RARE! CIVIL WAR UNION SOLDIER'S MILITARY / FAMILY CDV PHOTO ALBUM c1864 (EMPTY)

CIVIL WAR UNION SOLDIER'S MILITARY / FAMILY CDV PHOTO ALBUM c1864 (EMPTY). CONDITION IS VERY FINE THROUGHOUT WITH THE. PAGE BLOCK DETACHED FROM THE SPINE EDGE (AS USUAL IN MANY CDV ALBUMS OF THE TIME) BUT IT STILL HOLDING THE PAGES STRONGLY WHILE NICELY ATTACHED TO THE COVER WITH THE END PAGE GUTTERS HOLDING IT FIRMLY. ARE COUPLE OF CDV POCKET TEARS ON A FEW PAGES.

UNDER THE 1st SEVERAL SPACES THERE ARE PERIOD ID'S IN LIGHT PENCIL OF THE FAMILY SOLDIER. (ALBUM OWNER) AND HIS SUPERIOR OFFICERS FROM HIS TIME IN THE CIVIL WAR. UNDER THE FIRST SPACES YOU CAN STILL SEE THE PERIOD PENCILED NAMES OF THE GENERAL AND OFFICERS HE WAS UNDER THE COMMAND OF. 15 LEAFS WITH 4 SPACES FOR CDV PHOTOS ON EACH LEAF (SPACES FOR A TOTAL OF 60 CDV PHOTOS). PERIOD INSCRIPTION ON INSIDE FRONT COVER AND FIRST INSIDE RIGHT HAND BLANK.

EMBOSSED RED LEATHER COVER WITH THE PAGE BLOCK EDGES BEAUTIFULLY HAND GILDED, HAND PAINTING AND SURFACE EMBELLISHED.

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