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A Free Soil Broadsheet From Boston At The Time Of The 1852 Presidential Election; It Denounces The Fugitive Slave Law! America's Bill Of Abominations!! And Examines The Positions Of The Candidates Franklin Pierce, Winfield Scott And John P. Hale by (FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT BROADSHEET)

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Title: A Free Soil Broadsheet From Boston At The Time Of The 1852 Presidential Election; It Denounces The Fugitive Slave Law! America's Bill Of Abominations!! And Examines The Positions Of The Candidates Franklin Pierce, Winfield Scott And John P. Hale
Author: (FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT BROADSHEET)
Seller: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (United States)
Description: (FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT BROADSIDE). The controversial Fugitive Slave Act became law in 1850 when it was signed by Millard Fillmore. It authorized that all escaped slaves be returned to their owners and required that the citizens in the non-slave holding states assist in their capture. It denied the arrested slaves a day in court, and it fueled the abolitionist movement.Broadsheet. 2pg. 16 x 22. 1852. Boston. A broadsheet published in Boston shortly before the 1852 Presidential election concerning the Fugitive Slave Act. This was published by the Free Soil newspaper Boston Commonwealth and headlined The Platforms Of The Parties. Read, Reflect, and then Act! The three columns are headed with the names of the Presidential candidates (Franklin Pierce and William King of the Democrats, Winfield Scott and William Graham of the Whigs, and John Hale and George Julian of the Free Soilers) and their position on slavery, the most important national issue of the era. The Hale portion explicitly denounces slavery as a sin against God and a crime against man, calling for its immediate sectionalization and eventual end. At this time, Boston was the hotbed of abolitionist sentiment. This was published by the daily Free Soil newspaper The Commonwealth or The Commonwealth & Emancipator. The back of the broadsheet is headlined The Fugitive Slave Law! America's Bill of Abominations!!. The top half quotes the bill to Amend the Act Entitled An Act Respecting Fugitives From Justice, And Persons Escaping From The Service Of Their Masters. It then quotes the entire controversial law, concluding with the printed signatures of President Millard Fillmore and William King of Alabama, President of the Senate (he was also Pierces running mate and then elected as Vice President in 1853; he died six weeks after his inauguration). The bottom half of the broadsheet is entitled To The People of the United States! The Issue Before The Nation! The essay was an argument for the Free Soil Party that tried to prevent the spread of slavery westward into newly acquired territories. It is signed at the conclusion by Alexander, who could have been the Massachusetts politician Alexander De Witt who was a Free Soiler. The editorial states in part: We present you this Document for the Campaign in order that its distributor may be placed before the minds of men who have never yet studied the power of past history, the inheritance and future destiny of the country which we call our own. In simple and earnest appeal to the reason, the conscience, and the common sense of the people, we desire to do with the passionate and fiery denunciations of partisans. It has been said that the political parties have marshalled their forces, promulgated their principles, and nominated their candidates. The Democratic and Whig National Conventions at Baltimore have demonstrated to all looking on, that the Democratic party led by Franklin Pierce, and the Whigs led by Winfield Scott, are alike in one thing: Both parties, at their national conventions, surrendered to a trinity of measures, for which they ask the support of the people, and for which they claim the merit of having saved the Union...But there is a third party - the Free Democracy - representing a principle that cannot be compromised. They have nominated John P. Hale of New Hampshire...This party stands upon the eternal truth that all men are created equal, and that the Great Creator has never given to one man the right to property in another. They hold that the FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW is a violation of the Constitution, a disgrace to our age, and a daring an insult to the Spirit of ChristianityIn 1852, the slavery-sympathetic Franklin Pierce (from New Hampshire, of all places) won the Presidential election, and the Free Soil Party quickly fizzled, and many members joined the new Republican Party. The broadsheet has light wrinkling, chips and minor faults to the edges, and a few spots and small stains. A fine remembrance of a most difficult time in American history.

A Signed Photograph Of Comedian Red Skelton by RED SKELTON

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Title: A Signed Photograph Of Comedian Red Skelton
Author: RED SKELTON
Seller: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (United States)
Description: RICHARD RED SKELTON (1913-1997). Skelton was an American comedian known for his Junior/Mean Widdle Kid character and I dood it catchphrase. Skelton was also a circus clown, an artist, and a writer. During World War II, Skelton solicited donations from his radio audience to help the war effort.PS. 5 x 7. N.d. N.p. A black-and-white photograph signed always Red Skelton. The photo is matted and framed, and it is in fine condition.

Urbanistica. Rivista dell'Istituto Nazionale di Urbanistica. Year XVIII, No. 1 (July/August 1949) through No. 59/60 (October 1972)

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Title: Urbanistica. Rivista dell'Istituto Nazionale di Urbanistica. Year XVIII, No. 1 (July/August 1949) through No. 59/60 (October 1972)
Seller: Bernett Rare Books Inc (United States)
Description: A sequential run of 60 issues in 49 fascicules of the long-running Italian journal founded originally in 1932 by the Piemontese division of the Istituto Nazionale di Urbanistica, under the initial editorial direction of Adriano Olivetti and later Giovanni Astengo, with the aim of promoting and spreading urban studies and documenting urbanism in Italy and abroad, covering economic, social, and political topics, with two issues devoted to the proceedings of the 1954 Congresso Nazionale di Urbanistica and one double-issue focused on the municipal plan of the city of Milan. Illustrated profusely throughout with photographs, maps, sketches, tables, and advertisements. 4to. Orig. wrpps., some slight edge wear. Torino (Istituto Nazionale di Urbanistica) 1949-1972. The first series of Urbanistica was published bimonthly from 1932 to 1945, edited first by Pietro Betta and from issue no. 4 by Armando Melis De Villa. Several single issues were also published from 1945 through 1948. In 1949, the Institute resumed its activities and began publication of a new series of the journal, starting over with issue no. 1. The publication has undergone several changes over the years, at times focusing more on urban issues and topics abroad or centralized within Italy, depending greatly on the vision of the editor at the time. Publication continues in the present day.

[TEXTILES - JAPAN, 1920s-1940s]. A lavish bridal kimono featuring lobsters by Anonymous Japanese Designers

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Title: [TEXTILES - JAPAN, 1920s-1940s]. A lavish bridal kimono featuring lobsters
Author: Anonymous Japanese Designers
Seller: Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (United States)
Description: Japan, 1930. One uchikake kimono. Measurements: collar to hem = ca. 163 cm; sleeve hem to sleeve hem = ca. 125 cm. With original price tag: "PRICE 176 着物 (打掛)" (Price, 176, Kimono / Uchikake," the meaning of which is unclear: an old price, shop item number, or perhaps a reference to the size of the kimono). Some seams coming undone, overall in surprisingly good condition, the fabric very shiny and bright. Preserved in a Hollinger Window Display Box (Size: 20 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 3"). AN EXCEPTIONAL, COMPLETELY UNUSED BRIDAL KIMONO WITH AN EXUBERANT AND DECIDEDLY "ART DECO" PATTERN OF SHINY LOBSTERS, THE LIKES OF WHICH WE HAVE NOT BEFORE ENCOUNTERED. The present wedding kimono is technically it is a uchikake or kaidori, a kimono worn over a kosode or furisode by a bride on her wedding day. It is wildly patterned with Ise-ebi (shiny lobsters), which are considered auspicious in Japanese culture, as are the colors red and gold, as here. The lining of the uchikake is made from red and pink fabrics, the latter patterned with birds, flowers, and trees. The garment features bright gold itsutsumon (five hand-embroidered crests) with a design described as maru ni tsuta (ivy in a circle) design. The white shitsuke-ito (basting threads, or tailors' tacks) and original price tag are still intact, show that our uchikake was never used. That our specimen was never worn hardly suggests that the intended marriage had an auspicious beginning, or that it even had a beginning. Indeed, one wonders if the wedding ever took place, with or without the present kimono, which for almost 100 years has been rightfully preserved as extraordinary example of Japanese textiles. AN EXCELLENT SPECIMEN, SUITABLE FOR EXHIBITION AND STUDY.

The Narrows by Petry, Ann

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Title: The Narrows
Author: Petry, Ann
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition: Near fine
Description: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1953. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. Signed first edition of The Narrows by Ann Petry.. Octavo, 428pp. Yellow cloth, title printed in black on cover and spine. The first printing, with same date printed on title and copyright pages. Solid text block, light wear to edges of spine, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $3.95 retail price on front flap, light wear to edges of spine and corners, taper repairs to verso, otherwise bright. Signed by the author on a bookplate affixed to the half title. Ann Petry (1908-1997) was an influential African American writer best known for the novel, The Street, which explores the challenges faced by a single mother living in Harlem. Her keen observations of race, gender, and urban life in mid-20th-century America are reflected in her compelling narratives, showcasing a deep understanding of social issues.

The Correspondence of Shelby Foote & Walker Percy by Foote, Shelby and Walker Percy

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Title: The Correspondence of Shelby Foote & Walker Percy
Author: Foote, Shelby and Walker Percy
Seller: James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
ISBN: 9780393040319
Condition: Fine
Description: New York: Doubletake / Norton, 1996. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine.

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