THE STORY OF THE WAR OF 1898 by W. Nephew King - 1898

New York: Peter Fenelon Collier, 1898. 1st Edition. Leather. 322p. Ex-library. An oblong folio. Leather spine with gilt-stamped burgundy cloth boards. Edges are heavily rubbed and worn. Cloth lightly stained. Endpapers creased and brittle. Title page reinforced down the middle with clear tape. Occasional closed tears on inner pages, some of which are also held with clear tape. A few very small pencil markings here and there, but the text is essentially clean. Library stamp on rear free endpaper and sticker on back cover; no other library marks. Binding secure. Good condition overall. A history of the Spanish-American War published in the same year as the conflict. Thoroughly illustrated with large black and white photographs and paintings, plus occasional color plates and a few foldouts. From the title page: "For the Army, O.O. Howard, Major-General (Retired) U.S.A); for the Navy, Robley D. Evans, Captain U.S.N." Measures approx. 20.5" x 13.25