A SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF COM. ROBERT F. STOCKTON WITH AN APPENDIX COMPRISING HIS CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE NAVY DEPARTMENT REFLECTING HIS CONQUEST OF CALIFORNIA; AND EXTRACTS FROM THE DEFENCE OF COL. J.C. FREMONT, IN RELATION TO THE SAME SUBJECT; TOGETHER WITH HIS SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND HIS POLITICAL LETTERS
New York: Derby & Jackson, 1856. Hardcover. Octavo, 9.25 in. x 6 in., pp. 210, 1-131, [1], [2] (advertising). Illustrated with tissue-guarded. frontispiece of Stockton. Brown cloth boards with elaborate frame blind-stamped to front and back. Gilt title and American emblem to spine. Rubbing to extremities. Corners nudged. Chips to..... More