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The 1865 Customs of Service for Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers: A Handbook for the Rank and File of the Army
by August V. Kautz
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0811703991
- ISBN 13
- 9780811703994
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, 2001 Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA. 2001. Hardcover. 3rd Printing by Line Number. This is a facsimile reproduction of the 1865 2nd Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light smudging to the boards and textblock fore edge. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($14.95); light wear and bumping to head, tail, and tips; light rubbing to panels. Maroon paper over boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Maroon endpapers. 303 pp 24mo. This book is a handbook for the rank and file of the Army. This is the first published "soldier's guide" to the duties and rights of each enlisted rank in the Army as drawn from custom and regulation containing much practical advice on surviving military service in 1865. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016248
- Title
- The 1865 Customs of Service for Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers: A Handbook for the Rank and File of the Army
- Author
- August V. Kautz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0811703991
- ISBN 13
- 9780811703994
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Place of Publication
- Mechanicsburg, PA
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall
- Keywords
- Civil War, military guides in 1865, soldier's rights, duties and rights of military ranks, colored troops, military pay, duties and functions of military ranks, Articles of War, military pay tables,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Facsimile
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Spine
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