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Final report on the battlefield of Gettysburg
by New York Monuments Commission
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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1902 BEAUTIFUL Battlefield of Gettysburg CIVIL WAR NY Illustrated MAPS 3v SET
"It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it."
– Robert E. Lee
A rare 1902 report of the history of the Battle of Gettysburg. This impressive three-volume set includes all the expected maps and is bound in original blue cloth with a decorative, colored stamp on the front. This work was composed and funded by the New York Monuments Commission, which sought to honor the dead soldiers from the Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Chattanooga, and the Battle of Antietam.
Item number: #23828
Price: $750
New York Monuments Commission
Final report on the battlefield of Gettysburg
Albany N.Y.: J.B. Lyon Co., Printers, 1902. 1st edition
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes
o Vol. I – 454
o Vol. II – [2], 455-934
o Vol. III – [2], 935-1462
o Heavily illustrated with photographs of landmarks, gravestones, and monuments
o Includes 5 folding maps:
1. Position of Union and Confederate armies on morning of July 1, 1863
2. Battle of Gettysburg; first day; position of troops
3. Battle of Gettysburg; second day; position of troops
4. Battle of Gettysburg; third day; position of troops
5. Battle of Gettysburg; third day; cavalry engagement
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Blue cloth
· Size: ~11in X 9in (28cm x 22.5cm)
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23828
- Title
- Final report on the battlefield of Gettysburg
- Author
- New York Monuments Commission
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J.B. Lyon Co., Printers
- Place of Publication
- Albany N.Y
- Date Published
- 1902
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1902 BEAUTIFUL Battlefield of Gettysburg CIVIL WAR NY Illustrated MAPS 3v SET, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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