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The Bushwhackers and Other Stories
Charles Egbert Craddock [Mary Noailles Murfree]
1899
Herbert S. Stone and Company : Chicago
7" by 4.5"
312pp
SUMMARY
A vanishingly scarce copy of this short-story collection from Mary Noailles Murfree, published here under her pen name.
First Edition,Publishers Original Binding,Very Scarce
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage:£ 15.99
EU Postage: £ 13.99
European Postage: £ 14.99
Asia Postage: £ 18.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99
DESCRIPTION
The first edition. Very scarce work, with only one record found on auction in 1901.
In the publishers original paper covered boards.
A collection of stories written by American author Mary Noailles Murfree, published under her pen name Charles Egbert Craddock. The opening tale follows Hilary Knox, a young mountaineer who yearns for adventure and navigates a period of conflict in East Tennessee.
Murfree is considered by many to be Appalachias first significant female writer and her work a necessity for the study of Appalachian literature.
CONDITION
In the original paper covered boards. Externally, smart, with shelf wear and a small loss to the spine head. Marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with scattered spots throughout, heaviest to the endpapers.
Overall Condition: Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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