- Seller Inventory #: 04311
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Appleton-Century-Crofts
- Place: NY
- Date published: 1956
- Keywords: Civil War, War Between The States, Civil War Battles
NY: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1956 Gift inscription on ffep in ink; , lightly frayed lower spine extremity else light shelf wear and a very clean and tight book block with light shelf wear; plenty of maps, photos and other illustrations.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Quarto. Hard Cover.
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
ffep : Front free endpaper. Generally, the first page of a book.
quarto : A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
shelf wear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
