KANTOR, MACKINLAY — Spirit Lake
Cleveland, Ohio: The World Publishing Company, 1961. First Edition. Hard Cover. First edition, signed by the author on front free endpaper. Compelling historical fiction account of the 1857 massacre of settlers at Spirit Lake, Iowa in the frontier west by the Pulitzer-prize winning author of 'Andersonville'. --- In full dark blue cloth with gilt-stamped titling on cover & spine. Publisher's red topstain. With notes and map of the Spirit Lake area at rear of the volume. Jacket features Tim Kantor photo of his father. --- With light fraying to cover cloth and a white soiled spot on spine; else a firm, bright copy. Jacket with rubbing, especially at spine and crease points, bears original $6.95 flap price and in removable archival mylar protector.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 957 pages; Signed by Author. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .
