The Story of the Battles at Gettysburg (inscribed by Scott and with two original photographs)

James K.P. Scott

Verlag: The Telegraph Press, Harrisburg, PA, 1927

Beschreibung

First edition . Hardcover in pebbled red cloth stamped in gilt. Warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Grace Holsten, an old friend, hail and greetings with the respect and compliments of the author/ James P.K. Scott/ Gettysburg, Pa./ August 5th, 1929" Tipped onto the recto and verso of the second blank are original snapshots of Scott with a woman (persumably the woman to who the book is inscribed) and with a man standing in front of monuments at Gettysburg. 301 pp. Fronispiece portrait of Col. Scott. Illustrated with photographic plates. Addenda of officers killed and mortally wounded in the battle and a section of maps, index. Tight, very good copy, some scattered foxing to the prelims, portrait and title pages. . James K.P. Scott was a cavalryman, Company H, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry. He fought at and awas a survivor of the Battle of Gettyburg. His regiment was noted for its defense at The Angle and a monument to them, that includes Scott's name, stands on the battlefield. scott spent the later years of his life conducting tours of the battlefield historical site. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers E29454

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Story of the Battles at Gettysburg (...

Verlag: The Telegraph Press, Harrisburg, PA

Erscheinungsdatum: 1927

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers

Auflage: First edition.