by Harnett T. Kane.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1955.

First edition, first printing.

"First edition" statement to the copyright page, 1955 date printed to the title page, and $3.95 printed to the jacket's flap.

SIGNED with the salutation "Sincerely" by the author to the front end-paper.

The New Orleans historical fiction author was highly acclaimed for his depictions of Southern culture, and especially for his historical biographies, including this one featuring a real civil war spy.

An attractive SIGNED first edition.

Lightly age-toned to the end-papers, else very nearly fine, square, tight and probably unread in gray linen with burgundy embossed titles to the spine, red-and-yellow headband and tail-band, lovely plum upper page edges; in a near fine dust jacket with a tiny chip to the lower rear spine edge corner, minute rubs to the upper and lower spine edges, and slight dust-soiling to the rear panel; original printed $3.95 price still intact to the front inner flap.

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