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My Colonel and His Lady
by RUTLEDGE, Archibald
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1937. Second or later printing, lacking "first edition" statement on verso of title page. Octavo. Tan cloth hardcover, titled in red on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 189pp. Neat ownership signature to front free endpaper, dated 1938. Light foxing and soil to text block edges; slight darkening to endpapers at gutters; still a tight, Very Good or better copy. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $1.50 at base of front flap), a shade sunned on spine panel, rear panel somewhat soiled on lighter portions, else just light edgewear, Very Good.
A sentimental memoir of post-Civil War childhood on a South Carolina plantation, under the guidance of the author's father, retired Confederate colonel Henry Middleton Rutledge.
A sentimental memoir of post-Civil War childhood on a South Carolina plantation, under the guidance of the author's father, retired Confederate colonel Henry Middleton Rutledge.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62922
- Title
- My Colonel and His Lady
- Author
- RUTLEDGE, Archibald
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bobbs-Merrill
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1937
- Bookseller catalogs
- The South;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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