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Auction: 317 - The Collector's Series
Lot: 554

Civil War. Mosby, John Singleton: The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby. Edited by Charles Wells Russell. Boston; Little, Brown and Company, 1917. 8vo, dark olive green hardcovers, illustrations and folded map, 414 pp. Known as the "Gray Ghost," Mosby perfected the art of guerrilla warfare, using his cadre of some 300 men to tie up 20 to 30 times that number of Union soldiers. Some separating of spine, owner name and pencil marks on front endpaper, clean contents, Very Good. Scarce first edition.