Press of Morningside Bookshop, 1980. Hardcover. Meade of Gettysburg (Facsimile). Author: Cleaves, Freeman. Dayton, OH: Press of Morningside Bookshop. 1980 reprint of 1960 edition. Size is small octavo (8vo), 8.75"/22cm. Tan (with a hint of green) cloth over boards, black lettering on spine. DJ in blue, gold and white featuring photo of Meade on front. 205 leaves (xii pages introductory material, 384 numbered pages, six pages of advertisements or blanks in rear, plus six sheets of glossy illustrations). Appendix, bibliography, index, and four pages of "Some Books published by Morningside Bookshop." Condition notes: A good reading copy of the facsimile edition. Cloth boards clean and sharp, binding square and tight. No notes or highlighting. Light soiling evident on top edge. Primary flaw of this nice copy is exposure to moisture, evident in light but noticeable discoloration and wrinkling at tail edge, spine end, approx 1" x 2" throughout. No sticking or odors. DJ likewise affected. DJ shows moderate wear, especially along edges, wrapped in mylar. We personally inspect every book we offer.

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Bookseller: Furrowed Brow Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 210925002
Title: Meade of Gettysburg (Facsimile)
Author: Cleaves, Freeman
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Press of Morningside Bookshop
Date Published: 1980
Weight: 1.06 lbs
Bookseller catalogs: American Civil War;

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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....
Tail: The heel of the spine.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Facsimile: An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
Reading Copy: Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...