Mar 26, 2015 - Sale 2377

Sale 2377 - Lot 138

Price Realized: $ 406
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
KANSAS--NEBRASKA. Group of approximately 80 government pamphlets, dealing with the admission of Kansas, expansion of slavery and states rights * [together with] a group of 17 pamphlets by or dealing with Charles Sumner. Mostly 8vo, pagination varies, as does condition. should be seen. Vp, mostly Washington, D.C., some Boston etc, 1854--1858

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A group of approximately 80 printed government documents. Mostly Washington: GPO, 1854-1858. Includes works by William Seward, Henry Wilson, Daniel Clark, John Bingham and others. Broadsides, printed pamphlets, speeches, orders, and Senate acts, many with original printed wrappers. With a group of 17 pamphlets relating to the work of Charles Sumner, 1849-1866; with various speeches by the Sumner and other senators. Includes pieces by A.P. Butler, Erastus Brooks, Josiah J. Evans, Robert M. T. Hunter. A wide range of topics including anti-slavery forces and radical Republican leadership during the Civil War and Reconstruction.