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The book has a child's name written in pencil on the front end page. No other markings or damaged pages. Covers show minor wear on edges and corners are bumped. Vivid illustrations and wonderful stories. Two copyright dates are shown on the title page, 1939 and 1955. This is an excellent vintage book for a youngreader.

First edition of the memoirs of one of the most recognized figures in American military history, illustrated with portrait frontispieces, numerous steel engravings, facsimiles and 43 maps, in deluxe publisher's covers. Two volumes.
The cover spines of both book have the name James R. Challen embossed above the embossed titles. Challen was a Lieutenant Colonel in the 69th Ohio volunteer regiment in the Civil War. Challen relocated to Jacksonville, Florida after the war. I purchased the book from an estate sale held at a home on Challen Ave. in Jacksonville. The street was named after him and I believe the estate was that of his descendants.
The covers are worn and part of volume one spine cover is detached. It is the part that shows Challen's name. The pages and binding are complete and secure. The cover hinges are broken.

This wonderfully illustrated well loved book has wear on the edges. A paper tear on the spine. The pages are clean and secured in the binding and free of scribbling and markings. There is a small tear at the bottom of second to last page without the loss of paper. There is a handwritten gift inscription dated 1946 on the front end page. The hinge papers are torn but the boards are still attached by the cloth binding.