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Battles and Leaders of the Civil War
by Johnson, Robert Underwood; Buel, Clarence C. (editors)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
-
Bayfield, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Century Co. , 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +. Four Volumes. 8” x 11 ½”. Hardcover. Gilt stamped olive cloth with debossed scroll borders.Crisp gilt lettering. Corners bumped and lightly chipping. Head and tail of spine rubbed. Edges of textblock darkened. Marbled endpapers. Hinges cracked all volumes at front endpapers. Some creasing/ folding to pages and front matter, Pages clean and unmarked with very light foxing. Binding solid, Description applies to all volumes. Vol 1- 750pp, Vol. 2- 760 pp., Vol. 3- 752 pp, Vol 4.- 829 pp. An interesting and good condition multivolume history of the civil war with information provded by Union and Confederate officers, based off the “Century War Series.” B&W illustrations and maps throughout. History
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Details
- Bookseller
- Honest Dog Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A803981X03NBU
- Title
- Battles and Leaders of the Civil War
- Author
- Johnson, Robert Underwood; Buel, Clarence C. (editors)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Century Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1887
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Honest Dog Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Honest Dog Books
Biblio member since 2022
Bayfield, Wisconsin
About Honest Dog Books
Honest Dog Books is a family-run new and used general interest bookstore with a long history in Bayfield, Wisconsin. Owners Julie Buckles and Charly Ray are wilderness travelers with a team of sled dogs, two teenagers, and deep love for community, literature, and conversation.
Always feel free to email with questions, for extra pictures, shipping charge information, or if you're interested in making an offer different than the listed price! Our books may come in protective mylar or other coverings, these are all easily removable and not directly attached to the book itself.
Always feel free to email with questions, for extra pictures, shipping charge information, or if you're interested in making an offer different than the listed price! Our books may come in protective mylar or other coverings, these are all easily removable and not directly attached to the book itself.
Glossary
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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