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Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War
by Taylor, Richard (Lieutenant-General in the Confederate Army)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +. Octavo. [1], 274 pages, [6] pages of advertisements, [1]. Olive green cloth hardcover with gilt title on the spine. Cloth is edge worn on the spine and boards. Light shelf wear to the front cover. Previous owner name label on the front paste down (George G. Barnes Norfolk, VA). Barnes inscription written in pencil on the right front flyleaf. A later owner's signature located above the inscription. Tiny diamond shaped bookseller ticket in the bottom corner of the front paste down (From Vickery & Co. Norfolk). Interior contents sturdy and clean.
Howes T-73; Tall Cotton 176; Nevins I page 166; Dornbusch II 3120.
Howes T-73; Tall Cotton 176; Nevins I page 166; Dornbusch II 3120.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28023
- Title
- Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War
- Author
- Taylor, Richard (Lieutenant-General in the Confederate Army)
- 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
- 1879
- Keywords
- Confederacy
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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