A Memoir of the Life and Public Service of Joseph E. Johnston
by JOHNSON, Bradley T
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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Baltimore: R. H. Woodward & Company, 1891. Reprint. Octavo (19.5cm). Maroon cloth stamped in gilt; light brown and cream patterned endpapers; viii,362pp; black and white halftone plates. Bookplate of Alfred J. O'Ferrall to front pastedown; stamp of Thos. D. Harrison to front flyleaf. Sound and straight, but rubbed at head and tail, with mild superficial abrasion to boards, gilt largely flaked off, internally slightly toned: around Very Good.
Johnston (1807-1891) was a prominent Confederate general. This memoir is a "highly sympathetic and strongly partisan account by a soldier who served with Johnston throughout the war." NEVINS I p.67. [61944].
Johnston (1807-1891) was a prominent Confederate general. This memoir is a "highly sympathetic and strongly partisan account by a soldier who served with Johnston throughout the war." NEVINS I p.67. [61944].
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 61944
- Title
- A Memoir of the Life and Public Service of Joseph E. Johnston
- Author
- JOHNSON, Bradley T
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- R. H. Woodward & Company
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore
- Date Published
- 1891
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