Eye-witnesses; or, life scenes in the old north state: depicting the trials and sufferings of the unionists during the rebellion
Boston: B. B. Russell and Company. S. S. Boyden, Chicago Ill. 1865. First edition, 8vo, pp. [6], 6-276; wood-engraved frontispiece and 2 plates; original brown blind-stamped cloth; gilt lettering on spine; light staining on first 4 leaves; moderate staining on pp. 117-120; corners and spine extremities scuffed, spine a bit sunned; good and sound. Gift inscription on front free endpaper to Dexter Bickman from F. L. Judor. Inscription on title page of "Dexter Bickman / Stoneham." A fictional account gathered from true events. According to the author, they wished to explore "the feelings of Southern women in regard to [the Civil War], striking as it does at their homes and domestic relations, uprooting at once their long-cherished and inherent distinction, of mistress and slave." Not in OCLC. Wright II 2694. Item #57366
Price: $125.00
