[Rarebooks] FS: Mosby's Men 1st Edition

[Donald Magee, Newport Book Store]

Alexander, John H.  Mosby's Men.  NY:  The Neale Publishing Co., 1907.  First printing.  Octavo, tan cloth, bright gilt lettering, 180 pages.  14 portraits, including Mosby, various Companies, 43rd Battalion, Virginia Calvery.  TEG, rough cut other edges.  Alexander, 1846-1909, was in Co. A, 1863-1865.  Spine is slightly sunned with foot and cap slightly rubbed.  Covers are very slightly soiled.  A bright, tight, scarce copy.  Net to the list $200.
Howes USIANA A-120 "a"
Broadfoot - 11
Seagrave - 143
Dornbusch II -1276
Krick. Neale Books Bibliog. #6 (incl title page facs.) - "This is one of the most interesting items in the voluminous literature related to Mosby's command -- a narrative of what the writer saw of the men and their doings--"

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