Wager of Battle; A Tale of Saxon Slavery in Sherwood Forest

by Henry William Herbert

$250 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

First edition

First Edition. 12mo. Original purple cloth. Very good. Preserved in a quarter morocco slipcase with chemise. Ownership inscription: “C.F. Thompson/ Ocy 30th, 1858.” With the bookplate of John M. Schiff and another. Wright II 1174; Van Winkle p.53; BAL 8147. Item #261253 “The Preface of the book is of interest because it contains a curious prediction of the Civil War.” - Van Winkle.

• Binding: Leather

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