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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The History Of West Point : And Its Military Importance During The American Revolution ; And The Origin And Progress Of The United States Military Academy.

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New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1863. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Red cloth. xviii, 408 pages. LACKING any ads in the rear. With illustrations. Two MISSING: the frontis depicting West Point and the map of West Point in 1863 (p 283). With one colored plate and a large fold out map. The large fold out map has several large tears to it. A detailed history of West Point, to its vital use as a fort on the Hudson during the American Revolution to its eventual transformation into a military academy. This includes discussion of the chain across the Hudson to obstruct passage during the war and Benedict Arnold and his secret correspondences and plot. FAIR condition, EX-LIBRARY in a library binding. Spine label, pockets, pastedowns, stamping and library markings present in the interior. With minor ink notation on the title page. General darkening to the covers, with some soiling and scuffing. Minor staining to the rear cover. Some scuffing along the extremities. Very light scattered soiling in the interior, with… Read More

No Place: D. Van Nostrand. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. (1863). Blue cloth with gilt titling anf ruling in blind. xviii, 408 pages, plus 12 pages of ads in the rear. LACKING title page and frontis, with text beginning with the quote from Winfield Scott. An original endpaper is present, but other preliminaries may be lacking. Preface and all other pages present. With illustrations, lacking the aforementioned fold-out frontis. All others present as called for, including one colored plate and several fold outs. A detailed history of West Point, to its vital use as a fort on the Hudson during the American Revolution to its eventual transformation into a military academy. This includes discussion of the chain across the Hudson to obstruct passage during the war and Benedict Arnold and his secret correspondences and plot. FAIR condition, lacking the abovementioned pages. Moderate to heavy scuffing to the covers, heaviest along the hinges. General fading. Minor soiling, with a few faint stains to the rear cover.… Read More

NY: 101 Productions. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1863. First Edition. Hardcover. Contemporary half calf gilt, two morocco spine labels, marbled boards, edges and endpages. Rubbing to spine/edges, points exposed. PO name/address to ffep. Firm hinges and binding. Front blank endpages are creased with square of offset toning. Foldout frontis of West Point and prelim pages have minor edge stains to outer edge; else the frontis is very nice. The two foldout maps are in excellent condition. 408 pp plus 12 pages of publisher's ads. All illustrations are present including the color plate Grand Arbor and Colonnade at West Point in 1782, facing p. 161. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1871. Second edition. Hardcover. In fine condition. Very scarce map of Garrison as the frontispiece "1866 West Point and Its Vicinity", with colored town borders. After his service in the Mexican War, Boynton taught at West Point. "His long residence at West Point, with its revolutionary associations, turned his interest to historical matters, and led to the publication of (this work), a large part of which is devoted to a minute study of the topography of the neighborhood, from a military viewpoint, to the system of defenses erected during the Revolution, and to the administration of the fortress during that period." The preface is a quotation from Gen. Winfield Scott, who met secretly with Abraham Lincoln in Philipstown during the Civil War. This edition does not have the reproduction of the chromolithograph " A View of West Point on Hudson's River by Major L'Enfant Engineer, 1780". Howes B672; Nestler 1087. Tall 8vo, xviii, 416pp, 15pp publishers adverts at the back… Read More