U.S.A.: Sagamore Press, 1959. 51 pages of text by Henry Loomis Nelson, illustrated by forty-four facsimile plates from water color drawings by H. A. Ogden. Sumptuously bound in mauve Oasis morocco leather and housed in a mauve cloth-covered slipcase, this is copy number 16 of an edition limited to 60 copies. Much more scarce than the 1889 original. The book is clean and tight; with perhaps a hint of fading along the spine. The slipcase is clean and bright, with wear at corners of opening and 2 relatively small areas of fading from water spills.. Reprint. Hardcover. Collectible-Fine-/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. Illus. by Henry Alexander Ogden. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Book.

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Bookseller: Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: W1340
Title: UNIFORMS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY
Author: Ogden, H.A. & Nelson, H.L
Illustrator: Henry Alexander Ogden
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Collectible-Fine-
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket, as Issued
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Sagamore Press
Place of Publication: U.S.A.
Date Published: 1959
Keywords: Military Studies History Uniforms
Bookseller catalogs: Illustrated Books;
Size: Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall

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Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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....
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Facsimile: An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
Folio: A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...