The Iron Steamer "Harlan" by Frackmann, H.W - 1866

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887. This is the scarce First American Edition. It was originally bound in the publisher's red wrappers. This copy is graded just Fair because only the spine of the wrapper is still here, i.e. both the front and back wrapper are missing. However internal condition is Very Good with all pages present and still securely sewn together (NOT glued like a modern paperback). SEE PHOTOS. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Autobiography of Admiral Hobart Pasha (Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden, 1822-1886) a British Royal Navy officer, and winner of the Victoria Cross. Recounted here are his service to England, adventures as a blockade runner during the Confederate War, experiences tracking down slavers, fighting for the Ottoman Empire, etc. Among the chapter titles are: Perils by Sea and Land: Rio de Janeiro; Slaver Hunting; In the Baltic; Blockade-Running; A Visit to Charleston; Never Caught!; Richmond during the Siege, The Land Blockade, I… Read More

Star Publishing Co., 1894. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Poor. Star Publishing Co., 1894. First edition thus. Poor. Volume I has detatched cover and spine cover is in pieces. Volume II covers are barely attached to the bindings. Contents of both volumes are present with some loose pages.

Austin: Ericson, 2003. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. Reprint of the first edition published in 1912. Gray cloth with white titles on spine and upper board. Corner bumped. 902pp., photographic reproductions, and in addition to the alphabetical memoirs of each soldier there are also these documents: Chronological List of Engagements by States, Constitution of the Confederate States and Members of the Provisional and Regular Congress of the Confederate States. Clean, no names, no writing. 4to gray cloth. A much needed and enormous undertaking. Contains 2,006 entries. BASIC TEXAS 223 -"Predominantly Texans, common soldier recollections, delightful insights into the life of the soldier." NEVINS II-248.

Very Rare, Unpublished Doctoral Thesis. A Presentation Copy Signed and Inscribed by the Author, Frank Allen Dennis, but the Signature and Inscription is Partially Marked-Out. This Book is in Acceptable Condition. The Gray Buckram Boards have Light Rubbing and Light Edgewear but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong and Intact but with Slight Sagging, typical in such a Large Book. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked (other than the Partially Marked-Out Author's Signature and Inscription) with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and have Occasional Very Light Foxing but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Interior does have a Slight Musty Odor, though the Musty Odor is not overpowering, it and Foxing are the only reasons this Book is only in Acceptable Condition. The Page Edges have some Foxing but No Remainder Mark or Other Major Damage. This is still a Nice Copy of a Very Rare, Unpublished Thesis.Book Description:This… Read More

[Civil War] [Lincoln] Ohio Union Presidential Ticket. (Election November 8, 1864.) For president, Abraham Lincoln of Illinois. For vice president, Andrew Johnson of Tennessee. Electors. ... [Ohio]: [No publication information] 1864. Printed sample ballot. 7.5 x 20 cm. Written on verso Drake County and J. S. Vanderburgh. Light staining. Very good.
OCLC shows 3 holdings (Cornell; Brown Univ.; & Lincoln Mem. Univ.) Ticket listing the Republican candidates Abraham Lincoln for President, and Andrew Johnson for Vice President, followed by a list of electors. Illustrated with a wood engraving of "Miss Liberty," whose statue stands at the top of the dome of the United States Capitol building. This copy has Galla County crossed out and Drake written in at head.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887. This is the scarce First American Edition. It was originally bound in the publisher's red wrappers. This copy is graded just Fair because only the spine of the wrapper is still here, i.e. both the front and back wrapper are missing. However internal condition is Very Good with all pages present and still securely sewn together (NOT glued like a modern paperback). SEE PHOTOS. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Autobiography of Admiral Hobart Pasha (Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden, 1822-1886) a British Royal Navy officer, and winner of the Victoria Cross. Recounted here are his service to England, adventures as a blockade runner during the Confederate War, experiences tracking down slavers, fighting for the Ottoman Empire, etc. Among the chapter titles are: Perils by Sea and Land: Rio de Janeiro; Slaver Hunting; In the Baltic; Blockade-Running; A Visit to Charleston; Never Caught!; Richmond during the Siege, The Land Blockade, I… Read More

Star Publishing Co., 1894. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Poor. Star Publishing Co., 1894. First edition thus. Poor. Volume I has detatched cover and spine cover is in pieces. Volume II covers are barely attached to the bindings. Contents of both volumes are present with some loose pages.

Austin: Ericson, 2003. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. Reprint of the first edition published in 1912. Gray cloth with white titles on spine and upper board. Corner bumped. 902pp., photographic reproductions, and in addition to the alphabetical memoirs of each soldier there are also these documents: Chronological List of Engagements by States, Constitution of the Confederate States and Members of the Provisional and Regular Congress of the Confederate States. Clean, no names, no writing. 4to gray cloth. A much needed and enormous undertaking. Contains 2,006 entries. BASIC TEXAS 223 -"Predominantly Texans, common soldier recollections, delightful insights into the life of the soldier." NEVINS II-248.

Very Rare, Unpublished Doctoral Thesis. A Presentation Copy Signed and Inscribed by the Author, Frank Allen Dennis, but the Signature and Inscription is Partially Marked-Out. This Book is in Acceptable Condition. The Gray Buckram Boards have Light Rubbing and Light Edgewear but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong and Intact but with Slight Sagging, typical in such a Large Book. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked (other than the Partially Marked-Out Author's Signature and Inscription) with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and have Occasional Very Light Foxing but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Interior does have a Slight Musty Odor, though the Musty Odor is not overpowering, it and Foxing are the only reasons this Book is only in Acceptable Condition. The Page Edges have some Foxing but No Remainder Mark or Other Major Damage. This is still a Nice Copy of a Very Rare, Unpublished Thesis.Book Description:This… Read More

[Civil War] [Lincoln] Ohio Union Presidential Ticket. (Election November 8, 1864.) For president, Abraham Lincoln of Illinois. For vice president, Andrew Johnson of Tennessee. Electors. ... [Ohio]: [No publication information] 1864. Printed sample ballot. 7.5 x 20 cm. Written on verso Drake County and J. S. Vanderburgh. Light staining. Very good.
OCLC shows 3 holdings (Cornell; Brown Univ.; & Lincoln Mem. Univ.) Ticket listing the Republican candidates Abraham Lincoln for President, and Andrew Johnson for Vice President, followed by a list of electors. Illustrated with a wood engraving of "Miss Liberty," whose statue stands at the top of the dome of the United States Capitol building. This copy has Galla County crossed out and Drake written in at head.