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Published by King & Baird, Philadelphia, 1868
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Original gilt-titled embossed cloth. Early edition; first edition was 1867. Corners bumped, mild edgewear. Some damping to prelims. PO name. Tissued frontis. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 704 pages.
Published by Wildhern Press, 2009., 2009
ISBN 10: 1848301863ISBN 13: 9781848301863
Seller: Military Books, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Facsimile reprint of 1867. 693p. Heavy. Wraps, Near Fine Copy. Book.
Published by John E. Potter & Company, 1866
Seller: Prairie Home Books, Crosby, ND, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Fair condition. Everything is there, the hinges are loose.this is a book for Civil War buffs. The writer seems to have been a master of spy rings.
Published by Philadelphia, 1867
Seller: Alan Angele Popular Culture, IOBA, Upper Nyack, NY, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Frontispiece and other full page engravings in text. Small foxing to frontispiece engraving, otherwise good. Full black cloth, slightly rubbed at top and bottom of spine.
Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. 1867 edition, self-published. Likely rebound at some point. Tan boards are not indicative of proper age. Past price written in pencil on inside cover but text is clean and unmarked. Good reading copy.
Publication Date: 1867
Seller: Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents, Glen Head, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Philadelphia 1867 Baker. Lg.8vo., 704pp., illustrations, rebound in later wraps. Institution name stamps on fore-edges, small number stamp at lower blank margin of one page. Good, a few stains,
Published by John E. Potter & Co., Philadelphia, 1874
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 398pp. frontispiece. Numerous full page illustrations. Brown, decorated cloth. gilt lettering on the spine. Firm hinges exposed, Prev. owner name, address, date (1887) on the front free endpaper. " As described in the sub-title: "The Authors Introduction to the Leading Men at Washington, With the Origin and Organization of the United States Secret Service Bureau, and a Graphic History of Rich and Exciting Experiences, North and South. Perilous Adventures, Hairbreadth Escapes, and Valuable Services of the Detective Police." Much on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and the subsequent pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth. General Baker was the first "Chief of the Bureau". Size: Octavo.
Published by L. C. Baker (1867), 1867
Seller: Valley Books, Cupertino, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Very good. No d.j. Full tan leather with gilt lettering on black labels. Raised bands on spine, marbled end papers. Illustrated. Some foxing to end papers and minor foxing to several pages throughout. This book was rebound at some point as there is little evidence of wear to boards. We have been selling on line since 1998. We ship from California. We ship every day. All our books are guaranteed.
Published by L.C. Baker, Philadelphia, 1867
Seller: Glenn Books, ABAA, ILAB, Prairie Village, KS, U.S.A.
First Edition
Brown Cloth. Condition: Light Corner and Edge Wear. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition , First Issue. Cloth is blind-stamped. Spine lettered in gilt. Spine is sunned to tan. Previous owner's signature in old hand on front free endpaper. Frontispiece portrait of the author with tissue-guard. Full-page illustrations scattered through the text. Lafayette Curry Baker (1826-1868) was a U.S. investigator and spy. He served in the Union Army under Lincoln and Johnson. He helped track down Lincoln's assassins, was later fired by Johnson who thought Baker was spying on him. 704pp. See Nevins 1:53. Size: Thick Royal Octavo.
Published by New York: John E. Potter and Company, (1874)., 1874
Seller: BOOKFELLOWS Fine Books, ABAA, Sun City, AZ, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. Original dark brown cloth with embossed cover titles, decoration and rules in darker brown, spine titles gilt; floral endpapers. Minor shelf edge wear, text a bit age-toned, else a near fine copy. Posthumously published autobiographical memoir as a government spymaster during and after the Civil War. Baker was evidently over zealous in his spying and removed as government spymaster by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton for tapping his telegraph lines. Called to Washington, D.C. after the assassination of President Lincoln in 1865, Baker was responsible for the arrests of four of the conspirators and the locating of John Wilkes Booth and David Herold in a barn. Baker died at the age of 41 reportedly from Meningitis but some theorize he was poisoned by high-placed conspirators, including Stanton. Octavo. 398 pages; plus two pages of advertisements. Tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait and many internal drawings.
Published by John E. Potter and Company, 1874
Seller: Third Person Books, Elk Grove Village, IL, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good 1874 edition. John E. Potter and Company. Has been professionally rebound in 1998 by Richard Owens Bindery. Previous bookseller's markings on reverse of free front endpaper. Circulating library stamp (no other library markings noted) on the second free front endpaper. If you are going to open this interesting title, this is the copy you want! We use quality packaging materials.The Secret Service in the Late War The Author's Introduction to the Leading Men At Washington, with the Origin and Organization of the Detective Police.
Published by John E. Potter and Company, 1874
Seller: Hammonds Antiques & Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Magazine / Periodical
magazine. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. ; ; 398 pages; Embossed covers are worn and hinges cracked, but the binding is still tight. Pages are discolored from age and there is some foxing. Still a very nice book, exciting text.