Wounds in the Rain: War Stories
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1900. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2352427
First American edition, published shortly after the UK edition, despite the UK edition being printed from American plates (BAL 4091). Spine a bit faded, boards lightly rubbed with a few minor blemishes. Binding tight and square, text clean and unmarked.
347 pp. Dark green cloth, gilt titles and decorations, top edge gilt. Crane is best known for his American Civil War novel The Red Badge of Courage. This volume collections eleven more war stories, largely based on the author's experiences as a war correspondent in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. This was one of Crane's last works, published shortly before his tragic death at the age of 28. Includes: The Price of the Harness; The Lone Charge of William B. Perkins; The Clan of No-Name; God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen; The Revenge of the Adolphus; The Sergeant's Private Madhouse; Virtue in War; Marines Signalling under Fire at Guantanamo; This Majestic Life; War Memories; The Second Generation.
Price: $150.00