Apr 14, 2015 - Sale 2380

Sale 2380 - Lot 139

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(IRISH AMERICANS.) To His Excellency President Roosevelt and the People of the United States. Illustrated broadside printed in 3 colors, 14 x 13 inches, on crepe paper; folds, minor foxing. Brooklyn, NY: William O'Regan, 17 March 1906

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Second edition of a plea for Irish home rule. A portrait of Theodore Roosevelt is flanked by Lincoln ("I endorse these sentiments") and Washington ("A voice from Valley Forge: Mr. President I take pleasure in endorsing this motion"). Also decorated with a shamrock, harp, eagle, and the battleship Oregon ("awaiting orders to strike the first blow for Liberty and Justice"). One other copy in OCLC (also this edition).