Nov 21, 2024 - Sale 2687

Sale 2687 - Lot 188

Price Realized: $ 938
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(NEW YORK CITY.) Volume of the New York Times. Approximately 112 [of 154] issues, each 8 pages. Folio, 22¾ x 17½ inches, in worn later buckram, backstrip and front board detached; minor dampstaining, a few long closed tears and a handful of defective pages; library bookplate on front pastedown. New York, 3 January to 30 June 1866

Additional Details

Extensive discussion of the Civil Rights Act is highlighted by a long report of its passage into law in the 10 April issue. The visit of Frederick Douglass to the White House to discuss the matter with President Johnson is discussed on 8 February.