[AMERICANA]. A group of 22 works relating to late-18th through early-20th-century American history, including: Lot 408

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[AMERICANA]. A group of 22 works relating to late-18th through early-20th-century American history.

Sale 1241 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, including Americana

Nov 10, 2023 9:00AM CT

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[AMERICANA]. A group of 22 works relating to late-18th through early-20th-century American history, including:

[WASHINGTON, George]. The Washingtonia: Containing a Sketch of the Life and Death of the Late Gen. George Washington. Lancaster: William Hamilton, 1802. Contemporary half calf. FIRST EDITION. -- SPALDING, Rufus S. Oration on American Independence Delivered at Akron, Ohio July 3, 1847. Akron: H. Canfield, 1847. Publisher's printed wraps. SIGNED BY FUTURE PRESIDENT RUTHERFORD B. HAYES. -- WARE, Joseph. Journal of an Expedition Against Quebec in 1775 Under Col. Benedict Arnold. Boston: Thomas Prince, 1852. Publisher's printed wraps. -- WOOD, Robert E. Life and Confessions of James Gilbert Jenkins, The Murderer of Eighteen Men. Napa City, CA: C.H. Allen and R.E. Wood, 1864. Publisher's printed wraps. -- TAFT, William Howard. Political Issues and Outlooks. NY: Doubleday, Page, & Co., 1909. Publisher's green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. -- And 17 others. Together, 22 works in 33 volumes, 12mo and 8vo, condition generally fine. Complete list available upon request.

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