Buy this book on-line Eggleston, George Cary : A Man of HonorOrange Judd Company, New York, 1873
Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt lettering and decorations on the spine. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2." 222 pages, complete. Nine black and white plates, complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Binding is tight. A few pages have faint stains in the top margin not affecting text. Slight rubbing to the front and back covers and slight wear to the head and tail of spine. A Near Fine copy. George Cary Eggleston (1839-1911) was an American author and brother of historian and fellow author Edward Eggleston (1837-1902). George Eggleston wrote an autobiographical series about his time as a Confederate soldier during the Civil War for the Atlantic Monthly. The serialized account was eventually published in book form as A Rebel's Recollections. A Man of Honor is a character study that follows the life of Mr. Robert Pagebrook. After the Civil War, Pagebrook, from New York, visits his relatives in Virginia. After going through financial hardship, Pagebrook tries to prove to his family that he is "a man of honor.". Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Eggleston, George Cary : A Man of Honor. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres illustrées, libri rari, fine bindings, out-of-print books and first editions. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |