Mar 21, 2024 - Sale 2663

Sale 2663 - Lot 410

Price Realized: $ 688
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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(SLAVERY.) Benjamin C. Howard. A Report of the Decision of the Supreme Court . . . in the Case of Dred Scott versus John F. A. Sanford. [5], 394-633, [3] pages. Octavo, modern ¼ calf, bound without wrapper; minor wear to title page and last few leaves. New York, 1857

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First edition of the Supreme Court's notorious Dred Scott decision, one of two simultaneous printings, one in New York and the other in Washington, for which no precedence has been established. Blockson 9906; Sabin 33240.