mark S. Dunnell.
/ Washington: GPO, 1878
first edition, at the end of the text in purple ink Dunnell has added "Respects of" with a flourish leading to his printed name; 35 pp, issued as 44th Congress, 2d Session, HR143, Part 2; small library hand stamp, general age toning and a soft fold mark, tied into self wrappers as issued, good; the two members of Minority feel the whole investigation was mishandled and the United States Supreme Court was wrong in its ruling, by the time they consider the supposedly fair-handed treatment of Black voters they lapse into sarcasm. Volumes
Included: 1
ISBN: NA
Subject/Keywords: Presidential election of 1876, Tilden-Hayes election, Florida, RBH
Item #: 869006
$33.60
The Good Barque Anna, An Incident of the Pacific Cruise of the Atlantic Fleet by Robert W. Henderson, U. S. N., Flag Lieutenant, 2nd Division.
Henderson, Robert W.
/ NP: 1908
first edition; 32mo (12.5 cm. tall), one sheet folded for 4 pages including the title, this copy has a soft fold mark at center but never actually folded in half; humorous poem about how Old Captain Dan, drunk and running the Anna without lights to save money, manages to go through the Great White Fleet without hitting any ships; possibly based on an actual incident and probably printed only for friends and shipmates. Volumes
Included: 1
ISBN: NA
Subject/Keywords: American poetry, United States Navy, Great White Fleet, RBH
Item #: 868992
$8.21
Fair and Free Elections Essential to Free Government. Every Safeguard Should be Maintained. Speech of William McKinley, Jr., of Ohio delivered in the House of Representatives, Friday, April 18, 1879.
McKinley, William. jr.
/ Washington: 1879
first edition; 15 pp, general age toning and self wrappers splitting up spine, still a good copy; opposes the repeal of the Force Acts, not just to protect Black voters in the South but to stay the "unholy hand of the hired repeater" and foil the "ballot-box stuffers of the great cities of the North",. Volumes
Included: 1
ISBN: NA
Subject/Keywords: Force Acts, voting, RBH
Item #: 867078
$20.94
An Index and List of Pamphlets and Periodicals Collected By Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Nineteenth President of the United States. ...
Hayes Memorial Library.
/ Columbus: The Ohio State Archaeological & Historical Society, 1935
first edition; 42 pp., very good in original paper wrappers. Volumes
Included: 1
ISBN: NA
Subject/Keywords: Rutherford B. Hayes, books about books, RBH
Item #: 867076
$8.00
False Issue raised by the Democratic Party. Speech of Hon. James G. Blaine, of Maine, delivered in the Senate of the United States, Monday, April 14, 1879.
Blaine, James G.
/ (Washington): 1879
reprinted from Congressional Record; 16 pp., light general age toning but very good in self wrappers; concerns the repeal of the statutes that allowed federal election supervisors to use military forces and make summary arrests if necessary to ensure the right to vote. Volumes
Included: 1
ISBN: NA
Subject/Keywords: Force Acts, elections, RBH
Item #: 867068
$9.27
A Report of the Republican Executive Committee of Virginia of the Attempted Withdrawal of the Presidential Ticket of that State During the Campaign of 1880
Republican State Executive Committee of Virginia
/ Staunton: Valley Virginia Motor Power Print, 1881
first edition, 7 pages with text double column and in a small face; library markings, vertical fold mark, good in original paper wrappers; concerns the attempted sidetracking of the Presidential electors from Garfield and Arthur to the Re-adjuster Hancock and English Ticket. Volumes
Included: 1
ISBN: NA
Subject/Keywords: Presidential elections, Virginia, americana RBH
Item #: 867067
$36.10
A Collection of Fresh Facts concerning the effects of the Protective Policy on the cost of transportation, the prices of steel rails, woolen and cotton goods ... (etc. etc.) Tariff Tract No. 2, 1882.
American Iron and Steel Association.
/ Philadelphia: 1882
first edition; 28 pp., light general age toning but a very good copy in original paper wrappers; the advantages of Protectionism over Free Trade. Volumes
Included: 1
ISBN: NA
Subject/Keywords: Protectionism, Tariff, RBH
Item #: 867066
$32.41
American Men of Eminence. Series No. 2.
Arlington Chemical Company.
/ Yonkers: 1890
first edition; 10 pp. of text, 6 plates (Fordyce Barker, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant/Robert E. Lee, James Russell Lowell, Dr. Joseph Leidy, Cornelius Vanderbilt), short biographies, advertising for their Beef Peptonoids (powder or liquid) and Phospho-Caffein Comp. (cures migraine); paper wrappers soiled with one corner of back cover wrinkled, good only. Volumes
Included: 1
ISBN: NA
Subject/Keywords: , patent medicines, RBH
Item #: 867056
$24.31
Gott ist die reinste Liebe, oder Morgen- und Abend-Opfer, in Gebeten, Betrachtungen und Gesangen. Ein gemeinschaftliches Gebet-Buch, bestehend in Auszugen aus Witschels und Eckartshausen Gebatbuchern.
Witschel, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm, & Karl von Eckartshausen.
/ Reading (Pennsylvania): Gedruckt bey Carl A. Bruckman fur Carl M'William 1822
12mo, 300 pp, contemporary full leather dark and rubbed with back joint split and front joint partially, the binding once had leather clasps but only the receiving hardware and short stubs remain, age toning and damp staining throughout but entirely readable and block well sewn; Botte & Tannho (German Printing) 2565. Volumes
Included: 1
ISBN: NA
Subject/Keywords: prayer books, devotional works, RBH
Item #: 867050
$14.89
National Export Convention. Proceedings of the National Convention of United States Export Trade, in Talmadge Hall, Washington, D. C., February 19 and 20, 1878.
Hayes, J. D., chairman
/ Pittsburg: W. G. Johnson & Co. 1878
first edition; 80 pp., folding graph; small library hand stamp, paper wrappers detached and chipped but block well sewn, good; includes a great deal on the foreign merchant marine, especially that of Great Britain. Volumes
Included: 1
ISBN: NA
Subject/Keywords: United States, commerce, exports, RBH
Item #: 867032
$22.48
Consolidated Bond-Coupons. A System of Equated Payments, applicable to and designed for United States, and all State, County, Municipal and Corporation Debts
Williamson, M. T.
/ Memphis: Price, Jones & Co., printers, 1877
first edition; 24 pp., folding sample bond, very good in original paper wrappers; Williamson thought his concept was so novel that it might be patentable. Volumes
Included: 1
ISBN: NA
Subject/Keywords: business history, financial instruments, bonds, RBH
Item #: 867022
$9.14
National Prison Association of the United States. List of Members in Attendance at the Baltimore Prison Congress, December 3-4, 1892.
National Prison Association of the United States.
/ NP: 1892
first edition, 10 pp, library hand stamp and vertical fold mark, good in original paper wrappers; lists names and state of residence, no other information. Volumes
Included: 1
ISBN: NA
Subject/Keywords: penology, prisons, RBH
Item #: 866968
$15.62
The Great Usurpation. The United States under the Confederate House of Representatives. An Oligarchy.
(Republican Congressional Committee)
/ Washington: Rufus H. Darby, 1879
first edition; 16 pp, light general age toning and first page corner creased still overall very good in self wrappers; an odd piece of Republican campaign literature but not presented as such, instead reads as a wild conspiracy theory with much of the country, both white and black, to be reduced to slavery by a ruthless, ignorant, violent, and bloody oligarchy (of Democrats); "a conspiracy to accomplish by fraud what they failed to effect by force of arms - the ruin of the nation! Will the majority submit God save the Republic!",. Volumes
Included: 1
ISBN: NA
Subject/Keywords: Republican campaign literature, conspiracy theory, RBH
Item #: 866964
$29.74
Speech of Judge Johnston, on the Life and Character of R. B. Hayes, delivered at Avondale, Ohio, July 21, 1876.
Johnston, William.
/ Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co. 1876
first edition; 14 pp., text age toned but a very good copy in original paper wrappers; Johnston was an old friend of Hayes and of course has many positive things to say about his character and abilities but declaring him to be not mediocre but a Mediocrat just has the wrong ring to it. Volumes
Included: 1
ISBN: NA
Subject/Keywords: Presidential elections, Republican campaign literature, Rutherford B. Hayes, RBH
Item #: 866963
$16.95
The Pardoning Power: Where should it be lodged and how should it be exercised?: A Paper read at Saratoga Springs before the National Prison Association, September 8, 1884.
Wayland, Francis.
/ New Haven: Hoggson & Robinson, 1884
first edition with printed Compliments slip tipped in; 16 pp., general age toning to text and a soft vertical fold mark, good in self wrappers; at the time Connecticut was the only state where the Governor could not grant a pardon, although some could not act entirely on their own; Wayland (a Yale law professor) outlines his alternative suggestion for a Pardon Board. Volumes
Included: 1
ISBN: NA
Subject/Keywords: law, pardons, RBH
Item #: 866956
$43.21
Pensions to Soldiers of the Mexican War. Speech of Hon. J. W. Throckmorton, of Texas, in the House of Representatives, March 25, 1878.
Throckmorton, J. W.
/ Washington: 1878
first edition; 7 pp., two copies on one folded but uncut sheet, general age toning and one fold partially split and frayed but no loss, good; Throckmorton supports the bill, this seems not to be a very controversial stand but there was some feeling that a bad precedent will be set and, as many of these men are still alive, it could get expensive. Volumes
Included: 1
ISBN: NA
Subject/Keywords: Mexican War, military pensions, RBH
Item #: 866955
$15.80
G. S. Griffith's Views on the Penal System of Delaware.
Griffith, G. S.
/ Baltimore: 1892
first edition; 8 pp., age toned but very good in self wrappers; in short it is "a complete failure" even not taking into account the use of the whipping post but there has been some improvement e.g. eight year olds are no longer kept in the county jail (just as well, some of them could almost squeeze through the bars). Volumes
Included: 1
ISBN: NA
Subject/Keywords: penology, prisons, jails, Delaware, RBh
Item #: 866953
$11.90
Speech of Hon. William S. Groesbeck, of Ohio, against the Admission of Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution. Delivered in the House of Representatives, March 31, 1858.
Groesbeck, William S.
/ Washington: Printed by Lemuel Towers. 1858
first edition; 14, [2] (the original blank) pp, library hand stamp and light general age toning, good in self wrappers; the people of Kansas are against it and every member of the House knows it. Volumes
Included: 1
ISBN: NA
Subject/Keywords: Kansas statehood, RBH
Item #: 866950
$33.07
Message ... communicating ... information concerning postal and commercial intercourse between the United States and South American countries. December 17, 1878.
Evarts, William M., et al. (United States, Department of State)
/ Washington: 1878
first edition as issued in the Serial Set but never bound and only thread tied; ink smudge on first page hits a few letters but a very good copy in self wrappers; a large portion devoted to the possibility of mail steamship lines that would also allow more direct commercial shipments (e.g. now some goods traveling between the United States and Brazil go through ports in Great Britain). Volumes
Included: 1
ISBN: NA
Subject/Keywords: United States, South America, mail steamships, RBH
Item #: 866945
$17.53