Buy this book on-line SAMUEL HOWARD : 1861 HANDWRITTEN UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LITERARY ADELPHI SPEECH AND EARLY RELIC OF THE CIVIL WAR
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. On offer is a handwritten speech dated 1861 given by Samuel Howard, the President of the University of Michigan. The Inaugural Address of The Literary Adelphi was given on Friday, October 11th 1861, well after the start of the Civil War making for interesting commentary on States Rights, the Constitution, Habeus Corpus +++. Here is a brief snippet to set the tone: "There is something almost superhuman in these mighty and gigantic efforts for the preservation of the best Government God ever vouchsafed to man." There are a total of 81 handwritten pages in this book and it appears the pages were all written for the night as an inaugural address then bound into book form. The front cover of this 5 1/2" x 8" hard covered book is held by binding cords but is otherwise G.. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hard Cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of SAMUEL HOWARD : 1861 HANDWRITTEN UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LITERARY ADELPHI SPEECH AND EARLY RELIC OF THE CIVIL WAR. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres rares, first editions, livres anciens, livres d'occasion and livres illustrées. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |