Gideon Welles; John T. Morse, Jr., introduction

DIARY OF GIDEON WELLES: Secretary of the Navy under Lincoln and Johnson, Volumes I-III

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1911. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 3 vols. 549p; 653p; 671p. A set of three hardcover books bound in navy blue cloth with gilt trim. Very good condition overall. Corners barely chafed and very faint speckling on the spines. Owner's bookplate inside each volume's front cover. Rear endpaper tanned in volume I. Otherwise, text unmarked and binding secure across the set. Item #176750

An important historical resource on the Reconstruction era following the Civil War. Illustrated with black and white portraits. Top edges gilt. Howes W-240.

Price: $500.00