David A. Hamilton Americana Books

The Poet Scout. A Book of Song and Story

Crawford, Captain Jack (Late Chief of Scouts, U.S. Army.)

New York & London: Funk and Wagnalls, 1886.

First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [2], xiv, 15-181 pages, [6] pages of advertisements, [1]. Frontispiece engraving of the author. Illustrated. Green illustrated cloth hardcover with gilt title and illustration of Crawford on the front cover. Gilt title and illustration on the spine. Floral end papers. Engraved portrait of U.S. Grant is loose. Binding slightly shaken. Light edge wear to cloth extremities. Lengthy inscription with original verse? written on the right front flyleaf by the author to "My Friend W.H. Ford...." dated Sept. 7, 1889. Good. Item #12977

Price: $300.00