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La Guerre De Secession (1861-1865) Ses causes et ses suites: Signed, inscribed by the author in French
by Belperron, Pierre
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very good
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About This Item
Paris: Librairie Plon, 1947. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. Rebound. [4], iv, 760 pages. Illustrated with folding maps and illustration. All text is in French. Orignal stiff color wraps bound inside a gray buckram hardcover binding with gilt title on the spine. New end papers. National Library sticker located bottom of the front paste down. Nice inscription written in French on the half title page (not transcribed here) addressed to "Mary Mitchell." Stephens Mitchell bookplate on the front paste down. Pencil name of Mitchell written on the dedication page. Provenance from the estate of the Mitchell family in Atlanta, Georgia.
Stephens Mitchell (1896-1983) was the son of Eugene Muse Mitchell and Isabel "Maybelle" (Stephens) Mitchell. He was born 1896 in Atlanta. His sister was Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone With the Wind. Stephens Mitchell attended the University of Georgia and was a prominent Atlanta attorney, historian, and devout Catholic. He also edited the Atlanta Historical Bulletin. After John Marsh, husband of Margaret, died in 1952 Stephens became the executor of Margaret Mitchell's estate. Stephens Mitchell died in 1983 and the estate was passed on to his two sons Eugene Muse Mitchell II and Joseph Reynolds Mitchell.
Stephens Mitchell (1896-1983) was the son of Eugene Muse Mitchell and Isabel "Maybelle" (Stephens) Mitchell. He was born 1896 in Atlanta. His sister was Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone With the Wind. Stephens Mitchell attended the University of Georgia and was a prominent Atlanta attorney, historian, and devout Catholic. He also edited the Atlanta Historical Bulletin. After John Marsh, husband of Margaret, died in 1952 Stephens became the executor of Margaret Mitchell's estate. Stephens Mitchell died in 1983 and the estate was passed on to his two sons Eugene Muse Mitchell II and Joseph Reynolds Mitchell.
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- Title
- La Guerre De Secession (1861-1865) Ses causes et ses suites
- Author
- Belperron, Pierre
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Librairie Plon
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1947
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