OUR MARTYRED PRESIDENT; James A. Garfield
Philadelphia, PA.; Chicago, ILL. &; St. Louis, Mo,; Atlanta, GA. National Publishing Company, 1880. First Edition. Decorated & gilt-stamped cloth. 8to (8" x 6"), original publishers' brown cloth with gold lettering on spine & gilt-image of "Our Martyred President" [James Garfield] on front cover, profusely illustrated with B&W full-page & in-text images, 768 pages.
Weighs 2 lbs. Good + / None. Item #3592
SCARCE & copiously illustrated overview of brave President James Garfield's career.
James A. Garfield (1831 – 1881) was the 20th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881, until his assassination later that year.
Garfield served as a Major General in the Union Army and fought in several major battles. From 1862, he served in Congress. At first, Garfield supported Radical Republican views on Reconstruction, but later became a moderate on civil rights enforcement.--Wiki adapted
Good Plus copy with all dramatic illustrations present and in good condition (exception: double-spread has water-staining); cloth rubbed and shaken;, uniform age-toning. Previous ownership stamp barely visible on fore-edges.
Price: $95.00