Second Printing of the Dred Scott Decision, Benjamin C. Howard, Washington 1857

Language: English

Published by Cornelius Wendell, Washington, 1857

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Second Printing of the Dred Scott Decision, Benjamin C. Howard, Washington 1857 Report of the Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the Opinions of the Judges Thereof, in the Case of Dred Scott vs. John F. A. Sandford. December Term, 1856; By Benjamin C. Howard, From the Nineteenth Volume of Howard's Reports. Washington Cornelius Wendell, Printer 1857 The second printing of the historic and abhorrent Supreme Court decision that held that the Constitution did not extend American citizenship, and the rights enshrined within, to people of black African descent. Dred Scott was an enslaved person that argued that he had automatically been freed after being taken from a slave state to a free state. Dred Scott, often regarded as the Supreme Court's worst decision, would help inflame tensions leading to the Civil War. Priority was formerly unestablished with the New York Appleton imprint but recent scholarship from Douglas W. Lind has identified that this is in fact the second printing, following the New York imprint which Wendell issued early to preempt the distribution of this present publication, which was not authorized by Congress until February 1858. Sewn wraps, pp. 239, [1]; Good condition, lacking front wrap, original rear wrap and most of spine still present, tail of rear wrap chipped, tear to bottom third of title joint, chipping to tail corner of title and following couple pages, small damp stain to tail corner of title extending through about 20 pages lightening as you progress, corners creased, minor stains/foxing to title and text [Howes S218; Lind, Douglas; Dred Scott v. Sanford: Opinions and Contemporary Commentary].…

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Title
Second Printing of the Dred Scott Decision, Benjamin C. Howard, Washington 1857
Author
Benjamin C. Howard
Publisher
Cornelius Wendell, Washington
Publication year
1857
Condition
Good
Binding
Soft cover
Language
English
Edition
1st Edition
Printing
2nd Printing
Item weight
2 pounds
Dimensions
11 inches width by 9 inches height by 5 inches depth

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