History of the Fifteenth Regiment, Iowa Veteran Volunteer Infantry, from October, 1861, to August, 1865, when Disbanded at End of the War
by Belknap, Wm. W
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
KeoKuk: R.B. Ogden & Son, 1887. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Thick, Large 8vo. 644 pages. Illustrated. Frontispiece of H.T. Reid. Map. Facsimile book size broadside. Errata slip. Original attractive dark blue cloth binding with gilt decorations on front cover and spine. Minor fraying top and bottom of spine and at corners. Previous owner's inscription dated 1887 on second front end paper. Inner hinges cracked but holding strong. A very clean copy with very minor foxing on a few of the tissue guards. Overall a solid, decent copy now protected in mylar of a scarce Civil War regiment.
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- Bookseller
- Arabesque Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001574
- Title
- History of the Fifteenth Regiment, Iowa Veteran Volunteer Infantry, from October, 1861, to August, 1865, when Disbanded at End of the War
- Author
- Belknap, Wm. W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- R.B. Ogden & Son
- Place of Publication
- KeoKuk
- Date Published
- 1887
- Keywords
- Civil War, America Civil War, Iowa history, regimental history, Civil War regimental
- Size
- Thick, Large 8vo
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Arabesque Books
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About Arabesque Books
We have been in business since 1978 selling fine old and rare books. All books are professionally wrapped, protected in bubble wrap, and shipped in a sturdy box.
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- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
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