The Great Contest: A History Of Military And Naval Operations During The Civil War In The United States Of America, 1861 - 1865

Humphrey, Willis C.

Verlag: C. H. Smith & Co., Detroit, 1886

Beschreibung

Willis Humphrey was an Asst. Adjutant-General in the Military Department in Michigan and determined to write a one volume narrative of military operations in the civil war that did not "interlace civil and political history" in the narrative. Arranged chronologically by year and includes list of officers in the U. S. Army in 1860, a list of Brigadier and Major Generals, list of battles by state, etc. in the rear. Illustrated with steel engravings of Lincoln, Grant and Farragut (some foxing to engravings), and a two page map. Bound in the original green publisher's cloth covers with gilt spine and cover lettering gilt rules along the edges. This book is now in a removable, protective mylar cover. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings or previous owner names. It is an uncommon item in the original edition (this is not a reprint). Ref: Nevins I, p. 33; Dornbusch III - 206 ; Steel engravings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 691 pages. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 114

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Great Contest: A History Of Military And...

Verlag: C. H. Smith & Co., Detroit

Erscheinungsdatum: 1886

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: First Edition.