Author: (LOGAN, John A.)
Title: Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of John Alexander Logan... Delivered in the Senate and House of Representatives, February 9 and 16, 1887...
Description: Washington, DC, Government Printing Office, 1887. Hardcover. 4to. Black cloth with ornate silver front board lettering, rules and decorations. 213pp. Tissue-guarded frontispiece. Near fine. Exceptionally, unusually pristine first edition of a title invariably found in worn condition with cracked hinges. This superb contributor's copy, bright and lovely, was sent by one of its Congressional speechifiers (David B. Henderson, 1840-1906, ten-term Iowa congressman and Speaker of the House from 1899 to 1903) to his hometown. Tipped to front flyleaf is the 10" X 7" portion of the original mailing envelope, with printed upper left corner noting its contents: "Public Document. / House of Representatives U.S. / Memorial Addresses / on the Life and Character of / John Alexander Logan, / A Senator from Illinois. / 1887 / FREE." Henderson's huge, bold franking signature appears at upper right (alongside printed "M.C."), and near center he addresses it large and bold to Dr. H.P. Dickinson of the Hyde Clark Post G.A.R. in Dubuque, Iowa. Very good. Mildly soiled. This G.A.R. post's name/address inkstamp appears on the front pastedown, below which is noted in black ink: "Rec'd from Comrade / D.B. Henderson M.C. / Jan. 28/90." Henderson was among the legislators whose tributes to their deceased Congressional colleague are gathered in this volume; his comments appear on pages 98-100. After a distinguished military career in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War, John A. Logan (1826-86) went from Illinois state legislator to Congress, serving as representative and senator; he was unsuccessful vice presidential candidate in 1884 and was named 3rd Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. An outstanding and unusual presentation copy of a contributor's copy. .
Keywords: Civil War
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Title: Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of John Alexander Logan... Delivered in the Senate and House of Representatives, February 9 and 16, 1887...
Description: Washington, DC, Government Printing Office, 1887. Hardcover. 4to. Black cloth with ornate silver front board lettering, rules and decorations. 213pp. Tissue-guarded frontispiece. Near fine. Exceptionally, unusually pristine first edition of a title invariably found in worn condition with cracked hinges. This superb contributor's copy, bright and lovely, was sent by one of its Congressional speechifiers (David B. Henderson, 1840-1906, ten-term Iowa congressman and Speaker of the House from 1899 to 1903) to his hometown. Tipped to front flyleaf is the 10" X 7" portion of the original mailing envelope, with printed upper left corner noting its contents: "Public Document. / House of Representatives U.S. / Memorial Addresses / on the Life and Character of / John Alexander Logan, / A Senator from Illinois. / 1887 / FREE." Henderson's huge, bold franking signature appears at upper right (alongside printed "M.C."), and near center he addresses it large and bold to Dr. H.P. Dickinson of the Hyde Clark Post G.A.R. in Dubuque, Iowa. Very good. Mildly soiled. This G.A.R. post's name/address inkstamp appears on the front pastedown, below which is noted in black ink: "Rec'd from Comrade / D.B. Henderson M.C. / Jan. 28/90." Henderson was among the legislators whose tributes to their deceased Congressional colleague are gathered in this volume; his comments appear on pages 98-100. After a distinguished military career in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War, John A. Logan (1826-86) went from Illinois state legislator to Congress, serving as representative and senator; he was unsuccessful vice presidential candidate in 1884 and was named 3rd Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. An outstanding and unusual presentation copy of a contributor's copy. .
Keywords: Civil War
Price: US$ 250.00 Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts
- Book number: 50125
- Book number: 50125
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