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📋 Item Specifics:
• Subject: Military & War, Americana, Patriotic History, US Flag
• Binding: Hardcover (Blue Cloth with Embossed Medallion)
• Special Attributes: Signed, Inscribed, 1st Edition Thus (Department of Wisconsin Commemorative Edition
• Author: Harrison S. Kerrick (Colonel, U.S. Army)
• Publisher: The American Legion
• Year Printed: 1931
• Language: English
Up for public sale is an exceptionally rare, museum-quality 1931 antiquarian copy of "The Flag of the United States: Your Flag and Mine" by Colonel Harrison S. Kerrick (C.A.C., U.S. Army). This specific volume is a highly scarce "Department of Wisconsin Edition" published under the auspices of the American Legion, featuring a beautiful, vibrant embossed blue-and-gold American Legion medallion emblem seal right on the front cover!
This incredible collector's piece features a spectacular, full-page handwritten ink presentation inscription signed directly by the author, Colonel Harrison S. Kerrick, on the front flyleaf page!
The gorgeous fountain pen inscription reads:
"To my esteemed friend and Co-Crusader for Old Glory, Samuel E. Ross, with best wishes. Very Sincerely Yours, Harrison S. Kerrick, Col. C.A.C., U.S. Army." Custom dated by the author "5/11/31" and localized directly in "Chicago, Ill. / Kerrick, Tex."
An absolute crown-jewel addition for an autographed book collector, military history library, Americana picker, or patriotic display gallery!
* Author: Colonel Harrison S. Kerrick (Signed Presentation Copy)
* Title: The Flag of the United States: Your Flag and Mine
* Edition: 1931 Department of Wisconsin Commemorative Edition
* Inscription Date: May 11, 1931 (Chicago, Illinois)
Condition: Wonderful antiquarian condition overall! The full-page author signature and inscription are beautifully dark, fluid, and fully legible with zero ink bleeding or smudging. The interior pages are clean, crisp, and beautifully intact with no heavy foxing or modern markings. The blue cloth cover boards are structurally sound with the front gold-and-blue emblem beautifully preserved. Binding is tight and secure. Minimal, honest vintage shelf wear along the spine edges and corner points consistent with a well-preserved 95-year-old historical presentation copy. From an immaculate, smoke-free estate collection.
Shipping: Fast shipping via calculated USPS Ground Advantage or Priority Mail to pass exact distance rates onto the buyer. This delicate antiquarian treasure will be securely enclosed in an archival protective sleeve, sandwiched flat between thick sheets of corrugated defensive cardboard, and shipped inside a heavy-duty box with tracking insurance to guarantee a flawless delivery. International buyers welcome via International Shipping! Sold strictly AS-IS / No Returns. Thanks for looking!
