Description: Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life Author: King, Captain Charles Title: Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life Publication: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1890 Edition: First edition Description: Hardcover. 8vo. [3], iv-v, [8], 4-295, [8] (publisher's advertisements) pp. The advertisements in the rear include notices of Ben-Hur and Elizabeth Custer's Boots and Saddles. Navy cloth with lettering in gilt on the spine, title in gilt on the front board with a decorative gilt shield with fringe and surrounding axes embossed on the front board. Illustrated by a frontispiece and nine additional plates. In addition to Campaigning with Crook, the book includes the stories "Captain Santa Claus", "The Mystery of 'Mahbin Mill", and "Plodder's Promotion". Graff 2326. Captain Charles King served in the Civil War, the Sioux Campaigns, the Spanish American War, and saw action in the Philippines. He was a prolific writer, with this book's account of campaigning with Major General Crook drawn from several publications in the Milwaukee Sentinel. The articles were published in pamphlet form in 1880, then in book form in 1890 (Internet Archive, "The Life of Charles King"). Near Fine. A Near Fine book with three newspaper clippings pasted in on the flyleaves, one of which talks about the exploits of Captain King, and his skirmishes with Native American tribes. The free front endpaper shows a spot of offsetting from one of the newspaper clippings. Seller ID: 00008077 Subject: History Evening star books, LLC We are a professional antiquarian bookselling firm with relatively broad interests, but we specialize in literature of all periods, modern first editions, and works of historical significance. Open to the public by chance or by appointment. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company. Guarantee We are members of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America) and the Independent Online Booksellers' Association (IOBA), and we abide by these associations' strict codes of ethics. All items are guaranteed to be received as described and any item may be returned for any reason within 30 days of receipt. SHIPPING TERMS All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Delivery using this shipping method usually occurs in 5 to 10 business days. Expedited and international shipping are also available. Please contact us for a shipping quote if you wish to upgrade to Priority Mail. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: King, Captain Charles
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Year Printed: 1890
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
