Heart of the South Stag cerebral man born in 1855

cerebral man born in 1855 and raised as a Mormon in the American West—was the mind behind many of the world-changing firearms that dominated more than a century of conflict

Leave your mark on the world

all edges gilt

Once you start carrying these handy little cloth squares you’ll understand why

with foxing to front and rear endpapers and stained cover

Heart of the South Stag cerebral man born in 1855Heart of the South, by Archibald Rutledge. Columbia, SC: The State, 1924. ix, 391 pages. Hardbound. Fine copy that is exceptionally crisp and clean for a book almost a century old. Gilt on spine and front bright and fully present. Signed on title page by Rutledge. A collection of 30 of Rutledges early stories including a number of really fine pieces such as Poinsettia and Sparkplug and The Kings of Curlew Island. First (and to my knowledge only)