Grayson, William J.:

JAMES LOUIS PETIGRU. A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1866. Original cloth, gilt-lettered facsimile signature of Petigru on front cover, gilt-lettered title stamped on spine. Half title, portrait of Petigru [loosened] with original tissue guard. Faint blindstamp. xvii, [2 blanks], [19]-178 pp. Old bookplate on front pastedown, else Very Good.

An elite South Carolinian, Petigru was an excellent lawyer who opposed nullification, secession, and the Confederacy. He held a number of offices in the State. This is the primary source on his life. He died in 1863.
III Turnbull 410. Item #33664

Price: $125.00