Item #36224 The Squibob Papers. With Comic Illustrations by the Author. George H. DERBY, pseud. John Phoenix.

The Squibob Papers. With Comic Illustrations by the Author.

New York. Carleton, Publisher. 1865. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo, 19cm, first edition, 247p., with 11 plates, 17 text illustrations, original brown pebbled cloth, some slight fade freckling on the rear board, fine condition. (amp) ~ Cowan p67. BAL 4651. A series of humorous, satirical stories most relating to U.S. Army life in 1840' s California. George H. Derby (1832-1861) as a graduate of West Point in 1846 and the book, published posthumously, is dedicated to his classmate and friend, General George B. McClellan. Item #36224

Price: $100.00