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Life & Reminiscences of Jefferson Davis, 1st Ed. 1890, illustrated
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"Life and Reminiscences of Jefferson Davis" By Distinguished Men of his Time, introduction by Hon. John W. Daniel, U.S. Senator from Virginia, illustrated. Published by Woodward Company, Baltimore, 1890. Copyright 1890 by R.H. Woodward & Company. First Edition with 1890 imprinted on the title page and copyright. Published quickly following the Confederate President's death on December 5, 1889.
Hard boards, original maroon cloth with gold lettering on spine [wear]; 6" x 9"; "Geo E. Prince / Anderson, S.C." is ink written inside front cover, floral endpapers [creased at the hinges, signs of hinge repair, front ep has creases, old dump stain- front ep, 2 first blank pages and title page]; frontispiece steel engraved portrait of Jefferson Davis with his facsimile signature and Woodward & Company imprint, tissue guard is damaged [see photo], xviii + 490 pages, 16 illustrations, some soiling, a few page corner folds, good/ very good condition.
Contents:
Introduction
The Life of Davis (3-106)
Reminiscences and Addresses (107-396)
Writings by Jefferson Davis (397-450):
"General Robert E. Lee"
"Exchange of Prisoners"
"Lord Wolseley's Mistakes"
"A Patriot Legacy to the People of North Carolina"
Published articles on Jefferson Davis (451-490)
US: Priority (c.2-5 days) -------------- $20.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ------ $32.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ------- $45.50
Hard boards, original maroon cloth with gold lettering on spine [wear]; 6" x 9"; "Geo E. Prince / Anderson, S.C." is ink written inside front cover, floral endpapers [creased at the hinges, signs of hinge repair, front ep has creases, old dump stain- front ep, 2 first blank pages and title page]; frontispiece steel engraved portrait of Jefferson Davis with his facsimile signature and Woodward & Company imprint, tissue guard is damaged [see photo], xviii + 490 pages, 16 illustrations, some soiling, a few page corner folds, good/ very good condition.
Contents:
Introduction
The Life of Davis (3-106)
Reminiscences and Addresses (107-396)
Writings by Jefferson Davis (397-450):
"General Robert E. Lee"
"Exchange of Prisoners"
"Lord Wolseley's Mistakes"
"A Patriot Legacy to the People of North Carolina"
Published articles on Jefferson Davis (451-490)
US: Priority (c.2-5 days) -------------- $20.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ------ $32.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ------- $45.50
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Life & Reminiscences of Jefferson Davis, 1st Ed. 1890, illustrated
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