A Popular Life of General George A. Custer
New York: Sheldon & Company, 1876. First Edition. Hardcover in green cloth, highly decorated with black ink-stamping and gilding. The first major biography of General Custer, published the same year of his death, 1876. This copy is good, with page toning, and back cover foxing and staining. Hinges are worn but intact. Some signature separation is beginning at the center of the textblock. Missing frontispiece page.
Former owners stamp on the front pastedown and on the rear pastedown. Also former owners name in fountain pen in both locations. Overall a good copy of a highly collectable book about a fascinating person. Good. Item #1112
Price: $500.00
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