Bidspirit auction | Leslie, Mrs. Frank (Publisher). Frank

Leslie, Mrs. Frank (Publisher). Frank Leslie's Illustrated Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War. Mrs. Frank Leslie, 1896. - This is a large folio-sized pictorial history titled Frank Leslie's Illustrated Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War. The work was edited by Louis Shepheard Moat and features an introduction by Major-General Joseph B. Carr. It was published in New York by Mrs. Frank Leslie, with the copyright page indicating a date of 1896. The volume is bound in brown morocco-grained cloth with decorative blind-stamped floral borders and stamped lettering on the front board. The content provides a concise history of the American Civil War based on official war records and is profusely illustrated with wood engravings by artists such as Becker, Crane, Beard, Schell, and Forbes. Notable illustrations include portraits of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Ulysses S. Grant, as well as detailed depictions of the Siege of Island No. 10, the Siege of Charleston, and various battle and naval scenes. The volume is in poor condition and requires significant restoration. The spine is entirely perished, exposing the internal binding threads and the text block structure. The front cover is nearly detached. There is heavy wear, rubbing, and loss of cloth at the corners and along the edges of the boards. Internally, the pages show widespread toning and foxing, consistent with age. Occasional marginal tears, creasing, and fraying are present throughout the text block.