Sketches of the Rise, Progress, and Decline of Secession with a Narrative of Personal Adventures Among the Rebels

W. G. Brownlow

Published by George W. Childs, Philadelphia, 1862
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12mo [5" x 7 3/8"], 458 pp with 8 additional page of publisher's advertisements. Bound in the publisher's original cloth with blind stamped decorative border. The book is in very good plus condition. The board are extremely well preserved with firm edges. Light fraying at the spine edges. Gift inscription in pencil on the front leaf. The frontispiece retains its original tissue-guard. The binding is cracked at pages 169, 179, and 289. Large dimple to the fore-edge of the textblock. The textblock is largely clean and remarkably bright. A clear plastic (mylar) cover is included for protection and display. Please view the many other rare titles available for sale at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(E1-29). Seller Inventory # 3751

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Title: Sketches of the Rise, Progress, and Decline ...
Publisher: George W. Childs, Philadelphia
Publication Date: 1862
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Illustrated with a steel engraved portrait and numerous plates

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hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1862; Philadelphia; From the collection of John Shy, Professor at the University of Michigan; brown cloth covered boards with gold titles; covers are very soiled and rubbed; edges are worn and chipped; front and rear joints are split and boards are barely attached; marginal notations; 12 mo, 6 3/4"-7 3/4" tall; 458 pages. Seller Inventory # SHY1161

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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 458pp. Rear hinge cracked. Severe spine damage, cracked hinges. Book. Seller Inventory # 000800

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Published by George W. Childs, Philadelphia, 1862
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 458pp + book ad pages; b/w illustrations. Former library volume with customary labels and markings. Textually unmarked, clean, tight. Library book tape (red) over spine; black cloth covered boards; rubs to tips. Steel engraved frontis of author. Seller Inventory # ABE-1511986350659

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 458pp., brown cloth with gilt stamping to spine. Spine is chipped, ends are rubbed and frayed, covers show some light soiling with rubbed and chipped cover corners. Contents show some light toning, otherwise, bright and complete. A Good+ copy. Seller Inventory # 61654

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Brownlow, W. G. : Sketches of the Rise, Progress, and Decline of Secession with a Narrative of Personal Adventures Among the Rebels. Philadelphia: George W. Childs, 1862. First Edition/First Printing. Duodecimo size (12mo), 7.5"/19cm h. Bound in publisher?s brown patterned cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Plain yellow endpapers. 458 numbered pp, plus [8] pp ads to end and 14 unpaginated leaves b&w prints to text. Condition notes: A very good, worn first printing. Spine cocked, with separation beginning noted. Sun-fading to boards/gilding. Edges moderately soiled. Bookplate remains to front pastedown, contact tanning to ffep. Pages generally tanned with scattered foxing. Tissue guard removed from frontispiece. Nevins: ?Fascinating experiences of an avowed biased Tennessee Unionist; revealing on conditions in East Tennessee during the first two years of the war.? We personally inspect every book we offer. Seller Inventory # 260318001

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Hardcover. Condition: VG-. 1st Edition. Brown triple-ruled textured cloth. Some fraying at the spine tips. Strong copy with no signatures slipping. Previous owner's bookplate on the front paste-down. Frontispiece of the author with sepia paper covering. 458 pages plus 8 pages of publisher's ads. Seller Inventory # 047257

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 458pp., +ads, green boards, gilt stamping to spine is fading, covers show some light staining, contents show some toning and light foxing but are bright, hinges starting, a Good+ copy. Seller Inventory # 57664

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Condition: Good. A contemporary pro-union treatise on the Civil War. Good plus, spine ends chipped, pages lightly toned, otherwise very good. Portrait frontis plus 12 engraved plates. 19.2x12.7 cm. 458 pp. + 6 pp. ads. Publisher's brown cloth, blind ruled borders, gilt spine title. Seller Inventory # 289944

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