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Following The Guidon
by Custer, Elizabeth B
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1890. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine. First edition of Follow The Guidon by Elizabeth B. Custer.. Octavo, xx, 341pp, [2pp ads]. Green cloth, title in gilt on spine, decorative color illustrations on front panel. No additional printings on copyright page. Solid text block, wear to hinge on the front endpaper, light rubbing to tips of spine. Frontispiece portrait and complete with 15 illustrated plates. A bright, near fine example. (Rader 1008) (Luther, Custer High Spots, 6) (Howes 980) An attractive example. After President Ulysses S. Grant publicly blamed General Custer for the disaster at Little Big Horn, Elizabeth Custer, the General's wife, took on the role of his public defender. Beginning with her book, Boots and Saddles in 1885, she would go on to publish three books about the life of her martyred husband. This work is the third book in the trilogy written by Mrs. Custer.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12347
- Title
- Following The Guidon
- Author
- Custer, Elizabeth B
- Illustrator
- First edition of Follow The Guidon by Elizabeth B. Custer.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1890
- Keywords
- Boots and Saddles, General George Armstrong Custer, First Edition, tenting on the plains, Boots and Saddles, General George Armstrong Custer, First Edition, tenting on the plains, Following the Guidon, My Life On The Plains, Custer of the West, Custe
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Copyright page
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
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