Beefsteak Raid (signed first printing) How Confederate General Wade Hampton, George Shadburne & Moly Tatum fleeced the Union Army's General August Valentine Kautz of 3,000 Steers to feed Confederate soldiers during the Siege of Petersburg at Harrison's Landing on the James River in Prince George County, Virginia - Sept. 14, 1864

Boykin, Edward

Verlag: Funk & Wagnalls, New York, 1960

Beschreibung

Funk & Wagnalls. New York. 1960. 305 pages. First edition, first printing with number 1 on the copyright page. Signed by author Edward Boykin on the front endpaper: Sincerely, Edward Boykin. Book is tight. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Endpapers show tape ghosts from an old DJ protector. Front pastedown corner has a small vintage address label from Richmond, Virginia. Light, minimal soiling to exterior. DJ shows light rubbing along edges and rear. Price-clipped flap. An uncommon signed first printing of the first book dedicated to the ballyhooed Beefsteak Raid; one of the South's last successful pushes during the American Civil War. A detailed and colorful account of how Confederate General Wade Hampton, George Shadburne & Moly Tatum fleeced the Union Army's General August Valentine Kautz of 3,000 Steers to feed Confederate soldiers during the Siege of Petersburg at Harrison's Landing on the James River in Prince George County, Virginia on September 14, 1864. VG/VG. Signed first/first. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 002820

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Beefsteak Raid (signed first printing) How ...

Verlag: Funk & Wagnalls, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1960

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good

Signiert: Signed by Author(s)

Auflage: 1st Edition