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MEMOIR OF MAJ.-GEN. GEORGE H. THOMAS
by Johnson, Richard W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
Octavo (8 1/2 by 5 3/4 inches) Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1881. First Edition. 322 pages illustrated with engraved frontispiece and portraits (including Sheridan, Sherman, Rosecrans, and Grant), Appendix (containing "Speech of General W. T. Sherman," and letters from George B. McClellan, and others regarding the unveiling of a statue, and the dedication of a monument in honor of Thomas), and an index. Green cloth binding bordered in blind with Greek key pattern, facsimile signature of Thomas, in gilt, centered on upper cover; and title, author and publisher in gilt on spine. Very good condition (minor shelf wear, not affecting contents).
"A brief, . . . and adulatory account of Thomas's military career; written by an associate:" Nevins. "Civil War Books, A Critical Bibliography," volume II, page 67.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Caravan Book Store
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1076
- Title
- MEMOIR OF MAJ.-GEN. GEORGE H. THOMAS
- Author
- Johnson, Richard W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1881
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Major-General George H. Thomas
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Old and Rare; Biography; Military History; Civil War; History; First Edition; Antiquarian; American Army; Engraved Plates; Army of the Cumberland; Major-General George H. Thomas;
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Caravan Book Store
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About the Seller
Caravan Book Store
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Los Angeles, California
About Caravan Book Store
For more than 65 years, we have specialized in rare and out of print books on the Western experience, satisfying a vast and varied clientele. Our focus is on early California and Los Angeles, represented by books, ephemera, paintings, and prints. Fine press, printing history, literature, gastronomy, aviation, railroads, and voyages are also available. Our store opened in downtown Los Angeles in 1954, and is now closed; but we are still available by phone, regular mail, and email. We issue occasional catalogs online.
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- Facsimile
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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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
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