Downings Letters My Thirty Years out of the Senate

Major Jack Downings Letters - My Thirty Years out of the Senate, by Major Jack Downing [Seba Smith], published by Derby & Jackson, New York, 1860, 458 pages. Octavo. Rebound, with original "diaper weave" cloth covers grafted to back pages; fine leather with marbled boards.

Dimensions are: 7 3/8 in (18.7 cm) long X 4 7/8 in (12.4 cm) wide. All measurements are approximate.

Condition: Rebound; light foxing throughout. Shadow on spine from wear or adhesive used in rebinding. Narrow stain at top corner of closed pages, possible water damage.

Provenance: From the family collection of William J. Latta, noted collector of Napoleon memorabilia and/or his son-in-law Harry Franck, a well known travel writer, by descent.