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My Story of the War: A Woman's Narrative of Four Years Personal Experience
by Livermore, Mary A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Hartford: A.D. Worthington and Company, 1888. The role of women during the American Civil War is now receiving some overdue attention. Continuing the Title Page: "As nurse in the Union Army and in relief work at home, in hospitals, camps, and at the front, during the War of the Rebellion with Anecdotes, Pathetic Incidents, and Thrilling Reminiscences portraying the Lights and Shadows of Hospital Life and the Sanitary Service of the War." This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition. Red pebbled cloth binding, decoratively stamped on the covers, with the scene of a nurse and fallen soldier in gilt on the front cover. The titling in gilt on the spine is fancy, serving a decorative function as well. Clean text; 700 pages. Spine is slightly faded; with mild bumps, Page ends a bit dusty; rubbing to head and foot of the spine. Very solid condition, with no cracking issues (a common problem with many 19th-Century books due to their weight; may require extra postage). An attractive copy, and quite readable today.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005275
- Title
- My Story of the War: A Woman's Narrative of Four Years Personal Experience
- Author
- Livermore, Mary A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A.D. Worthington and Company
- Place of Publication
- Hartford
- Date Published
- 1888
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Civil War;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- 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...
- 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....
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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