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Baltimore, Maryland: The Nautical and Aviation Publishing Company of America, 1997. [1997]. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Red boards. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. 267pps. First printing. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The first-state dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is mildly rubbed; no chips or tears. Bahr's powerfully written first novel, a story with much more depth of character than Shaara's 'The Killer Angels'.<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "'The Black Flower' is a story not only of war, but of men and women seeking redemption, who are stripped of all that anchors them, and who at last turn to honor and courage and love. At twenty-six, Bushrod Carter is already an old soldier, a veteran of all his regiment's campaigns since Shiloh. Now, on an Indian summer afternoon in…
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The Black Flower: A Novel of the Civil War
by Bahr, Howard
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Bold Sons of Erin
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New York: William Morrow & Company, 2003. [2003]. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Brown boards. The spine is stamped in black. Octavo. 335pps. There is mild bumping to the lower tips, otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. Yet to be read. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has a light touch of crinkling at the head of the spine; the original price is intact. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. "...A Union general is murdered while recruiting Irish immigrants. His confessed assassin dies 'of cholera' before he can be questioned. In defiance of the local priest, a stubborn investigator opens the killer's grave -- and finds the corpse of a young woman many weeks dead, whose identity lies shrouded in the struggle for Ireland's freedom. From a windswept graveyard to the killing fields of Fredericksburg, Major Abel Jones battles the multiple layers of deceit surrounding the death of a general who lied about his own name. President…
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Cold Mountain
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Atlantic, 1997. Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Blue boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is gilt-stamped. Map endpapers. 356pp. 9th printing edition. There is a touch of very faint soiling to the fore-edge and a mild bump to the lower rear tip, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. The text is immaculate; no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve and complete with the Berendt medallion, is lightly rubbed; no chips, soiling, or tears. The original price is intact. SIGNED and inscribed by the author 'for Anna' on the title-page. A very nice collector's-quality copy. ".Based on local history and family stories passed down by the author's great-great-grandfather, 'Cold Mountain' is the tale of a wounded soldier, Inman, who walks away from the ravages of the Civil War and back home to his prewar sweetheart, Ada. Inman's odyssey through the devastated landscape of the soon-to-be-defeated…
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated, 1997. Uncorrected Manuscript. Fine in glossy, pictorial wraps, trade-sized. 367pps. There is a slight, superficial impression in the front wrap, otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. An excellent, collector's-quality copy of the scarce pre-publication issue. ".A magnificent love story in the tradition of Ernest Hemingway's 'A Farewell To Arms', 'Cold Mountain' is a breathtaking account of one man's voyage home from the front at the end of the Civil War. Based on true stories passed down by the author's great-great-grandfather, Cold Mountain is the tale of a wounded soldier, Inman, who walks away from the ravages of the war and back home to his pre-war sweetheart, Ada. Inman's odyssey through the devastated landscape of the soon-to-be-defeated South interweaves with Ada's struggle to revive her father's farm with the help of an intrepid young drifter named…
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Doctors in Blue : The Medical History of the Union Army in the Civil War
by Adams, George Worthington
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New York: Schuman, 1952. (1952). Near Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Bound in full blue cloth. The spine is stamped in dark blue and gilt. Octavo. [xii] + 253pps. + 16 pages of photos. There is mild bumping to the tips and a previous owner's name is neatly penned in the upper corner of the ffep. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. No apparent reading wear. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has light rubbing wear at the extremities and along the folds and a couple of closed tears at the head of the spine; the original price is intact. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on a special tipped-in page. ".Based on extensive study of surgeons' reports, inspectors observations, soldier narratives and other first-hand materials, 'Doctors in Blue' fills a long glaring gap in the story of American medicine and the history of the American Civil War. Dr. Adams, already distinguished for research in Confederate experience, develops the subject of health…
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Emancipation As A Compensation For Military Service Rendered By Slaves
by Sherman, Hon. John (of Ohio)
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Washington D. C.: McGill & Witherow, 1864. In Very Good+ condition. 16pps. This pamphlet has been unbound. All pages are present and in excellent, clean condition with very little yellowing and with slight creasing to the corners. This is a transcript of the speech delivered by Sherman in the U.S. Sentate on February 2, 1864., in a time when many had grown weary of the long Civil War, when the death-toll had grown to grotesque levels, and when many in the Union (as would the Confederate Army, belatedly) wrangled over the possibility of using slaves as fresh sources for soldiering. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.. Soft Cover.
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From Cedar Mountain to Antietam
by Stackpole, Edward J
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Harrisburg: Stackpole, 1959. Very Good+ in a good dustjacket. Bound in full pictorial cloth. Octavo. Map-endpapers. 466pps., with numerous maps and illustrations. There is a lean to the spine and light dustspotting to the board-edges. Also, a small abrasion at the top of the front pastedown and the original owner's gift inscription, neatly-penned, at the top of the second fep. Otherwise clean, tight, and bright; the pages are immaculate. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has moderate chipping at the tips and the spine-ends with a couple of closed tears on either panel. The original price of $5.95 is intact on the front flap. SIGNED and inscribed by the author "with best wishes from another old Pennsylvania Guardsman." ".In the summer of 1862 Lincoln sought victory by constituting the Army of Virginia in the Warrenton area, under Maj. Gen. John Pope, to threaten Lee from that direction while McClellan continued to press against Richmond on the James River. But the…
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Gettysburg : Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill (Civil War America Ser.)
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Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A.: University of North Carolina Press, 1993. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Black boards. The spine is silver-stamped. Quarto. 507pps. There is a mild bump to the heel of the spine, otherwise flawless: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is as new. ".In this companion to his celebrated earlier book, 'Gettysburg -- The Second Day', Harry Pfanz provides the first definitive account of the fighting between the Army of the Potomac and Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Cemetery Hill and Culp's Hill -- two of the most critical engagements at Gettysburg on 2 and 3 July, 1863. Pfanz provides detailed tactical accounts of each stage of the fighting and explores the interactions between -- and decisions made by -- generals on both sides. He suggests that Union blunders nearly resulted in a victory for Confederate lieutenant general Richard S.…
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Grant Comes East: A Novel of the Civil War
by Gingrich, Newt ; Forstchen, William R
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Press, 2004. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Black boards. The spine is stamped in copper. Large octavo. x + 404pps. There is a slight bump to the head of the spine, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has a touch of crinkling at the head of the spine -- otherwise flawless. The original price (24.95) is intact. SIGNED by Forstchen, without further inscription, on the title-page.<br><br><font color=#003366><b> "The second book in the bestselling series by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen, continues the story of a Confederate victory at Gettysburg. The first book examined the great 'what if' of American history: Could Lee have won the Battle of Gettysburg? A Confederate victory, however, would not necessarily mean that the Southern cause has gained…
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March : A Novel
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 2005. Uncorrected Proofs. Fine in pictorial wraps, trade-sized (pb). 279pps. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; absolutely no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "...As the North reels under a series of unexpected defeats during the dark first year of the American Civil War, one man leaves behind his family to aid the Union cause. His experiences will utterly change his marriage and challenge his most ardently held beliefs. Riveting and elegant, 'March' is an extraordinary novel woven out of the lore of American history. From Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic, 'Little Women,' Geraldine Brooks has taken the character of the absent father, March, who has gone off to war, leaving his wife and daughters to make do in hard times. To…
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March : A Love Story in a Time of War
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London, United Kingdom: Fourth Estate Ltd, 2005. [2005]. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Bound in full red cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Quarto. 280pps. First Printing. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dust jacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is equally fine; the original price (12.99, British) is intact. Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "...As the North reels under a series of unexpected defeats during the dark first year of the American Civil War, one man leaves behind his family to aid the Union cause. His experiences will utterly change his marriage and challenge his most ardently held beliefs. Riveting and elegant, 'March' is an extraordinary novel woven out of the lore of American history. From Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic, 'Little Women,'…
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Roll Shenandoah
by Lancaster, Bruce
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Boston: Atlantic Little, Brown & Company, 1956. Very Good+ in a Very Good dustjacket. Bound in full red cloth. Both the spine and the front board are stamped in black. Shenandoah Valley map-endpapers. 316pps. There is a bit of a roll to the spine and there is some very light dustspotting atop the textblock. Otherwise clean, tight, and bright. All tips are sharp. No previous owner's markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has faint spotting, light general edgwear, and modest chipping at the tips. The original price is intact. Overall, a nice clean copy.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "...<big>I</big>t was July, 1864. Deep in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, there would shortly begin a struggle which could give the advantage in the Civil War to either side. Opposing the veteran campaigners led by the South's Jubal Early was a dispirited collection of Union troops. But they would be caught up and set ablaze the the whirling drive of a…
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Sabre And Bayonet : Stories of Heroism and Military Adventure : Collected and Edited
by Rodenbough, Theophilis F. (Brevet Brigadier-General U.S.A.)
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New York: Dillingham, 1897. Very Good+ in the publisher's full burgundy cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt (still brilliant). Octavo. 361pps., with numerous black-and-white illustrations -- 20 of them full-page. There is mild bumping to the tips and light touches of soiling to the cloth. Also, the page-edges are slightly browned. Modest reading wear, including the (very) sporadic smudge, fox-mark, or creased page-corner. This item has been recently restored: it has new inner hinges (the endpapers are original), a tightened spine, and new endcaps (where there had previously been a bit of fraying to the cloth. It is overall, then, quite clean and the binding tight with all pages intact. This is an association copy, inscribed in a fine, calligraphic hand to 'Dr. Cyrus Townsend Brady with compliments of T. F. Rodenbough, New York, April 6/'03.' It is also inscribed in an only slightly less stylish hand 'with the compliments of the old sergeant, Jno. H.…
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Shiloh : Bloody April
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Ohio: Morningside Bookshop, 1983. Very Good+ in a Very Good dustjacket. Bound in full gray cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Large octavo. [xx] + 519pps. With numerous maps and illustrations. There is a slight lean to the spine and a small sticker is affixed to the upper corner of the ffep. along with a penned date. Otherwise clean, tight, and bright. The text is immaculate; no apparent reading wear. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has light touches of rubbing and tearing at the extremities. A very nice copy of the expanded version (the original being published in 1974). "...Though the battle was crucial to the outcome of the American Civil War, the full story of Shiloh has never until now been told. Commonly considered a draw, Shiloh represented in fact a major reversal for the Confederacy -- a Confederacy that mounted at the outset one of the most incredible surprise attacks in American history and came within a hair's breadth of inflicting a major disaster upon the North.…
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The Shipwreck of Their Hopes : The Battles for Chattanooga
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Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1994. [1994]. Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Blue boards quarterbound in blue cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Large octavo. xii + 515pps, including numerous maps and illustrations. First Printing. A previous owner's small nameplate is affixed to the front pastedown, otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Absolutely no reading wear. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is as new.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "Civil War enthusiasts will welcome this concluding volume of Peter Cozzens's highly praised trilogy on the Civil War in the West.<br> The battles around Chattanooga in the late fall of 1863 were among the most decisive of the Civil War, opening the Deep South to the Union and setting the stage for the Atlanta campaign and the March to the Sea. After Chattanooga, the principal Confederate army in the West fought without spirit or hope of victory.…
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Soldier in the West : The Civil War Letters of Alfred Lacey Hough
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Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1957. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Bound in full black cloth. The spine is stamped in silver. Octavo. 250pps. The heel of the spine is lightly bumped and there is a small speck atop the textblock. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is faintly sunned, lightly soiled, and has a small, closed tear atop the front panel; the original price (5.00) is intact. With an Introduction by John Newbold Hough. ".In 1861, Alfred Lacey Hough, a thirty-five-year-old commission merchant, left his wife, his two sons, and a comfortable home in Philadelphia to enlist as a sergeant in the Pennsylvania Volunteers. In his letters to his wife, Hough -- who achieved the rank of captain and then brevet lieutenant colonel -- revealed his complete devotion to Northern war aims, for he was an ardent…
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A Stillness At Appomattox: The Fateful Last Chapter of the Army of the Potomac's Dramatic Saga
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Garden City: Doubleday, 1954. Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Bound in full black cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Map-endpapers (Petersburg). 438pps. The pages are faintly yellowed and there is very mild rubbing to the tips and spine-ends, otherwise clean, square, and soundly bound. No previous ownership markings. The dust jacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is a bit sundarkened and has light wear at the folds; the original price (5.00) is intact. A very nice copy of this classic. <br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.45-C.. Cloth.
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This Hallowed Ground :The Story of the Union Side of the Civil War
by Catton, Bruce
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1956. In Good+ condition. Gray cloth quarterbound in teal blue leatherette. The spine is stamped in gilt and black; the front panel in gilt. Quarto. Blue topstain. Map-endpapers. ix + 437pps. No dustjacket (as issued). There are touches of soiling to the cloth and the leatherette has been cracked (though repaired) along the front joint. Otherwise clean, bright, square, and soundly bound. No previous ownership markings. This copy is of the Presentation Edition (as stated on the copyright page) and has been SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on a preliminary page. Part of the Mainstream of America series.<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "This fascinating book tells the story of the Civil War as seen from the Union side. Through his brilliant and stirring narrative, Bruce Catton conveys the human aspect of history and translates meticulously researched historical fact into an absorbing chronicle of the war. 'This…
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