BRADY'S CIVIL WAR
by Garrison, Webb
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine /Very Good
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Lyons Press/Salamander Books LTD. A collection of almost 300 photographs taken bu Civil War photographer Mathew Brady and his assistants during the war, often under very difficult conditions , depicting the battlefields, weapons, officers and troops, uniforms, the sick and wounded and the devastation of war. First edition, first printing. About 10 3/4 X 11 1/4 inches,256 pages, iincluding index,and introduction. Bound in faux brown paper-covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Dustjacket's front cover shows photo of Federal troops relaxing behind an earthwork at Petersberg, Va., with a photo of a priest conducting mass for the heavily Catholic 69th NYS Militia. Boards show minor damage including bumped lower corners and minor edge and surface wear. Text is complete, clean, without noticeable damage or flaws. No highlighting or underrlining. Dustjacket shows light surface and edgewear, minor wear at upper corners and pair of half-inch tears at top of spine. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 2000.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006177
- Title
- BRADY'S CIVIL WAR
- Author
- Garrison, Webb
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Lyons Press/Salamander Books LTD
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- Civil War, photography, 19th century, rebellion,
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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