Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1961. First edition. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and with a gilt top edge to the text block. Edited by Richard Harwell. Laid-in at the front of this copy is a Compliments of the Season card from Russell W. Thompson. This book was not previously published but is from the original manuscript which Cooke was preparing for publication who served on the staff of J.E.B. Stuart during the Civil War. 413 pages including an index and a list of all previous title published in the Lakeside Classic series.

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Bookseller: Town's End Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: TB33162
Title: Outlines From the Outpost
Author: Cooke, John Esten
Book Condition: Used
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Lakeside Press
Place of Publication: Chicago
Date Published: 1961

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