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John Dooley Confederate Soldier His War Journal
by Durkin, Joseph T. (editor)
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About This Item
Georgetown: Georgetown University Press and The Sittering Foundation, 1945. First Edtion. Octavo. Portrait frontispiece, 244pp., with a foreword by Douglas S. Freeman. Inscribed by Father Joe (Joseph T. Durking, S.J.1903-2003) To Queenie and Tubby Sailor/with very sincere regards/Father Joe, S.J./Georgetown University.. A narrative of a soldier of the First Virginia Infantry, Kemper's Brigade, Pickett's Division, First Corps Army of Northern Virginia. The journal begins immediately after the Battle of Cedar Mountain and closes with the charge at Gettysburg. Dooley tells from the viewpoint of a private and later of a company officer which covers eleven red months of offensive operation between the Rappahannock and the Susquehanna. Bound in blue cloth, spine lettering gilt, endpapers are maps. A near fine copy in dust jacket with three chips and spots of soiling to front panel, old tape mends to underside of spine ends.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022513
- Title
- John Dooley Confederate Soldier His War Journal
- Author
- Durkin, Joseph T. (editor)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edtion
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press and The Sittering Foundation
- Place of Publication
- Georgetown
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- Douglas S. Freeman Joseph T. Durkin Tubby Queenie Father Joe
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War;
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....
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