Whig Policy Analyzed and Illustrated

by Quincy, Josiah

Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1856. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. Wraps. 18 pages. Stitched wraps with title on the front yellow outer wrap. Rear yellow blank wrap is present. During the last week of the 1856 campaign Quincy produced his fourth pamphlet detailing Daniel Webster's fall from grace and his final "unqualified acquiescence to the "Northern Wing of the Slave Power." Sabin 67255.

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REMINISCENCES OF THE EULOGY OF CHOATE ON WEBSTER DELIVERED AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, JULY 26, 1853

by CAVERNO, Charles

Boston: Sherman, French & Company, 1914. First Edition. Lengthy hand-written letter from Caverno tipped to the front endpaper: “Lombard, Illinois, Aug. 23, 1916. Professor John C. Van Dyke, Button Woods, White Mts., New Hampshire. Your letter of the 20th gives me much pleasure. Thank you heartily for it. I have ordered sent to you by mail at New Brunswick, NJ a copy of my `Reminiscences of the Eulogy of Rufus Choate on Daniel Webster.’ When you have read that,... Read More

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SPEECH...IN REPLY TO MR. HAYNE, OF SOUTH CAROLINA:; The resolution offered by Mr. Foot, of Connecticut, relative to the public lands, being under consideration. Delivered in the Senate, January 26, 1830

by WEBSTER, Daniel

8vo, pp. 32. Includes notes. Removed. Good. S&S 5380 (4).

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SPEECH...IN REPLY TO MR. HAYNE, OF SOUTH CAROLINA:; The resolution of Mr. Foot, of Connecticut, relative to the public lands, being under consideration. Delivered in the Senate, January 26, 1830

by WEBSTER, Daniel

NY: Elliott & Palmer, 1830. 8vo, pp. 72. sewn, self wraps, foredge chipped, title page soiled, name on title page, good. S&S 5382 (4).

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THE SEVERAL SPEECHES MADE DURING THE DEBATE IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, ON MR. FOOT'S RESOLUTION, PROPOSING AN INQUIRY INTO THE EXPEDIENCY OF ABOLISHING THE OFFICE OF SURVEYOR GENERAL OF PUBLIC LANDS, AND TO SUSPEND FURTHER SURVEYS, &C

by Hayne, General [Robert Y.], and Mr. [Daniel] Webster

Charleston, SC: A.E. Miller, 1830. 8vo. 22, 112 pp. Disbound pamphlet; some browning to text, but a very good copy. First edition. Sabin 31043. American Imprints 1794. Turnbull II, p. 219.

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GALLERY OF AMERICAN PORTRAITS

by Watterston, George

Washington, [DC]: Published by Pishey Thompson. A. Rothwell, Printer, 1830. 12mo. 123pp. Vignettes of statesmen Madison, Monroe, J.Q. Adams, William H. Crawford, John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, William Wirt, William Pinckney, William Lowndes, Rufus King, Richard Rush, John Holmes, Peleg Sprague, Daniel Webster, Theodore Frelinghuysen, John M. Clayton, John Randolph, Littleton W. Tazewell, Robert Y. Hayne, John Forsyth, Edward Livingston, Josiah S. Johnston, David Barton, Edward Everett, John Davis, Tristam Burges, Henry R. Storrs, George McDuffie. Black half sheep... Read More

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Moor Born

by TOTHEROH, Dan

New York: Samuel French, 1937. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Some light soiling to wrappers. A nice copy. 8vo. Original yellow printed wrappers. New edition. The dedication copy, inscribed by the author to his wife on the front free endpaper: "The new edition, Helen dear, with many memories – Dan, Christmas 1941!" The printed dedication reads: "For Helen Who made this possible with her courage and faith." Totheroh's most famous works include his collaborations on the screenplays for... Read More

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Discourse in Commemoration of the Lives and Services of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, Delivered In Faneuill Hall, Boston, August 2, 1826

by WEBSTER, Daniel

Boston: Cummings, Hilliard and Company, 1826. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, variant of the first issue *Sabin* 102269 with "Address" changed to "Discourse" on page five. 62pp. Lacking the original wrappers and bound in papercovered boards with cloth spine hand-sewn, hand-printed label on front board. Pages foxed, else very good. Published less than a month after Adams and Jefferson both passed away on July 4, 1826. The first appearance of Adams' "Sink or swim, live or die, survive... Read More

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AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE THE WASHINGTON BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, AT PORTSMOUTH, JULY 4, 1812

by Webster, Daniel

Portsmouth, N.H., 1812. 27pp, with the half title. Untrimmed, disbound, scattered foxing and an ink numeral, Good+. A fine speech blending the celebration of July 4 with recollections of Washington's achievements. "Our national anniversary, and the fame of WASHINGTON are mutual guarantees for each other, that neither shall be forgotten." On the establishment of the Constitution Webster says, "It was their commercial embarrassment and distresses, which first convinced the States of the indispensable necessity of a... Read More

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Speech of Mr. Benton, of Missouri, in Reply to Mr. Webster: The Resolution offered by Mr. Foot, Relative to the Public Lands, Being Under Consideration. Delivered in the Senate, Session 1829-30

by BENTON, [Thomas Hart]

Washington DC: Gales & Seaton, 1830. First Edition. 12mo (18cm.); removed; 74pp. Light foxing and toning to textblock, some brief dog-earing, else Very Good and sound. Speech delivered by long-time Senator from Missouri Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858) criticizing Daniel Webster's orations while debating South Carolina Senator Robert Y. Hayne over the "Foot Resolution" introduced by Samuel A. Foot to limit the surveying and sale of public lands until land already on the market had been sold. "To defeat the... Read More

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Catalogue of Books of the Mercantile Library of Boston, together with the Acts of Incorporation, and the By-Laws and Regulations Adopted January, 1848

by Boston

Boston: Printed for the Association, 1848. 8vo.  235 x 140 mm., [9 ¼ x 5 ½ inches].  135 pp.  Original  salmon-colored printed wrappers; some darkening of the wrappers and foxing to the text block, endpapers discolored;  shelf mark in ink on lower part of spine and endpapers; a sound and not unattractive copy. The Mercantile Library of Boston was established in 1820 to facilitate the moral and intellectual development of all classes of the community, especially young men. ... Read More

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John Brown's Body

by Benet, Stephen Vincent

London: William Heinemann, 1929. First U.K. Edition. Full leather. Near fine. Finely bound first U.K. edition of John Brown's Body by Stephen Vincent Benet, published in 1929.. Octavo, [6], 376pp, [2]. Full blue morocco, gilt trim on covers. Five raised bands, title in gilt on red morocco label, with gilt embellishments on spine. All edges gilt, with gilt turn-ins, and marbled endpapers. Finely bound by Riviere and Son, with bindery's imprint on verso of free endpaper. Stated "New... Read More

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The Seventh Annual Report of the American Society for People of Colour of the United States. With an Appendix.

by [African American].

Pamphlet, 8vo, removed, 173, [1] pp. Removed, some aging, foxing throughout, heavy in some places, slight soiling; otherwise in good to very good condition.The American Colonization Society was formed in 1816 by John Randolph, Henry Clay and Richard Lee. Daniel Webster, Henry Rutgers, and Francis Scott Key are listed as officials of this group in the pamphlet. This movement was part of a back to Africa process that would help ensure greater freedom for free African Americans. Around 1821, the... Read More

Offered by Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints

Autograph Letter Signed, New York, December 20, 1845, to his uncle, Luther Jewett, and Aunt, Portland, Maine

by Jewett, James C.

Quarto, 2 ½ pages, plus stamp less address leaf, formerly folded, in very good, clean and legible condition. Jointly written to his uncle and aunt in Portland. Letter from young Maine sea captain who became a "salor of fortune" ad nearly drove Daniel Webster into War. "My dear Uncle, The wind now being fair, my crew all on board, in a few hours more, I shall be once more afloat. I am awaiting turn of the tide to get out. Would to... Read More

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An Anonymous Diatribe Against Daniel Webster, Regarding The Embargo Act Of 1807

by (EMBARGO ACT OF 1807)

(EMBARGO ACT OF 1807). The Embargo Act of 1807 limited foreign trade with the United States. It was intended to stop France and England from repeatedly interfering with American maritime activity, pressing American sailors into British military service, and trying to embroil the United States in the Napoleonic Wars. The act was controversial and unsuccessful.Manuscript. 1pg. N.d. [1808] N.p. A handwritten manuscript ridiculing Daniel Webster for his words against the Embargo Act of 1807 at the very beginning of... Read More

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Typed Letter Signed

by [HUSTON, Walter]

("Stanley W. Rinehart, Jr." & "John Farrar") in black fountain pen ink on their Farrar & Rinehart Incorporated Publishers, 232 Madison Avenue Cables Farrine New York letterhead, September 11, 1941. 8 1/2" x 11", 1 page (recto only). Very good. To Rutgers Neilson RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. 1270 Sixth Avenue New York, N.Y. In part: "You are cordially invited to a reception for Stephen Vincent Benet and a private preview of William Dieterle's RKO production, 'All That Money Can Buy,'... Read More

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SPEECH of ...IN REPLY TO MR. HAYNE, OF SOUTH CAROLINA:; The resolution of Mr. Foot, of Connecticut, relative to the public lands, being under consideration. Delivered in the Senate, January 26, 1830

by WEBSTER, Daniel

Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1830. 8vo, pp. 96. Removed. VG. S&S 5384, variant 2 (3).

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Music Circus Programs 1950 & 1951. [Programs from Summer Stock Theaters on Cape Cod]

by Aldrich, Richard, Managing Director (in absentia). Herman E. Krawitz, General Manager

1951. Cloth. Good. Oblong, 15.5 by 31 cm. 27 programs, each folded and quite long, all basically two-sided broadsides, and one overview season schedule, also a broadside, this one, single-sided. Gilt stamped name of "Herman E. Krawitz". Mr. Krawitz became a prominent impresario of high culture. Posts include heading the American Ballet Theater, Previous to that, he was the administrator at the Metropolitan Opera who orchestrated its move from its old house, at Broadway and 40th Street, to... Read More

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Reception of Mr. Webster at Boston, September 30, 1842; With His Speech, Delivered in Faneuil Hall on that Occasion

by WEBSTER, Daniel

Boston, Samuel N. Dickinson, 1842., 1842. First edition. 8vo. Original stitched yellow printed wrappers (holograph annotation: "With regards of G.W.M. Gordon" and small clipped section to upper wrapper, light soiling). 31pp. Very good.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good.

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Daniel Webster Cut Signature and Portrait

A full color portrait of Daniel Webster, framed with his inscription and signature. The inscription reads "Yours, always, truly, Danl Webster." Matted and framed. Good. Mild foxing to portrait, some soiling to glass; not examined out of frame. Dimensions in frame: w 11 in x h 13 in; dimensions of portrait from sight: w 5.75 in x h 7.5 in; dimensions of inscription and signature from sight: w 2.75 in x h 1 in. GW001. GW... Read More

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Speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster on the Subject of Slavery; Delivered in the United States Senate, on Thursday, March 7, 1850. As Revised and Corrected by Himself, and Published by Permission, from The Daily Atlas, March 11th

by Webster, Daniel

Boston: Redding and Company, 1850. Paperback. Near Fine. 39p. Softcover in original wrappers. 24cm. Minor cover soiling and wear only. Contents sound and clean.

Offered by McBlain Books

THE PAPERS OF DANIEL WEBSTER [Three Volumes in Four Books]

by Konefsky, Alfred S. [Editor]; King, Andrew J. [Editor]

Hanover: University Press of New England, 1982. Hardcover. Octavos, Three Volumes in Four Books. In Very Good minus condition. Black spine with gilt lettering on red background. Light rubbing and bumping to corners. Light foxing to top edge of textblocks. RWO Consignment. CONTENTS: Vol. I. "Legal Papers, Volume 1 The New Hampshire Practice". -- Vol. II. "Legal Papers, Volume 2 The Boston Practice". -- Vol. III. "Legal Papers, Volume 3 The Federal Practice Part I". -- Vol. IV.... Read More

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Speech of the Hon. Henry Clay, of Kentucky, On taking up his Compromise Resolutions on the Subject of Slavery. Delivered in Senate, Feb. 5th & 6th, 1850

by (Missouri Compromise)

New York: Stringer & Townsend, 1850. 32pp. [Bound with:] Address of the Hon. John C. Calhoun ... on the Subject of Slavery ... March 4, 1850. 12pp. [Bound with:] Speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster .. on the Subject of Slavery ... March 7, 1850. 32pp. 8vo. Disbound. 32pp. [Bound with:] Address of the Hon. John C. Calhoun ... on the Subject of Slavery ... March 4, 1850. 12pp. [Bound with:] Speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster ..... Read More

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Autograph Letter Signed. Philadelphia, March 30, 1840., to Edward Burd, Paris (care of Hottinguer & Co., by Steamship British Queen via England)

by Coxe, Daniel W.

quarto, three pages plus stampless address leaf, heavily stained and with hole from seal opening, but no loss of text. 1840 Brother of the late Tench Coxe, Economist and Jeffersonian politician, sends news of the "revolutionary" presidential election of William Henry Harrison to a fellow Philadelphia grandee vacationing in Europe. Coxe writes: "…Our last letter from you mentioned your intention of leaving Baden for Paris, where I presume you now are…Our political Revolution is complete and Harrison has 19 States with 234 Electoral... Read More

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DANIEL WEBSTER: CLIP SIGNATURE

by Webster, Daniel

1850. Other. Ink signature, reading: "D. Webster / 21 Decr 1850. On plain white paper measuring 7" x 8.75", appended to light card stock (measuring 9.25" x 7.75") cut to expose signature. Two closed tears to card stock (not impacting signature) light age-toning and soiling overall, and some mild chipping to corners of card stock. Condition: Good; Dimensions: 7" x 8.75" Signature Belonging To: Webster, Daniel Date: December 21, 1850. 1353417. Special Collections.

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