BELEAGUERED CITY: Richmond, 1861-1865/The Rich and Stirring Saga of the Capital of the Confederacy-of Her Heroes, Her Gallant Women, Her Wounded, Her Traitors, Her Prisoners-Throughout the War Years
by Bill, Alfred Hoyt
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor to Fair/Good
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. 313+pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Spine ends slightly bumped. Offset from old tape on DJ to corners of front and rear endpapers. DJ moderately soiled w/ light chipping to corners spine ends. Approx. 3/4" closed tear from top edge of front panel; approx. 1/2" closed tear from bottom edge of rear panel. Tape ghosts to corners and spine ends. Price clipped. Illust. w/ b/w plates. Contents very nice.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Poor to Fair/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M3162CW
- Title
- BELEAGUERED CITY: Richmond, 1861-1865/The Rich and Stirring Saga of the Capital of the Confederacy-of Her Heroes, Her Gallant Women, Her Wounded, Her Traitors, Her Prisoners-Throughout the War Years
- Author
- Bill, Alfred Hoyt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor to Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- MILITARY HISTORY CIVIL WAR 1861 1865 RICHMOND VIRGINIA STATE HISTORY VA LOCAL CONFEDERACY CONFEDERATE WARFARE SLAVERY BLACK HISTORY AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY RACIAL HISTORY ETHNIC HISTORY AMERICANA UNITED STATES AMERICAN HISTORY NONFICTION GENERAL
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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- 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....
- Gilt
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- Soiled
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- Chipping
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- Price Clipped
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- Poor
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- Cloth
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- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
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