9780878050161 - Kemper County Rebel: the Civil War Diary of Robert Masten Holmes- C S a by Frank-allen-dennis-foreword-by-thomas-l-connelly (4 results)

First edition, 1st printing. A very good+ copy. faint foxing to edges and previous owners name on front pastedown. Library deboss stamp to title page. Touch of rubbing to the head and a small white paint transfer on the bottom edge. Octavo (14.5 x 22 cm), 115 pages, bound in green textured papers with gilt stamping.

First edition thus. xx, 115 pages. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 14.5cm. Dark olive dust jacket, usual light color fading to spine, large dark impression from past bookseller's removed sticker at front panel's lower right. Dark olive boards with vibrant gilt stamped lettering to front board and spine. Light foxing to edges; some occasional faint foxing to interior pages which overall remain quite clean. Binding retains some crispness. A very good+ copy in a very good dust jacket. With a Foreword by Thomas L. Connelly, "Preface and Acknowledgements" by editor Allen Dennis, Appendix, and Index. The Civil War diary of Robert Masten Holmes (1844-1864) recounting the trials of his Confederate military service from November 1862 to May 1863. Holmes was with Company I, 24th Regiment, Mississippi Volunteers, Army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg. {MS Shelf #2} ISBN 0878050167.

First edition thus. xx, 115 pages. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 14.25cm. Dark olive dust jacket; very light sunning to spine with slight bumping at head. Dark olive boards; vibrant gilt stamped lettering to front board and spine. Foxing to top edge; interior pages are bright and clean. Binding remains fairly crisp. A near fine copy in a very good+ dust jacket. With a Foreword by Thomas L. Connelly, "Preface and Acknowledgements" by editor Allen Dennis, Appendix, and Index. The Civil War diary of Robert Masten Holmes (1844-1864) recounting the trials of his Confederate military service from November 1862 to May 1863. Holmes was with Company I, 24th Regiment, Mississippi Volunteers, Army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg. {MS Shelf #3} ISBN 0878050167.

hardcover with dustjacket. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. This diary of Robert Masten Holmes, a young Mississippi soldier in the Confederate army, reveals more about the day to day struggles of war than many a volume on strategy and combat. The diary is short and ends abruptly after only six months. Professor Dennis has carefully researched the rest of Holmes' life, until his death at the age of twenty. 115 pages, appendix, index. Dust jacket and book are in Fine condition. ; Standard Book Size.; 115 pages.