Description
Signed first edition of Jefferson Davis by Robert McElroy.
Octavo, [two volumes], xiii, 368pp; 369-783pp. Maroon cloth, title in gilt over black on spine. Stated “first edition” on copyright page. In publisher’s scarce slipcase, very good condition, some wear at seams, stable but delicate hinges, bright illustrations. Signed by the author in Volume I, with the following inscription: “Who reads my book visits my mind. Thanks for your visit. Robert McElroy. Oxford. October, 1937.”
Professor Robert McElroy was a prominent historian at Princeton University, known for this work on Jefferson Davis and Grover Cleveland: The Man and the Statesman. His work on Cleveland was the first full-length biography of the former president.
