FUNERAL MARCH TO THE MEMORY OF COLONEL BAKER COMPOSED BY GEO. FELIX BENKERT
by [Baker, Edward]
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Woodbridge, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, 1861. 4to. [2], 5, [1 blank] pp. Front wrapper with engraved portrait of Baker, surrounded by angels and the American flag [in color], by T. Sinclair of Philadelphia. Light extremity wear, light dusting, spine reinforced. Else Very Good.
In the left corner of the title page the number "5" is printed within six stars, the word "Lithograph" printed to the right of the "5." In the right corner the word "Plain" is printed, with the number "2-1/2" printed within six stars. The Funeral March has music only, no words.
When the inexperienced Colonel Baker led troops at the Battle of Ball's Bluff, the results were disastrous. He and many of his men were killed. Lincoln, his old friend from their early days in Illinois, wept. "With no previous combat experience, Baker and his men took poorly chosen positions. . . More than half of Baker's 1,700 men were killed, wounded, or captured" [McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom 362].
The Funeral March has music, no words.
OCLC 79263152 [1- Huntington], 35582126 [1- Lincoln Pres. Lib.] as of August 2023.
In the left corner of the title page the number "5" is printed within six stars, the word "Lithograph" printed to the right of the "5." In the right corner the word "Plain" is printed, with the number "2-1/2" printed within six stars. The Funeral March has music only, no words.
When the inexperienced Colonel Baker led troops at the Battle of Ball's Bluff, the results were disastrous. He and many of his men were killed. Lincoln, his old friend from their early days in Illinois, wept. "With no previous combat experience, Baker and his men took poorly chosen positions. . . More than half of Baker's 1,700 men were killed, wounded, or captured" [McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom 362].
The Funeral March has music, no words.
OCLC 79263152 [1- Huntington], 35582126 [1- Lincoln Pres. Lib.] as of August 2023.
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- Bookseller
- David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39482
- Title
- FUNERAL MARCH TO THE MEMORY OF COLONEL BAKER COMPOSED BY GEO. FELIX BENKERT
- Author
- [Baker, Edward]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Lee & Walker
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1861
- Bookseller catalogs
- AMERICANA;
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David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC
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About the Seller
David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC
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Woodbridge, Connecticut
About David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC
The Company, formed in 1989, specializes in the cultural, political, and social history of the Americas. Since 1993 David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC has been a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. David M. Lesser is also a member of the American Antiquarian Society. Located in New Haven's suburb of Woodbridge, Connecticut, visitors are welcome by appointment. We issue six printed catalogues annually.
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