Author: LANGELLIER, JOHN P.
Title: Army Blue: The Uniform of Uncle Sam's Regulars 1848-1873
Description: Atglen, PA, Schiffer Pub. 1998, 1st. (ISBN: 0764304437). Hard, Folio. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Atglen, PA: Schiffer Pub. 1998. Folio, 9 1/4" x 12 1/4", 350pp. illustrated with over 470 color and b/w photos, charts. Cream cloth with black titles, marbled endpapers. "In this new, extensively researched volume, U.S. Army uniforms - including enlisted soldiers, officers, insignia, and headgear - from the years 1848-1873 are examined in exacting detail. For the first time, original accounts from official reports, diaries, and other primary sources will be combined with color photographs of extraordinary surviving specimens, hundreds of important black and white images, as well as artwork from the period to tell the story of what the American soldier wore during these years." Small bump to lower corner of rear board with 2 small nicks to the cloth, slight waviness to page block, else fine, fresh in near fine dust jacket with a narrow open tear at the spot. Fine/Near Fine.

Keywords: Military History 0764304437


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