Lot 140

[CIVIL WAR]. MCCLELLAN, General George B. (1826-1885). McCl...

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[CIVIL WAR]. MCCLELLAN, General George B. (1826-1885). McClellan's Own Story. The War for the Union? New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1887. 8vo. Illustrated. 678 pp. Publisher's full green cloth, front board stamped in gilt, yellow and red, spine stamped in gilt and black, floral endleaves (cloth toned, rubbed, lightly soiled, text a bit toned, text occasionally foxed). Fine. FIRST EDITION, PART OF THE ?SHOULDER STRAP" SERIES. McClellan was a competent administrator yet was a hesitant military commander. Lincoln fired McClellan after the Battle of Antietam. From the renowned personal collection of Dr. George D. Lacy. Measurements: 10 x 8 x 2".