THE SECRET SERVICE OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES IN EUROPE BY JAMES D. BULLOCH 1959 LEATHER-BOUND LIMITED EDITION

[BULLOCH, JAMES, D.]. The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe, or, how the Confederate Cruisers Were Equipped. New York/ London: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.

NEW EDITION. Limited edition number 9 of 50 copies bound in leather, complete in two volumes, hardcovers in slipcase, octavos (21cm x 14cm), pp. xxxix, [3], 460; x, [2], 459. English text, with a new introduction by Philip van Doren Stern. Beautifully bound in full morocco gilt, top page edge gilt, marbled endpapers, 78 illustrations throughout, vol.2 with a rear index in double columns. Condition: FINE. An immaculate set and without previous ownership markings. Scarce.

Notes: The deluxe limited edition, a reprint of the original now rare work first published in 1884. The 12-page introduction by Stern makes the argument that the largely successful Union blockade of Southern ports was the decisive factor in the outcome of the Civil War. A fine copy.