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General Sterling Price: and the Civil War in the West
by Albert Castel
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Independence, Missouri, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
From the front DJ flap: "A former Mexican War general and governor of Missouri, Price fought in nearly every battle in the Trans-Mississippi theatre and at one time was considered a likely successor to Jefferson Davis."
"When the Union part in Missouri resorted to military force, he [Price] joined the secessionists and became commander of the Missouri state guard."
Book - Very Good condition. Tan coated cloth over boards with maroon color blocks on spine with gold gilt text. Very minimal edge/corner wear. Clean and tight.
Dust Jacket - Good condition. Some rubbing and edge/corner wear prior to the jacket being put in a protective cover. Spine is faded.
Please use photos as part of the description.
300 pages including Index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1977
- Title
- General Sterling Price: and the Civil War in the West
- Author
- Albert Castel
- Format/Binding
- Coated cloth over boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Louisiana State University Press
- Place of Publication
- Baton Rouge
- Date Published
- 1968
- Pages
- 300
- Weight
- 2.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General Price, Trans-Mississippi, Missouri state guard, biography, Civil War, American history
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War; Biography; History - Missouri; History - American;
Terms of Sale
Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
EXCEPT as noted in description. 30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
Biblio member since 2005
Independence, Missouri
About Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
The Blue & Grey Book Shoppe specializes in Civil War, Local History, other American History, and all variety of non-fiction books - plus Music, Fine Art, Maps, Gift Items, Doll Clothes, and Much More!
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.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
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