first edition
1863 · Philadelphia
by [FITCH, John]
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1863. Text block broken, chip at head of spine, frontispiece and title reinforced along gutter, some intermittent spotting. 8vo (23 x 15 cm). 671 pages. Engraved portrait frontispiece of William Rosencrans, engraved title, and engraved plates. Presentation binding of brown hard-grained morocco, with gilt-lettered presentation on front cover: "Lt. Col. J. W. Taylor, with the Compliments of the Author," all edges gilt. FIRST EDITION. A fine association copy: J. W. Taylor was on Rosencrans's staff and is discussed on p. 271 (and elsewhere). The Army of the Cumberland was under the command of William Rosencrans.
(Inventory #: 406097)