The Civil War. A Narrative: Fort Sumter to Perryville

New York: Random House, (1958).

Price: $1,200.00

Hardcover. First edition. Internal hinge tightened, small crease at the corner of one leaf, light overall wear, very good or better lacking the dustwrapper. Signed by Foote on a blank page that precedes the titlepage, as some copies were issued by the publisher. Volume One of Shelby Foote's Civil War narrative.

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Item #425034 The Civil War. A Narrative: Fort Sumter to Perryville. Shelby FOOTE.
The Civil War. A Narrative: Fort Sumter to Perryville

Shelby Foote
birth name: Shelby Foote
born: 11/17/1916
died: 6/27/2005

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Historian, novelist, and short-story writer known for his works treating the United States Civil War and the American South. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore

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In his youth Foote was a protege of William Faulkner's, and the latter's reluctance to sign books rubbed off on the younger author. We have heard more than one anecdote of Foote refusing to sign books for aquaintences (even "famous" acquaintences), generally making exceptions only for "friends." Consequently signed books are scarce, and collectors should be appropriately critical of the authenticity of his autograph in a trade edition, particularly if it is not part of an inscription to someone Foote knew well.more