Sedley, Henry. DANGERFIELD'S REST; OR, BEFORE THE STORM. NY: Sheldon & Co., 1864. 1st edition. 392 pp., decorated brown cloth with a decorated spine. Wright 2180. A novel of American life and manners. Ads in the back, including one for the book, which indicates the book "will be especially attractive to those who believe in the indestructibility of the Union, and to those who desire to see the American people through their present ordeal to a higher standard of morals and manners." Light chipping at the top of the spine, else clean and very good.