Mary Chestnut's Civil War
by C. Vann Woodward (Ed.)
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Madison, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1981. 886 pp. (incl. index). Blue cloth with gold lettering and gold and red spine label. Corners lightly bumped and rubbed; otherwise binding and text block are clean, square and tight throughout. Illustrated and unclipped dust jacket has small chips and minor rubbing at extremities and spine is lightly toned. "…the first full and reliable edition of the journals, making use of surviving parts of four manuscript versions." Portions from the original diary are restored that were suppressed in the version intended for publication.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Thick 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029579
- Title
- Mary Chestnut's Civil War
- Author
- C. Vann Woodward (Ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven, CT
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- American Civil War History Diary Literature
- Size
- Thick 8vo
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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- Cloth
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- Spine Label
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- Text Block
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- Jacket
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