RARE! FIRST EDITION!! War of the Rebellion Official Records Civil War History

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Original first-edition Government Printing Office set of The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington: GPO, 1880–1901. This is the original cloth edition, not a reprint. 123 books of the complete 128-book text set. The official published text set is 128 books. (we have 123 books) We photographed spine of the books. Where the gilt was worn or unreadable, we photographed the title page inside the book (pictures 10-13). Those photos were uploaded to AI (Grok). The five missing books listed below were identified by Grok from those same photographs. WE DID NOT CONFIRMED. YOU ARE WELCOME TO DOUBLE CHECK!! Five books identified as missing: Series I, Vol. XI, Part I — Peninsula Campaign, Reports (Mar–Jun 1862) Series I, Vol. XI, Part III — Peninsula Campaign, Correspondence Series I, Vol. XII, Part II Supplement — Fitz John Porter court-martial Series I, Vol. XV — Gulf / early Vicksburg / Baton Rouge Series I, Vol. XXVII, Part I — Gettysburg, Reports Condition Vast majority of the books are in very good condition for original GPO cloth of this age: sound bindings, pages generally clean, gilt readable on most spines. Normal wear for a 120+ year-old working set: dust, rubbed corners, some dulled gilt. A few spines are unreadable and pages stick together (pictures 16-19) Shipping Very heavy — 123 large volumes (about 500 lbs). Local pickup strongly preferred. If shipped, buyer pays actual freight (can NOT be shipped to apartment, PO. Box, etc); will be packed in multiple boxes. Ask for a quote before bidding. Please review all photos and contact with any questions. Sold as an original first-edition partial set of 123 books. The five missing volumes were identified (by AI) from the photographs we took of the spines and title pages.