Sale 2455 - Printed & Manuscript Americana, September 28, 2017

225 225 c   (PRESIDENTS—1880 CAMPAIGN.) Laing, Joseph; lithographer. Genl. Jas. A. Garfield / Gen’l. Chester A. Arthur. Lithograph in red, blue and black on white silk, 17 1 / 2 x 17 1 / 4 inches; light fold, minor dampstaining and soiling, light mat toning. New York: Hugh McCrossan, 1880 [250/350] A jugate bandanna of the winning Republican ticket, with a border of red and blue flags and stars. The lithography gives Arthur’s sideburns a particularly wispy and ethereal cast. Collins, Threads of History 475. 226 c   (PRESIDENTS—1884 CAMPAIGN.) Certification of Pennsylvania’s votes for the Blaine-Logan ticket in the Electoral College. 2 manuscript pages in red and black on 2 sheets, 24 1 / 2 x 10 inches, the first signed by 30 electors and the second by governor Robert E. Pattinson with his seal; light folds, pinholes in upper margin. Harrisburg, PA, 29 November and 3 December 1884 [400/600] Pennsylvania was the largest of the states voting for the losing candidate Blaine in a very close election. Among the electors signing the certification was Josiah Cohen (1840-1930), a founder of both Hebrew Union College and the Union for Reform Judaism. 224 c   (PRESIDENTS—1860 CAMPAIGN.) Burleigh, William H.; editor. The Republican Pocket Pistol, a Collection of Facts, Opinions and Arguments for Freedom. 36 pages. 12mo, original printed wrappers, small chip to corner, minor wear; minor foxing. NewYork, June 1860 [600/900] The first of a series of 4 volumes of Republican Party points, with an emphasis on its opposition to slavery. Includes the party platform, an argument for keeping the territories slave-free, quotes from the founding fathers, and more.The wrappers advertise a Lincoln biography and the Republican Campaign Songster. Sabin 9329.