Harrisburg: The Archive Society, 1997. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue blind-embossed paper over boards with gilt spine lettering. xvi, 577pp. All edges gilt. Frontispiece, maps, marbled endpapers. Fine. Tight, pristine facsimile reprint of the first edition (New York: The Century Co., 1897) of this Union general's memoir. NEVINS I, 156.

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Bookseller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 44573
Title: Forty-Six Years in the Army
Author: SCHOFIELD, John M
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: The Archive Society
Place of Publication: Harrisburg
Date Published: 1997
Bookseller catalogs: Books; Civil War;

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First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Facsimile: An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...