The West Point Scrap Book: a Collection of Stories, Songs, and Legends of the United States Military Academy; with original illustrations
by Wood, Oliver Ellsworth
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1874. Hardcover. Very Good. Second edition. 339, [2], 46-72 p.: engraved frontispiece map of West Point, many in-text illustrations; 23 cm. Rebacked using original publisher's green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title; blind-stamped illustration on both boards, which have been professionally rehinged. Dark brown endpapers. Publisher's catalog of military books on pp. 46-72 following text. The author, Lieut. Oliver Ellsworth Wood, had served in the Connecticut cavalry during the Civil War, prior to attending West Point. He became a first lieutenant in 1870 and was discharged as a Brigadier General in 1906. In Very Good Condition: professional restoration of original binding; scattered light foxing; pages are otherwise clean.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002329
- Title
- The West Point Scrap Book: a Collection of Stories, Songs, and Legends of the United States Military Academy; with original illustrations
- Author
- Wood, Oliver Ellsworth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- D. Van Nostrand
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1874
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History; Militaria; Maps;
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About the Seller
Classic Books and Ephemera
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
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- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Spine
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- Cloth
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