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393, [12] pages. Hardcover. Lacks the front board and the spine cover. Rear board is present and still attached. Interesting provenance as it is SIGNED twice by J.M. Morgan and he references having purchased it from a "James Matthews" The ffep lists a date of January 17th, 1865 and the town of Lawtonville, Beaufort District, South Carolina. On the rear ffep, it is signed again signed by Mr. Morgan and gives a location of Gainesboro, Jackson County, Tennessee. Mr. Morgan was a law student in 1861 and took notes at the Tennessee Secession Meeting. At that time he actually supported the Union, but the firing on Fort Sumter apparently changed his mind and he later enlisted in the Confederate Army. A fascinating connection for this SCARCE and early Confederate novel! Condition is presently poor on the outside, but this one is worthy of proper restoration. First edition of this novel revolving around the family of Colonel Shelton, the loss of his plantation and the faithful slave Toney and his family. A familiar theme in Southern fiction both before and after the Civil War. Crandall, Confederate Imprints, 3083; Wright, Vol.II, 743. P&W 6297. Not in the Blockson Collection or the Schomburg. Not Ex-Lib. Seller Inventory # 100337
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Title: Old Toney and his Master, or, the ...
Publisher: Southwestern Pub. House, Nashville, Tennessee
Publication Date: 1861
Binding: Hardcover
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
