- 78
(Civil War)
Estimate
500 - 700 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Index of General Orders, Adjutant General's Office. 1862. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1863 — Index of General Orders of War Department, 1863. St. Louis: R. P. Studley & Co., 1864 — Index of General Orders, Adjutant General's Office. 1864. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1865
- paper, ink, leather, gilt
3 volumes, thick 12mo. Errata slip in 1864 volume. Disparate contemporary half morocco, spines similarly lettered, including the supralibros of J. G. Haskell; extremities rubbed.
Condition
3 volumes, thick 12mo. Disparate contemporary half morocco, spines similarly lettered, including the supralibros of J. G. Haskell; extremities rubbed.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The volumes, respectively, comprise 6 January to 30 December 1862, general orders 1–217; 1 July to 28 December 1863, general orders 202–400; and 1 January to 29 December 1864, general orders 1–307 (the 1864 volume is in fact lacking a number of printed orders, but these are noted and summarized on contemporary manuscript sheets bound in their steads).
John G. Haskell served in the Kansas Volunteers Army as a captain and assistant quartermaster general. After the war he was named the state architect and designed many public buildings in Kansas.