Civil War from Quiet Friends

NY: Harpers. FINE wood cut. 16"x22".. Jul 19, 1862. 1st edition. Hardcover. FINE double page wood cut. Margin chips at top & bottom fold line. Few margin foxing spots, one at lower right i image. .

NY: Chester House. AS NEW book & DJ. Immaculate. Pristine. 8.5"x5.5", 395pp.. (1985). 1st edition.. Hardcover. AS NEW book & DJ(in Brodart). FEP SIGNED by author. Novel of a southern family from before the Civil War through reconstruction . Blue imitation pebbled leather. Gilt spine lettering. Likely never read as book stays closed when stood on its spine. .

NY: Harpers. Nov 8, 1862. 1st edition. Hardcover. FINE double page wood engraving. 16"x22". Chip in top margin fold line. .

London: Taylor and Hessey. FAIR book. Second ed., revised & enlarged. 9"x6", 404,(5 f/o)pp.. 1818. Second edition. Hardcover. FAIR book. Shabby, worn, stained brown cloth. Paper spine label only partially legible. Broken lower hinge holding by its cords. . Bulk of text block decent. No marginalia but light scattered soiling and foxing. Prelims lightly foxed. The last signature, withe five… Read more about this item

Boston: J.W. Black & Co. VG 5.5"x4" photo taken by J W Black. Photo a bit over exposed.. 1880-94. VG photo of an older Banks in civilian clothes. Banks was a Civil War general and a Massachusetts politician. . Wikipedia on Black & Banks. Black had several important photos to his credit. His 1859 photo of John Brown is in… Read more about this item

NY: Webster. FINE book. 1st ed. 9.5"x6", ix,677pp.. 1887 (1886cp). 1st edition.. Hardcover. FINE book. Brigh, tight, book stays closed when stood on spine. Gilt lettered dark blue cloth, cover decoration in gilt & red. . Quite nice book, in & out and top to bottom. Cover flawless but for scuffed tips & spine ends. No actual wear or fraying.… Read more about this item

Chicago: Lakeside Press. FINE book. A Lakeside Classics issue.. 1962. REPRINT. Hardcover. FINE book, no DJ (as Issued). "MINT", but: Christmas note inked inside. .

Buffalo: Privately printed. VG book, no DJ. #155/400. Black cloth. Paper spine/cover labels.. 1929. 1st limited ed. Hardcover. VG book, no DJ. #155 of 400 copies printed. FINE but: lower tips bumped, spine label w tiny chip. FINE inside. 8vo, 133pp. . Nichols enlisted in 1862 as a private & became a Lt. with the 37th Regiment, Mass Volunteers, the… Read more about this item

NY: Harpers. 1st edition. Hardcover. FINE double page wood engraving. Several chips in top & bottom margins. Two foxing spots at lower right. 16"x22". .

London: Hutchinson. FINE book, GOOD DJ. 12 full page color plates, 30+ b/w.. (195). 1st edition.. Hardcover. FINE book, GOOD DJ(in Brodart). Nicely inscribed & SIGNED on fep dated 1961. DJ price 21s net. DJ front with 3" chip. .

np: Pennslyvania. FAIR book, even so, FINE inside, including all plates.. (1900). Hardcover. FAIR book. AEG. Tight. FINE inside. "Captain George W. Skinner" gilt stamped on red leather front cover label. 10"x6",500pp. . Half red leather. Identically marbled boards, pastedowns & eps. Covers badly scuffed and worn. Torn spine top. FINE contents. All three gilt edges bright & shiny. No… Read more about this item

Washington: Congressional Globe Office. FAIR book. Spine, in part, reads: "Part 3", pages 1921 to 2880.. 1862. 1st edition. Hardcover. FAIR book. Half leather, marbled paper boards. Tight text block no loose leaves. Text lightly aged & foxed. 11"x9", about 1000pp . Gilt lettered spine reads: "Congressional Globe PART 3 2nd Sess, 32nd CONG". 62 page index at front of… Read more about this item

Orlando et al.: Harcourt Brace. FINE book. FAE. VERY minor flaw in text block top & bottom edges. (2003). 1st Am ed.. Hardcover. FINE book, AS NEW DJ(in Brodart). Spotless light gray cloth covers in a spotless white DJ. 9"x6". 568pp. . Book also AS NEW but for the two text block edge flaws, shown in the photos. Book stays… Read more about this item

NY: Harpers. FINE print. Tatham'S "Winslow Homer" page 115.. May 3, 1862. 1st edition. Hardcover. FINE print of 7 vignettes. Tatham: Homer did all but the center 3, which are Wauds. Chips in the fold line margins. 16"x22" .

NY: Harpers. Sept 20, 1862. 1st edition. Hardcover. FINE double page wood cut. Chips in top & bottom of fold line. 16"x22" .

London: John Murray. NEAR FINE book. 1st UK ed. 10"x7", (xiv),321,(f/o map)pp.. 1913. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. NEAR FINE book, no DJ. TEG. 1st UK ed. Text block FINE: text block MINT BUT: deckled fore edge has a spots of age browning. . Spotless contents, even the pastedowns as white as new. Ilustrated with several plates, some with tissue guards,… Read more about this item