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FOOTE, Shelby (1916-2005). The Civil War. A Narrative. New York: Random House, 1958-1972. 8vos. Three volumes. Illustrated with pictorial endleaves and intertextual maps and diagrams. Publisher’s full gray cloth spines stamped in blue and gilt (lacking dust jackets, spines and boards a bit toned, rubbed, some soiling to front board of vol. 1, a few gutters overopened, gutter facing title-page in vol. 2 is cracked. A good set. FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST PRINTINGS. ALL VOLUMES SIGNED OR INSCRIBED BY FOOTE TO VERA LYNN SPRAGUE. Vol. 1 inscribed by officers of the Decatur Civil War Round Table to Sprague (four people) - Foote’s signature is signed on an inserted leaf in that volume, the other volumes are signed by him on front blanks or verso of the ffep.