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A War to Petrify the Heart: The Civil War Letters of a Dutchess County, N.Y. Volunteer
by Van Wyck, Richard T.;Kaminsky, Virginia H.;Kaminsky, Virginia Hughes
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1883789117
- ISBN 13
- 9781883789114
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
Hensonville, New York: Black Dome Press, 1997. Trade paperback. 381pp., Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with photographs. First edition, first printing. Edited by Virgina Hughes Kaminsky. Chapter Introductions by Joseph C. Quinn. A collection of 197 letters, one of the largest collections of Civil War letters written by a single soldier, chronicling three years of war, including the author's baptism of fire at Gettysburg. No pevious ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Near fine. . First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011294
- Title
- A War to Petrify the Heart: The Civil War Letters of a Dutchess County, N.Y. Volunteer
- Author
- Van Wyck, Richard T.;Kaminsky, Virginia H.;Kaminsky, Virginia Hughes
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1883789117
- ISBN 13
- 9781883789114
- Publisher
- Black Dome Press
- Place of Publication
- Hensonville, New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Civil War, Correspondence, History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War;
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