BattleField And Prison Pen By John W. Urban 1882 First Edition Illustrated

  

Original 19th century Civil War memoir titled Battle Field and Prison Pen by John W. Urban, Company D, First Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry. Published by Edgewood Publishing Company and profusely illustrated with period engravings. This is a complete copy with no missing pages or illustrations.

All text pages and illustrated plates are present. Condition reflects heavy, honest age and use. Original illustrated cloth binding with significant wear, fading, fraying, and old reinforcement at the spine and joints. Binding is loose and shaken. Interior hinges show old repairs. Pages are toned and brittle consistent with mid-19th-century paper. The book remains intact and readable. This copy carries documented personal military ownership. The title page bears an ink inscription with the date 29 February 1960. The book is stamped Library of Maj. , with a circular seal featuring USA in the center, understood to have been applied by Major Bartis himself as his personal library mark rather than by an institutional library. These markings indicate later 20th-century U. Military ownership and add clear historical context to this volume. No claims of restoration beyond what is visible. Please review all photos carefully, as they are part of the description.