R. E. Lee a Biography in Four Volumes, Pulitzer Prize Edition by Freeman, Douglas Southall - 1936

Charles Scribners' Sons, 1935 (reprint). Hardcover . Collectible/No Jacket. 4 Volume Set. Red hardcovers with gold stamped text. A copy that has been enjoyed! Light wear from average amounts of reading, but a well taken care of title! The Bluestocking Bookshop provides high-quality used and new books and gift items at deep discounts. Shipping media mail. Follow on Instagram for New Arrival stories and bookseller recommendations.

New York London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1945. Later printing. Hardcover. g to vg. Small Quarto. xviii, 646 (1), 1 folding map; xi, 620 (1); xi, 559; viii, 594pp. Original bright red cloth with gilt lettering and ruling on covers and spines, housed in original blue cardboard box with gilt lettering and ruling on cover. According to Nevin's bibliography this biography is considered "a classic example of biographical form; exhaustively researched, vividly written, balanced, judicious and definite in its portrayal of the Confederacy's greatest soldier" (Nevin II, 57). Illustrated with sixty-five b/w photographs and documents, including frontispieces, one folding and numerous in-text maps. This is a later printing of the first Scribner's Sons edition of 1934-35. Box with light wear along edges and label lightly sunned. Bindings lightly rubbed and light fading of gilt lettering. Overall in good, interiors in very good condition.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x6. Four volume set all in price intact jackets, look unread but show very light shelf wear. Original publisher's top stain. Tight bindings no marks. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x6. Charles Scribners Sons; New York, 1934-1935. Hardcover. Complete 4 Volume Set. This set is heavy and additional shipping cost may apply. First edition of the Pulitzer-winning biography of the Confederate Paladin. Study of Freemans index finds 32 virtues and no vices. This book defined the way in which Robert E. Lee was regarded for several generations. A Very Good, beautifully rebound in brown leather spine and marbled boards, gilt lettering and ornate emblem on spines, decorative wheel gilt tooling on boards, new endpapers and pastedowns, original restoration form laid in, age toning to original text block, mild scattered foxing to front and back matters, crease bottom corner half title page Volume 3, bindery sticker bottom rear pastedown Volume 4, without Dust wrapper. A nice and clean set. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], xiv, 647pp.; ix, 621pp.; xi, 559pp.; viii, 594pp., b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery… Read More