I Married a Soldier or, Old Days in the Old Army. by Lane, Lydia Spencer - 1910

Horn & Wallace, 1964. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Albuquerque, NM: Horn and Wallace, 1964 Horn and Wallace, Albuquerque. 1964. Hard Cover. First printed 1893. Stated First Edition. Book Condition: Near Fine; dedication to previous owner on FFFP. No DJ. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Pictorial end papers. Yellow cloth boards with bright black lettering on spine. 193 pp 8vo. Mrs. Lane's account of the period from 1854, when she married Lt. Lane, to 1870 when he retired from the service was definitely "Old Army". Written in a plain, factual manner without sentimental nostalgia for the past, this book tells one what it was like to be a soldier on the frontier in the late 1800s; the hardships and the happiness without any modern conveniences. A very presentable and clean copy in excellent condition.

Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.: Horn & Wallace Publishers, 1964. Hardcover. VG/Good. Hardcover in a worn jacket

Horn & Wallace, 1964. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Thus. Edgewear to jacket..

Horn & Wallace, Albuquerque - first edition, this published (first pub'd 1893) 1964 hardcover, 6¼" x 9½", front jacket panel mounted on cover Ours is an ex-library copy with usual stickers, bar code, pocket, stamps etc. Book in FAIR condition Provides an account of daily life in New Mexico in the 1860s as seen through the eyes of an educated woman. Intimately described are the joys and sorrows of the wife of an Army officer stationed at various posts in New Mexico. James Magoffin, Kit Carson, and General H H Sibley are among the famous figures encountered; and Fort Bliss, Santa Fe, Taos and Fort Union among the locations.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co. 1893,, 1893. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1893. 214 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. No Edition remarks within. Inscription to front endpapers. Large sticker mark to front pastedown. Rough cut pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing.Hinges are cracked, with some exposed netting and a loose binding. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed Spine ends are crushed, with noticeable splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.