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1871 · ref. E19054 — Princeton NJ: Stelle & Smith 1871. First edition. Leather_bound. Very Good. First edition. Large 8vo in original three quarter black leather over marbled paper covered boards. Hubbed spine lettered in gilt and with gilt fleurons in the compartments.Frontis engraving of Whig Hall. 274 pp. A tight example with tidemarking to edges of the title page and to the edges of the rear portions of the text block not affecting the text. Modest wear to the binding and some rubbing to the boards. This voume contains a History of The American Whig Society from 1769 to 1869 by Henry Clay Cameron 141 pp. followed by the Centennial Oration by Richard S. Field and summaries of the celebration and various correspondence. Stelle & Smith hardcover