Robert E. Lee by Jefferson Davis & Alexander Stephens — 1983 Limited First Edition
Robert E. Lee by Jefferson Davis & Alexander Stephens — 1983 Limited First Edition
ROBERT E. LEE
Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens
Edited, with an introduction and notes, by Colonel Harold B. Simpson
A limited first edition bringing together two historical studies of Robert E. Lee written by Confederate president Jefferson Davis and vice president Alexander H. Stephens.
The copyright page explicitly states “First Edition” and “Limited to One Thousand Copies.” Published by Hill Junior College in Hillsboro, Texas, the volume includes historical illustrations and concludes with Lee’s farewell address to the Army of Northern Virginia, reproduced on the rear dust-jacket panel.
The Davis and Stephens studies originally appeared separately in periodicals during the late nineteenth century and were collected here with editorial material by noted Texas Civil War historian Harold B. Simpson.
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS
Author: Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens
Publisher: Hill Junior College
Publication Year: 1983
Edition: First Edition, limited to 1,000 copies
Printing: First Printing
Format: Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket
Language: English
Country of Printing: United States
Publisher/Series Number, if applicable: ISBN 0-912172-28-2; Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 83-82246
CONDITION
Very Good
The cream-colored dust jacket shows light age toning, faint rubbing and surface marks, minor edge and corner wear, and a small nick or short closed tear near the upper edge of the rear panel. The front panel remains clean and visually attractive, with the red title lettering and portrait illustration clear and unfaded. The rear panel, reproducing Robert E. Lee’s farewell address, is legible and generally well preserved.
The visible red cloth binding appears clean along the exposed upper edge. The copyright page is clean and clearly legible, with no visible writing, staining, or foxing.
The jacket spine, jacket flaps, full boards, book spine, page edges, hinges, endpapers, title page, and complete interior were not photographed and therefore cannot be fully assessed. No signature, inscription, bookplate, or ownership marking is visible in the supplied photographs.
COLLECTOR’S NOTE
A limited first edition of 1,000 copies containing historical assessments of Robert E. Lee by two leading figures of the Confederacy. The presence of the original dust jacket and the limited print run give the volume greater collector interest than a standard modern Civil War reference book.
SHIPPING
Carefully packed and shipped with protective materials to help ensure safe arrival.