The History of Rome Hanks by Joseph Stanley Pennell, 1944 FIRST EDITION - Civil War Novel

The History of Rome Hanks: A Novel by Joseph Stanley Pennell was published during World War II in 1944. This is a FIRST EDITION.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Joseph S. Pennell (1903-1963), novelist and short story writer, is most known for his book on the Civil War, The History of Rome Hanks and Kindred Matters, where he "depicted the lives of ordinary soldiers with gripping realism."

BIXLEY NOTES
• The History of Rome Hanks and Kindred Matters
• Written by Joseph Stanley Pennell
• Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1944
• FIRST EDITION
• 363 page hard cover with dust jacket
• Old library copy with dust jacket reinforcement
• Original price $2.75
• Measures 8 1/4" x 5 3/4"

VINTAGE NOTES 
• In good condition.
• Binding is nice and tight
• Hardcovers appear to be in great shape, well protected by reinforced library dust jacket
• Dust jacket reinforced with brown paper and glued to the front and back inside covers
• Dust jacket shows lots of wear and has torn on the binding (see photographs)
• Library stamps in the front and back of the book
• Inscribed and dated 1946 on the inside front cover
• Pages have yellowed a bit
• Page edges are dirty (likely due to storage)

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