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Antique Commemorative Books with Memorial Address, Speeches, Biographies

Item Details

A group of antique and vintage mostly paperback commemorative books and pamphlets pertaining to memorial addresses, biographies and speeches of famous politicians, Presidents and Admirals. Titles include a signed by author, Moultrie Guerry, 1932 copy of Men Who Made Sewanee for Makers of Sewanee Today published by University Press, Tennessee; an 1862 pamphlet containing Washington’s Farewell Address: The Proclamation of Jackson against Nullification and The Declaration of Independence printed in Washington; an 1862 pamphlet containing a portrait and sketch of Parson Brownlow The Tennessee Patriot ; an 1893 pamphlet of the memorial address for the Life and Character of Lieutenant General D.H. Hill and a 1944 hardback privately printed Your Son and Six Fighting Admirals by Donald Wilhelm.

Genre Biography, Autobiography and Memoirs
Binding Mass market paperback
Publication Year 1932
Complete Set Yes
Number of Books 5

Condition

- the older paperback pamphlets are showing wear, stains, yellowing and foxing consistent with age. The Sewanee book is in good shape with little foxing and yellowing. The Six Fighting Admirals has a torn spine, but pages are intact.

Dimensions

6.25" W x 9.25" H x 0.5" D

- refers to the largest.

Item #

18DCC367-411

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