Confederate Soldier in the Civil War

Pageant Books, 1959 or 1960, Patterson, N. J. Hard Cover. Book condition: Fine. Dust jacket condition: Very Good. Unstated edition, indeterminate printing due to the lack of a number line--but because it was purchase in April, 1960, it is most likely a first print. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 16" tall, 11-3/4" wide; 480 numbered pages. This book is a reprint of the volume published in 1895 with, apparently, numerous illustrations added for this edition. Besides battle reports from virtually every major battle, it also includes "A Comprehensive History of the Confederate States Navy", "Monuments Erected to the Confederate Dead", "Confederate Treasury Notes", "Confederate Poems", "Index to Illustrations" and "General Index". This one-owner book (me) is in very fine condition: the exterior is square, very clean, free of edge dings with both upper corners and the lower front corner lightly bumped without fraying; there is slight bumping at the heel of the spine with some color loss but no fraying; hinges are strong; all edges have a 1" wide very slight brownish tint caused by masking tape (more on this in a moment). Except for an inked name/date ("April, 19, 1960")/store name/city on the FFEP, the interior is perfectly clean and completely free of writing and stray marks; the FFEP has several vertical creases and both sets of end pages have that 1" wide browning along the edges. There may be slight browning on several pages from newspaper article that had been stored there, but none that affect reading the text. Not remaindered, ex-library or Book Club edition. The dust jacket is fairly clean and free of fading, with a 1" tear at the bottom edge of the rear panel, two similar tears on the bottom of the front panel and numerous small chips along both upper and lower edges of the jacket; the previously mentioned masking tape, since removed, has caused only a minor change in the coloration of the jacket's edges (see photos); jacket is now protected by mylar jacket. This three-column text is composed of the battle reports written by the commanders.…