1863 IMPORTANT PROVENANCE Aesop’s Fables Mythology Animals Illustrated



“A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.”

― Aesop, Aesop's Fables

Aesop’s fables have been printed for centuries and include some of the most famous fables and tales of all time. This American Civil War-era edition of Aesop was edited by Samuel Croxall.



Fitting with the date of it’s printing this book belonged to one, Col. Reuben D. Mussey Jr. A Union soldier who served as captain for the 19th U.S. Infantry and was later appointed colonel of the 100th U.S. Colored Infantry. Additionally, he later served as President Andrew Johnson’s private secretary.



Item number: #7114

Price: $350



Note: Fascinating provenance



AESOP



Fables of Aesop and others



Boston: Burnham, 1863.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

xx, 358

199 illustrations throughout

References: LAC 12975

Provenance: Handwritten – RD Mussey

Reuben D. Mussey Jr. (often called RD Mussey) (1833 – 1892) was a Union Army colonel during the American Civil War and a distinguished lawyer.

He campaigned for Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and was a leader in the Wide Awakes and at the outbreak of the Civil War joined a militia company led by abolitionist Cassius M. Clay which organized to guard the president and the White House. When the regular army was expanded in May 1861, he began serving in the regular army of the United States as captain of the 19th U.S. Infantry Regiment.

Mussey was appointed colonel of the 100th U.S. Colored Infantry. However, he remained in Nashville rather than serving with the regiment, instead continuing his organizational duties. He was an important recruiter of black men into the United States Colored Troops.

Between April 1865 and November 1865, Mussey was President Andrew Johnson's private secretary. Johnson nominated Mussey for appointment to the brevet grade of brigadier general of volunteers.

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure

Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19cm x 13cm)



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