Title: Battles and Leaders of the Civil War - People's Pictorial Edition
 
"Being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate Officers. Condensed and arragend for popular reading."
 
Publisher: The Century Co., New York
Publication Date: 1888
Binding: Hardcover (Rebound, Red Cloth)
Condition: Good
Ex-Library:  Standard Library Markings.  Including:  "R.M. MUSSER PUBLIC LIBRARY MUSCATINE, IOWA"
 
Known as the Century War Book was issued "with the idea of bringing its picturesque features before a larger body of readers than has been reached even by the great circulations of the complete book and of THE CENTURY MAGAZZINE, upon whose "WAR PAPERS" the book is founded."
 
EX-LIBRARY. "R.M. MUSSER PUBLIC LIBRARY MUSCATINE, IOWA" Stamped on top edge of book. "108461" stamped in blak ink on bottom of page 3.
 
Modern (rebound), red cloth board with white lettering on spine.  Hand written "S.C." written on bottom of spine.  No dust jacket (DJ).  Two blank, white fly leaves before Illustrated Main Title Page. 324 pages. Library tape and mending on main title page and throughout the book. Approx. dimensions: 10.75"x13"x1.75". Seller Inventory # 12019
 
Cocked spine.
 
Finger prints and soiling on page 3. Rebound text block. Pencil and pen notations on front white endpage. "S.C. 973.7 B 108461" "30050 02203 9100" Soiled pages. Soiling & stain on page 126-7. Library tape P321.
 
Tight binding.  Modern library [Ex-library]  rebound book.