Printed orange wrappers, octavo, (approx. 5 5/8" wide by 9" tall), 406 pages. Covers chipped, detached, but present. Part of the table of contents is missing (it appears the book was bound without them, not that they were removed) but title and half-title are present and in their correct positions. Large portions of the paper spine missing, but title is complete. Scattered light internal foxing. New Howes P- 446. First volume of "The first popular history of the war from the Confederate point of view. Pollard's works are seriously marred by venomous anti--Davis feeling and bitter anti-Northern prejudice." --Nevins II, page 175. 042407C. Seller Inventory # 000018645

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Title: THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR.

Publisher: West & Johnston, Richmond

Publication Date: 1862

Binding: softcover

Condition: Fair

Edition: Corrected and Engraved Edition.

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Established in 1984, Alkahest Bookshop took over the space and stock of the Atheneum Bookstore on Central St. in Evanston, IL. For many years we were a partner in Chicago Rare Book Center, which closed in 2017. We are now on-line, and have a select general stock, with large sections on U.S. history, art, and literature. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA) and IOBA.

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