first edition
1844
by Spooner, Lysander
1844. A Significant Challenge to the U.S. Postal Service Spooner, Lysander [1808-1887]. The Unconstitutionality of the Laws of Congress Prohibiting Private Mails. New York: Tribune Printing Establishment, 1844. 24 pp. Octavo (5-1/2" x 8-1/2"). Stab-stitched pamphlet, light shelfwear and soiling. $650. * First edition. Adams describes Spooner as "an American anarchist who had a genius for opposing government. He considered the postal rate of 25 cents from Boston to Washington exorbitant & the result of government monopoly. He founded his own American Letter Mail Company. The government overwhelmed him with injunctions to which he replied in the present pamphlet. He abandoned his scheme but his efforts resulted in an act of Congress reducing rates." Adams, Radical Literature 48. (Inventory #: 81024)
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