Octavo. Rebound. 1st edition. Full red leather binding. Lettered and decorated in gilt. AEG. Marbled end pages. 690 pp. Gift inscription on ffep. Large tear and crease to front end page. Tape residue on edges of title pages. Text block is secure and pages are clean. James Longstreet was a Lieutenant for the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Despite this book being titled a "memoir", Longstreet focuses more on battle strategies than his own personal life.