





The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government by Jefferson Davis. First Edition (1881) - D. Appleton and Company, New York.
Volume II only from the two-volume set. Original brown cloth binding with gilt Confederate seal on cover.
Engraved frontispiece portrait of Jefferson Davis by William Edgar Marshall with facsimile signature. Fold-out map of Yorktown and Williamsburg (Virginia) present and intact. Pages lightly tanned with expected age spots and a water stain along lower margin. Spine shows surface wear and fading of gilt letters, binding remains solid. This authentic 1881 first edition is a primary source from the Confederate President's own account of the Civil War. Highly collectible for historians and antiquarian book collectors. Pre-owned antique book with visible cover wear and foxing consistent with age.