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Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman, Late Retired General, U.S.A.
by Johnson, W. Fletcher; Howard, Maj. Gen. O. O. (Introduction)
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- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Edgewood Publishing Company, 1891. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good. Biography of the Civil War general, being "A graphic history of his career in war and peace; his romantic youth; his stern and patriotic manhood; his calm and beautiful old age; a marvellous march from the mountains of time to the sea of eternity." This is a FIRST EDITION from 1891, in 607 pages, with numerous maps & illustrations throughout; frontispiece of Sherman, with tissue guard intact, but tearing. Hardcover octavo has mustard-colored cloth over boards with black embossed design & lettering to front & spine (which is heavily faded). Condition is Good: text block is securely stitched, but both hinges are cracked, endpapers split, boards fragile. Pages moderately tanned, heavier around edges, commensurate with age. Heavy rubbing to exterior, corners bumped & worn down to underlying boards. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017571
- Title
- Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman, Late Retired General, U.S.A.
- Author
- Johnson, W. Fletcher; Howard, Maj. Gen. O. O. (Introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Edgewood Publishing Company
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- CIVIL WAR CONFEDERACY CONFEDERATE SOUTH SOUTHERN GENERALS MILITARY PERSONNEL OFFICER
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography-Biography-Journals-Letters; Race/Ethnic Studies-Literature / Native Americans-First Nations; Military Studies/War;
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La Mesa, California
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- Cracked
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- 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...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
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