Heart of the South Stag recalls the pleasures of “biltong”

recalls the pleasures of “biltong” (African beef jerky)

with foxing to front and rear endpapers and stained cover

all edges gilt

Moïse was a conservation officer with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources from 1978 to 2002

Heart of the South Stag recalls the pleasures of “biltong”Heart of the South, by Archibald Rutledge. Columbia, SC: The State, 1924. ix, 391 pages. Hardbound. Fine copy that is exceptionally crisp and clean for a book almost a century old. Gilt on spine and front bright and fully present. Signed on title page by Rutledge. A collection of 30 of Rutledges early stories including a number of really fine pieces such as Poinsettia and Sparkplug and The Kings of Curlew Island. First (and to my knowledge only)