Holst, Dr. H. Von, Lalor, John J. [Translator]
Chicago: Callaghan & Company, 1885. Octavo, Six Volumes. In Good condition. Spines are red with gilt lettering. Boards and spines show tooling. Boards show rubbing to front and back boards, rubbing and bumping to fore edge corners. Boards show age toning to spines, fading gilt lettering, rubbing and bumping to headcaps and tails. Boards show minor tearing to headcaps of Vol I, II, IV, V, VI. Boards show minor tearing to tails of Vol I and Vol II. Boards show moderate rubbing to tail edges on front and back boards of Vol I, II, III, IV, V, and minor rubbing to tail edges of front and back boards of Vol VI. Bindings are slightly loose. Ex-libris ownership bookplate of on inside of front board on paste down of Vol I, II, III, V. Pencil inscription on title page of Vol I. Textblocks show age toning, minor smudging on tail edge of Vol II, minor foxing spots on fore edge of Vol III and minor water mark towards spine on tail edge of Vol III. Textblocks show minor foxing spots to tail edge of Vol VI.
CONTENTS: Vol I., "1750-1833: State Sovereignty and Slavery", (xvi, 505 pages) -- Vol II., "1828-1846: Jackson's Administration - Annexation of Texas", (iv, 714 pages) -- Vol III., "1846-1850: Annexation of Texas - Compromise of 1850", (x, 597 pages) -- Vol IV., "1850-1854: Compromise of 1850 - Kansas-Nebraska Bill", (x, 461 pages) -- Vol V., "1854-1856: Kansas-Nebraska Bill - Buchanan's Election", (viii, 490 pages) -- Vol VI., "1856-1859: Buchanan's Election - End of 35th Congress", (v, 352 pages). RWO Consignment. More