1887 Reminiscences of Winfield Scott Hancock By His Wife, Almira Russell

Description: Reminiscences of Winfield Scott Hancock By His Wife, Charles L. Webster & Company, New York, 1887, 340pp, 3/4 leather, 6.5 x 9.5”, 8vo Poor condition/as is. Front and rear boards are completely detached from binding. Spine has chipped off completely, revealing binding underneath. Redrot. Marbling on front and rear boards. Bookplate for the Historical Society of Pennsylvania on front pastedown. Pages up to half title page detached from binding. Frontispiece of Winfield Scott Hancock opposite title page. Marginalia on front pastedown and flyleaf. Toning, age-staining, and finger-staining throughout textblock. Tearing at fore edge of most pages. Binding is fragile. Includes numerous illustrations. Please see photos and ask any questions prior to purchase. Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 - February 9, 1886) was a United States Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service in the Mexican-American War and as a Union general in the American Civil War. Known to his Army colleagues as “Hancock the Superb”, he was noted in particular for his personal leadership at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. The volume in this listing pertains to the early years of Hancock’s life, as remembered and told by his wife, Almira “Allie” Russell. FORN-MSB-0224-TUB0005-JC129

Price: 75 USD

Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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