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Chicago: R.S. Peale & Co.. Good. 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. 706 pp., illus., general wear to covers, three small holes through cloth on spine, some shelf-wear, bottom corners at fore-edge worn through the cloth down to boards, top corners not quite as worn, binding strong, contents vg .

R. S. Peale & Company, 1887. Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. Rear hinge has been decently repaired. .

Chicago: R. S. Peale & Company, 1887. Hardcover. Fair. Small quarto. [1], 706 pages. Color frontispiece, illustrations. Blue illustrated cloth hardcover. Floral end sheets. Light to moderate foxing to the end sheets. The rear end paper has been removed. Dome shelf wear and light soiling to the covers. Rear hinge cracked. Front hinge still holding. A fair reading copy.

Book has been heavily used. Spine binding is loose, worn and missing the bottom part. Gold lettering is faded. Front edges are worn. Front cover embossed with image of Logan which is faded.Rear cover shows wear. Previous owners name stamped on paisley page edges. Ex Lib with some library marking on front end papers.But you weren't buying this book for its looks. You want the illustration of General Logan, in his top hat running with rifle to join the troops , his account of 15 battles of the civil war in the west, including Atlanta and Vicksburg, the 25 illustrations, the information on soldiers in the war of 1812 and other wars. Index. Detailed chapter headings.. Heavy book. will need extra postage. Text unmarked.

R. S. Peale and Company, 1887. First Edition . Hardcover. Collectible; VG. This hardcover book is Very Good, being square and tight. The boards and spine have moderate wear to the edges and extremities. The points are worn through, and a small edge losses to the spine. It appears that the front board may have been reattached. Having noted the above this is a beautiful copy. The decoratively speckled edge of the block is attractive. The medallion and gilt lettering are bright. The pages and endpages are clean, with no markings or folds. The color frontispiece and tissue guard are pristine. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark. 705 pages with index. Illustrations throughout.

Chicago and New York: R. S. Peale & Company, 1887. 706 pp. Original blue pictorial cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed w/ light fraying to corners and spine ends. Small price written in ink on decorative front endpaper. Light scattered foxing. Few very short, closed tears to outer margins of several plates, not affecting actual images. Illust. w/ a color frontispiece and 23 (of 24) b/w plates (lacks plate at page 674).. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good or Better/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by H. Ogden, T. Fleming, Waldo Weber, William A. McCullough, E. J. Meeker, Walter Goater, and A. C. Redwood. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago: R S Peale & Company, 1887. HEAVY. xxiii, 706pp, colored frontispiece with tissue-guard: military uniforms of all American wars, b/w plates, appendix: Military reminiscences of the war in the West from the Journal of General Logan, index. Rear hinge slack. Decorative cloth boards. An attractive copy. Following the introductory section the book's three parts cover: History of military education in the United States; Consideration of the present military system in the United States; and A demand for justice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Chicago: R.S. Peale & Company, Publishers, 1887. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. The XV Corps Commanding General in the Atlanta Campaign extols the virtues of the volunteer regiments while criticizing the regular army, written at a time when the former was starting to give way to the latter. A very good copy, corners and spine head & tail worn and a bit frayed, rear cover soiled, front cover a bit rubbed, front hinge split, issued without dust jacket (706 pages, color frontispiece, 25 illustrations, appendix, index).

R.S. Peale & Co.. Very Good. 1887. Hardcover. Red Hardcover. Spine and corners are full leather. Gold embossed decoration on cover. Marbled endpages. Some edgewear. Text is clean and unmarked. Tig ht binding. .

Chicago:: R. S. Peale,, 1887.. First edition.. original pictorial cloth.. A very attractive copy with the slightest of shelf wear.. 8vo,. 25 plates; one in color.

Chicago: R. S. Peale & Company, 1887. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Good. 706 pages. Color frontis illustration. Illustrations (all present). Appendices. Index. Decorative front cover and spine. Cover has some edge wear, rubbing, and corner bumping. Front board weak and restrengthened with glue. Some rear board weakness noted--heavy book. Edges gilded. John Alexander Logan (February 9, 1826 - December 26, 1886) was an American soldier and politician. He served in the Mexican-American War and was a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He served the state of Illinois as a state Representative, a Congressman, and a U.S. Senator and was an unsuccessful candidate for Vice President of the United States with James G. Blaine in 1884. As the 3rd Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, he is regarded as the most important figure in the movement to recognize Memorial Day as an official holiday. His likeness appears on a statue at the center of Logan Circle,… Read More