[Gary Gallagher's Copy] Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command (4-Volume Arlington Edition, w/ Prospectus Volume)

Freeman, Douglas Southall

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1946

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Octavo. Vol 1: lvi, [2], 773, [1], [26 (plates)]; 2: xlv, [3], 760, [26 (plates)]; 3: xlvi, [2], 410, [26 (plates)]; 4: [12], 411-862, [26 (plates)]; prospectus: [120] pp. ports, maps; plates, illus. Arlington edition; first edition, thus. As issued, in publisher's cloth. The 4-volume set is housed in a later gray cloth slipcase with ribbon pull. The prospectus volume is outside of the slipcase. An exceptionally bright set with little to no wear; some very faint soiling to the top of the spine of Volume 2; the binding of the prospectus is a bit toned at the spine but generally quite bright. Nevins describes this work as "[t]he ablest descriptive and evaluative study of the leading generals (and their campaigns) in Lee's army; massively documented, movingly written, highly authoritative, and faintly smug" CWB I, 30. Harwell states that it "supplements and complements R. E. Lee. It also stands in its own right as one of the great works of military history" In Tall Cotton 61. Howes F-349. A beautiful edition of Freeman's critically acclaimed inquiry into the Confederacy following and expanding on Freeman's Pulitzer Prize winning biography R. E. Lee. Though without indication, this copy from the library of Civil War scholar and historian, Gary W. Gallagher. Seller Inventory # 8236

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Title: [Gary Gallagher's Copy] Lee's Lieutenants: A...

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York

Publication Date: 1946

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine binding

Edition: 1st Edition