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Inscribed by Brig. Gen. Henry B. Carrington

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Inscribed by Brig. Gen. Henry B. Carrington
<B>Frances C ourtney . Carrington: Inscribed and Signed by Author's Husband, Brigadier General Henry Beebee Carrington: <I>My Army Life,</B></I></B></I> And the Fort Phil. Kearney Massacre. With an Account of the Celebration of “Wyoming Opened.” By Frances C. Carrington. With Maps and Illustrations. (Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1910). First edition. Inscribed by Brig. Gen. Henry B. Carrington on the front free endpaper: “With regards of Editor by Husband of Author, Henry B. Carrington, Brig. Gen. U.S.A.. Hyde Park Mass, May 20, 1912, Born at Wallingford Cn, March 2, 1824.” Octavo (8” x 5”). 318 pages. Illustrated, including folding map at rear. Publisher's finely-ribbed green cloth lettered in gilt. Very minor rubbing, ex-library copy with inoffensive embossed stamp at the top edge of title page, and penciled numbers. Previous owner's signed bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper covering library label. Rear endpapers browned. Overall, still a very good, handsome copy.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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