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The Organization and Administration of the Union Army, 1861-1865 Author: Shannon, Fred Albert Place: Cleveland, OH Publisher: Arthur H. Clark Company Date: 1928 Description: Two volumes. 323 pp and 348 pp. Illustrations, appendices, bibliography, index. (8vo) 9¾x6¾", original dark blue cloth, spine stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Matching custom made slipcase. One of 750 copies. First editions. "The unanimous choice of the selection committee for the 1928 Pulitzer Prize in History, and the Justin Winsor Prize from the American Historical Association. Shannon's work explored, for the first time, the nuts and blots of running the army behind the lines during the Civil War. As the awards indicate, it was a pioneering work of considerable value. Shannon's work is still listed as valuable in the two analytical bibliographies of Civil War books published in the 1990s: The American Civil War: A Handbook of Literature and Research, 1996, p. 412; and The Civil War in Books: An Analytical Bibliography, 1997, p. 300." Clark & Brunet II, 253. Lot Amendments Condition: Pages uncut; prior owner's bookplate on front pastedown of both volumes; publisher's prospectus laid in; near fine. Lots sold without reserve are sold “as Is” and are not returnable under any circumstances. The minimum shipping and handling per invoice is $20 for shipments to the US and $30 for shipments outside the US please consider this when determining your bid amount Item number: 313761