[COOKE, John E.].

Life of Stonewall Jackson from Official Papers, Contempoary Narratives

Item #67544

[COOKE, John E.]. Life of Stonewall Jackson from Official Papers, Contempoary Narratives, and Personal Acquaintance. By a Virginian. Richmond: Ayres & Wade, Illustrated News Steam Presses, 1863. 1st ed. 12mo. 305 pp., frontis. Later 3/4 morocco with marbled boards. Original wrappers have been backed in new paper and bound in. Advts. seen in some copies are not present. Foxing and toning consistent with Confederate imprints otherwise a near fine copy. HOWES C-734, "aa". Parrish & Willingham 4779. BAL 3718. "`Composed in bivouac' by an unconcealing admirer; based on personal observation and some official documents." -Nevins II, 47. The publishers "had determined, four months before the death of General Jackson, to publish his memoirs in popular form. ... The death of General Jackson neither advanced or delayed the publication an hour. ..." Confederate Hundred 23. "The earliest [Jackson biography] of any importance"-In Tall Cotton, 22.

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