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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. New York: John G. Wells, 1856. First edition, 1856. Pre Civil War view of American politics, including important documents (including the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850; Kansas and Nebraska Act of 1854; Compromise of 1820), population counts, electoral votes, information about the Great Seal of the United States and seals of the 31 states, bliographical sketches of ex-presidents (with portraits), lives and portraits of the nominees for President and Vice President, platforms of the three political parties (American Party, Democratic, Republican), Congress, etc. Includes 52 engraved illustrations. Attractively bound in green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and in blind, 144 pages. Some wear, mainly to the extremities, good hinges, sound text block, some age-toning to pages, no names or other markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.