Baker general l c (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. 398pp. frontispiece. Numerous full page illustrations. Brown, decorated cloth. gilt lettering on the spine. Firm hinges exposed, Prev. owner name, address, date (1887) on the front free endpaper. " As described in the sub-title: "The Authors Introduction to the Leading Men at Washington, With the Origin and Organization of the United States Secret Service Bureau, and a Graphic History of Rich and Exciting Experiences, North and South. Perilous Adventures, Hairbreadth Escapes, and Valuable Services of the Detective Police." Much on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and the subsequent pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth. General Baker was the first "Chief of the Bureau". Size: Octavo. Book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Poor. New Edition. Octavo; 398 pages, publisher's decorated grey cloth, very soiled, torn a foot of top joint, upper right corner of floral front free endpaper chipped, pencilled ownership in Minnesota dated "Nov [?] 30th / 87"; broken hinges repaired with cloth tape. "Allegedly based in part on notes made by Baker at various times, the account examines his career in the "secret service" during the war (as a spy and later special provost marshal) and his controversial involvement in Andrew Johnson's administration in the two years following the war." - Eichner no. 444. Woodcuts, engraved frontispiece. Note: there were many reprints of Baker's 1867 first edition. This edition was copyrighted by John K. Potter in 1874. This Harrison variant is quite scarce, and the pencilled date is the best evidence of its time of publication. woodcuts, engraved frontisp (illustrator).…