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Johnson, Robert Underwood and Clarence Clough Buel, Editors : Battles And Leaders Of The Civil War, Original Appearance, Complete Set, from 42 issues of Century Magazine

The Century Company, NY

8vo. 1884-1888, pages printed in double columns, profusely illustrated with portraits, maps, diagrams, and drawings, gathered from issues of The Century Magazine. Series was introduced in Volume 28, No. 6, October, 1884, with segments published consecutively through Volume 35, No. 6, April, 1888, 42 segments in all, in what was a tremendous publishing coup by the editors of Century, who would also publish the sections as a 4-volume set, and an 8-volume Grant-Lee Edition, and also a 32-part set bound in publisher's wraps. The present set, however, is the original articles gathered from the monthly issues of Century Magazine, 1884-1888. The segments from each volume are housed separately in archival bags along with the title-pages from the bound volumes, and the contents pages listing all the Battles and Leaders of the Civil War segments. We have additionally included a preliminary segment, Lights and Shadows of Army Life, by George F. Williams, from the October, 1884 issue, which, according to the editors, sets the stage for the upcoming series. This set is certainly among the very best works ever done on the Civil War.. Book. Book Condition: VG. Binding: Soft cover

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