Description: Civil War. Pollard -THE LOST CAUSE - 1866- First Edition -Fine Leather Binding The Lost Cause; A New Southern History of the War of the Confederates. Comprising a Full and Authentic Account of the Rise and Progress of the Late Southern Confederacy-The Campaigns, Battles, Incidents, and Adventures of the Most Gigantic Struggle of the World s History. By Edward A. Pollard and printed in New York City by E.B. Treat & Co. 1866, 752 pp, 9.75 x 6.75 , 8vo, Beautiful full leather binding in tan sheep with hand marbled endpapers. 5 spine band with gilt decoration and titling. Burgundy title label. AEM All Edges Marbled. The binding is excellent with no signs of wear to the corners spine ends, joints and hinges. Contains black-and-white illustrations of Confederate leaders. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing., Please see photographs. A scarce postwar piece on the Confederacy by Edward A. Pollard (1832-1872), a Confederate writer and newspaper editor. This book helped coin the term Lost Cause , a pseudohistorical and revisionist belief that slavery was not a factor in the Confederate states secession. A worthy addition to a Civil War Library. Beautifully bound. Looks wonderful on the shelf or desk.
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Location: Parkville, Maryland
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Binding: Leather
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: Pollard, Edward A
Publisher: E.B. TREAT & CO
Topic: Civil War (1861-65)
Subject: Americana
Year Printed: 1866
