Dover Gazette and Strafford Advertiser. December 4, 1832 to November 28, 1833. With a printing of Andrew Jackson's Proclamation on Nullification and Account of Native Americans by George Catlin.
Dover: J.T. Gibbs, Publisher, 1833. Cloth. Folio. Good. Item #022230
Quarter cloth with paper covered boards. Large folio. Bound volume of the Dover, New Hampshire newspaper, the Dover Gazette and Strafford Advertiser, comprising of every weekly issue spanning from December 4, 1832 to November 28, 1833. Of particular note is a printing of Andrew Jackson's proclamation on Nullification, asserting that states could not override or disregard federal law. This was issued in response to South Carolina's refusal to enforce tariffs. Also present is an article written by George Catlin on the Mandan tribe, recalling customs, ceremonies and dress, among other subjects. The tribe had been decimated by small pox, with an estimated 125 remaining by 1838. Also present is an article on the Native American leader Black Hawk, written a little after his capture. A small paragraph describes a former Mormon displeasure with the faith. GOOD condition. Ex-library with exterior spine labels, interior pastedowns and minor markings. First leaf DETACHED. Minor scuffing, fading, soiling to the covers. Years written on masking tape taped to the spine, with some other tape repairs on the spine. Paper a bit browned and brittle.
Price: $450.00