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War Of the Rebellion Official Records Of the Union and Confederate Armies
by Late Lieut Col Robert N Scott
19th Century US Books & Ephemera
Jesse Chisholm Texas Trail Blazer and Sam Houston's Trouble-Shooter
by Cushman, Ralph B
Texas: Eakin Press, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Cushman, Russell. Red hardcover in dustjacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "June 29, 1992. To Carolyn and Skip Estelle - Our common bond is our proud McDougald Heritage. I hope our lives will bring honor to "the" clan. My best wishes, Ralph Cushman." Minor bending at the spine ends and the upper corners. Binding solid and text unmarked. Unclipped jacket bright and attractive with minor...
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$34.00
Following the Wrong God Home - Footloose in an American Dream (Literature of the American West, V. 12)
by Chisholm, Clive Scott
Oklahoma: University Of Oklahoma Press, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Hardcover 1st edition in dustjacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, "Clive Scott Chisholm - For Helen Cleveland my friend and Friday companion with best wishes from the author." A very good copy with mild edgewear and moderate corner bumps. Interior is clean and tight as if unread. Unclipped dustjacket is in good condition with wear at the spine tips and folds, some soil to the...
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$22.50
REPORTS OF THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENTS ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, RESULTING IN THE CAPTURE OF FORTS JACKSON AND ST. PHILIP AND THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE REBEL NAVAL FLOTILLA
by Wells, Gideon (Secretary Of The Navy)
Washington: Government Printing Office. Good+. 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. Original clean brown embossed cloth. Interior of text is tight and intact with slightly age toned pages. Cover & gilt title lightly faded. The first few pages have a damp stain on lower corner. 3- fold out maps and 2- color lithographic plates of the ironclad. Military, Civil War ; Maps & Engravings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 107 pages .
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$350.00
Life and Services of Gen John A Logan as Soldier and Statesman, 1888, First Ed
by Dawson, George Francis
Live and Services of Gen John A Logan as Soldier and Statesman. By George Francis Dawson, Ex-Librarian of the United States Senate, etc. Published by Subscription Only. Chicago and New York: Belford, Clarke & Company, 1888, First Edition. Logan served in the Mexican American War and later as a general in the US Civil War. He was a member of the US House of Representatives and later a member of the US Senate. In 1884 he was the unsuccessful Republican candidate for Vice President on the ticket with James...
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$129.75
The Era of Reconstruction, 1865-1877
by STAMPP, Kenneth M
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Good in Good dust jacket. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. An ex-library copy of Kenneth M. Stampp's description of the period following the American Civil War in the South, known as Reconstruction. The author makes the case that there was a much more democratic climate during this period than under previous governments in the South. --- A stated first edition, in full teal cloth-covered boards with spine titling & decorations in gilt and blue. Jacket with three...
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$10.50
Bosque Redondo: An American Concentration Camp
by Bailey, Lynn R
Pasadena, Socio-Technical Books, 1970, hardcover, 176 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight and tightly bound, spots to top edge, previous owner's name and date to front endpaper. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, rubs, light wrinkles, slight edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. The well-regarded anthropologist, museum director, supervising archaeologist for the Fort Massac Reconstruction project in Southern Illinois, and author of The...
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$69.95
The Oskaloosa Company - The Last Wagon Train to Skinner's in 1847
by Davis, Charles George
Oregon: Frontier Publishing, 1996. Paperback. Good. Oversize trade paperback in good condition. Pictoral covers, no indication of printing or edition. Minor shelfwear to the cover edges and some scuffing to the covers. Bending at the corners and a hard bump at the bottom rear corner. Ghost of a previous bookstore price to the top of the title page appears to be the only marking in the book. A clean and well-bound copy of this title. 247 pp., indexed, black and white photos, maps and...
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$12.50
Memorial Address of the Life and Character of Abraham Lincoln
by George Bancroft
Memorial Address of the Life and Character of Abraham Lincoln, Delivered at the Request of Both Houses of the Congress of America, Before Them In the House of Representatives at Washington on the 12th of February 1866, By George Bancroft, Published by Government Printing Office, 1866, First Edition Hardcover, Illustrated Frontispiece of Abraham Lincoln Engraved and Printed at the Treasury Department ---- Very Good Antiquarian Condition. The book is clean, covers attached, secure binding, unmarked, no...
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$100.00
1958 Death of a Nation Lee and his Men at Gettysburg 1st Ed HBDJ Dowdey
by CLIFFORD DOWDEY
1958
HARDCOVER WITH PRICED DUST JACKET
STATED FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING
"DEATH OF A NATION"
THE STORY OF LEE AND HIS MEN AT GETTYSBURG
BY CLIFFORD DOWDEY
A Stated First Edition, First Printing, Hardcover with Priced Dust Jacket, of "Death of a Nation" by Clifford Downey. The priced dust jacket is in a new Demco Mylar. There is no writing. Boards are clean.
HARDCOVER WITH PRICED DUST JACKET
STATED FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING
"DEATH OF A NATION"
THE STORY OF LEE AND HIS MEN AT GETTYSBURG
BY CLIFFORD DOWDEY
A Stated First Edition, First Printing, Hardcover with Priced Dust Jacket, of "Death of a Nation" by Clifford Downey. The priced dust jacket is in a new Demco Mylar. There is no writing. Boards are clean.
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$35.00
A Sermon, Preached November 26, 1829
by Choules, J[ohn] O[verton]
Providence, RI: H.H. Brown, 1830. Wraps. Cream wraps. Very good. 27 pages. 22 x 13.5 cm. Historical narration of the Second Baptist Church, by Reverend John O. Choules, in Newport, at the Second Baptist Church beginning with the secession from Dr. Clark's church in Providence 1656 to 1829. In December 1829, the church Deacons voted to thank Reverend Choules and request a copy for press, of the sermon, preached on Thanksgiving day. Discernible fold at center, covers stained, interior foxed. Closed tear...
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$325.00
Maud of the Mississippi. A Companion to Pauline of the Potomac. A Thrilling Narrative of the Adventures of Miss Pauline d'Estraye, a Young and Beautiful French Lady, who after performing the most heroic deeds in Virginia, in behalf of the Union, was
by Wesley Bradshaw [pseudonym]
Softcover. Condition: Very Good-/Good+. A scarce Civil War item. Original pictorial wrappers printed in blue and black. Companion to Pauline of the Potomac (1862). Wesley Bradshaw was the pseudonym of author and publisher Charles Wesley Alexander (1837-1927). Irregular pagination, as published, pp. [2], 21-30, [31-32], 39-52, [53-54], 61-74, [75-76], 85-100; Frontispiece. Full-page woodcut illustrations included in the pagination. "A thrilling narrative of the adventures of Miss Pauline D'Estraye, a...
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$595.00
Arbitrary Arrests in the South; or, Scenes from the Experience of an Alabama Unionist
by Tharin, R. S
New York: John Bradburn, 1863. First edition. Hardcover. Otherwise good condition. The autobiography of Robert Seymour Symmes Tharin, a southern lawyer who left the south at the beginning of the Civil War. 12mo, 245pp [1 ad], black embossed cloth covers, front board detached but present. Ex-library with book plate and deaccession stamp on the inside cover. Would benefit from a reback, sold as is. A scarce volume.
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$45.00
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA: Begun and Held at the Capitol in the City of Richmond, on Tuesday, the First Day of April, in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-Two--Being the Eighty-Sixth Year of the Commonwealth.
Richmond: James E. Goode, 1862. Extra Session. 452 pages + appendices of 31 documents and an index of 44 pages. There is a bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper for Lee Garnett Day, the grandson of William H. Day, member of the Virginia Senate from Isle of Wight County during the Civil War. The earlier Day's name is listed in the roster of Senators following page 452 in this Journal. Note: this is not the Journal for the Wheeling Extra Session (held in what was soon to...
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$1,950.00
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Women's Work in the Civil War [Sample or Dummy, Salesperson or Canvasser Copy]
by L. P. Brockett Vaughan, Mary C
Philadelphia: Zeigler, McCurdy & Company, 1867. Cloth cover with embossed emblem ZMcC&co. 15 x 22.5 x 2cm. [1867] A New York State salesperson's sample and order book, with three examples of alternate bindings attached to endpapers. Includes preface, detailed table of contents for the 800 planned pages, introduction, sample pages from 5 chapters, index, 14 steel portraits, 7 pages of positive reviews and a double page prospectus of the work. Bound in are order forms listing name, residence and style of...
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$935.40
Mummy Unwrapped", in Salem Observer. Newspaper
by [Egyptology]
Salem, Mass: W. & S. B. Ives, 1824. Very good overall. A detailed article in a Massachusetts newspaper reporting on the unwrapping of an Egyptian mummy recently brought to Paris, in the year that the French scholar Champollion made his breakthrough in Western understanding of ancient Egypt by deciphering the Rosetta Stone. Much detail on the seven layers of wrappings and materials used (12 column inches). Followed by an article tilted 'The Island of Madagascar', describing a British naval officer's...
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$95.00
War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies Series 1 Vol 21
Used; Very Good. 5-D-20 The National Historical Society 1985 Hardcover. No dust jacket. This is Serial Number 31. Text is clean and unmarked. Covers have light wear. Book Condition; Very Good . 1985. HARDCOVER.
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$24.95
Gettysburg: The Final Fury, with Maps and Illustrations
by Catton, Bruce
Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. Includes a slipcase. The image provided is the actual book I'm offering for sale. No markings or damage to any pages. No sunning. No clips. Structure of the book (covers, binding, spine, hinges) is tight and free of damage. Page block is nice and square. Cut pages. Additional photos will be provided upon request to ensure the quality and integrity of your book purchase.
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$29.99
The Twenty-Second Pennsylvania Cavalry and the Ringgold Battalion 1861-1865
by Farrar, Samuel Clarke
Pittsburgh, Pa: Twenty-Second Pennsylvania Ringgold Cavalry Association, 1911. Hardcover. Very Good +. xi, 4-538 p.: frontispiece portrait of Col. Andrew J. Greenfield, leaves of plates containing illustrations, portraits, and maps (1 folded); 24 cm. Dark green publisher's cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles; gilt-stamped cover illustration. Green moire-patterned endpapers. Bookplates on front fixed endpaper for Earle R. Forrest of Washington, Pa., and the Library of the Museum of...
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$273.00
A Guide to Windermere and Grasmere
London: The Hansard Publishing Union, 1890. Wraps. Blue illustrated wraps. Good. 20 numbered pages. 18 x 12 cm. Travel Guide - plus 24 pages, profusely illustrated with advertisements for health pills, sanitariums, temperance hotels - CADBURY'S COCOA featured on front cover. Fold out map attached. Paper wrappers printed in black and blue. Wrappers fragile and worn, 1 x 3 cm piece missing a head of cover. Small closed tear to map.
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$12.50
War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies Series I Vol 48 Pt.1
Used; Very Good. 42-B-01 Historical Times 1985 Hardcover. No dust jacket. This is serial number 101. Text is clean and unmarked. Covers have light wear. Book Condition; Very Good . 1985. HARDCOVER.
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$24.95
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[PROGRAM] The Gardeners' Club... Annual Chrysanthemum Show
by Seidewitz, Edwin A
Baltimore: Thos. J Sheubrooks, 1896. Staplebound. Illustrated wraps. Good. 30 pages. 22 x 14 cm. Featuring illustrated local Baltimore advertising throughout. Introduction by Mr. Seidewitz, followed by six days of concerts by the 5th Regiment Orchestra, with Charles Weber - Musical Director. Rules of Governing the competition, award amounts and a full page listing the Patrons and Patronesses of the show. Covers rubbed at edges and lightly toned. Mr. Seidewitz was one of the foremost florists in...
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$150.00
1956 Wild Train Story of the Andrews Raiders Civil War HBDJ 1st Ed 1st O'Neill
by Charles O'Neill
1956
FIRST EDITION, STATED FIRST PRINTING
HARDCOVER WITH PRICED DUST JACKET
"WILD TRAIN THE STORY OF THE ANDREWS RAIDERS"
BY CHARLES O'NEILL
THE FIRST FULL ACCOUNT OF A DARING CIVIL WAR RAID AND ITS HAIR RAISING AFTERMATH
RANDOM HOUSE
1956, Hardcover with Priced Dust Jacket, First Edition, First Printing of "Wild Train The Story of the Andrews Raiders" by Charles O'Neill. The dust jacket has good color and is protected in a Demco mylar. Books is square. There is some fade to the edges of the boards.... Read more about this item
FIRST EDITION, STATED FIRST PRINTING
HARDCOVER WITH PRICED DUST JACKET
"WILD TRAIN THE STORY OF THE ANDREWS RAIDERS"
BY CHARLES O'NEILL
THE FIRST FULL ACCOUNT OF A DARING CIVIL WAR RAID AND ITS HAIR RAISING AFTERMATH
RANDOM HOUSE
1956, Hardcover with Priced Dust Jacket, First Edition, First Printing of "Wild Train The Story of the Andrews Raiders" by Charles O'Neill. The dust jacket has good color and is protected in a Demco mylar. Books is square. There is some fade to the edges of the boards.... Read more about this item
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$45.00
French Travellers in the United States, 1765-1932. A Bibliography by Frank Monaghan with Supplement by Samuel J. Marino
by Monaghan, Frank; Frank Marino
New York: Antiquarian Press Ltd.. Fine. 1961. Reprint. Hardcover. Blue cloth, 10 plates of reproductions including portrait frontis of Lafayette. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 130 pages .
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$40.00
'A Review by Judge Pierrepont of Gen. Butler's Defense, Before the House of Representatives, in Relation to the New Orleans Gold'. Civil War general accused of looting gold from New Orleans
by [Civil War]
New York: Wm. C. Bryant & Co, 1865. Very good condition. Review concerning the Union General Benjamin Butler, notorious for issuing "The Woman Order" (General Order No. 28) during the 6 months (May - October 1862) he was the military governor of New Orleans. It essentially ordered that any woman showing contempt for a Union soldier, "shall be regarded and held liable to be treated as a woman of the town plying her avocation", in other words, a prostitute. Butler, nicknamed "The Beast", was also charged...
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$75.00
