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1st item: A SKETCH OF GENERAL JACKSON: BY HIMSELF, by Charles Gayarre, printed by E. C. Wharton, New Orleans, 1857. Softcover octavo, 21 pages of text taken primarily from Jackson's private correspondence, bound in original stitched printed wrappers. 8 1/2" H x 5 1/2" W x 1/16" D. Note: Charles-Etienne Arthur Gayarre (1805-1895) was Secretary of State of Louisiana from 1845-53 and is remembered for his histories of Louisiana. 2nd item: EULOGIUM UPON GEN. ANDREW JACKSON. DELIVERED IN TALLAHASSEE, ON SATURDAY, THE 19TH JULY, by R. K. Call, printed by Joseph Clisby, Tallahassee, Office of the Florida Sentinel, 1845. Softcover octavo, 21 pages of text comprising the Eulogium and a letter to the editor of the Florida Sentinel, bound in original stitched printed wrappers. 9 3/4" H x 6 1/4" W x 1 1/16" D. Note: Richard Keith Call (1792-1862) was a protege and former military aide to Jackson during the War of 1812, and was later Governor of the Florida Territory from 1836-39.
CONDITION: 1st item: Covers and pages with varying degrees of toning, foxing, creases, pencil inscriptions from previous owners. 3 1/2" tear, top right of back cover near binding. Stitching is intact. 2nd item: Covers and pages with toning, foxing, tears, dampstaining, areas of loss, largest 3 3/4" x 6" W, to bottom sections of last few pages rendering them partially illegible. Covers and pages are separated from stitching and are in three sections.