Nice 1888 copy Pinkerton's story of spying in Civil War

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This listing is for the 1887 Pinkerton's account of his spying for the Union in the Civil War. It is one of the nicest copies I have ever seen of a book that is usually pretty beat up.. A good narrative which not only tells us of Pinkerton's spying operations but also much about the military life and activites of the armies. THE SPY OF THE REBELLION; BEING A TRUE HISTORY OF THE SPY SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY. Revealing many secrets of the war hitherto not made public. compiled from the Official Reports prepared for President Lincoln, General McClellan, and the Provost Marshall-General. by Allan Pinkerton, chief of the United States Secret Service. .G. W. Dillingham, New York:1888 (Sold only by subscription), 8vo, 9 1/2 inch spine, xxxii & 688pp., frontis and 23 illustrations, BINDING: Green cloth with black lettering and decoration and a gilt eye with "We Never Sleep" on the front board, and gilt lettering on spine. __________ CONDITION: Very Good, a crisp clean, bright copy, binding and text block tight including hinges, text and illustration clean but with an even light toning throughout because of the lesser quality of paper used, some light rubbing head and tail of spine. __________ COMMENTS: An account of the adventure, danger and importance of spying in a war w discovering exactly w the enemy was and what he was up read more
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