The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade Major-General United States Army. Two Volumes.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913.
First Edition. Hardcover. Octavos. Two volumes: xii, [1], 389 pages, [1]; 432 pages, [1]. Green cloth hardcovers with titles on the spines. Illustrated with frontispiece portrait volume 1, frontispiece photograph at Gettysburg in volume 2. Contains 5 of 6 folding maps in volume 1 - MISSING "SKETCH SHOWING THE POSITION OF THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION AT THE BATTLE OF MONTEREY' page 133. No evidence of this map being removed. It is possible the sketch was not bound in this copy. Volume 2 has a folding map opposite page 133 and 24 numbered folding maps bound in the back. Apparent label removal from the front paste downs. Previous owners name and blank bookplate on the right front flyleaves of both volumes. Light shelf wear to the cloth bindings. Fair. Item #26400
Price: $150.00