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HARTFORD, CONN.: PARK PUB.. DECORATIVE BOARDS, 1889 EDITION. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1889.
The United States Secret Service in the Late War by General La Fayette C. Baker - 1889
by General La Fayette C. Baker
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The United States Secret Service in the Late War
by General La Fayette C. Baker
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"The United States Secret Service in the Late War, comprising the author's introduction to the leading men at Washington, with the origin and organization of the United States Secret Service Bureau, and a graphic history of rich and exciting experiences, North and South."
Book is in Good condition, with cover images well preserved. Cover has edgewear, corners bumped. Hinges are becoming weak. Front endpaper has some holes and tear. Text pages are clean and tight.
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- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher E. B. Goodrich & Co.
- Place of Publication Syracuse, NY
- Date Published 1889
- Size 4to
- Keywords 1800s, 19th century, united states, government, history, secret service, espionage, war, military, politics
- Size 4to
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THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE IN THE LATE WAR...
by BAKER, GENERAL LA FAYETTE C
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United States Secret Service in the Late War Comprising the Author's Introduction to the Leading Men at Washington, With the Origin and Organization of the United States Secret Service Bureau ..
by BAKER, General La Fayette C
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Chicago: L. P. Miller & Company, 1889. Hardcover. Very Good. F. B. Schell, E. B. Bensell, J. M. Butler and others. 4to. Pp. [4], 5-398. Frontis. engraved portrait of the author. Title page printed in red and blue. With a profusion of magnificent full-color and two-color illustrations. Decorated endpapers. In the original elaborate pictorially-decorated blue-gray cloth, stamped in black, red, silver, and gilt. Top edge dust-soiled; one loose plate; a few small stains to preliminaries. Slight wear to corners, head and tail of spine. Ownership signature of W. E. Humphry. An notably well-preserved copy. Published the same year as the Philadelphia edition; priority unknown. Baker was the first head of the U.S. Secret Service Bureau.Of notable interest to Civil War scholars is the plate depicting the autopsy of John Wilkes Booth. A photo was taken of the autopsy and entered into evidence, but was lost. As such, two engraved depictions of the autopsy exist; the plate included here, in which the slab on…
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