New York: G.W. Dillingham, Publisher, 1888. Hardcover. Good Plus to Very Good/No Jacket. A prominent, bestselling Southern novelist both before and after the Civil War, Wilson wrote "Inez" in 1850, when she was fifteen and living with her parents in San Antonio shortly after the Mexican-American War. It was first published in 1855 and many times since by many different publishers. "Inez" is a sentimental, moralistic love story of an orphan girl's religious journey from skepticism to devout faith. 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches, 298 pages plus 2 pages of publisher's ads in dark blue, cloth-covered boards with gilt title/author box and decorations on spine. Back cover shows faded pattern where another book or other item rested for an extended period of time, o/w minimal surface and edgewear. Front hinge just beginning to loosen, not cracked. Rear hinge intact; binding firm. Text edges are somewhat foxed and soiled. Front end page shows neatly-written signatures of two previous owners. Text is moderately age-toned with a slight spine lean, o/w clean, unmarked and complete. It is unknown if this Dillingham edition is a First Thus or a first printing. It is, nevertheless, a more than decent, collectable copy of a noteworthy novel.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005411
Title: INEZ: A TALE OF THE ALAMO
Author: Wilson, Augusta Evans
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good Plus to Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: G.W. Dillingham, Publisher
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1888
Keywords: ALAMO, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR,
Bookseller catalogs: War; Fine Literature; Religion/Mythology;

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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