WHAT A BOY SAW IN THE ARMY: A Story of Sight-Seeing and Adventure in the War for the Union
by Young, Jesse Bowman
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Hunt & Eaton, 1894. 400 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Binding moderately soiled and rubbed. Spine a bit sunned. Mild wear to spine ends. Light scattered foxing. Inscription to previous owner on front endpaper. Illust. w/ 100 original drawings. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Frank Beard. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M2220CW
- Title
- WHAT A BOY SAW IN THE ARMY: A Story of Sight-Seeing and Adventure in the War for the Union
- Author
- Young, Jesse Bowman
- Illustrator
- Frank Beard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hunt & Eaton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- MILITARY HISTORY CIVIL WAR 1861 1865 SIGHT SEEING ADVENTURE WAR UNION WARFARE SLAVERY BLACK HISTORY AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY RACIAL HISTORY ETHNIC HISTORY AMERICANA UNITED STATES AMERICAN HISTORY NONFICTION GENERAL ILLUSTRATED FRANK BEARD
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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