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Journey to Pleasant Hill: The Civil War Letters of Captain Elijah P. Petty, Walker's Texas Division, CSA (FIRST EDITION)
by Norman D. Brown, Editor
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0933164947
- ISBN 13
- 9780933164949
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
San Antonio, TX: University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures, 1982. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9x1x11. John Groth. FIRST EDITION. A collection of letters from Captain Elijah P. Petty of Bastrop, Texas to his wife Margaret, daughter Ella and Sons Frank, Don and Van written during his service as a Confederate soldier. Drawings, photos and maps. xx, Preface, Notes, Appendices, Index, 471 pp. <br><br>CONDITION: Burgundy boards, gilt title and graphic embossed on cover and spine. Very minor shelf wear, small white spot near bottom. Endpapers feature handwritten letter to Petty's wife. Printed on acid free paper which will not yellow with age. Mylar covered dust jacket with wrap around drawing. Fine condition. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Shelley and Son Books
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- 073011
- Title
- Journey to Pleasant Hill: The Civil War Letters of Captain Elijah P. Petty, Walker's Texas Division, CSA (FIRST EDITION)
- Author
- Norman D. Brown, Editor
- Illustrator
- John Groth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- ISBN 10
- 0933164947
- ISBN 13
- 9780933164949
- Publisher
- University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures
- Place of Publication
- San Antonio, TX
- Date Published
- 1982
- Size
- 9x1x11
- Keywords
- Civil War; Letters; Red River Campaign; Walker's Greyhounds; Battle of Mansfield; Battle of Pleasant Hill; Confederate Army
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War;
- X weight
- 67 oz
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