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[AMERICANA]. A group of three books related to American history. Including: JACKSON, Andrew (1767-1845). Pictorial life of Andrew Jackson… by the Author of “Life of Washington.” Philadelphia: Lindsay and Blakiston, 1847. 8vo. Hand-colored frontispiece, and 7 hand-colored plates inserted. Publisher’s full brown cloth, boards decoratively stamped in blind, front board stamped in gilt, spine stamped and lettered in gilt, decorative floral endleaves (spine sunned and worn, binding sunned, worn and soiled, hinges starting, a few gutters overopened, text toned, with occasional thumbsoiling, wear, and a few short tears, some sticker residue on front blank). With the bookplate of William W. Bennett on the fp, and a gift inscription to him on the front blank. First edition of this biography of Jackson, intended for young people. [Together with:] [ANTI-SLAVERY]. An Abstract of the Evidence… on the part of the petitioners for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. Cincinnati: American Reform Tract, 1855. 8vo. Double-page plate of the arrangement of the interior of a slave ship inserted at center. Publisher’s full brown cloth, boards and spine decoratively stamped in blind, front board and spine lettered in gilt (binding worn and soiled, spine toned, endleaves and text rubbed, soiled, foxed, some occasional dampstaining a few gutters overopened). [Together with:] The Weekly Register. No. 18 of Vol. IV. Baltimore: H. Niles, Saturday, July 3, 1813. Early appearance of an early draft of the Declaration of Independence, and an account of the funeral of Capt. Lawrence Halifax. Self-wrappered (text toned, worn, thumbsoiled, with some chipping and some tears, front wrapper nearly detached.