The Killer Angels A Novel of the Civil War by Michael Shaara 2004 Modern Library historical fiction gift books

This is a near fine (almost like new) hardcover with dust jacket. 2004 Modern Library. This copy is still crisp and clean inside and out. The inside pages are crisp and clean. The binding is tight and straight. Grey cloth hardcover boards under jacket are also near fine with barely a hint of shelf wear. The accompanying dust jacket is near fine with only hints of shelf wear. Modern Library illustrated logo front and back endpapers. Crown octavo book size or 5.5" x 8.5" with 337 pages including afterword.

Modern Library began publishing series of books in 1917. They were extremely popular, especially with students, as they were copies of great literature and topics that were priced for the general public. The publishing firm of Boni Liveright started the series, as the idea stemmed from Albert Boni. The first title published was The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde. Early editions were published in "pocket book" size for easy carrying to read anywhere and they were bound in leatherette. Boni & Liveright was sold in 1925 and transformed into Modern Library. In 1927, Random House was borne out of Modern Library and pictorial dust jackets were introduced to the series, along with hardcover boards. As publishing changed, Modern Library fell to the wayside but was "reintroduced" in the 1970's. Early editions are collectibles and later titles remain favorites as many collect Modern Library editions of all ages.

This is The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara. It is a sweeping and dramatic re-creation of the Battle of Gettysburg. The Pulitzer Prize winning novel was first published in 1974. The epic 1993 film Gettysburg was a direct film adaptation of the book.

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