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Jefferson Davis "Rise & Fall of the Confederate Gov't" (1881)

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Jefferson Davis
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government
First edition, 1881
Pub. D. Appleton & Company (New York)
Two volumes

Marbled end papers and edges, original leather covers and spines. Interspersed with illustrations throughout, and having a complete index of fold-out maps in the second volume. Octavo size, with each volume measuring 9 1/4" x 6" x 2 1/2".

Condition

The cover's hinges are cracked but intact. Wear to the cover including a pronounced scuff to the back of the second volume. The text block of each volume is in very good condition.