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Brooke, Rupert; James, Henry Letters from America London Sidgwick & Jackson 1916 First Edition Cloth Fair No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Cloth rubbed & marked, several grazes to front cover; endpapers & page edges browned; internally a clean, tight copy. 205x140mm. 420g. Preface by Henry James. Price: 10.00 GBP
Elson, Henry W; Barnes, James; et al The Photographic History of the Civil War (Two Volumes in One): Volume 1: The Opening Battles; Two Years of Grim War Secaucus, NJ Blue & Grey Press 1987 Hard Cover Fine Near Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Book has no real signs of wear; dustwrapper has minimal shelfwear. 369+353pp, 2 maps, many b&w photographs. 280x205mm. 1555211747. 1820g. This is Volume One of five. 'The Photographic History of the Civil War was first published in 1911, to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the great conflict. Extremely popular then, it has become a rare book. Here, in five double volumes, is the complete & un-abridged original edition, text & photographs are fully reproduced in the original format & full size. The Civil War is usually thought of as the first modern war. Certainly in the use of firepower, the deployment of troops & the development of weaponry there is no contest for the title. The Civil War was also the first war in history to be extensively photographed. For the first time, the exaggerated accounts in the press of the day could not lie...not in the face of photographic evidence. The thousands of photographs contained within The Photographic History of the Civil War are remarkable in their immediacy, spontaneity & authenticity. They demonstrate the power of the camera as well as the importance of the photographer. They are a unique record of one of the greatest conflicts in the history of mankind. These pictures can be viewed as art, as history & as journalism.' Price: 25.00 GBP
