Description
From the library of Confederate Treasury Secretary Christopher G. Memminger, Lectures On The Law And The Gospel by Stephen Tyng.
Twelvemo, xii, 349pp. Full morocco, title in gilt on spine, initials of “C.G. Memminger” on front cover. All edges gilt, floral endpapers. Stated “third edition” on copyright page. Occasional foxing throughout.
From the personal library of Christopher Memminger, the First Confederate Secretary of the Treasury, serving from 1861-1864. Before serving as Treasurer, he wrote the South Carolina Declaration of Succession, which outlined the reasons for the secession from the Union.
