The Battery
Published by George S. Gideon, Washington, D.C., 1848
- Used
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA
AbeBooks seller since May 29, 1998
Condition: Used
US$ 2,250.00
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Vol. 1, Numbers 1-18, plus a November 16 extra [all published]. 312pp. 4to. Scarce complete run of the weekly political newspaper "devoted to the support of Taylor and Fillmore" published during their campaign in the Election of 1848, which pitted the Whig Zachary Taylor against the Democrat Lewis Cass. The masthead features a woodcut of a horseback Taylor with his Mexican War troops firing a canon at Cass. In the final post-election Extra, which includes the news of Taylor's victory, the masthead has changed to the canon blowing Cass to pieces. The final page of the Extra comprises a prospectus for a New Series of the Battery. This example with provenance to ardent Taylor supporter Senator Truman Smith of Connecticut, who served on the Whig Executive Committee of Congress and who contributed within the pages of the campaign newspaper. Contemporary half black morocco and marbled paper boards, worn at joints and edges. Provenance: Truman Smith (morocco label on the upper cover) Vol. 1, Numbers 1-18, plus a November 16 extra [all published]. 312pp. 4to. …
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Battery
- Author
- (Election of 1848) Gideon, George S.; editor
- Publisher
- George S. Gideon, Washington, D.C.
- Publication year
- 1848
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- Americana
James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA
New York, NY, U.S.A.
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James Cummins Bookseller, 699 Madison Avenue, 7th. Floor
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