Item #9587 Twenty Years of Congress: From Lincoln to Garfield. With a Review of the Events which led to the Political Revolution of 1860. Lincoln, James G. Blaine, Civil War.
Twenty Years of Congress: From Lincoln to Garfield. With a Review of the Events which led to the Political Revolution of 1860
Twenty Years of Congress: From Lincoln to Garfield. With a Review of the Events which led to the Political Revolution of 1860
Twenty Years of Congress: From Lincoln to Garfield. With a Review of the Events which led to the Political Revolution of 1860
Twenty Years of Congress: From Lincoln to Garfield. With a Review of the Events which led to the Political Revolution of 1860
Twenty Years of Congress: From Lincoln to Garfield. With a Review of the Events which led to the Political Revolution of 1860
Twenty Years of Congress: From Lincoln to Garfield. With a Review of the Events which led to the Political Revolution of 1860

Twenty Years of Congress: From Lincoln to Garfield. With a Review of the Events which led to the Political Revolution of 1860

Norwich, CT: The Henry Bill Publishing Company, 1884-86. First edition. 2 volumes, 10.5x7.5" 626 and 724pp. Each signed on the title page by Blaine. Frontis portraits, plates, large fold-out map of the U.S. territories at rear of Vol 1. Presentation bindings of two different shades of brown morocco, elaborately tooled in blind and lettered in gilt, gilt-tooled turn ins, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Boards with some rubbing to edges and a few scuffs, vol 1 spine a bit faded. Ownership signature of Marie E. Mulford at front of each, else clean internally.

Beautiful, signed presentation set of James G. Blaine's historical and political memoir covering roughly the period from Lincoln's election in 1860 through the end of Reconstruction.  Blaine was one of the most powerful Republican politicians of the time, serving in the House of Representatives from 1863-76 and as senator from '76-81.  He was Secretary of State under Garfield, Arthur, and Harrison.  He narrowly lost the presidential election to Cleveland in 1884.  This memoir serves as one of the earliest, substantial insider histories of Reconstruction-era Congress. Item #9587

Price: $500.00

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