BRUCE, Robert V.

Lincoln and the Tools of War. Foreword by Benjamin P. Thomas

Indianapolis, (IN): Bobbs-Merrill, (c1956). First edition. 8vo. xi, (5), 368 pp. Illustrated from photographs and old art, plates, facsimile. “Arming of the Union forces in the Civil War.” Nevins I, 5: “Scholarly study of Union equipment from rifles to ships, showing Lincoln’s strong interest in all kinds of weapons.” Two-tone cloth, illustrated dust jacket. Contemporary newspaper review affixed to front endpaper, else very good. Item #66033

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