Mary A Livermore / My Story Of The War Woman's Narrative Of Four Years Personal

Description: My Story Of The War; A Woman's Narrative Of Four Years Personal Experience As Nurse In the Union Army, And In Relief Work At Home, In Hospitals, Camps, And At The Front, During The War Of The Rebellion Author: Livermore, Mary A. Title: My Story Of The War; A Woman's Narrative Of Four Years Personal Experience As Nurse In the Union Army, And In Relief Work At Home, In Hospitals, Camps, And At The Front, During The War Of The Rebellion Publication: Hartford, Conn: A.D. Worthington and Company, 1890 Edition: Early Printing Description: My Story of the War by Mary A. Livermore. Early Printing. Cloth. Octavo, 700pp, [8pp]. Red cloth, title in gilt on spine. Floral endpapers. Frontispiece portrait with tissue cover. Complete with frontispiece, 8 full-page illustrations of battle scenes and 8 full-page color illustrations of battle flags. Light dusting to top edge of text block. (Nevins II: 130) (Eicher 637) (Dornbusch IV: 1834) The first edition was published in 1888. This is the nearly identical second edition, published in 1890. Near fine. My Story Of The War details the wartime activities of a journalist and social worker during the Civil War. It describes military hospitals in St. Louis, with descriptions of the sanitary conditions and her efforts to improve hygiene. She describes her meeting with Ulysses S. Grant before the battle of Vicksburg. Seller ID: 11516 Subject: Civil War The First Edition The First Edition offers collectors the finest selection of notable rare books by important world figures. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio and Vero Beach, FL, we take great pride in carrying books that are important around the world, but also in our local community. We're proud members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, the Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society and the Better Business Bureau of Cincinnati. Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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