Description
First edition of The History of the Civil War in America by John S.C. Abbott, with maps and illustrations.
Octavo, [two volumes], xiii, [1], [15]-507pp, [4pp ads]; xvi, [2], [15]-629pp, [3pp ads]. Full brown leather, title in gilt on spines, embossed decorative design on all covers. Marbled endpapers, marbled leaf ends. Light sunning to spine, rubbing to tips. Solid text block. Frontispiece portrait with tissue cover in both volumes, both volumes complete with steel-engraved plates of portraits and battle scenes. (Sabin 36) An exceptionally bright copy, vibrant illustrations, solid binding.
