Prince Napoleon in America, 1861: Letters from His Aide-de-Camp [Civil War Centennial Series]

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Translated with a preface by Georges J. Joyaux. Foreword by Bruce Catton. Introduction by the author. A volume in the Civil War Centennial Series, issued by IUP. Hardcover. Condition: very good+. Dust jacket condition: near fine. Cover has minor shelf wear to head and tail of spine; minor sunning to head of boards and text block. Jacket is price-clipped; minor rubbing to head and tail of spine. Small octavo; 317 pp. Silver lettering on dark gray cloth boards. Illustrated by Gil Walker with numerous delightful pen-and-ink drawings, including panoramas on front and back endpapers. Binding and hinges tight; clean, bright copy; no markings. From jacket notes: "As aide-de-camp to Prince Napoleon (cousin of Emperor Napoleon III), Colonel Ferri Pisani saw and heard a great deal during their visit to America in 1861…. His letters to a superior officer in Paris preserve a rare picture of this country at one of its most crucial periods - the summer after the first Battle of Bull Run.". N° de ref. del artículo 00207

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