Description: The Southern Poems of the War. Second Revised and Enlarged Edition. By Emily Virginia Mason and printed in Baltimore by John Murphy & Co. 1868, 524 pp, 7.5” x 4.75”, hardcover full cloth. As-is, with rubbing and wear to exterior, including fraying to head and heel of spine. Some staining around perimeter. Text block mostly split from hinge at front, with one end page detached and looseness to remainder to early pages. Tear to frontispiece. Periodic looseness and wear throughout text block. Light markings and marginalia. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce 2nd edition of the collected Southern poetry from and about the Civil War. Emily Virginia Mason (1815-1909) was an American poet and former Confederate nurse during the Civil War, with the proceeds of the book, including $1,000 from the first edition alone, assisting Mason in maintaining an orphanage in the South. A great candidate for restoration and rebinding. COLU1868BCDB
Price: 100 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Baltimore
Language: English
Author: Emily Virginia Mason
Region: North America
Publisher: John Murphy and Co.
Topic: Civil War (1861-65)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1868
