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Life in Dixie During The War. 1861-1862-1863-1864-1865. Third Edition, Enlarged

Gay, Mary A.H. · Atlanta, GA

Author
Gay, Mary A.H.
Date
1897
Place
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
Charles P. Byrd
Language
English
Binding
8vo.(5.5" x 7.75") 410 pp. Full green cloth with gilt lettering to upper board and spine. Small gift inscription to head of front pastedown, prior owner's name in old ink to first free endpaper. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed, a couple rubbed through to boards. Dark stain to fore-edge of upper board and spine, rear board stained with closed tear to fabric toward head, head and foot of spine ruffled with loss of color. Foxing seen mostly to first and last few pages but also seen within to some pages small spots. Textblock shaken with several signature standing proud but still firmly attached. Several breaks in gutters, held with cords, still secure. Some pages with old dog-ears. An interesting book that talks about life in pre-and post- Sherman Atlanta as well as the Great Train Race and Andrews Raid.
Category
Fore-Edge Paintings
Record
S.I.9885

Life in Dixie During The War. 1861-1862-1863-1864-1865. Third Edition, Enlarged. Mary A H Gay. 1897. Atlanta, GA: Charles P. Byrd. 8vo.(5.5" x 7.75") 410 pp. Full green cloth with gilt lettering to upper board and spine. Small gift inscription to head of front pastedown, prior owner's name in old ink to first free endpaper. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed, a couple rubbed through to boards. Dark stain to fore-edge of upper board and spine, rear board stained with closed tear to fabric toward head, head and foot of spine ruffled with loss of color. Foxing seen mostly to first and last few pages but also seen within to some pages small spots. Text-block shaken with several signature standing proud but still firmly attached. Several breaks in gutters, held with cords, still secure. Some pages with old dog-ears. An interesting book that talks about life in pre-and post- Sherman Atlanta as well as the Great Train Race and Andrews Raid.

Condition

Good

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