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12mo, pp. 21, [3]; pictorial tan paper wrappers; wrappers toned with 1 sq. inch chip out at lower edge of upper cover, occasional spotting, good or better. "These sketches appeared originally in the 'Wide World' newspaper, published in this city" (from title page). A satirical proposal for a 5-day jubilee, in which "to satisfy the indignation of Northern Radicals, Jeff Davis will be thrown into the Frog Pond, at three o'clock. To satisfy the Southern gentlemen present, he will be immediately bailed out by Horace Greeley, who will use his venerable white hat for the purpose," at a cost of $743 million "and a trifle of ten or possibly eleven cents over." A humorous observation of lingering post bellum frictions. Wright II, 382.…