1866 Jefferson Davis 1ed Prison Life Civil War Slavery Confederate President CSA

1866 Jefferson Davis 1^ed Prison Life Civil War Slavery Confederate President CSA

“A sympathetic account of Davis’s confinement at Fortress Monroe; by the physician assigned to attend him; includes several long conversations.” (Nevins)

A rare first edition of the “Prison Life of Jefferson Davis” by John Joseph Craven. According to Sabin, this first edition was printed on both small and large paper and includes a “Political Letter written to a Citizen of Illinois.” This work also ‘helped cement Davis’s image as a Lost Cause martyr.” (Boritt, Holzer). It was

“written by the physician in attendance during the imprisonment in Fortress Monroe…A kind of diary of the daily life, giving the gist of conversations. Written by a Union man, but sympathetic and forgiving. Unlikely to please the rabid element of either side.” (Larned, Lit. of Am. History).

Includes full-page woodcut engraving of Davis in prison.

Item number: #25956

Price: $499

CRAVEN, John Joseph

Prison life of Jefferson Davis : embracing details and incidents in his captivity, particulars concerning his health and habits, together with many conversations on topics of great public interest

New York: Carleton; London: Samson Low, 1866. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • x, 11-377, 8
  • Includes engraved frontispiece
• References: Nevins I 189; Sabin 17429; Larned 2159
• Provenance: Handwritten – Tho^s. S. Quinlan
• Ephemera: $10 Confederate bank note. Richmond, issued February 17th, 1864; numbered 112857. Features the vignette of horses pulling a cannon.
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Red cloth
• Size: ~7.5in X 5.5in (19cm x 13.5cm)

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