Civil War History of Secret Service

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Author: Baker, L.C.
Title: History of the United States Secret Service
Place Published: Philadelphia
Publisher:L.C. Baker
Date Published: 1867
Description:

Illustrated with 15 copper-engraved plates as well as a frontispiece portrait of the author with tissue guard. 23.7x16 cm (9¼x6¼"), bound in full calf, morocco spine label, lettering and rule in gilt.

A harrowing account of the wartime adventures and skullduggery of the early Secret Service as it attempted to fight rampant counterfeiting throughout the Civil War. An interesting intersection of economic, military, and criminal history.
Condition Report: Light wear to calf, some fading to lettering on spine label; hinges cracked, toning to endpapers and foxing throughout; very good.