THE HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA; COMPRISING A FULL AND IMPARTIAL ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF THE REBELLION, OF THE VARIOUS NAVAL AND MILITARY ENGAGEMENTS, OF THE HEROIC DEEDS PERFORMED BY ARMIES AND INDIVIDUALS, AND OF TOUCHING SCENES IN THE FIELD, THE CAMP, THE HOSPITAL, AND THE CABIN [Two volumes]
Springfield: Gurdon Bill, 1865-1866. Octavo, Two volumes. In Fair plus condition. Spine is brown with gold print. Boards in brown leather with stamped design. Wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spines, second volume with torn rear hinge, toning and shelf wear to boards. Text block has marbled edges and endpapers, tissue guards for plates, cracked hinges, occasional foxing, ink transference from plates to pages. Frontispiece in each volume; “Illustrated with maps, diagrams, and numerous steel engravings of battle scenes, from original designs by Darley, and other eminent artists, and portraits of distinguished men.”— title page. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. CONTENTS: Vol. I. (1865; newspaper clipping pinned to page 336 with resulting acid tanning to adjacent pages) xiii, 507 pages — Vol. II. (1866) xvi, 629 pages. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More