Description
The first edition of The Blue and The Gray by Henry Steele Commager.
Octavo, [two volumes], xxxiv, [4], 588pp; xiv, [2], 589-1201, [1]. Gray cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine. Stated “First Edition” on copyright page. Top edge dyed red. A few dog-eared pages in Volume I, both likely unread. Housed in the publisher’s matching slipcase, wear along edges, solid hinges. In the publisher’s dust jackets, $12.00 retail price in Volume I, touch of shelf wear, front hinge reinforced in Volume I, both bright examples. (Nevins II, 8)
From Eicher: “Significant material bearing on political, social, economic, religious and other issues appears. Some of the finest excerpts treat the experiences of the common soldiers in the field and the home-front conditions on both sides.” (Eicher, 737)
