Across Chasm, Signed (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. jacket rubbed, otherwise a clean, sound copy, octavo hardcover, 383 pages, 68 illustrations, appendix, end notes, bib., index, signed and inscribed by the author, stated first printing. Signed and Inscribed by the Au.

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Signed by Author. Warmly inscribed on the dedication page: "[Name], | Thank you for | inviting me to Ohio! | I had a wonderful | experience. Enjoy | the book! | [Signature and 2003 date]." Willcox served as an officer in Company B, Third Michigan Calvary, during the Civil War. The title comes from a "bold and spirited speech" entitled "The South in War Time" Willcox gave in 1863 "to a packed crowd of Confederate soldiers and civilians at a courthouse in Lexington, Tennessee." From the blurb on the front flap: "According to the major, it was the first and only instance in which a Union officer spoke directly across the bloody chasm." The appendices include the Roster of Third Michigan Cavalry (pp. 310-338). WorldCat lists only eight libraries holding the book (OCLC # 56942481). Size: 9" -11" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). 383 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Bound in light blue cloth over boards with the title in bright gilt on the spine. Corners are sharp. The book itself shows no shelf wear. The background of the unclipped (but unpriced) dust jacket is a dark blue, so it shows substantial rubbing, especially at the folds.There are a couple of small (1/8") tears at the head of the spine, resulting in some creasing) and there is a 1/4" tear at the bottom of the fold for the rear flap, also resulting in some creasing. The jacket is now protected in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Willcox, Lyman G., -- 1831-1918; United States. -- Army. -- Michigan Cavalry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1866); United States; Modern; Military & Warfare. Signed by Author. Main Picture: Julia A. Cramer, Across the Bloody Chasm: The Legacy of Lyman 'George' Wilcox (2003) - Front panel and spine of the dust jacket with an inset of the author's inscription and signature. Picture 2: Julia A. Cramer, Across the Bloody Chasm: The Legacy of Lyman 'George' Wilcox (2003) - Rear panel of the dust jacket and page edges. Picture 3: Julia A. Cramer, Across the Bloody Chasm: The Legacy of Lyman 'George' Wilcox (2003) - Front cover and spine. Picture 4: Julia A. Cramer, Across the Bloody Chasm: The Legacy of Lyman 'George' Wilcox (2003) - Rear cover and page edges. Picture 5: Julia A. Cramer, Across the Bloody Chasm: The Legacy of Lyman 'George' Wilcox (2003) - Title page. Picture 6: Julia A. Cramer, Across the Bloody Chasm: The Legacy of Lyman 'George' Wilcox (2003) - Copyright page with edition notice and inscription on dedication page. Picture 7: Julia A. Cramer, Across the Bloody Chasm: The Legacy of Lyman 'George' Wilcox (2003) - Examples of facsimiles reprinted in the text. Picture 8: Julia A. Cramer, Across the Bloody Chasm: The Legacy of Lyman 'George' Wilcox (2003) - Map of the Battle of Corinth, Oct. 3, 1862. Picture 9: Julia A. Cramer, Across the Bloody Chasm: The Legacy of Lyman 'George' Wilcox (2003) - Map of the Battle of Iuka, Sept. 19, 1862, and facsimile document. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1224.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Jacket is rubbed, and has a partial water ring wrinkle near the fore-edge on the front panel. Small triangular piece torn, missing, from upper right of jacket's back panel. There is a very small faint damp stain to fore-edge of pages at top. ; Illus. , inscribed and signed by the author, jacket now in a clear protector. Third Michigan Cavalry ; 383 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. First edition. Very good octavo hardcover in very good dust jacket. Light wear to the edges of the boards. The dj has some wear and rubbing along the edges with a few minor tears and some general light scuffing to the covers. SIGNED and inscribed by the author to the previous owner on the dedication page. 383 pages with illustrations, appendices, endnotes, bibliography, and index. An interesting biography of this union soldier, part of the Third Michigan Cavalry until September, 1864. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket.