First Edition (so stated) signed by the author in blue ink across the front free end page.
Book appears in Near Fine condition with just a touch of fading to the lettering on the spine.
Clean interior, tightly bound, sharp corners and clean hardcover panels in a handsome, glossy navy blue.
Dust Jacket shows just very minimal signs of shelf wear and scuffing, very light wear, now in a protective archival cover.
Burke's literary agents wrote of his ability to provide a clear portrait of his historical subjects: "His biographies of Confederate figures were heralded for their complex and astute examinations that dispensed with the hero narratives that had come before.
" Complete dust jacket with a touch of wear