SUMNER, Charles. Emancipation! Its Policy and Necessity as a War Measure for the Suppression of the Rebellion. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, at Faneuil Hall, Oct. 6, 1862. [Boston: 1862]. 8vo. Original publisher's wrappers (toning, occasional spotting, spine with tape repair). Provenance: Brookline Public Library (stamp and embossment).

[With:] BAILEY, Gamaliel, editor. Facts for the People. Vol. I No. 1 Washington DC: G. Bailey, 1 May 1855. 8vo. (Occasional holes, toning, surface soiling, discoloration, and wear to edges and corners.) An anti-slavery newspaper published and edited by Gamaliel Bailey, an abolitionist who supported the cause and persisted despite violent mob attacks on his offices in Cincinnati and Washington DC in the 1840s. Presented here is the first issue of this periodical.