1890 – Soldier in Our Civil War – Mottelay | Huge Folios, Illustrated First Edition, 2v

The Soldier in our Civil War is one of the leading sources on the American Civil War, particularly those that are illustrated. This work, edited by Paul Mottelay, features hundreds of articles and essays which are supplemented by illustrations, portraits, and photographs depicting the Union and Confederate soldiers – showing his life, military surroundings, and his work as a soldier. The descriptions of battles are especially noteworthy – notes on Antietam, both Bull Run battles, Wilson’s Creek, and so many others.

This impressive two-volume set features the art and sketches of artists such as Forbes, Ward, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, and many other first-hand witnesses to the details of the war.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The soldier in our Civil war: a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865: illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field
• Author(s): Paul Mottelay
• Illustrator(s): Forbes; Ward; Beard; Becker; Lovie; Schell
• Publisher: New York: Stanley Bradley Pub. Co.
• Edition: First edition, 1890.
• Binding: Blue cloth hardcover
• Format: Folio, two-volume set
• Size:  17 in x 12.25 in (44 cm x 32 cm)
• Collation: Vol. I, 474 pp; Vol. II, 444 pp
• Illustrations: Heavily illustrated throughout with engravings, portraits, and battle scenes
• Contents Include:
  • Antietam
  • First and Second Bull Run
  • Wilson’s Creek
  • Union and Confederate camp life
  • Battlefield illustrations and military portraits

Condition:

Good. Two-volume blue cloth set with tight and secure bindings. Cloth shows rubbing at corners and edges with gilt retained on spines and boards. Interiors remain complete and heavily illustrated throughout.

Why Collect This?

• Monumental illustrated Civil War history
• Extensive battle scenes and military imagery

Item Number: #50618