9780812901771 - Spectator of America. Edited with an Introd. by Herbert Mitgang von Dicey, Edward (1832-1911) (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. Hardcover. xviii+ 318 pp. A fine, fresh copy in crisp dust jacket. Bookplate of the War Library of a noted national military institution. Edward Dicey's report on American life during the Civil War is published in the U.S. for the first time here. Dicey was an English journalist who crossed the Atlantic for a first hand view of a country at war with itself. His writings brought a fresh perspective and understanding to his study of American life, its instuitutions, and its leaders--particularly Lincoln, whose greatness he recognized before (not after) his assassination.

Zustand: very good, fair. Reprint Edition. First Thus? Printing. 22 cm, 318, illus., index, sticker remnant on front endpaper, DJ worn. First published as a two-volume work in 1863 under the title: Six months in the Federal States. Dicey, an Englishman, relates his eyewitness accountof Lincoln and Civil War America. A classic in its field, and one of the most trenchant books ever written about the United States.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 318 pages; Description: xviii, 318 p. Port. 22 cm. First published in 1863 under title: Six months in the Federal States. Subjects: Dicey, Edward, 1832-1911 --Travel --United States. United States --History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Personal narratives. 3 Kg.