Cincinnati: Privately Printed, 1867. 2nd Edition. 8vo. There were many racist tracts expounding on the inferiority of the African American race during the 19th century, both before and after the Civil War. Payne was a Southern clergyman, racist publisher and influential orator who built a wide national following..... More
New York: 1861. A GORGEOUS and rare 1861 folding pocket map of the recently-begun Civil War, complete with original yellow typographical maps. This historic piece, titled "Panorama of the Seat of War", features engraved portraits of Commodore Andrew Hull Foote and Admiral Silas Stringham in vignette at the top..... More
1958. Original 1958 theatre lobby card for the re-release of the 1927 feature film 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', based on the 1852 novel by Harriett Beecher Stowe, the abolitionist work which was a major catalyst in driving the nation toward civil war in 1861. As the Civil Rights movement continued..... More
Baltimore, Md: James Murphy, 1908. 8vo. A very nice 1st Edition of Randall's poems, including his iconic 'Maryland My Maryland', which became the state song. Maryland My Maryland has come under fire over the last few decades for its anti-Lincoln, Confederate leaning sympathies and there have been repeated calls..... More
New York: Third Press, 1970. 1st Edition. Quarto. A beautiful illustrated documentary of the history and trial of the Chicago 8, later the Chicago 7 for their roles in the anti-Vietnam War and social justice protests surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention. "The Chicago Seven, originally the Chicago Eight..... More