Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard
by Howard, Oliver Otis
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Baker & Taylor Company, 1908. Hardcover. Very Good. Two Volumes. Very Good, lacking the jackets. Matching red buckram, bumped and rubbed at the edges and corners, with gilt lettering on the spines and front boards. Square and firmly bound, former owner's bookplate and signature on the front endpapers, clean otherwise. A comprehensive autobiography of the Union general who led the army at the Battle of Fair Oaks and was awarded a Medal of Honor.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6670
- Title
- Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard
- Author
- Howard, Oliver Otis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Baker & Taylor Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- American History, Civil War, Union, Confederacy, Military, Army
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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Woodstock, Illinois
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- Gilt
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- Fair
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- Buckram
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- Edges
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- Bookplate
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