Life and Military Career of Winfield Scott Hancock, Senior Major General, USA.

Forney, John W.

Published by Park Publishing Company, Hartford, CT, 1880

About this Item

Life and Military Career of Winfield Scott Hancock, Senior Major General, U.S.A. also a succinct Biographical Sketch of Wm. H. English. Sm8vo. (6) 7-502pp. Several full-page illustrations including Hancock frontispiece, battlefields and a map. First Edition. Very good book. Blue cloth covered boards. "Hancock" is gilt-stamped on the front panel surrounded by gilt-stamped laurels and gilt-stamped names of the battles of which he was a part; also black-stamped double borders around the edges. Back panel has simpler but similar blind-stamped "Hancock" and boarders. Spine has gilt-stamped lettering and graphics and black-stamped edging. Spine is sunned. Edges at head and tail of board spine are split and fraying. Fore-edge corners are rubbed through. Board panels and edges are scuffed. Lower left corner of back board panels a 1/4 scrape. The lower 2 1/2" of the title page - page 7 is separated from the gutter. Text pages are lightly age-toned. Text block is snug. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition descriptions. Additional photos available at your request.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1743559548485

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Life and Military Career of Winfield Scott Hancock, Senior Major General, USA.
• Publisher: Park Publishing Company, Hartford, CT
• Publication Date: 1880
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket