MY CONFESSION: THE RECOLLECTIONS OF A ROGUE

First Printing. Octavo (24.25cm); two-tone red and navy blue cloth-covered boards, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt and navy blue on spine and front cover; map endpapers; dustjacket; x,301,[9] + [16]pp of inserted color plates. Base of spine gently nudged, subtle offsetting to endpapers, touch of dust-soil and a few tiny spots to upper edge of textblock; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $6.00), edgeworn, spine-sunned, with numerous small chips, tiny tears, and attendant creases to extremities, and a ca.2" split to upper rear joint; Very Good. The memoirs of American soldier of fortune and amateur painter Samuel Emery Chamberlain (1829-1908), whose exploits throughout the American Southwest and Mexico during the mid-19th century, both during the Mexican-American War and later with the infamous Glanton Gang, became key primary source material for Cormac McCarthy's fifth novel, Blood Meridian. "Now brought to light after more than one hundred years, this unique document will surely excite nation-wide interest and delight as a classic of picaresque adventure. The manuscript has been checked and rechecked by experts for accuracy and authenticity. Less than one-fifth of the book appeared in Life in three installments in July and August, 1956" (from rear flap). 9028.…