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Harper's Pictorial History of The Civil War - Contemporary Accounts and Illustrations from the Greatest Magazine of the Time.
by Guernsey, Alfred H, and Henry M. Alden
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0517224224
- ISBN 13
- 9780517224229
- Seller
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Cape Coral, Florida, United States
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About This Item
The Fairfax Press, 1977 Text is a facsimile of "Harper's Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion" originally published in two parts in 1866 and 1868. MASSIVE folio 14 3/4" X 11". 836 PAGES. 62 chapters plus index. With 562 scenes and incidents, 99 maps and plans and 337 portraits. Grey cloth and blue boards stamped in gilt. Dust jacket has chip at base of spine. A few light fox spots on page edges and endpapers. near Fine/ Good..
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- Bookseller
- Cultural Connection
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15537
- Title
- Harper's Pictorial History of The Civil War - Contemporary Accounts and Illustrations from the Greatest Magazine of the Time.
- Author
- Guernsey, Alfred H, and Henry M. Alden
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0517224224
- ISBN 13
- 9780517224229
- Publisher
- The Fairfax Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Civil War, South, Harper's Magazine
- Bookseller catalogs
- General #1;
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Cape Coral, Florida
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