Bearss edwin c edwin cole bearss (4 risultati)

Presumed first edition (no direct statement provided but per matching dates upon title and copyright pages) INSCRIBED, SIGNED, AND DATED BY EDWIN C. BEARRS. 528 pages. Hardcover: H 23.5cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed; slight bumping/scuffing at edges; vertical creasing to spine with short tear at head. Red boards; vibrant silver stamping to spine; slight bumping at spine ends and board corners. Bearrs' seven-line ink inscription to a Meridian, Mississippi resident dated 6/9/07 on half-title page with handwriting impression carrying through to the successive title and dedication leaves; Bearrs' home address written in ink on title page by different hand - likely that of the past owner; handwritten ink margin notes found on pages 147 and 196 - no other occurrences readily apparent upon a cursory perusal but may be present; vast majority of leaves are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. Laid-in between 324-325 is color map "Battle of Parker's Crossroads, TN" from a different publication; bookmark from Jackson, Mississippi Lemuria bookstore laid-in between pages 388-389. ISBN 9781589804159.…

Reprint of the original circa 1890 edition with additions of a new Introduction and Index. i-xxiii, [5], 1-237 pages. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 14.25cm. No dust jacket (likely as issued). Bluish-gray cloth. Faint impression of past owner's erased pencil note on front free endpaper; no other markings readily apparent upon a cursory perusal. Binding is firm. ISBN 0913419095.…

First edition (as stated upon copyright page). xvi, 636 pages. Hardcover: H 23.5cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed with some soiling, foxing, and staining with latter causing light rippling to rear panel; nicks and several tears at edges; front flap is not price-clipped; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Gray boards with some light brown spotting; blue lettering to front board and spine; slight scuffing at spine ends. Toning, foxing, and some light stains to text block edges; occasional foxing to interior pages which, overall, remain clean; top corner of pages 215-216 creased from past fold-down. Binding is firm. Still a very good copy in a very good- dust jacket. A quite uncommon book and a landmark study regarding Mississippi's role in the Civil War. Edwin Bearss was National Park Service Vicksburg National Military Park historian from 1955 to 1958 followed by a promotion to southeast regional research historian from 1958 to 1966 and thereafter working at the park service headquarters in Washington, DC where he eventually served as the agency's chief historian from 1981 to 1994 succeeded by his appointment as National Park Service chief historian emeritus. In June 2018 American Battlefield Trust awarded Bearss their inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades of research regarding the Civil War and advocacy for battlefield preservation. Please note that this thick book has an approximate shipping weight of 4 pounds (1.81 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. (MS-Shelf#2}.…

First edition (as stated upon copyright page). xvi, 636 pages. Hardcover: H 23.5cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed and mildly soiled; color fading/sunning at lower spine; nicks, tears, and creasing/bumping at edges particularly along top of spine and rear panel; slender tear to rear flap fold; front flap is not price-clipped; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Gray boards; blue lettering to front board and spine; slight scuffing/wear at spine ends. Light toning and soiling to text block edges. Several page corners creased from fold-downs; light toning to pages 32-33 and interlaying foldout caused by laid-in 1958 Park Service brochure for the Vicksburg National Military Park; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding remains fairly crisp. A very good+ copy in a very good- dust jacket. A quite uncommon book and a landmark study regarding Mississippi's role in the Civil War. Edwin Bearss was National Park Service Vicksburg National Military Park historian from 1955 to 1958 followed by a promotion to southeast regional research historian from 1958 to 1966 and thereafter working at the park service headquarters in Washington, DC where he eventually served as the agency's chief historian from 1981 to 1994 succeeded by his appointment as National Park Service chief historian emeritus. In June 2018 American Battlefield Trust awarded Bearss their inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades of research regarding the Civil War and advocacy for battlefield preservation. Please note that this thick book has an approximate shipping weight of 4 pounds (1.81 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. (MS-Shelf#3}.…