Twenty years of Congress, from Lincoln to Garfield. 1861-1881 : a succinct and impartial history of national legislation upon the great questions arising from secession and the Civil War ... / by James. G. Blaine ; illustrated with steel portraits.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893.

Contributor:

Hamilton, Gail, 1833-1896.

Henry Bill Publishing Company, publisher.

Canvassing and Sample Book Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Subscription Publishing Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893.

Blaine, James Gillespie.

United States--Politics and government--1865-1900.

United States.

Politics and government.

Dummies (Bookselling)--Specimens.

Dummies (Bookselling).

Booksellers and bookselling--Colportage, subscription trade, etc.

Booksellers and bookselling.

Bookbinding--Specimens.

Bookbinding.

United States--History--1865-1898.

History.

Genre:

Specimens.

Prospectuses.

Subscription lists (Publishing)

Physical Description:

1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

[Canvassing book].

Place of Publication:

Norwich, Conn. : The Henry Bill Publishing Company, 1885.

Notes:

Canvassing book consisting of specimen leaves and illustrations; broadside prospectus for Twenty Years of Congress, from Lincoln to Garfield; lined subscription order leaves.

Not in Arbour.

Copyright 1884 by James G. Blaine.

"Electrotyped and printed by Rand, Avery and Company, Boston, Mass."--verso of title page.

Binding: brown leather with gilt stamped title on front cover and embossed ornamental designs; brown floral endpapers; all edges gilt.

Local Notes:

Canvassing Collection copy has subscription order leaves with facsimile subscription entries of 63 American politicians; also with 4 names with occupations added to the list of subscribers on following leaf.

Related Work:

Hamilton, Gail, 1833-1896. Biography of James G. Blaine.

OCLC:

959661064