General Custers Libbie by Frost Lawrence (34 results)

1976. North America, US History. Superior Publishing Co., Seattle. Very good blue cloth with red lettering, good dust jacket (old scar where sticker was removed) 336p.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. First Edition. Very Good in Good dust jacket; DJ is worn and torn at edges. DJ has sticker tears on front. DJ has water wrinkling ; B&W Illustrations; 336 pages. Illustrated by E. Lisle Reedstrom (illustrator).

cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st Ed 328pp, frontis, photos, illus, index, cloth fine Swinford #5 A photographic biography and a labor of love by a foremost Custer scholar.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. A Very Good+ first printing of the first edition with general agewear in a like dust-jacket; tells the story of General Custer's wife, Libbie, from her childhood to the time of his death.Libbie was born in 1839 in Kentucky to a family of modest means. She met Custer in 1876 while he was stationed in the area and they married in 1878. Although General Custer was highly popular with his troops, Libbie was often left behind while he traveled in order to minimize her risk of death. After his death in 1876, she was forced to live with the memory of her husband and the devastation he had caused. Frost's novel tells the story of Libbie's life and her love for her husband.; 4to; 336 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 1st Edition. (1976). 336 pages. Index. Illustrations by E. Lisle Reedstrom. Very good in a very good dust jacket. (197).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery good in Very good dust jacket. First Edition.*.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated first edition. No other printings are listed. Unclipped ($19.95), mylar protected dust jacket. The book is clean and solid. The DJ has no tears or chips but does have a small rubbing on the spine. The mylar protecting the DJ has been clear taped to the boards. The tape does not touch the DJ. The tape could easily be removed, but may leave some residue on the boards.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover - Signed by the Author, Stated First Edition 1976 Superior Publishing 336 pages.Near fine in a VG DJ.blue cloth boards with red titles - corners sharp.minor shelf/edge wear to unclipped DJ, rear panel has a tape repair to the rear panel from the underside (with archival tape), DJ now in mylar.heavily-illustrated biography of Elizabeth Bacon Custer, the wife of General Custer, showing the domestic side of life on the frontier.previous owner was Robert B. Wells of Monroe Michigan, who traveled the country in search of patriotic stories and history for Channel 1 Multimedia.long, warm and personal inscription by the Author to Mr. Wells on the FFEP.ISBN-0875648061. LOC SSM-20.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket is lightly bumped at the corners and at top of spine, is lightly rubbed near spine tips, and has a light 1/2 inch scar at bottom front fore edge. 336 pages with illustrations. 4to size.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Includes dust jacket. First Edition. first edition book, includes the dust jacket, pages are clean.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good, Slightly Frayed DJ. First Edition. 336pp Illus Well-illustrated bio of Mrs. Custer.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Blue buckram binding, former owner address label and blind stamp on front end-paper. He was a long-time member and fellow of The Company of Military Collector's and Historians (Since 1955). Book and J in fantastic condition. (See my other listing for the "Custer Album" also by Frost). E. LISLE REEDSTROM (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. None. First Edition. A biography of Elizabeth B. Custer, from hitherto unpublished sources and profusely illustrated by unusual photos. In a Mylar dj cover. Out of print.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. Hardcover w/ DJ; unused book from closed bookstore old inventory; clean, tight and square, text is clean and unmarked, edges and corner tips are very slightly bumped from normal shelf wear, top page edges are very lightly dust-soiled; DJ has no tears, creases, or chips, front flap is price-clipped, corner tips are lightly bumped, edges and covers are rubbed and a little bit worn from normal shelf wear, now in protective mylar. Reedstrom, E. Lisle (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth with red lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 336pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations. Near fine/very good. Quite mild jacket edgewear. Tight 'n' bright first edition of this heavily-illustrated biography of Elizabeth Bacon Custer. Front pastedown bears bookplate of the noted founder of Chicago's Abrham Lincoln Bookshop, Ralph Geoffrey Newman (1912-98) -- actually, it's his 4" X 2½" membership card for the Chicago Corral of The Westerners, signed by that organization's sheriff.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. General Custer's Libbie is a 1976 biography by Lawrence A. Frost detailing the life of Elizabeth Bacon Custer, the wife of General George Armstrong Custer. Published by Superior Publishing Company in Seattle, the book draws from Libbie Custer's diaries, intimate letters, and unpublished sources to chronicle her 50 years spent defending and preserving her husband's legacy after his death at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876. The book was released in January 1976 as a 336-page hardcover volume (ISBN: 0875648061 / 978-0875648064). It is extensively illustrated with historical photographs and drawings by E. Lisle Reedstrom. The standard first edition features blue cloth binding with red lettering and a pictorial dust jacket. The work is classified under military biography and 19th-century United States history. This book is in like-new condition with a dust jacket also in like-new condition. There is no damage to this book - see photos. E. Lisle Reedstrom (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good to fine with very good dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on front fly leaf. Author's mailed envelope with newspaper clipping laid in. Dust jacket is lightly bumped at spine tips and corners. 336 pages with illustrations. 4to size. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth with red lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 336pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations. Near fine/very good. Slightest bit of faint jacket edgewear. A superb, bright, tight first edition of this biography of Elizabeth Bacon Custer. Rather uncommon.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Superior Publishing, Seattle, 1976, Quarto. Book is in very good condition. Text is clean and unmarked. Boards and bindings are strong. DJ is very good with minor edge wear top and bottom of spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. Clipped DJ in archival cover, edge wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 336 pages, photos, illustrations, LIMITED EDITION #56 of 250 SIGNED copies bound in red leather and housed in a slipcase. History of the person who helped keep Custer¿s memory alive, and who was with him during many of his assignments. Swinford 5.

Hardcover. 336p.; 28 cm. Illustrations. Index. Foreword by John M. Carroll. Good in fair dust jacket. DJ is worn, soiled, torn and chipped. Some staining/soiling to cover and inside of boards. First edition. Stated. Presumed first printing. Reedstrom, E. Lisle (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Pub by Superior Publishing, 1976, stated 1st Edition. NOT exLib. Fine cond. hardcover w/ VG+ unclipped ($19.95) pict dustjacket now in archival grade Brodart. Blue cloth over bds w/ orange lettering on cover & spine. SIGNED by author Lawrence A. Frost on ffep, o/w book is complete, intact & unmarked. Illustrated in b&w by E. Lisle Reedstrom. 336pp incl index. Square, straight, tight, bright & clean except s noted, overall Fine/ VG+ cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions. E. Lisle Reedstrom (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 4to., 336pp. A remarkable compendium of historical and personal photographs of Custer and his wife, Elizabeth Bacon. With many historical documents, references, newspapers, letters, and notes. Index. In red lettered blue cloth boards, and illustrated dust jacket. Previous owner's stamped throughout, and his signature on title page. Reedstrom, E. Lisle (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. Clipped DJ in archival cover.

FROST, Lawrence A. General Custer's Libbie. Seattle: Superior Publishing Company, [1976]. 1st ed. 4to. 336pp. Portrait frontis., illus., portraits. Orig. cloth, priceclipped d/j. Fine. Photographic biography of Custer's wife.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 336 pages, photos, illustrations, LIMITED EDITION of 250 SIGNED copies bound in red leather and housed in a slipcase. History of the person who helped keep Custer's memory alive, and who was with him during many of his assignments. Swinford High Spot 5.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Red leather limited edition of two hundred and fifty copies. This is number 201, beautifully preserved by the original slipcase. The slipcase shows a small nick and a 1" tear along one of the seams (all in the line of duty). Fast shipping. Free delivery confirmation. Thank you! Size: Quarto. Signed by Author(s). Book.…