Email this lot to a friend

« Email Address (separate multiple emails with a comma)

hide

Lot 3134

translate

email

1863 SLAVERY PLANATIONS AND THE YEOMANRY

Sign In to see what this sold for

Black History

---

"SLAVERY PLANTATIONS AND THE YEOMANRY"

October 1863, "SLAVERY PLANTATIONS AND THE YEOMANRY," by Francis Lieber, Published by The Loyal Publication Society, New York, Choice Extremely Fine.
An official booklet of the Loyal Publication Society, 9" x 5.75", 8 pages. Lieber borrows from an earlier publication from England, which discusses the "grave" task of building an equitable society. Lieber takes great pains to describe the social degradation that slavery causes to societies historically, and suggests a way to reconstruct the Union after the war ends. Pages are toned and in magnificent condition. Sharp, clean graphic seal of the society on the front page. An interesting slice of public opinion peddling from the Civil War era.

The Loyal Publication Society was a high-powered organization founded in New York City in early 1863 to distribute pamphlets "of unquestionable and unconditional loyalty" to the Union cause, in order to influence public opinion for the Union and the Republican Party. The "tracts" were placed in public places, distributed free at military hospitals and to the armed forces. Francis Lieber was the president of the organization and various authors sympathetic to the association provided texts.

Early American will accept payment by check or credit card.

Click on thumbnails to see larger images:

View Early American History Auctions next auction.

Similar lots up for auction