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The History, Civil, Political & Military of the Southern Rebellion, From its Incipient Stages to its Close.
by Victor, Orville J
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- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: James D. Torrey, Publisher, [1861]. Complete first edition set of one of the earliest histories of the American Civil War. Octavo, four volumes, original publisher's full pebbled morocco decorated in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, illustrated with steel engraved plates, additional vignette title pages. frontispieces, and maps. In good condition. A rare complete set, we have never seen another one. One of the earliest works published on the American Civil War, Orville James Victor's The History, Civil, Political & Military of the Southern Rebellion provides an analysis of the political, social, and military conditions of the Confederate states throughout the course of the war, from the spread of early secessionist sentiments in the 1790s to the issuance of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 133063
- Title
- The History, Civil, Political & Military of the Southern Rebellion, From its Incipient Stages to its Close.
- Author
- Victor, Orville J
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- James D. Torrey, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1861]
- Keywords
- Orville J. Victor First Edition, The History Civil Political & Military of the Southern Rebellion First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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