Tales of Soldiers and Civilians
by Ambrose Bierce
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
The Easton Press, Masterpieces of American Literature, Collector's Edition, 1971. Reprint. Illustrated by Paul Landacre. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "Like New" condition. Bound In full (genuine) blue-gray leather with hubbed spine. Text block is tight and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper with gilded edges. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire fabric end leaves, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A gorgeous copy!
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- Bookseller
- Barbed Wire Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M0386
- Title
- Tales of Soldiers and Civilians
- Author
- Ambrose Bierce
- Illustrator
- Paul Landacre
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1971
- Pages
- 222
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Civil War, American
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Easton Press;
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