The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives, Illustrative Incidents, Poetry, Etc. de Moore, Frank (edited by) - 1862: With an Introductory Address, On the Causes of the Struggle, and the Great Issues Before the Country by Edward Everett. In Five Volumes.

New York: G. P. Putnam, 1862. Hardcover. Good +. Quartos. 5 volumes (matched set). Volume I: [1], x, [1] "Diary of Events", 3-108 pages, [1] "Documents and Narratives" 428 pages, [1] "Poetry, Rumors and Incidents", 152 pages, xvi index, [1]. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece of Winfield Scott, maps (some folding), and steel engravings. Volume II: xii, [1], 76 pages, [1] "Documents and Narratives", 544 pages, [1] "Poetry, Rumors and Incidents", 112 pages, xvi index. Illustrated with steel engraved frontispiece, engraved portraits and maps (one folding). Volume III: x, [1] "Diary of Events", 128 pages, [1] "Documents and Narratives", 524 pages, [1] "Poetry, Rumors and Incidents", 76 pages, xix index. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece, engraved portraits and maps (one folding). Volume IV: x, 100 pages, "Documents and Narratives" 536 pages, "Poetry and Incidents" 106 pages, xv index, [2]. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece, portraits and maps. Volume V: x, [1] "Diary of Events", 94 pages, [1] "Documents and Narratives" 624 pages, [1] "Poetry, Rumors and Incidents", 50 pages, xvi index, [1]. Illustrated with portraits and one plan. This is a matched set. Volume 1, 4 and 5 bindings are dark green pebble cloth with gilt patriotic illustrations on the front covers and gilt titles on the spines. Volume 2 has marbled covered boards with leather corners and spine. Raised bands, gilt decorations and title on the spine. Marbled end papers. Volume 3 has light green pebble cloth (faded?) with patriotic gilt illustration on the front cover and gilt titles on the spine. The right front flyleaf removed from volumes 1, 3, and 5. All maps collated (volume 1 has one map out of place per binder). Volume II in inscribed by a previous owner on the front blank end sheet. Some scattered foxing and toning to the text in the set. Incomplete set. An 11 volume set these are the first five volumes only. Recorded events ends October 1862.

Nevins I page 150.