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Lot 509

Soldier in Our Civil War 2vols 1884 Association copy

Estimate: $100 - $200

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Mottelay, Paull F. (ed.), The Soldier in Our Civil War: A Pictorial History of the Conflict, 1861-1865, complete in 2 volumes, 1884 and 1885, First edition, J. H Brown Pub., NY, hardcover, folios (16.5 x 12.25 inches), original buckram boards with gilt titles and design, illustrated throughout. This copy was previously owned by Major Augustus Plummer Davis (1835-1899), a Union Army officer who was injured at the Battle of Fair Oaks and later founded the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. This copy is inscribed to Davis on the title page of volume 1. Additionally, Davis' portrait appears on page 407 of Volume 1, and information about him is given on page 405. An uncommon set with excellent provenance.
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