[Rarebooks] FS: Cowan's "A New Invasion of the South" (history of the 71st Infantry) NY: 1881

[Kenneth Karmiole]

Cowan, John F. A NEW INVASION OF THE SOUTH, Being a Narrative of the Expedition of the Seventy-First Infantry, National Guard. Through the Southern States, to New Orleans. February 24 - March 7, 1881. New York: Board of Officers Seventy-First Infantry. 1881. Sm. 8vo. (2),103,(1),24,(4)pp. Illustrated with a frontispiece with tissue guard, and 4 woodcut plates (by W. W. Denslow). Orig. brown cloth, front cover stamped in blind & gilt. Cloth somewhat soiled, hint of fraying at extremities. A worn copy, but a scarce title.               $125.00 (trade discount allowed)
The second book illustrated by W. W. Denslow (b. 1856) who later gained fame by illustrating THE WIZARD OF OZ.

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