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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Facsimile Reprint. A facsimile reprint of the Semi-Centennial Memorial 10 volume photographic history of the Civil War originally published in 1911 by The Review of Reviews. The set consists of: v.1 The Opening Battles; v.2 Two Years of Grim War; v.3 The Decisive Battle; v.4 The Cavalry; v. 5 Forts and Artillery; v.6 The Navies; v. 7 Prisons and Hospitals; v. 8 Soldier Life Secret Service; v. 9 Poetry and Eloquence; and v.10 Armies and Leaders. Blue impressed boards with gold lettering. The boards are clean, bright and unmarked. The interiors are clean, white and appear to be unread. However there is some insect damage to a few pages in the rear of some volumes which is detailed as follows: v. 2 - roughness to the top 1.5" of the fore edge of the last 3 pages; v. 3 - roughness to the top 1.5" of the fore edge of the last 3 pages; v. 4 - roughness to the top 1.5" of the fore edge of the RFEP, roughness to the surface along the top of the RFEP & rear paste down; v. 6 - a small hole at the top of the fore edge of pages 309 - 312 (no text affected), loss to the top fore edge of pages 313 - 322 ranging from 1" - 2" with roughness below and along the top edge (no text affected), roughness and surface wear with small holes to 4" x 4" triangular section of the top corner of the RFEP and along the edge of the rear paste down, and a small closed tear at the top left of the spine; v. 7 - small loss along the edge of the top corner of pages 345 - 352 (no text affected), roughness and surface wear along the top corner of the RFEP and the top edge of the rear paste down; v. 8 - small loss along the edge of the top corner of pages 381 - 382 (no text affected), & following blank pages, roughness and surface wear along the top & bottom corners of the RFEP and the top edge of the rear paste down; and v. 9 - loss along the bottom of the outside column of text of pages 350 - 352 & following page affecting some of the text. All of these issues are cosmetic with the only text being affected is to the last 4 pages of v. 9. Overall a very good or better set. A heavy, oversize set that will require additional postage.