Coffin Morse (4 results)

[1965], an unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 300. (Square small 4to hardcover) Very good, no dust jacket. 40pp. Photographs, notes. Previous owner's bookplate, the top front corner is bumped, and there is minor spotting on the front cover. Edited with introduction and notes by Alan W. Farley. Locale: Colorado; Sand Creek. (Western America, Arapaho Indians, Battle of Sand Creek, Cheyenne Indians, Indian Wars, Massacre).

First edition. First Book Edition. Limited Edition of 300 Copies. 40pp. Several Illustrations. Introduction. Footnotes. Introduction, footnotes, and editing by Alan W. Farley. This account was written in 1878 and originally published in the Colorado Sun in 1878 & 1879. The author came to Colorado in 1859, settled in Weld County in 1860. With Indian depredations in Colorado reaching a peak in 1864, Morse Coffin enlisted in Company D of the 3rd Colorado Volunteer Calvalry. As such Coffin saw action against the Cheyenne; most notably as a participant in a massacre led by Colonel Chivington at Sand Creek, in eastern Colorado. The Battle of Sand Creek or the Chivington Massacre was an infamous, and highly controversial event. Coffin's first-hand account is important, in that it is considered the most accurate and objective account by a participant to appear in print. As New condition. A scarce and important work. Copy of a lengthy obituary notice regarding the death of Morse H. Coffin laid-in.

hc. Condition: very good. 39 Personal narrative of the Chivington massacre at Sand Creek. Original letter to daughter and M. H. Coffin obituary laid in.

[2] pp.; 27.7 x 21.5 cm.; monochrome; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed Double-sided flyer advertising a mass demonstration to stop the war against Vietnam held in New York City on Saturday, April 27, [1968]. Speakers include Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr. in lieu of King, who was assassinated on April 4, 1968, William Sloane Coffin, Dick Gregory, Michael Ferber, Viveca Lindfors, David Livingston, Ella Baker, and Linda Morse. Entertainment includes Pete Seeger and Phil Ochs. Verso of flyer contains a map and parade route. Very Good. Crease from fold into thirds. 1.5 cm. tears on top edge of sheet and center left side.