{"product_id":"robert-e-lee-by-jefferson-davis-alexander-stephens-1983-limited-first-edition","title":"Robert E. Lee by Jefferson Davis \u0026 Alexander Stephens — 1983 Limited First Edition","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1124\"\u003eROBERT E. LEE\u003cbr data-start=\"1083\" data-end=\"1086\"\u003eJefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1126\" data-end=\"1194\"\u003eEdited, with an introduction and notes, by Colonel Harold B. Simpson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1368\"\u003eA limited first edition bringing together two historical studies of Robert E. Lee written by Confederate president Jefferson Davis and vice president Alexander H. Stephens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1370\" data-end=\"1677\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1679\" data-end=\"1930\"\u003eThe 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. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1932\" data-end=\"1955\"\u003eBIBLIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1957\" data-end=\"2357\"\u003eAuthor: Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens\u003cbr data-start=\"2003\" data-end=\"2006\"\u003ePublisher: Hill Junior College\u003cbr data-start=\"2036\" data-end=\"2039\"\u003ePublication Year: 1983\u003cbr data-start=\"2061\" data-end=\"2064\"\u003eEdition: First Edition, limited to 1,000 copies\u003cbr data-start=\"2111\" data-end=\"2114\"\u003ePrinting: First Printing\u003cbr data-start=\"2138\" data-end=\"2141\"\u003eFormat: Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket\u003cbr data-start=\"2187\" data-end=\"2190\"\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr data-start=\"2207\" data-end=\"2210\"\u003eCountry of Printing: United States\u003cbr data-start=\"2244\" data-end=\"2247\"\u003ePublisher\/Series Number, if applicable: ISBN 0-912172-28-2; Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 83-82246\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2359\" data-end=\"2368\"\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2370\" data-end=\"2420\"\u003eVery Good\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2422\" data-end=\"2845\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2847\" data-end=\"3015\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3017\" data-end=\"3299\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3301\" data-end=\"3317\"\u003eCOLLECTOR’S NOTE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3319\" data-end=\"3611\"\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3613\" data-end=\"3621\"\u003eSHIPPING\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3623\" data-end=\"3706\"\u003eCarefully packed and shipped with protective materials to help ensure safe arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kenneth Lane Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49032658714779,"sku":null,"price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/3208\/6939\/files\/IMG_0444.heic?v=1784428640","url":"https:\/\/kennethlanerarebooks.com\/products\/robert-e-lee-by-jefferson-davis-alexander-stephens-1983-limited-first-edition","provider":"Kenneth Lane Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}