VAN BUREN "THE PEDLAR AND HIS PACK" 1828 ANTI-ADAMS CARTOON PRINT.
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Winning Bid:
$118.00
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 2, 2021 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
11.5x16". Linen backed. "The Pedlar And His Pack Or The Desperate Effort, An Over Balance." A satire on the reverse impact of John Binns' anti-Jackson coffin handbill campaign during the presidential race of 1828. Editor-publisher Binns supports on his back a large load of coffins, upon which are figures of Henry Clay and incumbent President John Quincy Adams. Binns: "I Must Have An Extra Dose Of Treasury-Pap, Or Down Go The Coffins Harry, For I Feel Faint Already." Clay: "Hold On Jonny Q--For I Find That The People Are Too Much For Us, And I'm Sinking With Jack And His Coffins!" Adams (grasping the presidential chair): "I'll Hang On To The Chair Harry, In Spite Of Coffin Hand-bills Harris's Letter Panama Mission Or The Wishes Of The People." Outer margin professionally filled. VF.
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