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U.S. Grant and the American Military Tradition (First Edition)
by Bruce Catton; Edited by Oscar Handlin
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. This is the first book to be published in the new Library of American Biography, edited by Oscar Handlin, professor of history at Harvard and winner of the Pulitzer for The Uprooted."- From the dust jacket flap. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue publishers cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Indexed. A few numbers written on the back paste down. Damp stain on dustjacket and along inner hinges. A few blue stains on the inside of the dust jacket offset by the covers. Dust jacket shows some wear, fading and small tears. [x] 201 pp. Overall a nice copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 066226
- Title
- U.S. Grant and the American Military Tradition (First Edition)
- Author
- Bruce Catton; Edited by Oscar Handlin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1954
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Civil War
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War;
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
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- First Edition
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