Colonel Lady by Rutledge Archibald (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. VERY GOOD HARDCOVER WITH NO DJ. PLEASE REVIEW PICTURES.

Early printing, 189 pages, pictorial end papers. Presentation copy: "Inscribed for Commander Spencer Johnson with the sincere regards of Archibald Rutledge Oct. 25, 1944." Good condition with soil to the covers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A sensitive and memorable tribute to Colonel Henry Middleton Rutledge written by his son, Archibald Rutledge. The Colonel and his Lady represented the life of the Old South at its best after the Civil War and are here brought to life at Hampton Hall on the Santee river in South Carolina. Included are anecdotes of Lee, Lincoln, Custer, Jackson and Pickett. 189 pp. CONDITION: Hardbound beige boards, red text title and graphic on cover and spine. Soiling to edges and spine; sound binding. Blue illustrated endpapers with owner name are mildly soiled. Text is clear and unmarked. Price-clipped dust jacket feature illustration and title in red, blue and white against yellow background. Edge tears, soiled, stains within jacket. Very good. Full refund if not satisfied.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Hard cover published by Bobbs-Merrill in 1937. No dust jacket. Corners of back cover are bumped some. Spine and back cover have some scuffing and small stains. Book is in good plus condition. Small 8vo, 189 pages, .6 lb.; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 189 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st (1937) edition by The Bobbs-Merrill Company. Dust jacket is clean and sound but displays slight chipping and rubbing at edges and corners. Jacket's integrity though is uncompromised and has been wrapped in protective mylar to prevent further shelf/use wear. Cloth covered boards are clean with un-bumped corners. Imprinted title and board art is vivid. Pages display some age-related tanning but are clean and unmarked. Professional packaging and prompt shipping. JB.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Thus. GOOD HARDCOVER WITH FAIR DJ IN BRODART. PLEASE REVIEW PICTURES.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. fine in fine dj; dj is not price clipped but a small Christmas reef sticker about 1" covers where the price would have been; we are no sure if this is a distraction or a clever way of not showing the price when given as a gift. The condition of the book is gift quality.

hardcover, Condition: Good, Bobbs-Merrill, Idpls., c.1937, 12mo., cloth, 189pp., G/G $.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed. First Edition. Signed by the author. Laid-in. 1 st edition. Book has moderate wear. Some passages underlined/notes in the margins. Note are written inside the back free end page.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Signed by author/light gray cloth with sword illustration and maroon lettering on front and spine/abrasions on entire spine and; 189 pages; Another over sword illustration on front with soil spots on front cover/ blue illustration on end pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: BOOK VERY GOOD+. Dust Jacket Condition: JACKET VERY GOOD. 1st Edition. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. Dustjacket shows light overall wear. Previous owner name on front endpaper. Dustjacket is not price clipped and still shows the original price of $1.50. This is the TRUE 1ST PRINTING. This is a stated first edition which has become very difficult to find. If it doesn't state "First Edition" on the copyright page, then it isn't. Mr. Rutledge was South Carolina's first and most famous poet laureate. A rare find of this very popular Rutledge classic. 189pp. Lovely copy.

Hard Cover. Condition: BOOK NEAR FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: JACKET VERY GOOD+. 1st Edition. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. No previous owner markings. Dustjacket is not price clipped and still shows the original price of $1.50. This is the TRUE 1ST PRINTING. This is a stated first edition which has become very difficult to find. If it doesn't state "First Edition" on the copyright page, then it isn't. Mr. Rutledge was South Carolina's first and most famous poet laureate. This copy includes a 3"x5" index card sized loose insert which includes a list of books available signed by the author at the time. A rare find of this very popular Rutledge classic. 189pp. Lovely copy.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. Second or later printing, lacking "first edition" statement on verso of title page. Octavo. Tan cloth hardcover, titled in red on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 189pp. Neat ownership signature to front free endpaper, dated 1938. Light foxing and soil to text block edges; slight darkening to endpapers at gutters; still a tight, Very Good or better copy. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $1.50 at base of front flap), a shade sunned on spine panel, rear panel somewhat soiled on lighter portions, else just light edgewear, Very Good. A sentimental memoir of post-Civil War childhood on a South Carolina plantation, under the guidance of the author's father, retired Confederate colonel Henry Middleton Rutledge.