DAVIS, Henry Winter. Speeches and Addresses Delivered in the Congress of the United States, and on Several Public Occasions, by Henry Winter Davis, of Maryland. Preceded by a Sketch of His Life, Public Services, and Character.
Item #7030
8vo; 596 pp.; original gilt-titled brown cloth; engraved frontis portrait. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1867. First Edition. Davis was a U.S. Representative from Maryland and was one of the Radical Republicans during the Civil War and Reconstruction. He favored more punitive treatment of ex-Confederates after the war. Cloth frayed at both ends of spine and worn through at corners; frontis partly detached; previous owner's name on front endpaper; good condition overall. |
