A Constitutional View of the Late War Between the States; Its Causes, Character, Conduct, and Results. Presented in a Series of Colloquies at Liberty Hall., Vol. I [Volume 1]

654, [4] pp. 8vo. Leather spine and corners, black morocco spine labels, gilt titles, rules, & decorations, marbled boards & endpapers. Includes engraved portraits. A contemporary account of the American Civil War, originally presented as a series of colloquies at Liberty Hall by the former vice president of the Confederate States of America, published in book form 1868-1870. Howes S-938: 'Most elaborate—and best—argument for the constitutional validity of the doctrine of state sovereignty and the right of secession.'