Shelby Foote RARE 1st CIVIL WAR Books 2 Volumes + DJ

The Civil War: A Narrative (1958-1974) is a three volume, 2,968-page, 1.2 million-word history of the American Civil War by Shelby Foote. Although previously known as a novelist, Foote is most famous for this non-fictional narrative history. While it touches on political and social themes, the main thrust of the work is military history.  Included in this auction are the first two volumes  - Fort Sumter to Perryville (1st Edition, 3rd Printing, 1958) and Fredericksburg to Meridian (1st Edition, 1st Printing, 1963).  Both are fantastic collector's items!

Here are the specifics on each book:

Volume I - Fort Sumter to Perryville:  Hardcover in original jacket.  840 pages.  "THIRD PRINTING" is stated on the copyright page.  Original price of $10.00 is intact on the front jacket flap.  Jacket has aged moderately well but shows some signs of wear.  Some rubbing and small tears on some edges with minimal paper loss, some light toning throughout, all flap corners intact.  Book is in VERY GOOD+ condition and is square and tightly bound with crisp pages inside.  Original gray cloth-bound boards with gilt spine lettering, some light bumping and rubbing on corners of boards and spine.  Pages have navy blue top stain and are clean aside from some light toning on the end pages and page edges and a small, faint dampstain on the top page edge.  No stray marks or inscriptions from previous owners. 

Volume II - Fredericksburg to Meridian:  Hardcover in original jacket.  988 pages.  "FIRST PRINTING" is stated on the copyright page.  Original price has been clipped from front jacket flap.  Jacket has aged moderately well but shows some signs of wear.  Some rubbing and small tears on some edges with minimal paper loss, some light toning throughout, small dampstains on bottom edge of back cover, other three flap corners intact.  Book is in VERY GOOD- condition and is square and relatively tightly bound with crisp pages inside.  Original gray cloth-bound boards with gilt spine lettering, some light rubbing on bottom edges of boards and spine.  There are splits in the gutters between the title pages and the back end pages, but all pages remain present and securely attached.  Pages have navy blue top stain and are clean aside from a previous owner's personal library bookplate on the center of the front paste-down page. 

These books are in great shape for their age and they would make a wonderful addition to any collection!