including: The Life and Services of Commodore Josiah Tattnall, by Charles C. Jones, Jr., 1878 with presentation letter from author to J. Carson Brevoort adhered to prefatory pages; Historical Sketch of the Chatham Artillery by Charles C. Jones, Jr., 1867; A Son's Recollection of His Father by William W. Mackall, 1930, with spurious author's gift inscription that does not match example online; A Collection of Facts and Documents, Relative to the Death of Major-General Alexander Hamilton, by the editor of The Evening Post, 1804; and others, large 8vo, 7-1/2 x 17 x 11-1/2 in.
Provenance: Property of a South Carolina Collector
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all with wear to extremities, scattered scuffing, scratching, and losses to boards, some boards detached or beginning, toning, foxing, some scattered chipping, small tears, and some discoloration throughout text blocks which are otherwise overall serviceable; <em>Josiah Tattnall</em> first free fly paper torn out, prefatory pages (fly paper, frontispiece, and title page) detached but present, with Naval Historical Society stamp to rear pastedown; <em>Historical Sketch</em> with closed tear along fold line of fold out map; <em>Recollection</em> with losses to paper labels at front board, binding shaken; <em>Collection</em> with tape repairs to spine, cracking to gutters
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