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The Campaigns of the First Maine and First District of Columbia Cavalry
by Samuel H. Merrill
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
Portland. ME: Bailey & Noyes, 1866. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. A sharp copy of the uncommon 1866 1st edition. Tight and VG to VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-insignia to the front panel and crisp gilt-lettering along the spine. Minor staining and foxing to the preliminaries, otherwise very clean internally. INCLUDES A LAID-IN 1964 TYPED NOTE FROM A PENNSYLVANIA BOOKSELLER SAYING THE YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION INSCRIPTION ON THE FIRST BLANK ENDPAPER IS ACTUALLY THAT OF BRIG. GEN. THOMAS CHURCH HASKELL (CH) SMITH (1819-1897) OF THE UNION ARMY, THOUGH HERE HE ONLY SIGNED IT "GENERAL" RATHER THAN USING HIS FULL NAME. (THIS WAS CONFIRMED, ACCORDING TO THE BOOKSELLER'S NOTE, BY THE SCOUT WHO SOLD HIM THE BOOK, AS HE BOUGHT ALL THE BOOKS OF GEN. SMITH'S FAMILY).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20581
- Title
- The Campaigns of the First Maine and First District of Columbia Cavalry
- Author
- Samuel H. Merrill
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bailey & Noyes
- Place of Publication
- Portland. ME
- Date Published
- 1866
- Keywords
- rare Civil War, rare Civil War cavalry histories, rare histories of Maine in the Civil War, Civil War General C.H. Smith
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
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Waccabuc, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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