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1. Report of the Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States and the Opinions of the Judges Thereof in the Case of Dred Scott Versus John F. a. Sandford. December Term, 1856
by Scott, Dred); Benjamin C. Howard; Roger B. Taney And Others
Seller Description: Poor. 1857 Washington printing said to be issued at or about the same time as the New York edition. Original string-tied printed wraps. LACKING ORIGINAL PAPER COVERS, TITLE PAGE, AND LAST LEAF (page 239) the last two of which have been replaced by your bookseller as new pages. In this famous and convoluted case Scott, a slave who had also lived in free Wisconsin Territory and Illinois, sued for his freedom (as did his wife). A lower court in Missouri ruled in his favor. This ruling was ... See More Details
1857, Benjamin C. Howard
Softcover, Poor
Renton, WA, USA
$495.00
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2. A Report of the Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the Opinions of the Judges Thereof, in the Case of Dred Scott Versus John H. Sanford. December Term, 1856
by Howard, Benjamin C. [Dred Scott]
Seller Description: Rare first edition of the report of the Dred Scott decision which held that the U.S. Constitution was not intended to include citizenship for African Americans, published simultaneously in Washington D.C. and New York. Octavo, original wrappers with a decorative woodcut border. From the library of Judge Roland Hitchcock and signed by him from Winsted, Connecticut, not far from Hartford where the book was originally sold, and dated in June 1857, just months after the verdict was issued and the ... See More Details
D. Appleton and Company
Paperback, Very Good
Palm Beach, FL, USA
$7,500.00
