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The life, campaigns, and public services of General McClellan. (George B. McClellan): the hero of western Virginia! South Mountain! and Antietam! ...
by MCCLELLAN, George B
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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1864 1st ed George McClellan Biography Civil War Union General Slavery Lincoln
"The Union, which can alone ensure internal peace, and external security to each State, Must and Shall be Preserved, cost what it may in time, treasure, and blood."
– George B. McClellan
A rare Civil War first edition of George B. McClellan's "The life, campaigns, and public services of General McClellan." This 1864 first edition moves from McClellan's early childhood, to his speeches in February of 1864 to Veterans with interest in battles and movements such as the Peninsular Campaign, and the Seven Days Battles as well as his position on slavery and letters with Lincoln.
Item number: #11682
Price: $499
MCCLELLAN, George B
The life, campaigns, and public services of General McClellan. (George B. McClellan): the hero of western Virginia! South Mountain! and Antietam! ...
Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson & Bros., [1864]. First Edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [2], 17-194, 9, [3]
· Provenance: Handwritten – D.V. Brown, 1864
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
· Size: ~ 7.5in X 5.25in (19cm x 13cm)
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11682
- Title
- The life, campaigns, and public services of General McClellan. (George B. McClellan): the hero of western Virginia! South Mountain! and Antietam! ...
- Author
- MCCLELLAN, George B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; tight & secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T.B. Peterson & Bros.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1864
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1864 1st ed George McClellan Biography Civil War Union General Slavery Lincolnrare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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