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Confidential Correspondence of Gustavus Fox

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Confidential Correspondence of Gustavus Fox
<B>Robert Means Thompson and Richard Wainwright, editors: Volume I of <I>Confidential Correspondence of Gustavus Vasa Fox</B></I></B></I> <I>Assistant Secretary of the Navy 1861-1865.</B></I> (New York: The De Vinne Press for The Naval History Society, 1920), limited numbered edition, 440 pages, half-vellum binding with gray paper boards, top edge gilt, 8vo (6.5” x 9.5”), slip-cased edition (#885 of 1200 copies). The book presented here is in very good condition, with very minimal edge wear, save for one bump at the top front edge. Top edge also very lightly soiled, and the rear board is a touch faded. The textblock is clean, and the binding is tight on this fascinating collection of correspondence from a principal officer in the United States Navy during the Civil War.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)