A true brother by Carl J. E Nelson - 01 January, 1941

Colorado Springs, CO: Rays of Light, 1941. Signed by author, in black ink on ffep. Textblock is very clean and tight. lightly shelf worn binding, with bumped corners & spine extremities; Heavily sunned and rubbed dust jacket with chipped, worn, and creased edges and corners. 248p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good (in mylar). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.

Colorado Springs, CO: Rays of Light, 1941 upper outside corner of ffep clipped off, and does not affect author's signature; Otherwise textblock and binding is clean and tight. rubbed, unclipped dust jacket with moderate edge and spine wear. 248p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good (in mylar). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.

Colorado Springs: Rays of Light, 1941. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/good. 8vo. 7.75"x5.5". Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Pictorial dust jacket. 248 pp. Edge wear and scuffing to jacket. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper. Tight and clean. This is a scarce and curious novel with a hyper-specific focus: butterfly and moth hunting in Colorado Springs from an Arminian Christian perspective. Very many scientific names of butterflies mixed throughout the prose indicate that the author was likely writing from experience.

Colorado Springs CO: Rays of Light, 1941. First . Hardcover. Good. SIGNED BY AUTHOR IN THIS FASHION: "With compliments to our True Sister Mrs. Emma Bergman from Carl J. E. Nelson." The only mark in the book other than the previously described signature is a pricing smudge inside the front cover. The book body is cocked a bit. The cover has minor wear to the extremities of the spine and corners. Nelson also authored The Shadows of Life, Eternal Security, an Unbiblical Doctrine, and Memories from My Childhood.