{"product_id":"oc3286","title":"Butler's Book 1892 SIGNED by Benjamin F Butler Presentation Copy Civil War — Good","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ebay-desc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSIGNED PRESENTATION COPY — Butler's Book, 1892 First Edition\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAutobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benj. F. Butler\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublished by A.M. Thayer \u0026amp; Co., Boston, 1892\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis copy was personally signed and gifted by General Butler himself,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ewith a handwritten presentation inscription reading \"Compliments of\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBenj F Butler \/ Boston, Feb. 10, 1892\" — just weeks after publication,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eand less than a year before his death on January 11, 1893.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBenjamin Franklin Butler (1818–1893) was one of the most controversial\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eand colorful figures of the Civil War era — Union Major General,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMilitary Governor of New Orleans (earning the nickname \"The Beast\"),\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eU.S. Congressman, and Governor of Massachusetts. He came within reach\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eof the Democratic presidential nomination and played a central role\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ein the impeachment of Andrew Johnson.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePROVENANCE: Bears the bookplate of Charles H. Betts (No. 1353 in his\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003enumbered private library), establishing a clear ownership chain from\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eButler himself.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCONDITION: Full leather binding with gilt page edges. Covers show\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003esignificant wear appropriate to age — leather rubbing and crumbling\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eat spine extremities, page block with some fore-edge separation.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePresentation inscription page is clean and legible. Interior pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eand photographs generally intact. Sold as-is, all faults disclosed.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA rare signed presentation copy of one of the great Civil War\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ememoirs, in the hand of the General himself, dated in the final\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eyear of his life.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eShips fully insured, double-boxed.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"condition-note\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: Good\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is in solid, readable condition with some signs of wear on the cover and pages. There may be light creases or minor markings, but no significant tears or missing pages. The binding is intact, and there may be minimal underlining, highlighting, or margin notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotable: 1st Edition, signed\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sophibooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503708934337,"sku":"OC3286","price":799.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/3997\/7153\/files\/12_a95a0d5b-5da5-477c-8a14-cb1f1602677e.jpg?v=1786896189","url":"https:\/\/sophibooks.com\/products\/oc3286","provider":"Sophibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}