Touched by Fire: A Photographic Portrait of the Civil War
by DAVIS, William C. (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1985. Hardcover. Photographic consulting by William A. Frassanito. Complete 2-volume set. Oblong small 4to. Brown cloth spine (blue cloth spine, volume two) with gilt spine lettering and tan paper over boards, pictorial dust jackets. 313pp; 331pp. Frontispieces, numerous illustrations. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear. A tight and attractive pair of this thorough photographic account. Volume 2 a first edition and Volume 1 a second printing.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41507
- Title
- Touched by Fire: A Photographic Portrait of the Civil War
- Author
- DAVIS, William C. (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- CIVIL WAR
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books; Civil War;
Terms of Sale
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
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About the Seller
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Galena, Illinois
About Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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