Four Years a Scout and Spy, "General Bunker" 1866 First Edition
by Downs, E. C
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
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About This Item
Four Years a Scout and Spy. "General Bunker" one of Lieutenant General Grant's most Daring and Successful Scouts. Being a Narrative of the Thrilling Adventures, Narrow Escapes, Noble Daring, and Amusing Incidents in the Experience of Corporal Ruggles During Four Years' Service as a Scout and Spy for the Federal Army. Embracing His Services for Twelve of the Most Distinguished Generals in the U. S. Army. By E. C. Downs, Major of the Twentieth Ohio Veterans Volunteer Infantry. Illustrated. Zanesville, Ohio: Published by Hugh Dunne, North Fourth Street, Adjoining Court House. 1866 FIRST EDITION. Stereotyped at the Franklin Type Foundry, Cincinnati, O.
Very RARE 1866 memoir of adventure, attitudes of soldiers, the way the spy dealt with both the Southerners and with the various Generals he spied for. One of the better memoirs of the spies, North or South, man or woman, that the seller has read.
Condition: Original green cloth boards. Re-backed as pictured. No stamps, writing, tears, or crimps within. NOT a library book! Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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- Bookseller
- SRG Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18663000619
- Title
- Four Years a Scout and Spy, "General Bunker" 1866 First Edition
- Author
- Downs, E. C
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with original boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hugh Dunne
- Place of Publication
- Zanesville, OH
- Date Published
- 1866
- Pages
- 404
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General Bunker, Great Rebellion, General Grant, Corporal Ruggles, scout, spy, Union Army, U.S. Army
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War / Slavery / Abolition; American History - 19th Century; Ulysses S Grant; Union Army;
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