forbes 1876 (6 Ergebnisse)

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. VG, text block nice with pencil notes, repaired spine inside book.

Cloth. Zustand: Near fine. Life Studies Of The Great Army by Edwin Forbes, the complete set, published in 1876. An important illustrated history of the Civil War. (illustrator). First Edition. Largo folio, [40 plates]. Publisher's original cloth, title in gilt on front cover, rear board in cloth with light wear. Paste down on back panel of front board contains a "Descriptive Index" of all the illustrations. Complete set with 40 illustrated copper plate etchings. Occasional wear at edges of plates, toning to plate 1 but not carrying through to subsequent plates, bright otherwise. Housed in custom cloth folio clamshell case. The illustrator of the folio, Edwin Forbes, was known as a "Special Artist," who carried his pad and paper onto the front lines of the Civil War conflict. This work by Forbes won him the gold medal at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876. Plate titles include the following: 1) The Reveille on the Line of Battle; Tattoo in Camp; 2) The Commissary's Quarters in Winter Camp; 3) Through the Wilderness; 4) A Wagoner's Shanty; A Deserted Pickethut; Mud Huts; 5) The Pontoon Bridges; 6): A Thirsty Crowd at The Old Spring House; Newspapers for the Army; 7) The Leader of the Herd; 8) A Rainy Day on Picket; Washing Day; 9) A Christmas Dinner; 10) A Slave Cabin; The Old Grist Mill; Sam; Got Any Pies for Sale Aunty?; 11) The Newspaper Correspondent; 12) Coffee Coolers; 13) Officers' Winter Quarters; 14) A Scene on the Roadside Near Summer Camp; 15) Returning from Outpost Duty; 16) A Night March; 17) A Halt in the Line of Battle; 18) The Rear of the Column; 19) Stuck in The Mud, A Flank March Across Country During a Thunder Shower; 20) Fall in For Soup - Company Mess; 21) Going into Camp at Night; 22) On Picket; The Old Saw Mill; Waiting for something to turn up; 23) The Reliable Contraband; 24) Home Sweet Home; 25) The Distant Battle; 26) A Cavalry Charge; 27) A Hot Day; Beef Steak, Rare!; A Straggler; A Quiet Nibble On the Cavalry Skirmish Lines; A Cavalry Orderly Waiting Orders; 28) Newspapers in Camp; 29) A Watched Pot Never Boils; A Tasty Supper; Drummer Boys; Played Out; 30) Coming into the Lines; 31) The Supply Train; 32) "Gone off with the Yanks"; A Land Flowing with Milk and Honey; A Scouting Party; An Old Campaigner; 33) The Outer Picket Line, Winter; 34) A Lull in the Fight; 35) Traffic Between The Lines; 36) Going into Action; 37) An Advance of the Cavalry Skirmish Line; 38) Fording A River; Twenty Minutes Halt; 39) "Bummers"; 40) The Sanctuary.

2pp., foolscap 8vo. In fair condition, on lightly-aged paper. With envelope addressed to 'David Forbes Esq | care of | Sir R. Murchison Bart | 16 Belgrave Square | SW.' and franked 'Wodehouse'. Wodehouse occupied the position of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1859 and 1861. The letter reads: 'Sir, | With reference to your letter of the 20th. Ultimo, which has reached Lord John Russell's hands through Sir Roderick Murchison, I am directed by His Lordship to inform you that the question as to the re appointment of a British Chargé d'Affaires or Consular Officer in Bolivia has been fully considered, but Lord John Russell is not of opinion that it is not [sic] necessary to revive that appointment - Lord John Russell desires me at the same time to convey to you His Lordship's thanks for the interesting Report on the state of affairs in Bolivia which you have had the goodness to communicate to His Lordship.'.