Private Smith's Journal: Recollections of the Late War

Chicago, Ilinois: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1963. Hardcover. As New/Fine. A business card from Charles C. Haffer, Jr., Chairman of the Board of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company at the time, is included which has the R. R. Donnelley emblem embossed on it. The book is contained in the original shipment box with the year 1963 written on it. Top edge is gilded and is very sharp. Original glassine dustwrapper is present with tiny marks on some edges. In the many years I have owned this book the dustwrapper has been protected in a clear archival quality cover. Tissue guarded frontispiece is perfect. No foxing. Volume is clean, fresh, tight and bright. This work is a hitherto unpublished manuscript that describes the experiences an enlisted resident of Kankakee, Illinois, who fought with the Union and was involved in battles at Corinth, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, and Shermans campaign to Atlanta. One would be challenged to find a copy of this Lakeside classic in as pristine condition as this volume. This book is one for the most discriminating and exacting buyer. A copy in highly collectible condition. Available for immediate shipment, carefully packed in a sturdy box.