Bidspirit auction | 1876. Comte de Paris. History

1876. Comte de Paris. History of the Civil War in America. Jos. H. Coates & Co. Two Volumes. - This lot comprises two volumes of History of the Civil War in America by the Comte de Paris (Louis-Philippe-Albert d’Orléans). Both volumes were published in Philadelphia by Jos. H. Coates & Co. and are dated 1876 on the title pages. The work was translated by Louis F. Tasistro and edited by Henry Coppée, LL.D. The volumes are bound in original publisher's blue cloth in an octavo format. The front covers are decorated with a gilt-stamped shield featuring three fleur-de-lis under a heraldic bar. The spines are gilt-stamped with the title, author, volume number, and publisher's name. Internal contents include several fold-out lithographed maps by Thomas Hunter of Philadelphia. Visible maps in this set include Belmont, Fort Donelson, Hampton Roads, Environs of Richmond, Charleston (with an inset map of Fort Pulaski), and Murfreesborough. The copyright page of Volume I is dated 1875, and Volume II is dated 1876. The text is printed in a single column with header titles for chapters and specific battle locations such as Bull Run and The Blockade. The set is in fair to good condition. The original blue cloth bindings show evidence of shelf wear, including bumped corners, surface spotting, and fading to the cloth. The head and foot of the spines exhibit fraying and minor cloth loss. Internally, the paper is toned with scattered foxing. Volume II has a notable condition issue consisting of a large tear and partial detachment of the contents page at the gutter. The fold-out maps show creasing and minor edge wear along the folds but appear largely complete and are still attached to the binding.