Life & Services of General Winfield Scott Mansfield 1st Ed HC Antique Book 1852
This is an original 1852 biography titled Life and Services of General Winfield Scott by Edward D. Mansfield, published by A. S. Barnes & Co., New York. The book is bound in its original brown embossed cloth boards with gilt spine lettering and decorative cover emblem. The volume includes engraved illustrations, including a portrait frontispiece of General Winfield Scott and battle scenes from the Mexican–American War.
The book shows honest age-appropriate wear, including spine edge wear, foxing to pages, and period handwriting on the front endpaper. The binding appears intact and the text block remains solid, making this an appealing Civil War–era collectible biography and military history volume.
Title: Life and Services of General Winfield Scott
Author: Edward D. Mansfield
Publisher: A. S. Barnes & Co.
Place of Publication: New York
Year Published: 1852
Edition: 1st
Subject: U.S. military history / Mexican-American War
Binding: Embossed brown cloth hardcover with gilt spine title
Illustrations: Engravings including portrait of General Winfield Scott
Language: English
Manufacture: United States
Design style: Mid-19th-century American publisher’s cloth binding
Pages: Not counted (appears complete)
Size: Approximately small octavo format (exact dimensions not measured)
Good antique condition with foxing, edge wear, and owner inscription. Front outside spine is cracked. Binding is otherwise firm.
7 5/8" x 5 1/2"
1lb 4oz
SKU 9278
The book shows honest age-appropriate wear, including spine edge wear, foxing to pages, and period handwriting on the front endpaper. The binding appears intact and the text block remains solid, making this an appealing Civil War–era collectible biography and military history volume.
Title: Life and Services of General Winfield Scott
Author: Edward D. Mansfield
Publisher: A. S. Barnes & Co.
Place of Publication: New York
Year Published: 1852
Edition: 1st
Subject: U.S. military history / Mexican-American War
Binding: Embossed brown cloth hardcover with gilt spine title
Illustrations: Engravings including portrait of General Winfield Scott
Language: English
Manufacture: United States
Design style: Mid-19th-century American publisher’s cloth binding
Pages: Not counted (appears complete)
Size: Approximately small octavo format (exact dimensions not measured)
Good antique condition with foxing, edge wear, and owner inscription. Front outside spine is cracked. Binding is otherwise firm.
7 5/8" x 5 1/2"
1lb 4oz
SKU 9278
Description
This is an original 1852 biography titled Life and Services of General Winfield Scott by Edward D. Mansfield, published by A. S. Barnes & Co., New York. The book is bound in its original brown embossed cloth boards with gilt spine lettering and decorative cover emblem. The volume includes engraved illustrations, including a portrait frontispiece of General Winfield Scott and battle scenes from the Mexican–American War.
The book shows honest age-appropriate wear, including spine edge wear, foxing to pages, and period handwriting on the front endpaper. The binding appears intact and the text block remains solid, making this an appealing Civil War–era collectible biography and military history volume.
Title: Life and Services of General Winfield Scott
Author: Edward D. Mansfield
Publisher: A. S. Barnes & Co.
Place of Publication: New York
Year Published: 1852
Edition: 1st
Subject: U.S. military history / Mexican-American War
Binding: Embossed brown cloth hardcover with gilt spine title
Illustrations: Engravings including portrait of General Winfield Scott
Language: English
Manufacture: United States
Design style: Mid-19th-century American publisher’s cloth binding
Pages: Not counted (appears complete)
Size: Approximately small octavo format (exact dimensions not measured)
Good antique condition with foxing, edge wear, and owner inscription. Front outside spine is cracked. Binding is otherwise firm.
7 5/8" x 5 1/2"
1lb 4oz
SKU 9278
The book shows honest age-appropriate wear, including spine edge wear, foxing to pages, and period handwriting on the front endpaper. The binding appears intact and the text block remains solid, making this an appealing Civil War–era collectible biography and military history volume.
Title: Life and Services of General Winfield Scott
Author: Edward D. Mansfield
Publisher: A. S. Barnes & Co.
Place of Publication: New York
Year Published: 1852
Edition: 1st
Subject: U.S. military history / Mexican-American War
Binding: Embossed brown cloth hardcover with gilt spine title
Illustrations: Engravings including portrait of General Winfield Scott
Language: English
Manufacture: United States
Design style: Mid-19th-century American publisher’s cloth binding
Pages: Not counted (appears complete)
Size: Approximately small octavo format (exact dimensions not measured)
Good antique condition with foxing, edge wear, and owner inscription. Front outside spine is cracked. Binding is otherwise firm.
7 5/8" x 5 1/2"
1lb 4oz
SKU 9278
Life & Services of General Winfield Scott Mansfield 1st Ed HC Antique Book 1852
$85.00