A Diary From Dixie, as written by Mary Boykin Chestnut, wife of James Chestnut..

Description: Shelley and Son Books (IOBA) presents ... A Diary From Dixie, as written by Mary Boykin Chestnut, wife of James Chestnut Jr.., United States Senator from South Carolina, 1859-1861, and afterward an Aide to Jefferson Davis and a Brigadier-General in the Confederate Army (FIRST EDITION) Author:Mary Boykin Chesenut (Author); Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary (Editors) Publisher:D. Appleton & Company Release Date:1095 Jacket Condition: Seller Category:Civil War Qty Available:1 Condition:Used: Very Good Media:Hardcover Notes: FIRST EDITION, 1905. Hardcover. Bound in tan publisher's cloth. Covers and spine bear ornamentation in light blue and gilt, also lettered in gilt. Gilt top edge. Deckled foredge and foot. Title page is orange and black. Illustrated throughout with sepia toned plates occasionally throughout. Frontispiece is a sepia portrait of Mrs. James Chesnut, Jr., from a portrait in oil. (1) is present on the last page of text (p. 424). Indexed. xxii, 424 pp. EXCERPT FROM THE INTRODUCTION: "Mrs. Chestnut was a conspicuous example of the wellborn and high-bred women, who, with active sympathy and unremitting courage, supported the Southern cause. Born and reared when Nullification was in the ascendant, and acquiring an education which developed and refined her natural literary gifts, she found in the throes of a great conflict at arms the impulse which wrought into vital expression in words her steadfast loyalty to the waning fortunes of a political faith, which, in South Carolina, had become a religion. Many men have produced narratives of the war between the States, and a few women have written notable chronicles of it; but non has given to the world a record more radiant than hers, or one more passionately sincere. Every line in this Diary throbs with the tumult of deep spiritual passion, and bespeaks the luminous mind, the unconquered soul, of the woman who wrote it." CONDITION: Shows some wear with some soiling on the cover and lightly bumped corners. Leaves are lovely and bright with minimal foxing. Completely unmarked except for a previous owner's inscription on the front pastedown, dated May 9, 1907. Front inner hinge is starting, yet binding is solid and uncompromised. Illustrations are monuments to the area, and parallel the longing of the authors writing. A very nice copy. Full refund if not satisfied. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!

Price: 660 USD

Location: Hendersonville, North Carolina

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