Miller's ‘Photographic History of the Civil War' Vols. 3-10Hardback, 1911

Description: For sale are 8 Volumes of 'The Photographic History of the Civil War in Ten Volumes. Volumes 1 and 2 are missing. This would make an excellent source for pictures of the Civil War. To show true condition of each book I took a picture of the front or back if it had damage. All of the books only had damage on one side with some being more extensive than others. I also took pictures of the inside pages so you could see that there is light water damage to some of the pages near the bottom of the page. Bindings are still ok. Sorry No Return on these books. I found the following information: The Photographic History of the Civil War is a 10-volume compilation of war photography of the American Civil War of 1861–1865. Published in 1911 for the semi-centennial of the beginning of the war.The work is considered a "landmark" and "the bible of Civil War photography." It remains a crucial reference resource for historians and is considered a classic work in the field. A 1963 bibliography called it "the great photographic source work for the war...The text has many errors, but the photographs are superb." An 1988 bibliography retold a bit of the history of the compilation: “Edited by one of the time's leading historians, Francis T. Miller, it first appeared as a series of paperback, magazine-like booklets. A ten-volume, blue-backed set of the complete series appeared in 1911, on the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the war. Perhaps the most interesting chapter is the very first one in the first volume, ‘Photographing the Civil War,’ by Henry Wysham Lanier, which both describes period efforts to photograph the war and shows pictures of photographers in the field. Many of the images in this book were obtained from veterans who were able to provide first-hand captions.” Volume titles:1. The Opening Battles. Missing2. Two Years of Grim War. Missing3. The Decisive Battles.4. The Cavalry.5. Forts and Artillery.6. The Navies.7. Prisons and Hospitals.8. Soldier Life and Secret Service.9. Poetry and Eloquence.10. Armies and Leaders. Sorry no return on these books Thanks for looking.

Price: 29 USD

Location: Fullerton, California

End Time: 2024-10-26T00:51:01.000Z

Shipping Cost: 30.13 USD