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Battle Field and Prison Pen; Or Through the War, and Thrice a Prisoner in Rebel Dungeons. Profusely Illustrated
by Urban, John W
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very good
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
[Philadelphia]: Edgewood Publishing Company, 1882. First Edition. Original cloth. Very good. Battle Field and Prison Pen by John W. Urban.. Thick octavo, [xii], 13-486pp, [4]. Original publisher's cloth, title in gilt on spine. Title and illustrations stamped in black and gilt on front cover. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, wear to spine and corners. Faint soiling to covers, a very good example. Previous ownership inscription on front flyleaf. Complete with 16 illustrations, including frontispiece. (Nevins I: 205).
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12851
- Title
- Battle Field and Prison Pen; Or Through the War, and Thrice a Prisoner in Rebel Dungeons. Profusely Illustrated
- Author
- Urban, John W
- Illustrator
- Battle Field and Prison Pen by John W. Urban.
- Format/Binding
- Original cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Edgewood Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- [Philadelphia]
- Date Published
- 1882
- Keywords
- John W. Urban, Battle field and prison pen, Through the War Urban, Thrice a Prisoner in Rebel Dungeons, I've Had It Up To Here, John W. Urban first edition, John W. Urban original cloth
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