Life and Reminiscences of Jefferson Davis, 1stEd. 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 Eastern Publishing Company, 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.
[Note: we were not able to located any other copy of this book published by Eastern Publishing Company. All located copies were published by R.H. Woodward]
Hard boards, original maroon cloth with gold lettering on spine [wear]; floral endpapers [creased at the hinges, signs of hinge repair, front ep has a few edge creases]; 6" x 8.1/2"; frontispiece steel engraved portrait of Jefferson Davis with his facsimile signature and Woodward & Company imprint, tissue guard, xviii + 490 pages, 16 illustrations, a little soiling, 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)
Note:
Country restrictions may apply, the lesser expansive Priority shipping may not be available to all countries.
US: Priority (c 2-4 days) -------- $18.50
Canada: Priority (c 2-6 weeks) -- $32.50
World: Priority (c 2-7 weeks) --- $44.50
[Note: we were not able to located any other copy of this book published by Eastern Publishing Company. All located copies were published by R.H. Woodward]
Hard boards, original maroon cloth with gold lettering on spine [wear]; floral endpapers [creased at the hinges, signs of hinge repair, front ep has a few edge creases]; 6" x 8.1/2"; frontispiece steel engraved portrait of Jefferson Davis with his facsimile signature and Woodward & Company imprint, tissue guard, xviii + 490 pages, 16 illustrations, a little soiling, 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)
Note:
Country restrictions may apply, the lesser expansive Priority shipping may not be available to all countries.
US: Priority (c 2-4 days) -------- $18.50
Canada: Priority (c 2-6 weeks) -- $32.50
World: Priority (c 2-7 weeks) --- $44.50
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Life and Reminiscences of Jefferson Davis, 1stEd. 1890, illustrated
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