Howbert R a (5 results)

Very good condition. Spine tips and cover corners are bumped and lightly worn. Several small spots on front cover. Name and date (July 29, 1918) in pencil at top of title page. Frontispiece portrait of author with tissue guard. 388 pages with two indexes.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Black cloth. A clean, tight, unmarked, near fine copy.

Black cloth, gilt spine title. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. weight: 0.8 lb. Good plus, front hinge weak, owner's pencil note to endpaper. Portrait frontis. 12mo., 17x11 cm. 388 pp.

Rev. Abraham R. Howbert was Chaplain of the 84th Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during its service of a little over three months in 1862 at Cumberland, Maryland and New Creek, West Virginia. Endpapers split at hinges but webbing is holding fine. Corners and edges rubbed. Interior clean and unmarked. Book is sturdy. 12 mo. 6-3/4" x 4-5/8". 388 pp. including index. There is a half title page and a copyright date on verso of half title. But then it seems that the title page might be missing. However, the engraved portrait of the author is on the recto of the next page which is not usual if there is a title page. Maybe there never was a title page. Not sure. Floral patterned endpapers. Cover blind stamped with a floral band at top and bottom.

cloth. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st Ed 388pp, frontis, index, cloth nice Howbert was a chaplain in the 84th Volunteer Ohio Infantry thenconfidential agent to the governor of Ohio to report on the condition of Ohio regiments, much of interest.