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James Longstreet: Lee's War Horse by Eckenrode, H.J.; Conrad, Bryan
- Bookseller: The Bookpile
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 006153
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Jacket condition: Very Good
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0807816906
- ISBN 13: 9780807816905
- Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
- Place: Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A.
- Date published: 1986
- Size: 6.25 x 9.75 x 1.5 inches
- Weight: 1.9 pounds
Description
Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A.: University of North Carolina Press, 1986. Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A. University of North Carolina Press, 1986, Hard Cover. 2nd printing. 8vo - over 7 3/4 " - 9 3/4 " tall. xxiv, 399pp., index. Near Fine/Near Fine. Brown cloth with black titles, light shelfwear, a clean, tight, and unmarked copy. As new. Black and white glossy pictorial dust jacket with light edgewear. A dispasionate and critical look a detailed and accurate story of Longstreet's military career. . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
As New : "the book is in the same immaculate condition in which it was published. There can be no defects, no missing pages, no library stamps, etc., and the dust jacket (if it was issued with one) must be perfect without any tears." Condition definition from AB Bookman's Weekly.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
shelfwear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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