first edition Hardcover
1860 · Philadelphia
by CHASE, EZRA B
Philadelphia: J.W. Bradley, 1860. Gilt vignette of the American eagle on front cover. Spine gilt faded but readable. Frontispiece portrait of George Washington with tissue-guard.Light peripheral foxing. Generally quite clean through text, moderate foxing pp.66-67. Chapters on the Federal convention,state conventions, slave trade, the Missouri question,slavery agitation, the Dred Scxott case, and others.,495pp. + 26pp. adverts. Ezra B. Chase (1827-1864 was a Pennsylvania attorney. He served two terms in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.. First Edition. Brown Pebbled Cloth. Light edge and Corner Wear/No Dust Jacket. Octavo.
(Inventory #: 015732)