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WEARING OF THE GRAY,: Comprising Personal Portraits, Scenes and Adventures of the Late War, with Thrilling Narratives of the Daring Deeds, Dashing Charges, Toilsome Marches, Wiling Sacrifices and Patient Sufferings of the "Boys in Gray." Interspersed with Stirring Incidents of Life in Camp and Hospital, and many Important Events Hallowed by Associations with the Gallant Dead
by Cooke, John Esten
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- Condition
- Fair -
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: E.B Treat, 1867. Cloth. Fair -. 1st edition. A Fair to Poor copy. 8vo., 601 pp., illustrated with B&W drawings. Green pebbled cloth. The text is shaken, with two loose pages. The front hinge is split just with another split just past the title page. Rear hinge mostly cracked through. Cooke's most famous volume and the closest thing to an autobiography of his war career; much information on Jackson, Stuart, and other Confederate leaders.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29657
- Title
- WEARING OF THE GRAY,: Comprising Personal Portraits, Scenes and Adventures of the Late War, with Thrilling Narratives of the Daring Deeds, Dashing Charges, Toilsome Marches, Wiling Sacrifices and Patient Sufferings of the "Boys in Gray." Interspersed with Stirring Incidents of Life in Camp and Hospital, and many Important Events Hallowed by Associations with the Gallant Dead
- Author
- Cooke, John Esten
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- E.B Treat
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1867
- Keywords
- Civil War, Robert Lee, Abraham Lincoln
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About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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