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First edition of Twenty Years of Congress: From Lincoln to Garfield, by James G. Blaine.

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Blaine | James G.

Twenty Years Of Congress: From Lincoln To Garfield

First Edition

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First edition of Twenty Years of Congress: From Lincoln to Garfield, by James G. Blaine.

Thick octavo, [two volumes], xiii, [3], 646pp; xiv, [2], 724pp. Brown morocco, titles in gilt over red morocco, raised bands with gilt-ruled lines. Marbled leaf ends. Frontispiece portraits, tissue covered, opposite title pages. 14 illustrated plates (including frontispiece). Clean text. An exceptional copy of this important historical work.

James G. Blaine (1830-1893) was Speaker of the House (1869-1875), Senator from Maine (1876-1881), Secretary of State (1881, 1889-1892) and Republican nominee for President in 1884, losing to Grover Cleveland.

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Location Published	Norwich, CT
Publisher	The Henry Bill Publishing Company
Edition	First Edition
Date Published	1884
Binding	Leather bound
Condition	Near Fine
Author	Blaine \| James G.