The Red Badge of Courage

An Episode of the American Civil War

by Stephen Crane 

First edition.  New York:  D. Appleton and Company, 1895 

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition.

• Tan buckram covers with text and ornament in red and black ink with gilt. 
• Boards show some exposure, smudges, edgewear.  Corners are scuffed.  See photos.  
• Spine has black and red text and is darkened with frayed ends.  See photos.  
• Binding is secure. 
• Pastedowns and feps, coated in brown, have some signs of cracking at spine, an owner's inscription.  
• Interior is gently age-toned.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Text block edges have yellow ink at head, fore and foot edges untrimmed. 
• PS2025.0611

233 pages. 4 7/8 x 7 1/4 inches

A Very Good copy of the true First edition of the Civil War classic by Stephen Crane (1871-1900).  With all the hallmarks of the first printing -- title page dated 1895, unbroken type on page 225, and publisher's ads beginning with three Gilbert Parker titles and ending with a Christian Reid title.  Bound in publisher's original buckram cloth decorated in red and gilt, lettered in red and black, with yellow topstain; lacking the dust jacket.  Light lean to binding.  Cloth toned and lightly soiled and rubbed, with spine darkened.

Owner's inscription on front end paper.

Copyright 1894 Stephen Crane, 1895 D. Appleton and Company. 

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