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Wed, Feb 11, 2026 09:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 356
Group of 19th Century American Political Biography and History Literature
Estimate: $750 - $1,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $200 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $50,000 |
Group of 19th century American Political Biography and History literature, includes: 'Men of Our Times' by Harriet Beecher Stowe, with 18 steel portraits, published by subcription only, Hartford Publishing Co., Conn., 1868.; 'Parson Brownlow's Book / Sketches of The Rise, Progress, and Decline of Succession, by W. G. Brownlow, Pub. George W. Childs, Phila., PA, 1862; 'Life of Alexander Hamiliton' by Allan McLane Hamilton, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1901; 'Abraham Lincoln: The War Years' by Carl Sandburg, Vols. I, II, III, IV, Harcourt Brace and Co., 1939; 'Reminiscences' by Thomas Carlyle, First Edition, Harpers & Brothers, New York, 1881; 'The Life and Times of Charles Sumner' by Elias Nason, B. B. Russell, Boston, Mass., 1874; 'Thaddeus Stevens Commoner' by E.B. Callender, Old Corner Bookstore, Boston, 1882; 'Sword and Pen; or, Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier' by John Algernon Owens, Pub. P.W. Ziegler & Company, Phila., 1889;'Abraham Lincoln / A Play'. by John Drinkwater, Pub. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1919; 'George Washington' by Paul Leicester Ford, with 24 illustrations, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1896; 'Hero Tales of The American Soldier / Our Four Great Wars' a pictorial, as told by "The Heroes Themselves and their Comrades", Hero Publishing Co., copyright 1899; 'Hero Tales of The American Soldier / Our Four Great Wars' a pictorial, as told by "The Heroes Themselves and their Comrades", J.H. Moore Co, Phila., PA, early 20th century.
Smallest: (Sword and Pen) H 7-5/8 in W 5-3/4 in D 1-1/2 in.
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