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Jefferson Davis's Generals (Gettysburg Civil War Institute Books)
by Boritt, Gabor S. [Editor]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0195120620
- ISBN 13
- 9780195120622
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Oxford University Press, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Boritt, Gabor S. [Editor] : Jefferson Davis's Generals. New York : Oxford University Press, 1999. First edition. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22ccm h. Quarterbound in publisher's cream paper boards and red cloth spine, copper lettering imprinted to latter. Glossy color dj features reprod of F. Gutekunst's 1890 phototype "Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Generals." Xviii pp prelim material, 217 numbered pp, plus 16 pp glossy b&w illus/photos, plus five blank end. Eight chapters from different contributors on aspects of Davis and the CSA war effort; notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: Clean and unmarked but for pencilled price on front free endpaper; spine ends rolled, corners bumped, spine cocked slightly off square, limited soiling to fore- and tail-edges; dj free of tears or chips. A nice compact reading copy. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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- Bookseller
- Furrowed Brow Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 220116003
- Title
- Jefferson Davis's Generals (Gettysburg Civil War Institute Books)
- Author
- Boritt, Gabor S. [Editor]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0195120620
- ISBN 13
- 9780195120622
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Civil War;
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Furrowed Brow Books' goal is to offer an eclectic selection, while providing specialty offerings in Eastern Orthodoxy and Byzantine civilization, theology, Christian mysticism, science fiction/fantasy (Inklings emphasis), and military history.
We're happy to discuss making an offer on a collection in one of our specialty areas.
Dealer discount of 20%; we simply ask that you reciprocate with a discount of 20%.
Thanks for stopping by!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
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