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Title: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War: The Most Important Events of the Conflict Between the States Graphically Pictured.
Editor: Louis Shepheard Moat Publisher: Mrs. Frank Leslie, Publisher Printing Year: 1896 Condition/Details: Bound in maroon cloth with bright gilt embossing, this antique volume is a scarce history of the United States Civil War The work is illustrated with portraits of the principal participants, military and civilian, as well as depictions of famous forts, "pathetic episodes", etc. An introduction is provided by Joseph B. Carr. Artists who have contributed illustrations to this volume include: Becker, Crane, Beard, Schell, Lumley, Forbes, Nevill, Davis, Simons, Osborn, Wilcox, Weaver, Bosse, Newton, Rawson, Russell, Sartorious, Chamberlain. The volume shows external age/wear, with tears to spine,and bumped corners, and is solidly bound with age-toned pages. The book measures approximately 12.5" x 17" and contains 544 pages. This lot is part of a large collection of books and ephemera that we will be selling over the coming months, from the estate of Lewis E. Shuman, long-time collector from Rochester, New York. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $10.50 ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images:
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