Description:

(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, "Animal Locomotion or Walking, Swimming and Flying, with a Dissertation on Aeronautics", by J. Bell Pettigrew (New York: D. Appleton & Company), 1874, 264pp. 8vo., illustrated with 130 engravings. Seddon signs on the front flyleaf in pencil, adding his home "Sabot Hill" and the date "March 1874". He signs again on the title page, again in pencil and again adding the place and date. 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". Shows appreciable wear and bumps to the covers, with a few minor damp stains to the interior pages, not affecting the signatures, else very good.

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November 20, 2019 10:00 AM EST
Elkton, MD, US

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