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Lot 121

Sale 5439 - Fine Books, Manuscripts & Ephemera
Jan 15, 2009 5:00AM ET
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Americana - Material relating to the American South & Civil War, Naval Subjects & C - Includes autograph material: (Rives, William Cabell.) Maury, Abbe. The Principles of Eloquence... Pulpit and The Bar. Dublin, 1798. 8vo, contemp. tree calf, re-backed. Some internal dampstaining. With inscribed, dated, "July 26, 1818, " & signed gift presentation by W.C. Rives (1793-1868, Virginia political leader). * Mason, Emily V. The Southern Poems of The War. Baltimore: J. Murphy, 1867. 12mo, orig. terra-cotta cloth, gilt; scuffed, corners & edges bumped & frayed. Some internal spotting. * Cooke, Philip St. Geo. Cavalry Tactics, or Regulations for Instruction, Formation and Movements of The Cavalry of The Army and Volunteers of The United States. Washington: G.P.O., 1862. 24mo, orig. cloth. Moderately soiled & dampstained. With ownership signature of Civil War era Union soldier. * Document Signed. Forrestal, James. Washington, July 31, 1946. * 1827 American Naval letter, signed by Commodore Rogers. * 18th-Century ms. debt document, Montreal, 1761.

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