My Colonel and His Lady de Rutledge, Archibald - 1937

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1937. Stated First Edition. HB. Tan cloth, red lettering and illustration of sword on front cover and spine, 12mo, 189 pp. Blue illustrated endpapers. No marks in book, binding tight. Very minor edge wear to covers. In a clipped dust jacket that shows minor soiling, chipping head of spine. Book condition VG+ in VG DJ.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1937. Second or later printing, lacking "first edition" statement on verso of title page. Octavo. Tan cloth hardcover, titled in red on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 189pp. Neat ownership signature to front free endpaper, dated 1938. Light foxing and soil to text block edges; slight darkening to endpapers at gutters; still a tight, Very Good or better copy. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $1.50 at base of front flap), a shade sunned on spine panel, rear panel somewhat soiled on lighter portions, else just light edgewear, Very Good. A sentimental memoir of post-Civil War childhood on a South Carolina plantation, under the guidance of the author's father, retired Confederate colonel Henry Middleton Rutledge.

Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1937T. hardcover. Good. . Signed by the author. Laid-in. 1 st edition. Book has moderate wear. Some passages underlined/notes in the margins. Note are written inside the back free end page.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill. Good with no dust jacket. 1937. First Edition. Hardback. Signed by author/light gray cloth with sword illustration and maroon lettering on front and spine/abrasions on entire spine and; 189 pages; Another over sword illustration on front with soil spots on front cover/ blue illustration on end pages .

New York: Bobbs-Merrill. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1937. Hardbound.

New York: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1937. Hard Cover. BOOK VERY GOOD/JACKET VERY GOOD COLOR COPY. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. 189pp. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY with a bright, attractive color copy DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. Mr. Rutledge was South Carolina's first and most famous poet laureate. Lovely copy.

New York: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1937. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. BOOK VERY GOOD+/JACKET VERY GOOD. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. Dustjacket shows light overall wear. Previous owner name on front endpaper. Dustjacket is not price clipped and still shows the original price of $1.50. This is the TRUE 1ST PRINTING. This is a stated first edition which has become very difficult to find. If it doesn't state ""First Edition"" on the copyright page, then it isn't. Mr. Rutledge was South Carolina's first and most famous poet laureate. A rare find of this very popular Rutledge classic. 189pp. Lovely copy.

New York: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1937. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. BOOK NEAR FINE/JACKET VERY GOOD+. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. No previous owner markings. Dustjacket is not price clipped and still shows the original price of $1.50. This is the TRUE 1ST PRINTING. This is a stated first edition which has become very difficult to find. If it doesn't state ""First Edition"" on the copyright page, then it isn't. Mr. Rutledge was South Carolina's first and most famous poet laureate. This copy includes a 3""x5"" index card sized loose insert which includes a list of books available signed by the author at the time. A rare find of this very popular Rutledge classic. 189pp. Lovely copy.