[CIVIL WAR]. BEERS, Mrs. Fannie A. (1832-1894). Memories. A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure during Four Years of War. Philadelphia, PA: Press of J. B. Lippincott Company, 1888. 8vo. Frontispiece. 336, [14, ads], [4, blank] pp. Publisher's full brown cloth, boards ruled in blind, front board stamped in gilt, brown endleaves (spine partially sunned, some rubbing to joints and boards, light soiling to boards, corners a bit bumped, erasure mark to ffep., text toned and occasionally foxed). Very good. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE FRONT BLANK: ?To the daughters of Bishop Polk from Mrs. Fannie A. Beers New Orleans July 2nd 188". Beneath this inscription is a later owner's inscription: ?Purchased by M. L. Middlehome [?] from Mary Ann Chaney Oct, 1888". The daughters mentioned are most likely the daughters of Bishop Leonidas Polk (1806-1864), a Confederate Lieutenant General (known as ?Sewanee's Fighting Bishop,") who had led troops in the battles of Belmont, Shiloh, Perryville, Chickamauga, Atlanta, and Marietta (where he was killed in action). Signed copies of this book are rare. From the renowned personal collection of Dr. George D. Lacy. Measurements: 8 x 6 x 1".