JAMES A. SEDDON

JAMES A. SEDDON
(1815-1880) U.S. congressman from Virginia who served as Confederate Secretary of War until just before the end of the Civil War. Signed book, 'The Forms of Water in Clouds & Rivers, Ice & Glaciers' by John Tyndall (New York: D. Appleton and Company), 1872, 192pp., 8vo. Seddon signs twice in pencil, signing on the front flyleaf and on the third front flyleaf, adding his home 'Sabot Hill' with the date 'Dec[embe]r 1873' both times. The bookplate of his son, A.M. Seddon, is affixed to the front pastedown. The book is bound in red cloth boards with black and gilt titles and decorations indicating that it is part of The International Scientific Series'. Covers and corners show appreciable wear throughout, interior pages show slight water-damage to bottom-right corner, spine cover severely damaged yet spine is intact. Just good condition.