Hardtack and Coffee or The Unwritten Story of Army Life
by Billings, John D
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Minneapolis: G. S. Richards & Co., 1888. Early Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 23 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. vi 408pp. 211 illustrations including 6 color plates of badges, flags and related by Charles W. Reed. Bound into decorative brown cloth, stamped in black and gilt. Binding is tight. A few scratches to the back cover. Nice copy. Early edition of this classic, well written and humorous work on army life of a Federal soldier. Reference: Nevins, Robertson, and Wiley vol I pg 59.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73698
- Title
- Hardtack and Coffee or The Unwritten Story of Army Life
- Author
- Billings, John D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Edition
- Publisher
- G. S. Richards & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Minneapolis
- Date Published
- 1888
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War;
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.