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Auction: 317 - The Collector's Series
Lot: 526

Civil War. Beale, George William: A Lieutenant of Cavalry in Lee's Army. Boston, The Gorham Press, 1918. 12mo, ¾ leather with brown cloth board, decorated spine ridges, one color print, 231pp. Beale enlisted in the 9th Virginia Cavalry in May 1861 as a sergeant; he was promoted to lieutenant in Dec. 1862. After the war, Beale became a Baptist preacher and author. Written long after the events, this Rare book is an interesting and calm reminiscence of an older man reflecting. Ex Tampa Library. Pencil checks next to some paragraphs and a few instances of pencil underlining, About Very Good.

Estimate
$200 to $250