Signed book: The Life of Gen. James A. Garfield by J. M. Bundy. Illustrated first edition. NY: A. S. Barnes & Co., 1880. Hardcover with custom clothbound slipcase, 5.75 x 8.25, 239 pages. Signed on an opening page in fountain pen, "Compliments of J. A. Garfield, Mentor, Dec. 2, 1880." Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/None, with rebacked spine and some small repairs.
Taking place a month earlier on November 2, 1880, the presidential election saw Garfield win a decisive victory over Winfield Scott Hancock in the electoral vote despite a miniscule lead in the popular vote. Garfield’s win marked the sixth consecutive victory in the presidential election for the Republican Party, its longest winning streak in history.
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