RARE True 1st Edition The Red Badge Of Courage 1895 By Stephen Crane Civil War
Item History & Price
Up for sale is a true First Edition / First Printing of Stephen Cane's Civil War classic "The Red Badge of Courage." Printed in 1895 by New York, D. Appleton Company this has been in continuous print ever since and is always found on lists of greatest American novels.
There were multiple printings and editions which all have the same unique cover design but the true first printing will have the 1895 data on the title page, top edge yellow, unbroken type int he word "congratu-l...ated" on page 225, and lists Gilbert Parker's Best Books on the top of the list of advertised books (later lists this title). This copy meets all these points.
For condition this copy is just acceptable. Its pages are clean and tightly bound with no missing pages, but the covers are showing a lot of wear and fading. The gilt around the "T" is still strong but the spine title is virtually unreadable. There is also about a 1.5" crack along the front hinge of the spine. This copy could be beautifully rebound or left original but I decided to leave this up to the buyer.
There were multiple printings and editions which all have the same unique cover design but the true first printing will have the 1895 data on the title page, top edge yellow, unbroken type int he word "congratu-l...ated" on page 225, and lists Gilbert Parker's Best Books on the top of the list of advertised books (later lists this title). This copy meets all these points.
For condition this copy is just acceptable. Its pages are clean and tightly bound with no missing pages, but the covers are showing a lot of wear and fading. The gilt around the "T" is still strong but the spine title is virtually unreadable. There is also about a 1.5" crack along the front hinge of the spine. This copy could be beautifully rebound or left original but I decided to leave this up to the buyer.
