3 Tennessee history related books. Book 1: Eaton, John Henry. THE LIFE OF ANDREW JACKSON, MAJOR-GENERAL IN THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES: COMPRISING A HISTORY OF THE WAR IN THE SOUTH, FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CREEK CAMPAIGN, TO THE TERMINATION OF HOSTILITIES BEFORE NEW ORLEANS. Philadelphia, Samuel Bradford, 1824. 468pp. 10 1/8" H x 6 1/4" W x 1 7/8" D. Book 2: Crockett, David. NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF DAVID CROCKETT, OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. Philadelphia: E. L. Carey and A. Hart, Boston: Allen & Ticknor, 1834. 211pp., plus 22pp. of advertisements. 7 1/4" H x 4 3/4" W x 1" D. Book 3: 234pp. 34pp. of publisher's ads. bio Jackson 1824 Crockett 1834 1835. 7 1/4" H x 4 3/4" W x 1 1/8" D. Provenance: The living estate of Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Nashville, TN. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition
Book 1: Rebound in 20th century in full leather. New endpapers (old free endpapers seem to be present), stamped boards, compartments, new label. Text in good condition with minimal toning. Book 2: Original publisher's cloth, worn, label gone, soiling and dampstaining. Text has some foxing, three pages with closed tears and tape repair, a couple of signatures pulled slightly, a bit of underlining and penciled personal index on rear endpapers. Book 3: Rebound in 20th century in full leather. New endpapers (old free endpapers seem to be present). Deaccession stamp on old free endpaper. Pages show minimal toning and foxing. Text clean and text block square.