BATTLES AND BIOGRAPHIES OF MISSOURIANS, OR THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD OF OUR STATE.
first edition Hardcover
1900 · Kansas City, Missouri
by WEBB, W.L.
Kansas City, Missouri: Hudson-Kimberly Publishing Company.., 1900. Spine lettered in gilt. Cream endpapers with yellow floral designs. Light foxing to the preliminary pages, including title page. Illustrated throughout the text, with 19 pages of portraits at the conclusion. Two of those plates have 1" tears at bottom (paper flaws from the printer without loss of substance).Three early pages have pencil underlining and bracketing, otherwise clean. A well-respected history of Missouri at the time of the Civil War with chapters on Kansas troubles, Battle of Lone Jack, General Sterling Price, Order No.11, Shelby's Raiders, Missouri State Guards. A scarce book in very good condition. This copy is INSCRIBED, SIGNED, and DATED by the author, "To Col. John B. Stone with compliments of the author, W.L. Webb, K.C. Mo., Aug.1, 1900". (See Nevins II,166.). 370pp.. First Edition. Green Cloth. Light Wear and Soiling./No Jacket. Octavo. (Inventory #: 001978)