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From the personal library of President James A. Garfield, the Manual For The Use Of The Legislator Of The State Of New York, bound for his personal use. Twelvemo, lxiv, 588pp. Contemporary red morocco, raised bands, gilt title on spine, decorative gilt title on cover, shelf wear to covers. Frontispiece portrait of Capital building in Albany, NY. Shelf wear at edges. Speckled leaf ends. Two foldout maps of the New York Assembly affixed to front endpaper. Bookplate of James A. Garfield, which reads: “Library of James A. Garfield. Inter Folia Fructus. Case… Shelf…”