The Battle Of Sand Creek by Coffin, Morse H - 1965

W.M. Morrison, 1965. Hardcover. Good. . A nice, crisp copy, one of only 300. Light brown boards with vibrant gilt lettering. Faint edge wear. Pages/boards clean and vibrant, NO foxing or markings. Binding tight. Protected in bubble wrap.

W. M. Morrison Publisher, 1965. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Limited to 300 copies. .

1965, Limited edition of 300. Photographs, notes. Previous owner's bookplate, the top middle cover bumped. Clean, no writing. Edited with introduction and notes by Alan W. Farley. 40 numbered pages, 6 unnumbered pages of photos. The Battle of Sand Creek, was a massacre led by Col. Chivington of the 3rd Colorado Volunteer Cavalry. This account is by a member of Co. D, 3rd Colorado & was published in the Colorado Sun in 1878-1879; more factual than earlier accounts.

Waco: W. M. Morrison, 1965., 1965. First edition. First Book Edition. Limited Edition of 300 Copies. 40pp. Several Illustrations. Introduction. Footnotes. Introduction, footnotes, and editing by Alan W. Farley. This account was written in 1878 and originally published in the Colorado Sun in 1878 & 1879. The author came to Colorado in 1859, settled in Weld County in 1860. With Indian depredations in Colorado reaching a peak in 1864, Morse Coffin enlisted in Company D of the 3rd Colorado Volunteer Calvalry. As such Coffin saw action against the Cheyenne; most notably as a participant in a massacre led by Colonel Chivington at Sand Creek, in eastern Colorado. The Battle of Sand Creek or the Chivington Massacre was an infamous, and highly controversial event. Coffin's first-hand account is important, in that it is considered the most accurate and objective account by a participant to appear in print. As New condition. A scarce and important work. Copy of a lengthy obituary notice regarding the… Read More

Waco: W.M. Morrison [1965], an unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 300. (Square small 4to hardcover) Very good, no dust jacket. 40pp. Photographs, notes. Previous owner's bookplate, the top front corner is bumped, and there is minor spotting on the front cover. Edited with introduction and notes by Alan W. Farley. Locale: Colorado; Sand Creek. (Western America, Arapaho Indians, Battle of Sand Creek, Cheyenne Indians, Indian Wars, Massacre).