Lot 252
[ABOLITIONISTS]. [GARRISON, William Lloyd (1805-1879)]. GARRISON, Wendell P. and Francis J. William Lloyd Garrison. The Story of his Life. New York: The Century Co., 1885. 
Sale 741 - Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Jun 23, 2020 10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

Sold for $6,875

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[ABOLITIONISTS]. [GARRISON, William Lloyd (1805-1879)]. GARRISON, Wendell P. and Francis J. William Lloyd Garrison. The Story of his Life. New York: The Century Co., 1885. 

4 volumes expanded to 8, 8vo. Numerous illustrations throughout.  EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED BY THE ADDITION OF APPROXIMATELY 93 PLATES AND 32 DOCUMENTS (see below).  20th century plum morocco gilt. 
 
ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS NEATLY BOUND IN THROUGHOUT, WITH EXAMPLES FROM SEVERAL NOTABLE POLITICAL FIGURES AND ABOLITIONISTS, including:  
 
ADAMS, Charles Francis. ALS. 24 September 1879. -- BLAINE, James. LS, to F. B. Thurber. Washington, D. C., 10 May 1892. -- CLAYTON, John Middleton, as United States Secretary of State. Partly printed DS. 15 April 1850. -- CURTIS, George Ticknor. ALS. 4 May, n.y. -- DICKENSON, Anna. ANS. 21 September 1866. -- GUIZOT, François. ANS. 9 March, n.y. -- HALE, Edward Everett. ALS, to Mr. Whitcher. 25 May 1871. -- HALE, John P. ALS, to John Burleigh. 12 June 1826. -- INGERSOLL, Charles Jared. ALS, [to R. E. Griffith, Esq]. 20 March 1828. -- PINCKNEY, Henry Laurens. ALS. 18 August 1837. -- REDPATH, James. ALS, to M. D. Conway. 24 November 1886. -- SEWARD, William H. Clipped signature. -- SHERMAN, William Tecumseh, as Commanding General of the United States Army. Autograph sentiment signed. 21 March 1877. -- STOWE, Harriet Beecher. ANS. N.p., 19 June 1889. -- TROLLOPE, Anthony. ALS, to Thompson. 21 May n.y. -- WOLF, George, as Governor of Pennsylvania. ALS, to the Governor of New Jersey. 29 December 1829. -- WOODBURY, Levi, As United States Secretary of the Treasury. ALS, to Edward Curtis. 24 April 1840. -- YATES, Richard. ANS, to the editors of the Globe. N.d. -- And 14 others. (Complete list and details available on request.)

Property from the Collection of Rhoda H. Clark and The Monastery Hill Bindery
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