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The Great Civil War Three Volumes 1865

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The Great Civil War Three Volumes 1865
<B>Robert Tomes and Benjamin Smith <I>The Great Civil War - A History of the Late Rebellion with Biographical Sketches of Leading Statesmen and Distinguished Naval and Military Commanders, etc.</B></I></B></I> in three volumes (New York: Virtue and Yorston, 1865), volume one 664 pages, volume two 680 pages, volume three 738 pages, 4to (9" x 11.25"), bound in full leather with gilt titles and decorations, gilt fore edges, volume one contains 25 full-page engravings and one map, volume two 21 and six maps, volume three 26 and two maps, all volumes in very good condition exhibiting no splits to the leather at the hinges and only reasonable scuffing to the leather boards at the extremities, the inside front hinges of volumes one and two are just slightly starting to crack but the book block is still tight. This is an impressive set published just after the end of the Civil War and gives a general history of the war. Besides being an attractive set externally each volume contains many detailed engravings of many people and places important to the war. Of note are portraits of generals Grant, Jackson, Rosecrans, McClellan, Buell, Burnside, Kearney and a host of others.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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