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The Rise And Fall Of The Confederate Government

First Edition

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First edition of The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government by Jefferson Davis, published in 1881, in full morocco binding.

Octavo, [two volumes], xxi, [3], 707pp, [4pp ads]; xvii, [3], 808pp, [4pp ads]. Bound in full tan morocco, title in gilt over black morocco spine labels, raised bands with gilt-ruled lines, decorative gilt board edges. Marbled endpapers, all marbled edges. Complete with frontispiece in each volume, 17 full-page illustrations, and all 18 maps as stated. Occasional foxing to plates, toning to text. Front hinge of Volume I reinforced with archival repair. (Eicher, 154) (Howes D120) (Nevins II, 51) An attractive example in the scarce publisher’s morocco binding.

Written by Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), the former President of the Confederate States, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government is considered the magnum opus of the Southern cause. It remains a controversial historical piece, with its attempt to justify the Southern cause for secession. Davis followed it with A Short History of the Confederate States of America, completed shortly before his death in 1889.

Additional information

Location Published

New York

Publisher

D. Appleton and Company

Edition

First Edition

Date Published

1881

Binding

Full leather

Condition

Near Fine

Author

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