Rev Gracey (6 results)

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, 371 pgs, errata, folding map, roster index. #484 of subscription copies. Red paper covered boards with gilt titled green cloth spine. With clear, mylar wrapper. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Covers rubbed and worn on edges, small stain on spine with spine ends lightly worn and small tear. Interior is clean and tight. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: A well-known regiment, they were known for their early use of 9-foot lances, and were called "Rush's Lancers." They served throughout the war with the Army of the Potomac. The engaged in numerous battles, including: The Seven Days Battles, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Brandy Station, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Bristoe Station, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Trevillian Station, the Siege of Petersburg, Battle of Five Forks,& the Battle of Sayler's Creek. REFERENCES: DORN PA 53: NEVINS I pg 96: "A day-by-day chronicle of campaigning in Virginia; it would be a better book if the publisher had not used such a weird type.".

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Issued Without Jacket. 1st Edition. 371 pp., officer's roster, index, errata, fold. map. Organization of the unit, the Peninsula, Fredericksburg, Mud March, Brandy Station, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Shenandoah Valley, Five Forks, etc. An ex-lib. copy w/lib. stamp on the t.p. & inventory # two pp. later but o/w no lib. markings. Original subscription copy no. 335. Professionally re-bound in blue cloth w/gold-foil stamping to the spine hence no lib. call #'s on spine. New end papers. Binding in fine cond., text block v.g. to near fine cond. Fairly large fold. map has 3 mall tears at creases. Scarce.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION 1868. "Published for the Officers of the Regiment by E. H. Butler & Co." Ex-Library copy with number on paper label on spine and light pencil number on copyright page plus "gift of." on the next page, plus 2 square inch blacked out area on last free page. "Thomas McKean Philadelphia" on the page before the title page. "Subscription Copy No. 357 is on the page before the title page. The number was hand written. On two blank pages before the "Contents" page are two newspaper articles "Obituary" (March 17, 91) and "The Career of a Soldier (March 17, 1891) Death of Emlen N. Carpenter, Who Saw Much of Southern Prisons". These two glued in newspaper articles caused some darkening where they lay on the adjacent page but this does not distract from the history or text of this nice book. (E. N. Carpenter is listed in the Index, giving four page listings.) Covers are rubbed red paper with the spine being nice green cloth with perfect gilt lettering. Top of pages are gilt and the other two edges are rough cut. BEAUTIFUL MAP showing the marches made during the years, 1862 (in green), 1863 (in yellow), 1864 (in red) and 1865 (in blue). SCARCE.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 374 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.85 inches. This item is printed on demand.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 460.