Click for full-size.
The Civil War: A Narrative: Fort Sumter to Perryville (Vol. I)
by Foote, Shelby
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0394419480
- ISBN 13
- 9780394419480
- Seller
-
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1958. Tenth Printing. Hardcover. 0394419480 . Ex-library with typical library stamps on title and copyright pages, page edges, missing half title page. Tape remnants on FFEP and BFEP, light shelf wear. ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Ex-Library; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 840 pages; "The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1 begins one of the most remarkable works of history ever fashioned. All the great battles are here, of course, from Bull Run through Shiloh, the Seven Days Battles, and Antietam, but so are the smaller ones: Ball's Bluff, Fort Donelson, Pea Ridge, Island Ten, New Orleans, and Monitor versus Merrimac. The word “narrative” is the key to this extraordinary book’s incandescence and its truth. The story is told entirely from the point of view of the people involved in it. One learns not only what was happening on all fronts but also how the author discovered it during his years of exhaustive research. " .
Synopsis
Although he now makes his home in Memphis, Tennessee. Shelby Foote comes from a long line of Mississippians. He was born in Greenville, Mississippi, and attended school there until he entered the University of North Carolina. During World War II he served in the European theater as a captain of field artillery. In the period since the war, he has written five novels: Tournament, Follow Mc Down, Love in a Dry Season, Shiloh and Jordan County. He has been awarded three Guggenheim fellowships.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Seller
- Ainsworth Books
(CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 21583
- Title
- The Civil War: A Narrative: Fort Sumter to Perryville (Vol. I)
- Author
- Foote, Shelby
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Tenth Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0394419480
- ISBN 13
- 9780394419480
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- 0394419480, US Civil War, shelby foote, Fort Sumter
- Bookseller catalogs
- Militaria;
Terms of Sale
Ainsworth Books
Satisfaction guaranteed - if I have made an error in the description, I will refund book and shipping both ways. If the customer just changes his/her mind I will only refund one shipping charge. Please contact me before sending a book back. Any dust jackets on books will have a Mylar protector. Books shipped from US or Canada.
About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
This Book’s Categories
The Great Formosa Hoax
George Psalmanazar played a grand prank in 1703, pretending to be a resident of the island of Formosa. His book took London by storm. Learn more...
Bob Dylan - 2016 Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
From the first screech of his electric guitar upsetting musicians at a folk festival to his writing and paintings, Bob Dylan has risen to become a seminal force in American popular culture. In 2016, he was recognized by the Nobel Committee. Learn more about his creations...
