My Story of the War: A Woman's Narrative
by Livermore, Mary A
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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HARWICH PORT, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Hartford, CT: A. D. Worthington & Co., 1889. Hartford, CT, A. D. Worthington & Co., 1889. Reprint. 8vo. Rebound in half leather, with beautiful hand-tooled leather on spine and corners, over attractive marbled boards with gilt lettering and decorations embossed on spine, frontispiece features a portrait of the author and a facsimile of her autograph, lavishly illustrated in color and black and white, 700 pp. Mary Livermore's personal experiences as a nurse in the Union Army and in relief work at home, in hospitals, camps and at the Front, during the four years of the American Civil War. A gift-quality book. A few indentations in the leather, a few pages in the middle of the book have small creases at corners; otherwise this book would be graded fine. Very good.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Respectful Exits (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020620
- Title
- My Story of the War: A Woman's Narrative
- Author
- Livermore, Mary A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- A. D. Worthington & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Hartford, CT
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- CIVIL WAR UNION ARMY NURSE ARMY HOSPITAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Americana; Military History; Rare History; Nonfiction;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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....
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...