OLD PLANTATION DAYS, Archibald Rutledge - Signed 1st Printing, 1913

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Archibald Rutledge
OLD PLANTATION DAYS
Signed by Mr. Rutledge
Eddy Press First Printing, 1913

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OLD PLANTATION DAYS
PHOTO SAMPLER

Front Cover

Spine and Front Cover

Full Angle of Title Page and Frontispiece Illustration

Author's Signature on First Blank Page

Table of Contents

Sample Text 1 - The First Story in OLD PLANTATION DAYS

Close Angle of Frontispiece Illustration

Detail of Eddy Press, Private Publisher

Front Cover with Bottom and Front Page Edges

Full Angle of Gift Recipient Inscription

Detail of Inscription of Victor M. Birely (the Seller's grandfather)

Archibald Rutledge Signature on First Blank Page

Rear Cover

Announcement, The Eddy Press (Publisher), and Contents

Sample Text 2 - "The Black Mallard"

Sample Illustration 2

Front Cover and Page Edge Angle

Full Angle of End Pages with Recipient's "No. 24"

ARCHIBALD HAMILTON RUTLEDGE

Archibald Rutledge was born in McClellanville, South Carolina, on October 23, 1883. His parents were Colonel Henry Middleton and Margaret Seabrook Rutledge. On December 19, 1907, Rutledge married Florence Hart, who died in 1934. Three years later, he married Alice Lucas. He had three children: Archibald Jr., Henry Middleton, and Irvine Hart. In 1934, Rutledge became South Carolina’s first Poet Laureate by executive decree. The legislature deemed him “distinguished in literature.” He was also South Carolina’s elector to the Hall of Fame. He achieved 17 honorary degrees, including a Master of Arts from Union College in 1907. He received more than 30 medals, including the John Burroughs Medal for Nature Writing. The Archibald Rutledge Academy in McClellanville and the Archibald Rutledge Scholarship Fund for Academic and Artistic Excellence were both named in his honor. Mr. Rutledge died in 1973 in McClellanville.

-- From Internet Sources

BOOK DESCRIPTION

OLD PLANTATION DAYS by Archibald Rutledge. Illustrated. Cumberland MD: The Eddy Press. Although undated, this book is known by the inscription date to have been published prior to December, 1913. Privately printed as a gift to friends and associates, this is the earliest edition of this title and is now quite rare. Only 100 to 250 (maximum) copies of this gift volume were printed. The book is signed by Mr. Rutledge on the first blank page preceding the title page. This book was presented to the Seller's grandfather, Victor M. Birely, while he was a student of Mr. Rutledge at Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania. The author taught English there for 37 years. Victor inscribed his name, address, date of receiving the book, and numbered it "24" on the inside front cover. The inscription reads: "V. M. Birely, Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, Pa., Dec. 13, 1913." In hardback with no dust jacket as issued, this volume of 18 classic Nature and Americana short stories (5 stories of which are not seen in later trade editions), the book measures 5.75" x 8.25" and contains 160 pages.

CONDITION

OLD PLANTATION DAYS is in Very Good/Fine condition, with no torn or loose pages. A former internal separation between the front cover and first end page has been professionally repaired as may be seen in above photos. Other than the author's autograph and the original owner's 1913 inscription, there is neither writing nor marks, discoloration, watermarks or foxing speckles on any of the pages. There is minor surface-only rubbing to the front edge of spine. The page edges are only minimally age-toned and worn, while the text pages remain bright. The text and all illustrations are clearly visible throughout.

PROVENANCE

This OLD PLANTATION DAYS first printing was an inheritance from
the estate of Victor M. Birely, the Seller's grandfather, who had been
a student of the author at Mercersburg Academy in 1913.

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