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Narrative of Military Operations, Directed, During the Late War Between the States
by Johnston, Joseph E
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. [1], 602 pages, [6] pages of publisher advertisements, [1]. Frontispiece steel engraving of Johnston. Illustrated with steel engravings and a folding map. Brown cloth hardcover. Black borders and decorations with gilt decorated title, cannon, and Confederate flag on the front cover. Gilt title and cannon illustration on the spine. Cloth is worn and split on the front and rear joints. Cloth binding is lightly edge worn. Slight lean to the hardcover. Light to moderate toning to the contents. End sheets foxed. Old damp stains top of page edges from 590-602.
Howes J 167; Tall Cotton 101; Nevins II page 68 "One of the earliest Confederate Reminiscences; strongly partisan, anti-Davis, and Defensive in tone.
Howes J 167; Tall Cotton 101; Nevins II page 68 "One of the earliest Confederate Reminiscences; strongly partisan, anti-Davis, and Defensive in tone.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27922
- Title
- Narrative of Military Operations, Directed, During the Late War Between the States
- Author
- Johnston, Joseph E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1874
- Keywords
- Confederacy
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Foxed
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- Octavo
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