STEPHENS, Alexander H.

Recollections of Alexander H. Stephens: His Diary When a Prisoner

Item #80152

STEPHENS, Alexander H. Recollections of Alexander H. Stephens: His Diary When a Prisoner at Fort Warren, Boston Harbour, 1865; Giving Incidents and Reflections of His Prison Life and Some Letters and Reminiscences. Edited, with a Biographical Study, by Myrta Lockett Avary. New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1910. 1st ed. xiii,572pp. Portrait frontis. Orig. cloth. Light rubbing to spine ends and corners, front inner hinge starting, slight roughing to rear pastedown and endpaper, else very good. "A mainly mild and warmly human diary"-Nevins I, p.203. "Concentrates on Stephens' imprisonment, but includes fundamental material on his entire life"-Nevins II, p.91. With card mounted on front free endpaper presenting this copy: "For Judge Clifford. Alexander H. Stephens. National Hotel, Washington, DC, 15 March 1881." Nathan Clifford (1803-1881) was U.S. Attorney General under President Polk and appointed to the Supreme Court by President Buchanan. He served from 1858 until his death. With the bookplate of Clifford's grandson and biographer, Philip Clifford.

Price: $350.00