Why the Confederacy Lost
by Boritt, Gabor S. (Editor); Essays By James M. McPherson, Archer Jones, Gary W. Gallagher, Reid Mitchell, Joseph T. Glatthaar
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- Condition
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1997. xii, 209 pages. One of the volumes in the Easton Press "Leather-Bound Library of The Civil War" series. Essays by five prominent Civil War historians. The book is beautifully bound in 22 kt. gilt-decorated dark blue leather (and lighter blue accents) with raised bands on spine; all-edges gilt; silk moire endpapers; color frontispiece. Laid in are a sheet of the Collector's Notes and an unused Easton Press bookplate for this series. The book is in virtually as-new condition.. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
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- Bookseller
- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- W2481
- Title
- Why the Confederacy Lost
- Author
- Boritt, Gabor S. (Editor); Essays By James M. McPherson, Archer Jones, Gary W. Gallagher, Reid Mitchell, Joseph T. Glatthaar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Leather Civil War
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War;
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Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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Williamsburg, Virginia
About Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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