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Title: The Capture, The Prison Pen and the Escape, Giving an Account of Prison Life in the South, Principally at Richmond, Danville, Macon, Savannah, Charleston, Columbia, Millian, Salisbury, and Andersonville: Describing the Arrival of Prisoners, Plans of Escape, with Incidents and Anecdotes of Prison Life; Embracing Also the Adventures of an Escape from Columbia, S. C., Recapture, Trial as Spy and Final Escape from Sylvania, Georgia
Author: Willard W. Glazier Publisher: J. Munsell (Albany) Printing Year: 1866 Condition/Details: Bound in brown cloth with bright gilt embossing, this antique volume is a scarce early printing of this historical account of experiences in the Confederate prison system by a lieutenant in the Harris Light Cavalry. The work is illustrated with many engravings. The volume shows external age/wear, with more significant wear along the borders of spine. The book is solidly bound with age-toned pages. It measures approximately 5.25" x 7.5" and contains 353 pages. This lot is part of a large collection of books and ephemera that we will be selling over the coming months, from the estate of Lewis E. Shuman, long-time collector from Rochester, New York. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $4.50 ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images: 
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