Name/Title
REPORT ON THE ART OF WAR IN EUROPE IN 1854, 1855, 1856Entry/Object ID
MP.2008.4Description
Large, thick brown hardback book with embossed covers; title page reads "36th CONGRESS, 1st Sesssion SENATE EX.DOC. / No. 59 / REPORT / ON / THE ART OF WAR IN EUROPE / IN / 1854, 1855, AND 1856 / BY / MAJOR RICHARD DELAFIELD / CORPS OF ENGINEERS, / FOM HIS NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS MADE AS A MEMBER OF A "MILITARY COMMISSION TO THE THEATER OF WAR IN EUROPE," UNDER THE ORDERS OF THE / HON. JEFFERSON DAVIS, SECRETARY AT WAR / underscore / WASHINGTON / GEORGE W. BOWMAN, PRINTER , 1860; colored illustration of a "ROPE MNATELT" at beginning of book; "INTRODUCTION" written and dated from "WEST POINT, November 19, 1860;" highly detailed text and illustrations in first part of book; numerous pullout oversize diagrams and illustrations in two thirds of the book, some with penciled title on outside of folded pages.Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
11-3/8 inWidth
8-3/4 inDepth
3 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 11 3/8 x 8 3/4 x 3 in. (28.9 x 22.2 x 7.6 cm)Material
Paper, Cardboard, inkCondition
Notes
Remarks: Spine missing, paper spine barely attached to front and back covers; inner spine exposed; covers chipped, frayed and peeling; inner pages legible and clear although heavily foxed; surface dirt.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 29ANote Type
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Library