Civil War, Navy, Memoirs Service Afloat, R. Semmes, First Edn, 1869, Rebound

  

Civil War, Navy, "Memoirs Service Afloat, " R. Semmes, First Edn, 1869, Rebound. During the War Between the States. Illustrated with 5 color plates, 2 b/w plates, and 4 b/w illustrations in the text. In the Civil War Semmes was captain of the cruiser CSS Alabama.

She took 65 prizes and was the most successful commerce raider in maritime history. Semmes tells not only of his exploits on the high seas, he defends his own actions in the war and also the political actions of the Southern states. His book was viewed as one of the most cogent but also most bitter defenses about the South's Lost Cause. Rebound hardback book in Very Good condition. Book is clean and tightly bound, tissue guards at plates are replaced.

Paper is somewhat tanned, but not brittle, frontispiece page has waterstains, owner's neat signature on first blank page and notes on second. Modern buckram cover is glossy and shows no wear; gilt spine lettering gleams. 6 ¼ x 9 ¼ inches, 833 pages.

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