75/ 946 [America]. (Storke, E.). Sample Subscription Book of the Great American Rebellion. Auburn, Auburn Publ. Comp./ E.G. Stork, n.d. (1863), 4 parts in 1 vol., 7 fold. (woodengr.?) maps, 25 woodengr. plates and portraits (15x printed on recto and verso), ills., fold. letterpress broadside, orig. gilt cl., part of the gilt backstrip to vol. I of the complete work pasted on upper pastedown.

- Some occas. sl. foxing; 1 map w. repaired tear on fold. Recased w. use of orig. (plain) backstrip; frontcover sl. stained.

= Salesman's dummy for the work A Complete History of the Great American Rebellion, Embracing its Causes, Events, and Consequences by Elliot Stork publ. 1865(?), the dummy "containing exact specimens of the maps, portraits and scenes; the contents of the work. Full chapters of the causes, and history of the rebellion, and also of its biography and incidents, perfect samples of the size of the page, kind of type, quality of paper, style of binding, etc." (title-p.). Bound in the back are 20 ruled lvs. intended for, and partly filled out with, the names of subscribers, together with their residence (all Tiffin, Ohio), post office and occupation (all entries in pen and ink). Nice and rare biblio-historical document and a valuable addition to any collection concerning the Civil War.