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LIEUT.-GEN.,SCOTT, WINFIELD: : MEMOIRS OF LIEUT.-GENERAL SCOTT,LL.D. - Written by Himself. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOLUME II.i

US.FREEPORT,NEW YORK,BOOKS FOR LIBRARIES,1970.

ISBN 70-117892.

US,8vo HB,reprint but first thus.[Assumed facsimile edn of original 2 Volume publication of 1864.Stated reprint but only date present is 1970,so assumed 1st edn thus,by this publisher.Volume Two only offered.] VG. No owner inscrptn.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain pale sage-green cloth boards with publisher's blind-tooled colophon towards front,lower corner,bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,plain, undecorated rear board,green+white striped head+foot bands,and immaculate,plain white sets of endpapers.Top+fore-edges both lightly aged/toned and clean,without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread,other than my own collation.US,8vo HB,reprint but 1st edn thus,Volume Two,332-653pp [paginated] includes Chapter XXIII (23) - Chapter XXXVI (36) and an Index; plus [unpaginated] sub-title,with subject's b/w portrait engraving by H.B. Hall,NY from a photograph,with subject's facsimile shaky handwritten signature to verso as frntis,title page, contents list/table (of Volume II),and 7pp blanks at rear (includes verso of last page of Index).Second volume of two,of subject's own written autobiography. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age and nature, i.e. without a protective dw/dj - if issued,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. Winfield Scott was a hero of the Mexican War (1846–1848), the last Whig Party candidate for U.S. president,and commanding general of the United States Army at the start of the American Civil War (1861- 1865).Known as “Old Fuss and Feathers” for his equal love of discipline and pomp,Scott by 1861 had served in the military for more than fifty years and under fourteen U.S. presidents.He had been severely wounded in battle,avoided several wars with his diplomatic skills,and commanded the army that conquered Mexico City in 1847,all of which made him the most admired and famous soldier in America. Less well known is the fact that Scott was convicted by court-martial for conduct unbecoming an officer, was investigated by a court of inquiry, once was accused of treason,and several times offered his resignation from the army.When the Civil War began,the Dinwiddie County native remained loyal to the Union, and while age had so reduced his once-towering frame that he could no longer even mount a horse,his ego and intellect were still intact. Scott’s 'Anaconda Plan' for winning the war proved to be prescient but politically out of step,and he eventually lost control of the army to george B. McClellan.He soon retired,he published a two-volume memoir in 1864,and died in 1866. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

US,8vo HB,1st edn thus.
Not SIGNED.

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