Hardcover
1867 · Philadelphia
by Borcke, Heros Von (Lately Chief of Staff To General J. E. B. Stuart)
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott and Co, 1867. Reprinted. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. x, 438 pages. Folding map in back. Original text block rebound in brown boards with gilt title on the front cover. New head bands top and bottom of text block. Original half title page present. New end sheets front and back. Light to moderate toning and foxing to the text. The fragile map has 4 closed splits at the folds with one split approx 4" (no loss of content). 1978 Christmas gift inscription and previous owner's embossed stamp on the newer right front flyleaf. Von Borcke was a member of 3rd Prussian Dragoons. First published in Edinburgh 1866.
Nevins I page 61 - This personal, full, and highly revealing recollections by a Prussian officer who served with "Jeb" Stuart are a mandatory source for any study of Confederate cavalry." Howes B 618. (Inventory #: 34145)
Nevins I page 61 - This personal, full, and highly revealing recollections by a Prussian officer who served with "Jeb" Stuart are a mandatory source for any study of Confederate cavalry." Howes B 618. (Inventory #: 34145)