Oct 02, 2012 - Sale 2287

Sale 2287 - Lot 287

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Estimate: $ 250 - $ 350
(LOUISIANA.) Duane, William. Mississippi Question. Report of a Debate in the Senate . . . Concerning the Violation of the Right of Deposit in the Island of New Orleans. 8vo, original boards, backstrip worn, with original manuscript spine title nearly intact; minor foxing; uncut; early owners' inscriptions on title page and rear flyleaf. Philadelphia, 1803
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"Influential showing of the necessity for acquiring Louisiana"--Howes D517. The title page signature is believe to be by whaling and insurance magnate Walter Restored Jones (1793-1855); the book was acquired from the Jones family of Cold Spring Harbor, NY. Sabin 20990.