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New York: Harry Johnson, 1876. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine. Life Studies Of The Great Army by Edwin Forbes, the complete set, published in 1876. An important illustrated history of the Civil War.. Largo folio, [40 plates]. Publisher's original cloth, title in gilt on front cover, rear board in cloth with light wear. Paste down on back panel of front board contains a "Descriptive Index" of all the illustrations. Complete set with 40 illustrated copper plate etchings. Occasional wear at edges of plates, toning to plate 1 but not carrying through to subsequent plates, bright otherwise. Housed in custom cloth folio clamshell case. The illustrator of the folio, Edwin Forbes, was known as a "Special Artist," who carried his pad and paper onto the front lines of the Civil War conflict. This work by Forbes won him the gold medal at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876. Plate titles include the following: 1) The Reveille on the Line of Battle; Tattoo in Camp; 2) The Commissary's Quarters in… Read More

New York: H.J. Johnson, 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. Folio; 58 x 45 cm. A historical work of art, in copper-plate etching, containing forty plates, illustrating the life of the Union Armies during the late rebellion. Scattered spotting / foxing throughout. Library perforated stamps on 2 plates (plates 1 and 40), touching the edge of the plate. Some marginal wear, soiling. The preliminary leaf is provided in facsimile. The set was a limited edition sold by subscription. It consisted of 40 India paper proofs sold for $50.00, a substantial sum in 1876. Edwin Forbes was an American landscape painter and etcher. He worked as the staff artist for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper and Harper's Weekly during the Civil War, covering the Army of the Potomac from 1862-1864. <br> List of plates 1: The Reveille on the Line of Battle; Tattoo in Camp; 2: The Commissary's Quarters in Winter Camp; 3: Through the Wilderness; 4: A Wagoner's Shanty; A Deserted Pickethut; Mud… Read More