Hard to Find Premier Reference Book – “Collecting the Confederacy” by Shannon Pritchard

Hard to Find Premier Reference Book – “Collecting the Confederacy” by Shannon Pritchard – This 274 page, hardcover, first edition, published by Savas Beatie in 2005, written by renown Confederate memorabilia expert, Shannon Pritichard, is in excellent condition, with no marks or scuffs; it retains its original dust jacket, which is also in superior, unmarred condition. The interior title page is inscribed to a long time collector and signed by Shannon Pritchard. All of the endpapers as well as all text pages are clean and unmarked, and the binding is excellent, exhibiting a straight spine. This highly respected book is a much sought after research volume and is in a large format (Quatro, 10.75″ – 11.75″ tall), with a flag illustration to the jacket, with the book’s title in white lettering.

“Collecting the Confederacy is the first scholarly photographic study of its kind. Finally, in one book, readers can explore the history behind more than 1,400 different artifacts, relics, weapons, and antiques, each of which played a unique role in the 1861-1865 War Between the States.” (Google Books).