The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies -- Series I -- Volume XVI -- Part I and Part II
by SCOTT, Robert N. (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1886. Hardcover. Small 4to. Complete 2-volume set. Rebound in burgundy buckram with gilt spine lettering. viii, 1242pp; 1112pp. Marbled page edges. Fine. Slightest bit of age toning to original text blocks, which are near fine. Handsome, massive 2-volume subset of this self-contained portion of what's known simply as the "O.R." or "Official Records." These two volumes contain exhaustive coverage of "Morgan's Raid / Perryville" (as giltstamped on each spine) -- this being Chapter XXVIII of the overall set, described on the contents page as "Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia." Part I consists of "Reports" and Part II of "Correspondence, Etc." First edition (49th Congress, 1st Session, Mis. Doc. No. 273 and Mis. Doc. No. 338). An exceptionally clean, tight, handsome set in outstanding condition.
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- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34374
- Title
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies -- Series I -- Volume XVI -- Part I and Part II
- Author
- SCOTT, Robert N. (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1886
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books; Civil War;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Fine
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- 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...
- 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...
- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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