Published by Government Printing Office, Washington, 1870
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, 234 pages, plus 5 plates. In Very Good minus condition. In black leather half binding with green cloth boards, with gilt stamped decoration on front cover and gilt titling to spine. Significant rubbing and wear to leather elements of boards and spine, with exposed board at the fore corners, cracking along the joints, and chipping at the head and tail. Text block shows moderate toning and wear along edges, with dust soiling to top edge. Lightly age toned and sparsely foxed throughout. Ex-library, with faint ink stamps and sparse penciling present on some pages throughout. Bookplate on front pastedown from U. S. Navy surgeon and medical director Ninian Pinkney, who was especially prominent and recognized for his work during the Civil War. Shelved in Room A. 1409214. Special Collections.
Publication Date: 2025
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1870 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 250.