Avery, I.W: The History of the State of Georgia from 1850 to 1881, Embracing the Three Important Epochs: The Decade Before the War of 1861-5; The War; The Period of Reconstruction, With Portraits of the Leading Public Men Of This Era

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Avery, I.W : The History of the State of Georgia from 1850 to 1881, Embracing the Three Important Epochs: The Decade Before the War of 1861-5; The War; The Period of Reconstruction, With Portraits of the Leading Public Men Of This Era

Brown & Derby, Publishers, New York, 1881

1881 [May be first edition, first issue] NOT A FACSIMILE. Complete in one volume. Exceptional quality, professionally hand-crafted leather binding: ¾- bound brown leather/tan cloth; decorative gilt borders; raised bands on spine with gilt designs in two compartments, gilt lettering in three compartments; marbled endpapers; steel and engraved plate portraits with tissue overlays; 714 pages + [1] Appendix C page + [5] blank pages at end. [Binder did include Appendix D section and Index section at end, i.e., text block should be 753 pages] Leather/gilt is beautiful; cloth has two small discoloration spots on back cover; else overall Near Fine. Steel plate portraits present with tissue overlays, some offsetting; all engraved portraits present (no tissue overlays as issued); no tissue overlay at frontispiece; no errata page (with a second errata sheet affixed over errata page) that should follow the dedication page, which could mean this is the first printing, first issue. Toned, scattered foxing internally; a few closed tears and chips to pages, signs of tiny insect holes, mostly in preliminaries; small stain on top edge; else Very Good preliminaries and text block. This historical book addresses the decade before the War of 1861-65, the bloody harvest of war, and the reconstruction travesty and superb rehabilitation. Includes list of officers who served in the Confederate service, correspondence between Jefferson Davis and Joseph Brown, and correspondence of Mrs. Mary Williams to the Columbus (GA) Times. Wonderful steel plate portraits and engraved portraits. Beautiful. Book was in the collection of a Georgia book collector for years, who had it rebound by a high-end binder in leather and cloth. Book stored in temperature-controlled bookcase. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly. We ship promptly.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Three-Quarter Leather

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