No dust jacket; First edition, 1953; Inscribed by the author; Scarce title; A Civil war novel set in the North Alabama hills, written by Alabama educator and historian Wesley Sylvester Thompson; Binding is solid w/ general wear to spine; Clean, sturdy boards w/ mild edge-wear/rubbing; Pages free of markings; A few dog ears present; A Good copy, w/o jacket; Quite rare; Stored and shipped in protective polybag; Secure packaging for safe delivery.