American Bastile. A History of the Arbitrary Arrests and Imprisonment of American Citizens in the Northern and Border States…

Marshall, John A. American Bastile. A History of the Arbitrary Arrests and Imprisonment of American Citizens in the Northern and Border States… Philadelphia & Chicago: T.W. Hartley & Co. & J.S. Shearer, 1885. 27th thousand. 8vo. [XLVIII], 858 pp. Original gold stamped cloth. American Bastile. A History of the Arbitrary Arrests and Imprisonment of American Citizens in the Northern and Border States, On Account of Their Political Opinions, During the Late Civil War, Together with a Full Report of the Illegal Trial and Execution of Mrs. Mary E. Surratt, by a Military Commission, and a Review of the Testimony, Showing Her Entire Innocence. Boards rubbed at corners and head and tail of spine, rear board loose at spine but still attached minor scuffing. Very slight staining to interior pages at edges. Binding in good, interior in very good condition. g. Hardcover. (23257) $65