STONEWALL JACKSON AND THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR. (2 VOLUMES; TWO) by G. F. R. Henderson - 1898

London, New York and Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1898. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good binding. First Edition of G. F. R. Henderson's Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War. "This was for years the standard biography of the Confederate commander. A sweeping narrative of Jackson's background, character, and pivotal role in the first two years of war, the work contains an abundance of intelligent writing and careful reviews of Jackson's performance on the battlefield" (Eicher 250). With two portrait plates and numerous folding maps; lacking the large color folding map at the rear of Vol. I.. This is an ex-private library copy, with evidence of an older paper sticker removed from the spine; library bookplate and rules plate on the front pastedown of each volume; and surface loss to the rear pastedowns where it appears pockets have been removed. Sunning to the spines; spots of staining to Vol. II; some shelfwear and rubbing. Publisher's red cloth, with gilt lettering on the spine. (Howes, H-408; Eicher 250: Nevins II, 62. ). Good binding.