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A Rebel's Recollections.
by George Cary Eggleston
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Miller Place, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York & London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1889 [1874]. Hardcover, blue cloth boards, gilt colophon. Good. 3rd Edition of the remembrances of his time as a young Confederate soldier during the American Civil War. 260 pages, moderate wear to spine (split at top), back cover soil, front hinge cracked. Eggleston, 1839-1911, served in the 1st Virginia Cavalry; his memoir was originally published serially in The Atlantic Monthly. He was the author of several other books, and his brother Edward was also a writer. He coined the term 'champagne socialist' in his 1906 book Blind Alleys.
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- Bookseller
- Monkey House Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10545
- Title
- A Rebel's Recollections.
- Author
- George Cary Eggleston
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, blue cloth boards, gilt colophon
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York & London
- Date Published
- 1889 [1874]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- EB, rare books, scarce edition, Confederate States of America, Confederate Army
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Monkey House Books
Biblio member since 2010
Miller Place, New York
About Monkey House Books
Monkey House Books is a mail order, used book dealer located on New York's Long Island. We offer quality used books in a variety of categories at reasonable prices. A home-based business managed by a lifelong bibliophile, Monkey House offers personalized assistance and friendly customer service. For the holidays, or anytime, we provide gift wrapping and recipient shipping upon request. We ship within 24 hours of receiving payment, and packages are wrapped and boxed using recycled/reused materials.
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- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
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