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Follow Me Down
by Foote, Shelby
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very good/very good
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dial Press Inc, 1950. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good/very good. First edition of Follow Me Down by Shelby Foote.. Octavo, 271pp. Red cloth, title in blue on spine. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, some rubbing to corners, small white stain near top edge of front cover and round dampstain near lower corner. Internally fine. Previous ownership inscription on front pastedown endpaper. In the publisher's dust jacket, $3.00 retail price on front flap, wear to flap folds, corners, and rear panel. Small loss at bottom edge of spine, archival tape to verso to reinforce spine. Faint remnant of stain to front cover. Illustration still clear and vibrant, a scarce example.
Synopsis
Shelby Foote was born on November 7, 1916 in Greenville, Mississippi, and attended school there until he entered the University of North Carolina. During World War II he served as a captain of field artillery but never saw combat. After World War II he worked briefly for the Associated Press in their New York bureau. In 1953 he moved to Memphis, where he lived for the remainder of his life.Foote was the author of six novels: Tournament , Follow Me Down , Love in a Dry Season , Shiloh , Jordan County , and September, September . He is best remembered for his 3-volume history The Civil War: A Narrative , which took twenty years to complete and resulted in his being a featured expert in Ken Burns' acclaimed Civil War documentary. Over the course of his writing career, Foote was also awarded three Guggenheim fellowships.Shelby Foote died in 2005 at the age of 88.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12779
- Title
- Follow Me Down
- Author
- Foote, Shelby
- Illustrator
- First edition of Follow Me Down by Shelby Foote.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Dial Press Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- first edition Shelby Foote, signed book Shelby Foote, first edition The Civil War, chickamauga Shelby Foote, The Civil War Foote
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