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The American Civil War
by Sir WinstonChurchill
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1961 Dodd, Mead & Company, New York. 1961. Hardcover. First Edition. The seven chapters in this book are frm Churchill's great History of the English-Speaking Peoples. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name and reading date on the front pastedown. Book Condition: Very Good; sunfading to top of spine and top of front board near spine; light bumping to head and tail; light soiling to board bottom edges. DJ: Good; NOT Price Clipped ($3.00); missing piece at head; closed tears along top edge; chipping at tail. Green cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine in a black shadowbox. Clean internals. Interior hinges are sound and not split. 145 pp 8vo. Churchill's story coming from his American background presents some of the finest chapters about the war from Fort Sumter to Appomattox. This volume presents sixty-four of the most striking photographs of the war. These photos along with Churchill's writing join to make one of the most distinguished volumes to mark the present centenary of the Civil War. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014283
- Title
- The American Civil War
- Author
- Sir WinstonChurchill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Civil War, American Civil War, Winston Churchill, Civil War Photography, History of the English Speaking Peoples, slavery, secession, General Robert E. Lee, General U.S. Grant, Gettysburg, General McClellan
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- The heel of the spine.
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- Brodart
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