Kobboltozo; a Sequel to the Last of the Huggermuggers [Prior Ownership, Frank P. Muhlenberg]

Cranch, Christopher Pearse

Published by Phillips, Sampson & Co, Boston, 1857

About this Item

Woodcuts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 104 pages; 1857 Phillips, Sampson & Co. HC 1st edition. Soundly bound in original ribbed orange cloth with titles and decoarative borders and brackets in blind to cover and lettered vertically with gilt outlined blind stamped letters to spine. 1858 gift inscription from a teacher to student on the front flyleaf: "William P. High from his teacher, F. P. Muhhlenberg, Christmas Dec 25, 1858." Frank P. Muhlenberg mustered into service with 1st Regiment, Co. G. In Reading PA in April 1861 and promoted to Captain in January, 1862. He is recorded as being assigned to guard the funeral train of Lincoln in upstate New York. Cloth rubbed and worn at tips and spine ends with shallow fray at spine ends and a tiny nick to the cloth base of spine. Binding sound but a little shaken with several signatures starting and light distress to some pages at the binding cord points. Scattered moderate fxing and reader finger soiling. Illustrated with woodcuts here and there throughout. From the class room to the battlefield, an interesting prior ownership G to G+only. Seller Inventory # 49872

Bibliographic Details

Title: Kobboltozo; a Sequel to the Last of the ...

Publisher: Phillips, Sampson & Co, Boston

Publication Date: 1857

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edition: First Edition.