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President Chester A. Arthur Sends Condolences to Grand Duke Frederick of Baden on the Death of His Relative, Margrave Maximilian

President Chester A. Arthur Sends Condolences to Grand Duke Frederick of Baden on the Death of His Relative, Margrave Maximilian by Chester A. Arthur

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Seller: The Raab Collection
Title
President Chester A. Arthur Sends Condolences to Grand Duke Frederick of Baden on the Death of His Relative, Margrave Maximilian
Author
Chester A. Arthur
Seller
The Raab Collection (United States)
Description
18/05/1882. Arthur unexpectedly became President when Garfield was assassinated, and once in office confounded all expectations. He saw his duty as no longer limited to party or supporters, but expanded to encompass what he sincerely thought was best for the country. He shocked everyone by becoming a firm champion of civil service reform. In 1883, he saw through Congress the Pendleton Act, which established that government jobs should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation. It established a bipartisan Civil Service Commission, forbade levying political assessments against officeholders, and provided for a classified system that made certain government positions obtainable only through competitive written examinations. The system also protected employees against removal for political reasons. Arthur’s achievement was extraordinary, as this was the greatest measure of governmental self-regulation passed up to that date. Publisher Alexander K. McClure recalled, ""No man ever entered the Presidency so profoundly and widely distrusted, and no one ever retired...more generally respected.""Grand Duke Frederick of Baden was considered a liberal supporter of a constitutional monarchy. He was an ally of Prussia, helped to found the German Empire, and was present at the proclamation of the Empire in 1871. He also had a role in the history of Zionism. In 1896 he met Theodor Herzl and helped Herzl in obtaining his audience with Frederick’s nephew, Kaiser Wilhelm II.Document signed, Washington, May 18, 1882, ordering the Secretary of States to cause the seal of the United States to be affixed to an envelope containing letter addressed to ""His Royal Highness Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden, on the death of His Grandducal Highness the Margrave Maximilian of Baden…” The Margrave was the son of Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden, and thus a close relative of Grand Duke Frederick.
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Photo Album. Cartes-de-visite.

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Photo Album. Cartes-de-visite.
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
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Very Good+. Embossed green morocco with gilt-stamped lettering and detail on upper board (4.25” x 5.5”) and spine, 4 knobs mounted to each board, all edges gilt, gold clasp; contains an assortment of 50 mounted albumen prints and tin-types (some of them hand-colored). Spine quite worn; scuffing along edges of boards; some faint dust-smudging here and there, but images are overall bright and clean. Mostly portraits of men, women, and children, as well as some images of art, sculpture, and a cat. Cartes-de-visite.
Voyage d'un Francois en Italie, fait dans les annees 1765 & 1766 [Tome II]

Voyage d'un Francois en Italie, fait dans les annees 1765 & 1766 [Tome II]

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Voyage d'un Francois en Italie, fait dans les annees 1765 & 1766 [Tome II]
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Paris: Chez Desaint, 1769. Hardcover. Small leatherbound octavo. G+ condition. Brown leather spine with gilded text on red/yellow spine labels. Boards strong, binding strong, general shelfwear, rubbing to corners; Textblock slightly darkened from age, occasional foxing, otherwise clean. 640pp. 1321170. Shelved Rockville Bookstore.
Japan Sample Show 1956. Chicago, San Francisco

Japan Sample Show 1956. Chicago, San Francisco

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Japan Sample Show 1956. Chicago, San Francisco
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
Japan Sample Show Commission, 1956. 90p., paperback, wraps somewhat worn and foxed; listings of manufacturers have occasional penned notes by at attendee of the show. Catalog for the show by Japanese exporters.

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