The Children of Pride: A True Story of Georgia and the Civil War

Yale University Press, 1972. First Edition. hardcover. Myers, Robert Manson (editor) : The Children of Pride: A True Story of Georgia and the Civil War. New Haven (CT) : Yale University Press, 1972. First edition/First impression. Size is quarto (4vo), 10.25"/26cm h. Bound in publisher's dark gray cloth, gilt lettering to spine, with title set against light blue field framed in gilt. Glossy color photographic dj. Endpapers with b&w line maps of Georgia, front the northern part, rear the southern part, cartography by Rich Everhart. [i-x], xi-xxv, [xxvi] prelim material, [1-7], 8-1845, [1846] blank. Editor's preface, note on the letters, principal characters, prologue. Three books (pre-war, war, post-war); epilogue, "Who's Who" [dictionary-style entries], index. Condition notes: An excellent condition first edition, with unclipped dust jacket (bearing the $19.95 retail price as well as the $14.95 "before publication" price); jacket shows moderate wear with several small closed tears and chips. Excellent color retention to handsome boards; binding sound and square, light occasional oiling to edges. Half-title page bears blind stamp of Wisconsin author Errol Roy Kindschy, else appears unmarked - though it is not uncommon for blind stamps to be scattered through text. Masterful collection of correspondence. This is a large, heavy volume that may require extra shipping; please inquire before purchase. We personally inspect every book we offer.