CRANE, Stephen (1871-1900). The Red Badge of Courage. New York: Appleton, 1895.

CRANE, Stephen (1871-1900). The Red Badge of Courage. New York: Appleton, 1895.

The first edition, first printing of Crane’s classic, in the original dust-jacket. “An extraordinary study of the common man amid the turmoil, clamor and distortion typified by war ... its intensity, its startling yet inevitable descriptive phrase, struck a new note in American prose" (DAB). With the earliest state of the advertisements. BAL 4071; Grolier, American, 98.

Octavo (183 x 122mm). Title-page printed in black and red. Original tan cloth, lettered in red, black and gilt, top edge yellow, original printed dust-jacket (jacket reinforced on verso along folds and edges); red quarter morocco slipcase.

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