Boardman The American Union: A discourse delivery Dec 12, 1850. Signed Civil War

Description: The American Union: A Discourse, Delivered on Thursday, December 12, 1850, the Day of the Annual Thanksgiving in Pennsylvania, and Repeated on Thursday, December 19, in the Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia Boardman, Henry A. (Augustus) Philadelphia Lippincott, Grambo and Co. 1851 Softcover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 56 pp. Fourth Thousand. Original paper wraps, fc inscribed "George S. Hillard Esq, Boston, with the Author's respects". Copyright page ihas pencil notation "1851 Sept 10 Gift of Hon George S. Hillard of Boston". A plea for the holding together of the Union and against secession. Hillard, who apparently gave the book to a library, was an attorney, legislator and author, served as a member of the Senate and was U. S. Attorney before retiring to private law practice. Both covers have separated from the spine and are loose but still present. Brown paper covers are bit grubby, front corner chipped away, spine chipped, back cover has long 2" wide lack plus many chips and has come off but is still present. Interior has a small damp stain at the bottom of the gutter, 2 minor what look like library notations on the title, some creasing to the interior pages, but interior sound and clean, block sound and tight. Very scarce with the covers. WE ARE LOCATED IN CANADA but we can ship using USPS International Customers -- we may be able to ship more cheaply than we show - please e-mail us to see what we can offer to your location. US Customers - We ship twice or more a week using the US Postal Service via our courier from Canada to our mailing address in New York and then on to US addresses.We are able to offer competitive rates with this service, but if you require quicker shipping, please inquire. For books over $799 we may ship via CanadaPost from Toronto. Canadian customers -- we may have to charge HST/GST for Canadian purchases (generally 5% for books). However, shipping is generally lower than on ebay's shipping cost calculator. Email me with your province and I'll be happy to calculate HST and shipping. We are happy to combine shipping! For our international customers, import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up -- do not confuse them with additional shipping charges. We really cannot show merchandise below value or mark items as "gifts" - it can get us into all kinds of trouble with customs. Since Brexit, shipping to the UK may require a VAT invoice. We have been selling books for over 20 years and pack and ship them with care. Thanks for bidding and thanks for being a fellow book lover. See our other listings for more unusual and rare books.

Price: 55 USD

Location: Niagara Falls, New York

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Author: Boardman, Henry A. (Augustus)

Book Title: The American Union: A Discourse, Delivered on Thursday,

Cover: Softcover

Language: English

Publisher: Lippincott, Grambo and Co.

Publication Year: 1851

Type: Limited Edition

Place Published: Philadelphia

Signed By: Author

Format: Softcover

Title: Boardman The American Union: A discourse delivery Dec 12, 1850.

Edition: 1st Edition

Book Condition: Good

Features: 56 pp. Fourth Thousand. Original paper wraps, fc inscribed, "George S. Hillard Esq, Boston, with the Author's respects"., Copyright page ihas pencil notation "1851 Sept 10 Gift of Hon, George S. Hillard of Boston". A plea for the holding together, of the Union and against secession. Hillard, who apparently, gave the book to a library, was an attorney, legislator and, author, served as a member of the Senate and was U. S. Attorney, before retiring to private law practice. Both covers have, separated from the spine and are loose but still present. Brown, paper covers are bit grubby, front corner chipped away, spine, chipped, back cover has long 2" wide lack plus many chips and, has come off but is still present. Interior has a small damp, stain at the bottom of the gutter, 2 minor what look like, library notations on the title, some creasing to the interior, pages, but interior sound and clean, block sound and tight., Very scarce with the covers.

Binding: Softcover

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Year Printed: 1851

Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Inscribed, Signed