1st/1st Printing TWENTY YEARS CONGRESS James Blaine SET 2V RARE Antique HISTORY
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All the books we auction are unique, rare and scarce . Most are 1 st Editions or early copies. We deal with books, ideas and writers of substance. Why pay $30 for a new book with no real value intellectually, spiritually or financially — when you can hold a true literary treasure. Twenty Years of Congress: 1861-1881 by James G. Blaine From Lincoln to Garfield with a Review of the Events Leading Up to the Revolution of 1860 2 Volumes Thick ~ Complete 1884 ~ 1st Edition 1st Printing Illustrated w/ frontis Norwich, Conn, Henry Bill Publishing; 1884. VG+. Interior clean, tight, solid. Boards have some edge wear, small nicks to tips, surface flaws. A collectible copy.James Gillespie Blaine (January 31, 1830 – January 27, 1893) was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Maine, two-time Secretary of State. He was nominated for president in 1884, but lost a close race to Democrat Grover Cleveland.Blaine was a dominant Republican leader of the late 19th century, and champion of the "Half-Breed" faction of the GOP. Nicknamed "The Continental Liar From the State of Maine," "Slippery Jim," and "The Magnetic Man," he was a magnetic speaker in an era that prized oratory, and a man of charisma. As a moderate Republican he supported President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. As a major
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