His works, although well-researched, were generally not presented in a rigorous academic style, supported by footnotes. Book #2 is only Fair-Good, with a large section missing from head of spine all nicely protected in new mylar covers free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never 'stock' images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (PST) later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.Catton was known as a narrative historian who specialized in popular histories that emphasized the colorful characters and vignettes of history, in addition to the simple dates, facts, and analysis. For Books #1 & #3 the unclipped DJs are VG-, with light soil & edgewear. Slight, but noticeable, mustiness to all books. Flaw: exterior fore edges are foxed, & top & bottom page edges show light spotting/soil/dust dulling. All are in VG condition: completely clean & bright inside, pages creamy white & crisp, with just a hint of tanning. All 3 hardcover books have black embossed cloth-covered boards & red cloth spine & silver lettering. published 1952-1953, books #1 & #3 are FIRST EDITIONs, first printings, but #2 is the 1962 printing. All 3 volumes in the acclaimed trilogy about the Civil War, the third of which won both the Pulitzer prize & National Book Awards. First Edition thus (1990), Third Printing. However, if you really want a view of the War Between the States that is more like a visit with a time machine, then you must imbibe the genius of Catton. I know it has been fashionable for many of the newer voices in the field to garner attention. He tries to be impartial, but perhaps surprisingly I sense an admiration for the colorful soldiers of the South slipping into the texture of his prose. And though he is a Yankee, he strives very hard to be impartial. His insight makes you believe he was there, that he lived through it, coming from his years of listening to the veterans in his hometown. Bruce Catton writes like no other about the American Civil War. This is the third book in the trilogy of the Army of the Potomac.

NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. A handsome, nearly-new reading copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a minor, unobtrusive cosmetic flaw.

Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels.

Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows a hint of tanning to the text pages, due to aging else flawless the binding is square and secure the text clean.

A stillness at appomattox 1953