Across The Continent With the Fifth Cavalry by George F. Price - 1883

Antiquarian Press, 1959. Hardcover. Good. 1959. Reprinted. 705 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. White marks to boards.

NY: Antiquarian Press, 1959. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First printing of this facsimile reprint, very good in blue cloth boards with no dust jacket. Limited to 750 copies, although this copy is unnumbered. Front board and spine have faint dampstains, just slightly changing the blue color. No names or other marking in the book. Starting in 1855 and going through the Indian Wars, this is a detailed narrative of the personnel and activities of the Fifth Cavalry, including appendices listing all soldiers through each of the dampaigns; 705 pages.

New York: Antiquarian Press Ltd., 1959. Hardcover. very good. reprinted edition limited to 750 copies. 706pp. Octavo. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine in protective mylar sleeve. Top edge gilt. Half-title. Illustrated with 4 plates from portraits on steel. Light soil to boards. Several small stains to edges of text-block, does not affect reading. very good Originally published in 1883, "Across the Continent" gives a contemporary history of the 5th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army in the 19th century. Part First (Narrative) details the regiment's operations from 1855-83. Part Second gives the military records of the officers. Part Third (Appendix) includes lists of various ranks of officers, battle record, honor roll and much more. Founded in 1855 as the 2nd U.S. Cavalry in Louisville, Kentucky, the unit saw their first action during the Indian Wars under the command of Col. Albert Sidney Johnston. Prior to the Civil War the regiment came under the… Read More

D. Van Nostrand. Collectible - Acceptable. New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1883. 1st edition. 8vo Hardcover 705 pgs. With four B/W portraits on steel. Poor Book. Corner of corner torn. Spine torn at joint. Hinges cracked. P. 15 missing. Front matter loose. Inquire if you need further information.

New York: Antiquarian Press Ltd.. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1959. Facsimile. Hardcover. An excellent copy, in tight blue buckram boards, with no inscriptions, no markings and no signs of use. There is just a touch of fading to the boards, but no wear, and the gilt title stands out. This really works as a facsimile copy, with a lovely old-time feel. The four steel engravings are printed on glossy stock and look quite authentic. This was a limited edition, but this copy was not numbered. The boards are now protected by a clear Mylar jacket. .

PRICE, George F. Across the Continent with the Fifth Cavalry. Illus. N.Y., 1959. 706pp. Limited to 750 copies. (Originally published in 1883). Howes P-582.Very good in orig. cloth.

New York: Antiquarian Press Limited, 1959. Reprint of the 1883 edition. Limited to 750 copies. 706 pages in very good, clean condition. Previous owner's name on ffep. Blue hardcovers with gilt titles on the spine. Light wear on corners, edges, head/tail of spine. VG. Hardcover. VG.

New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1883. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 706 pp. The hinges are cracked, but holding; the fore-corners of the covers are worn; the top and bottom 1/2" of the spine covering is torn. The title page has become detached and is laid in. Shelf-soiling to the page edges. Bound in navy-blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and decorations. The text is clean.

New York: D. Van Nostrand Company. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1883. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A beautiful copy in blue cloth with gilt decoration and title. Just traces of cover wear. Contents unmarked and tight. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 705 pages .