THE LIFE OF ROBERT TOOMBS
BY ULRICH BONNELL PHILLIPS, Ph.D.
Professor of American History in the University of Michigan
FIRST EDITION
FINE - CONDITION
PROTECTED IN A CLEAR, MYLAR DUST JACKET
Original, Sharp, Bright, Clean, Solidly Bound, Antique Book
Frontispiece Illustration of Toombs
Referenced and Fully Indexed
PUBLISHED BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY, NEW YORK, IN 1913
Robert A. Toombs was an American politician who was a founding father of the Confederate States of America, and served in the Confederate Army and as its first Secretary of State. A lawyer by training, he proved an impressive speaker in the U.S. House of Representatives, and later in the Senate. Believing strongly in states’ rights and the extension of slavery, he found common ground with fellow-Georgian Alexander H. Stephens, future Confederate Vice President. He had supported the Compromise of 1850, but came round to advocating secession. In the newly formed Confederate Government, Toombs was appointed Secretary of State, but criticized the attack on Fort Sumter, which put him at odds with President Jefferson Davis, and he quit to join the Confederate States Army. He became a Brigadier-General, and was wounded at the Battle of Antietam. In 1863, Toombs resigned his commission in the Confederate Army to join the Georgia militia. He was subsequently denied higher promotion and resigned, continuing to feud with Davis to the last. When the war ended, he fled to Cuba, later returning to Georgia. But he refused to request a pardon, thus sacrificing his political future. Toombs had always made a powerful impression on the public with his emotive oratory, backed by a strong physical presence, and had a volatile personality.
THIS BOOK IS IN FINE - CONDITION
This original, first edition, antique book is in excellent condition. It comes protected in a clear, Mylar dust jacket (see photo #3). The book is clean, sharp, and bright. It has solid binding throughout. The exterior is clean with no bumping or discernable edge wear and has light wear. The gold lettering remains bright. The interior is clean and the pages are in excellent condition. The book has a handsome, antique signature, dated Dec 1913 on the front end page. (I have not evaluated this signature to determine if it was to a Civil War soldier or notable.) The book has lite foxing on the frontispiece page and title page and the tissue guard has mild foxing, but the rest of the book has no foxing (browning). THe book has no smudging, stamps, pasteboards, or other markings. It is not an ex-library book. The book has no looseness or lean and both hinges and all binding are fine. The book has ix introductory pages and 281 pages. The book is fully indexed. A wonderful, first edition, antique book on this important Confederate figure.
THE LIFE OF ROBERT TOOMBS
BY ULRICH BONNELL PHILLIPS, Ph.D. Professor of American History in the University of Michigan FIRST EDITION
FINE - CONDITION
PROTECTED IN A CLEAR, MYLAR DUST JACKET Original, Sharp, Bright, Clean, Solidly Bound, Antique Book
Frontispiece Illustration of Toombs
Referenced and Fully Indexed
PUBLISHED BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY, NEW YORK, IN 1913
Robert A. Toombs was an American politician who was a founding father of the Confederate States of America, and served in the Confederate Army and as its first Secretary of State. A lawyer by training, he proved an impressive speaker in the U.S. House of Representatives, and later in the Senate. Believing strongly in states’ rights and the extension of slavery, he found common ground with fellow-Georgian Alexander H. Stephens, future Confederate Vice President. He had supported the Compromise of 1850, but came round to advocating secession. In the newly formed Confederate Government, Toombs was appointed Secretary of State, but criticized the attack on Fort Sumter, which put him at odds with President Jefferson Davis, and he quit to join the Confederate States Army. He became a Brigadier-General, and was wounded at the Battle of Antietam. In 1863, Toombs resigned his commission in the Confederate Army to join the Georgia militia. He was subsequently denied higher promotion and resigned, continuing to feud with Davis to the last. When the war ended, he fled to Cuba, later returning to Georgia. But he refused to request a pardon, thus sacrificing his political future. Toombs had always made a powerful impression on the public with his emotive oratory, backed by a strong physical presence, and had a volatile personality. THIS BOOK IS IN FINE - CONDITION This original, first edition, antique book is in excellent condition. It comes protected in a clear, Mylar dust jacket (see photo #3). The book is clean, sharp, and bright. It has solid binding throughout. The exterior is clean with no bumping or discernable edge wear and has light wear. The gold lettering remains bright. The interior is clean and the pages are in excellent condition. The book has a handsome, antique signature, dated Dec 1913 on the front end page. (I have not evaluated this signature to determine if it was to a Civil War soldier or notable.) The book has lite foxing on the frontispiece page and title page and the tissue guard has mild foxing, but the rest of the book has no foxing (browning). THe book has no smudging, stamps, pasteboards, or other markings. It is not an ex-library book. The book has no looseness or lean and both hinges and all binding are fine. The book has ix introductory pages and 281 pages. The book is fully indexed. A wonderful, first edition, antique book on this important Confederate figure.
