The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (First Edition

2 volume set, complete. Davis, Jefferson (June 3, 1808 - December 6, 1889) FIRST EDITION, first printing. Original publisher's full tan sheep leather binding with two black morocco labels and gilt lettering. The spines have been professionally relaid. General wear as is expected. Marbled edges and endsheets. Steel plate engraved frontispiece with offsetting to the titlepage. Internally excellent condition with just some light offsetting from the plates and light foxing to the tissue guards. Two large thick books. Volume 1: xxi, [iii], 707, [1], plus 4 pages adverts; Volume 2: xvii, [iii], 808pp. , plus 4 pages advert. Collated & complete with all maps, plates and folding maps in rear of volume 2. The original publisher's sheep leather is very rare with only one other set available, damaged. No previous owner's names, not exlibrary. Overall a VERY GOOD set. A good gift for those who must have the best. Photos available upon request. Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War. During his presidency, Davis was never able to find a strategy that would defeat the larger, more industrially developed Union. Davis's insistence on independence even in the face of crushing defeat prolonged the war, and while not exactly disgraced, he was displaced in Southern affection after the war by the leading general, Robert E. Lee. After Davis was captured in 1865, he was charged but not convicted for treason and was stripped of his eligibility to run for public office.