THE STORY OF AMERICAN HEROISM Thrilling Narratives of Personal Adventures During the Great Civil War
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chicago & New York: The Werner Company, 1896. As told by the medal winners and Roll of Honor men. 798 pages in very good, clean condition. Copiously illustrated. All edges gilt. Decorative endpapers, with light wear on the back endpapers. Green leather with gilt titles. Large stain on the lower cover and spine. Spine faded with small chips at the head. Corners lightly bumped. Interior condition is VG, covers only GOOD. Binding tight.. First Edition. Leather. VG. 7 1/2 x 10.
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Details
- Bookseller
- J. Wyatt Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 226045
- Title
- THE STORY OF AMERICAN HEROISM Thrilling Narratives of Personal Adventures During the Great Civil War
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Werner Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago & New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- 7 1/2 x 10
- Keywords
- Civil War, First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Military History;
Terms of Sale
J. Wyatt Books
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About the Seller
J. Wyatt Books
Biblio member since 2005
Ottawa, Ontario
About J. Wyatt Books
J.Wyatt Books ( formerly Book Bazaar ) established in 1974. This family-owned small business is located in Ottawa, the National Capital of Canada. We have a very large eclectic mix of books. Please contact us at jwyattbooks.ottawa@gmail.com with any questions or concerns. Member of Ottawa Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Online since 1998 and have over 55,000 books listed online with a large selection of books being added everyday. Please send us your inquiries and we will be happy to help you.
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- Edges
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- First Edition
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- New
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- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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