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THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IN THE CIVIL WAR
by Fiske, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Houlton, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1900 This possible FIRST EDITION, hard cover, is in NEAR FINE CONDITION. 368 pages bound in 3/4 leather with marbled paper, gilt lettering and raised bands on spine. End papers are also marbled, with top page edges gilt. Book has light edge rubbing, with a few pages uncut. Map frontis has tissue guard, with numerous maps throughout the book, some with color, designating troop locations. BINDING AND HINGES STRONG AND TIGHT. CLEAN THROUGHOUT.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Monroe Bridge Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000560
- Title
- THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IN THE CIVIL WAR
- Author
- Fiske, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- "Civil War" "Mississippi Valley" Maps Shiloh "New Orleans" Corinth "Stone River" Vicksburg Chickamauga Chattanooga Nashville
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Monroe Bridge Books
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About the Seller
Monroe Bridge Books
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Houlton, Maine
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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