An Artists Story of the Great War Volumes I thru IV - Hardcover Civil War Books

Description

An Artists Story of the Great War Volumes I thru IV
. Rare set. Hard to get all 4 together.
From 1890 by Edwin Forbes, Published by Fords, Howard + Hubert, New York.
Each book shows heavy wear and spines are weak. Volumes II and III are in better condition with some small edge tears and frayed cover edges. Volumes l and IV have loose pages/spine/binding, frayed edges, and small edge tears.
Volume I - missing the first 2 blank page, has "Office Copy 1st Edition" handwritten on the title page, it is also missing pages
3/4, 7/8, 11/12, 15/16, 35/36
(some sketch pages
and the Equestrian portraits).
Volume II - missing half of the first blank page, missing the Equestrian portraits titled "Howard at the Cemetery Gate, Gettysburg" and "Custer at Trevillan Station".
Volume III - missing page 71/72 and missing the Equestrian portrait titled "Rosecrans at Stone River".
Volume IV - the front and back cover aren't attached (no spine), missing Equestrian portraits titled "Reynolds; First Day at Gettysburg", "Halleck; Siege of Corinth", and "Schofield at Franklin".
You will also get an additional copy of Volume I - missing several pages:
Sketched pages and the Equestrian portraits; 3/4, 7/8, 11/12, 15/16, 19/20, 23/24, 27/28, 31/32, 35/36, 39/40, 43/44, 47/48, 51/52, 55/56, 59/60, 63/64, 67/68, 71/72, 75/76, and 79/80.
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