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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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