Robert Devoy: a Tale of the Palmyra Massacre ("Souvenir" Edition)
- Palmyra, MO: Press of Sosey Brothers, N.d. (ca 1920?)
Palmyra, MO: Press of Sosey Brothers, N.d. (ca 1920?). New edition (enlarged). Octavo. Cloth-backed pictorial paper-covered boards (hardcover); 157pp; pictorial endpapers; four inserted leaves of plates. Inscribed on front endpaper by Donald Sosey, son of the author, to Hon. James A. Farley. Corners bumped and board edges lightly rubbed, else a tight, straight copy, Very Good.
A narrative blend of fact and fiction, based around the true events of the Palmyra, Missouri massacre of 1862, in which ten Confederate prisoners were murdered by Union troops without judicial process. Undated reissue, on large paper, of a work that was originally published in 1903; the author's preface dates this "Souvenir Edition" to ca. 1919-1920 and notes that "some valuable additions have been made to the historical part of the book.
A narrative blend of fact and fiction, based around the true events of the Palmyra, Missouri massacre of 1862, in which ten Confederate prisoners were murdered by Union troops without judicial process. Undated reissue, on large paper, of a work that was originally published in 1903; the author's preface dates this "Souvenir Edition" to ca. 1919-1920 and notes that "some valuable additions have been made to the historical part of the book.