THE OLD GUARD A Monthly Journal Devoted to the Principles of 1776 and 1787

by BURR, C. Chauncey (Ed.)

$1,100 · Offered by Biblio

First edition

New York: Van Evrie, Horton, & Co, 1863-. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavos, publisher's black cloth, inked names on endpapers. Very Scarce. In re Charles Chauncey Burr, Edgar Allan Poe wrote in 1849, to his mother-in-law, "I am indebted for more than life itself to B- [Burr]. Never forget him, Mother while you live. When all failed me, he stood my friend ...." "In the OLD GUARD Burr defended slavery and secession; attacked Lincoln, the Abolitionists, and the Negroes; and urged the abandonment of the attempt to subdue the Confederacy." - Jay B. Hubbell. " 'THE OLD GUARD' is, without any exaggeration, the soundest political publication we read. It handles every subject it takes hold of in a masterly and fearless manner. We advise all who love their country and its institutions to become subscribers." - Somerset Messenger (New Jersey). The publisher, John Van Evrie, M.D., "the first professional racist in American History". V.3, #5 includes his funereal marked "Death of a President", "Just as we go to press." which, altho printed as an insert to issue 4, it appears here as the verso to page 239. [Sabin 57133 ].

• Publisher: Van Evrie, Horton, & Co
• Year: 1863
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: hardcover

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